Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-14 00:00:00, page 2

ys is. .' .
•Fetter from the Emperor to the Min*
Uter of General Police.
“ M. Duke of Otranto: The ser
vices you have done us in the differ
ent circumstances that have arisen,
induce us to confide to your hands the
government of Koine, until w« shall
have taken measures for ca:Tying in
to execution the 8th art. of the Act
of Constitution, of the lTth of Feb.
last. We have, bv special Decree,
determined the extraordinary powers
wherewith the particular circumstances
of those departments require that you
should be invested. We expect that,
in'this new post, you will continue to
give us proofs of your zeal for our ser
vice, and your attachment to our per
son.
** This letter having no other pur
pose, we pray God, SI. Duke of O
tranto, to have you in his Holy Keep
ing.
(Signed)
“ NAPOLEON*
4‘ St. Cloud, June 3,1810.”
Letter fiom the Minister of General
Police to his Imperial and Royal
M ajesty.
41 Sinr,
I accept the Government of Rome,
to which your.Majesty has tne good
ness to appoint me, in recompcnce lor
the feeble services which 1 have been
happy enough to render you.
4v 1 ought nut, however, to conceal
that I experience a very painful sen
e ition in removifg from yon. I lose,
at once, the happiness and the infor
nation which 1 daily derived from
Conversing with \ou.
It If «n i ♦li'ir.rv allnviutA fV. ic Va.
gret, it is the reflection that, upon this
otcasioo, *>v my absolute resignation
to vour Majesty's pleasure, I give you
the. strongest proof of nr.y unbounded
devotion towards your person.
“ I am, with the most profound re
spect, Ijire, your Imperial and Royal
?., ajesty & most humble and most obe
dient Scrtant, and faithful Subject,
(Signed)
“ The Duke of OTRANTO.”
“ Paris, June 5, IStO.”
By a Decree of the 3d instant, his
Majesty has appointed the Duke oi
Kovigo successor to the Duke of Q
traato, as Minister of General Po
lice.
lii* Neapolitan Majesty arrived bn
the l9;b, in the evening, at Coscnza,
in Hither Calabria, from Castrovillari,
where he stopped two days, and re
viewed the troops quartered there.
Constantinople, April 15.
The hopes we had of a speedy
peace with Russia srem to vanish. Ii
is positively nfHrmed, that Russia pro
posed, as the basis of peace, the cessi
on of Moldavia and Wallachia. The
Reis Essendi answered, that such sa
crifices could only be expected from a
power that had expel fenced the great
est disasters, and the Porte was not »1
present ;n dint situation. It is to be
feared that this answer will cause the
negocinuon to be broken off, and that
Russia will again prohibit the exnor
ration of corn, a circumstance which
Would augment the scarcity felt at Con
ttUmtiuopIe.
Berlin, May 22v
By the last acconnta frern St. Pe
tersburgb, the Emperor Alexander in
tended to proceed in a ftfw tla\ s to tht
coasts, to inspect the preparation!
made to prevent the approach of th*
English, who have re-appeared ic
the Baltic, in considerljle force.
Our ports of Stettin and Pallau, art
filled with vessels of ail flags. The
police exercise an exemplary strict
ness. All the crews are examined,
at the entrance of the vessels, and re
peatedly alter their arrival. An A
inerican vessel has been sequestrate*]
at Pallau, merely upon suspicipn of th*
supercargo being an Englishman.
CAULS A AD T, May 11.
A Turkish Pascha arrived at Pe«
trolatz, with powers to terminate ami.
cably the differences that had ariser
respecting the deinarkation of the fron
tiers ; but as he could not induce th*
Bosniacs to evacuate the disputed ter
litory, it was necessary to resort tc
force. On the 6<h inst. the Turkisl
fortress of Izahich was attacked, th*
garrison dispersed, snd the place re
duced to a heap of ruins. The nex
day wo arrived in front of Bibatch
the principal Turkish fortress. 'I’hi
governor sent his son-in-law, and tw<
ether persons of distinction, to solid
peace, which was granted on conditi
on of their punishing the authors o
these disturbances with death. Oi
the lOth, as we were preparing to at
tack the fort of Czetten, in the terri
tor> of Cremeu, the Turks evacuate*
?hc»r post. 'I Ids short expedition wil
tong make the l urks tremble at th
bare name of the Duke of R t^usa.
