Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-09-25 00:00:00, page 2

'Boston, Sept. 13.
LATEST TRO VI LISBON.
The following extract* of Letters, from
the Cemtixbx, of yesterday, contain the
marrow of the news hy Capt. Duets. We
oonfess, that we do not -see' any great signs
of victory on the part of the Anglo-Lost,
tanlan army, opposed to that of Mnasena.
On the contrary, they exhibit every ap„
pear*nee of another retreat, possibly a*
a tier "issvtJi. aa that of Sir John MoOre,- at
CoiiftrA.
EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.
•. .. LI'BON^ July 30.
A th’Tio'sh hss taken place oa'the fron„
tiers, where an active war is about com.
menciag. Gen. Crawford^ (a desperate
partisan officer) has lately lost some nlua.
ble officers and men, in an attack he
made with his cavalry on a solid body of
French infantry. Since then he has had
an effair of more importance. It appears'
he bad it in orders from Lord Wellington
not to risk the loss of many men ir any
contest kgAiutt superior numbers ; bat to
jA'lbackoo the main army. This he re.
luted to.do—and has been attacked by a
superior force, has lost 300 meo,, and 35
ttficers, and compelled to kctkeat,
Alter thi* step, Lotd Wellington made
tvwv preparation against an attack on his
•H Q.—Enters from the army say, that
Wr.se, a will exert all his force in an at.
\>*ck on i-ur troops—and that he has be*n
j dntd by King Joseph flrpm Madrid, with
a >fldy of lmpei iul guards. AH the French
want are provisions Should they compel
the allied army to retreat to the le&bo.ird.
>tiii they will f.r.d su impediment in the
M’srciiy of provisions: In this **lty we
fc*v$ not two inai.ths consumption, What
Wttf be its situation if tlie port is blocka
ded i My fe.irs are, that the great »upe..
Ti"vily in numbers of the F. ench, must
Qomj.c! t'fe English toembatk. God grant
Lars may be gtrundlets. In the
actions which h.ivc taken plu.ee the Por*
- ttighelc u oops have behaved well—should
\hl£ cohniiue some Inpe may .be bungled
syi'ii cur apprehensions But ‘‘Portugal
' i though overrun, will still, like Spaiiw, kelp
Up a long piciUtiory mouiti.on waifunr.
ixtw.i Kk., 15.
LATEST FROM ENGL \ND.
* Last evening nrnved.ai this port, *,h ps
George Washington Ircm Liverpool, *\d
Wdhaia IrCtn Belfast, ..y which the El>.
tors of the Mercantile Advertiser hav*
received London pap- rs, to the lit of Aug,
inclusive, but they are very- 0- neaot jnul
iiaenCR.
Mr C. W. Apthprp, of Boston, who ar.
rived here yesv- tday in the u a ip George
Washington (Vcm Liverpool, >vi.h d»s.
’ patches froui M r Piinkncy, informs us that a
new Minuter Plenipotentiary (>vhose iwme
he does not recollect) bad been appointed
to »ke United blaUs by the English go.
vermr.ent,
Loxsox, Augu-.t 1,
Pilot-Office, Four o’clock.
We t’cp the press to mention that a
Spanish frigate, which sailed from Corun.
•sis on the 24th nit and arrived at* a late
hoar last night at Spilhead, brings.intelli.
aence of a general engage ment having ta.
lten plr.ee an the 20th, between the allied
armicsin Portugal under Lord Wellington
aad the Prnteh under Massena, which
terminated in favor of the allies, who are
reported to h3vc lost 8000 men* and the
enemy 20X103, with the loss of all their
artillery. This inlcUgcnce was rec< ,vcd,
though not P'i an (>(3ciai communication, at
the odmira.ty, a om 2 u’c ock this alter
noon*
Nkw York, Sept. 19.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Yesterdwy arrived at this port the
f>ne hint sailing snip Robert Huron,
Captain Parsons, in 30 days from Li
verpool.
Capt. Pi left Liverpool on the 17th
of Auctvt, and has furnished the Edi
tors of the Mercantile Advertiser, with
London Papers to th : 13th o* August,
inclusive, Lloyd’s Lists to the 7th,
from Which ail the Political and Com
inertial intelligence they contain is
given in the following extracts*
We do not fir.d in our London Pa
[UTS any account o.‘ the appoint mental
a new minister from the Court of 3'.
James, to the govern merit of the U.
