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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-30
FOR THE ARGUS.

The following Bill has been prepared, more
fully to illustrate tne Propositions lately
made in this paper, to recover interest
on money by summary proceedings -
The writer will not pretend that the
bill is not capable Of beneficial al,erati.
ons.s~@A
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-30
TUESDAY, January %.

"A message was received from the
President OF the United States by Mr..
Edward Coles, his Secretary, trans nit
ting an account of th= expen lit1res
from the contingent fund during the
year 1909. The message WAS tod ~
referred to the commistse OF Commerce
and Manufactures.
A MERRIAM NAVIGATION
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-30

RI c H NJ o N d,

The Writer of Reflections" of wssss
doctrines some norice was taken in the Ar.
gus Of the 10Th instant, must not think to
escape publie odiun by sophisn. Find
Ing himself detected In the ,rt to apollo.
gize for the imposition of taxes upon the
United States by the British governor ent,
ne enicavors to elude censure bv describ.
ing the tax as b-ing pay able into the Ame.
rican treasury. Blu, lie m stakes the ues.
ton Of the Argus writer 1t is not to whom
shall the tax be psid But tina, Great Bri.
tain has 20 right 70 tax US in any shape, nor
upnn ketence, either by treaty or by
orders Dunc,l. Is the miseak. made
ignoranfH 8 soiifi.ily ?" =
~ - as.
Ertr7ct ofa ieHer ~ the E1itor, dotei
Wastiagton City, January Is 1910.
/" Mr. Macon, you will see, has not sue.
ceeded in limiting his bill to the present
session OF Congress. The Old geasle nan is
evidently sick of it, aud wishes to back our.
You mast n,t think that Ep2es and others.
because they vote for the bill, are willing
to do no more. Eppes is pearl of great
value, and will lose none of his native bril-
li1ncy. as you will see before Congress- RI
scs. HIS spc.cl on Giles resolutions dis.
played much research and is considered
uuansweribleD
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-17
INTERESTING DOCUMENT. =
c,py Of a ktte' jrom Bonaparss to tx

Emperor. Of Rxssir.
Aansisuer my BratAer--rhe. Duke of
Vienna informs me, that your Imperisi
Majesty wished Tor peace, with Sweden.
and that you have obfsiu-d the advau,sgys
which you desired. Wilt your Majsasy
permit me to congratulate you upon the
event? ',.-sss-$s :. ~ ~.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-17
LONDON, November 81.

Summary Of events.-On Friday the
Allicaine trlgate captain Raggets, arrived
at Portsmouth, from the Chesapeake, in 90
DAYS. The hon. MIR. Er kline, his lady, and
four children came home in her. The At i
caine lay two months in Hampton Roads,
alter she landed MIR. Iaclson. Soon alter
she arrived, several OF her crew deserted in
one of her boats; the men were claimed by
capt. Ragget,, bu: the American mob seen.
ed to be the judges in the case. for though
there appear, d every disposition in the 60
vernment to restore the men, they we re ne
yer civrn up, aud H was attributed to the
influence Of the mob. The dispatches from
M. Jackson, our ambassador in America,
bv Mr.. Erskine, we understand are Of pa
eifc character, and refer to tie iatercourss
which had taken place between Mr.. Jack
son and the American executive but we
hear thew are not decisive as to any Of the
points in dispute, a. Congress had not as.
sembled az their date. MIR. Enkine left
the Chesapeake On the 2sth Oct. and we
are informed, h. has expressed an opinion,
tina, both the government and people Of
America were averss to rupture with this
country. -. -
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-16
mo. 7S.

