Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-16

special marx OF his high personal favour and
consideration
Though no further progress in the Ministc-
RAJ Arrangements has been officially announc-
ed, It Is understood that the new changes and
appointments viii ir f.w days BE- declared.
Lord Sidmoutb, 1t is still reported, will come
into the Administration and some of his poll
teal friends are to have seats in the Cabinet
The Office spoken of for his Lortlship IS that of
President ofthe Council, which lie held under
Lord Grenville's Administration. The Speaker
rs mentioned as likely to be raised to the Peer
age, ia that event, Mr.. Braggc Bathurst, it is
sad, will be his successor. Lord Melville is
named as the successor of Dir. Yorke at the Adj
miralty Board, and the Earl Of Buckingham
share to succeed his Lordship at the Board Of
Controul Mr.. yansittart and Mr.. II. Ad-
dington, is stated, are also to have official APP
PoiHments. Whether Mr.. Ryder will retire,
as was reported some time back, is matter
ct uncertainty.
March S..
Mr.. Hase, of the Bank Of England, waited ON
the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange this day,
with proposals for raising i6,79o, 625 by Navy
FIVE per cent Annuties, in addition to the sum
of IS, 43I, 700 subscribed in ExcAcquer Bills, to
be funded in the month of February last, max
ing together 1920 1926, which is the whole
sum proposed to be funded in per cent.
Stock during the present year.
Mr.. r. Wellesley, is reported, is about to
quit his situation at the Treasury Board. The
reason assigned is, declaration on his part
that he would consider the Catholic question
IS an open one, and vote upon it according to
the impressions that might be made upon him
when IT was brought forward on which he re-
ceived an intimation, that his resignation
would be acceptable, and would, in fact be ex-
pected.
t. Cooke, Esq. formerly under Secretary OF
State for the War and Colonial Department, is
appointed Under Secretary of State for the Fo-
reign Department.
We are happy to find, that the price of bull
lion has been, for the last fortnight, considera-
bly, declining in the market The price of gui-
meas, where SUCH surrepticious traffic has been
carried on, has fallen SD near to the Mint demo-
rnination fine value Of that con that it is now
scarcely worth the while of spectators to en-
gage in It'll the same space of time, our
foreign exchanges have most materially impro-
we'd, and there is every reason to believe, that
they will continue improving.
Messrs. Didear, Randall, and Hall, American
gentlemen, from London, embarked on Monday
evening at Plymouth, on board the Jane brig
cartel, for MorlaiX, having dispatches from the
American Charge dAffairs in London, for tic
american Minister at Paris. They sailed di-
fectly. and seemed in great hurry to get o.
Yer.
A conversation took place last night in the
House OF Commons upon the difficulties that
had prevented the presentation of petitions adj
dressed to the Prince Regent, since the COM
mencemcnt of the session The Chancellor of
the Excliequer, in the absence of Mr. Ryder,
to whose Office of Secretary of State for the
Home Department this business more particu-
larly belongs stated in excuse, that it was used
topresent such petitions at Levees, and no Lee
wees had been held. He added, that if a par
ticuiar opportunity of presenting them had
been requested, there would not have been any
hesitation to advise the Prince Regent TO afford
1t. From this explanation and assurance we
may at least entertain hope, that IN future free
access wnl be afforded to all similar petitions.
Complaints were at the same time made, of in
conveniences felt from allowing several great
Offices to remain so long vacant. Those Oxford
Cumberland and Lord Steward Of the House
hold were particularly alluded to- The Chan
cellor OF the Exchequer answered their com
plants by stating, that those offices would be
filed this day.
March 10.
Moniteurs and other Paris papers arrived
last night to the 1st inst. They contain, we are
sorry to state, another instance of treachery in
the surrender Of the Fortress of Pensacola, by
giving up the place, offers his enthusiastic SER
vices to the French. The execrable traitor!
There is no other intelligence from the PEN
lnsllla, and not word is said of any movements
in the North.
On account of there being show in the
Scheldt ofre equippng The Scheldt feet, Lord
Beauclerk has been ordered to proceed from
Portsmouth. with FIVE sail Of the line--They
were to sail this morning.
Nc Ho,r1
tateers in the Elbe and Eyder they arc also
said to be forming a large camp in The neigh
bourhood- OF Rinsburg, with view to make
their neutrality respected in case Of rup-
lure
Price of Stocks this day at one--3 per ct.
Cons. 90, 6 per CT 80, Consols for Accounts
61
Gotten6Rrgh, March 6.
Every day brings us some political news Re-
port states, that the King of Prussia has enter
go mic treaty with Napoleon, and has con-
sented, that all the Prussian sea-ports, except
Goldberg, Mcneil and Kongsburg, shall be gar
risened by French, with an equal number of
Prussian troops II is also said, that the Prus-
SLAMS are to furnish $1,000 even to France, in
case Of hostilities with Russia. The following
places in Prussian Pomerania are already i'm
the possession of them Schweinemunde, An
clam and Uacdem. Bernadotte is on a visit 10
all the ports in Swedenj and wherever per-
son is found in favour of France, be is sent i'm
mediatcly out ofthe county
Matters are fast accommodating between
Sweden * England. 1t is said that Russia is
to JOIN IN the Treaty, as France is making VII
gorous preparations against her. Napoleon
Is marching troops in large bodies northwards
through Holstein, and has already a very cen
siderable army likewise close upon Colbcrg
Rngenavaide, Feb. d.
The French troops have began their march
through the Prussian dominions. Their desti-