Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01


The f.ordo,; Journals, which to the 9Th
lass. have hccn rsceivcd at this Office since
one last, con'a;n great variety of impor.
t:.nt information.
The Usage has at i1ngih arrived in En-
gland, with MIR Nourse- ihe American Mes
senrer After her arriral, it had trans
PRED that Bonaparsc had declared To the
American Government, that the o0iy con-
tlitjcns ca which he would continue ut peace
with the United States were, that they
should shut their port9 against British ships
al every description, and interdictal inter-
course with England, for lie would have
ao Eeu,ras. TO obtain a RELAXATION of
these coudit. ons is said TO have been the
purpose for which he Usage was Dispatch
cd to France. But AL the efforts ci Gene
raj Armstrong, 20 induce the compliance
OF he FroDCh government were IN vain,
BoYaDarte would ma; recede from what he
had declared TO be his ultimate determina..
ticn. 1t appears that the manner! ~ which
the american mission was received was as
insulting, as the principle insisted on by
France was injurious. Upon her arrival
ut L'Orient the Usage was seized, because
size mad been spoken by British cruizer
OF THAI port, and she was not released with
ont repeated representations from Gen.
Armstrong. MIR Noursc though III bad
health, was kent on beard for week af-
ter his arrival, and when permitted 10 go
on shcre, would not be suffered TO proceed
farther than L'Oricnt. IN all the confer
cPces too, upon the subject between Gen.
Armstrong and the French minis er, the
later had Ieen iRtructcd TO assume the
most naughty department. Many OF the
americana in France, alarmed At the pros
pect ofa1Airs, applied for passports to leave
the country, but were refused. Upon the
Il a
lied SO implicitly on The strength ofhis fac
ton in America, and on the popular cla-
mour in that country Oh account of the at
fair of the Chesapeake, that he thought
there was no need OF affecting to conciliate,
and ts; his dictates must BIZ obeyed on the
oEher do OF the Atlantic with the same
submission as on the PROSTATE continent of
Eucopr. We trust, however, that he is
grossly deceived, and that his inso.ence will
be duly appreciated in America.
The rumcur of . resolution at PeterScurgh
10 row regarded as tosal!y unfounded.
The Baltic expedition sailed las Tues
day, but in consequence of an unfavorable
change in the wind. had made but little
progress at the date Of the last accounts.
Afqy II.
General .AYmfcidt,, the Swedish officer,
commanding The army a. Norway, has is.
sued proclamation to the people OF that
country, deciaratoTv of the objects of the
Invasion. ]; is in spirit and expression We
~ ur!i.e those which have proceeded from
The age as ofthc courts With whom Sweden
IS 1T war. I he reported capture of the
Island Of Bornhcim is premature.
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HF.NEINGICN, (Vermont) June l.
We are c.rrccuy informed, that govern
meut has rSIsen on La:e Champlain To:
sloep E,,c,t having on board 2 cargo for {
ar Pacs OF Mddlebu~y she was l7yln!
az Chr:nplaiu for further speculation, as
Just ready 20 proceed over the province
line: her cargo consisted Of 157 barle'5 o
arhes aul % barrels Of pork whlci, wiz
the yess-. are IL possession Of fir PENN
man at Windmill Point, and ~ cargo land
ed and safely stored That IN the 29th O
May, a5ougilt Midnight, abatteau was DIS
covered passing the custom -hougc cap'ai
HoDtins tu~ucd ont with all hands, cclss
ting Oh nine-aud three discharges wer
made before IN bltteau would turn TO IN
ofFce--.he last ball passed between twc Z
her men they were from P.attshurgh
were eix in al. and were delivered over {
iu1Cc y cks and by him conducted uude
IN armed guard % Cumberland head, 2
bb!s, OF ashes taken in the ba teau, belong
ing to Levi Plate, who was among the pr
soacrs. That on The night Of the 3O'i
lieut., Whttemore tocG a boat with bal
Tels on board, but as no authority could /
found in Grand Isle county in whom conf
dence could be safely placed, and as II W.
deemed improper to keep them under guar
till process could be had, the collector lib
rated the prisoners, and detained only q
property: the people and boat belonged
Canada, and were proceeding directly Oh
Their from St. Adams bay: they we're mr.
at twice and then boarded by force liet
Whittmorc informs, he understands q
people are collecting a little over the ltT
TO rescue the property from us this loo
serious, for such an attack would be con-
dered as a commencement of war.
The detachment Of militia from Rutlar
commanded by Mai. Oh. K. Williams, pa
ed through Middleaury for the frontiers
I'd inst. Gov. Smith has also ordered ire
Addison county detachment on the sal
expedition to march this day
The St. Adams Adviser affects to n
Gule the government for sending troops IL