Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-04
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q seffeT, dated March 56.S
we are almost daily in the ex,a,..
'ion OF the signing Of preliminaries of Nee
WIN rance; peace with America will ~.
uouo.eaiy follow, as this government Is we'll
aware OF the Importance of our trade ana
Is aesirous OF peace on reasonable terms
LING s Inl prevent happy result at Cot
s' ou. aenfanas from oar side of con-
so' ,olHSt' i@ts government run nez,e,.
,, =, affairs are lost in the inn
p9rtance OF ts,sein Europe. and we han
nothing on the subject. nonr III near
Die oiau classes a considerable an;e.as;,,-
Pfevai's against the United States. No ON
odn see the high state of improvement
anu tne ma. pncss of this country. w;,ho,,s
surprise. The activity Of business is ncr..
oioie, SO as even to render it difficnlt- 70 ~
tam snip for any VOYAGE: man,f,ct,rad
goods as we'll as +. and w. I. nrodncs 80
hign' owing to large speculations in tina nro.
pee. OF peace, bur as yet few shinment.
nave oeen made to the continent, There is
not sugar enough in England, for six months
. supply oltiarge ilnportations are shorts
eAPeo'eo from every quarter. Cotton and
-n pc woouen manufactures are from 80 20
" r,oent ABOVE the prices of last year.
and it is thought the former will cont;,,,s-
where they are in the event of neaca
Fine woollen and hardware goods, hav. NJ.
advanced. understand there are ~ 80
rlcan Simpson the Baltic. and several other.
[eauy 10 start at the moment of peace
Gooos are low there, and the rate of ex.
ohange favorable; with every other part Of
me continent, there is loss Of abont On NJ
CT against this country. Tn Holland thev
nave scarcely walked from their Iong sIeep
mere are few goods to be had except Gin
wnlcn is o. CTS. per gal. One Russian shin
Is ioaded with that article for Boston,,
zhe action betguecn the Duke of 1zo,,-
rose faekef, and fhe Primrose slooh or
war Of 10 guns, lbotA Brifish.)
by an extract from the Duke of Mon,-
rose log book, 1t appeass that the action
com nenced at half past seven O'Clock, p. M
ana lasted, broadsIde to broadside. witbin
nan pistol shot, till quarter before nine.
pnon ue TrimTose attempted TO carry the
: aoket oy boarding; but was galIantly resis.,
Gu, ina so much damaged as to- ooige her
70 maui OH at nine o'clock. The Pr;mrno.
again came down and Recommended ,ta
ton. which was continued with the same nm.
aoated spirit on both de-, un il ten minute,
before 10, when the Primrose ha;Ied -
racke} and asked what ship it was: tine
MISTAKE was soon di,covered The loss on
BOARD the Packet is Lieut.. and AID; An
drews, of the 60th regiment. a nasscn,,a,,
ana the master, killed, and I o men wounde5.
the loss on board the Primrose Is. her mn.
ter, men Killed, and IS wounded.
LONDON, March 90.
he character Of the mayor OF sordeaux (. !.
ma..er ., some interes'. He is man Of mos, s,
mus anu cautious temper. who never world Lav.
~. I Gu On sueh step, as he says himself had he
i., o :. pretty sure oil Tho consequences. From a
o. his, dated IN February, and ddresscd a.
ms ,o,ner 10 hs city, we learn that previous ts
o o uein onstrstion OF his principles he
spen. TWO months IN Paris. vine, e he consulfeJ ~
I"a. 81, WIN the principal e,diDg men in France
io,,' o'ner sources, we learn, .tnat tue scheme Ia
oonnoh 10 al the members OF the ep j,t,ve A.
,eenoiy, SO afrogaotiy and edignsntly j.missed h,
.po"apa 10 IN tue latter eud Of Becember AZ
S.ne' inc celebrated advocate Of iorsJs any xa. Il
wiz WI, De Iecoicc ed, the organ of the committee.
e." on ,lat oscasion presumed TO ask the tvrsot
Tor peace aud giyi liberty. Ft'"s
W.T. Lane M CasImer Deseze. alec
lawyer, aud brother to the gentlemen oh
defended Louis XVI. are, with MIR. Loci
considered as the principal acting msn 81,
Doraeaux IN this business. To Them we
are to add another gesteman of the ssms
iowa, now IN Paris, and whom, Coz reasn,
we 90 not think proper to name--spJ 70
crown the who &, every Information w.
nave received, and it is pretty corr.ct ;n,I..
ces US to believe that even TalIsyt,rd bt,a-