The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-26

anu wojndsd. The baron de Met,n OF the
LIST reg,. of guards. distinguished officer,
was killed in this affair.
Gen. Vegesack passed the Stecknit::, in
order to jo n Coun' Wslmoden, who was To
advance upnn Oldesiohe. Il BENZ intende,,
to carry Lubec by escalade. Marshal Count
Stedingk caused the Swedish army to adj
vance When arrived at about a league
from the town he ordered a halt. TO wait
tor the Understanding the interval he en-
gagged in parleys with the enemy. 1t was
already three o'clock, the ladders were not
vet come up; the knowledge which h had
at the fortress OF Lubbock, and OF the means
or defence which it afforded 70 man of Skill
ana resolution, induced Marshal ST dir.gk
not to reject proposals.. Zen. Lailemant,
s,gDed with Coz. Bforaotierna, Chief OF the
tStatf of tue Swedish army, a capi,utstjop.
importing that the enemy's troops should e.
vacuate the town a. ten at night. give M
at hve IN the afternoon the Molten Gate, ard
not be pursued til: day-break of the follow
| ing morning.
The enemy having only to defend the
front of the Molten Gate. covered BY dou-
bic ditch filed with water, and advanced
works, had it always in his power TO effect
ms retreat while there was no bridge up-
on the iraye; and according to the uniform
reports OF the Engineers, twenty four hoprs
would have been requisite to throw one O
YER
The troops entered the town at ten at
night.
Inc encmy retired upon Segeburg. Gen.
Walmoden IS marching upon that poist ::
and Gen Shiodebrsnd began this morning
at SIX O'Clock to pursue the enemy with his
cavalry Som hundreds of prisoners have
already been made.
The inhabitants of Lubbock were deter
mined to second, by means more efficacinus
than mere wishes, the efforts of the army
Wnicn came to restore to them their name,
their rights and independence they were
ready to join their arms to those Of the as
salants- This brave resolution is an an
peal TO the inhabitants Of II mburgh
! In ,eCk now resumes its ancient den mi
tnaoo ee x Hans attic Cit the fag of
civilization ard OF Commerce again waves or
IS walls. Thus shall Justice ALWAYS DIES
troy The edhce raised by violence.
| The King OF Denmark must see in the
! capitulation granted 20 his troops, thar the
door OF reconciliation with Sweden is no. vet
closed. he has emily TO lend an ear TO the
PRAYERS ct his subjects. &c the wishes of Tive
Inhabitants OF the North, & to the generous
proposals Of Sweden and her Allies.
Royal Exchange. Lo''aor, Saturday !
night, y?ec. IS.
! By schuyte from Holland, we Rave advi.
ces 90 day from Amsterdam ard the Hague
! - the 22d insf. and from the pure 3 depsr
ture day later. It is incorrectly ted
trait the islands composing the county OF
ne tard are yet in the hands of the e,len,,-
| tfo 81 them the most important for access
TO bergen-os zooip are in tiie hands. e the
English. II nat fortress had Inv s,,1ssr de-
ed. & the acquisition of it was not i'm q. :d.ate
| iy expected. Our private letters state that
| the Hereditary Prince Of OTange landed ar
| helvcssuys, on the 9Th inst. and djrectIv
| pr 'c0eded for he II que. where ne was re.
ceived with those expressions o. Joy and en-
thus'as'n, natural 10 people rescued from
opPre sion, towards their future IA ful So.
veregp.
The following are extracts from the
DUTCH PApERS.
tIsBschoten. Dec. 9,
seventy hve young men volunteers, arm
ed with muskets and lauces recommended
by music marched through 4 prod;cions
crowd TO proeesd BY Zermunten IN order 70
JOSH the bssiegers before DIESEL. About 600
OF our National Guards have arrived here
60 AXE the same direction.
Al the municipalities of The different dis
tricts vie with each other for thc sng,nen.
tation OF the military force. the youths an
pear ~ great numbers from all oarts Of the
neighborhood to enroll them ge ges. Shios
with ammunition and arms are looked for
with the greatest impatience. Forward
forw ard is the general exclamation.
HAGUE, Dec. IA CORPS of 9. oCO men
from Corculu, have taken a position on the
iSft bank OF he WAL in the ymmei dis
tricr, and they have raised snail batt
OF tcur pieces OF csCnon at the ferry, to pre-
vent Tue passage or the river near Tuliv.
At Her"yneu the inh lbitants were very
much alarmed by the sortie of the French m
tina d. from Gorcum. The Prussiap Ian
Sers rushed 60 arms, and their command.r
represented. IN the most irnpre, nanner
b TN orr danger and our duty. Instantly 500
men were armed with muskets, and p,ared
themselves under the orders of the prusi,rs
officer. After few hours Of anxious s,a
pense, the PrIssian patrol returned Win
the news, that the enemy had only in this
movement the design ~ burn some houses
at Dalem, after they had driven IN tse al
vanced posts which had approached Ven
rer. At Daem, they burnt 81 houses. &
barns. corn mill. With S hay & corn riclS
They attempted TO destroy the sluice tbere
partly by cutting, and partly by explosion
out on account OF the l1wness of the water.
heir plan was disappointed. Defeated in
thus intention, they converted poor school
masters house into fort by unro2Grp the
building, forming Temporary ramparts' and
piercing loop holes for muske,ry.
HERWYMEH, DEC. 12.-At present we
are projected here against any en,srnr,ze