Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-03

/ the french amoassador 10 the portuguese
government.
HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH DAY.
Yesterday his majesty completed the
sixty-sevenlh year of his age. 1t is al
ways with peculiar and grateful sa,isfac.
ton that we commemorate the splendors
OF thi, anniversary. They are not out
ward and visible signs only, but the real
heart felt tribute Of affsclion from the
most distinguished part of his majesty's
subjects, who, upon this occasion truly re-
present and express the feelings of the
whole. At one O'Clock as many cannons
as his majesty is years of age, were dis
charged in St. James's Park.
After giving a very long and splendid
account of the ceremonies OF the day, and
especially of the superb dresses of the la
dies (Which occupies six columns Of a
London paper) we find the following.
Ooserva.ions.-From the variety and
spIendor displayed in the dresses for the
various royal fetes lately given, we would
have supposed our Merrhands dcs Modes
had exhausted all heir taste and ingenui-
ty; but yesterday convinced US that, for
fancy, design, and execution, they can
have no rivals 1.-THE grandeur ofone dress
astonished, the elegant simplicity OF as,s
Other captiyated in this number we consi-
der the pearl embroidery, whichisas new
as tits elegant: feathers never were worn
in greater profusion, nor was more taste
ever displayed in forming the penaches.
The favorite colots were lilac, apple bios
som, pea green, and jonqul. The hair
was dressed a ia grecgue. Diamonds were
worn in great profusion. In cour, dres.
seS fashion can only change the length ol
the waist or the ornamcn,ing of sleeve
but, Tor her najesry's evening party, the
costume ef all nations were put in requisi.
,ions. The Grccian. Circassian, and Tar
kish, were the mos, predominant.
Corn Market, Marx Larc, June 5.-The
supply of wheat here is large, with seve.
raj more arrivals of foreign; il is evident.
ly on decline in price, excepting that
Of fine quality, which is still scarce-Tbe
late great sale by auction, was from sos
to res. per quarter, ordinary and damag,
ed.
General currency as under,
I Wheat, SIS. 68s. per or.
Fine ditto, Cos. 92s.
Rye, ABS. 52s.
Last week some thousand quarters o
wheat were sold by auction in Mark. !. ane
Smany more to day which occasions so liz
! tie doing in the general way. Its suppos
ed that there are nearly 100000 quarter.
now on their way TO England from Rus
STA, Dantzic, and other ports; this mus
Inevitably tend to a reduction in the price
OF this article, and consequently bread i
i is presumed will be cheaper.
The collecting Of strong fleet in the
Downs, which we stated yesterday, j,
probably in consequence Of some inlorma
tion received respecting the movement,
OF the enemy on the French coast fol
even the ships which composed the NORTH
Sea Squadron, which had come into Var
mouth few days ago, have been ordere,
to the Downs; and VIC find By our Por
letters hat some of them have aetuall,
seled FOR that station.
! The prevailing opinion, az the presen
moment respecting the combined fleets
is, that one part of them is destined L
take possession oflhe Cape Of Good Hope
and the other To secure the Brazils tn,
former having been coded to France, ant
the latter promised to Spain. Should
they succeed in such a design, and we Sc,
nothing at present that can possibly pre-
vent them, it will be productive Of meal
culable disasters 10 our India trade. The
enemy possessed Of the Cape Of Coco
Hope on one side, and Of the Brazils OF
the other, would form chain which could
not be broken through at any time but BY
a very strong convoy, which ought 10 be
employed on more active services. De-
! Prised ofihe resources oftbe Brazils, Por-
'ugsl must sink by a natural death into
the devogring Jaws ofthe King Of tcrrors,
eonsparte, who would probably luII the
iesrs' and fan the hopes Of Spain with the
possession Of that devoted stale, until he