The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-13


OF sub lrdnate actors, such AS, Princess Dukes,
Counts: Ma ,hs,s; Generals, sc -besid s, Coun.
cillors, Privy Councillors Ambassadors, Depioma-
lists, &c who act painters scene-shifters Prin.
tiers, Printers Devils, PuGers, &c. all in their pro
! per costume--To these must Be added, at 1. asst
million of underings, trained to the art of killing
| NOT N sdEw, as in our Play-houses, BUT IN ne
| ALITY--Frem all which, our readers may euess,
what large stage is required for the eIhihtions Of
SO large company.
| This company CT Trseedians, however is di.
vded into two parties. circumstance very eommon
in common play-houses; and they at present at
dagger-drawing /; not daggers made of tin or wood
but real dsggers made of steel--The chief Manager
of one OF these parties, is courtIy Withholding
gentleman. called CdstEeveagh, who moves his pun.
pets by certain magical wires made OF gold-The
chief and indeed the only Manager Of the other par
", is one BONAPAR aferce-lookng, sinewy liz.
tie man, who, on the spot, moves ais puppets with
strings made of iron.
| The difference between these two famous Mana.
gers is ths--The former reSI;nes At his ease on a
silken couch at distance whereas the latter is
hiinsefa principal performer on the spot--S here
lin, it is said, he has manifest advantage, as tue
active little fellow is the alert directing ey-
cry thing under his own eve, and guiding ali the
machinery with his own hand.
| N. B.--Besides the above grand exhibition going
ion in Europe, there 10 a side Tragedy now perform.
ling in quarter of the world called North ameri
oa:-The actors in this play, fer want of practice
are not so expert as III former, nor have they any
thing like the number of puppets, painters. scene.
shifsrs, &e ha; the Managers in London very ot.
s'ngy sent over some of their experienced hands
that ONCE In order TO render the e eIh
o'uon more Interesting, they said those polits
gehtiemen made an extra engagement with one
eeu"isen, REQ man, capital at showing surprising
leafs with the tom ahawk and scaIning Q. knit.
By the last accounts from that country. II would
appear inst the American novces were dai,y i'm.
proving IN playing the soldier;: and il was even
enceght, that before Gong. they would be as oleys,
me German Prisoners. "A gentle.
man VINO has coEversed it'll number nj
tne German prisoners taken by commodore
Chauncey on Lake Ontario, informs ne tha
they composed two flank companies Of Wat
teViiie's regiment that they say thew are
subjects OF the confederation of the Rhine
from Mentz to the Paatinate, &c. & were
sent oy 'neir sovereign Bonaparte into
Spain and Portugai--that thew w.rr taksn
prisoners IN the Peninsula, where rhev me,
with the most barbarous usage from the ma
yves (many OF them, they declare. being
ournt TO death) and were compelled. to re
iIeye themselves from their i'll treatmen, 3,
suherlngs, to enter into the British ser,,;c.
which they did for term of wears ,h.,
the term OF their enlistment had expired.
olt instead of being sent home and d,schar
seo' tney were ordered and transported to
| America, to fight for their cleceivere md
| "hh 'iidl lew OF them want snV
tn'ng but opportunity to leave a service into
which they have been so treacherously kid
mapped and forced. Such is their seorv
and they are very anxious to remain in this
country. and are about petitioning govern
ment to refuse to Exchange them, az owing
no allegiance or obligation to Great Britain
ana nnJuStly considered as prisoners Of war.
belonging to the enemy. They appear to
De an nncommonly well looking set of men.
considerable portion of them regular me
chanics and their case will undoubtedly
receive the attention Of the proper anthor;,y
And we hope our list of prisoners will soon
balance the British account against US On
that we can forego the exchange of few
hundred useful men without preventing Inc
release OF SO many of Cur own citizens.
CotuH6san.