Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-23
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EUROPEAN NFyS

"
viouS TO the arrival of the Amity, WAS To the
18TH Oct. The adyices we have now received
are extended 10 the zStho of that mouth from
Liverpool. we avail ourselves of these re-
sources to present our readers with brief
Chronological Summary ct such events as
have not Yet been published in this country.
IN. \. Mr.. AGr
Selected for the Mercantile Advertiser, from late ton
Gon papers, BY the ship Aniity, tom Liverpool.
LoND0N, Oct. lS.--JlIree Swedish Discount
Banks have stopped payment. The princi-
Piles on Which they were established, were
likely to have preserved their solvency for
they rccei. "a deposits OF money at per cent
and made discounts al q. 'Ihey are the Got
tenbnIgh Bank. the NiainiOe Gark, and the
Gothic Canal Discount Bank. Orders had
been SEM by the Swedish government which
had convened the States Of the kingdom Oh
The occasion, 60 arrest the three directors Of
the hl;,lmoe Hank. but two of them were said
To De abroad. The states of the kingdom are
To be applied 10 Tor eiiicacious measures 10
restore fallen credit"
The probability OF war between Russia aud
turkeys entirely dlSpeled by intelligence
from Semin, stating that the Porte had ordered
the Serviam Commando Bnebta, who pnt Ger
ny Georges TO death, 90 be delivered into The
hands of the Russians.
lie FOurneur de la Manche, died of apopIexy
al Lacken, near Brussels Oct. A. He was one
OF those who voted for the death OF Louis 10th,
during the revolution
The Frankfort papers of the Sth Oct. state
That great industry prevails IN tie town of
Silesia, where associations are formed for the
exclusion OF English manufactures. English
gnods have been subjected 10 duty OF 80 per
cent. i'll Prussia"
n treaty has been concluded between
France and Portugal, dated May %, which &c
ded French Gnayana to the King OF France
ihe ceSsion 10 be completed in three months,
or sooner.
Forty-eisht labourers and journeymen, are
on trial at Derby, oil an accusation OF high
treason.
At Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Not
tnsiiam, Glasgow and other mercantile
towns. scarcely ii manufactures, il is said, /.
unemployed. 1T Manchester there is not "a
bale or goods unS0Id. Tie orders for fire arms
at Brnms ham supposed Tor South America
are beyond al precedent.
OCT. 22.-Jercmiah BTandretb, the first per
son who had his trial al Derby on charge of
hIgh treason, was on Saturday found guilty by
tiic JarY, who added 10 their verdict that he
had no funds or tencments, goods or chattels.
al the time tie ofcuce was committed
The French Councilof State was occupied
on tive 18th instant, with discussing The pro-
Jeet Ola law respecting the liberty of the
press.
The army Of IS 900 men said to be raising in
Spain, Is conlectUred to be Intended by Ferdi-
nand 10 attack Portugal, by way Of reprisals
ior the occupation of Monte Vdeo by the
troops OF his iaiherin-law at Rio Janeiro.-
This idea is secuted by The editor of the
Times, who gives il as his opinion that Spain
al the present time, is no more able TO equip
ana put IN motion an army OF 5000 men, than
She would be 10 produce one of 400 co.,
On Thursday the Tiber, capt Da res, sailed
from Portsmouth, with water and provisions
for the assistance of the hOmeward bound
trade, which has been prevented by contrary
winds from getting into port.
OoT. 22-Wm. Turner, the second person
tr'&i at Derby, OH a charge OF high treason,
was o" Tuesday found guilty by the jury.
HosiilltIes have commenced in India be-
tween the British government and the Nah
rattahs.
Private letters from Spain and Portugal,
diminish the amount of the Spanish troops
hui rather countenanCe tie previous opinion
th"t lhsy are destined TO act upon the Portu-
gusse frontier.
4 letter from Lubcc states, that the Danish
government has prohibited the importation OF
arms and ammunitiga into 81. thomas, ls,f
iIe South americans Should derive supplies
from That Island. his Is said 10 have been
done IA consequence of representations FROM
The Spanish minister lately accredited To The
court OF Copenhagen.
OCr. 23.-fhe three per cent consuls fell
during the forenoon Of Yesterday about three
quarters per cent This is partly atlriiutedts
the precdriouS nature the Portuguese intel
hgence and may perhaps he still more Justly
explained by What is known aud Tumcrcd OF
the affairs Of Iudia.
Az late hour last night we received the Pa
ris Journals of Sunday last. The journal DIES
DebatS and the QuUtidIenuc contain the fol.
lowing statement dated
haGrid, oct. 1t appears that tie move
ment OF our troops towards the fTeuticrs OF
Portugal continues without relaxation IN ALI
raptnreS with that Power two corps darnec
have uniformly been put in motion, one threat.
onDg the province OF Beird, while the ntheS.
assembled in Estramadnra, was destined to
penetrate INTO the Algarvas. This double as
sembiage of force is now carried into effect -
Is IL then, really, intended to make war on our
ueighbOrs The public is not initiated info lie
secret of the Government, but appearances in
dictate tie probability Of hostilities this is all
that can be SAID. Ii Is very remarks able fbat
the Portuguese General BercSiord is an I'm
gIishman, and that The Count de "a bisbaI. v no
IS TO command the Spanish army, is also OF En-
giisli origin.
The following are farther extracts from the
Madrid letter in the Journal des Debats:
Serious political discussions, il is said. or
cupy the Council OfState andsnspeIId the con .
siderailou Ofthe Report OF the Jnnta OF Public
Credit on the arrear debt. Ut is certain that
q war, OF whatever nature il might be- wOuld
deIauSC All The financial calculations Whiclt
have bern made this year. The FIRST evil which
thc possibility Of war makes MS experience is
tie postponement of the expedition destined
to reinforce the brave General Nlorillo. from
whom weare Caily ia expectation OF news.
His EXcelency NJ. De Bailied Iatishew
enjoys tie highest consideration here lie fire..
qucntly dispatches cOuriers To Parisand 10 his
OWL court. Within these few days "a courier
arrived from Russia.
" The. correspondence maintained by the
British Ambassador is not less active. His Tx
celcncy employs Spanish couriers, whom he
has taken into his service with the appreciation
of onr Court. a mysterious veil still covers
These diplomatic transactions which are sup.
posed 10 relate 20 the state Of our colonies"
FRANKFORT. Oct. l2--The Bamberg Gazette
states, That the attempts Of the Jews 10 esta-
blish themselves in the former Swedish Pome.
iania, but which was coded to Prussia IN 1915,
is subject Of complaint in that country. Ac.
ccrdlng TO the general laws Of the Prnssiau
Monarchy, the Jews are secured in the full en-.