■> ' b UtCS. •'
C-ip ajp 'Persona hrs brought dis
patches from the AmeMian minister
in London, to the Secretary of State.
Cepuir, P- tufenn-i ns, that Cotton
*tvs selling in Liverpool at 14 pence -t
Flour 6h shdliaga, and Wheat ldshil
. It-R*- *'
Our former advice* from London
v>vrc only to the first of August.
London, Aug. #>»
Some German Pip* rs have been re.
Ccivtd this morning, from which «ve
h.’ive made some extracts. Anion,>
1m is a letter from Paris, v hi 'ch
*<ute* that the Lx-Minister of Police,
1-outfit*,the Duke ol Otranto,has fixed
hr» rerdepr.e at A)x in Provence, in
F sure. It thus appear* that hi* ap„
pi sntment to the government of ttome
was mert-lv ooninaJ, and that ht ha*
actually fallen into dfr^racr.
The P.x-Kin^ of Holland is expect.
«d to remain in Bohemia for some 1
time. II* tall* himsdf Mr. De St,
/ Lew. 4
We have received Paris Papers to
the '*.* blast, and Dnich to the 3d tost,
i^ik la.trr contain an official account
<»/ the fdl of Ciudad Rodrigo. It *nr
r< t Acred at discretion at the moment
w;..u Jut wacmy Were preparing to
•v *■’ - - »
storm the place. So far, the ; report ^
differs from the former accouuts, which | ]
stale that the French had offered terms
of capitulation, which were accepted..
The governor, apprised that Lord
Wellington would make no attempt to
relieve, would have surrendered soon
er, but was prevented by the inhabitants.
The loss of the besieged, including.the
citizens and garrison; is estimated at
upwards of 2000 killed and wounded.
The loss of the French is not mention
ed. . ^
The Russians are said to have been
defeated in a ge ieral engagement with
ihe army of the Grand Vizier* Re
ports to this effect were prevalent at
Vienna and Trmeswar, but they are of
too vague a charac er to command
much credit.
August 8.
Dispatches were-yesterday received
at Portsmouth, from General Arm
strong, thg American Ambassador in
France, addressed to the American
minister in this country ; to whom they
were immediately forwarded.
August 9. *
Parliament is-prorogued to the 1st
November. Unless some extraordi
nary business should occur to render
an earlier meeting necessary, a further
prorogation is expected to tike place,
and, us io the case of the two last Ses
sions, will not meet until the latter end
of January next.
A Gentleman who came from France
in the same vessel that conveyed .the
dispatches to Mr Pinkney lrom Gen
eral Armstrong, has brought intelli
gence from Paris to the 5th, and from
Mortal* to the 7th in,t. The Official
Papers transmitted to Mr Pinkney, we
understand, relate to the condemnation
of American property, in France,
apain, Italy ana Holland ; and to the
in coded'departure of the Minister of
'he Uuited Statts from the French
Capitol. Public notice was given in
the Moniteur, that the sales of ships
and cargoes of the U. States, which
had been sequeitrat d, would com
mence on the first of this month, which
measure was carried into execution
without the least reserve, and the ef
fects were sold at vtry reduced prices.
One vessel had, however, bee;; allow
ed to take her departure from Bour
deaux, which induced a hope that
some relax it ion of the order might
take place but no favorable compro
mise between the captors or gov :r.)«
meat, and the proprietors was permit
ted. Ir was, w? are informed the de
sign of General Armstrong to leave
Paris before the usual time ol th*
prevalence of the north-westerly winds
—» ut his appl.cation for passports to
fulfil his intention, had, upon some
pretence or other, xen hitherto inef
fectual, no Amerxrn could quit the
limits of France, unless he proceed di
rectly from thence to America ; and
leave was nOt even granted to enable
him t; visit the dependencies of the
Empire.
The same cartel, through which we
acquired the p eceding particulars, \
brought dispatch, s w> h;s Majesty’s
Ministers, from Mr. M tckeuzie.—
We are told, that the private opinion
of ihe British Agent in, that, notwith
standing the senes ol disappointments
which he has had to encounter in the
discharge ol his duties, an arrange
ment for the release of his country
men would be ulti ,lately accomplish
ed.
