Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
compiled for che Mentor. /,

Compiled for che Mentor.
- FOREIGN. :.
Information received at Charleston IS
CO from the Havana states, that orders..
had been issued for all the French 10 leayof
Cuba in 40 days from the LIST ult. eight Of
those Frenchmen have arrived al Charles.
ton eighty sail of American vessels FROM,
different ports OF tie United States, arrived
at Havana in one week, with produce
Much confusion is said to reign in the Por.s
tusuese Brazilian. court; the prince and.
princess are not on the best possible terms
OF amity, and lord .Strangford, the British
ambassador, and Sir Sidney Smith, the En-
glish commodore, have taken differen sides
in the squabble ; the prince seems to have a
great regard tor sir Sidney, having given
him a handsome property in the Brazils.
1t is said the grand duke Cons lantine
has been shot at in the streets of ST. Pc
tersburg, and that one Of his aid de-camps
was killed by his side, being dressed in
the same manner as the grand duke: the
Russian emperor has offered a large re
ward for the discovery and arrest of the
assassin; but Constantine's enemies have
stuck up a placard, offering compensate.
on much larger to any one who will murder
him.-The British frigate Proserpine, of
80 guns, captain Outer, has been Captured
lima near Touon-News from Havana
says, all French. goods have been prob BIZ
ted in the island of Cuba, while English
manufactures viii have decided prefer
ence.
DOMESTIC.
The ship Centurion. from New York for
Amelia, loaded with naval stores and cot
ton, was cast away on the north breakers
of the bar of Amelia Inlet, on the nine
teenth ultimo part ofthc cargo it is sup
posed will be saved; the ship bilged. -
The report that both buoy had been taken
up from the bar of ST. Mary's is not true
there still remains one for the piloiage Of
vessels In Amelia isiand.-A murder was
recently committed at Raleigh IN CD on
the body OF Patrick Conway, a merchant
OF mat place the perpetrator of the
deco fractured the the skull of the decea-
sed and mangled his head in a shocking
manner; the object of this villain was mo-.
ney, not much of which he got, il seems. as
there was not much in the drawer at the
time, 1t being deposited in different place
suspicion has fallen upon John owen, ca
plnet maker.-The circuit court of the
Ohited States was to commence its
session in Windsor (Vermont) on Monday
the hrst day of May (instant)-A
oiacksmith's shop, with tools of value, and
two barns with hay and farming utensils,
were recently consumed by FIRE at Windsor.
|Vt.)-The bridge over Connecticut ri
yer IN Oxford, was carried away n few
days sInee.-James Lyon, (son, it is be.
neved, to the hon. NJ. Lyon.) has offered
himself to the electors of the congressional
district, composed of the districts of VIM
chester, Nero and Robertson, in West
enhessee he has issued long address
nPnlla IN q. II
gazette psbiIshed at Nashville, and part
OF which address we have seen. ;thre..hss
variety of curious opinions. calcula,ed
perhaps, to catch gulIs.--The French
Letter OF Marque L 'Esperance, which re-
Gentry arrived at Boston, from Bordeaux, is
charged with dispatches; she was bound
70 rniiaoelphia, but was directed to make
the hrst port--The British ship Benia-
MN ana Elizabeth, of 400 tons, from Ii.
verPooi, for Philadelphia, stranded on
oquam Beach the principal part Of her
cargo VIII be saved "A large bed of ore
mas been discovered in Overton county.
IN the state of Tennessee, and not more
than htty-ive miles from that town.
"hich appears rich with silver: and II is
stared mat several dollars have been made
there'-The collectors of the port of f.
denton has announced thai the light house
at cape Haiteras, which is under his di
recuon, is again in oreration-Two
handsome pieces Of plate have been lust
executed by an artist Of PHILADELPHIA. I'M
Ger the direction Of Doctor Thompson. of
virginia, with suitable devices and iuscrip-
IONS, to be presented to the ladies of col.
1ohn Thornton, and Doctor AyIett Halves,
OF Culpepper county, Virginia, as reward
TOT the industry, ingenuity and taste dis.
prayed oy them, in their specimens of linen.
cotton and wooden manufacture, exhibi,ed
before the Culpeper Society for the promo
.ion OF agriculture and domestic manufac-
lures IN December last, 20 whom these nri-
yes were then awarded.-Capts. Peters.
lrVIns, Cutters, M'Donald's and Findlav's
companies OF the United States iroops ar
rived at New Orleans on the goth March
five dollar notes ~
the Mechanick's bank of Baltimore are
IN circulation in Philadelphia; the en-.
CRAVING well executed but the number
ana signature are clumsily executed parti.
euIarly the cashiers name date Il,h
June we have understood, also, that one
dollar notes OF the Farmers Bank of Ma
ryiand, are altered, and in circulation
tnere lot ten dolIars.--The theatre n.
pence at Norfork on Wednesday, the es,h
UT. with the CHr/esy, o.,I "