ST. PETERSBURG, April CC.
The official Gazette of the Senate
contains a notification, in the name of
the Treaty with Austria relative to the
cessions in Gallicia. llis Majesty up
on this event, observes that in this
uew aggrandizement of our empire,
-nd the acquisition of a Province, the
inhabitants of which are of Russian ori
gin, our people will perceive a iresh
uroot of the benedictions of Divine
Pruvidenc*.**
It is remarked, that in the list of the
Russian Governments published in ;he
{Calender of St. Petersburg, for the
current year, neither that of Finland
u&r liialystock are mentioned.
GERMAN PAPERS.
'll amburgh, May 2g.
The Le pz'ck Gazette contains the
following advertisement: “ Two
l housand Dollars Reward.'* A vari
ety of enquiries what lias become ol
an individual, who under the name ol
Kock (Honorable Mr. Bathurst,) on
the 25th of November, 1809, disnp
peared from Perleberg, having proved
fruitless ; whoever C2n give informati.
on of the present place of his resi
dence, if he be still alive, to Mr. Ro
bert W alter, at I.ienzicfc, shall receive
two Thousand Dollars, Saxon. The
person enquired after was, at the time
ol his disappearance, 26 years of age.
very tul5, of a slight make of body, ol
a fair complexion, with ruddy cheeks.
! dark blue eyes, long black eye brows
black beard, dark brown h-.sr, speaks
a little German, and had in his posses,
sion at the time of his disappcaracc, an
English gold repeating watch, with
two or tlm ii golti seals, with his arm?
on them, ana the motto “ tien la foi.
Whoever has found such seals since
•the 25th November, if he will bring
them to the same address, shall re
ceive lour times their value, as soor
j as it shall be ascerta ned that they be.
long to the gentleman missing.
TRIESTE, May 11.
j Evmy thing at present is quieter
j the frontiers ol Turkish Catiaro, and
Bosnia. In case the Brigands should
j again make their appearance, the inosi
efficacious measures will be taken by
the Duke of Ragtssa, Marshal Mar
mont. 'The lour late Russian ships ol
the line lying in this h..rbour, are en
tirely dismantled and disarmed ; thei;
j farther destination is not known. The
nine Turkish ships under sequestrati
• on, remain as they were,
j The value of the colonial commodi
j ties confiscated at 'Trieste, and those
! both here and at Venice, sold to tht
1 best bidders, amounted to twelve mil
lions ol Torino.
BAVARIA, May 19.
The citizens of Katisbon, who had
‘ already mounted the Bavarian cock
ade, have been obliged to lay it aside
till further notice.
London Times.
The Goldfinch brig of war arrived
at Ply mouth on Saturday from Corun
na, from whence she sailed on the 30ll
pit. When the Goldfinch left Corun
i n-, every thing was quiet ip. that neigh.
■ b- rhooti. A range of vr; ry strong bat
t riv* towards the land side was near
ly*completed, intended to secure the
town against any attack of the enemy.
A strong wor?;, somewhat in the form
■ of a fortified bridge, has also beer
thrown ovt r an arm of the harbour, u
it prevent the approach ot hostile vcs
sir.
