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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
LA7EST FR0M ENGLWD.

Arrived at this port late last night, the
ship Palirurus, caps Nerrihew, after a We
ry short passage from Plymouth, England
Capt. NJ. has favored the editors Of the n.
York Gazette with London papers to the
Esd ult. From.a hasty perusal they do not
appear to contain any news ct importance.
Nothing later from the continent. The
New Administration Of Great Britain had
not yet been finally settled but it was be-
Geved that the list published in Ibis paper
Of Monday last would be agreed on. The
Duke Of Portland, who had accepted the
Office OF First Lord Of the Treasury, init
mated to the King, that on or before We'd
nesday the 18th, lac would be able TO sub
nit to his majesty, the new arrangementhe
was directed 60 form. A dissolution Of
Parliament, it was supposed would be the
unavoidable Consequence of this measure
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
LONDON. March p.

The Duke Of Portland, who, az his ma.
icsty's command has undertaken % form a
new administration, continues occupied in
that important, and we incline 20 think,
arduous arrangement. Lord Hardwicke
Yesterday attended his majesty at Wind
sor and in the evening a meeting Of the
new cabinet took place at Burlington house,
TO receive the further communication of the
royal pleasure.
il has been attempted to reconcile the
feelings OF lords Sidmouth and
Melville and VIC understand lord Eldon,
in communicating to the king the diff
Guilty wich occurred on this head, cnquircd
IL his majesty was DESTROYS that lord Sid
mouth should continue in the cabinet. The
reply is stated to have been tits matter Of
perfect Indifference to me-" We have
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

reason to believe that the duke ofPortland,
has in consequence mstle his election of
Lord Melville, and that the admiralty is
again to have the benefit Of his lordship's
active and liberal administration.
French squadron, consisting of sail Of
the line and a frigate, which for some time
had been living in the outward harbour of
Brest, ready for sea, appears by letters
which reached town from Plymouth, to have
escaped through the passage Du Raj. 1t
is conjectured that they are bound 70 Anne
RIGA, to relieve the two ships blockaded
there by the British cruisers. The facility
with which the French ships have of late
arrived Al DresS, OF sailed from thence;
proves one OF two thingS--either that the
protest OF 5icckading that harbour is a5us-
ed OF that there Is criminal neglect in the
execution OF it.
The blockadc Of Triest has been raised
for the present, III consequence of confer
encc between the governor and the British
commodore; the port; however, continues
shut against the English and Russian ves-
sells, and II that unwarrantabie system OF
exclusion is still persisted in, the blockade
will be of course resumed.
Several Husum S two Gottenbureh mails
are nov daily and hourly expected at the
pos: Ci.icc.
Dispatches are daily looked for at the adj
miralty from the Rio Plata. A report was
, a!ioat yesterday, that &C counts had been
received or the taking of Monte Niedo-
the statement was at least premature.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
SIXTY FOURTH BULLETIN or THE
FRENCH GRAND ARMY.
OeffrOHc. MgrcH'9. 1907

-
The city of Elbing furnishes great re-
sources 70 the army. There was found in
it great quantity of wine and BRANDY
The country Of the lower Vistula is very
fertile.
The ambassadors of Constantinople and
of Persia, have entered Poland, and APP
preached Warsaw.
After the battle of Eylau, the emperor
passed every day several hours on the field
Of battle. A horrd spectacle, but duty
rendered 1t necessary. Ii required much
labor to bury all the dead. 4 great num-
Der of bodies of Russian officers were found
with their decorations. 1t appears there
was among them prince 'Repnin Forty
eight hours after the battle, more than 500
wounded Russians remained on the ground
that they had not been able 20 carry off,
Brandy and bread was brought them and
they were successfully transported to the
hospital
Let one figure to himself upon the sur
face OF square league 2 or 10000 dead
bodies, 4 or 5000 horses slain, lines Of Rus.
sian knapsacks, pieces of muskets and
swords, the earth covered with bullets
Howitzer munitions. "a pieces Of cannon.
near which were the bodies Of the conduc-
tors killed at the moment they were max
ing efforts to drag them OF, and which ap.
pearcd more distinctly upon a ground Of
snow--A spectacle calculated to inspire
princes with the love Of peace and the hor- I
rors of war.
The 5000 that we had wounded have
been all fled of or sent to Thorn and our
hospitals on the left bank Of the Vis,nla |
upon sleighs. The surgeons have remark !
ed with surprise that the fatigue of this !
conveyance has not injured the wounded.
Here are some details Of Me battle of !
Braunsberg. Gen. Dupont marched against
The enemy in two columns. Gen. Bravarr.
who commanded the right Column, met the /,
enemy at Ragern, and forced him into the
river, which runs in front Of the village G.
The LEFT column pushed the enemy upon
Willenberg, and the whole of the division
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

