Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-16

constitutional power To do bun ii was de-
cided 10 be mos, advisable 10 defer the in.
slruetions till they could be backed by the
concurrence of the legislature"
BOSTON. May S.
=, La'esf from Ew'Ps-By the packet. capt.
irott IRON Liverpool, We have our flies of Lon
don papers, continued TO the 23d March. Itap.
pears: from them. that dispatches had been re-
ceived from France, By flag of truce on which
caoinet council was Immediately held. They
were understood TO have come from M Talley
rand, addressed to Mr. Fox There was also a
dispatch brought over in The same Gag of truce
TO baron Jacobi. the Prussian minister. Bo.h
these dispatches were enclosed in a lette. from,
the commandant of Bologne TO lord Ke,,h, re
guessing his lordship 10 forward them irnmcdi.
atsiy.-ih ese particulars are stated in our pa
psrs OF the lae3t dates, at which time nothing
further had ,ranspired on The subject
The kspose Ut the STATE of the Fsench empire.
nad been received in England. II is an eiabo
rae Work. and embraces wide andex,easivs
heid OF political speculation The terms upon
which England may obtain peace are, when full
yconsidsred- nothing less thar an equality of ma
iiIime sucngth-France. 1T the same time. is 10
retain every acquisition she has made on the Goa
'inens OF Europe. White His iansus ge is held
out to England the EXPOSE. enumera,es Holland
as one u the iederative parts of the grand
einpite," not merely as an allied power with
france, but as incorporated with tnat kingdom.
4 he intention TOO, of revolutionizing the Tut
Eish provinces is openly avowed Alter these
pde5.c declarations, The ex.bose goes on TO state
tne improvements maAiug IA the French nor s
il observes -
II you cast your eyes on our ports, you will
see that exertions are making on b. th seas. 10
renoer mem more secure Basins are digging
at Antwerp' suices and canals are forn,.Sg az
Antwerp, Dieppe. Os,end, Dun.;irk and Hayre.
AT Honfi-ur, bordeaux. Nice. Au.niguen. Bel
'eisle, AJaccio and Bastia qaa are c1us, ntaed
ana Jetnes or moles lengthened or rebuilt. An
these eiiterentTknds OF works are carr ing on
at Rochelle. The cleansing OF The uorts of Cen.
and kiarseies is continued, ard tina, Of Oleron
as ehaFging The ports Of Dieleite and Castsre
are prepared IN such manner as tobe causlSe
OF receiving grear number OF vessels and ~uu
beats which will alarm the inhabitants OF the
English islands of Jersey ana Gucrn as those
| at Boulogne menace Dover and London The
sounding iaken Bruc have afforded xatisfaa
DRY results the i.none will have 2 port Lnr;.
neers nave examined what improvements il IS
possible to make IN thar OK Genoa Six millions
eight hundred and fifty thousand francs have
! been expended on the military porrs. This sum
! mas been principally appted in the excavations
the Jes,ies Of the mole, the cens.,uaion of The
oGer port and basin, and the foundation of the
new pert, Bcnapar,e. which, destined to com
piete This beautiful maritime creation, ar wor
4 ny OF his name, will be, on the Channel. the ,er
or OF Englandi a, Bouiogne. the basin and the
siulce. the coispleuop of The works which con
stinie the whole of the port. and he CONSTRUCTS
on OF The establishments by which il il su,r,un.
ded; At Amble,euse, the wof ks nece ssary 10,
deepening the port, the elevation of ths ic,ty
which protects II from he land driven again, !,
by the west winds, he line walls, and ,,n.,dine,
at Brest, the forriat;os of an artificial isIa9d
the excavations in TIE rock, the hospitals. the
magazines, the arsesab the barracks. and The
compe'ion OF Tie batteries; at Amtwerp. ID.
continuation of the rapid works which are 70
form the arsenal of our rnatine on The moth sea
me erection of qnays aud work shops; in The
road OF Rochefort, the je,iies on which fort B,.
vard IS 70 be erefied, ard the operations of eve
/ ~ KIND required BY this difficult construction. -
Leiters fSom London assure us tina, = re mos,
friendly intercourse subsists between ti,s Amer,
can minister in England, and The government, OF
! that country; and 'hat no dcu!ss were cn,ey.
tanned OF an immediate adjustment of our differ
ences, on sueh fair and equitable PRINCIPLES IS
wouldbind .he two nations in still stronger oun,,s
of an'ity and friendship
bTiiith 5 per cent eonsols, 90 80
French per GEMS. were OH the 9th March
sc F. as C.