The Goldfinch lost two boats, with
the Parser, a Lieutenant, and tvvc
-Vf aster’s Mates' They had taken iwr
chssj-e.merem, enrol which got becalm
ed f (FGijon, wt ere tiie row-boats carat
out and captured he*-, The other vra«
throve off tc sea without any proviBior
on hoard ; but ihe Goldfinch spoke oiu
of our cfuixers, that saw them off tht
coast of Portugal a few days since,am
supplied them vv;ih provisions— at thp
time they appeared to be drifting s
the mercy ot ihe sea, being all intoxi
, rated. The cl-msse-marecs were ladv-i
, with wine and brand).
i
The late Mr. Windham has be
. queathed the family estate in Norfolk
, valued at six thousand pounds per an
, num, upon Mrs. Windam, for her lift
( —it is afterwards to devolve upoi
. Captain Lukin, of the navy, and hi:
. heirs. He has left handsome legacie
L to hi* two o'her nephews, Mes*r«. Lu
t kin and Arm-alt, in the War-office.
General Ferguson take* out will
, him to Cad 7. a detachment of the “9tl
t or Cameron Highlanders.
Mr. WvdfvmVeiiec t rshave an
f thorised the publication ot the follow
i »r*g statementvt Th *t a great rrajo
. riiy, that is five out of seven eminen
- surgeons, consulted on the proprirt;
1 of cutting out the tumour, advised th
J operation. And the subsequent in
e spection of the tumour has so far jus
tilu.il their opinion, as to shew that i
uras echirrous, and t! act a ca.cer must
have been the result.”
From the London Times of Jurtt 12,-1810.
MRS. CLARKE.
| Th*s singular woman is not yet likely <0
cease From affording the world subject for
conversation * a-c does at length appear
as an Author and Editor; The work
which site has nblished is entitled M The
Rival Pi -nets,'1 and some veiy disgusting
matter it co tans. That part which
I chiefly ailrafcls notice is the letter which we
I hereto subjoin; and we sincerely hope
that the Nobleman whose name is sub
scribed to it is prepared to deny its au*
| tliemicity, and to charge the. whole, or at
i least the most offensive port, as a forgery
upon the publisher, like cannot do this,
his character will, it may be ieared, stand
in a d’fferent light in public estimation
from that in which 1: has hitherto done *—
LO.\D FOLRSTONE TO MRS.
CLARKE.
i! Coles.hill-bouse, June 27.
“ Dear Mabui—
I thank you for the letter which 1
have received from you. It is not dated
either as to time or place., so I address
this to you at your old house. Let meknow
when you wine tne to change the dire£ti.
on. 1 wish i had some news to send you
in return for your entertaining letter, but
from this sequestered spot you can expeCl
none—indeed, since 1 came here, 1 have
done -nothing but attend Bibury—wander
about the ftelds by myself, and eat straw,
berries, things which are very entertain,
ir.g and whok'ome, but ahogether unin
teresting to relate* Your letter, on the
contrary, is full of interesting matter,
whereon Such a hermit as i am at this
phee, whether he be of a contemplative
turn of mind or not, rttight chew the cud
of rtfledlion far many a day. 1 think,
from what you say, there will be hell to
, pay, if the matter comes on for trial. The
i whole a flair must out, and the Royal Bro.
! ther, I>odJ. and VVardle. will be expos*
| ed. 1 lament that they do not foresee this,
1 or that they did not foiesee this., and pre
i vent the eclat. 1 do not guess at what
> the latter means to do. I suppose he will
trust to his popularity to bear him through,
but that will not do: for, alter all, though
his (Art has not been so base as that of
tlxMMler two, it has been a dirty one, and
he tAs suffered himself to he made an in*
fit r ament of by them* The thing, ■how
ever, will do no good to the Royal Fami
ly in general; for though the Duke’s
friends and the Ministry will attempt to
invalidate your testimony, in consequence
of the premises held out to y u, there is
so m,uch evidence in your statements— so
many corroborating circumstances, and so
many people know so many instances of
the kind, ’hat the public will not be in
duced to believe your testimony false.
The thing, however, will be douiless at.
tempted ; and I should nol wonder If the
Duke was to he reinstated. If that should
be, I hope you will be prepared to give
■ them some new instances and proofs of
your power, and the Duke's subserviency.
1 suppose the public prints will endeavour
■ to nvx me up with lire Pre.namtd Trio
hut that is quire impossible. Whitbread,
Eurdett, and myself, cam in no degree be
involved; at least I (have no doubt but
•hey atx as clear as*fiknow tnyseli to be.
