Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-16
From, the Boston r;;,akee-
DIVISION OF THE sPoIL.


The royal rufians of Europe have laid their
heads together, to restore the exploded Isvari-
an ia1vs, ior the division o property. Lord
Casttereagh is the chief suuveyor, and parcels
out of the different tracts OF territory to his In
famous teo!s, in the sau,s, wa, as our Boston
land surveyors divide the mill pond into lots
for sale. The greatest ruffian of course, re
ceives the greatest reward, in the distribution
LOT property. The people Of America may ex
pect that the next division of property on the
Agrarian principle, will be ofthe vast tracts of
territory Of lands in America. Our landhoiders
will do wellto take their muskets in their hands,
and look to their property. No doubt but Cas-
tiereagh has at this moment, the map of Ame-
| RIGA before him. penciling out such parts of
the several states, for the prince regent, asmay
be convenient to the lakes IN Canada, aud to
Nova-Scotia. To the Spaniards, no doubt, ne
will bestow Louisiana, and the whale naviga-
ton Of the Mississippi. -New-york will no
| doubt be restored back to the Dutch, agreeably
! to the lines and demarkations traced out by Mr..
knlckerbocker. Let us see who takes the spoil
! in Europel
Alexander, the deliverer, takes the whole of
Poland and British gold.
The emperor of Austria, takes Tuscany, the
| Kingdom of Italy, Bonaparte's wife, aud British
gold .
Bernadotte takes Sweden, Norway, and Brit
| ish gold.
Ferdinand VII. takes Spain, her colonies, and
British gold.
| Murat takes Naples, for turning traitor.
| The Pope takes Rome, and swears he never
i signed the concordat.
The prince of Orange takes Holland, half of
Belgium, and the Prince Regents daughter in
marriage
Talieyrand takes the crown of France. Louis
XVIII and all the Bourbons under his care.
! Louis XVIII takes upon hImselft to pay 1900
millions to the allies
The allies take Is French fortresses as secu-
rity.
The old nobility take their titles without
lands.
The new nobility take their lands and ,thsir
seats in the senste.
The legion Of honor take their TRIES and
lands. ',''N'
! The marshals take ssieir titles and lends.
Joseph and Jerome Bssalse themselves to A.
merica -
Bonaparte takes the island of Elba, and eiph,
ty thousand sterling year, and gives receipt
| in full.
Maria Louisa and young NAPOLEON, take Par.
ma, Placentia and Gaustiila.
The king Of Prussia takes back old Frede-
rick's sword again
JOHN Buil takes all the French islands. Ant
werp as a free port, Hanover and Osnabureb.
France, Holland, Spain, Portugal, and all their
colonies and fleets under his care-also a TWEEN.
ty years war, and adds 500 millions to her debt
Lord Castleresgh takes care OF the whole.
keeps an eye the island OF Elba, and has
pitch cap and rope Cor Donapartc The bloc.
sly scoundrei who has murdered thousands in
Ireland, knows how to dispatch Napoleon.
Such is the distribution that the ROYAL ruff
ans have made of the conquests, tenements and
lands on the continent and elsewhere Roma.
parte may well say, that in this grand royaI LOT.
terry in Europe, if he has not drawn the largest.
he has not III avn the smallest prize of the whole
Joseph and Jerome have both drawn blanks
The king of Prussia has drawn only an old rus-
ty sword. Alexander the defiverer, has drawn
all Poland unto himself-this is famous nrize
Austria has drawna pretty good prize -
Taleyrand has drawn royal one Murat has.
or should have drawn halter. Louis 18th has
drawn blank {; and ific and monsieur should
hereafter have their head, taken off, it might
be said with prepriety, that they had drawn
Scotch or Irish prize. The Pope has drawn
a bull, to make blank ofBonaparte for ever.
Bsrnadotte, Bonaparte's old sergeant. has
drawn Tartar,n Norway. Ferdinand 9TH h as
drawn prize that may turn out a blank /; he
has always been blank himself. and neyer de-
served prize The old nobility have all drawn
blanks. The allies have drawn fifteen nrizes.
valued at 1900 millions when they are paid
they will be good prizes The legion of honor
and the marshals have taken care 10 draw rood
prizes, with the points Of their swords. John
Bull has drawn seven capital prizes, & one erand
blank OF 500 millions, which he or his king rid.
den subjects must pay. Lord Castiereagi, being
chief manager of the royal lottery, has taken
care to draw good prize for himself. We
hope the next ne draws will be halter