Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-20 00:00:00, page 2

-vjprnor, and in resources equal, to r
/hat vast empire. Why docs not A* f
nterica, by a vigorous adherence to i
■•on-intercourse, compel her popuiati- c
w to direct their attention to the fab- a
rication of those articles of human <
comfort and necessity, for which she s
now transports the produce of her soil '«
across the Atlantic, to be conve-ted in. i
to clothing for the very men who rai- 3
•ed the material on which the industry <
of Europe is exercised* I
The various soil and climate of A* i
merica are adequate to perhaps, eve- 1
ry production that contributes to hu- 1
man comfort and human happiness— i
and ii she qow prefer wars, taxes, <
loans,and the funding system, to inde- <
pendence and happiness, We may be <
justified in drawing the meJancholy
conclusion, that America has fought i
and bled to obtain that independence,
which she knows not how to enjoy.
Statesman;
London, Jan- 28.
[^re do not find in our file of the
English papers, that the following man
ly Address to the King from the Liv
ery oi London had been permitted to
be presented to his majesty. In con
atqucnce the Lord Maror held a com
mon hall, at which a number of very
spirited resolutions were passed._
'1 be Lord Mayor informed the Live
ry that the Remembrancer had called
at the Secretary of State’s office with
the Address, and an intimation that it
was intended to present it on the levee
day. Next day he was told that it
Vnbst be left at the Secretary of State’s
nlfice, to he presented (as was usual
with all addresses except those from
the two Universities nnd the Corpora
tion of London) by him to his majes
tv. On the levee dav the Lord Tvf«v_
1 \ or told ihe Secretary of State that he
, V then had the address in his pocket,
and wished to present it- The Sec
retary said it was best to give it to
j bitn^and he would save the Lord May
or all further trouble. To which his
lordship replied, that he would not ■
consent to present it to any one except l
the King in person : ad that it was'
the ish of both himself and the Sher- ;
iRs to do it in eny v ay which would j
•Hvb h'13 mnjesty most trouble. The |
Secretar saulthe King’s pleasure had 1
\ been atready taken aud expressed as I
to the mode of presenting it. One of
the ShcnOs then demanded an audi
fj* ebce of h>a majesty, which the Secre
tary replied luuid not be granted, ex
; cept upon some especial and expres
sed reascu; and that no audience
could lie granted on a subject upon ‘
h • which his m .j-.*stv had already expres
sed his pleasure.] Mtr. Adv.
CITY ADDRESS.
Totfie King’s most Excellent Majesty.
'I he bumble & dutiful address & Pcti*
fieri of the Lord Mayor, AlJermeu, ]
and Livery ef the City of London,
in Common Council assembled.
ft Muht Grcciou• Sovereign^
“ Wc, you. majesty’s most du
tiful and io\ al subjects, the Lord Ala) -
j or. Aldermen, unu JAvery of trie Ci
ty <«f London in Common Hallassain*
Idcd, most humbly approach your Ma
jesty at ibis awlul crisis, to exercise a
duty no less jainlul tiian imp« rious. 1
It ia. to represent w ith humility to your j
majetty the deplorable, situation of1
pubi’C affairs, that we have again ap- !
proached yuur Royal Person.
44 Attached «oyour iu«je. y’s illus- |
trious house from affec ion and lrom |
duly, we sbculd ill demin.rtrate the
co»itc"4i from yuur hi> jc»ty that it iv !
not aiuofig?i me l;-H3t considerable of |
our grievances, that atiemnii should
have bi en made to brand 3 oor inajes- ;
ty’s faitbiuf subjects will* disaffection
to j our person and govcrnbien', when- j
evsr they have exercised iheir indts- |
putable light to compla n ot gross a..
I>u3'. r in the state or to attribute the .
disgraceful failure of expensive and!
c.Uainrous enlerprizts to the ignor, 1
ju.te and nfcauabilit) ol those vvhoeij ’
tbnr planned or executed them, as it 1
infallibility were the appendage ol of. 1
hci, and belong* ol rignt to those who J
*n: y Ijc c.li .u into your majesty's
councils.
