Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-01
,r0a, n.e Ae~ England Palladium. Iuly II.
FROM FRANCE.

from bordeaux, French papers to MAY
-, have been received.
They contain many addresses to Bona.
parte, requesting him to accept the title
of Emperor. If there were no other rea.
sons TO shew these addresses were unpe-
cessary, sufficient will be seen in the pro.
ceedin8s of the 1rlbunate, where it is
avowed, that the establishment of Monar.
chy has been long contemplated, and that
the Consuiship was merely intended as an
Intermediate step.
PARIS, May II.
Yesterday an extraordinary meeting Of
the Senate was held. All the minister.
were present, exceptthe minister OF foreign
relations, who was inGisposed. Three
OF ators of the council of state were pre.
sent. 1t was presumed that this Senate
had for its obje0 the presentation Of the
important Sena.us ConsuLfum that is look
ed Tor with impotence, by all France.
We are assured it contains more than rs
articles, divided into four titles.
Yesterday Grand Council OF State was
held.
The Conservative Senate is 10 meet this
day, TO hear the report of It's committee
upon the Ssnatus Consulte.
The trial of Moreau and others is said
10 be dehniliyely fixed for The ash MAY.
Gen. Lasssle, commander of the 9Th
regiment OF veterans, and member Of
the Legion of Honor, addressed the fol-
lowing speech To The veterans under him.
assembled the second instant al Mauhert
Place:
Comrades! The depar,ments--the ar.
my IN remembering well appraised of the
incredible services which the Enst Con-
sui has rendered to France, as well by re.
covering and extending lis frontiers, AZ
by re establishing the public worship, by
the encouragement given to industry, by
giving to the world peace, which the per-
tidy of England alone has interrupted, are
DESTROYS, III order to insure our happiness,
to REcoNPENCE his extraordinary uiytxes
by TITLE more exalted; and to prevent
civil wars, me consequence IF elections, by
the establishment of succession in the
family of " Ditu dsn"c," (the gift of God,)
our Deliyerer.
Your commanders are anxious to vote
an address 10 him, to reGuesf of him this
new 6fheff. invite you in the name Of
the gratitude we owe him, of the admira-
lion he inspires VI with, and of the future
happiness of The State, 10 add your sig
natures 10 ours, In order 10 confirm to
him, that bis former brother. soldiers have
just sense of his merits, and that they
nominate him Emperor.
1t is the desire of Victory.
hddreSges 10 the French government
for the establishment of Monarchy have
been sent fom the cities Of Strasburr,
Colmar, Nancy, Msyence, Bruges, Mont.
pellier, Versailles, Orleans, C&cn, Ha.
vre, Dunkirk, and AK Ia Chapelle, Me-
zieres, Gend, Dion, Trevers, D'Evreux,
ToissonS, the departments Of Jemmapes,
Morbihsn and lOisc.
The people of Lyons have asked for
the honor of having BonspArte crowned
in that city.
The Legislative body was to meet at
Paris July IA, when it vas expected the
coronation would take plSce.
A man who publicly called himself the
Dauphin of France, has been arrested al
MsrseilleS, and sent to the House where
persons deranged in mind are kept.
French Ilrefidrahons, &c.
The following intelligence was COM
muncated to Us by Capt. w. Cooke, a
passenger in the ramerlane, which arr,y-.
ed yesterday from Amsterdam.
Capt. Cooke left BouIogne, the Goth Of
April. At that time there were living in
that harbor, inside the pier heads, 500
gun-brigS and schooners 600 pinnaccs
rowing 80 oars, and carrying so men:
500 hoys and batteaux plats, and several
Prams. The latter have three keeIs, two
decks ; and carry 30 - Founders and
$50 horses. The line of encampment ex.
tended from Boulogne Ieages to the
southwark. 1t was said ,ocontain 15o. 900
men, and new recruits were daily arriving.
a few days previous to my leaving BoH.
logne, the admiral Of the fleet, and two
generals were recalled 10 Paris, and Others
sent TO take their stations. This created
considerable alarm, which was heicb,en,d
by an attempt TO fire the fleet in Boulogne
Bason, on the night Of the 5th Ami.
In consequence of which the CITY gates
we're closed, the play house doors and all
public places guarded, and every person
IN them examined. Those who did not
give good account Of themselves wer.
To