Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-26
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From the Boston Palladium. Nov. Is.

The privateer David Porter which ARR.
we'd on "Wednesday captured, among otter
vessels. the British brig Hiram. which sal
led from Cork for Halifax, on the sSOsh a
September. in fleet principally merchant.
men. under smailconvov
The second mate of the Hiram. who was
Drought IN by the priv ateer. informs. tina,
she sailed from liverpool on the l7st Of Sen.
teinber, tonchedat the Cove Of Cork on The
2StN, aud sailed again on the S0th in Zee,
OF % san. uader convoy of the frigate !.iyers
poor and two Shops of war. In the Aeet
We're e'sht tr-nsports, four OF which csnsa;,
ned troops. Five day after sailing severa,
o1 tne Meet separated. and when the Zee,
was seen iass which was about DAYS be.
iore the caPtAre of the Hiram, there werc
the l1sh inst: "
The H'raH probably had Cork paper, 20
inc Iotn OF Sfptember, but it is net iikelv
| 25th. - - y s' s'i 'ns
Ihs re remained at Cork about twen,v
sail OF transports with trooos on hosrd
waiting orders, Many men Of war were X.
also there. " = - :" =
Il appears that no great expedition had
sa'ied Tor America. Lod Hill renamed a.
heme--bat 1t was expected he would ieoars
earlyin Ocs- q 3 S = = ~ :. P ~
AT the latest date it was not ascer, a;nei
mat the negotiations at Client had been
broken 81. \. - ''a az. oee"
Z LONDON papers to September rs. we're
Drought m the David Porter. The Con-
I.er OF tnat date. says there had been no
luPeure OF the negotiation. Other papers
say It was supspend to await advioes from
the American Government.
/. Inc American Dispatch vessel Channcev
= supposed to have sniied from Ostcnd 4
oont the middle of September, for America
win dispatches from our Envovs.
the Neptune expected to sail early in
Oct' and 1t had been reported the enyovs
were TO take passage in her.
ne jeai0usies among the continental
powers ofEurope continued--and the Bri.
tisn participated in them,
ne emperor OF Russia appears to be tur-
hrg his attention tot the navy. Two ships
OF incline have been launched a ST. Peters.
ourghiin hisprcscnce, and the keel of the
+eipsic, lilo laid.
! he barony Of MidtlIethird, ireland. is BY
prociamation, declared in state OF distur.
bance =
A, the date of tic last adv;ces from Rio
'S"e'.o' lriBtte was preparing to bring M.
ce oaldanba de Cana. as ambassadop 20
England. andl proceed from thence to the
congress at Vienna.
lalieyrand, in presenting the French
budjet TO the house of peers At Paris, saws,
the taxation in England is 1870 francs pe.
head, in the United States 90 francs, IN
Francs %. He compliments England and
INC oniteu States, for their justice to pubic
D. ST. a . p 2.
The French legislature proposes to yern;,
the cultivation of tobacco in France and 70
permit itnpor.ations of that article solely by
the Forts Of Eayre, Dunkirk, St. Maloes and
Mdrseillss. '''N
Amember of the French chamber Of de-
puties complains Of long speeches. and has
moved that TO member be permitted -
speak longer than half an hour at tine. il
was agreed 10 consider the motion.
The London Cpprisrwishes a similar rule
10 be Adopted by the British house of com :
mons.
An author OF anecdotes of Ronaparte, de.
CARES his conviction that in projecting the
expedition to Egypt, Napoleon had exclu.
sively in view the est 'blishment of an indie,
pendent Kingdom for himself.
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