Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-03
FOREIGN.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

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Last evening arrived at this port, the cartel
schooner Chauncey, capt. Depeyster, in The very
short passage of IS days from Ostcnd, which
place she left on the evening of the lst d No.
vember, with dispatches from our ministers at
Client.
Some OF the passengers in the Chauncev, in.
form ulat intelligence had reached Os,end, Of
ihc laeeting OF the great European Cong ress at
Vienna, and q report of its having termins ted
in rupture between France anil Englun,i-
that an army Of $4,000 men to be put under the
command of Lord Wellington, had been order
cd to Belgium and that the popular voice il,
France, WAS, ssar ssiIh England, or u nes,fe-
peiation.n
The passengers further state that, it was
hoped and expected, that peace would be ia
cii,ated between America and England, in
consequence of an expected rupture between
some OF the principal European powers.
-FOUR readers will perceive, that the above
intelligence is verbal, and that our,papers make
no mention OF q rupture in the Congress of VII
ena, which assembled on the Sd Of October
The cartel ship Neptune had not sailed, but
was ordered TO proceed from Antwerp to Brest
The news Of the capture of Washington, by
the British their defeat at Baltimore, aud loss
OF heir MOTOR general Ross, and the capture OF
their feet on Lake Charnplain. defeat of their
army at piattsburgh, reached London about
the 18th of October, and all about the same
time. Their defeat on Champlain, at Platts-
burgh and Baltimore, were terrible dampers to
the l.oruoners.
Lord Hill remained in England, but it was
reported had received orders to embark for the
continent.
The schooners Decatur and Trapst, Of Ba:-
timore, had arrived in France the latter from
this pot with dispatches, as was said, or our
ministers a. Client.
The cartel ship Jenny, Myers, sailed from
Dartmouth (Eng.) for America, about the 25tl,
October.
We have seen letter from Client of the
25th of October, Ct which tuna our ministers
were at that place.
A Client paper of October q, states, ...rhe
negotiations at Vienna are enveloped in the
most profound mystery 1t ishowever presu
med. that in the course of a few days the pubs
lie will hear Of soma important events Which
We understand have been decid, d upou."
Sweden has perenptorily refused to give
up Swedish Pomerahia, until she is Unidentified
for the expences of the war against Norway,
which the king Of Denmark has not been able
TO effect sgreeably to the treaty of Kiehl.
Intelligence reached Client on the 21st Oct.
from Vienna of the 9th, that the grand duke
Constantine of Russia might be daily expected
Mt Ghcnt
The Russian aeet Of men of war had arrived
In the Baltic, from England
The London Statesman Of the 18th October,
stats, that on the day the news Of the capture
OF Washington reached Paris, lord Wellington,
then At Paris, gave grand dinner and ball, to
which he invited all the foreign ministers, not
one of whom attended
Paris paper of October II says, "Of the
questions of general interest which are to occu-
Ply the attention Of the ENJOYS at Vienna, the
FIRST without doubt will be to solemnly fix the
rights of nations of all the known world, and
particularly hose of weaker Eowers France
and Russia VIII ,stipulate, in tn name OF h,t-
nanity, tina, neutral countries should not be
Pillaged IN time of war and that war should
not be commenced without q previous declara
ton, and even without deiav for tie purpose
CT negotiating. The emperor Alexander has
put forth the Only project capable of insuring
this grand principle and it is common Ract
between the Europ, powers to diminish 20
hall the amount their permanent forces."
Extract from a London Paper.
Sir T.. Pakenham takes his departure
Immediately for America. to assume tse
command in the room OF the late Gen. Ross.
The Sta,ira frisate, is preparing for the ac-
COMMUNICATION OF the Lieut.. General and his
suite
at is said SIR George Provost is ordered
kome."
Passengers in the Cartel cbauncey.-Mr
Cornell, Of Philadelphia be ,rer Of despatch
IS from our ministers at Client Mr.. e.
Sti.ewelI, capt. 'Coustlon Of New York capt.
lnet, MIR Bates of Boston, aud others,
Mr.. Council proceaded 10 Washington, al
3 O'clock this morning.
by the cartel Chauncey the editors OF the
Me- cantile Advertiser have received file
ct tie London Statesman to the 18th Of Ocr
tober inclusive, and Client papers tc the 21st
OF the samS month, and translations from
the latter, of tbs most Interesting matter they
CoLiain.
LONDON. (Courier) Oct. s.
We received this morning Brussels and
Frankfort papers tn the end Of last month
The following Is an article from Client.
The negotiation is said 90 have taken "a
yorabe turn.
On Monday night very hot press took
place on the river Thames, and 500 men
were lodged In the tender TIE alleged
purpose Of this measure is TO enable the adj
niiralty to man some sioops of war, and o.
Their smaller vessels, to chase away or cap
ture the American priva GERS which are
occasioning such general destruction to the
trao-
THE WASP We hear from authority,
that the WASP, American sloop OF war,
which recently fought and sunk the Avon,
did not lose a man, and had but one wound
cd. She has since sent cartel into Ply
mouth wiki challenge to engage any two
brigs in his mojesty's service.
a letter was yesterday received from
Brussels. which refers 10 another transmit.
ted from MIR Gallatin, in which that minis
ter says he expected to embark on board
The - pntnne FIR America In forfnio ht