Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-12-03
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RI CHI M o Nd:
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1879.

4 1917
A paper under the title of - Tie Reo
R,ver Herald" has been established at A
lexandra, in Louisiana. Ii is well printed
and of respectable size. This Alexandra
is OF the western side of the Mississippi, on
site which, not very many years ago, must
have been wilderness. Before the close
ct the present century gazettes may be pub
iished as far in the interior as the Mandsne
villages. The impulse of population west
wardiy is prodigious!
One Colonel Bernardo, has put himself at
the head of band of adventurers at Ma
cogdoches, tor the purpose of invading Mex
ico The object of the undertaking seems
TO be "the discontinue oftyraRts. and the
emancipation of the Mexicans" The Col.
whets up the appetites of his comrades b.
giving to them in advance the mines ot gold
and silver which they may find, the right OF
tanning and selling wild horses and mules.
the con6scated property Of those who are
hostile to his cause, and payment from the
public treasury of the government he means
20 erect. These, it must be confessed. are
fine bats for idleness, ambition and ava
rice. But it is to be observed, that all Col.
Bernardo's rewards are like the horses and
the mules-they must be caught before they
can be enjoyed.
1t is generally known that the father of
Frederick the Great of Prussia was brutal
man. The 4" Memoirs Of fhe Margraui1e
Of BareitAe, Princess Royal Of Prussia"
sister to Frederick, have unfoldcd several
traits of the fathers character not 80 well
known. Among others, the following, copi
ed from London paper, places him in a
| new light:
At seven III the morning he gave or
| ders to be drawn in a chair tn the Queens
| apartment who was then asleep. aud unac-
quaintcd with the extent Of his iliuess,
Rise" said he, "IhaUe bur fezv hours to
fUe, and I zyish 90 haze al ieast the satisfac-
tion Of dying in your arms" He then went
round To all my brothers, of whom he took
an shcctionate leave, with the exception of
the Prince Royal, whom he ordered to ac-
company him to his apartment. On reach
| ing it, he sent for the two Prime Minister'S
the Prince of Anhalt. and ali the Generals
and Colsnels then at Pbtsdam. After thank
ing them for their past services. and exho~t-
! ing them to preserve the same fidelity to-
wards the Prince ROYAL which they had dis
| played to himself, he went through the ce-
remony of Abdication, and beqneathed all
| h'' auiiAOi4bl W SOHs W WHOM lie NltuC "A
Wy noble eXhortation ON the duties Of
| princes towards sheir subjects, recommends
| ing TO him, in a particular manner, the care
of the army and of the officers then present.
Then turning towards the Prince of Arhalt,
me said, " You are niy Oldest General. and
| you onghfto haze the 6e8t otmy horses, 81
which was accordingly Immediately deli
vered TO him. Seeing the Prince Royal If
fected, he said, IL is the lot a. mar, j.; 7ve
| must all hay the tribute 10 .Nature'' III,
Queen, who had entered ia the mean time,
was scarcely quarter Of an hour in the
room before he tainted away He was short
~ after restored tn his senses. Looking
round, and perceiving his domestics in the
new dress he had ordered for them, he ex
| claimed, PANTY ofpauities al is uani-
~" He then asked his first physician il
his end was near, and on being told that he
hadyet ahalfhour tolive, he demanded a mir
ror, & looking at himself in it, he said smil-
ing, lam Uery much changed; IshaH erhi
6H Uery Mdeons athearance 1cben dying -
On reiterating the same question to the phy-
sicians and being told that quarter of an
hour had already elapsed, and that his pulse
was mounting, " So much TIE better" SAID
he, 81 shaHinrmediateiy return 10 nothing
Two clergymen were introduced for the
i
them that he kne7v all they could say TO hin,
and that they might zoithdya4v. He expired
at twelve O'Clock"
Frederick was, in some measure, an imi-
tator of this conduct of his father in his last
momeats, for he is said to have died in an
arm chair dressed in complete suit re-
gimentals.
The duke d'Adgouleme (of the old nobi-
lily of France) has obtained the permission
of the Prince Regent of England to Join the
British army in Spain; and five independent
French companies are to be attempted tC
be raised, to serve in the cause of England
None, however, are to be admitted into them
except they can prove that they are deser-
ters!
From the latest accounts received, we un-
derstand that the old queen of England
dashes about at reviews and to hGrSies o.
pleasure, notwithstanding her husband i.
mad. Ii has often struck us as probable
that the old lady has a strong party, and ex-
ercises considerable influence in the govern.
meDt. She was reputed smart, sensible
woman in her youth.
The following arc questions and answer,
propounded to and given by Messrs. Wood
Platt, and Bony, touching the condition o.
the poorer classes in certain parts of Eng.
and. The distresses spoken of we're occa.
stoned by the orders in council. Let Anne
ricans read, and thank God they do not live
in such country:
Mr.. JOHN WooD, Of Bolton, in the Moors
Q. In what state are the lower orders il
Bolton at present.
| A In a most wretched efate