Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-11
LATEST NEWS.


below last evening. She brings news 70 he
]Isn February only although letters Of the frs,
OF March are on board. We do nor lea,n ,ha,
the Po'ineal aPea of Europe has mater,all,
e"a"ged since our last advices. No atten,ut Al
hIsoeia,ion between the conteiidioe pow r. had
taken ,'ace. but vigorous prosecu,ion of the
wal was the general sentiment! Wien rcspea
~ shis Country, every thing appears consclator,.
we nave little hesitation IN saying tina, be.
tween Nr Monroe and thu hew Br.,ish minis
Fry. the most periea harmony existed. and that
evey lhing @ss in rain FOR final arrange
nent BAIT. 7eleg, aPbe
A gentleman who arrived in the shin United
States, info,rns us. that Mr. Senator Wr;pht,s
famous bill reached London tn. latter part OF Fe
bruary. and exci'ed general CONSERVATION among
the me chants trading 20 hi. county So yr.a,
ly indeed were they embarrassed by IL. and so
much was their confidence shaken that n wa
supposed many osders for goods would be left
unexecnted. at least ill the political horizon had
cleared up little. .Fe learn from another quar-
ter that they had come to determination to ac.
cepl no bills from this country for 4 greater
mount than thc funds in haad .-Brh. Fed G,y.
The French under Msssena iays enterod Ma.
pies Angereau has levied 4 Contribution of
. 100000 francs upon the city of FSankfor,, be-
sides charging with the maintenance of 10 600
troops. Unable t. SUPPORT such an excessive i'm
position, the senate of hat iserable city has
sent three deputies 60 Paris, to impiore the mer
cy Of he Cossicsn Emperor.
The schooner Medusa capt Gold, arrived here
on Saturday in IL days from Lag,i;ra. She had
been sent out expire So. 10 sPprize the government
OF the province OF Caracas of Miranda's tx
peeted expedition; he had not been hssrd Of
when captain Gold sailed IfMranda IS aAual.
" bound TO Caracas II is probable his attempt
VIII tail as with not,cc to the government the
force he has must be inadequate TO any impor
tant obje6t. --HoyoK Ledger.
The following letter is from Thomas Paine .
TO gentleman IN this city, wnh consent TO its
publication. N 4: patey.
- Netu Rochelle, M.1rcb 90
81 VIII inform you cf what know resoeet,n,
General Miranda. l first became acauain,ed
with him at New York about the year 1888.
He IS a man ofisisnt and enterpfize, Mexican
oy birth and The whole of his inf. has been a
life OF adventures.
!" wen TO Europe from New York in April,
iIeI. M Jefferson WAS then minister from Amer
lea 10 France, and Mr. Littepage. Virgip,an.
(whom John Jay knows was Agent for the king
OF Poland at Paris. lie vas Dung man OF
extraordinary talenrs. and first me. with him
At MIR Jehe sons house IL dinner. By his ,pti
macy WIN the king OF Poland, 10 whom also he
was Chamberlain, he bteame well acquainted
with the plans and projeets # he norrhern pow
erS ct Europe. He told we of Miranda getting
himself introduced 10 the Empress Catharine OF
Russia and draining sum Of none, from her,
iouf Thousand pOunds sterling, but il did no
appear 10 me what The objeel Was Tor which the
money was given. 1t appeared as a kind of re
tanning fee.
/" hf e. had published the first part Of Riyb,s
9 MAJ in England in the year 1891, met with
Mi anda at the house Of Tumbull and Forbes.
merchants. Devonshire Square, London. He
had little time before this beep in the EMPLOY
OF Mr. Pix wi h respea TO the affair Of Nootka
Sound. oat did NOT az that iime know IL and
| viii. Ia the course Of This letter, inform Won
how this connection between PITT aad Miranda
ended for knew il OF my own knowI,dee.
. pub ished the second part of Rights Of
Man IN London in February, '02. and | con,;uu.
ed in London nd Twas eleeisd member of the
French Convention IN September OF thar wear
and wen, ON London TO Paris o take nv sea,
IN he Convention which vas 20 NEE; the sJ,h
Of thai month. l arrived AZ Pans on the 10Th