“ V\ ith equal grief and indignation
we nave seen the disastrous result ol j
various r»| f-d tions in which your j
ci jes y’s armies have been unliapp ly
engag’d, and which most forcibly
u.c disgraceful imbecility of
those disunited coutii..U, which have
so senoddouoly lavished the Uood and
treaiure ol a patient, loyal, and t»u:„
thened peojlr.
44 ,'i owaids the close of the prece- j
ding year, your faithful citizens hum
My expressed to your majesty their \
'hep concern and disappointment at!
lh« disgrace ul coovcntu.it ol Cimra *
but we have yet to deplore that due
t. t r.icient enquiry ha* u^t been made
ir.to 1h.1t acefui trai.s tetioa.
(K 0
“ It :s equally p itnful to. caTto your
najesty’a recollection the melancholy
ate of n secon-l army, assembled with
n the Peninsula under the gallant
rommand of Sir John Moore ; ignor
ing alke of the state and disposition
if the Spaniards, and the force and de.*
jigna of the enemy, this army being
lent into the interior of Spain, was in
inaminerft danger of being captured ; 1
id this critical emergency, and state
of agonizing perplexity, abandoned to
bis own resources, this hapless but
meritorious officer at length discovered
that ho had no safety but in flight ;
with the loss of his ammunition, hor.
ses, specie, and harrassed and assail,
ed oil all sides, he secured the retreat
of his gallant followers by the sacrifice
of his own invaluable life.
44 ©eriviag no benefit from experi
ence, a third well-appointed anrty un
der the command of- Sir Arthur Wel
lesley, was hurried into the interior of
Spain, alike ignorant of the force and
movements of the enemy ; where, af
ter an unprofitable display of British
valor, and a dreadful slaughter, this
army like the former, was compelled
td seek its safety by a precipitate re
treat before (what we were led to be
lieve) a vanquished foe, leaving thou
sands of our sick and wounded coun
trymen in the hands of the enemy.
Puis loss, like others,.has passed with
out inquiry, and, as if impunity had
placed the Servants of the Crown a
hove the reach of justice, your Ma
jesty has been advised to confer titles"
of honorable distinction on the Gen
eral display of unprofitable bravery.
44 After these multiplied errors, and
in defiance of reiterated experience we
have seen another expedition yet more
expensive, more disgraceful, and more
calamitous than the former. This ar
ttnril iKa f
Austria was decided, landed on the
unwholesome shores of the Scheldt,
where after an unaccountable Htate of I
inaction thousands of our brave soL j
diers have miserably and inglonously (
perUhoJ by pestilence, privation, and
disease, without having accomplished
one national object. On such an ex*
pedition, planned and conducted by a
Minister, who it is now known had
been pronounced unGt for his office by
his colleagues; an expedition that
touches all minds with shame, and
tills all hearts with agony, it is too
painful to dilate.
“ We cannot refrain from represent
ting to your majesty, that, while the
affairs oi the nation have been so shame
fully misconducted abroad, the most
scandalous waste, profusion, and mis.
management have prevailed at honr.e,
and your majesty’s confidential advis.
ers, destitute of all those qualities es.
semial to good government, and re.
gardless alike of the sufferings of the
people, and of the honor of therr Sov.
ereign ; andint.n-ible, or indifferent,
to the surrounding dangers and the
impending fate ot the country, have
been engaged in the most disgraceful
squabbles, intrigues, and cabals, that
ever degraded the Councils of any Na.
lion ; and which cannot but be ai dis.
reputable to your Majesty’s Govern,
inent, as they are ruinous and dislion^
orablc to the Country,
“ While we disclaim- all interest in
the views of contending parties from a
firm conviction that we cannotlookfor
a reformation in the abuseB of the
s ate, from any persons or parties, in.
teresteu in the preservation of them,
we cannot but express our ardent hope,
.1 . n i r . •
huh jruui iiMjcatj w it '/c luuuu.iic IQ
the choice of the men to Wiiom you
n.a) hereafter confide the conducting
of affairs ; and that your councils will
be no longer e mbarrassed, nor the
country insulted or dishonored, by
tin ae uisgraceful occurrences, wnich,
while they have exposed us to the
ridicule of surrounding nations, may
emooldcn the enemy to look forward
with confidence to the subjugation of
a nation so d.siraotcd in her council*,
and so improvideutly governed.
