Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-04
LoSpoS. Dec. so.

Ia have excited universal sp culatior, ON th,
probable cause ofsuch unexpected oc-
currenccs but we do not find that any
of our contemporaries have added much
la the information which we laid before
the public or this subject last Saturday
His grace lett town, dis we stated he
would, on Saturday, morning, and waited
on the Prince Regent at Brighton the
same evening. The gradual and CONT
nued depression OF the French Funds is
4 tolerable strong continuation of what we
have stated relative TO the inability of
the French government long 10 continue
the payment of the contributions al the
rate stipulated by the treaty. Hitherto,
we believe, they have been very regularly
paid mp butfhe new budget, in providing
fer their future payment, relied upon a
loan aud We know that that reliance
has entirely failed, as far as respects the
English capitalists. Our monIed men
very prudently refused 10 lend to the
French government without the guarantee
OF our own ministry, and ministers, with
equal prudence, refused To give that qua
rantse. TIE cabinet council, at which The
Duke ut Wellington was present, on FRI
day, was alss attended by tue Earls Of
Liverpool and Bathurst, Lords Castle
reagh, Sidmouth and Sielyillr, and Messrs.
Canning and Vansitari. II continued in
elaboration from a little after two ill half
past five, and as soon as it broke up des-
patches We're sent off, both 10 the British
head quarters at MOnt-de Marsan, and
to SIR Charles Stewart, at Paris. Hence
II Is inferred, thai tine measures IN conieni-
plaiion, he they what they may, ar such
as may possibly require some change of
quarters for the troops and also such
.tS G.fl Ion md I'll,
ments without delay. The former o ject,
may possibly be rendered necessary bv
the fact, well known from private intelii
gence, though seduloisly suppressed in
the French newspapers, that the popuIace
Ill Paris are exceedingly turbulent on ac-
count of the high price of bread, and daily
besei the bakers shops in alarming num-
Der, and with still more alarming muir
mirs. In ih.S situation Of things, If. asA
some reports state, the king of France has
been advised 10 Intimate wish that the
allied troops should be withdrawn from
his territory, there may lie the greater
reason for representing To him, Oh The o.
tller hand, the necessity of their being
moved somewhat near To Paris. At ali
events, the measures in agitation cannot
be OF an ordinary complexion. The
french papers are, as usual, barren of III
,erest. "A long debate took place on
law proposed To enable the clergy TO re-
celve donations of lnaded as we'll as per-
sonai property, which was opposed by
very small minority, but finally carried
DIS hrSt proposed by the minister of the
interior. Another law, very necessary i'm
the actual situation of France. the OBJ
Ject OF which was to dispense with the
strict testimonial proofs ofthe death of
military men, long absent without being
heard OF, was also carried, after the dis
cussion OF various minor and unimpor-
rant points. One of those farces. called
trials par coHt"mace, has also taken place.
oavary was the object of il, and il is rafh-
er singular that there should have been
uihlcaity III proving the fact of his lIav-
ing correspondent with Bouaparte while
at the Isle of Elba. At length. one of his
own letters, OF subsequent date. referring
10 the circumstance as having happened
was found; and his hand writing beinr
proved, by what we should consider as
iittic or no proof at all, namely compari-
Fonoi hands, The fat was taken to besuf}i
cientiy snbsfantlated. Its right however
TO add, that ths was not the ONLY ground
OF his condemnation. lie was proved TO
nave accepted rank and pay from Bona
Parte rom me 2Oih March whereas the
kinS general pardon extended only TO
offcnces OF tins nature committed after
the 23d. Savarv's wife and daur;,,er at
tended The early part of the trial. The
oeDIect OF their attendance appears to have
been the giving In memorial in his de-
tence; from winch, however. little adyan-
taSe could have been expected and none
was derived.
The letters received from Holland at
ford us the satisfaction of Iearuinr that
The law allowing free export of corn to
England passed oil the cath ult. so that
a supply from that quarter NAV be conf
DENLY expected. The continued rains
have been productive of great mischief
IN the Netherlands, large tracts of land
having been inundated. II is understood
that the corn of domestic groth. i'm the
Netherlands is prohibited frow beino ex-
ported; and that it is only the FOREIGN
corn, ware-housed in Holland. to which
the law aforementioned extends. OF
this foreign corn, however, there is a large
quantity, and the shipments are all OK
pected to be made for theEnglish market
The supply of France with corn Inv The
land frontier is forbidden.
Detected ConspirGeyat Bordeaux.
Letters from Bordeaux of the 2Istinsf
were received in town OH Saturday. One
is from gentleman there addressed 70
the firm with which he is connected in
london. Ii communicates intelligence
that a considerable number of pcrsons
were apprebended at Bordeaux duripo the
night of the goth, by order of Govern