Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-27
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ny New-York papers Of the 18th nit. we
learn, that the first effect produced in A
merica by the inteliigece of fsonaparte's
disasters. was to lower the tone oil the war
party Bills were brought into the House
Oh Representatives TO repeal the nm. impor-
tauon and embargo acts. which were, after
seconu reading. referred To committec
lis to 81. The bills were preceded ny 4
message from the President, RECOMMENDS
Ding the adoption of the measure. In the
beginning OF April. when these pacific mca4
snres We're ad,p'ed. the Americans could
only nave learned the news of the inva sion
OF France. The capture of Paris on the Sis,
OF March. with the downfall of .Bmapar,e
and his government, and the restoration
OF the BnurbNns. which took place in the
hrst part OF April, could not hare entersd
mo their contemplation
Two Hrcmen mails arrived this mcrnioe.
GENERAL Gerard has taken tue commant ii.
Davous1's army Davou.t has been dis
missed aud ordered for. hwith TO Paris. On
reiinqulsiihg the command, he published an
ORDER OF the day, praising highly his sue
cessor and the conducs of the army.
several pers vas have been taken up at
CopenhageT tor corresponding with Prince
Chrissian in Norway. The Rremen paper
OF the tenth, gives an account OF a CONVEX.
sation between the prince aud the Swedish
ofhcer sent to Christiana to execute the
treaty between Sweden and Denmark
LIE prince EXPRESSED his firm de:ermiaa
non To persist in his designs but The Paris
papers INFORM US that his party becomes
weakeri that &c is divided into two factions
ore ut which would have him renonnce his
rights to the crown of Denmark. Another
party, which gains partizans daily favours
."e uhion OF NORWAY to Sweden, but de.
niands constitutional Character, which the
k"hs OF sweden is ready to give. A fourth
party would rcpublicanize the country. 49,
Bergen and Chrisliana are hostile 70 the
prince.
Private letters fromr sris state that the French
are too restessio be quiet, but still dwell eter
. ',., upon the great victor they gained-
aus produced quarreis and biOa.l shed Last
Sun lay, upwards OF so people were killed, in
nghung their battles o'er againp
VI Lucien bonaparte, who left his seat in
WORCESTERSHIRE, in tue early part of the week,
win the PERMISSION of the British goyernms N, .
-, -, proceed 20 aome, landed at Rotterdam on
Wednesday last.
Eugene Beauharnois has been created a
MARSHAL OF France, and the king is said to have
assured INN hc hoped Tor peace-but ithat. if
occasion required, he would employ him with
Conf ience -
1t was very strongly reported on Change,
That II is the determination OF our government,
hpt To suffer the Americans to FISH Xaon the
banks ot Newfoundland, and chat no Asnsrican
re >sei wiii be Pcr"itted 20 pass t.ie cape OF
GOOD Hope. so that the whole of the China trade
VIII be taken trom them
Inc French prisoner, at Norman Cross to the
amount o 1000 nd upwards continue TO be We
ry refractory, and peremptoriiy refuse to &C.
HhoWiedgc the new government of France.
Morn Chyon.
An account from Kinsale, mentions the arri.
val at that port Of the snip Joseph, c.pt. sen
SON, from Bayonnc, which place she left on
fhursday last, on the morning of which day s. e
John Hope had embarked for England
HIS Grace the Duke of Wellington is appoin-
ted ambassador at the Court of PARIS. His &C
ccptance the appointment is receiveI he
viii return from Madrid by The way OF Passa,s
TO Portsmouth. and will receive MS instructl.
ons Tor the deHnitive treaty in London.
Ihe expedition to Amerca IS upon a much
larger scale than 1t was originally imagined, IL
g said IT will be placed undrr lieut. gen. not
yet named, aitho' it is supposed to be entFust
ed to lord Hill Sir Henry Clinton, maj. gene
rails Barnes, Robinson. Kenpt, and several 9th.
ers are included in the arrangement. 1t will b.
compos d of The 18th dr. goo,s, "a d. tachnen,
of artillery, the Sd, 9Th, 5th, OH, 39t,, 5stn,
18th, and several other regiments, comprisin.
the cite OF the army, at present un Ter the com
II. and ct the Duke OF Wellington
Lord Hill, it's said, will command the expe-
dition 10 America.
The 18th light dragons are under ord RS for
America Lord Harcourts fine regiment, the
10th, expect similar order, as they have al
ways been brigaded together.
Jerome Bobaparte's second wife, who is
daughter to the King of Wirtemburg, is pon..
to Switzerland, determined to follow the for.
tunes OF her husband.
The Duke of Cisrenc. left town yesterday for
Deal. The hon capt. BIackwood is appointed
captain Of the fleet under tie orders of his Roy.
al Hlghness. Capt Adams is appointed to the
command of the Impregnabie, 98, ON board OF
which the Duke OF Clarence is to hoist his flag
for the naval review at spithead.
II is said that not more than three regiments
Of cavalry will be disbanded, and two of them
are at present in the East Indies
The garrison aud veteran DattaIions, the Cd
bait. of the Goth (the highest numbered 2d
batt) and a few other skeleton Cd ba.ts. are 20
be reduced on the oath June. Not any of the
militia before the 24th July, and then only . lev
regiments The reduction ct the Elective I'd
bats. will not take place earlier than the 24ih
September, and probably not before the oath
December next 1t rs understood the hslf.pay
IS to be increased one third.
BY the new regulations tor the recruiting de.
partment, the levy money for the cavalry is FIX
ed at a. Is for unlimited service, and 81. Sc
for limited service.
Committee Of the Upper House is, we uu-
derstand, about to be formed to consider Of the
present depressed state of agriculture in the
three kingdons.
The Gazette OF last night contains a procla.
nation by his royal bIghness tive Prince re gent
declaring the cessatios of hostiiities betwe n