Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-18
NEW YORK, Oaober II.
LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND.

The British ship Argo, Dick, arrived at
THIS port last evening trnin Liverpool,
which place she left the 90 h of August.
The editor OF the MERcANriLE ADvEn.
TisER has received by her London papers
to the 26th August, and Lioyd's Lists TO
the same date. From the former we have
copied whateveris interesting The latter,
IN consequence of the Embargo, afford
scarcely an article of marine news. 49,
LoNDuN, Aug. 20.
We announced yesterday the arrival Of
Messenger at Falmouth, with dispatches
to Mr.. Pinkney, the American minister ae
our court, with which the bearer, MIR. Al.
water has arrived in town. The Usage,
with the dispatches from England and
France, had arrived at Washington on the
10th OF July, and as MIR. Atwater did moi
sail until the Gath, it appears the Ameri.
can government took good deal Of time
to consider the dispatches now arrived,
which, no doubt, contain the answer TO.
those brought out by the Usage. The A.
merican government had also heard of,he
bayonne decree, conh,caiing American
ships under certain circumsiar ces, and Of
the rising in Spain against the usarpationi
, aud aggiessions of Bonapar,e--but as the
success of the Spanish cause was the mo,e
than doubtful, il could not bave materially
influenced their answeh-Mr. Erskiae had
been at Washington, and expectation was
on the alert, as to the object oil his journey.
1t was hoped that he had received some
new instructions 10 treat, but the hopes in
that respect were speedily dlssipated. He
returned after few days stay.
he most recent letters from America
are dated the 23d uli. at which time the
president and the heads of the several de.
partments had gone into the country 10
| their several estates.
( The Hopewell, captain Shepherd, arriv-
ed in the Downs, from Cadiz, has brought
letters to the LIST last. They announce
That the Jun.as of the several states, tower.
ling above all selfish views and jcalousies.
have agreed 10 assemble the Corles. They
are to maet al Toledo in the course of the
ensuing month. The Spaniards were aet.
isely employed in collecting vessels to con-
vey to France that portion of Dupon,'s ar.
my general Wedell's division) which Cas-
tanes has coyenanted TO send home. Du.
pont and his companions were hourly ex-
pected at Cadiz. They are not 10 be sent
\ #
hey are to be held prisoners OF war. The
81. Anna guard ship, and several other
vessels were prepared for their reception.
The private letters add, and in This state.
ment they are confirmed by capt. Ferrier,
passenger in the HopewelI, that the en-
thus'asm OF the people of Cadiz, and parli-
cularly OF the women, exceeded any thing
we have heard of even during the more
ardent periods of French revolution.
Some OF the most respectable women
employed themselves daily in visiting and
attending the wounded patriots even IN the
hospitals, IN making shirts, bandages, sc.
Nothing, indeed, appears to have been o.
mIttsd on their part which could serve i'm
any degree to excite their coun,rymen to
oppose the enemy, and 10 soothe and re-.
ward those who suffered by such OPPOSITE
on II appears that long previous TO Jo.
| seph bonaparte's quitting Madrid, all the
Officers of State had found means TO es.
cape; one only had been taken in his flight,
and shot on his being brought back 10 Ma.
drld. His name was Melchior Alvarez.
There is report that Ronaparte has
been assasslDated near Bordeaux by band
OF 100 youths, who formed plan for the
purpose. A letter from Amsterdam is al.
LEGGED as the authority.
August %.
MARCH OF FRENCH Troops INTO SPAIN.
MURAT PROCLAIMED KING OF
NAPLES.
! We have received Dutch papers 10 The
l7ih' and series of the Moniteur to the
| IN instant. The Grand Duke of Berg,
Murat, was proclaimed King of Naples on
The first instant. Should The Princess Ca.
rol'ne, hrs wife, and sister OF Napoleon, SUR
we her consort, she is to succeed to the
Throne. The new king has commenced
his reign with issuing Proclamation, in
which he declares his intention TO abide by
The constitution promulgated by his pre-.
decessor, king Joseph, and guaranteed by
Napoleon. Ii thus appears that poor 10.
seph, to use homely phrase,is likely, be-.
tween two stools, To come 10 the ground,
tor his Throne of Spain must be allowed
TO be rather precarious inheritance. Ma.
poIeon, however, will strain every nerve
to establish him on it. He is pouring
troops from Italy and the south OF France,
INTO That country. Even TIE Paris guards
are ordered Tor tina. service. Every DOS.
s'ble means Of expediing their march are
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