The G -nT-man to whom we have al
lude I, prior to dep,.iture, had seen
a Monil ur ol the 4th .ns*, which con
j iHjnim • r. g,truing tne attHirs <n
Spstin or Poitugnl. A rumour of ano
ther battle between the Tu ks & Rui
; inns was mentioned ; and certain re
gu.ations were sugg sted regarding the
fnreig i department in Holland ; but
nothing of any public interest Was ad
verted to.
Hie Argos, Arthur O’Conner’s pa -
per, was to expire on the last day of
Ju.v.
I he Comnv rcisl Arrangement be
tween this • country and France, of
which we made mention yesterday, we
understand has S>eeii under considera
tion for some time. The subject hr»
been indirectly subviitted to tne
French Government which has express
ed its readiness to sanction a cominer. ,
cial intercourse, by" means of neutral j
flags, upon principles or reciprocity. '
Some regulations in this spirit, wc are
informed, have within these few days,
been promulgated by the pfcfect o» the 1
district of Os end. Inste »d of compell- j
»ng veseels to take one h»lf of their
cargo** m wines or brandies, the new
regulations dimmish the qti mtuy of
th^se ar icles very consider, bljr. As i
the, British government ha.< professed ;
an irv lination on. it< pv-t to accede to ■
the principle of this arrangement, and
there is no material difference in the
terms* great hopes are entertained that,
u may be brought to bear. The con-'
duct of the association, however, as
rc fc.vre already stated, is to be * hai
ry iefttir the management of the user-*
chants. .. f- . I
' To forward this important measure,
* Gentleman who enjoys the confidence
of the newly appointed Board of Com
merce in Fiance, and was selected by
them for the purpose, we understand,
has been some days in town. He is
authorised 'to communicate with our
Board of Trade on the subject; but
whether directly, or through the chan
nel of the Merchants who have taken
the lead ia this business, we are not in
formed.
in the event of the intercourse taking
place, i: is- understood that the trade
will be carried oo through the medium
of neutral vessels, sailing under licen
ces granted by eithor government.—
Particular ports, among which are Os
ternl, Dunkirk, and Havre, are to be
as igned for the reception of these ves_
sels..- * ■
August 11.
Half'past ScZcn, P. &t.
BRITISH ARjIY IN POR
TUGAL. . A
This morning dispatches were re.
ceived from Lord Wellington, dated
Alvorea, 25th July.—We have intel
ligence from head quarters one day,
and from Lisbon four days later,
being to the 30th ulu The following
extract from one of our letters com
prizes some important particulars of
the most considerable affairs between
our troops and the French in the Pen
insula, since the battle of Talavera.
<fc Lisbon^ July 28.
“ Some movements on the 23d in
dicated an intention of attacking the
advanced corps under Gen. Crsuiord,
which was posted on the right bank of
the Cna. On mnmini/nf thp oltK
at five o’clock, the enemy. advanced
with 8000 infantry, and 3600 cavalry,
to commence the attack. The total ot
the English force in that situation was
4000 infantry and 600 cavalry —'A.ree
iiu.es the French charged our troop*,
and were as often repulsed with the
greatest gallantry. Tf.c principal con
test was at the bridge of me Coa,
where considerable numbers fell on
both sides. The result of the action
was, that G neral Crauford fell back
up n tbe main b.»dy of the B itish ar
my, and the French took position iin
tnodhtely on their retreat, on the left
b mk of the Co w Our loss is at rted at
270 men in killed, and 15 officers in
Killed, wounded and prisoners j that of
'he enemy i« supposed to be at least
500.”
Stocksc’ssed this day at the following prices
Consols - - - 68 7-8
Consuls for Acct. . 68 7-8
Omnium - 15 1.3
• August 13.
Hamburg papers to the fir3t, and
Paris ,0 the 4th of Aug. and Dutch
letters to the 7th, are received. An
article from Vienna of July 20th, 3tate&
that the Turkish army, having taken a
position on Mount Balkan, the Rus
sian General did not deem it advisa
ble to attack it, but took a circuitous
route, and arrived at Basargik, in Ro
mcim.
It iasaid that Bernadotte St Brune,
are both in disgrace, and have both
been confined by order of Bonaparte.
The Gazette of Saturday night con
tains the official account of the affair
anc the French, near Almeida. Oar
letter from Plymouth of this day, seems
to represent the partial action, as more
extensive and of worse aspect, tha i
either the dispatches from Lord Wel
lington, or the letters from Portugal.
We fear it is of much greater moment
than is admitted by tue public docu
ments.
