The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-18


Courier.
Dec. 81.
We have some letters from Hamburger,
by which we learn that the professions OF
the Kussian Government TO evacuate that
city, have not been fully carried into execu-
tion, aud the citizens are yery apprehcnsive
that they will be bu1deied with a Russian
garTison for a considerable time louyer.
Ih- spectators OF A;nerican produce, and
Bears in the Gu oe Sac Of the stock ex
change, are incesssnt IN tseir sroakinys a
ganst the peace with Hmerica Their at
tachmeptsa maisters, thcugh strong, cannot
reconcile iS,e.tFto this one step, though sure
~ if they would look back with an impartial
eye on the imbecilty aud error With which
the IL IDOLS conducted the WAR, they must ac-
knowledge their prudence in putting an end
to 1t. One Of them very honestly said, two
days ago, that if they did not put IN end TO
the wax, the war would have put an end to
their miniStry. Instead, then OF ct.pIorine-
the peace, the 1imsS, and it's princ,pI1s.
ought 10 conde:nn the choice OF tue PRINCE
Regent in trusting the reins of government
ia hands so incapable of welding the energies
# the empire.
Certainly America might have been sue
cess'uily attacked in many parts, If the force
OF Great Britain had been wisely directed
In valuable sketch of the United States of
North America, written by the late French,
Consul General aui translated by HWlaa7
'tGffoa, ESQ. wc ind this truth partly &c
snow!edged !" The United States, SAYS the
French cOnsu!, are vulnerable on many
points. but mortaiiy on three, viz. 10 the
hay of Newport o. Rhode Island in that Of
Nrw-YaIk and also IN the Chesapeake & v.
Since the Americans have become possessed
I ot Louisiana, they can no longer be Invaded
! IN the SSutiieIn states but threw .nbe essi-
| iy invaded in the Northern states. sitt,,te,l
| OF the east of the Hudson, by the Furapean
power that may be mistress os Canaoa, and
have the command OF the left Bank Of the
st. Lawrence" The author enters into de-
| tail, and ex aims the facility Of the operati
ons OF skilti'l soldier. Bat did our minis
! ters avail themselves ofthe means in tn.
| hands to take advantage Of this facility Or.
having SO completely failed III every thing
! they undertook, would their friends desire
that they should have gone Oh plunging
| themselves deeper in digrace?
The Times is solicituus of drawing An ar
Sument against the popularity OF the peace
from the state OF the public funds The ed
tor certainly forgets his former doctrine, that
| the stock exchange was no more to be relied
| on as thermometer of public opinion than
a tap-room. But Cert snly when it IS recor
| ded that the spectators anticipated this e.
vent that purchases to an immense amount
were made on the expectation of it /; that
\ shNiS 40 t''S EiSaNtSN lDuli Account winch has
| been known for years and that this Though
called the week of the feast of fools1 is the
| week OF the year when money is the scarcest
FROM its being the general week of the balance
as well as the week of the payment into the
| Bank of the collected rcy enue by the Recei-
| vers--tae operation on the fund is no cr.te-
rion of public feeling on the peace.
| Ire best means OF ascertaining the fact of
its being pllata5le, ur to the Contrary, will
\ he from the Ot fhsa &c.
districts throughout the empire, from the de-
| mand of hands, and the state of the custom
house ooks.-1Norumg Chronicle
| The Bloody minded Yankee, American
| privateer, has been taken by one of our ships
| OF war, AID sent into Gibraltar.
| VIENNA, Dec. S.-Thc French Ambassa-
doris have. it IS said, complained Of some Ger
| man papers, which seek to make the French
| nation odious.
! Bel GUM is said to have caused great diff
hcpltes IN tne proceedings of the Congress.
| The 3tites VIII not be intrCduo, d in dol.
! stein, winch D. ~ viii still be governed by
the King of Denmark, with the same So
VereIgn power as the other Danish donini-
ons.
Dec. lit is quite certain, that SING the
| Sd OF this month the stay OF tie severe e S
| has been prolonged for six weeks. il BENG
| judged from the business to BE- done, that so
| much time would be requisite. Many an object
now turns an unexpected side to the light,
aad though formerly imagined easy of dis
| cusSon, presents its difficulties. Prince Tai
! leyraud is said to be particularly happy at
| finding out such difficulties; but the good
| cause gains by al this. since that alone can be
stable which has been examined on all sides
1t is Il mistake when people think that
France acts quite for herse If at the Congress,
| opposed to all the other powers, and without
friends.
Dec. 24-The fortress of Mentz seems 70
be IN state of seigc by the Congress. SIEVE.
raj powers claim the occupation of it, and It
Is not yet known co whom 1t viii b. surrcn-
dered. Bavaria insists upon retaining possess
sion Of it, and it was long supposed that size
would be permitted to do so /; but the Prussi-
an ministers object. Other courts of Cerma-
ny require that Mentz shall be declared q
fortress Of the Germanic Confederation this
forms an additional obstacle to the progress
Of The ncgacr.tons.
Dec. ga report is spread bit which we
do rot guarantee that the affairs of the Con-
grsss have assumed tranquiliziug character
ia the conferences OF the 15<A and 14th 1t is
said that the Ministers Of Russia and Prussia
/ have definitely accedcd to the articles pro-
posed by the Austrian Minister rel1tve to the
le.t bank Of thu Rhine, Poland and Saxony.
This had occasioned the rum Iur OF the sov,.-
rcisls having ixed the day for their depar-
turs 1t was on the 18th that Lord Castle