The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-02
From the Boston Dali, .1aDe,,scr, 4weyea


I-ates: Mews (-ors F-once.--Fy the arri-
val OF the Ramb'e-, capt. Snow, at this port.
we have received a ii;e of BnrdeauX papers
| To the 9th # February, from which we have
made such translatioss as time would per.
NIT. We have also been favored with eX-
tracts from private letters which will be
found beio~. The news which we have
been able to piean from these as we'll as
rom conversation with the passengers, We
will endeavor to recspitola,e The A lies
were advancing into France in every direc-
tion, and had ;lready approached within
sixty miles Of the capital. The greatest
apprehensions were entertained for the safe
~ OF Faris, and every eXertion was skipg
to fort,fy 1t. Tie Emperor had caused tren-
ches to- be dug around the city, 6 the beau
tifpl groves in its vicinity to be cut down
FOR palisades.
He left the city himself en- the ee,h of Jae.
uary, heving appointed the Empress, Re.
gent. and his brother Joseph bis Liest Gen.
and charged him with the defence OF the
Metropolis. The official account of his bat
ties Immediately after joining his srmy we
have published at length. Notwith sta nding
his attempt to disguise the truth, it is evi-
dent that he was ~orsted in every engage
ment--and such was the general opinion in
bordeaux. II is certain that he has con,
iinued 20 retreat. The disaffection among
tie people was general. Piacards he'd been
put up in tie Theatre at Bordeaux denoru-
CHG the tyeant. The levy en- mosse could
not be carried into effect The armies we've
scattered. and composed chiefly of raw re-
cruits. It was s1idtnat the Cossacks had
hown themselves ct Fcntainblau, within
IS miles OF Paris II was reported TO- that
Murat, the King f Naples, had made his
peace with the Allies, and Notwithstanding
The statements in the papers, it wss believ-
ed that Denmark had j ,ined the common
cruse. A rumor was circulating that the
Grown Prince had taken Famburgh. Ne
merous failures had taken place il Paris, &
b1naparte having taken all the specie frcn
the vaults, the Bank had been obliged to
stop payment. s ock which cost originally
ll5O francs had fallen TO Aso.
Bayunne had not be n taken as late as the
10Th Of February. Tkele rad been some
skirmishes between the armies, but when
the Rambler sailed Lord Wellington bad
made no decisive movement. His force was
estimated at 900 men, Souit's army at
About $4,000.
A NEGOTIATION for general peace had
commenced at Chatillon in France ab nc
100 miles east of Paris. Lord Cas,iereagh
was on the spot as one of the Bellgerent
Ministers. Mannheim was the place select
ell BY Napoleon in Dec. to treat on the ba~.
ses cffetei bv the allies, as stated in the
note o. Baron de St. Afghan. It will be re-
membered that the Count de Fon.enes com
piaiued in his speech Of the Goth Dec. ttat
the allies had refused to adhere to these
terms. y new apprarn thar the seat as
well as the conditions, of negociati n ;s
changed. The Paris papers speak favorably
as to its progress. This language may be
po'isic.
Our verbal advices are. that Russia and
Prussia will not consent to pacihcation un-
Ii! it is negotiated Ia Paris.