Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-11-14


ar auxilisry force By this position, assis. I
ted by the natives, the rich gold mines Of
Grenada, and the treasures 81 Peru CARR |
ell usually across the isthmu. Of Panama,
would be Intercepted.
miranda, however, was not sufficient
ly informed of the remote power we pos
sessed TO forward the emancipation of South
America, by means of land forces transport
ted from India across the Pacific Ocean.
j speak from correct information on this
subject, when l say, that two. or, at the Mt
most, three months would have been sufIi-
Client Tor that purpose. The troops could
be carried either a north or a south route,
and refreshed in their passage at the Sand
wich islands, CT az Botcny Bay.--In an &C
tavo military treatise, which has gone thro'
six editions, of which am the author, hut
nave thought proper to conceal my name.
threw cut hint of q Joint expedition from
! europe & from India, against the south part
OF South America, that is against Buenos A.
res, s the opposite port of Baldivia, in Chill.
The.brcadtb of South America is there con-
tractcd toabcut five hundred miles; & there
are two good post roads across il from sen
10 sea. On both sides the climate is heal
thv, and abounds with provisions. The Je
suits OF Paraguay, and their native pupiis,
! are spread over that vast plain to the right
NJ the river Plata; and the inhabitants a.
Cmi are incessant in hostility against the
Spanish yoke.
"bonaparec has many political and COM
merciai reasons for enilcavoring to inveig.c
nnr ministers. into premature treaty az
fhehrcsen' moment the restitution oS TWEEN
" thousand saiicrs, the periious situation
OF his brother Jerome, and his SQUADRON in
the West Indies; = the consolidation os his
European conquests, and the freedom from
| interruption in his future projects OF ra-
pine.-He cannot fail to know from his pu-
merous spies, that part of the expedition
now ready to sail from England. th5voh nor
IN "eaSon, is destined TO support Miranda.
n truce only for q month would enable him
ana Spain 70 detlch such n reinforcemcnt
70 South America as would exclude the
BRITISH nation from any share CT that lucra-
'iVe commerce, and even frcm reapinr the
Prchts OF petty smugglers. Bv stronp
tcrce IN Surrinam and CAYENNE he rcu,d
bride both Spain and Portugal, ard when
IL was convenient to throw off the mask.
could dispossess both of them OF Grenada
| and the Braziis. The consequences Of such
a manoenvre 70 onr East and West India
trade are obvious"
Ihe following is the price of provisions
at present at Paris. The loaf Of pounds,
I'D Butchers meat 7a to 7 Led. per ID.
Fork sd bacon ham 16d eggs I'd per dozen,
putt : IL. "a. per pound. Tn wages Of p
day iaoorer are Is. Cd and the number of
poor 100000, of whom 8 1000 are old men:
ABOVE seventy are pctitionng to be recei-
we'd into the hospital Of Bicetre 1.-THE Beth-
iehem hospital OF Paris) in consequence Of
a decree which gives them title to it.
The harvest has turned out very plentiful
in Spain, and considerable quantities Of
grain are already shipped oiTthcre for Por-
tugaL-Auroro.
ms -asay R'as aoIittcn before she ar
izVgI 9fJcrome BonaAartein France coukti