Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-28 00:00:00, page 2

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jlatest Foreign news.
New York, Aug. 20.
On Saturday evening arrived at thii
■^oYt the fast sailing ship Pacific, Stan
ton, in40 days from Liverpool. Capt
S. sailed on the g*.h of July, and hai
politely furnished the Editors of thi
Mercantile Advertiser with Londot
papers and Lloyd’s Lists to the 5th o
July, inclusive, and ft Liverpool papei
of the 7th, From 'which we have copi
ed all the interesting Political & 'Ma
rine intelligence thi.y contain.
The Markets lor grain held a gooc
price. YVhtat 17 shillings—cotton wai
14 1-2 to 17 1-2 pence.
50^000 quarter, of wheat, arrived ii
Loulon in one week, from France ant
Holland ; and lar^c supplies were dai
ly expert'-d from the Baltic.
Toe prospect's of the coming ha-ves
Weye more favorable.
it was reported that an Embargo hat
been laid in France for 6 months.
London, June 29.
The following is a translation of i
new French Decree of great cominer
cial importance:—
“ Paris, June 13
u In consequence of the me.ting o
the council ol commerce, which tool
place a» St. Cloud yesterday in thi
presence of his majesty, all colonia
produce under sequestration at An
twerp and the adjoining provinces, a
well as those ol Holland, is placed a
the disposal of the proprietors.
“ They are allow-d to be importec
into France on paying an advalorenr
duty of 50 per cent. The colonia
produce in Holland is not liable tc
this impost, unless imported into
France.
.l _ , l* * . .
v/ii uit jfliut uay 1110 uidjcaiy i*3UcC
Ahe fallowing decree :—
•" Th-* exportation of wheat by th<
Sch ldt, the M .esc, the Rhine, or froir
«nv part of our frontiers, into Holland,
ia prohibited.
*• Our minister of finance will tram,
imt immediately, by an extraordinary
courier, the necessary orders for put.
ting this decree in force.”
On the 19th an otTicial order was is.
sued in all the ports of Holland, for*
bidding the further exportation ol
grain ol any description. Such ships
as had not completed their lading were
in consequence compelled to reland
their cargoes.—Courier.
June 30.
Letters dated on Thursday, tvers
received yesterday from Ostend, con
taining the following official docu
ment—
r l VIPE RIAL DECREE.
“ V' e, Nsin icon. Sc taking into
considt ration the present high price ol
grain on the northern coast of our do
minions, until the quantity thrashed
is aactrtaiu d, and untilths pioducc
of the appr aching harvest is deter
mined, do decree and it is hereby de
creed as follows.*—
“ Art. 1—On and after the 1st oi
July, of the pr sent year, the exporta
tion of wheat shall, be prohibited
throughout tbs whole range of our
ports, from the Island of Schowen,
southward, »o the harbor of L’Orient,
comprehending both those places with
in the terms af this decree.
“ /vrt. 2—tJn an 1 a*ter the above
date of the 1st ot July, within the
range of coast above stated, the ex
portation ot oats is also hereby pro
hibited.
“Given at our Chamber of Com
tnerce, at Paris, 29d of June, 1810.”
July 3.
We do notbelieve there is any foun
da:ion for the report of an embargo
having been laid in the Ftsnch ports.
Courier.
Private letters From Paris s.ate, that
tire new Empress Is disliked by many
persons at Court for her pride. She
ihewsber resentment to all persons in
the least degree implicated in the un
happy catastrophe of Louis X VI. Se
vc.al persons of distinction have for
this reason been removed from Court,
ar.d lost their empl'wments.
The folio .vi ng important arrange
nven', *e nnders'and, has been made
with the plenipotentiary of the Prince
Regent of Portugal, and is to be sign
ed in the course nfthis dav;
C itron goods (f rmerl prohibited)
/ id all the m inutactures (if this coun
ir without exc«p inn, are to be ad
mitted Tec oi duty into the Kingdom
of Tor ug'd.
Co ton wool from Portugal, 8c from
the Portuguese d-pendenciet, is to
br imported nun Great Britain an l the
same duty of 2 l per lb. in Portuguese
at well as in Htitish vessels Iroin ths
date ofthis treaty.
The dur-e on British manufactures
imported into lUe Brazils, whether by
* _
«T0
i _.
'jiiritish ov Portuguese subjects from
the date of the treaty, are to be 15
per cent. Formerly the duties to
. British subjects were 21 percent, and
t to the native Portuguese 15 per cent,
as above.
