Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-06
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CREED TAYLOR, Esquire, was on
Saturday unanimously appointed by the
Executive ofthis Commonwealth, Judge
OF the General Court, TO supply the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Judge
JoERs.
The Executive, we understand, would
not have proceeded to the appointment at
this time, as the Legislature viii meet on
the first Monday in next month, had they
not conceived the clause in the Constitu-
ton vesting them with this power in the
recess fD.flerafpe, and consequently that
II was their daily 10 fill the vacancy i'm
mediate!y.
All the returns Tor governor Of Penn
sylvania have been received. They give
Mr.. M'Kean majority of $3.50 votes.
Joseph bloomfield has been re elected
governor OF New-Jcrsey withou, opposi,i-
ON.
Ro5ert Un;tehiH is eiee,ed a represent
,aliye in the Congress ofthe United States,
in the room Of John A. Hanna, deceased,
and Samuel Smith in thereon or John b.
G. Lucas resigned. Both these gentle
men are republican.
Last Saturday, says tie Stanton paper
OF Friday .!ast, for about two or three
hours in the middle of the day, we were
visited with pretty regular fall of snow !;
the weather Ling cool, its remains were
observable until Monday.--We have un.
derstcod that ten days before tie fall ug
snow here. it had fallen considerably on
some OF our neighbouring mountains.
! EUROPEAN NEYS.
BY several arricals yesterday (ssys the Boston
ceDiinel of the 23d ult.) weswefe favored with
Dn'ch papers to the LIST. French papers 10 the
9Th. London papers the 9th. and Liverpool
papers 70 the Sth September Several DAYS Ia
ter than before received. They contain the AZ.
Pearance az least, of highly interesting intelIi-
gcrce
WAR "A long ard bloody war was on the
point of com meneing between France, assisted
perhaPe, by Prussia and B2vafia, on one side ;
and Russis and Anstria; bacl.e.l BY Great Bri-
tam and a'deo by Sweden. on ,be orher. This
event was placed beyond doubt.
The French army lately embodied near 10.
logue, and the French and Dutch troops embark
ed IN Holland. had Actually debarked and hac
/, marched towards the Rhine. few division.
were left az Boiogac but every battalion hac
left the TeSel IN ev.,fy part of France, all I'll,
ensineEy Of war was in operation. The French
funds have experienced a great fall.
Two Russian arluics were, it was confidently
saic on tht march for Germany and Austrian
! o1ieers had actually zen dispatched to cohsiug
! them. The Russian forces at Corfu were read,
FOR immediate action.
The accounts from Austria are not exDlicit
! One Gay they talk OF peace. and negotiation
hvt on the next present US with whole columns OF
accounts of marching armies--new formed
car1ps the most efficient Preparations for IN.
stnir war and the advances OF vast bodies OF
1 veteran troops 10 The very frontiers of France
and I,a!y.
There are reports. thar hostiliies had common
eed in Suabia. and tnat Venice had been taken
by the French Neither of these do we credit.
! Time had noe hesn given the French TO reach
SrabiN. or Venice We doubt NOT, however,
that these possessions oil the Emperor of Gern1a-
ny viii experience the first eaetss of the new
war.
!. Newexpedi,ions were fliing GU, in England /;
ard the expo Cations &c invasion were no more
No naval affair, Of consequence had taken place /;
a,d the blockades &C Bres,. and cadiz, was con
tinacd. The English had been extremely forsu-
nate IN the arrival cftheir colonial heets.
The expedition ~ Malta, under Sir James
Craig, was expeded 20 sail, shortly, with 1000 Of
the garrison probably to Join the Russians AZ
Corfu TO a0 against the French "a Italy.
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! We have the ladi1na law of Hergoes and uu-
! isroes. Az brought into t5ai territory under ! 5
years, are 20 serve the males ti IS years of age,
and the females TIL So years of age An over that
age, arc "a serve by agreement, and if the term
carries them above IS years Of age, then the
master - to give bond that such DO not become
ehargaabe TO the country. Al children born af
ter the law, sreto serve t 80, or years of age,
2sd gYc 10 serve under The law of apprentices TO
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