Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-11-01

besides
The baron De fsu5erg, minister for TO-
reign affairs.
The priacc Lapousckin, minister of JUS
|ticc.
The comte Kctchoubcy, minister of the
interior
The comte Zavadofsky, minister of pub
lie instruction.
The comic Vasilioff, minister of the fl
nances.
The comte RomenzoH, minister of COM
merce, and
General Vasmitinog, minister OF the land
forces.
The council, after taking the treaty into
consideration, NJ. D'Oubril being present,
decided upon the rejection, whtcn was i'm
ncdiate!y upon the breaking up of the coun-
Gil, officially notified to al the foreign minis
ters resident at Petersburgh. Couricrs were
Immediately sent off in all directions-to
! ali the Russian ministers at the different
conrts-and by all the foreign minister's at
fetersburgh TO their respective courts.
lhls most important intelligence was
brought by Basilico from lord Laut!erdale,
who sent him eff after the a,l'iva, Of the
| chcvalicr Groshowslly with The intelligence
from Peters5urgh. It's said, however. tn at
his lordship had conference with NJ. Tai
! leyrand, after the arrival Of the chcyalier
Groshows.ly, and that Bas;lico was not dis
patched till af.cr that conference. The in
teilgence OK the refusal to ratify the treaty
! with France, was also received from Mr..
Thornton at Hamburger, whilst the cabi-
net council was sitting yesterday upon the
dispatches from Paris. Mr. Thornton re-
ceiyed the information from the Russian
consul 1t Hamburger, and Instantly dispatch
4 l)Dns,ITlSll he 4
! The cabinet council safe Yesterday from
two to half PAST three. There were pre-
sent }ord GrenYilic, lord : eacer, lord
: Howick, lord Siamouth, lord Henry Petty,
and Mn. Windham.
September 6.
he Important advices communicated to
the public yesterday, from ST PETERS,
burgh, on the one side Of Europe, and Ca
! labria on the other, produced the most
universal satisfaction. 1t was tru,, graft
tying 60 receive, in ere day, the most une.
| qmvocal proofs of the gallantry Of our own
troops, and the fidelity Of our ally. The
brilliant achievement with the ba1onet, SO
! cloquently described by Sir John Stuart,
| shews what may be Zone with British blood,
when fairly led on. We only want a few
such occasions to display the character of
our troops, to make them on shore as fcrmi-
quenccs are to be derived from il chan that
or making our soldiers acquainted with their,
| own superiority, it would be truiy dear to the
country: but it will do more--;r will shew
to the enemy the peculiar feature of oui.
strength as anation, q the way in which cur
, means may be eXertcd with the greatest e.
tect. Il was the plan of our immortal Me-
son, thata British army, in a campaign in
a country like Italy, should ever be accom-
I panied by a British feet /; by which they
might he put on shore, or moved from post
to post at pleasure, and thus be able to break
ne hne OF an enemy, and chuse az all times
! the point CT attack. This advice he gave
to Mr.. Pitt before the commencement of
that memorable campaign which OCCASION
ed the loss 70 England Of its most splendid
! warrior, and to the continent Of Europe its
dependencies. 1t is not vet, thank G cd, too
/ late TO profit from the advice for the pre-
servaticn OF orr own independence. This
| taste OF the British bayonct, md this simple
| plan ola covering feet (tho' in the instance
! before us 1T was not brought into play) may
! warn the enemy of the consequences of in.
vasion.
The other important advices of the day
| chcered the hearts and animated the hopcs
OF the pubiic.--The honorable fidelitv Of
the emperor Alexander to his allence, was
regarded by Englishmen with that sympa-
thy and affection which spring from ec-
: nuine honesty. Englismen found in it a feel
ing congenial with their own and it
was consoiatiC,i to them to think, that
| il they have Leen for wears fighting for the
protection Of others, rather than for their
/ own security, they have at least had some
| associates of integrity and truth. But it
was observed by some, that though Alex
ander had refused to ratify the peace which
D'Onbrii had made for him, vet it was
manifest that he had commissioned him TO
make separate peace os some sort. This
| is truc.--And so did we resolve to make
peace with France, if fair-snd solid terms
couidbc secured 1t was obviously an arr
rargement between Great-Britain and Rus
| sra, that each should treat separately; but
no doubt it was mutually undergsood upon
what basis, at least, they were reciprocally
! to act. IN this way the discussions begun
and iii this way they came to a close, if
If we may credit the Moniteur; for IL states
| that the negotiations with England had
been actually concluded when some new
difficulty occurred. In all probability this
treaty, extorted by subtlety, which bevond
the arrangement, was the difficulty. Il so,
| 1t is now removed. The crafty Frenchman
has not succeeded. The British minister
would not believe il possible that his honor
able ally could have given his consent to