The excess of dutv on the importa
j tionoC wines from Portugal to Great
Britain, if brought by Portuguese
, a“d not by B-itish vessels, is to be
f continued after the date of this ’reatyj
. and as a compensation for this differ
ence, a small additional duty is to be
imposed on woollens only from thi*
country imported into the Brazils ic
[ British ships.
. July 4;
i This morning Spanish and Portu
I guesc papers were received, the for
. to the 13th and the laiter to the
17th ult. No action has taken place
t betweenthe British and French arra'es,
but the advanced parties have had fre
I quent skirmishes. The Spanish papers
mention several instances in which
successful attacks have been made b}
small Spanish corps, upon detached
parties of the French.
1 We this morning received Germar
• pap rs to the 24th inst. The rumori
of the defeat of the Russians by the
Turks continue to be circulated; bui
p neither date nor any particulars art
mentioned ; we are, therefore, inclined
‘ to doubt the tru h of the statement.
| According to other accounts, the Porte
has manifested a wish for peace with
Russia, and has applied to France to
, a^t ss mediator. A coolness appears
to have taken place between the courts
I of Petersburgh and Vienna, in cons -
quence of some regulations which the
| former has adopted in Wallachia.—
The appearance of the British fleet in
the Baltic seems to have excited ccn„
siderable a’artn, and orders have been
•_1 is _«• r • •• - r
laouuu ai uct;iu iui a «mutary lOiCe
to protect the coast. The court'd
Denmark h^s issued an order for ex
cluding Americau ships from D tnish
ports.
The English fleet is stated to have
desisted from its attacks upon Mala
mocco and Chiovzi ; but our cruiz-rs
are represented as so numerous in the
Adriatic, that not a barge can sail with
out running an iminiusntfisk of cap*
ture.
July 5.
The last Paris papers spoke of
an action between the royal navy of
Murat and our naval force. How far
the upstart had reason to boast will be
seen by an account which we have re
ceived from a friend engaged in the
action. The force on our aide was
the Spartan, of 38 guns, and 258 men ;
on the part of the enemy, 97 guns and
1138 men, viz. a frigate of 42 gun9, a
corvette of 28, two brigs of 8 and 12
guns, and 7 gun boats with 7 guns
‘ each. The frigate escaped dreadful
ly mauled, the corvette was dismasted,
and one of the brigs was taken. We
had ten men killed and 22 wounded ;
the enemy 154 killed, and 316 woun
ded. Captain Urenton vraa severely
wourded, but is now out of danger.
It was one of the most glorious ac
tions fought during this or any other
war.—Courier.
In the Court of King’s Bench, this
morning, William Cobbett, Richard
-1. lJAUUiirU,
were brought up for Judgement. Mr.
Cobbett did not put in any affidavit.
The other Defendants put in one each,
in which they severally deposed, that
they have no interest in the Poli ical
Register in which the libel was con
tained.
After the Attorney General had, in
a sneech of considerable length, ani
madverted on the dangerous tendency
of the libel, and called on the court to
let the defendant, Cobbett, escape with
a slight punishment; the defendants
were ordered to be brought up on
Monday next, when sentence will be
passed on each of them.
A letter from an officer, with
the army under Lord Wellington, dat
ed Celerico, the 28th of last month,
was received in town this morning.
It ia to the following purport .•-—** The
rains, which have kept us so long sta.
tinnarv, and occasioned a suspension of
military operations, have subsided, and
the weather is become settled. Theene
my have, since the last accounts, which
were of the fith, constructed two brid
ges on the Agueda, and completely iti
j ves ed Ciudad Rodrigo,—«. They have
I however, commenced a bombard*
| ment of the place, from the circum
stance, it is supposed, of the non-arri
|Val of th^ir battering train, which was
j expected ton achitsdrgtinaticm 3 weeks
J a o, 4 ur advanced posts are watching
| the movements of the enemy, whoseem
, to act with extraordinary caution.
iVfassena was, according to the late ac
i counts, at Salamanca* Our army con
j tim»<-s in good health and spirits, and
, in the ben possible sutc «f diecip
j line.” 7
| Nothing of importance hat occurred
at Cadiz since the last accounts. That
place is 'considered safe from all at
tacks of the enemy, who are stated to
nave relaxed in their efforts against it
and to have detached a part of the be
gging army to reinforce Massena’s
army on the frontiers of Portugal.
Our correspondent at Plymouth,
mentions the arrival of a number of
empty transports from Lisbon. .The
reports, stating that things were h~ld
in readiness for bringing off the British
army from Portugal must, therefore,
be altogether incorrect.