We have received late London Prints
containing in great detail the trial of Sir
Home Pophan for an allcdgcd breach OF
orders in leaving the Cape of Good Hope
or the expedition which issued in the cap
tuTc of Bueros Ayves. Although in a
high degree, interesting, it is too long for
insertion entire in our Columns. There is,
however, me hart of'is Of which We shall
republish al! the mrteusl circumstances,
that .flrf sohieh hroUtS rbaF 4NiYUrta's
c9,ftcdffi6ys. S'ss5 sanctioned ~ t6e c.li8ftnS'
HT1i&h uGslisIsfrGtioA, aud Par iciiz,'lu
6y [tr. I'it!. This matter would Sill more
space than the great length OF tie Post
Once advertisement leaves unoccupicd,
and must therefore, De deferred till our
next nur.5er.-.fnt. Intel.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
NE.yN-NORK. Anril IS.

A letter from Liverpool, dated the 2sth
February, received by the ship Charles,
says, Z" Indian Meal and inferior -FOUR are
now frequently branded at yoar port for
suherfne -four, by which the future sale
will be much injured
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

former be truc-then all the wealth he pos
sesses, could not compensate for the mighty
wrongs he has occasioned me. If the lat
ter, have only to bow in respectful ST.
lence, and implore the Divine disposer of
all events that we may never witness such
government again.
am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
THOMAS TRENOR.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
RALTInANpE. Anr;l 20

During the thundoc and hail storm yes
terday, hail-stone was picked up, which
measured near three inches in circumfe-
rence---EiEh wind SSE.; no damage heard
OF.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
FROM THE FARMERS REGISTER.

The first glance Of the above letter Tthe
letter lately inserted in the Virginia Ar
gust brought to my mind "A conversation /
had with Mr. Trenor, of this village, about
two years ago, OF the same subject, and o.
Their concurrent circumstances convinced
me that that gentleman was the author
! therefore called on him and Showed him
the New York Public Advertiser contain
ing the letter, which he acknowledged 70
have written, observing at the same time,
tIat he had never intended 1t for publica-
tlon, nor had ne any idea that it would be
published when he wrote it. The federal
papers OF hew-York having since UNDER
taken to question the authenticity Of this
iester, induced Mr. Trenor 70 send me the
following communication, which received
OIL Friday last.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
FebruarY Is.
MADRID, Dec. 10.


The world knows the barbarous manner
IN which the English commenced and for
two years have carried on the war with
SPAN Nter all tile losses which the Spa
n'Sh commerce has sustained, which have
not answered the avaricious speculations
OF the English, the continent Of South A.
merica and the Spanish islands ere still in
safety. The adventuvcr Miranda, suppor-
ted by the English marine, has failed in his
designs against Spanish America. He was
connected with a col. Burr, who on his
side, by some partial attack, was to draw
the american states into war win Spain.
But the cabinet Of Washington has stined
this vile project at It's birth. The English
surprised Buenos -Ayres, but taey have
been obliged TO abandon their conquest,
with great loss oi men and even of a YES
sci of war. The great preparations 70 en-
Joy this conquest is seen in the feet OF mer-
chant ships fitted out for Buenos Avres,
which has failed Of the object of its expo
dition.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
TO THE EDITOR or TIE FARMERS
GISTER.
L0HsiHP6Arg, ILyH1O, 1907.

