Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-07

very great sensation III town, and It said,
a Priyy Council will be assembled toner
row.
I'VE understand that there are several
warrants issued against other persons, WHO
are not vet in custody, for similar alleged
offences Correspondent.
It IS from the Information brought by the
Ch1gone, we presume that u report has been
spread, that the Ocean East-Intlia- man has
not been heard of in the usual way, so as to
ascertain her safety, since her encounter-
ing gale of wind.
We have the pleasure to announce the
safe arrival of the East India flcctroff Ports
mouth. They were Yesterday afternoon
standing for the Downs under convoy of his
majesty's ships BelliQueux and Menelaus,
viz. Admission, Wexford, Elphinstone, Cuff
nells, Woodford, Alfred, and Winchelsea.
from China, the 18th of February; Thomas
Greenviile and Earl St Vincent, from Ben
gal Exeter, from Bombay; and Ceylon 81
Windham, from Maeritius.
-fie East India feet, just arrived, has
brought two millions sterling i'll dollars from
the Shiiese government to purchase naval
6Rres. vhe Chinese were never before
MN to lend specie to this country.
0erp lent are shipping great quantity
" stoI0 md artillery for Bermuda, Halifax,
New Brunswick, and Canada, and several
ofncers are going out to those settlements.
ME H.4RYEST.
The harvest has begun generally in this
neigh5orhood, and, thanks toprovidcnce, the
crops in general we're never known to be
more abundant ;--wheat in particular is a
very full crop-beans, in many places has
been affected by the smother fly, but yet re-
mains an average crop.-RuH PAT.
The harvest has begun generally through
out the kingdom, and the reports from the
eastern counties state, that both wheat and
barely are abundant.-ln some parts of this
county, there are complaints OF rust in the
wheat, but to no considerable extent, and
the barleys with us are not, upon the whole,
reported so heavy a crop as in the eastern
counties. There was new barley in St.
Austcll market to-day Cornwall Pat.
NJ. J. Mounscy, of Warton, near Lancas-
ter, commenced cutting his wheat on
land, and an excellent crop.
A field of barley was cut the week before
last, at Wetheral, near Carlisle, and another
at Ulverstcne.
The wheats have already begun cutting
in.Gerts, Kent, and Surry, and are of the
,eest preSpce, both for the grain and the
stray: The quantity on the sainfoin lands
has feen the greatest ever known: on II "a
cresHf4 loadf have been produced of ton
TAeinaue,ee of the sun upon grain has
been great within the last few days. The
whesspt1fVest has commenced generally
The crops are every where most promising
and abundant, both in quantity and quality,
and on some lands they are the greatest ever
known.
AUGUST 10.
Sir Samaef Hood yesterday received his
appointment as Commander in Chief in the
East Indies instead of the late admiral Dru-
ry.l Sir Samuel is not only an excellent ma
val Commander, but an able Statesman also,
and rs likely to promote our interests in In
dia with as much success as any of his pre-
decessors; with more success than. sSme of
those who preceded ddmiraL Drury.
Lord Uellington, we understand, has de-
clined the pension of 10000 crusadores Ia
bout 2,500k) offered to him by the Prince Re-
gent of Portugal. In 1909 he declined the
pay of Captain-General of Spain (3OOOk. a
year,) which was offered to him by the Gem
trail Junta. That body also offered him some
horses, and the rank of Capt. General in
the army (not of a province, which is very
different and which is the same as mar
shall OF France under the old Regime. These
two offers Lord Ifeliingfon accepted-but
the horses were never sent to him. As to
the Marquis WeHesiey, all that he received
from the Central Junta was six pounds of
Spanish snuff. Lord W'eLlmgton has also
declined accepting the pay of a Marshal
General of Portugal which amounts to more
than 8000L a year. The arrears due to him
on that account are upwards of 20,0OOL
which his Lordship refuses to receive. A Ii
beral and rejecting Public will feel aud
duly. appreciate the value Of this disinter-
9kedness, especially when they know that
Ford W,eiLtaSton's pay and allowances of all
kinds2s Commander in Chiefin Portugal do
lot de$ s,5dpl. year; sum which we
Na sh4 pm tl& accounts we have received
oHlissI$srk ity tnd of his hospitable manner
Of living, cHf6t by any means equalhis ex-
penecsia tSat S"dhtry.
AUGUST Il.
Letters were received yesterday from the
French coast 70 the 4th instant. Bonaparte
it would seem has again made alterations in
his regulations affecting commerce and it is
now said, that the merchants may be allow
ed to trade, without being compelled to ex-
port silk or Wines.
DowNING-STREET. Aug. 10, 1911.
A dispatch Of which the following is an
extract, has been this day received at the
Earl Of Liverpool's Office, addressed to his
I ord chin Nv Eovernor E.ro,lor dotoI Do-t