Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-27
FOR EiiGN.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
NEMPonr.A May

sengers with files of London and Liverpool pa
pers to the evening of the seventh OF April
(seven days latest from which they havs mad,
the following summary and extracts, which
comprize every article Of moment -
Petitions for q General Pedce.-Petitions fol
General Peace had been presented to Parii-
ament from several of the manu- featuring
towns, they were laid on the table, waiting the
motion on that subject promised by Mr. Whit
! bread.
| Civil Cosnniotions-Greatd disturbances were
stated to have broken out in Holland, snd even
| in France the ladies' of the French court had
| been insulted at the Thuillerics
| The peasA,try in the interior of several OF
! the provinces Of Holland had risen, attacked
J aud defeated the French military--the wound
| Ell French soldiers were brought into the towns
where the gsrrisons. being scarcely sufficient to
overawe the inhabitants, were not able to sena
any detschments into the country to queh these
! Instructions.
The conscripts had deserted in great num-
bers and taken refuge in the woods of Flan-
ders, where they defended themselves.
Disgfection Of French SailOr..-The dissffec-
| ton on board the Ductch fleets in the Texel, at
Flushing and Antwerp, WAS so great that it
had been determined TO attempt remUy ing them
to French ports.--To prevent this the British
biockading sqaadrons were about to be rein
forced.
the Divan o. Turkey TO break with Russia
and magnificent presents had been forwarded
tor that purdose
Austria and Denmark continued equivocal
IN their declarations and actions, but probably
nos undecided what part to take when circlim-
stances should warrant
Ths Prince OF Bavaria had been arrested by
the King, his father, Tor his ennity to France,
ant proposing in council TO follow the exam
pie of Pru4 sia-but was Immediately released
oy the armed burgberi of Munich
The Russian minister IN England hsd been
TO Hartwell to pay hs respects to Louis 18Th
The king of Prussia had collected force of
$4,000 men-which WAS to be augmented o
20J,000 The forces Of Russia in Germany
we're stated at $4,000. The Emperor at the
head OF 5J,Os, in two columns, was fastening
towards MagGsbur,, and the Elbc.
Tie Vanguard of the Russian army, under
Gen. Caernicheif .hich entered Berlin on the
9TH March, consisted alone of 10000, compos-
ed principally OF Cossacks and hussars with
some regiments OF iifmtry, and some heavy
! artillery, On the 9th 1900 grensdiers srd
orr rsgfrneuts of dragons and heavy artillery,
entered the same piace.-Fhe troops proceed
ed towards the Eibe and were succeeded by
othcrs-and on the 9th. General Tsehi;chakoff
was expected with 40, S00 troops of the line.
More lso-ds oboKf tie TavG-rhe Pilot"
London paper OF Msrch 81 1ays -" We give
from the Gazette of last night the official &C
cunt of the des, crate engagement between his
msjesty's ship Ameiia and the French frigate
ATrlhIsa. We hhvs not room 10 cxpatiatc o.
the confirmation which this detail .fords, of
our reasoning upon the cApture OF the Java by
tia American ship Constitution.--The succsss-
es of the AmerIcSns will make every other
enemy Hght more desperately and We will
have 10 cxpend most serious amount OF blood
and Of time, before we can recover tie proud
eminsnce on which the British flag waved in
-yincihle bef5re the American var"
Rrhedision TO .7;HeTieH- We are inform
ed by an Intelligent passenger in the brutus,
that 5000 marines had been embarked ar
Plymouth, for Quebec. and that rhe c4pedi-
tion comprised number of gun briggs, the
whole to nctupon the lskes, under Sir James
Yco. The exr Ad:tiou 1t was ssid, wouid sail
on the 9Th Of April
.AhTK 5.-Captsin Hanchett was - sail
from Plymouth fer America, on Friday,
with the following squadron under his COM
maud, viz. Diadem, OF guns Dioreds, so ;
SUCCESS, So; Romulus, 50; Fox, 81; Nc
mesis, 20; armed snip %; with 1000 rock-
cts Oh board. Two thousand troops we're
embarked.
Ahra 6-The expedition for America
remains in Plymouth Sound. The 40 bat
talions of marines and a brigade OF artillery
the orders Of government.
Bonne Cnoyenn ror .ftriped.-The Bon
ne Cheyenne had not arrived IN England
OH the 9TH April. Fears were enter'a,nsd
that size had been captured by the Essex
frigate--It was said she had on board one
willion and an half Of dollars
Mr.. WhitbTead had called upon Minister'S
to give a distinct answer as to their con-
currence IN the proclamation Of Louis XVIII.
Mr. w. deprecated the project Of his res.
toration. Lord CastleTeagh admitted his
previous knowledge OF such a paper being
about % be issued--but not under circurn
stances implying his appreciation or disap-
probation.--Iie declared the government TO
be perfectly free from any commitment up
on that subject--at the same time denied
the propriety Of lettering the unfortunate
royal family OF France in any matters rela
ting 10 their own interests aud those Of their
former sucjects--this would be to change
,heir asy lum into prisop,--The PToclama-
ton (said Lord Castlereagh) was an act
! OF state, belonging to the parties who had
| issued II, and not To his Majesty's govern
mepr, who were not parties 20 it.
The British army in the Peninsuia Was
stated to have been very slckly but owing
| to the provident measures Of Lord Welling
| ton, was fast recovering. The French army
had been still more sickly and still continued
| so--the resumption OF hostilities was there
fore at the option Of tie British, although
inferior IN numbers. The skeletons Of MA
ny French regiments had been marched
to France to be filed up by eonscripts for
| The grand army and ten men from each of