J anglers in the brig Mary, Shaw, at Proyi-
1 oence, In days, we received the following
marine information--The ship Packet Feb
err, OF Phitad. and Francis Henrietta Wv
er. OF Boston brig Felicity. Boyd, of Ports
mouth. and scar. Peace and Plenty. Foster.
oi beverly, were at Marseilles on the 18Th
S'cs. alter detention Of nearly two years
the two INST were loading and had special
permission to SAIL
1 ne brig Sophia, Carnten, of Baltimore.
schr. Hamilton, Brown. of New York. and a.
IGlfiht0Te schr the Eutaw, all with ccloni
al produce. had arrived at Naples in Sept.
and were admitted 10 entry. a l.ded sbiin
with pcpt'er from Baltimore and Iunis. oe
which MIR. Hammett Wew consull was sn-
Percargo, with several other vessels. had
also arrived. and were under sscsestrS.ion.
n new line If Donaaiers had been formed
on the frontiers OF Italy and France, to pre-
vent tbs introduction of colonial produce
seew order had also been issued to prob;-
bit the Introduction Of any prize goods into
France, unless the vessel aud cargo arrived
IN ono Other ports infGcte, parts of cargoes
"ouid be liable to seizure and Cpnfiscation
even Drought in FreRch vessels with eertifi-
Ca!es--thlS weasure was 80 prevent any col
iision between owners of prvateers and
holders OF goods--scveral prizes arrived az
S9fs'ca We're rendered unsaleable thereby.
= hS SUPP augusta, nounus, from Iunis to-
Nap,es, vaIuably laden, was carried into
Naples and condemned.
Captain Bounds and the Supercarro had
saken passage in the schooner Two Mar
garets, For London, which vessel was can
tured about the 15gh Oct. off Cape Bore, by
French privateer. which had arrived az
iunis. II was supposed she was retaken by
the Captain. or otherwise would have arri
we'd at one OF the Barbary ports, to which
she was ordered
The ship MiIwood, and brig Newton.
were the only free American vessels at Tu
mis-, on the 25th October
The schooner Bald Eagle, and brip, Tan.
Maria, aud cargoes, prizes to the French.
we're there, still waiting coudemnaticns from
France 1T To5ares was also p schooner
belonging u Bristol, (R. L. Capt Perry.
and baltimore brig with colonial produce.
prizes to the French.
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RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.

LExING TON, (K.) Dec. %.
Ertract Of a letter .from a gentlemen az
SO. Louis, 70 his friend in Lexington.
"ST. LOUIS, November SOih, 1909.
DEAR SIR,
6 Some few DAYS before nv return
to St. Louis, Maj. Peter Cnouteau had ar
rived from his Missouri expedition. This
gentleman possesses very extensive iRfiu-
ence with the Indians of this country, found
I'd on the openness, sincerity and Justice
with which he has ever treated them.
On the failure OF all OTTER expedients
for res:oring the Mundane chief to his PEG.
pie, Maj. Chouteau was selected as the on
Nv person, whose address, in the conduct of
ouch an cnterprizc, was esteemed preferable
10 military equipment. The result has am
ply justified The public expectation. The
chief and his family were safely landed at
his village ON the oath of September last.
after an absence of about three years
Z" The banks of the Missouri are inhabit-
ed by very numerous and wariike nations of
1ndirns, and the appearance ~ military pre-
paration will he always considered by those
children of tine forest as the signal for vio-
Jence, or rs an invitation to the combat
Maj. Chontean fnresaw and forcrold, from
This Cause, the embarrassment which "a
waited the expedition of Ensign Pryor in the
year 19O7-observing that if it were deter
v,
and to open 4 passage with the sword, 10
certain calculations could be made it might
3equire 500 mcn-l0, coo might be found in
sufficient.
a This rivec has become of late subject
OF so much interesting curiosity, that have
sought frequent occasions O! -oaversing with
the Major. with respect 10 the navigation,
soil. climate. vegetable and animal produc-
tions, &c. sha'! take more leisure mo-
,Deut to communicate the various inf~Tmati-
'ns with which he has obiigingly favored
me, coafinirg myself mt this time to :. pricf
notice of those facts which strucl, me rs
new, and worthy of farther enquiry. He
informs me that the Buff,loe. which you
know to be innumerab'e on the banks and in
the neighborbood OK the river, might he made
n source OF ineXilaustiDe supply of fine wool
- our manufactures. This animal casts a
rich fleece in the spring or in the beginning
of the summer, which the JudiaAs at very
cheap rates. might be induced to collect in
vast quantities. j. is YER. prooa3lc that
parts only CT the BpGa!oe pr duce wool suita-
hle for the Manufacture of Cloths. The
Major brought several specimens of various
degrees of iineness, the best of which has
been spun into very beautiful yarn bv Ma
,iame ChouIeau and knit into socks and
m'ttens-Let onr Atlantic friends beware.
Jest this valuable staple superccde in time,
their boasted adoption of IL Merinos.
80 The climate Of the upper country is re-
presented by the Major to he very saubri
Gus; tine soil is however poor and unproduC-
tive, and contains every wnere indications
It volcanic eruptions. il appears to be of q
Iinion that 'hc precious metals will be, one
day, diecOvered--that they abound, in LOU
siana, has long been a well founded conjec-
'ure, and the relations Of every successive
explorer add strength 10 the superstition"
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ei@t1rope
FRANCE.

