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

ieit t0Nh on his way 10 Paris, where a
conference is TO be held on the subject
of the dispute beiweenSpain and Ponu-
gal.
The Ciiy, one o'ciook.--It is confidently
stated, on the Stock Exchange, that ne
gociaiion is nearly concluded for loan,
by individuals IN tins country, Ia tie
French government, OF twelve millions
sterling. II is said that the same houses
that look the former loau, are The negoci-
tors oi The present one.
There continue to be srea, fluctuations
in the iunds.-Consols yesterday went 80
low as 81 ID; they left off al 81 8; this
morning they opened AT 81 t. and al one
O'Clock they were 81 IA,
DECEMBER 2o-W lament 10 say that
no salutes took place upon the arrival of
| the Russian squadron at Portsmouth, be.
cause they insist on an equal number
| OF guns being returned; which, by The
| present admiralty lnstru' tons, our ships
oi war are forbidden To do 10 The flag of
ANY nation; they would be Saluted by two
| guns less. On Monday, admiral sir Ed
ward IhOrn5tou2h made u compliments
! ~ visit 10 tie Russian admiral, ami was
received by salute OF thirteen guns, and
| three cheers from iliecrew. Ga Christmas
| day the Russian admiral and SOuse of the
captains col his squadron dmed with capt.
| Boyer, on board the Queen Charlotte,
| VIXEN lie was received with Il salute of l3
| guns. These are considered personal.
not naiioual saluics. n was understood
that the American line of battle ship
| Franklin. whlcf proposed 10 come up 10
! Spithcad from Cowes esicrday, would not
! salute, from the same cause stated d.
bove; her commander commodore Stew
4 al
guns should be fired ON The arrival OF his
broad pendant, as his ship would fire on
coming To the anchorage in sight OF sir
Edward Thornbrough's flag, flying al the
main of Tie Oaeen Charlotte. Ne regret
this equality OF personal compliment sub
| mlieti 10 by sir Edward Thornbrnugh :;
| He may presume that he has ;idiern,sed
III The same way with the American ON
| modorc, for there can be no reason iOrre.
| iuslns III the one case the cnudescen>lon
thai has been granted in Tic other. On
IA subject OF so much delicacy and inpor-
lance, the port admiral is not likely 10
have committed himself without consult
| ing the admiralty, and, therefore, we fear,
that IN this transaction we record The a.
abandonment forever of this proud and
distinguishing mark OF the superiority of
the British flag.
The Russian squadron consists of the
| following ships; Dreslcn Is, (Admirai
Won Muller, captain FurRoscoe j North
| Alder, "A, Commodore HanIsion) Lu-
"a, hiercurics, 40, Atsiroil, 40, Palrickey,
10. Phey are fully manned and armed,
and were all built OF FIR, at Arcliangel, Il
short time since; but they are already in
Il bad condition, particularly three or luur
OF them. Their rudders are repairing BY
mechanics from Portsmouth Dock fard
their crews have been engaged during tne
| week IN overhauling their rigging I; and
they are watering by the crews of the
guardships there. 1t is expected they
will be ready TO proceed TO Cadiz in lhe
course of week. They arrived al Ports
mouth in charge of MIR. Burn, of Deal,
| who met them, by orders frsm the Adui-
rally, on the Dogger Bank.
DECEMBER Sl.-We received yesterday
the Paris papers of Saturday last.
The Stockholm Gazette has officially
contradcted The story Of treaty having
been concluded between Sweden and
the Pacha Of Egypt, through the inter
vention of the agent OF the latter, Isinael
Gibraltar, who, ii is re. asserted, is only
i'll Sweden on commercial business.
1t is mentioned III an article from Ber-
lin, that the new minister oi Finance, Nj
de KlewiiZ, Is under stood TO be convinced
that the situation of the finance OF Prus-
STA can only be ameliorat' by the estab
lisliment of Provincial States.
French five per cents, Friday, G4f. l5c
| JANUARY IA very thick fog ell.
veloped The city yesterday morning
nothing could be done without lights
Every thing Oh the river remained IN sla,u
QUO, as II was dangerous 10 move without
doing mischief.
The exploring expedition to the North
Pole lis to sall in March. Intelligence has
been received that the ice 10 Tie extent
of $4,000 square miles has broken up anC
cleared away near tile neigiIborhood q
the North Pole.
We have received Paris papers of Sun
day and Monday last. The law for eiIa
bling the minister of Finance 10 raise six
twelfths of the taxes tor The ensuing year
on the schedules of The present, has re-
ceived the royal assent. The discussion
on the law project, respecting the public
Journals, which was sent up by the De
puties TO the Peers, has been commenced
i'll the Chamber OF the latter, but we can
not hope to have it closed within a mucl
shorter period than it occupied among
the deputies. Accounts from Spain inli
mate an intention OH the part of lbe gov
eminent to raise an army of 10000 mer
within four years, by means OF conscrip
ton. All the accounts lately receive,
from thai country imply a certain activii,
IN the monarch and his ministers, which
u judiclously directed, must be altende,
by the best results but unfortunately ",
hear Of no endeavsr To- stimulate the in
duStry, TO foster the agriculture, or Il
promote tile comforts of the people. r,
raise troops and exact money, may Civ,