No battle had taken place in Portu
gal previous to the sailing of the Prin
ces Charlotte from Lisbon, though ac
counts of an engagement were daily
expected, as the hostile armies arc
so near each otiver that an action was
rendered inevitable.
Orders have been sent to Portsmouth
to fit our four ships of the line and six
frigates, to sail for Sicily with some
troop-ships, carrytng out reinforce
ments for the island.
A Gentleman arrived in town yes
terday from Paris, in the space of 70
hours; he briugs no intelligence of im
portance. Respecting Spain, the chUf
object of interest at present, hut little
is kn >w in France, all private letters
being destroyed which contain any per
sonal complain s of hardships sus ain
ed, or general sta'einents of obstruct!
0?V°ttle aubjugad n of the country.
This intentional conceal.nent strength
ened the prevalent suspicion,' that mat
ters were not there so lavounable as
might be wished'; and the final result
was held to be matter of d< Ubt.
Monday ‘his Royal Higi.n- ss the
Duke of Cumoerland underwent tm
operation of having one of the wounds
im L.' J .1 r* t
ujicucu^ iruin. w ncncc a
tracture from the skull was takeft'; it
was about an inch in leng’ h, and a quar
ter of an inch wide. The operation
was performed by Mr. Homr,
Trice of Stocks this day at 12 o’clock
—Reduced 69 7 470—Long. Ana. 18
8-8 0-16—Jmmum 3-41 prem.
-v , Venice, June 4.
The English lave it seems relin
quished tneir attempts ag-insc Mala
mocco and Chiozzi, but th-ir fleet is
now stationed in such a manner, ih ;t
not a barge can set sail tYom Trieste
without the most imminent danger ot
being taken. A reinforcement ot a
few regiments is said to have arriv
ed in the Ion ah islands, and it seems
the English intend another attack a
gainst Corfu ; but the French garrison
ot that island is perfectly prepared to
give them a warm reception.
A Gottenburgh mail arrived this day,
and has brought us German pipers to
the 24th ult. The following are ex*
cracts: —
Bank* of the Elbe, June 22.
The king of Sweden, following the
example ot the king in Pomerania,
has given Orders to exclude all Amer
ican ships. The beginning has been
m.nde at Tonuingen aud Husuni,
and will shortly extead to Copen
hagen. Serious apprehensions are
entertained for American property in
Stralsund and Swedish Pomerania.
Since the departure of governorEseen,
another Swedish governor has artived
in Stralsund, who hn* stopped every
kind of trade in colonial produce, & or
v»~. »ui ic cwimaca.iua oi n ji only snips,
but also of carriage* and waggons in
which it may be found, together with
the horses.
N»w Y rk, Aug 20.
Extract of a letter irom Liverpool,
dated, 6th July, la 10.
No extensive sales of wheat have
been effected, for some time past, is
the holders are disposed to reduce the
prices so far as to meet the views of the
buyers; lor the best American wheat
none of the dealers would give more
than 16s9d a 17s per 701b*,—Superfine
flour is still in tolerably good de
mand, at 65s a 68s per barrel, but
there appears more anxiety on the part
of the holders, to realize the current
prices. Wi h respect to our future
prospects we may observe, that the
circumstances from which an inf rence
might be drawn, arc in themselves too
uncertain to warrant any decisive con
clusions. We have of ltte enjoyed
some very seasonable rains, which, if j
succeeded by a continuance ol war n j
and genial weather, will undoubtedly
have a very beneficial effect upon the |
crops ; but still the accounts fro n the '
interior of the country are unfavoura-:
ble, & afford too much cause to appro i
heod that the en u ng harvest will prove
deficient. Intelligence has also been
received, stating that a decree was i*.
sued on the 22d ult. by which t »e fur
ther exportation of grain, fro n ail the
ports ol franc*, is prohibited from the
1st. instant. *Vhate5f«ct this circum
stance may have upon the L mdon
market, when the stocks there Income
sensibly reduced, cawwt be detcr.nia*
i
ed : but it mSy be supposed that so 1
sudden a defalcation in our foreign
supplies, will have a considerable in.
fluence upon the minds of the holders.
From these causes, united with the
small stock of old wheat remaining in
the hands "of the farmers, there is a
prospect that the shipments of wheat
and flour, which may in the mean
t me arrive f.om America, will meet
with a fair demand, unless our present
situation should be materially improv
ed.