A. fi4NNsEs.
EGdress e his most sere1c highneSs tie
f,iHce arch chancellor Of Mc entire, 10
me conservative senate Sitting If lie Sd
IF october, 1873.
GENTLEMEN,
His inpcrial and royal majesty, To-
King in With a single glance the p, resent 81
tuation Of affairs, finds ii necessary l., oiCicr
- Ivy Of sc, 600 men.-Thisis the purport
1t the decree which is To be subnatted 70
your deiibera'ion. and Ivy which the new lie
Wy is imposed upon tic classes Of the con
scription Of the wears Of 1906, 1907, 1903.
1909 oud 1910. Teur wisdom viii already
have discovered tlc benefit Of this arrange
mcnt. You viii soGn be assured that il is
the result of prudent fore sight aud Of the
unceasing anxiety Of hiss majesty for the
pablo Interest. Wha,e~er. gentlemen. NAY
be the issue Of TIC neg citations of Alleuburg,
there are strong indications that the Englisll,
after having been driven back from our ter
ritories, w;ll ~Hdcavcr TO proiong the war in
spain. The numerous batalons which his
majesty opposed to tHes in that kingdom.
need Only b. kept NJ TO their tull Couple
Inent. in or"er 10 battle al the attempts Of
the cncmy. IT the peace he renewed be.
tween France and Austria, !, viii he imp9s
@he, without great Inconvenience, 80 sud.
H'"'3 bdlHIpI' we pidNS tfDf F" "nO VIII
have conquered ", trcu tne banks Of the
Darub- 70 those OF The CuaGa'qnvir. This
renlatk has not escaped The paternat aiten.
ton oi his ~ ies:y; and let " I've pursneded
TIM alter SUCH gioIicus excrti0ns, he is de
sroj', and wish Justice. that the Copqncrurs
Should receive Toe teSi onv &c the pubE q
Z at'rde and general admira on. Thee
l'iuS geht'emep. viii be explained TO YOU
b. The orators of toe council of stale, and
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-16
hosrox, January ..
FROM SPAIN.

Yestersov arrived in this port the ship Med
lort, cspt. Barnard, from Catiz, which he left the
IN OF November Sir Arthur Wellesley and his
brother the marquis, had arrived in Cadiz and
we're at the Theatre the night before he sailed.
Tie marques was 10 depart for England the next
day, and sir Arthur to Lisbon. to resume The.
command ofhIs army in It's neiyhborhood. There
were 500 transports at Lisbon, waiting TO carry
The British troops 10 England Capt 3. states.
thai the SplHards Cow showa collnoss towards
eie English and say, hey shoah! have done ket,sy
0"hoht ihc'n lie presumes that ,hcy &lis m ake
very iittie II any resistance 10 tae French They
war
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-16
Ertract 9'a icfterJ,oa Tnnis, 10 hous,

