Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-30

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! The Gazette dc France of April 80,
says, " the public funds have risen since
the day on which the senate in body
! presented an address to the FIRST Consul,
though the object of it is not exactly
known"
The preparations for invading this coun-
try are now in such a state of forward
ness, that the attempt may be expected
10 be made in a very short time.
April 20.
! We this morning were favored with
note from gentleman who has just esca-
ped from France, having left Dieppe on
board ali American ship homeward bound
on Friday last, and landed ON the coast of
Dorset from an open boat on Monday.
lie states, that the army encamped along
the coast of P,cardy have began TO mani
Test great discomfort at the delay, which
has taken place respecting the invasion OF
this country, which they have been assur-
ed three several times in the course of
[ six months would certainly he put IN exc
culion al given period. The middle O
/ November was the first time mentioned.
the last week Of January The second, ard
! the third the middle OF March, since which
The activity Of the preparations has consi
| detaoly relaxed, except in what regards
the exchanges OF troops, above twenty
oatla'iuns OF whom our Informant assures
Us, were ordered into the interior durn.-
| ne period ot iIs Stay on The coast, which
was about fortnight. IN regatol TO ihc
! rumours of insurrections, sc. IN Paris, he
says they arrive daily; and though per-
| haps altogether uniounded, they are gene
rally considered as strongly express We OF
the wishes OF the people, which are eve
ly WHO'RE explicitly IN favor OF d peace wit,
England.
In the concurring opinion Of many emil
nent medical men, we have had an oppor-
tunIty ct consulting, the,e is in the pro
cess verbal in the Monteur internal evil
dence 10 prove that general Picheeru, did
not, and could not commit suicide. The
Moniteur account ailedges that he mad,
use oil piece OF wood, which g he turne..
as often Is he though, necessary TO put a
stop TO respiration" Thi, piece of wool,
therefore, acted in the nature of a tourn
quct.- Medical ,nen know very well that
( to have produced death in that manner /,
would have been necessary To have in
/ creased the force and pressure of the tour
nlquet, and that the greatest degree Of
force would have been necessary lust be
fore the cessation OF life. In the same
manner, TO exhaust al air pump requires
an INCREASING degree of force as the pump
becomes more and mo Z exhausted. Now
row can any man u.pose for moment
that gen. Pichegru could apply this in
creaslng force when his own strength must
OF necessity have ben decreasing? And
as the greatest eXertiJn would have been
necessary when he must have had The least.
1t remains for the Moni,eur 10 shew how
1t was possible for him 10 deprive himself
OF life in the way described. Medical men.
therefore, in London, whatever the phvs
clans and surgeons OF Paris may be forced
TO assertc have no difficulty in declaring O.
penly, unequivocaly, and positively, tina:
another man or men must have put gen.
Pichegru TO death.
1t was last nightreported at the west end
OF the town, that Mr.. Drake has been giy
en- UP by the Hector OF Bavaria, and is
nov prisoner in France. We hope this
statement Is incorrect.
Packet.
HC iSI'oIl was aTsln fNmOrCd VeSter
day, OF an instruction havirg taken place
in Paris, in which the chief consul is said
to have lost his life. Twas brought from
Morlaix in ship that left that port on
Thursday last. 1t. is certainly prema-
ture.
BY the Hamburg mail which arrived
Yesterday, we learn, that great par: OF
Switzerland IS in state Of insurrect,on a
gaInst the constituted authority. The alb
sence ct the French troops was made The
signal Of revolt. T. ne cantons Of f3erne
Soleure, higu, Freyburg, sc. the teme
rity OF the insurgents has reached tn
highestpitch. They every where prevent
the people from taking the oath of aIleei.
ance to the new constitution. In the night
OF the 28th ult. some Of the disaffecled sci
lire 10 the castle of Wadenshweel, ON the
lake OF Zurich: and the last letters state,
that the Landemann, unable TO resist the
torrent, had solicited the return of the
French army.
A Dublin paper Of April 9th, mentions
tho receipt OF news by an arrival from the
continent stating, that the Court of Den.
mark, had taken much offence al the ron