Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-27

Admiral Villeneuve, who commanded
tie combined feet a, The battle of Ira
ialgar, has obtained permission TO return
to France. on his parole. This circum:
stsnce strengthens the opinion we have
Tor some time entertained, that an ar,
rangement would take place between
The two countries relative 10 the exchange
of prisoners.
LEE LoAN.--The loan contracted for
on Friday morning Of twenty millions,
was taken by the following parties, who
coalesced as OH former occasions -
Messrs. Goldsmid and Co.
Barring and Co.
Roberts, Curtis and Co.
For every 1907. they proposed to take
icof. in the per cent. Consols, and 6el.
IN the per cent. reduced.
After the contractors returped to the
city the Omniun yielded O profit of 4
per cent.
March 90.
The Hamburger mail, and French and
Dutch papers to the 2lst and 26,h inst.
have arrived. The French are not vet
complete masters of the kingdom OF Ma.
pies. The fortress of Gaeta holds out.
ard the prince royal, at the head of abou,
10000 regulars, and leUy en- masse, to
the amoun, of 10000 more has taken va
r:ous strong positions in Calabria. Ii is
also stated, from Rome, that the Russi.
ans and English who lately relreated from
Naples have relanded in that province.
Switzerland as we'll as Holland is to re-
oeiye new form of government. There
can be little doubt but that they are both
destined 10 be Incorporated with the
Grand Empire The independence OF
these countries was one Of he principal
Objects OF the war, and Bonaparte can
give no stronger proof that he has. tri
umphed over the coalesced powers than
the extinction of those states that thew
protested TO protect.
Lost night the Chancellor of.the Exche-
quer opened the Budget, and submitted to
the House his statement of the supplies
and Ways and Means for the service of
he year.
The total of the supplies
required for Great Bri.
tam alone, he estimated
at f4s,6i3,472
The whole Of the Ways *
Means at 4a,saoso 900
Consulting IT sbe toaOryirs isem..
Malt and personal estate
duties, $3.50, 600
Grants from proceeds of
ships captured prior to
the war 1000, 900
Lottery $40 600
Surplus consolidated Fund
to stb April 1907, a,soo,o
War Taxes 100000
Deduct, as likely to be OUT
standing at sth April,
1907, l,6Co,ooo--.Is.o 600 600
Loan, 1900. ooO
43,63o,oo
The New Taxes are Of two descripti-
ons--ths War taxes and the permanent
Duties; the last of which are to be ap.
Propriaied to the payment of The interest
upon the Loan.
The war taxes are to ccnsist in an adj
dition of three and three quarters per
cent. to the duty upon property, making
IN the whole ten per cent. and various du.
ties in the Customs and Excise, affe cling
principally Sugar and Tobacco the pro.
bable produce of ali which he estimate
at 5000, oooi.
The new permanent Taxes are to be
derived ifom the four following items,
viz.
Wine 100000
UnwrOught iron 100000
Tea 10000
Sales by Appraisement $4,000
Total Il l,I36,ooo
making in the whole seven millions one
hundred and thirty.six thousand pounds,
in addition TO the existing public burtheus.
The statement of Lord Henry Petty
had the merit of being perspicuous and
unembarrassed, aud the principles of the
new, as wei! as the additional taxes, ap.
peared to meet with the general sppro-
baton of the House. The details. will,
however, be liable TO some obje elioDs.
IL does not appear to US that the mode by
which it is intended to make re-payments
equal 10 the amount of the exemptions
which are TO be taken away under the
new repulafinne of fhr pronerfv 'Eax. IL