I
IN fhfs city. dated Oct. 18 1909.
g Since nv last several rich carrees have
arrived principally from Baltimore; have.
gene to Naples to enconnter the Erelisl,
without, and precarious reception within.
one brig from Baltimore, with a cargo Of
colonial produce worth 100 600 dollars. has
landed her cargo here to wan a change, as
every port in the Adriatic and Levant is o.
Vcrstocked. What could have irruced our
merchants to nave seat such a vasl proper
~ mere l Cannot conceive. they nust have
been at loss what TODD with IL. or led away
by Jackson's fine account of the resources
and trade OF the Barbary rcr.s. They are to-
tally ignorant Of the iig8r WA which tbs
french DEGREES are enforced, IL they hoped
to ind a market in France where colonial
produce even coming from GuadalouDa (un--
less IN a FreHch bottom,) and having the
PEST certificates OF origin would be conlisca
tea Tor having touched at neutral port, e
ven should The vessel not have hcen boar5
"a by the British. In Italy some cargo
have been introduced, but under circunst7
ces OF great risk.
Inc prices there have fallen, and arc =,
ing so as to render that undertaking too =
Sardous Tor theprospect of gain. In So orr I
know not which way to turn, and wonI 4 M
willingly give up all my time, and al III.
the hope ofmaking to set out Of this i of.rr, :,
nole. some OF our COuntrymen had an 49,
mat the flag of the regencies conld he ,'a
70 advantage, but this is inexpedient in 800
respecf, you are neither safe ON CO, y ].
ANA. The only one who has tried il is MI
T. OF your place whose entcrpriztnp che
racter You know; be sailed from here I.,a :.
jane tor Marseilles, On his arrival The w. .
sci was seized and he put in prison, in which, 4.
state matters remained by last accounts i.
TO confidence Can be had in the NT,ore v,t,
must becom: your gents in cases of drill.
KIND, not merely because they might them.
selves be disposed to take advantage of vo,, =
but because their lives and property 49,.
who!lv at the capriciouS disposal Of the Ret .
Shou'd he at any time take liking Tn ". rs
vessel and cargo standing in the name ~
oic o. as subjects, he would find a prptexs
or Selling them, or would take then, atbis
own price.
n transaction has recently taken place her
which viii prt the subject clearly bsfo, =
you. HadJi Junes Ben Junes. a rich me-.
has for MANY ears mouopolizsd, alry,oot -
cIusively, the trade If Tunis. and Nc -.
credit and wealth on the hirhest. p;,,,s.
N high favor at court, and bearing down W
''ev'athah force all the small fry Of al,.
turers; none dare to undertake anv r. 81
which might in the smallest degree IN
cate against his concerns he was fSv mil
since, at the age OF 10 years. thrown day
'dnngeon neck and heels, his houses. irto =
vessels, money, goods and papers = isr
INC 3ey. His head clerk. a Ch,l
the hame OF Andre Pogo, was slu3nN
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OF Patiished by Json,cs Richie. mari. op-
pos;te The Gisbe T';r"rn, Richmond. PIrginia.
UT CONDITIONS Five dollars a year, TO
be paid annual, in GdoGnce. Those 7uko swish TO
be considered annaai Subscribers, must hereafter
DESIGNATE ii the time OF subscribing otherwise
their pytcrs will Be discontinued at the expiration
of TIE first yenr.
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EGdress e h'a mat serenc highneSs tie
ft'iHce arch chancellor Of Mc entire, 10
me conservative senate 8iHiHg Of ihe Sd
IF October, 1873.
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otal,
q Ofthess classes, until the present moment,
there have been raised but 52O,DOO men.
There consequently remain. still At nome

: There consequently remain. still at acme
Of the five classes. sl7 ,Oce men"
The orator next proceeds to show the
great facility with which the new levy must
be raised, leaving an immense number ,till
behind. and argIes, thar such resources will
be the nsost salcacious means of reducing
the Bngiish 70 the necessity of demanding
a peace, which, however necessary to
France, is Indispensable to them, because
their very existence may, perhaps, depend
upon it.
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EosroN, Jannarv 1.

