Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

the river; but the Are could not be arres-
led, and this fine ship with a valuable cargo
of tobacco, wheat and -four, with which he
was fully laden, were consumed, except "a
bout forty Hhds. of tobacco, the greater
part of which was much damaged.
At meeting OF the citizens of Petersburg,
for the purpose of making arrangements
for the celebration OF the 31st of Nav.
the second Centenary Anniversary of
the landing of our fore -fathcrs at lanes
Town,
Resotved, that this meeting be adjourn
ed until Saturday the Cd of May, at Brew
er's tavern, at O'clock, and that John
Shore, John MacRae, T. b Robertson, John
ID. Burk, b. w. Leigh and John M'Creery-
be appointed Committee to draft resolu-
tions appropriate to the occasion, TO be
submitted to the meeting.
JOHN CT. HESLOP,- Chairman.
J. NICHOLAS, Jun. S-c,ry.
Petersburg, 9th April, 1907.
-
The cd bulletin is at length published,
it has been in the hands of persons in this
city for ten days, who have kept it back
with as much solicitude as if It's suppression
for a few days, could change the very ma
months before
rae French entered into winter quarters
after the Russians retrcated after the battle
of Pultausk, their line OF environments was
/ by the left on thu Vistula and by the right
on the middle .A;lr'egy, with advanced corps
| bearing on the head Of the ALE river, i'll
! front of the centre and towards the Dre-
bentz on the front of the right the adj
vanced corps of the left OH the river Pas
sarge and the neighborhood of Braunsberg.
! Their cantonment after the battle of Eyiou
were 40 miles in advance of their former
cantcnment., throughout the whole line. -
| If we were to credit some of the new
made news, the French had been compelled
to abandon their environments, and had been
| driven three hundred German miles back
that is few miles 6eyond Ytenna! This
is rather carrying a joke 100 far at one
time.-.9urora.
! The Trustees of Princeton College'pub-
| licly erhelted eleven of the Students, and
dismissed six others, at their late meeting.
The residue, upon proper submission may
return.
| A rupture somewhat similar to that in
Princeton College, is said to have lately Ia
ken place in Harvard College, Massachu-
lSetts.
! Robert Emmet.-Mr. Emmet the irish
advocate, who has, by the brilliancy Of his
professional talents acquired a degree Of
practice and fame unexampled for years
past, at the courts of n. York, is brother tc
another of equal eminence who formerly
llcurished in ireland, ard to Robert En-
met, the modern CUrtius, illustrious for no.
lbility of nina and misfortune. He bid fair
TO arrive at and share the celebrity of his
brother. But, alas in the bloom Of youth
and vigor he fell victim to the arbitrary
hold of power. He was executed in Dub
lin, on a charge of high treason, it having
been allcdged that he was concerned in the
insurrection of the 23d July, 1907. On hi:
trial he made no defence but after YER
dict had heen pronounced, on the clerks
putting the question in the usual form
Z" what. have you TO say, why judgment, eX.
lecution, &c. should net take place accord
ling to law" He took occasion to deliver
one Of the most eloquent and impressive
harargues that our language can boast. ii
has been justly said, "it was voice which
"spoke from the grave and seemed as
E" Stimulating to the energy and inspiration
&C of eternal truth."-He concludes in the
following manner -
My lords, you seem impatient for the sa
'crifice. The blood for which you thirst
'is not CONCEALED by the artificial terror'
(which surround your victim; it circu
= lates warmly and unru+Aed through the
channels, whichSod erected for noble pur
poses, but which you are bent 20 destroy fol
purposes so grievous, that they CRY to hea
tven--be yet patient have but few more
'words TO say am going to my cold and 81
slent grave;. my lamp of light is nearly ex
ftinguished; my race is run; the grave o
: opens TO receive me, & sink into its bosom
, 81 have but one request to ask at my dc
, Sparture from this world /; iris The charifl
fof IFS silence. Let no man write my cpl
I 'taph for as no man who knows my mo
I 'tives, dare now Vindicate them, let not pre-
5 'iudice, or ignorance asperse them. lie
them and me repose in obscurity, and m!
'tomb remain uninscribed, until other time
P & other men can do justice to my charac
I 'ter. When my country takes her plac,
. 'amoHg the nations Of the earth, then, ant
'Dot till then, let my epitaph be written
j. 81 have done I'--Pnb. .5fU.
| Two designs gainst the life Of NAPOLEON