Since the restoration of a direct’
trade with vour country, timber has
been in very little request; for common
pine not mo-e than 4s is offered ; the
value of pitch pine is still verv uncer
tain, but it cannot be es imated at
more than 4s lOd a 5s per foot. The
hill which was introduced m parlia.
nent some time since, wi h a view of
i nposing double the present dutie up
'oreign umber, hereafter import d in
to this country, has passed the House
of Commons, but, at what p ri nl its
operation is in’en led to commence, or
whether any m jdification may take
place, in the rate of increase original
ly proposed, -before it Obtained the
force of toe law, are ci cum-Uanccs,
respecting which Very little is yet p /
aitively known.
41 rite i nport of Staves, particu
larly of barrel, has already been heavy
and as a regular succession of arrivds
nav now be expected, the demand is,
ipon the whole, limred, the dealers
having no inducement to purchase ex.
tensiycly, at the present rates.—Bar
rel mav be quoted at 111. 10s a 131.
I Os—hhd. 18l. a 221. & pipe 25l. a 301.
per M.
44 Ouir stock of tobacco continues to
accuimilqte and may now be comput
ed at 9 000 hhds. The greater part
">f this very heavy supply is ordioary
a d middlin •, which is almost unsale
able, being adapted for exportati >n on.
ly, and froin this source we cannot^ un
der existing circumstances, calculate
upon much relief being >btaiaed. Our
own manufacturer. purchase very spar
ingly, and altho gh the fine qualities
from York and J me’s River are very
scarce, yet they will not being more
than 6d a 7d, even in small q amities.'
Rappahannock r ites from 2d a 4 1-2d_
Fotowma k 2d a 4d—Maryland 2d a
lid* and stemmed fromOJ a 7 1-2 per
1).
Flaxseed, in consequence, of very
'large imports from the United States,
declined to 57s a 59s per hhd. at which
the crushers were induced to p ir« ha-e
very freely, and this circu nstance has
had the effect of aiiv nuog the prices.
Several of the holders now refuse to
sell under 62s a 63s per hhd. but tne
tendency to an improvem-tu has in the
meau time been rather checked by the
arrival, at the poits of L ndon & iluh,
of several carg es from the Baltic u»e
amount of which may be about 10,0-jo
quarters*
“ Owing to the unfavourable appear
ance of our own crops, there has been
a good deal of speculation in Ameri
can clover seed, and ihe late ai rivals
have be* n add, chiefly at 9Js per cvrt.
One or two tfery superior parcels real
ized 95s a 10 )s, but though the de
mand still exists, it has become more
i limited, and 9ls a 92s is the highest
price which would now be given for
good clean seed.
Quercitron bark has declined con
siderably, which would be expected as
the necessary result of an abundant
| supply. Some ot the finest qualities
of the late importations from Fa.la.
delphia, have been sold at 419 a 4is
per cwt. but at tnese prices it is diffi
cult to effect sales in any larjje quanti
ty. Good samples may be quoted at
35s a 40s, and'the inferior an i nod
dling descriptions, which are very un
saleable, at 20s a 34s per cwt.”
New York, Aug. 23.
. FROM CADIZ.
Bv the ship Maria, capt. Church, we
learn that the siege of Cadiz, remain
ed much the same as for some weeks
past—that the party of 5 or 6 JOO men,
that had been dispatched u uler the
command of Gen. Lacey, to get pos
sesiion of the Sierra of Ronda, had re
turned to Cadiz, wRhr.xt accomplish
ing its ultimate o »ject, which was by
co-o aerating with the British expedi- '
tion from Gib altar, to retake Malaga. J
Gen. Ferguson had arrived in C i*
diz, from Lnglaud, and was to rank I
in the ar my sec >nd in comm -rod. VVe j
huve not been able to learn any further i
par irulurs of the defeat of Ge.i. Craw- '■
ford in Portugal, as no intelligence hud
reached Cadiz of nis having effected
a junction with Lord Wellington's ar- !
my.
• [t was rumoured in Cadiz, that Gen. '
Mussena had maile a retrograde move- !
ment, not h iving a sufficient force to j
face the combined British aud Portu.
guese armies.
By a gessrleman from H *vti, we
ieam9 that about the 24tnofJ aiy» «•
bout 10 O'lO bricptnds, under the com.
inund of Gen. Gomas, (supposed to be
in the pay of Chrijitophe; surrendered
by negotiation, to Gen. Kigand at Je
remie, whose force was about SOOQ*
Great joy was expressed on the occasi
on* - • - ** *
Nrw-York, \ug. 18.
Extraff of a letter from an American at
Paris, dated the l*th of May.