TRANSLATION.
Prussian Ordinance for suspending
Commercial Intercourse with the
United States of America.
His Royal Majesty of Prussia (lads
himself induced, for the better mainte
nance of the continental svs.cjtt hither
f0 strictly observed in conjunction with
the French Imperial Court in all the
Commercial relation# of tlyeir subjects,
and for the more certain prevention ot
all anti every irregularity to be appre.
bended in the observance of the in
struction# hitherto given, to order
hereby that ail his ports shall be com
pletely shut to American vessels with-,
nut cxccpiion. *
In consequence thereof no vessel i
coming frdm an American port, or be- |
Longing to an American citizen or sub
ject, shall from the day of the pubiica<|
tiun of the present ordinance be al
lowed to enter or be admitted into
these ports; and all such vessels are
immediately and without farther ap. i
plication to be shewn off on making
their appearance before a Prussian
port, or in eny of the Prussiao Roads.
The present ordinance is hereby
J
•rude public that It vmy be strictly ob, >
served ; and every person cdptravening
riie same sljall, bcftidflfethc con&s6^ti*
on. of bis vessel and cargo, b« subject
to ftr let examination and punts meat, *
(Signed) - S
Hardenoerg, Goltz, Doting Kir
chelson.
Berlin, 1'9/A, Julfa 181 \
Boston, Sept." 14*
SOMETHING NEW.
Our friend the ^forwegiansvthough!
far to the north, seem not wholly ties-!
titute of invention.—-They- have dis
covered a new cause of capturing A !
merican vessels nevt-r yet suggested by'
any principle of maritime law or com
mon sense.
A friend handed us, yesterday, a
letter trom an American in Norway, to
his correspondents in this town, relat
ing to the capture of the brig Mary,
Wood, of which the following is aa ex
tract :
** Egwog (about 60 tnites K. W.
of Cbristianssnd) June 8, 1810*
n After a pretty’ good passage from
Boston of 40 days, we arrived in this
place on the 4th iust. being brought in
by a Danish privateer, who boarded us
about 5 leagues from this place, and
after looking over our papers, observed
we had no charter party, and nsiiat—
be carried into port, for further exam
ination.—The next day we were carried
into Farsund and examined. Wcthen
applied to the agent of the privateer &
likewise to the cap*ain, for the cause of
our detention, but could obtain none.
We were however informed by the A
mericans here, that we shall be tried
by the prigs court.
u Of the American vessels here and
near th s, were the brig Minerva, Bar
ker, f on Portland, C a that ire, Capt.
Ockington, from Boston ; and brough
in wirh us. The American vessels
ht re are the ship Egerra, Lor, from N.
York; brig Ellen M aria, Ad tins,
from Lisbon^ brig S\lph, Ftirbea, fron.
New Yoik ; all waiting trial.**
A vessel captured lor not having a
charter party ! then all vess-ls with car
goes belonging to the owner of the ves
sels are good prize to these freebooters.
Tnat our friends in the country, unac
qutinted with commerce, may know
on what ridiculous pretences these re
cent allies of Bonaparte seize upon our
property, it may be necessary to ob
serve that the charter party is nothing
more nor less than the agreement be
tween the owner and freighter. Of
course when they are the same, a char
ter party is as unnecessary as for a man
to take a lease of his own house.
Repertory.
New_Y >m, Sept. 17.
The British frigate Venus, with Mr.
Jackson and suite on board, sailed from
this port yesterday for England.
Philadelphia, Sept. 18.
MERINO SHEEP.
The following facta relative to the
recent importation of Merino Sheep
at this place and New-York, have
been communicated to us by a gentle
man, whose sources of information are
entitled to perfect confidence.
The number of Merino Sheep im
ported from Lisbon within the last
month, may be justly considered as
mucier ui ununnmncm, uy inusc who
recollect the difficulties which were
stated to exist in procuring those ani
mals; it will therefore be gratifying
; to be informed of the fortunate event
which has been the cause of a much
larger supply than the United States
conlil have expected, and than could
ever have been procured by the great
est exertions, if that event had not oc
curred. It will also be beneficial to
know what number may be relied on,
to prevent erroneous calculations, by
those who are interested in the breed
ing of that most valuable animal.