“ That, while we forbear enumera*
ting u long train of internal grievances,
we cannot Lot attribute such a scries
of failures and disasters to the abuses
and corruptions of the state, and the
consequent want of a constitutional
centroul over the public expendures,
spd'hrf Servants of the Crown, where.,
by the responsibility of Ministers ap
pears to exist only in name.
u We therefore humbly pray your
Majesty will be graciously pleased to
assure your loyal and affectionate pro*
pie, that the object to which their
whites are directed, is neither to be
abandoned or eluded, and that your
majes y will lie pleased to institute a
rigid, impartial, and general inquiry
in these great national misfortunes, in
to the plans upon which these Expedi
tions were undertaken j—-and into the
conduct of the commanders to whom
they were entrusted.
“ Signed by order,
UE.\ bY WOqDTHORPE.*
IT»i * «i i i .jii n.i w.l.i .11 —
JIMrertnta
RICHMOND,
TUESDAY, March 20, 1810.
It is mentioned in one of the London pa*
per a received by the late arrivals, that
lord Melville is to be made first lord of
the admiralty ;—but this, we apprehend,
is merely a quiz
The courtly manner in which th'*- late
British envoy, Mr. Erskme, has oeen re* j
ceivcd on his return to bt. James, looks as !
if the English cabinent were afraid to j
treat fum rudely lest he should tc.t uhea on i
them. It is thought by tne knowiu» ones,
that Erskme has got instructions signed by
Canning tally authorising hint to conclude
the arragement of April last, and that if
he is /tressed by his enemies at court he
will publish them.
There are two or three ciroumstances
which t nd to shew that the local politics
of Great Britain are verging to a very pe
rilous crisis ; the most important is, the
euergetiC stand which the body corporate
of Loudon lias taken against the corrupti
on, imbecility, and distraction of the mmis.
try : the circumstance next m importance
is, the decisive uost lity manifested by-the
University of Ox ordto the reigning tfyuiis
try in the election ot Lord Grenville to
the chancellorship of tnal university^ in
preference to lord Eldon j woo was sup
ported by the Court l*ucty* To these
may be added the bold- language of the
/irras in every part of the kingdom, and
the public spirit manifested in support of
Col. Wardie, who was the active agent
in exposing tue profligacy of the Duka of
York.
Some time ago it was asserted in the
I public prints that Mrs. Clarke, the mis
tress ot the Duke ot York, received 10,000/
I in cash, besides an animal stipends for sup
_a i* i.unnlof uiiiirh ur
V,v~ £. r.i-..— .- 7 r
paring lor tne press, coiunliung a history
of that prince's amours w»tn ner. Tne
tact was not genaraliy credited when it was
first publisned. it seems, nevertneless, ■
pretty wed confirmed oy tne contents or J
tne last Loudon papers.
The long continued dispute between the
populace ot London, and wlr Kemble, pro.
t,netor of a theatre in .mat city, in>, it
seems, been finally adjusted. l'ne cir
cumstances of die esse appear to be, ge
nerally,, these. Oi me erection ot a nc.V
theatre (the old one naving beeu burnt
down,) an additional nu .iicr ut private
boat* (calculates m promote unmoral.ty^
were constructed, ana cue .prices ot &U
mission, as w.-U ot the uaxes as ot the pit
were increased. Against these cnanges
the popu.ace ioudiy protested, and nave
finally compelled Mr. Kooio.e to. reduco
the number of boxes to uie old standard,
and to lower the priee oi adomuace into
tbe pit to what it formerly was. Tne up.
roar WHICH tills content.on accasiooed oe_
1 gan to attract tire attention of the English
government ; ana tms circumstance exci
ted the ridicule of tne Haris Monueur,
wmch remarked that tha cabinet of Great
tiritnin had become so imbecile and con.
! itmpliole mat tue squabbles of the theatre
Had been mads serious affairs oi btate 1
It is to be hoped that the American state
governments wul take me hint pretty
oioad y made in tin* report offered by
Gen. Diimn (of Md.j to the Ssna.e of the
United states on tne Subject ot tue mihtu.