Sir,
Having seen copy Of letter in the
Public Advertiser, copied from the Natl.
onal lnteiiigencer-and having also seen
remarks on the same letter in the federal
prints, in which it Is rounGIy asserted that
" this letter is a false calumny fabricated
in the city of New-Yorl. for electioneeripp
purposes &c.I think it duty owe the
public and myself to avow that am the
author Of this letter.
The arguments Of truth are 80 simple
and her language is 50 nicely adapted TO ali
capacities, that it will force conviction ON
the foolish as well as on the wise. VIII
Mr.. King or his friends point out a para
graph in this letter and say il is falsehood
know he will not--he knows he cannot.
The case then resolves itself into one Of
these two questions did Mr.. King, in
this business act an under-part in conjunc-
tion with the British government and which
was not contemplated or allotted TO him bv
his country ?--or did Dir. King act by the
express orders Of his government 1.-THE
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
WASHINGTON CITY, April -.

On Friday the wasp sailed from the
EaStefa Branch for england. Mr.. Purvi-
ance IS passenger.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
WARSAW. Fob. Is

The first number of the Gazette de VAR
sovie published, contains, in supplement
extraordinary, the following article:
according TO official accounts published
here, ON the evening OF the 18th, the ever
invincihle army of his majesty tue emperor
and king, obtained on the Oh inst. near E.y-
lau, victory over the Russians, yyho were
not only defeated, bat entirely routed. For
~ pieces OF cannon, 10 standards, and a.
bout 900 prisoners, are the result oftliis
great battle, in which the Russian ARMY
was almost four times rs numerous IS TIE
French. We expect the particulars of this
affair, which does the greatest honor 10 all
the CORDS engaged in ito Hamburger Cor
reshoHdenteR, Fej 2S.
February IS.
Marshal Massena is still in this capital
where he arrived ca the 18th inst.
To-day, 500 more Russian prisoners pas
sed through this city.
Gen. GGuvion is governor Of this CITY,
and col. larger commandant Of the for
tress. Hamburg CORRESPONDENTS, A1arch g..
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Mr.. King has declared, since his return
to America, that he acted in the above bu-
slness conforniaby to the orders of his gov
eminent, and that declaration being made
to Mr.. Trenor satisfied that gentleman
IT this declaration is true, it will be easy
for Mr.. King to slew the documents autho-
rising such conduct. But it appears from
the subloined letter from MIR. King to Mr..
Henry Jackson, that he had no such orders
from his government. have neither time
nor room Tor remarks on this letter. The
public will draw their own conclusions, I
viii only add that Mr. King wrote this let
ter 10 Mr.. Jackson subsequent to his cor
respondcnce with Mr.. Trenor, while in
Europe. Editor.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Amelia Eiection--for two members to.
serve IN the next general assembly of Vir-
Sinia this was the warmest contested cleo
ton known for many years, and on the close
OF the polls the votes stood thus -
Maj. Thomas Parkinson, al
Capt. James Robertson, 1874
James r. Cooke, Esq 9s
DR.. Bathurst Randolph, 90
John Wiley, Esq. 80
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Nd not delay sallying out Of the wood
The enemy driven from his FIRST position
was obliged to fall back upon the river
which covers the city of Braunsberg; at
first he stood firm, but gen. Dupont march,
ed up TO him-ovCrset him By brisk
charge, and entered with him into the
CITY, which was strcwed with the Russian
dead.
The 9th of light infantry, the sgd, and
the 9th of the line, which composed this
DIVISION have signaliacd themselves
Gems. Barrels. Lahoussaye, col. Semelle of
the Oath OF the line-col. Mcunier of the
Sth Of light ;nfantyy-the chief of battalion
Bogue Of The SD of the line, and the chief
OF squadron Hubinct OF the 9th nf Hus-
sars have merited particular eulogiums
Since the arrival ofthe French army on
the Nistnla, we have taken from The Rus
SLAMS in the affairs of Pultnsk and Cio.vmin
80 pieces OF cannon at the battle OF Berg
trcid pieces; at the retreat of Ahenstein
S pieces; at the battle of Deppen Is pie
ces; at the battle of Hon' Is pieces; at the
battle OF Eylau - pieces; at the battle of
BraunSbers 10 pieces at the battle OF Aus
trolenkH pieces, total rs pieces Of can
non.
The remark has beeu made on tkis sub
joct that The emperor has never lost any
cannon in the armies which he has COM
n'anded when in the first campaigns &C la
" and Egypt, or in those oFthe army ofre-
scrve, whether in these of Austria and Nc
ravia, or in those of Prussia on Poland.
From the Mcm5urg Corre5f ondcHt Of Te-
6rUarV s..
[Ertrdct QfG istfer from WcrsGg,, Fetr0-
ary II
"The battle of Eylau lasted from s in
/ the morning till in the evening. The
Russian and Prussian ARM commenced the
action with three French divisions, which
| OH this occasion, acquired fresh Iaurcls--
I Afterwards the divisions of Marshals Ney
and Souit took decisive part IN the acti-
on, III which, m consequence II the ohsti-
! nate defence Of the Russians, whole ranks
ct them were swept away. The imperial
guards IN particular, made a dreadful
, slaughter among them. The imperial ad-
jatant Corbineau was killed by a cannon
shot. Marshal Augercau is wounded ii,
the ann. Marshal Lannes also being
slightly wounded, his division, which is now
in the neighborhCod OF Ostrolenka, is com.
manded by general Savary."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1907.
Il L c II NJ o II ID 4:

