Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-23
FIRD III, March 20, 1910.

The object of the decree is to assist the
Undetermined farmers, wine-growsrs,
land landholders of France, not TO re.
lax the severity Of the Berlin aud Mi
Ian DEGREES. All articles of British
manufacture and colonial produce are
still prohibited from being imported
into France or her dependencies, and
only raw articles OF the first necessity
admitted. OF course there are no
symptoms of relaxation in any ofthese
proceedings. And so far from en-
couraglng them or rejoicing TO see
them carrying into effect, we doubt
whether it is not the duty Of our go
jvernment to resist and Illustrate them.
lt was once hoped we could ssarve
France into submission. We have
now better chance of forcing her in
to submission by choaking her with
her own produce. Whether any ap
p-ehension OF a scarcity Of grain in
our own couury has induced minis
tiers 70 permit the Importation Of that
OF France, recently so freely imported,
we know not, nor whether IN reality
cargoes of our manufactures and CO.
lonial produce have been admitted in
TO France by connivance In return.
But in the state of grain at home
lwouid all allow it, we should resist the
introduction of that of France, rs a
most powerful means Of distressing
the enemy: we fear it is too certainly
proved by the disappearance Of specie
tom circulation that French corn has
been paid for, not by English manu-.
features and colonial produce, but by
English guineas, our home circulate
on being thus distressed, and our pa.
per currency endangered To benefit
French farmers ard iana hal ters. 1t
is rot at this surely that we ought to
rejoice! We must not be blinded to
our own interests by the misrepresen-
,ations of trickling t-athckers.
| Spanish: pspers arrived this NOR
juing TO the So:!i cit. aud Lisbon to
,he 7th instant. They state thar 10.
seFh Bonaparte, with 1900 men,
WAS aboat TO proceed to the North OF
Spain: for what purpose is nor mc=.
toned.
The Duke del Parque Svas on the
21ta alt. Oh his march tdgards Es-
tramadura, to join the Duke of Albu.
guerque.
The British headquarters, were,
at the date OF the last advlces, at CO.
imbra.
The French were retreatiag fsom
Sierra.
The kings and queens whom Be-
naparte had assembled At Paris, haye
taken wing, and are on thei, return to
,heir respective territories, leaving Bo
1 napar,e 60 make preparations for his
intended bride. Jerome and his
vile set of on the LIST. and the kings
Ut Wirtemburg and Naples were to
follow IN 4 few days. The wits of
Paris say, that Jerome has rnagnani-
mously determined to ape his brother,
and that having no hope Of issue by
his wife, he thinks seriously Of repl.
dating her, and Of taking back his
first wife.
Bonaparte is lavish;ng upon the d.
vorced Josephine pensions and pala.
ces. She has had palace at Paris
given her, and another near Brussels,
besides Maimaison. Bona2arte has
added million of livres from his pri.
Wy purse.
In consequence Of the French de-
cree, great number OF vessels have.
within these three days, arrived at
different ports of this kingdom with
grain, butter, cheese, and other arti-
cIes.
There are no further accounts from
America, and we are unable to state
whether the bill for enabling the Pre-
sident to send away offending Foreign
Ministers has passed the flouse OF
Congress, or, II it has, whether il has
Deen acted upon by sending away MIR.
Jackson.
The path we have to pursue with re-
'pect to America is clear and strait.
she is evidently in violent passion,
and like all persons who indulge such
passions, ac.s without judgment. But
though sne hts lost her temper, il is
rot necessary that we should loose
ours. We view her SC more in nitv