** What does our wise and energetic
administration intend to do to extricate
themselves from the pre-en' disgraceful •'
and ruined situation, to which they have
| brought our poor degraded, and unhapp
i country, by their partial vacillating and
I dastardly measures ? The name of an A
merican has become a reproach and a *
b.ye-w ird among the nations of the earth
and even he French themselves reaped!
he English, altho* open enemies, much
.nore than thev d> ihe good citizens of
'he •' most enhgh ened nation on ear'll.’*
The hand of violence • is abroad, and I
would advise all my friends 10 trust no
mo e p operty abroad, f»r rapacity is i®* ,
vited to olunder and rob us with impu
nity —k owmg that we have ni govern
ment to resent our injuries and demand
r dress* '
“ P»»i* is very different from what it
was in'96, under the dreadful and utf
hinging reign of J icobmisin The em
peror has destroyed all factions and with*
out ahy bloodsh d n Fiance. M s pow
er at t ome is beyond he reach of heing
shaken, for he has noi only .hr armies—
*>ut since his marriage with the niece of
bouis 16 h and by his union with the
oldest dy as'y ir. Europe he has concen
trated public opinion in his favor, which
before this Wonderful event was against
oina. Having made peace *iih the French
by obtaining * viCf ry o»er their, preju
d'cesj h» has nothing to fear from with
in.**
*.’•;*# I
Philadelphia Aug. 20,
LATEST FROM CADIZ.
The capta'n of the Growler, which ar«
rived here yesterday in 31 days f.om C«.
dij, retort* that 15,000 French troops
a -dcr genera! Suche , had su: prised the
b-igade of gen. Csaufurd, consisting of
6 000 men, on the frontiers of Portugal, ’
which he to ally defeated, only 2,000
English eseaped the slaugnter.J
>
From, the Boston Patriot, *
SHORT READINGS.
Preptratoiy to the Election of Members
of Cong*ess.
There are many who pronounce in open
dav, and ma y who mu ier in the dark,
a half approved and half approving excu-.o
for i hr “ sacrifice of the righ s, honour**
and independence of the United R«a es’*
by the I0;ti and H’h congress. This is
na ural for the Hri ish faCVtrin-»ror it is *
self jus ifica ion, and at once palliation
and rutmph for England,
Bu how stands ii with real American **
R pub| cans f
“ ’Tis mortifying, most cutting indeed*
but our representatives have done it.
» hey had many real or a »p rent dificul.
"ei to ncountrr t they did as they thought.
> b**st. and »f must m-*X<i the mo .I on’t.
| Du ruler* mu«t be su,»p rted.**
Th's is not their language. It die* inf
he a;r wlie^e freemen brea*he. Give it
rurtenev, and oar blasted pride of free,
men crouches down to the ahjec’ ever. j
v.vyiig spiit of party; party spirit be*
c mes the fawning sycopnam of i s nwn
puny representative*, the distinA'on be
tween republican sm and fed.-ralism is
without an essen lal difTeence— and the
transi ion from the former to the Utte*’,
and f»om the latter to infamy, easy and
natu. -,•«
--- ~ wwhvi IWUUULC UUt
constitution., to obey our laws, to respect
our ruler*, and «ive them every reasom.
b e support. 1) it respect to men, even
hough 'he represents* ives of our own
choice, does not always imply obedience, ^
much less unqualified approbatt m of
whatever they may do. They have their
lutie*, which they are bound <o perform *
a id we have our rights, which they are
hound to respe6U
We are alt tenants In common of the
" fightSi hohour, and independence of the
United States " Our represeuta i/es
were placed as centinels to guard the sa
cred trust from the inroads of hostile in
vaders. The pledge not to Submit to
their sacrifve, was but a voluntary ac
knowledgement of their duty, and hn
proved of no o her use than a recorded
confession of its shameful desertion*
In such an extre ne case, where a ,
submissive re -pec> for our representative*
would imply a total want of respect (or
ourselves, it becomes our duty to say —
*’ Thou wicked and slothful *ervant, out
of thtne own mouth will I judge thee,” —
to make repentance tn< only condition
of our forgiveness ; and reformation, of
our respedl and confidence.
Every ihing short of this, is, on our j
psrt^ a deseruon of principles t>r men; [
a reprehensible prodigality of respect and I
of charity with ut an objec , which might I
not injure a thorough going partisan / r
I Hit which, if no’ chtck*.*d by men wo *i
have character to lose, would soon dis*
credit and degrade the name of RrpublB
can as enmidetefy as itdias already met
of Federalist.
Baltimobc, Aug.?.
We perceive that the continental sys
tem is fast spreading oyer the European
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