Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-10

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lington's head quarters were at Celer-
no. The Duke of Abrantes, (Junot)
had worsted the Spaniards in several
iskirmishes near Astorga. Lord We'll
Gngtons says the Monireur of MAY IS,
REMAND with the English army spec
ssator,of these events: he does not
move from his camp; he hears the
sound of the cannon OF Astorga, of Ba.
dajos, of Cadiz, but contents himself
with fomenting instructions, and fur
nishing arms and clothing. =.
A most interesting debate had oc.
: CURED in the house of commons, on
Mr. Brands motion for a parliament
tary reform. In Answer to those
members who desired that the borough
system should be swept away, lord
Milton said, that Old Sarum, Helle-
stone, &c. had sent some of the best
ornaments of that house, who had al :
ded in framing their wisest laws.
- He agreed that the plan of his hon.
friend was fair to behold ;. that it was
<,well Proportioned but, was his hon.
friend so i'll acquainted with the disap-
pointments which trainers of coustitu.
tions had to encounter as to suppose
that he might expect to frame in his
committee something better than the
present constitution of this country |!
He knew that in another country
(America) q constitution had been
formed which was perfectly smoothe /;
! and had nothing in it to offend the
) eye ,---but was it found on experience
$50 be SO well calculated for the good
OF the inhabitants No by no means
---it has completely failed"
Tin what Mas it failedf in not serrender.
Ing our rights to Great Britain!
In not joining her in the execrable plan.
der of the Danish Navy (
minister Mr. Jackson, Ed. Ar.1
Bopaparte Aaf reached Brussels
May rs, on his return to Paris.
In debate, iYthA house ofcommons
May 90, Mr.. .Hordk r remarked OIL the
immense quahtity d foreign shipping
employed nfthe English trade to the
loss of the country that Bonaparte
was pursuing plans similar to those oil
Oliver Cromwell, which were meant
TO destroy the navigation of England.
Mr. Perceval in reply, proved thst the
tdhnage and trade of England had en-
creased within the last year what
was lost in other quarters, was game d
by the trade now opened with South
America, &c.
MIR Rose said, that it was princi.
pie never departed from by the board
Of trade, not TO suffer neutrals to carry
British manufactures, where British
ships were allowed to go. The neces-
sity OF resort;ng TO neutrafs had arisen
from the DEGREES of the enemy, prohib-
ting the admission of British ships in.
TO the ports of the North. If we were
TO have had the trade at all we must
have employed foreign ships. Yet
the British shipping had greatly in
creased of late, as would be obvious
from the circumstance that British
ship, which three years ago cost 27Oo
pounds, has recently been sold for
5000 pounds.
Mr. A. Barring admitted that the
trade must be carried on in neutral
ships, if it could not be carried on by
British vessels. But he condemned
the cutlery raised some time since, a
gsinst American shipping, which bro't
on those measures that Id to the sit
nation in which we at present stood in
relation to America. The effect OF
these measures had been to transfer
the carrying trade from the American
neutral, under whose flag many Brit
ish ships might havs been covered in
the ports OF the North, to the Northern
neutral, that is in fact to the enemy.
This experiment, however, might per
haps be worth trial but he greatly
feared, that when the proposed tax
should be in operation, it would great.
ly increase the price of timber, which
was at present enormously high.
Mr. Prendergast having introduced
the subject of the export trade of the
East ladies, which he wished to en-
cou age,
Mr. T. Moore hoped that full and
fair report respecting India might be
before the country, prior to the time
that any steug ahcitld he faken for q