Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-22

cold; audit was besides dangerous, |
as tending to form party in the
country, which might weaken and i'm
pedc the powers of government. He
should therefore propose, as IN amend
ment, that that part of the motion from
the words I" Queens most excellent
majesty" should be omitted, and to
insert in its place, together with such
directions of his household as may be
suitable for the care Of his maiesty's
royal person, and the maintenance of
his royal dignity" An animated dis
cussion ensued the arguments urged
turning on the danger. of crippling the
executive government by restricting
the powers of the Regent; and endea-
voring, by the above resolution, to
embody an influence, under the pre-
text of being necessary for the protec-
ton of the reigning king, but with the
view of serving the purposes of minis
tiers, against the government of his re.
preventative. HIessrs. Canning, Ste
phcn and Wherefore spoke with much
eloquenCe IN favor of the resolution !;
Lord Dysart, and Messrs III. Adding
ton and Fuller also supported it; Sir
S. Romilly, Lord Milton, and Mr..
Whitebreasi, opposed it at great
length Lord { astlereagh, Messrs.
tombstone, II. Martin, and Bathurst,
were against ii. The house divided
on Lord Covers amendment, AYES,
226, Noes 2i3--- Majority against mi
nisters ts---Adjourned.
Extract o. a letter from an intelligent
american, dated Gouen6urg, Dec.
II, 1910, to a respectable house in
Phiiadei5hia.
Z" On the 2sd u!t. we came too in
! Ma,ryer harbour, the capt. and myself
went up to Ca.lsham to procure an an.
Iehorand learn the 'situation OF the place
An anchor we procured, and in two
days afterwards the declaration of war
was made known. On the I'd ins,. [
learnt the intention of the government
to detain every vessel laden with colo
NAL goods; then went by land to the
ship, and got the captain to proceed
without delay to the island Of Hanuo,
where the British feet lay. had to re-.
turn to CarlshanI, to settle the accounts,
procure our protest, and write YOU let
ters Of advice. [ instructed the cap,
tam how to proceed, if did not get
ON board before he sailed with the con-
voy, but SO confident was of getting
on board, that I left al nay papers ard
Iciothes in the ship. The ship Just got
IN time out of the power of,he Swedes
the following day every vessel was
detained, and on the 9th inst. the do
cuments Of ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY VESSELS, la, ing at Carl
sham were taken from them, sealed ii.
and are to be sent TO CarlscFooa. The
Continental system is going into ope-
ration as fast as it can in. Sweden.
The situation OF an immense valuable
American property in Sweden, is very
distrese ing /; no export is now permitted
and think it will all come under the
Tariff duty before spring, which will
eat it up. We could not reach Rus
sian port, and there is now no other
place left as but England that we are
permitted to enter, that the property
wiii DC safe January d.
The celebrated M. Carnot has been
named by the Departmental assembly Of
the Cote dor, as candidate for the Sc
nate.
The late lettets from Paris state the
failure Of the house of Messrs. Fould
& Co. OF that city; a house of great
eminehce.
The consideration of the resolution
having been adjourned, an amendment.
was, on the following night, proposed
by Lord Cover, in consequence of
which. it stood as follows:
Z" hat it is the opinion OF this COM
pittee that the care OF his mIesty's
royal person, during the continuance
of MS majesty illness, should be COM
mitted to the queens most excellent
majesty, together with the sole directi-
on Of such portion of mis- majesty's
hosuehold as shall be deemed requisite
and sui able for the due attendance ON
his maiesty's sacred person, md the
maintenance of his royal dignity, and
FOR the better enabling his majesty, &c.
&c. &c. Vide origjnalresolution.
The amended resolution was carried