There cau oe no better cuaracter.&tic ot in* ,
d viduainy, nor any gicater security aga nst
a consolidation ot me states mail an cnioi.
ent organ.zat.on ot the muitia oy Caen
com moil weahh separately. And every i.
dea of patriotism invites mem to tue task,
whicn they cannot pertorin too well not
UK! soou.
LATEST irons. SPAIN.
Extractor a letter fro.n Mr. James
Robinson, Jr. a respectable Mer
chant in Cadiz, a gentleman in
Richmond.
“Cadiz, Jan. 14, 1810.
“ We hive had daily arrivals of A
nrvcrican vessels with flo.ir, rice, to
bacco, beef, pork, cotton and staves, in
so much so that 1t is impossible that
the consumption of this part of Spain
can carry off the quantity of provisi
on*, The last sales that I have made
w is flour at 10 dollars, rice 4 3-4, to
I b-JC;o 12, and pork 14 a 15 per barrel,
! all on b.iard, for cash, A safe of
j New Orleans cotton was made yes
terdayat 1 4 d. 1-3 per lb. by bill* up„
j on Liverpool at the current exchange,
| whi .h is equal to id. per lb. more in
, favor of the seller.
u Freights are high St there are but
few vessels at present in port to be
chartered. The British government
compel every vessel to sad from En
gland even armed, with convoy, and
we have not had one for stvernl !
weeks. I engaged a brig yesterday
for Liverpool at 1 3-4* per cent. I can
say now to a certainty that there is no
duty on cotton trjnshipc from Cadiz
to Liverpool, i. e. England; this is
reallv very encouraging to your mer
chants to send their produce this way
in preference to Lisbon, where the
duties, l am informed, arc upwards of
5l> p-r cent, and the Lazaretto com
pletely filled w.th fl iur and cotton, for
the want of vessels to Uik« it away.
1 pay half a dollar per week for a large
store at the Lazaretto fjf the cotton
per the Caladonia, and' the expenses •
are moderate. There is a small tri- I
fling duty, aoout 2d per barrel, on flour
exported to England, if entered to be (
landed here, b it if entered in transito, i
nothing. The freight m flour to Li- '
verpbnl would be about 8s. 6rl. a 9s.
per barrel, and rice in proportion.
14 The united English and Spanish
armies are near the French, 65,000
strong, and :he French 45,000. Ac
counts of an engage ment is hourly ex- .
p c’ed here. Various reporta are in
circulation j one is that France 5s in
a state of insurrection, and that Great
Britain tenders money and arms (both j
which the Spaniards feci very mu^h !
the want of,) if this government will '
appoint the Q,aeen of Portugal Regent
of Spain. This g ivernmeut is cer
tainly more active thahthey have been,
hut not so much as they ought to be ;
however, the period is fast approach
ing when the Cortes are to be assem
bled, on tbc 1st of March.
411 give you extracts of a letter
; from Mr Bradley,, who I fixed at Se
ville in a store for the sale of goods
and produce..
Seville, 50th Dec..
44 As to political affairs, we are here
quite in the dark. All we know is
there seems no immediate dread ; and :
the French are retreating from such !
of their, advanced positions as they !
cannot support when the rains set in* I
In March we shall have a struggle ;.;
if danger is expected* it is "in that
i month and April, particularly the
j lastBut then the arch-demon must
head at least 150 000 more French
men^ Germans and Poles and kali- j
ans will not do, add he has given all ;
i ■ _ ..__ u;_ _
Ill J u vup j IIIJ outvuiu
promise ! (which he dares uot break, 1
for on them principally rests his pow
er) that they shall not be cdle t into j
Spain ! ! Per interim we have a good
cause and a- protecting Providence.”
Jakvabt 8th.’
** I really think the arch-demon, i
finding that he sacrifices his armies by <
sending them to Spain., and wishing
to realize hi* vast ambitious projects
on thft^side of Turkey in Europe, will
give us a breathing time here. It is
well known that up to the 2Jth of
Dec. Ust, not above 3,000 men rein, j
forced his armies in Spain.”
* Not at Cadiz.
“New Yoke, March 11.