~ The mails having been put upon the
Summer establishment, the Argus will in
future be published on the mornings ofWcd-
nesday and Saturday.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

GU NJ RESSlONAL ELECTION.
JOHN DAWSON, Esq. is reelected or the
district OF Spottsylvania, &c. by majority
of sol votes.
JOHN LOVE, Esq. is elected for the dis
trict of Culpeper ard Fauquier by majo-
rity of 284 votes over Mr.. Thompson, the
former representative.
Col WILSON CARY NIcHoLAsi is elect
cd for the district Of Albemarle without
opposition.
z Messrs. JOHN RANDOLPH, Jr. EDWIN
GRAY, THoMAs NEWTON, Jr. and Pc
TERsoE GooDwr', are reelected with
c'it opposition.
JoKN w. EPPEs, Esq. is reelected to
Congress for the district of Powhatan, &c.
without opposition.
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
The last Boston Chronicle received
states the number of Votes given this year
Tor Governor TO be-
tor Mr.. Sullivan 1902
Mr.. Strong 38,527
Republican majority 1865
The same towns last year
MIR. Strong 56,94O
Mr.. Sullivan $1,000
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Delegates elected TO Serve in the nert Ge-
neral .hssem6iy.
Fduqnier, John Edmonds, Thomas Hun
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Fauqnier, John Edmonds, Thomas Hun
ton.
Madison, Robert Hill, William Madison.
Orange, James Barbour, Robert Moore.
Westmoretand, Stephen Bailey, Richard E.
Parker.
King and Queen, John II. Smith, John
Roane, jr.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-06

Cory oFG letter. from, lfr. Rufus King, tic
.d1eric'a minister at tie court Of Lon
don, TO Mr.. Henry Jackson, one Of she
hrish STATE Prisoners.
Brighton, .lss.r. IS, 1922.
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Boston, informs that the conduct Of Mr..
Munroe has been highly approved of by
the mercantile interest of that city-and
that public and very splendid dinner
was to be given him by the merchants,
as mark ofrespect for his vigilantexer-
tons, In endeavouring to restore friend
ly intercourse between that country and
the United States.
A letter from an officer on board a
British man of war off Cadiz, dated
March 81, says: "Capt. Hallowell, of
the Tiger, has sailed from Sicily, with
5000 troops, for the Levant, under the
command Of Colonel Frazer. 1t is sup
posed they are to take possession of A.
lexandria."
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tAe author oft, and began to credit the
story; nor could he rest satisfied till he
went all the way back to Toulon to salts
ty himself whether the story was false
or true.
This story the writer had from a
Frenchman, respectable inhabitant of
Toulon, of the name of Eubank, in the
year 1880.
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IN E l. L IG z nee,
SALEM, June S.