Arrived, shio Medford, Bernard, Cadiz.
SO days. The Spanish feet of IL sail of the
line, and or . frigates were hauled ND and
dismasted q Cadiz, to winter. The mar.
qn's Of Wellesley WAS to sail next dav for
jrosland in a slonp OF war. The Medrord
on the 4th Oct. off Gasky Light, or her pas
sage from London for Csdiz, In ballast. fell
IN with and was fred upon by a French mi
Yateer, OF 10 guns, the captain Of which. on
Learning she was from an English port. said
she was good prize. but while CAPT. Ber
nard was on board the privateer an English
iusgcr hove in sight, when his papers Were
given up and he permitted to roceed on
his voyage. The Frenchmen did pot permit
themselves time to pl1nder the Mcdford.
but nade all sail to get of The French
commander treated capt h. with much civi
lily. The lugge1 boarded the Medford. ?pd
informed She had preYeuted the same Driva.
teer from capturing the Eew-Galen. but was
not abe to capture her, the Frencbmen out
sailing him. Capt Bernard has despatches
for government, from Mr.. Ery.ng, our min
ister at seville
BY MR. u Forbes, who arrived from
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NEW YnRK lama.

We icarn from an authentic source, that
e'Sht hundred and eighty SIX american YES
sells cleared trem the Custom House OF this
port Tor foreign places, from the 18th OF
March to the 51st Of December, 1902
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lam, with respect, &c.
The Minister at Valencia,
COUNT DE HUNNEBURG.

Report of the Motives Of the Project Of the
Sena'us COnsultum. relative TO the levy
q $1,000 C0nscr'gts. on the classes Of
sos, 1901. 1908. 1899 and 1910, b. the
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-16

| Saunt de Cessac, (Lacucc,) orator Of the
| Counci, of State
! "The en0fssics Of France. ob.er~inr hat
she levied the classes of 1909, and 1910, be
tore the period in which they were to be
| called into action, though, without doubt,
toat we had recourse to that mode. bee aiIs .
none OF the resources of former years were
leit 20 rs. How great was their mistake ,
1t the French government had adopted that
line OF conduct, it was because it could ne.
yer be Brought 70 think. that the English
government had determined 20 wage peroe-
tual war with France; il was, because IL
Could never be brought to think that the Aus
TRAN government, to which peace was go
important, so necessarv-that that govern
ment. to which liberal and unexpected
peace had been granted, had a right TO cone
again with the French armies directed by
Napoleon the great, and electrified by his
presence. Our Emperor, therefore, calcu-
isttng upon speedy and lorg peace. was
willing to divide the weight OF the war a
mons several classes, in order that it might
press the lighter upon each of them He
was also DESTROYS, that he French, who con-
stitnted these two classes, and who, accor.
ding to the prCPeS estimate Of public duties,
might have been deprived Of their share of
military glory. should be furnished With an
opportunity o. acquiring IL. Disappointed
III MS hrst expectations. the Emperor had
recourse to those supplies IF men, which he
had, from principles Of prudence, left in
reserve. Twice did he apply for succours,
aud twice were the contingents. which he
deemed necessary. furnished with rapidly
Our moderation had thrown 4 veil over our
strength, but our moderation is DESTROYS now
OF manifesting our strength. Let II, put an
end to an error, so fatal to our enemies. and
which NAV become still more disastrous to
them When they shall be well acquainted
with our resources, they viii, 10 doubt, be
convinced, that a frank and solid peace is
the only part, the only post in which they
can find safety IT belongs to weak govern
ments to seek for security in the conceal |
ment Of their weakness, ard the exeggera- |
ton of their strength. 1t is the duty Of
France to make known to her friends and
enemies her true situation: that situation is
such as to inspire the former with more en-
erSy, and to warn the latter, that, in taking
UP arms, they must expose themselves to
Certain loss. The following. senators, is the
precise state of the conscriptiunal force OF
France, and l can pledge myself tor its ac-
Curacy:
The class of1s06, eonsistedo of I23,OO0l
according to the lists of transcription.
That class coEl priSing Is months <9S 600
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more particularly in the report of the minis
ter OF war; which the emperor has ordered
MIN to communicate to YOU. The levy re
CURED is, moreover, much less than his ma
ycsty could draw from the classes by which
it is tobe supplied: besides. it will be rem J..
dered as little burdensome as possible. In
this crisis the senate will be anxious, as OH
former occasions, to forward the intentions
OF cur august sovereign. for the honor and
glory Of the French people.
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LONDON, June z.
Common Council.


