Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-03

sas, the late Secretary nt the tx- Emperor
Napoleon. Is no o,hcr ihan Monsieur I.r
Sage, who resulted for son,e line in tits
neishborhood, aad published a .yrnea!o.
gical Atlas. lie was selected bv Bona
parie, as being well acquainied with En-
gland, and the manners and dispositions
oi The people. D~ham pap,r.
Ertrrct Of g letter .fi.op. Lioyds, du,ed IL
o clock tkiS morning, h0nduy:)
PARIS, Dec. 2i.-i'he storm which
ragged in the night between the 9Th ami
9th inst. destroyed in the Channel twenty
vessels from The coast OF Brest TO ST. Ma
loes--one was seen 10 founder before The
Isle of Bass.
DECEMBER 2T.-Yesierdav his maies-
" received, at a private audience, SIR
Charles Stuart, The English Ambmssa.ior.
who delivered a letter from HE Prince r,
gent oi England in answer 10 that from
hrs majesty, written with his own hand.
on the occasion OF the death of the prin-
cess Charlotte.
We learn from Mars, lilies The I7,l ius,.
that dreadful storm had been experien-
ced Al Sasdinia, which had extended 10
The coast Of Africa.
Letters from ConSfaMiinople state, thar
! violent shock of an earthquake was 1, Il
at Smy RIA, on the 3isi 0iO tobcr
dreadful storm was Eel, in the Gull
OF Gascony, the 9th, 10th aud iltii inst.
! Il vessel was wrecked on the bar oi BAY.
| onne; and the plains of the Adour and
the Nivre were inundated. Al 81. Jean
de Luz, the dyke which def. ndcd The
town non the ocean, was uiuch damaged
and the Inhabitants seriously alarmed.
DECEMBER 2S.-The projsci of law re-
iaiive 10 The provisional collection of siy
nj In fuxs "A
Chamber of Peers, Was delivered ,es,cr-
| day to his majesty by the Chancellor. az
! The head of the Chamber.
Marshal the Duke dc Felire, had n
| private audience Yesterday of lis males
~.
! CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
| DECEMBER 27.
| OF the respective committees, that on
the project respecting the recruitment Of
| the army Is the only one which sal yesirr-
day and to day. II termnatrs iis Special
examination, and appointed the Count
dAmbrugeac its Reporter.
! 1t Is understood that only one of The
nine Bureaus which have been occupied
with the preparatory examination of the
DtuSei, has proceetietito ii,c nomination
oil lis committeeman, for the information
| ei the central committee.
The American ship Two Brothers, re-
Gently arrived at Portsmouth, from Bata
VIA, with cargo OF coffee, in bulk bound
To Holland, left on The 9th of Sept. and
reports that The whole Island of Amboy-
ma, excepting very small part, was in
TIE iiands OF the Insurgents. 4 de,acl-
ment ct troops had been sent from Bata-
VIA, 10 endeasor to Suppress The revolt
| LONDON, December 2D-Since our last pnb.
| hcation we have received Paris papers of
| Thursday last. The debate OH the la W relating
10 me Press, has al length been concluded;
| and the project with the several amendments
| nualy adopted by l22 to Ill, being a majority
| OF only Ill. Such result of this measure, in
! the present state OF France, had not been ex-
| pected and il must impress the mo 4 carelesa
obse, er with an aSsnran, G, that Tie Reprascn-
tatlVe body OF that country is essentially free
from ministerial influence. Compared Win
! pre-existent laws, the present project even IS
| 1t proceeded from the cabinet was a great az.
| cessIon TO the liberty of the Press. Ii has.
however, IN its progress through the Commit.
zee ana inc Chaihprf received many important
| improvements aud from the spirit manifest
| ed by such large maj ritv among the DEM.
| ties, and The certainty tlat The law on the
Journals, separately, must be again discussed
! IN the present session, hopes may he eufer
| tanned that France may look forward to no We
! ry distant period Tor a judiclous and constitu.
tlonai freedom OF the press.
Dispute Jetween Spain and Poringaf.
| opaih and oitusai have not yet come to a.
ny aVcoIu OH Tue sutJect OF tie restitution of
| Monte Vldeo. On The contrary Portugal Nv
authentic advices received bv the last mails
from Rio Jaii0iro, and contiIIueh bV letters
from Aladrld, refuses TO cede that fortress un-
| III Span has determined The question with her
colonies, either By conquest or negotiation.
Spain urges the immediate restitution as a
| SIne qua non, that She may at thatStItiou land
| aud e organize tile force which is intimately to
attempt lie suhJngdtOn Of Bueuus Ayres-
| " Ii is III the confidence Of that restitution she
has procured the Russian Aeet, subjected her
| policy 10 The regulation Of the Russian AUTO
sTat, anu equipped, with great sacrifices
Severai thousand men TO make the primary
| lodgneht. Without that stationas an harbol
LOT Tie sacred fleet, without that city asa place
| u armies, SIZE cannot pursue the eIterprize."
Portugal replies" Monte Video was moi
occupied in spirit of ambition, or hostility 10
| any OF tile beiiigeTentS, bnt became AN indis.
pensihie measure OF sef-detence 10 prevent
| the Revolutionary war infecunr the Hraziii,t
| provinces. IL cannot be ceded 10 Spain under
eAisl,ns circumstances "a noble invention Of
modern diplomacy, committing nothing and
| SignlfSiiS every tlung) without being resented
oy tue Spanish Americdnsas an act OF hostility
| Portugal did not take Monte Vid,o from
| authorities or troops of Spain, but from tie no
Vernment OF Artigas, who ii not directly ac-
khOwledging Obedl0nce to BuenOs Ay.rs WIS
nevertheless an ally against Ferdinand and a
guardian Of spanish American Independence.
| 10 restore Monte NideO to Spain as A base for
| her aggressive operations, woald be virtually
10 engage the king of the BrazlIs aud Portugal
IN contest which his policy, as an auxiliary
or principal, must avoid.
1T Tie troops of FsrdHlud did re-possess
Monte VldcO, what confidence coHld the Bra
z,sian Cabinet repoSe in the successful issue of
an expedition which bd,iled al much larner
British armament than Spaincoud send When
ne defensive means of BucnOs Ayres weic
machless than at tie present pomentl
" IN case OF failure, what protection cou,d
SnafU afford to the kim nj fnp