Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-29
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cartel schr, Thistle. in days from Halifax
| we have been furhished with another mas
Of European intelligence. Messrs. Newtoi
and Parkman, Who left Falmouth Ma,
18th, have furnished us With London pa.
pers to the 18th, from which we have made
ccpious extracts We shall be able to fur.
nish to morrow many further articles o.
interest, for even an abstract, of which We
have nowno room rs
"A general convention between the allied
COVER was signed at Paris, settling some
(tpril 25,) of the basis ct tho intended pa,
cification. We shall give this documen,
at length. skltf ~
On the lst of March, treaty of alliance
,etween each of the four principal allied
DIVERS. viz. England, Austria, Russia and
Prussia, was signed at Chaumont. 1t is t.
repaip In force twenty years. Each party
engages to keep in the field 10000 men,
until the object of the war is effected, and
In case either shall be invaded BY France,
they all engage to contribute their aid to
expei the invader.
Bonaparte arrived at Frejus April s27,
and on the next day embarked on board
the Undaunted, an English frigate, for E,ba.
Lord VIM. Bentinck, with a British and
Italian force, attacked Genoa, April II. &
it capltulatetl the next day.
The time for converting the Senate and
Legislative Body of France has been altered
from June 10 to May IL.
A London paragraph states that IL 900
Spanish troops we're about to embark at
Cadiz for Louisiana,
r Louis XVIII. left London April %, en-.
barked at Dover the next day, and arrived
at Paris May 3, accompanied by the duchess
OF Augouleme, and many other members
OF the royal family. He was received there
and at every other place which he passed,
with every demonstration ofjoy.
HALIFAX, Iune IL.
BY accounts brought By the Packet, Mr..
Madison may soon expect British land
force. not less than $4,000. on somc part of
his coast, commanded by Sir Thomas Pic.
ton. whilst the army in Canada will be re-
intorced by still greater number-whe.
ther any foreign troops will be employed on
this occasion is uncertain, as we do not SCI.
the necessity. The amount of the British
army in Deccmberiast was 2S9, +31 reru...
lars, OF which 81. 082 we're cayalry-12, 900
Spaniards will appear at nearly the same
time in Florida, aud if this does not sicken
Madison and his accompIices, we shall have
a better opinion of Yankee proves. than
any OF their former acts would justify.
We understand sir Thomas Picton, k. B.
comes out as commander of the troops
destined for the American coast.
Z Commodore Decatur, we understand, has
assured his friends, that, as he has now an
oppo. tunity of getting to sea in the Presi-
dent, he will have another British frigate
before the war ends.
Avery fine one will be ready for him, as
equal, as we'll as can be, to the ship he
commands, of a name too--LEANDxR
enough, of itself. to kindle the wrath of A.
mericans, and make them, for once, more
brave than discreet.
The Leander is not one of those much
dreaded races, but a regular built frigate,
and her force and dimensions are precisely
as follow
Main deck. so-24lb. long guns.
Spar deck, a ID; ,., do
Total So, besides or 8
small launch carronades.
Complement of men and boys, 40.
- f. In.
Length Of gun deck, i74o
Extreme breadth, IS 1 l.2
Burthen in tons, 1871.
Il was officially announced the prince re !.
gent had granted the dignities of duke and
marquis of The United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, to field marshal Arthur
the marquis of Wellington, &c. and his
heirs, male, by the title of marquis Douro
and duke Of Wellington.
He has likewise granted the dignity of
baron Of the United Kingdom of Great Bri.
tain and Ireland, to lieut. gen. the hon. sir
John Hope, by the title Of Baron Niddry.
Tolieut. gen. sir Thomas Graham, by the
titl- of baron Lindoch.
To lieut.. gen. sir Stapleton Cotton. by the
title of baron Of Combermere.
TO lieut.. gen. sir Rowland Hill, by the
title Of baron Hill, Of Almares, and of
Hswkestene.
Aud lieut.. gen. sir William Carr Beres.
ford, by the title of baron Beresford of AL.
ouera. -.
The white flag has been hoisted at Ham
5urgh, and Dsvoust had agreed to surren,
der to the general Of the allies.
ETtraef If a Eetfer dated London, Azav
IA. 20 mercantile house ia hhis rom.
The report to-day is. that Lord Castle.
reagh has obtained (forged) copies Of all
The papers relating to the negotiations be-
tween the American government and Ma