Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-03
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ANN "a NtIdl 4SldllO>
There is a rumour that the Mar
lquis Wellesley is going out again to
India, with Sir Arthur Wellesley as
commander in chief. The latter an
ipointment NAV be true.
Saturday captain Goodall arrived in
town from St. Domingo, having land
ed from the Hopewell, on Wednesday.
Capt. Goodall is stated to be the bear
er OF some propositions from Christie.
Phe to our government.
The accounts from Holland state. tia, 4
Loan has been opened at Amsterdam, un.
der the dre Glen oflhe principal Merchants
and Bankers, Tor filing out small armed
vessels. The first subscriptions, tits said.
amounted to 100000. aud The Books were
10 close in the beginning Of the present
month.
Our squadron in The Adriatic has ezpe-
rienced much Kindness from the ipbsbT3
'ah's OF the Seven Islands, who have ex-
pressed their desire 10 co-opera:e wiki
British force in the expulsion oflh French
%ho a'e mol in sufficient Plumbers 10 sus-
am themselves against a vegy moderate
BRUSH force. "A. Corfu they have opls
iiiteen hundred men, a Zanle ooly one
bundled. and fifty at ApEa!onia. This
later island would be an acquis on of great
value to US as We might keep it with 500
men. The inhabitants, who have $40 YES.
sells, are particularly attached to The kur.
iish' and by no meaDs partial 10 be French.
Saturday very active impress took Mace
." The river and i's ne,ghborhood, pro1ec.
tons IN general being d,stegarded.
a duel was fought on Saturday morn;u-
al leddr g'oD, o. rather Twickenham
Common, between Mr.. D---y, an Amea
Ncan gentleman of fortune, residing IN
N'ttingh street, and captain w. Of the
navy. IN consequence of dispute Al a COT,
te-house IN Coyent Garden, on Friday -
venng. The pa,ies are half brothers.
a9d the dispute was family one. In The
nTst hfe there was no injury sustained, aud
NJ. NIL, second 10 the American gentle.
nan, in'ertered to adjust the d. tIeisnces.
bAt his Has leiused, and on hrlne again
Ach was wounded Mr.. d. dangerously in
the shoulders and the cap ain in the pistol
arm.
Long wool has lately been employed in
making cables and ropes for The Eayy, and
Tor other purposes and the Admiralty.
on the recommendation of SIR j. Banks.
mas, we understand, directed their being
sned in the Kings service,
MIR. PAUL, The rival candidate of Lord.
CochraDe and Mr.. Sheridan for the boz
rough OF Westminster, Committed suicide
On Saturday.
.4h,Il le.
The Treasury Journalists are highly Of,
tended at our comparing Lord Castle.
rtagh's plan of consumption with that of
oonsparte, because, say they, the British
conacrlpts will never be marched 70 6ght
on the banks OF the Vis,ula OF the Aiemsn.
1t mighi have occurred, however, to these
paEtizlns, who generally deserve more cree
on Tor their zeal than their wisdom, thatif
man robs, cheats and lies, whether /, be
Tor The purpose of keeping svraglio, or
OF endo~lng a monastery, his conduct is
equally cen urable in either case. Ii was
not The object but The principle Oft mea.
sue with which we found FAULT.
What must strike every man who has
watched the progress OF the various en-
croachmehts that have been made on cur
liberties since the fatal commencement Of
the French war in 1893, is mat the princi.
pie Of CONSUMPTION thus introduced for tba
local militia will speedily BE- extended, and
made part ofou military system. Not
one oGihe vexalious and almost utolerabie
acts connected wi h The revenue, which
now stain the statute book, would have
been endured if they had been introduced
in the shape which they now bear. In
the preamble to the bill, which hsSsoun-
accOunlably passed through the House of
Commons without observation, fOr subject.
ing all persons who may have an informa'
ton lied agains! them, to arrest aid inn
prisonment, it they cannot find bail, II IS
said that this prsetice hiss been iounc bcneh.
cIal III cases relating to the public revenue,
and 50 IN like manner, il the principle Of
CONSUMPTION shall once be established for
lie local militia, the preamble TO the mu-
my bill would state the benefits that had
accrued from 1t, and make The principle
general.
Dispatches have been received from the
Brazils.--The Portuguese slcop Of wsg
la Lebre, arrived OF Lisbon with dispa,.
ches from the Prince Regent TO the Pro.
yislonal Government, which Tive captain
did not land, on being informed by the Nd.
miral that the French were 10 possession