The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-03

The French funds, which, had risen on
"Wednesday to "a, fell on Thursday to pa.
This fall is attributed in private letters from
Paris to loan which the French Govern
ment are about to negotiate.
Our brilliant expedition against Wash
iDgton was known at Paris last Thurs
aay.-lt had been brought by vessel from
the LIST.
CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN CAP
ITAL.
LONDON, Oct. l..
The Gazette, announcing the victory at
Washington, has been translated into the
French, German, and Italian languages,
and many Thousand copies sent to the CONT
nent
Dispatches for Gen. Ross in the Patuxcrt,
were forwarded. last night from tue Office Of
Earl Bathurst
The London Statesman asks, s' Is it quite
clear. that the expedition TO Washington will
meet universal appreciation Is it certain,
that the wanton destruction of public cdihCes,
Tor destruction sake alone, is q legitimate
method of warfare" The editor compares
these ravases with the conduct of the Rue
cancers of old-and says Willingly could
we throw veil % oblivion over our traiisac-.
ti.ns 1t Washington. The Cossacks spat,sd
Paris, but we spared mt the Capital of Klpe-
r;ca." He ceaderuns the ministerial papers
for justifyng the conduct Of General Ross,
&c.
The St itssman ofOct. Y, contains cxtrc-.e
f,on the Natona, Intengcncer OF Sept. S, re-
| latiyc to the conduct OF the President during
| the attack on Washington.
a Paris Paper of the LIST of October says,
! the EDgl shmen there, are Of opinion, tlat ti'e
| taking of Washington has determined the A
! mcricans to mas peace, by acceding to the
prop Sit ms Of the British Cabinet. The same
paper ACIDS, that 1.-The American ministers
this morning received the intelligence"
Another Paris Paper Of the 18th says--Se-
veral CT cur Journals have openly condemned
the conduct OF the English at Wash;ng.cn.-
The Gazette is the crNy paper that has, in
that re. pect, contradictcd the public opinion.
According to its own IDEAS 90 the public edifi-
ces II Country belong to the coijqueror who
renders himself master of them" This is
new ,haxini which was vanted to The rights
of men. and q whichno celebrated publishers
who wrote upon this important subject, had
| as yet thought OF. Thus, the general who
| should enter Rome by force Of arms. might
blow up St. Peters Church ard the Pantheon.
The rights of war authcrlse only the destruc-
| ton ct fortresses, and of such establishments
| as contribute to the military strength of the
| enemy, and can afford him means of rlsis-
| lance. Civil establishments and intended E..
Puoi:c use nave always been respected by g.
| ncrais who have observed the r. shts of men,
| too much forgotten in Europe long since
Londou, Oe.. ~.
We had news yesterday from, Tusc.ry to
the 25th OF Sept. at which time frequent Cou-
| ricrS were passing from the Island of Elba 20
Wilma. They were, it is said, the bearers of
dispatches from Bonapajte to that court re-
questing that ne might be permitted to enjoy
| the society OF his consoit, and superintend the
education of his son.
Copenhagen, Sent. IS.
Peace With Prussia is expected to take place
| shortly. II is said that the big Bernholm is
to goto Christiana 20 fitch Prince Christian.
| london, Oet. L..
| Dispatches are stated to have been lece;v-
ed on Saturday from Client, dated the 18th
| inst. Their contents have not TRANSFERRED :;
but report states that the last instructions sent
'hither by our minister's were of so paciic a.
nnture, as to induce confident hope; that
the Negotiation would terminate successful
| w..
The Secret Expedition sailed from Cork on
tie 9th inst. 1t comprised tic Sultan "a,
Shamrock sloop, aud six transports, with
| troops on board. The Yovk Chasseurs are
! stated to have sailed from Cove Tor South y
me.iCa.
FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE.
P.ym5Uth, Der. I.
| Arrived, the Chesapeake, late American
trisate, last from Portsmouth, having on board
500 American prisoners, 20 be marched to
Dartmouth prison.
London, Oct. 18.
Failure IF al attack on BaltiDlo,e.
Onple isiES tidings they say, travel fast G.
noneh; but the Intelligence Of tl.e unfortunate
attack on Baltimore, Which we fhis dav com
mu icatc 1T length, did not reach US in suff-
cent tine yesterday to ia inserted liz the
| who'll ct our impression. We wish we could,
| IKE some OF our Cotenporaries, say that IN
the details we thus lay before our readers, we
| aad to com aunIcate the particulars Of a bril-
liant victory to the British arms tut though
| our gallant troops showed their accustomed
bravery, aud trmuphcii over thrice their num-
)ers, there is much roore Of grief dian exuita-
| ton excited in our minds i)y tde result Of this
!aring cnterprize. The monetary success
D6t.'lncd in the conflict on shs occasion, has
been most dearly purchased and the conse.
lN'rces OF The attempts e. rcpel invasion an
| pear ~ be OF d character likely to pcrpetuste
| disaster The gallant general RCss, Ike auo-
| Their Wolf closed his earthly career in the
| aay.nce of the intrepid men whom he &c corr.
ageously led tgainst this great depcs;fcry of
the hostile spin Y the United Stats, Tow ards
England AMI though others, inhe,l:ing the
same daprt'ess spirit, may yet revenge his
fall though the sacrifice made by The enemy
| may be immense, and Baltimore may be shut
out iron thc benefits Of 10 vigation, yet il can
not be concealed that the failure CT this eype-
diton greatly overba'ances the ADVANTAGES
ax-ica ci,tatnal -.