Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-06

they have had these twenty years.
(Phil. pap.)
! The Pomona arrived al New York from
London, on Thursday last, ha. brought
between S and 5000 Letters,
| A letter from Beaufort Is. c.) received
at Charleston, dated June III, Says 1
have nothing more important to commu.
n'cate, than the pleasing intelligence of
the best prospects of cotton, rice, and pro-
visions generally, ever Witnessed at any
season. fthc creditors will only be pa
tent, and no accident, unforeseen, should
happen, great crops will enable the plan
tcrs to satisfy the demands against them.
The whole of Beaufort district exhibits
The most aattering prospects of crops"
From DUTCH f'ahers, received at Boston.
PALERMO, April lo.--Yesterday Nell
sons squadron appeared in our. waters.
At midnight, one of his ships sent PEG.
pie on shore; and an officer walked MIR.
Acton out Of his sleep. This morning il
was reported that the Toulon feet was
out; that it was destined for Sicily and
that Nelson was sailed in pursuit OF it.
This evening, however, tits asserted, that
the French feet is gone to Egypt and
some houses of commerce are saidto have
received positive assurances of the truth
ofths report. Paris Monifeur.
HAGUE, April 3o.-Yesterday morn.
ing, about half past Z, his ExcelIency NJ.
acknowledgements, with his Consort and
children arrived here; and immediately
took up his residence in the Palace called
the Old Court. At halfp past 9, his Eycel-
lency gave audience to various persons,
and received their congratulations on his
accession to the high dignity of Pensiona.
ry. AZ half past |, his Excellency was
conducted into the presence OF the Direc-
tory OF State, before whom he took. the
oath prescribed by the Constitution after
which the Directory of State laid down
their posts. This was notified to the Pub.
lie as follows,
"The Pensionary of the Batavian Re.
pnlic, RAtger Jan acknowledgement here
by notifies, in that quality. that he has this
day Professionally taken the Oath prescri-
bed by the Constitution to the President
ofthe Directory of State and thar, in pur-
suance thereof after the dissolution Of the
Directory of State, the government ofthe
! Batavian Republic is constituted. More
over, that M. c. Haltman has, by said
pensionary, been nominated and appoint
ed General Secretary ofSta,e. !" Done IN
the Hague, April 90, 1905.
SCHIMMELPENNlNCK."
+ Russian Disciiiiine.--No army in Eu.
rope equals the Russian. in the resem.
blance itbears 10 machine moved by the
word OF command. Anamusing instance
OF this IS given in French work which
i was published some time ago. II occur
1 red when the Empress Elizabeth was car
4 rying on war against the King OF Prussia
The army being then on the frontiers o
Germany, small picquet was placed a
! some distance from the camp, with Tho
view of watching The moiions of the Prus
sian troops. The soldiers employed n
this service were supplied with provision;
/ for % hours. The enemy however cam,
on Unexpectedly from different quarter
and battle ensued, which entirely drove
from The mind of the commander al
thoughts of his picquet. Some days aE
ter, however, he recolecfed the circum
stance, and caused enquiries to be made
through the army, if any one had seen or
heard OF it. The answers were all in the
negative, upon which messenger was
dispatched to the place where they had
been stationed. There accordingly they
were found, fixed to the spot, and reduc-
ed to the last extremity of hunger, but ne
yer thinking of moving. On being asked
why, when their provisions failed, they
had not returned to the camp ?--They
where astonished at the question. They
had no orders.
from the f1resens state Of Denmark By CAT
team, 1902.
The Tribunal Of CoNcILIArrow, esta-
blshed since l795,is composed Of the most
intelligent and respectable men in the vi.
cinage; and its sessions are private. /,
IS competent to determine upon a great
number Of civil questions; andifbo,h par.
ties agree to the arrangement proposed
by the court, its decree IS registered, anf
has legal authority. 1.-THE parties canno
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