The ship Atlantic, letc Cadiz on the ;
20th of Jan. By h^r we learn verbal- j
ly, that a battle was fought the begin- .
ningof Jan. in which the Spanish army ’
was dispersed by the French. That
a large French army was approaching
Andalusia; That the Supreme Junta
had ordered, apartments at Cadiz,
where they were expected about die
first of Feb. That the Spanish. ship3
of war at Cadiz were bending sail, and
in other respects preparing for sea. j
It was reported at Cadiz, that there
was a serious insurrection in the south
of France, that the leaders of it had ‘
solicited Marshal JVLassena to become
their commumL-r in chief; aud that '
this state of things was communicated
to lord Coliiagwood, probably for tbe
purpose of soliciting his aid in farther
ing their views.
Captain Friend informs the editors
of the New York Gazette, that Gen.
Castanos was at Algesiras on the 21st
Jan. again to take command of the
Spanish, army.
^ m —
Chaulkstom, March 9.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
London dates to 20th, and Liverpool to the
22d January.
Jy" The bhip Savannah, Captain Mitchell,
arrived a« Amelia, on Tuesday last, 42
days from Liverp<*»l, from which place
•he sailed on the 22d January. A gen.
tlemun of this city, to wtiorn we are ire*
qutntly indebted tor similar favors, has
ouliging'y lo.xned us a Liverpool paper
of the U-»t date, received by this arrival,
from wnicn we have extracted the foL
lowing important and interesting articles
—all uut our veryHimited tune would ;
permit ui to make. Tms paper contains j
an account of the capture «<i tne island |
of Houroou by the Jdiitisn on the 21A i
September.
Extract of a letter, received by ship Sa
vannah, arrived at Amelia, to a gentle- I
inan in this city, dated Liverpool, 20th I
January, 1910.
“ It docs not appear that the refusal to ,
negociate with Mr. Jackson, is considered j
by our government as a sufficient causa
ter war, nor do we apppreheml that his |
dismiss d from tne coumry would be th/t I
so ; but it seems to be gaining pretty gen- |
crul belief, that the American and French j
governments have made up tneir ditferen.,
ces—.and If so, we do not see how this
middle state of things between peace and
l war, can be kept up between this country '
j and America. A greater latitude is said I
I to be g ven by Honaparte, butn in imports I
and exports, whicti was at first represun,
' ted as a relinquishment of tne Rerun and
Milan Decrees, but we appreheud wnat is
done, is me re with the view to cinbr.nl u»
with America than any thing else, and I
therefore not likely to tend, to tae removal
* v • , : •* \ •
•Four orders in council, which are t'»r
great obstacles of our being friends- with.
America. The first impression, however
was, that the repeal of the Orders in Coun
cil was a certain consequence—and had
not the first accounts received here, beem
anon a Sunday, we have no doubt the ef.
Feet upon the market, in American arti
cles, would'have been very great—as Its
was, a considerable sensation was experi
enced, which has hardly yet subsided.
** The quantity of American produce:
known to be coming forward is so great,,
that nothing but the expectation of war,,
or an embargo, will enaole the market to*
support the present prices, w-nich, in must
of the leading articles, yield a very hand*
some profit upon what they can be impor
ted for in a circuitous channel—and then
consequence U, that seldom a day passes
without some fluctuations. The prices of
to day have been from 20*1.2 to 21 1-2*
for Upland Cotton—says 21d. for good, fair
quality, and for Sea Island from 2s. Id. to*
2s. 2d. .for ordinary and stained, unJ for'
middling and fine, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. .Kite,.
30 u> 33s.”
Londpx, Jan. 1B»
The wind having come round to the:
westward, the American frigate John A—
dams sailed yesterday, frem the Downs lorv
Amsterdam.
America has made haste to arrange hetr
difFerenc.es with France, and a.convention!
between the two powers is said to have.
been signed on the 5th or 6th of this month..
Not a syllable of its contents has transpi—
red.-but one great pnint which the Amer
ican governinsnt has always endeavored!
to gain his been the abandonment of the:
right of search by the Naval Fewer* o&
Europe. Courier.