I sav»J\y the paper#, tut the Sou’hwark
Baronet had obtained fwyou your letters.
Mrs. Jackson wjfl now IfljLeasy.
“ As lor Clavering, he libeling the part
of a perfefcl idiot. The i\st thing he
could have done, would have been to have
walked quietly cut of im goal and hid
himself. The less he is heard of the bet
ter for him* Instead of which, however,
he is, I see, publishing a book.—Cievering
writing a book ! !!—and as for chalk ng
ingj if ho has a mind to fight eveiy body
who speaks ii! of hira, he will have ;o fire
at eveiy nun h< meets. The idea effi^ht
ing with Whi.bread, is very bad. lie
rnurt tike cure, or he will be running Ira
foolish head into sonve foolish scrape or
another. All this to co, I ccu'.d content,
plate vih amuscmtit, or at least 1 could
ait by,'and observe *11 these intrigues at
. work different #’ays- with philosophical
, indifference, weft l ndt fearful you w< uid
be the sufferer* I ramble for the settle
ment of y.njr affairs, which I should pre
sume to’ be mw n)0'c distant than ever.
4* I am al.'sid that you will be tired o
this scfawi, which is nearly illegible
Tray let me hear from you again, when a
ny thing occurs, and you ha*e a iftomtn'
1 lor writing* Y«.ur Jet ers sent to barley
• s’.reetj as usual wdl meet me. Adieu !
•4 fc.ver sincerely^ youi’a.
. •* FOLKb TONE.”
From the London Time* of f ane 12
. J 810.
t JLohdom, June 12.
We have received Paris papers tc
: the 6th inst. fSuonapavte arrived a
i St. Cloud on t!ie evening of the 1 a I
i J instant, held a Council on the follow.
* j ing day, and on the 3d notified to the
-! trrnhc fouche that he was no longei
' Chief Minister of Police. The dt3
i1 grace of this man, who was no less tht
i, terror of Paris than every part ol
! France, «nd every quarter of the Con
-! tinent where Fiench force or influence
. ' prevailed, is endeavored to be veilec;
. i>y appointing him Governor of Rome
t as it there wer* any thing in the state
f • of that city, which called for the cxer
e cise of his peculiar talenrs. It will b«
- i seen from the tenor of Fouche's (or the
- Duke of Otranto, as he calls him
t self) answer, that he is far from beint
pleased with his new appbintment and
elevation. He is succeeded by the
Duke of Rovigo, Savakv, who was j
Minister of France to St. Peters-1
burgh, at the conclusion of the peace of
Tilsit.
These papers communicate nothing
respecting the military operations in
Spain.
Letters have been received from
France, by which it should appear, that
Buonaparte during his late journey into
Flanders, directed his closest attention
to certain naval objects connected with
an attack upon England. He is said
to have taken an accurate survey of e
very port, and also to have made a re
quisition of a body of men, between
the ages of eighteen and fifty, who
were in any way employed upon the
sea .* a lorce of this description, forty
thousand strong, is hence considered
as likely to be formed, applicable to a
ny circumstances that may arise.
A vague and authenticated report
has iikewise reached us from Dieppe,
which states that a rumour had been
there in circulation, that the Spaniards
having been successful in an attack Up
on the arrhy of Sebastian*!, and that
General not daring to encounter the
displeasure of his master, had ter
minated his existence with a pis
tol.
A Lisbon Mail arrived yesterday.
The papers contain nothing of conse
quence. The Allied troops retain their
former position on the frontier, in
which the enemy shewed no inclina.
tion to molest them. The French,
between Salamanca and Ciudad-Ro
drigo, were supposed not to exceed
12,000 men ; aforce certainly too small
euner to besiege or blockade that for
tress.
