Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-07-22

cics ana we mention II as fact highly Gre
ditable to the respectful, delicate, and a.fcc-
tomato loyalty and attachment felt for his
majesty by the conductors Of the daily press,
that even those editors who were most press
ed to the publication of these decisions. in
yindication oil the statements which were
founded On their knowledge Of shem never al
lowed themselves to be BETRAYED into a de-
parture from the respectful silence which
they had imposed upon themselves as an in
variable principle Of duty towards a beloved
and suffering Sovereign.
LONDON, Nay IS.
thursday further argument was heard
at doctors Commons, on the case of the A.
merican SHIP Fox, and 1 others, detained un
der the Orders in Council. This discussion
had ocen deferred in consequence of letter
from the Secretary Of the Foreign Depart
ment. The learned Judge irti,natcd that the
decision OF the Court wouit. be givea on Tues
day next on this subject, which is rendered
extremely important by the present situation
OF Affairs with the y. States.
LoNn ON, May as.
The Duke OF York has appointed Colonel
Cook, OF the 1st regiment OF foot guards, TO
DE Brigadier General in the stat Of the army
at Cadiz, in the room of Brig Gen. bikes,
who is returned to England.
Gel. Lambert of the lst regiment oeguards
proceeds to take the command Of Sd batta-
hon OF guards, i'll the room CT Brig. General
Cook
Thirty medical officers have received or
GERS to proceed to Portsmouth immediately
Tor Portugal. A large division Of the foot
guards VIII embark Immediately at Pcrts-
mouth, to so out TO Gen. Graham.
-Four squadrons of the 18th light dragons,
m 1.,ffe l,,rN L. IN.
tachment of the 50th regiment, Consisting of
four officers and ESQ men, embarked on So
turday Portsmouth for Portugal.
In consequence Of the late brilliant exploits
OF our gallant army, the marquis Wellesley's
house and gardens were elegantly illuminate
ed on Saturday evening.
The Royal George, 1l0guns, Rear Admi-
raj Dir l. Williams, sailed yesterday from
portsmouth, for Basque Roads.
1he re-appointment of the Duke Of York
TO the oilce of commander in chief of his ma
Jesty,s land forces, has been noticed in a par
liamentary war in the house of commons, by
Lord Milton, who has signihed his intention
to move on Thursday next, or sume other
early dayFan address to the Prince Regent.
praying his royal highness to declare by whose
advice he made the appointment in question.
we believe there will be no difficulty in civ
ing the noble lord the information he desires !;
Tor 1t is already generally known, that the
appointment was made in conformity with
the general sense OF the cabinet, that no per-
son is so fit for the station as the
Duke OF York. Convinced as we are of the
propIIety of that advice, we are not sorry
that it is about to be brought under the spee-
dy consideration of the representatives Of the
people; fer it is essential that the sense of
the grand council Of the nation should be
Clearly ascertaiied on a point of so much inn
portance, and conformed to when ascertain
ed. But in saying this, we must be under
stood to speak OF the pure unbiased sense Of
parliament, left to the exercise of it's own
sound discretion upon the case, without the
application of any corrupt or insidious means
to overawe, or unduly to influence it's decisi-
on. We therefore trust that on this occasi
on on recourse VIII be had to those tumults
without doors, which in former instance
have been resorted to in order to controul
the decisions within. We are the more anx-
ious to put the house OF commons and its
members on their guard against such con-
trout, as declared design and plan for ex-
citing and organizing it are published in a
morning paper oft this day. With this under
standing, that the sense of parliament on the
case is to be The sense Of Parliament, and not
the sense OF infiamed mobs, wrought upon by
the haransues of designing and Interested
demagogues, we will await with becoming
respect and Difference for the judgment
which the parliament is about to pronounce.