Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-13
LATEST FOREIGN ADvIcEs.
From our English papers, by the Cato,
from Liverpool, at New York.
LONDON, May ls.

OR assurance, in opposition TO most OF
the daily papers, that no treaty Of alliance,
offensive or defensive, between our Court
and that oil ST. Prtersbureh, is confirmed
blythe conversation which occurred yester-
day in the house ofcommons between Mr.
Grey, Mr. Fox and Mr. Pitt Traveller.
Immediately after the arrival OF the Nj
ODE, the Nspiune Of 90 guns sailed for
Brest; and Rear Adm. Coiiingwood win
the squadron under his command in Cav
sand Bay, consisting of sail Of the line,
was making every exertion to join Lord
Csrdncr.--i6.
For some time before the Nobe sailed
fer England, an unusual degree Of aetivi-
ty was observed among The shipping in
Erest hsr5nr; and as one of our in-shore
squadron had made the signal OF the ene-
my's feet being in motion. two of the fast
est sailing transports were dispatched with
the intelligence, with orders 10 make the
first port they could. They made Fal.
mouth on Tuesday evening, and the dis.
patches with which they were charged
reached government last night.-i5.
Letters have been received from on
bnard the Victory, 100 guns, lord Nelson's
oinp1 WN4Nu SNdtCy tiidt WHICH tnS NC
count OF The first sailing of The Toulon fleet
was received by his LortlJ;iip he wen, up
as high as Aboukir then returned ,hro'
the Fro of Mcssina. When the boats
landed az Aboukir, the English found the
town deserted, the inhabitants supposing
the feet to be a French fleet. The forti.
ficat;ons erected only 5 years ago, have
been suffered to cruInbIe TO pieces.
a letter rom Glasgow says, +" Trade
has been very brisk for the last month,
hands are very scarce. and wages have got
Hp; the manufactures of this place and
Paisley have been exported 10 a great ex-
tent, particularly 10 America and the w.
Indies. Since Louisiana came into the
possession OF The United States of Ame-
RIGA, our demands for that country have
increased rapidly and with the mporia-
ton ofrsw materials for our manufactures
such as cotton, ashes, indigo, Sc. Great
quantities of gold and silver specie have
been imported both here and at Liverpool,
London, d<c. from America, within the
last 2 months, 10 the amount il Is suppos-
ed, Of three or four millions OF dollars"
Nj. Beaumont. prisoner in the castle
of Friedfichshafeu, at Copenhagen, has
made Eve different kinds &c paper from
straw, four of which are white, and The o.
tacr yellow. From the trials made of Ibis
paper, Il appears to he equally Fl, for print
ing, with that in common use. The same
man likewise produced specimen for
bank notes. The particular property Of
this invention consists ia oloredinscrip-
ton, IN the paper, and coloFed ornament
round the border. Besides this, there is
a stamp made in The paper, and a great
number Of other embellishments, which
resemble the Impressions Of engrayings,
and appear alike on both sides.
The remains of Fenelon have been dis.
covered in vault, which escaped injury
during the storm Of the revolution A
subscription has been entered into for e.
reefing monument worthy OIL author
oil telemachus.
COURT OF KINGS BENCH.
LIZ INSURER .. VAUGHAN.
This was an action upon policy ofin-
suraacc Of the ship President of America.
and was tried at Guildhan the strings AZ.
Ter last term. The question wss. ybe-
thcr the nanlc in the policy was sufficient
20 enti.e the party to recover The loss
and, whether The ship should have been
described the President Of America, or The /
American President.
Alter hearing the arguments on both
sides, by Mcssrs. Giles and Warrets the
court determined that as the policy con.