Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-25
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An Official statement of all the bills drawn hv
the American Minister TO satisfy the claims al.
las'ea under the Louisiana convention, 10 to the
so OF July, 1905. is published in the National In.
tenigencer Ii is probable suspension offrrther
drawing tor month. will have taken place o,v
ing TO the absence of the French minister of ,be
treasury who had gone to Italy.
Extract from RE La1v coneerninc We;sh,,
and Measures, now in for-. in tde state of
Virginia.
forasmuch as the buying and selling bv false
weights and measures is of late much nraea;s-
60 IN the City OF Richmond, to rhe great in
jury of the citizens;--
6E " enaefed, &c. that from henceforth there
s"s'i DC que one weight, one srntasure. one yard,
anu ono els according 10 the STANDARD of the
Ekchequer in England; and whosoever shall
sen or bu, by, ,r keep any other weight. mea-
sure yard, or eli. whereby any corn, grain. salt
% o'her thing is bought sold, shall forfeit for
every ofence twenty shillings, being thereofIav.
Iuiiy conyieten, BY the oath of one ,y;rnes.. he
gore any justice OF the peace where the offence
snail be committed , and in default such iu,tic.
sna'l commit the sad party to prison there TO re
man. without bail or mainprize. uni; h. sh,l,
pay such forferures az aforesaid
The above section shall continue and ~er,,;,, :,
iorce, unsi The congress of the Upited states
s"aii nave nl7de provision on that subisti.
on Saturday evening arrived at this mort the
me last sailing ship London Packer can, Al.
oougal, in so days from London. To car, ns,.
attention IN procuring paperswhiIe 1t the Downs.
We are naep'ed tor London dali s to the 10Th
OF Aug. being IA days later than any previon,
IN - r..
IN tail in this days Phila Gaz. are ,,sn.i,,,
interestingly and forebode events Of suner;or i'm.
pofthnee. The note OF the Russian minister as-
sSnng as the motive of his recall the
on me part OF Bonaparte, of the title and nero.
gatives OF the king of Italy, and his othe, RI.
of ambitious aggrandizsment, evince that Russia
no longer remains an Indifferent spectator or nh
ai'-graspIng policy of France Bonapar,e's re
ply to this note is couced in terms ,f ,,,,,,L -
perity and irrita,ion .. What"t .,s. -. -. a.
n'ent, % is then the emperor OF the French lew.
ered ~ that degsee of weakness that he must
cody listen TO Russian commisssry Calling him
20 an account TOR what he does in countries mn :
known TO Russia, and win which he has NO -.
lasiep 90 ''' '''
Next IN importance 10 the foregoing eorre,.
pondence' are tie DETAILS of the engagement be /.
iwesn.she Combined fleets and that under sir II
Calder. We have given all the particulars yvh;ct,
!
In the preceding colnmns, we have DIV.
en- the answered. The French govern men,
to the note Of N. Novozil,z &c II is q
manifesto Of the views of France, in
~hichs Ronaparte not only iustifies all the
nsea.ures he haa recently taken in italy
oiii ~ the furious and menacinp Ianpuane
OF triumph aud insult. boldly claims as The
bass OF a general pscfca,ion The full and
complete execution ofthetres,yo of Ar,irr,
and the right faugmrptine and EXTENDING
ms power whenever. and In wI1atever 10
thought proper"
Bells Weekly Messenger orthe 1,b Auo-.
alter alluding TO some former ohserva,;,s6,s
on The subject ofthe Russian negotiation,
remarks ;--t Ia a word NJ Novoziltzoff il
tied--isGHsit pasis eru7tif /! He left berlin
on the l9sh June, and his departure IS cor.
sidered as the signal of mighty wars in
Europe. He look leave with the usual de
ccrum Of retiring Envoy: he left a
! manifesto behind him, which is mn con.
tempuble proof Of the talents and shirt oi
the Court tits an indictment of Eonapar,e
properly so called for The word EMPEROR
is stilied) in ihe face of all Europe. Of hsv-
ing made swiodling proit ssions Of peace, &
graniieg passports,o facilitate negotiation,
a.lheVesyiimt he was eutrapins Genoa into
/; n aGt by which she was TO extingu;sh her.
self for ever, K laying a snare for the sub.
j1ga,ion of every powerin :. lly."
/ ---@z.--,
/ We learn by the London Packet, that the E3r;.
tish have sent 90 Up the Mediterranean with
a large sum of money supposed FOR Constantine.
| ple or Erssia
Thar the British have sent orders 20 their crni-
sers to seize and send in foY adjudication, all A.
msrican vessels bound FOR France or Holland,
carrying 10 those countries tho pYoiuce Of Eas,
ard West Indies--to this our minister ha. re
mousua;ed. bnt the answer is not known
That Admiral Yillinsuve of the Rochsll soua.
dron net having satisfied his fnagerin the expe
dilion tothe w. Indies, wassuperceded p 4. n
ANOTHER FRENCH FLEET our
Cspt. Hauwell, fthe ship Lewis Sn,. On III,
15h Arg. lat. -, 10, long IS, 80 fell in witt
Freuch Aeet consisting Of "a sail. tic was "a
ken on board ths adfniFal's ship. and his pares
examined At the same time saw ship On Gre
which one Of the officers informed was an Eng