It is generally known, that in con
sequence of a decree of the Supreme
Government of Spain, the estates of
Don Manual Godoy, the Piinc; of
Peace, were confiscated, and that on
some of these estates Were the best
flocks of Merino Sheep in Spain ; the
two principal, that of the coaveut of
Pan Ur, sold by the Carthusian Friars
to the Prince its the year 1796, and
that of Arguirret*, raised from the im
perial Flocks of Charles the Vth, were
of the best breed, and a large propor
tion of these have been sold by ibe
Supreme Junta of the Province ofE*.
trumadum, to the British Commissa
ry General, and to the American Con
sul^ from whom purchases have been
made f »r this country. Nearly all
those purchased by the British Com
missary General, have been sent to
England and the whole number ircur. j
ed for the United States does not ex.
ceed 3000, of which 1800 have alrea
dy been imported. Experience shews
us that upon an average l-.5:h are los;
before they ar: on the lands of the
purchasers iir this country, (inctuling J
those lost, oo the* voyage, which in
many instances has brtn l-6th) there 1
will therefore remain about 2400 for I
the supply of the whole of the United •
States, to which may be added, per
haps 300 of a good breed procured
from C*di& and its vicinity.
The recent Importations are all ac
companied with a. va iety of well au
thenticated documents, so as to leave
no doubt of the breed being as repre
sented, and it is mach. tQ be feared,
tiiat^such, a brilliant opportunity of be
nefut'mg the Wooile i M tuufocture of
the United States will not again offer*
Wasuingt *n City, Sept 19*
The £1 actions for members of the"
Twclfth'Congrcss have takeu place in
s»x stateR, viz. Ncw-Hampshire, 1C.
l-land, Verpnoaiu New-York, North-,
Carolina and Kentucky. From the
exultation which marks the tone of the *
federal prints on account of the re-e
lection of the federal-candidates in K.
Island and New-Hampshire,one would
suppose.they. had.achieved sou>e migh
ty victory ; that the seed they had
sown had fallen on good ground, and
they were about to reap 4hc harvest of
their labors. A glance at the facia
might check their ardor, by shewing
them how much their relative weight
in the political scale has diminished.
The following statement will exhibit
these facts.' Xo the present Congress
the representation from those states
stands as follows:
Republican. Federate
New-Hampshire, 0 5
Vermont, 1 ,3
Rhode Island, 'O 2
New-York, 10 7
North-C >rolina, 9 3
Kentucky, 5 1
25 -21
By the elections which have ju*t ta
ken pbce, the representation is politi
cally marked thus
Republican. Fedcrab
N w-Hamnsflin*, O 5
Vermont, said to be 3 1
Rhode Island, 0 2 |
New-York. 12 5 *
North-Caroliua, 10 2
Kentucky, 6 O
.31 15
A republican increase of six and a
federal decrease of the same number
of votes Ii2s taken place, leaving a
nett republic in gain of twelve votes.
And this is the subject of luud exulta
tion to the oppodtion party ! Really
that cause must have “ a kind of alac
rity at sinking,” the depreciation of
which, at the rate of oniv one-third of
its whole weight, becomes a subject of
rejoicing, •
But it may be said that the result,
which is considered so verv flattering
to Federalism, is confined to New
Hampshire and Rhode, blind. The
same observation would still apply
with equal force ,* for although no
change has taken place in the lepre*
sentat'.on to Congress, because the
election in botn states is by gen?r-l
ticket, and a majority of one or a few
votes determines the election of the
whole delegation } yet has a material
favorable change taken place in the
public sentiment, as evinced by the
<rr\»A« n» .v 1..„f_,*_ i •
’ nuu at mac
which placed th t members of the pre
sent Congress n the seats they hold.
At the Congressional electron in the
Autumn cf 1808, the federal majority
in New Hampshire was upwards ot
three thousand; it is now at moat four
I hundred and fifty. At the same peri*
od the majority in Rhode Island wai
four hundred and fifty ; it is now two
hundred and forty. If fede;alism ex
ults at such iacrease of strength, the
approaching annihilation of i»r force
in those states will but aff .rd cause for
fresh congratulation. „
1 ;ie truth is, that the voice of
the people, as far as expressed, is
unequivocally with the administration*
Tne opposition of determined ene
mies ani the defection of lukowann
friends have proved equally futile as
meam ol battering down or undermin
ing the fortress of Hepublicinnm.
Impregnable to open assault, division
alone, by weakening its forces, can ex
pose it to defeat. If uniom be the
watchword, it will forever bid defiance
to us foes.
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