SALEM, June S.
On Wednesday last, the Hopewell,
capt.Rea, arrived here from Hamburger,
which place she left on the 18th of April.
The last news received there respecting
the war was similar to what we have had
here;--that lMassena had made a move
ment whichlt was expected would imme-
dlately bring on another general battle.
AS to peace, though there had all win
ter been some talk of it, vet it was an a.
vent that in Hamburger was not expect
ed soon to take place.
With respect to the events of war
which had taken place between the
French and the Russians, it was difficult
70 Judge of the truth from the Ham
burgh papers, as they are issued under
the inspection of French intendant.
OF public and official statements there
Is generally a distrust, from the suppos-
ed policy OF each party to conceal its
own disasters, and exaggerate those of
the enemy. Private information is
therefore often more relied on From
persons who had been at the theatre of
war, and from the communications of
ste French officers themselves, it was
well known, that though the French had
maintained their military reputation in
all the battles which they had fought
yet that Bonaparte had at length met
with an enemy that required the full ex-
crcisc of all his genius and energy, and
had received such check as he had ne
yer before experienced. Persons who
had visited both the French and Rus
alan armies, allowed that the former
were vastly superior to the latter in mi
. Iitary science and experience but vet
Benningsen had managed his means
with SO much skill and Judgment as
greatly to harrass & straitcn the French,
and to make them suffer severely from
.he rigours of the climate and the want
of provisions, as well as from his arms.
The dreadful accounts we have had of
the battle of Eylau, appear to have been
no hctions. The destruction Of human
life in that awful scene has hardly been
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~ II E E L ING,
THURSDAY, 25th JUNE, 1907.
Trial ofBurr.

We have received intelligence from
Richmond, to the 10th instant. At that
time Wilkinson had not arrived. On the
9th, the grand jury were adjourned to
meet on the 18th. No decision appears
to have been made, on the motion to
commit Burr for Treason: nor do we
hear of any proceedings on the motion.
since Burr agreed to give the bail stated
in our last.
AmotlOn has been made by Burr, for
subpoena for the President to produce
the orders issued to the military re-
spectlng the seizure of Burr's property.
The Court had not decided the motion
at the date of our last intelligence.
Gen. Wilkinson and Mr.. Graham left
New-Orleans on the 21st of May, in
the United States schooner Revenge,
bound for Norfolk.
1t is stated in the Norfolk Ledger,
upon the authority of letter from Rich
mond, that General Wilkinson has lost
the famous cyphered letter. The editor
OF the Ledger says that he " is not at
liberty to state the name of the infor-
mant, but it is such as leave to no doubt
Of the fact on his mind"
We have no foreign news of impor-
lance. Fhe French headquarters were
at Osterode the 18Th Of April. Gen.
Massena had advanced about ten Ger
man miles toward the Russian army.
The Emperor Alexander was at Me
mel, and the Archdukc Constantine at
DKoningsberg. .-. .4 ~
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sens statement of the French loss in
this affair seems not to have been far
from the truth for French officers who
were i'll the battle, acknowledged that
they had between 80 and 10000 killed
and wounded. The Russian loss they
state to be equally great and it was con-
fldently said that there were not less
than thirty thousand wounded Russians
In Konlngsberg the conclusion was,
that neither side could boast of having
gained any distinguished advantage o.
yer the other in the action, though it
was acknowledged that the Russians
saved Koningsberg by it. The account
we have had of the destruction of Bona
parties guards was true : Angereau be-
ing wounded, & his men discouraged bv
repeated repulses, Bonaparte ordered
his guards to charge they obeyed, and
were all cut to pieces, saving about six
teen men, the Russians giving no quar-
ter. Alter the battle no less than fifteen
thousand dead horses were counted up
on the field. A French officer, in let
ter to friend, said, that two more such
battles would annihilate the French ar
my. 1t was evident that the impressi-
on of Bonaparte's invincibility was in
some degree efaced, and the hopes of
those strengthened who wish to see
bounds set to his triumphs.
The greatest exertions were making
on both sides to repair their losses by re-
cruits. Vast numbers were pouring into
the French grand army, from all parts
of Germany,a s well as from Franco, thou
sands of wretched creatures being obi
ged to enlist, to get bread; and even ma
ny of the Prussian prisoners had enter
ed among the recruits. The shock from
the next meeting Of the two armies was
expected to be even more terrible than
that of the former.
1t seems the good generalship of Ben
ningsen had not preserved him from the
jealousy of the other officers of the Rus
sian army, who think themselves disho-
nouredby having foreigner placed over
them. The emperor Alexander had ar
rived at Revel, on his way to the army,
with view probably of composing the
difficulties.
There are now no French troops in
Hamburger the place is garrisoned by
4 !. IL
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A gentleman who came passenger in
the Amelia, from London; arrived at