Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-20

empire, certain Jews. no. eSerCtsinr any
o;hsr profession than that of usury, havS
~ eXtorung an enormous Interest, reduc
ID anumber of farmers To = stare OF sreat
distress: we have conceived Il ous Joty
20 succor such OF our subjects IS have
been reduced TO those sor'o wlui extremes
o. an unjus,hab,e avar,ce. These cr-
cums,ances have, at the same time. tar
nished Us with an opportunity cssua~1j :,
the urgent cesi,y al re aA'niA'in.s he
sentiments at civ I'm ,ra!iiy among ihuse
persons who profess the J-.iSh religion,
- ,he cuunIries uud-g oar ju;isd ci,3u
SsDtimruis which urharpiy hayc b-cp
ex;ia8uisbrd among 4 g"sa, GumEer ot
iiem. la consequences % The state oil de-
bass rns0t under wh'cii lhsr have long !sn-
:sulshe3, winch Ii has rev en'ercd in.G
my views, either To- ,nSi"an or 10 renew.
For the acconpi shmeui "f this de>is,n,
we have resolved in cu.,ecl lSc prmc,pa
persons among IL Jews IN an ASSEMBLY :,
and then. thiougb the means cI cd,nmls
siOne,s, whom ~ sha:i up,ni,'ate f,c Ihe
purpose TO Communicate oug in,sPttOcs;
and who w:.i a. the SAM iime. learn ,heii
wishes in res pect r. snCh uitahs a. thry
may deem must cSpa,tent 10 aw'k>u
rnon:, ihs.r bretbiel .he eX~lct7e al tac
ats and useful p.otesSiaas of !'ie. Ia o,der
that an henest industry may take the
place of thrse scaacalrus lcsoui cSs, o
which 50 u.any perao.-s sUon.s ;hl j 'as
have given them GIVE. up from I've :aine,
10 The sus, for se"etgI az past T,thia
end, and upon the ,ri.ur, al Uur G AK:
Judge, MINISTER %. jIs.,c,., o,u miais'.r To-:
the anterior, cur c,cli OF STATE. &c. ~.
decree as follows:
81. Iae execution uf al CONTRACTS or
judgments aga'nsi farmers not M chanls.
shall be 'ns pended Tor ons Yvai rsc;> al, !,
from the dale of in=; ptess.rl detTte. tn-
pie conservatory a6ts excepted, ucn ar
mers hsiong,ng TO tnc depaiiu-",, Of lie
Sarre. Roer; Mont Tcuusue tlsIt and
Bias 2lia, Rain and Moselie, auc Vos.=s,
in cases ,-hefe ;hty have oesB g,au,ed 10
favor of Jews.
"2. On the Is Il nf July ncz!, an as
senli,ly OF ;hns= iad viiuais profess,ng ihs:
Jewish lei!g 81, l:all be held i, our good
city of Paris Ills assembly 3 only 10
he fornrd uf ,hose Jews who nnab.l die
=
90. The members shall be regulated
according to the table hereun,o anne Sed,
taken from the vag,ou, dep rtm=nts anu
selected by the protect, t oni euong The
Rab0!nes The proprietor, Of ard AMI u
iher jews the nus, distinguished. by iheir
prohiiy ara intelligence.
"a. IT. th- nlh-r departments OF our
empire no. GsnlcJ in lhe arU-X.d table
should any ndY dual. be fauno pfyfessiGg
the Jewi Ii religion, 20 The nuin 1e.' OF loo,
and less than 500, and aiDv, The nuniDer
TO 1000, Two depuits aud so on N p o.
portion.
IS. The deputies chosen shall be a.
Paris befure ihe Ion nf Juy, q shat,
announce their a,r'yli, ard theiI plac- Of
residence, To The sec etary Of lur miuie,- -
OF lhc interior, who shall inf.rm "a II:
the place, the day. AID The hour whe ll-
assembly shall open.
Sour minister of he interior is chaYe
ed with shs execution OF ihe present &c
cree.
(sigued) "NApoLroN
PaAtce Of Sc. czoasd Hiay SO.
CHere follows a lot Of The number of
The depuu- S required lr IN each 6f ne de-
partnen:s, making IN inc whole - pes
scns.l
The fcudal sys,ets, the abolition Of
which was one OF lie first obi.cts Of lhe
Consti uent assembly, ls nov i,sIng again
IN France from rs ashes. NaPolean, ~
his last communication TO he senate, Gle
a,ed NOR Important iefs, siIan any French
sovereign Of Inndefn umes. i've prioci-
patty of Neufcnitei and XAltngm con
ierred OH maIshai Alszandes B.rthier is
a Eue terin"ly, with IS $50 inhabitants
According 10 4 new ard very detailed
account of the pop uIaUoi', The towns OF
Neulchaei, Laud -ron, and Bondry con-
tain 67s5 Inhabitants, and tue 10 dis
lriGts, $685..
CALCUTTA, FrbrGay s.
A dispatch has been his day received
frorn the honorable The Governor General,
by The Honorable the Vice Presldep; ia