Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-18
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we were Yesterday faNoured with London
Papers to April so, and Liverpoolto May 1.
| In the House OF commons April %, Mr..
Whitbread read the Presidents Message re-
| speeding Henry's affair and demanded whc-
Their Government was privy to his mission
&c. Lord Castlereagh replied that tine
Ministers knew nothing of Henry's mission
| till it had Terminated, and then considered
it an errand for military information, and
took no notice of it, as being al All end and
that the letter which mentions i cypher to
be furnished was not among Sir James Craigs
enclosures 10 Government, and that Minis
tiers knew nothing OF it, but what they saw
in the newspapers.
Lord Holland called, the attention of the
House of Lords 10 the same subject Lord
Liverpool, ter himself and others, declared
there never had been any attempt, design or
wish t. effect any separation or disunlon be-
tween any parts of the y. ,. or 10 foment
any dissatisfaction towards he Gov eminent
Of that country nor had any individual been
employ ed by Government ON such service /;
that the employment of Henry was unknown
to Government and his engagement by
Craig was merely to obtain information, ard
to which the administration was not prigy.
April %, the British Parliament went into
committee OF the whole to hear the a
gents of the Petitioners against the Orders
i'll Council.
Additional Petitions, with numerous sign
ers has been presented against the Orders
in Council.
a mab have burnt the factory Of Withe
ard Duncroft, about Is miles from Man
chester, England.
The convey for Quebec, Nova-Scot;a and
Amelia, sailed from England April 81, ha-
wing on board detachments of officers and
men for different regiments.
The British Government distrusts the in
tentons of Bernadot,e-and an intercourse
opened with Russia is to be carried on with
out the merchant vessels stopping at Swe
dish port.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said in
Parliament April 27, that he thought it inn
possible the u. ,. could any longer maintain
that the Berlin and Milan DEGREES were re-
peaied unless they meant to make common
cause with France
In the British House of Lords April %,
the majority against the Roman Catholics
was 72.
Sweden demands of Britain and France to
be allowed to remain neutal.
8 French privateers have been carried
into Sweden by a ship of war.
A plot has been discovered in Paris be-
tween some Clerks III the war Department
ana the Russian Legation. One clerk has
been sentenced to death, and another fin
ed, &c.
1t is said BUnaparte intends to open the
whole range of ports from st. Maloes to an
twerp for trade with England, instead OF the
late license trade.
1t is reported that France has declared
that she has no objection to admit Stain and
Portugal as parties toanegoclationforr eace,
understanding they will cede to France all
the Spanish territory North Of the Ebro.
Inc English will not consent that France
shall hold any territory south of the Py-
reuees.
1t is said Bonaparte is seriously indisposed
and that his physicians have declared his case
a drOpsical one.
The French Government has ordered
that millions of rations OF soup be distribu-
ted daily in the different departments.
Among other rumours in England as ia
the late overtures from France, one is that
Bonaparte offers to consent to conditional
revocation Of the Berlin and Milan De-
crees.
The American Messengers for Paris arc
all detained at Morlaix and no American,
can leave Paris without passports, to embark
for America. Palladium.
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