The letters from Lisbon of the 19th
ult» speak with great confidence as to
the immediate security of Portugal, Jk
express the most satiguine Jfopee of the
i ultimate deliverance of Apain. The
chief grounds of these expectations ap
pear to be the uninitiated aversion
of the inhabitants to ^he French, the
active and general nature of the war
the enemy have toJhistain, and their
immense losses inconsequence.
The Ccmiix frigate was to sail in a
few days for Algiers, with Mr. Casa
major* and a ^ottuguase admiral, lor
; the purpose of fstablnhing a truce with
the Dey, some of whose cruizers had
j lately appeared off the conif, of Portu
J gal. No great hopes were Entertained
ol their suftess as it wai understood
j they were not prepared to satisfy the
pecuniary claims of that piratical Go
vernment.
Mr. Casa najor, it is believed, was
in the United States not long ago.
V* Argus*
Boston, Aug. 3.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at
Algiers, to a merchant in this town,
dated May 7. N
The brig lilanchy, capt, Cotton,
which I mentioned in may last as be
ing the only American vessel at this
pUee, was to have departed for Bal
timore about the middle of April, but
an unexpected occurrence has changed
J,er destination, as sbe h.rs been char
'*ereV v? *J\e Frer»ch Vice Consul,
Icharflfc.a’aftairs of Franr.e hprr. tr> p.,.
IVhim arseitles, having been or*
i deredJi^the Dey to quit the regency
j in 24 hours, in consequence of a dis
pute between them relative to a prize
brought in by a French privateer ; and
as there was no other vessel in the
port ready to take hint within so short
a period, Col. Lear has consented to
her going to France as a cartel. This
affair happened the 30 h of March._
l he brig sailed with the consul on the
first of April, and is to return here
immediately in balU.n, and is now ex
pected, and is to depart for the Uni
ted Ststes immediately ou her return.
The Dey says the dispute is merely
; personal witH this consul, and he has
permfUed several French vessels to
<\ppart since it happened. But I think
i(\will be regarded in a different light
, in France.
** This is such a poor place for bu
siness, that scarce a single article for
exportation can be found.
"The affairs ot the Americans stand
very well with this regency at present.
» Our nnnuitics are ail paid up. The
ship Resource which brought out the
stores, is daily expected back from
Constantinople, for which place she
was. chartered by the Dey to carry
present^to the Grand Si^aior.’*
-Mr. White's Oration.
' Conclusion of Mr Whits’* Or. de.
|i«err(l ut llnblmrd'l Mi, (Mao.) July 4,
1810. Hcfote the Republican* ol Ihe
county of Wore ever.
" And novr, fellow cii ren*, permit mr
sgain to admonish y a cf (hut ceaseless vL
; gilance, so case Altai to the preservation
I V
of our liberties. These liberties were dear
ly purchased ; we paid their price in blood
— They are therefore deserving of our
warm and constant solicitude*
Let us, then watch the foe ! Let us
inculcate in our children a veneration of
republican institutions* Let us be meek
and humble in our religion, and leave to
our adversaries the triumphant accusation
of infidelity. Let us patronize the arts,
foster the sciences, and cherish literature*
Let us take genius by the hand, and assist
| him in the attainment of that fame and
I glory, which is his natural destination and »
: rightful inheritance* Above ail, never let ™
this day, this thrice joy tul day, pass uncut*
secrated by appropiute fcstivutes*
Then, fellow citizens, in spue of tyrants#
I traitors, and hypocrites, wtt shall be indeed
a great .and illustrious people ; great, for
our wisdom / and illustrious, lor our tide,
hty. ,
Then indeed peace will take Tip her a*
bode amongst us, and the voice ot taction
be heard no more- Then the frenzied
reign of fanaticism will fall, and the serene
empire of philosophy raise upon its turns.
Innocence will beam on our dwellings, and
plenty smile in our villages.
Then, fellow citizens, you may gather
your children around you, Sc make to ihcm
tnis happy declaration ; Wo have fi ught
the battles of our revolution# we have fi.
nished its triumphant course, we have
kept the republic faith .* We have obtain,
ed our independence, and have preserved
that independence from the violation of
the enemy t And now me are able to
transmit to yoa, a splendid and tranquil
inheritance, which we pray God, may be
“ incorruptible and undefiiable, and may
never •fade away.”