Common Council
Another meeting of the Common Council
was held yesterday. relative to the privile
ges OF the House of Commons and reform
IN Parliament. Some Resolutions and a Pc
tition were moved, and carried by major
ity OF six. A respectable Morning Paper
says, that had it not been for the depar-
ture OF some of the Aldermen before the di
vision, and the unhandsome conduct of some
CT the Commoners, the majority would have
been against the Petition and Resolutions
Sir c. Price, Sir c Flozoer, Sir j. Perrimg,
and Mr.. Alderman Schoiey were" adds that
Paper, "preseut for some time, but could
not stay to vote. Two Commoners who h ad
paired off with two others. very unfairly re
turned and voted for the Petition and two
more, who spoke against the proposed mea
sure, afterwards divided in favor of it, to the
great astonishment of their friends" The
majority was but s
Sketch Of some Observations on this Occa-
sion.
] Alderman c Smith was at a loss to per
ceive what design or contrivance there could
be on the part of Ministers He thought
that 1t might make a considerable alarm in
distant places. 500 miles from town, to be
told tha- the House of Commons was impri-
soning Englishmen. Ia laugh. the Gen
tlemen no. however, now opposed this pri
viiese, s., nothing ag Ainst it II months ago,
when Gen. Clavering and Capt. Sardon and
other people were sent to prison He thp't
that every man in the country would have
had a serious cause of alarm, if the Commons
had not supported their privileges on the re-
cent occasion.
Mr.. Jacks said. that his learned Friend,
(Mr. QUINN had touched very lightly in his
speech, on the long list of grievances emu
merated in his motion. It appeared to him,
that this power could no where be so we'll
vested as in the House of Commons: After
quoting some OF the precedents, he cited an
extract from Z" Peter Porcupine," Condemn
ing Gale Joncs's former conduct and he
censured warmly the conduct of Sir Francis
Burdett in associating with traitors He de.
med chat any reform, according to IN plan,
could be attended with advantage to the
men of property and he thought that the
representatives of Westminster were rather
the representatives OF the actiUe citizens of
-. Giles's, the Seven DIals, and Covent Gar
den. than of the men of property in West
minister. He SAID, that no two reformists
had agreed in their plans. Those of Lord
Chatham. Mr.. Grey. Mr.. Brand, and Sir
Francis Burdett, were wholly different; and
as he saw no good likely to arise from the
discussion, he thought that this was a most
improper time to agitate the country upon
the subject.
Mr.. Mawman had no doubt in the world.
from the concurrence, both of history and au
thority, on the point, that the House Of Con-
mons had right to the power which they
exercised. Lord Coke in his fourth Insti
tute, gave them the right Of judcature, and
judge Foster declared the law Of Parliament
to be the law Of the land Sir Francis Bur-
Sf.ff eli - Iii a..
power of commitment in cases of contempt,
and there could be no greater insult offer
ed to it than The paper which he had pub
lished