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

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lave consented, that the american ambas-
iadors begin to assume very lofty tone,
that the pretentions of England are so extra
CANT that an arrangement is impossible, that !
the Neptune is to sail in fortnight, to con-
vey the American legation home. Ali these
assertions prove how little the writer's are
acquainted wi the affairs of the congress
g On the other hand we have seen with
still mere astonishnent. in one of our own
Gazettes, an extract of u letter from Client.
saving two strangers of distinction had
5sea introduced into the hotel Of the Amer-
'car ambassadors, and that they were Ger.
tainly the Russian mediators 50 long expec
/ ted II is well known that the British gov.
ernment has long since refused the mediation
| OF Russia, declaring its resolution to finish,
the allairs of the United States without the:
intervention OF any third power. The strans
gers were The secretaries of state. NJ. Faik
| aud baron &c Cape Ian, who as we said
were present at the entertainment givea by
the American legation in their hotel Of
Lnvena;shsm. Belgium journal, Sept. %
The Quotidieune OF Paris is very angry
with the Gazette of Mentz and the AIercn.
ry OF thciihine for pretending that tie in
tsrnal concerns of Germany ought 70 be set
! tied without the interven,ion,of France."
AT length we have information Of the de,
parture ofthe sovereigns from their. respec-
tive capitals. The emperor of Russia left
petersburg on the 18th, and the king of
Prussia Berlin on the 18Th ult. The
| Congress was to open last Saturday, and an
article rom Vienna says, that lprd Castles
resgh has expressed it as his opinion that its
q. alterations will terminate in six weeks.
The French funds, which had, risen on
Wednesday to ~ fell on Thursday to ~ S.
q. This fall is attributed in letters from
Paris to a loan which the French govern.
msnt are about to- negotiate.
Ourbriiiiant expedition against Wasl>
| lngton was known at Paris last Thursday.
1t had been brought by a vessel from Bos-
ton to Havre. She sailed from Boston va
the 1st,
~ Oct. IL.
we had news Yesterday from Tuscany TO
the 18th CT September, 1T which time fire
queat Couriers were passing from the ISL
| and OF Eliza to Vienna. They were, it is
said.the bearer of dispatches from Bona
parte to that court. requesting that he might
be permitted to enjoy the society of his con-
sort, and superinteRd the .education of his
| son.
October II.
Dispatches are stated to have been re.
ceived on Saturday frot, Client. dated the
Ilth INST Their contents have not transe
PRED !; but report states, that the last in-
structions sent luther by our ministers we're
oil SO pacific q nature, rs to induce a CcEfi-
dent hope that the negotiation would termi
| nate successfully.
The secret expedition sailed from Cork
on the 9th inst. liz comprised the Sultan.
~. shamrock sloop, and six transports on
BOARD Ihe York Chssscurs are stated to
have sailed from Cove to South America.
October 10.
FaRnre offkc attack on Bal imore I'm Z
pleasing tidings. they say, travel fas, e
nough, but the intelligence Of the unfortn.
nate attack on Baltimore, which we this
DAY communicate at Length, did rot reach
us IN sufficient time yesterday 10 be inserted
in the whole Of our impression. We wish
We Could, like sc,ne of our contem ooraries.
say, thai in the details we thus lay before
our readers, &c had to communicae the
particulars of :" brilliant victory" 20 the
British arms but thaugh our ,allant conn
try men showed their accustomed bravery.
ard triumPhed over thrice their namber.
there IS mich more Of grief than exu!tst,on
t1cited IN cur aliIds by the result of this
daring enterprize Tie uomentary suc,
cess ob, aimed in the conflict On this occ =.
has been dearly purchased and the consc,
qnence o!the ATTEMPTS 10 rcpeI invasion an.
pear to &c of character likely to psrpet1.
ate disaster The galani general Ross. Ike
another Woif>, cio.ed bis earthly career il
tie advance of the intrepid men whom he
so courageourty led against this great de-
posItory OF the hostile spirit Of the United
STATES towards England; and Though others
inheriting the same dauntIess spirit may vet |
revenge his fall; thppsh the sacrifice usade
10y the enemy may be immense, and Balti |
ncre may be shut out from the benefits of
Navigation. yet II cannot be concealed, that
the failure of this expedition greatly over.
balances the advantages previously obtai,ed
LIS disastrous result viii have most nus.
chievous effect it viii give hearieniue 4,
esery enewy TO this country it will be in,
deed consoliog victory to the Americans !,
give q seT spirit TO the government, efTace,
m great degree. his disgrace at Washing
ton. and enaole II 70 meet congress with a
triumphant air. ins.caa Of detection and
Ok IMPRESSION which must inevitably have ac-
ccmpaned the recitRl of an almost upbro-
ken series OF d feats and d sasters since the
legislature last met. Victories which have
effects like these Britain had better be v ith..
ont We presume also that the Possibility
of the example or Moscow being followed
by an invaded people. and the want Of ma.
val CO operation always precarious, should
enter inlo the contemplation OF command
ers bent On desperate tn'erprizes.
We shall abstain from recapnulating the
particulars Of the attack, as they will be
found briefly narrated in the official bulletin.
which we gave yesterday in second edi
ticn. and Tcpublish to-day. The Gazette.
II will be seen, contains also the details of
the destruction OF Fort Washington and he
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