O my countrymen! at the mention of
your ^liildren, do you not led a tide of
tenderness gushing in upon you i Aro
not your finest sensibilities a Wakened, and
do not your hearts swell and throb with
emotions too delicate icr utterance i
1 urn your eyes with me., and beheld the
numerous children who are spefclators of
our hsppiness. Their young eye* gaze
with delight upon the scene, and wonder
at it. Their young hearts heat with a new,
bur confused joy—for they know not yet
all the pride oi inis jubilee. But they will
one day know it, they will one day feel it
and limy will herealter display all the
enthusiasm of their fathers.
O ray dear liU.e ones, you know not now
the h&pprneas thit awaits you. You know
not the blood that was ahrd for you. Yes,
your fathers did not figbl and bleed lor’
themselves alone ; they fougtu and bled
for you also.
Alas, they have not long to abide here.
A lew more years, and their spirits will
mingle with those of eternity. And when
the u»he«. of the grave shall cover them x
when the earth shall hide them from your
sight forever; wheoyou have run the hap
»>y race of boyhood, «id are called upon
to fid your stations in the world—.then O
then, my dear Children, forgot not this
day; but imnate the noble example your
lathers have set you. On eveiy ruturn of
thin anniversary, gather round the altars of
your count.y, and celebra,e the ble^injr
of heaven, aod the virtues of your ances.
urs. lake your children in your arms,
wi 6 are to be the future lathers of a more
(listan. Ke tier at ion : and m your mrn teach
tUetn ulso the divine lessons of liberty*'*
V. Retracts from
R|r. LINCOLN’S Oil A1* ION,
’ tni!iTcrc<I *n assachusetts.'J
“ B*™ connexion has blasted the
gre. n hcld^f Erin, and borne the toieh
of direst ruin to the cabin of her peasantry.
It has strangled Genius in i s cradle, and
hunted virtue and valor to the tomb. BrL
tish connexion has desolated the delightful
plains of Incioslan, has enmsoned the
I waves of Ganges with gore, and chok
ed the Uurrampooter with the remains
of slaughtered inhabitants. But the aw
fid hour of retribution will arrive, when
India’s wrontrs shall be nvencrp/i_th.
shamrock shall flourish fair—when the
monumental marble shall record Fitzge
rald’s viriues, and die epitaph of Emmet
be inscribed by e freeman’s hand ; when
the denunciation of Merlin shall be ac
complished, and Tatliessin’spropbecj fj|.
filled ; when Scotia’s hills shall wanun in
Native luxuriance.”
The prngre'.-lve improvement of do-'
mestic manufactures is a cause of present
gralulrftion and rejoicing. Innumerous
hills whiten with fleeces; unnumbered
▼allies labor with plenty—the plains wave
wiih luxuriant harvests—the teeming
ear*h discloses hrr secret treasures_uni
versal abundance invites the artist and tne
arts. By removing the necessity of report,
mg to foreign climes for aupplie* of the
conveniences of life, domestic manufac
tures promote the real independence of
our country—and strengthen the bonds or
union between the confederate s’ates, bfk
establishing internal commerce and in-T
errasin ? their mutual reliance.”
“ Whi e the tempest of war has deso. *
la'ed the nations, while the whirlwind of
destruction has wasted the kingdoms, and
overturned the thrones of Europe—while
the swotd has consumed the people a d
a deluge of blood has drenched their fields,
and overflowed fheir pollu'erl streams —
our native «ki*» have continued serene 6c
r fair. Peace has inhabi'ed our borders,
| and security dwel" in our towns. Our ci.
j vd privileges, wh ch were achieved by va
j lor, have been preserved by wisdom. Our
| comfort*, which were gained by en er«
j pnre, have been increased by industry, a
{ Our instiiutions, which were founded by ^
' liberality, have been fosteied by munif,.