We have already stated that prince
Stahremberg might be expected: soon to*
take his departure from this country,,
having received from Uis Court instruc
tions to that effect. This circumstance
has given rise to various rumors, which,
may at least furnish amusement, to our
readers. It is said that all hopes of negn--.
ciation for peace have vanished* the French.
that we should treat in conceit with our*
allies, Ferdinand VII, the Queen of Portu...
;al and the King of Sicily, it is alsorepor—
ted, tint Napoleon has. written a letter to
the King, requiring an answer from him.,
self, proposing very gentle means ot res*.,
toring peace to inankindesand that the.
Marquis Wellesley, in whose department,
it lies to advise his Majesty on this subject,,
ms thought it due, in politeness, that the:
letter of the Bmperor should be answered',
in Ills' Majesty’s own name—Star.
January 20..
An American ship, It is said*, with dl«*
patches for General Armstrong at Pans,,
in attemp ing to go into Havre on the <Jtu.
instant, was taken poss nsion of by a French
ihip, and sant into another port. Her dis*.
patches were orwarded immediately to
Paris, but h?r crew were not permuted to
have ai.y communication with the snore..
This circumstance is of itself a sufficient,
proof that no definite arrangement has yet:
taken place between America and
Fiance.
Private accounts have been- received:
from Paris..u> tue llih inst. A letter of'
the lu ll states, that^ on the 6th, Bonaparte
had a tn.sit attack of opilepsy, which was.
so violent as to occasion considerable alarm
for several days. A Buiie.m of the 9th*
however, pronounced him to be rap.dly
rec vering horn what was culled only a
-dig t cold. Hence, doubtless, originated,
tne rejo.r. of hi* death, as we mentioned
on 1 ur^day. The attack which h« uud
ut Schr.enbrunn so sevv ely affected lum,
ilia, no is stated to have been actually de—
raug.-d for »nnie time.—Globe.
-Tue general opin on at the Thuillerics
is, '-hut the Grand Hutches Anne of HussitC
is the den in d- new orule o Binapaivt..
k is added, that the jewelers of Paris are
pieparmg the diamonds watch are io oiv
naiucitt tier person.
ralleyrauU is a-am nr great favor with,
Bon *p rir—with whom nc baa of late nud
sevcial secret conieronces.
French juur.uls inve ueen received to*
the 10th inst. As to the important sujject
ol tlie repeal of the Berlin and Milan de„
crees, the French joura us nre silent, but.
the fact of ttieir relaxation admits of n»
doubt— ^un,
Tne tubsequent letter refers io the sei,.
sure of American snips, 4* of which had
of the port*»hut the major part has been
released, on tne proper uppl.cation having,
been made to the commercial authorities.
u Chr.si-.nntnndy Dec. 26.
il In addition to my last inionn u iu, aiat»
ing to you the several con lemuations watch,
had taken place here, I nave to aiujirin the
barque Pacific, and the condemnation,
likewise, ot the urlg tsuwaroow.
“This is certainly a very srange and
very unjust decision, the neutrality botrv.
oltue vessels aud cargoes being admitted
by the Court ot Admiralty. Tne last was.
condemned merely on uie euppo.ition of
having hecn under tiuue.i couvoy. it wan.
stated, in the second place, mat the crew
had refused to sign tiior names at tne
first court—and, 3dly, that after purchas*.
ing her return cargo, had she arrived in.
safety^ the irsiruc«.M>ns were to remit the
surplus to Mr W. of Condon.
“ The ship North American, ha* been
cleared, as likewise tne ship Atlantic, L
cannot account tor thu partiality.”
STOCKS, this day, closed at the following
prices.
3 per Cent. Reduced, G9 | .4 *
J per Cent. Consuls, (>* 3,1
Do. lor the Opeumg, bJ a.-}
Omnium, ..
Paris, Jan. f.
The Merchants have lately had several
conferences with the Minister* ol his Im
perial Majesty, oq the present state ol
fairs | and have submitted to them, tha
t*ade haSj since the Berlin and Milan riu
crees, taaen quite a tew direct ion and t
carried on by very circuitous routs, mui t>y
: persons disavowed by tha real merchant*.
The Ministers announced that his mi.
intention was, that neciraU ni'^hw