Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-04


ed by their country-wear for thirty DAYS,
black Grape on the left arm; and do re.
co nmend to their absent bre ,hren, to unite
in this tribute of respect.
JAMES WOOD, President.
The cool and chilly state Of the atmos
phere, for several days pas', (says the Bos
ton Gazette Of the Gath of Juy) has been
very unusual. In Salem. on Wednesday
last, flakes of Sno,v were seen falling TO
the ground /; and in Newberry, we Under.
stand the frost was SD severe as 10 kill
number of Cucu nber vines.
The French papers contain the Sena;us
Consultum, by which the succession to the
Imperial Throne is TO be regulated, it re.
sem5les, ~ nany respe l. the M)uarchicGk
Democracy of the year 1891. The chief
articles Of this new code has been antici
patcd by us: the children ofJERoME and
LUcTEN 3oNAPARTE, are excluded from
tn Imperial dignity, TO which the issue
OF Joseph and Lewis a"c 10 succeed in
case Napoleon has no male heirs the
cause of this excl Ision is not all dyed,
but may very probably Law the foundation
to future changes. The talents o. Lucien
are said 10 be- equal To his ambition: his
journey TO Italy is now explained. Il
would be tlresOme 10 our readers to be
compelled IN peruse the address from the
principal cities OF France, from the camps,
the fleets, the divisions, the regiments,
and from individual Generals, such as
Murat, Massena. aud Rernadotte. Even
the Address &c Cambaceres is distinguish
ed by the groseness of It's fattery only :;
he WAS rewarded, however by the dignity
OF Arch Chancellor, and Lebrun by that
Of Arch Treasurer. Prince JosEpH 30.
EAPARTE has been made Grand Ele6tor,
and his Imperial 1iEhness Prince LOUIS
has been made Constable Of rance. The
only phrase we can find in this multitude
of Addresses, that breathes any other wish
than that of abject submission 70 the new
Emperor IS one 10 the Address from the
municipalities of Paris which requests
that Me f!o1Uer Of exercising arbitrary acts
may no IongcT reside anu gVIere, and thai no
man may BE- condemned qm'h1ut being hrew
Dusty tried l'his sentence explains t. us
the wish of the reaefling part of the
French nation. DO not ,yrannizc over
us, do not pluud-r us any more" say they
to NAPOLEON add We place you on the
Imperial Throne. We in Ike you great,
in hope ofyour becoming good we make
you an Emperor ia the nope that you may
cease TO be despot"
On the other band the language Of the
Constituted Au horities, his accomplces,
may be translated: =" You have iu,t com
mitted fresh murder, which has excit-
ed the horror Of mankind against you.
and which VII probably excite an univer-
sal war. We run The same risk with
you, should The nation enec( on its dan
gers and announce its mention Of bring.
ing us to an account. We will therefore,
hold out 10 1t the perspective of milder
Administration, and the possibility of
Peace: we will distract its attention by
Eclat or a splendid ceremony. You are
the most criminal Of men: we will trum.
pet forth your virtues: you have ruined
France, yet we will proclaim that all Europe
is Jealous of our prosperity: We despse
your family because VIC know them yet
we will announce that the French nation
prefers them To- the descendants Of ST.
LEWIS, Of CHARLES the FIFTu, Of LEWIS
the TWELFTH, and of HENRY The FouarH:
we have all of us stolen more or less Of
the public properly, we will call these
thefts new interest, which the revolution
has created, and we viii say that The ius
tice Of LOUIS the XVlIth, being incom
pa,bls with our injustice, the People, that
is to say our faction, abiure the govern
ment OF their lawful Sovereign: and we
make you the greatest robber Of all, I'm
peror Of the French, in order to defend VS.
against any poWer on earth tn may at
tempt to oblige US to refund: We there.
fore proclaim you PRGMUs INTER PhREs
we will declare ourselves your subjects,
in order that you should give US slaves !;
you have massacred us, and we will con-
secrate you. But nevertheless &c nation,
as the price Of her excessive indulgence,
expects that you will guarantee her Fiber.
ty, equality, sc. sc.
CLondon faher.J
we have ,teeu4ivc1, r,or,teed n eer;ea Nc tho