The Enquirer

London, March 8.

The news which the admiralty has received respecting the unfortunate result of the expedition against N. Orleans, was brought by Captain Percy. These disastrous events were foreseen by those better acquainted with the difficulties which our army had naturally to encounter, from the local situation as well as from the time the Americans had to collect their forces. On the contrary, no real advantage could be expected from the capture of that place, which our ministers surely could never think of keeping. This city being situated lower than the tides of the Mississippi, and the Americans being masters of the upper part of this immense river would at any time have had it in their power to inundate the city. like another Walcheren, where our troops would only have found their grave. This expedition, consequently, had no other object than the merchandise deposited there, similar to the expedition against St. Mary's which latter, by the way, has only tended to weaken our army intended for the main attack.