The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-12
(yoL, s1.---NO. 100

'NS'y ouiSt iit'Cit, Tie nObt@ loirl has tailed
or is about to quit ms post y iihout obtai,inp
what he demanded
BY the Dutch mail we nave aJrices from
Petersburg to the 2lse Dec. and from Fau,-
burg to the 5th inst. The EXCHANGE at the
former was ae II, Is, 15drs. At Hambnrgh
cotton mad fallen2o per cent in corseqnerc-
OF the American peace, and the Elbe vas
frozen up.
Belfast, Ian. o.
The packets Of the leth inst. which arriv-
ed at our otfice Yesterday brings as the pain
IN runor OF Tire sh p wreck OF ST. Alexau.er
CochFanc, IN The Gulph of Meyico--th 4 the
admiral had been driven into St Bcrnard's
bav--shae he determined 10 recounoitre the
coast Which appeared good t,-sl deserted,
and that ne was suddenly attacked by the
savagss ct the country in great numbers. into
whose hands it is supposed the gallant officer
had fallen. In confederation of this If is :.d-
ded, that rear admiral Cockbnyil and part
OF MS crew, were picked up after tlrr.ir ship
wreck, on the coast of Barrataria, aid brn't
INTO New-Orleans by fishermen. Tits ru-
Inonr IS Circulated by private letter from
raris' which we sincerely hope is d ma y
nant fabrication.
I'm. 27.
The articles from Vienna, inform ms of
greet changes in the principal ministers at
the congress. Metternch, Nessetodc, and
f1ardenberg, are said to have resigned o.,
been displaced; but Stadion. the constant
opposer OF French politics, is said to have sue
Ceeded prince Metternch. Some hope that
.iiese changes viii lead to peace. But Aus
tria is said to have formally declared that
sre VIII not consent to the union of SaSonv.
England and France support Austria. Prus-
STA, as an ultlmattrn. insists upon the uni on
and is supported by Russia Tre.ps re
ssiu tobc drawing to the northern frontiers
or Austria, and General Schpartzenbuee is
se'ted TO have been sent to Praguc.
me Quantity Of cotton manufactured at
manchester, during the last twelve months.
Is estlinated, upon moderate calculation,
al Soo,OOO bags. reckoning each bag to weigh,
upon an average, 2cwt. 3q,s
Lord Castiereagh and M. De 1'alleyrapf
are said to have formallv complained of the
endless del.sy in the Congress, and Have de-
ciareG OF; the part of their respective courts,
enae tney wi'inever consent to the union of
Saxony To Prussia
ims intelligence is OF warlke character.
and tue ans Papers say, that on the ION
aL night, intc'lgeucG arrived at Paris, wil,Ch
AFFORDED great hopes of peace, and that It
was generally believed every thine hid bsen
| signed at Venna.
| Genoa is said to be in the greatest fermeD-
tatIon. The French funds are higher.
AYR, Jan, n
Early on Tuesday morning iast, the Mar
| Saret OF Londonderry, John Nf'Intyre, ms. :
| ter, with three men and twenty passengers,
| was Wrecke1 in Cutlean bay, Ayrshire. y hen
| ali perIshe1, excepting Norman M'Cieen',
| mate, and Edward Donald, seaman. The
! latter arrived in Ayr on "Wednesday nigh.
| ana relates, that they left Derry on Sahirday
| evening and their sail heing shiversc 20 p,scts
| ~ dreadful storm, the vessel struck lhcnt
O'Clock. when The master, one OF the hands.
( ana some OF the passengers took To the tcat.
| pnt were drowned ; tina. he and the riiAts
| SUCK III the rigging, and wnen the day dav:-
| e't "a lugn great nuThher 81. people wei >
coli'ctcd ON tie shor.' trou, Inc violence *
| the storm no assistance could De given ihea,
Cnere WAS q man on deck holding bis wife in his
| arms nan surrouade;l BY s children on
her way to her husI, nd in Cslaseow---auo;btr
woman and child genteel looking woman
| VINO told HIM she was 2 quarter master SER
| SeantS wife, snd had l;vrl some time IN
hamilton-and Mrs. Garrck, the only
person whose name he knew, with her child,
That the tide making about eleven o'clock,
! they were all swept OH the wreck, x THOUGH
| some reached the shore alive thcvi were so
5ennnbea with cold, that they soon expired.
Fifteen ct the bodies are already cor be ashore,
br tie corpse OF The master is sti.l missing.
ohe was loaded with beef, hides, buftcr, flag,
linen, Selinen yarn, for Greenock, Cd supposed
to he worth from 2000l. to S000l. Il Is expect
ed great part OF the cargo VII bc saved 6c
| 'hrt tue VSSSF' WIZ be got oil. MuFn praise
IS due TO captain Thomas WallaceI Ct Ayr.
who on hearing OF The loss, wi,h his accus-
toned ACTIVITY and humanity, Immediately 70
pared to the spot, and has continued there
since, eSertirg himself FOR the recovery and
securing Of he carEo.
ILLUMINATING BALLS.
| CNeen-SqU1re. \ esterdav, c. pisnca #
Exeter Chang. Strapd, was summoned on IN
information laid against him for selling to Ie-
venaer, the officer, six fire bills called. 6ti-
oiaafng heos," which being thrown on the
ground with free, or pressed by thr ct. eN-
plodc with great noise The information
wss under the Act Of William, which makes
y ST. penalty 10 sell, or expose to sale, ser.
penis, rockets pr othtr FIRE 7Vor}s'
Mr.. Fielding promised, that tie At was
to prevent tic mischief which resulted from
| thtwofks. the preamble stating that people
had lost th-ii l'vss by scrDen:s. rockets AMI
on7T frcwcrts.3 IS far a. as tnc nis,bie-
rqtT quality went, these fu,u;nGug re.s
afne wltII TIC meanNe OF tag act; bni t.
| res Question Deserving consideration,
iwhc ther tdcse balls could be called IS iil.-
Hworks"
\ Mr.. Bankes, opticin Strand. statel, .a,t
4 although uracqusirte5 w.h Sir. ranca. he
II felt interested for an uR-niou, for .el,cr ito
was, At present abroad y consequently tr.b,e
to defend bimSoN f7e vCttid IN tcy-..,l-,. ID.