Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-15
FOsEIGN.
rHax;s DAYS LArsa.

Seutienan arrived IN town thls day from
Burlington, who favored us with Montreal
paper Of the 18th ult. containing London date.
to the evening the 22d Of April, and Paris 10
the l9th--three days later than by the arrival
ut Halifax, received 10y an arrival at Qnebec.
Messrs- Gallstin end Baysrd were in London
18th April. No new has been received of the
arrival Of Messrs. Clay and Russell.
The latest accounts from London, state, that
$4,000 troops were about -embArkiag.for Que
bee. and 10000 for Halifax.
Nothing Interesting at Burlington.
Commodore Macdonough's feet had arrived
at Piattsburg.
Mr.. ii w Beol. Jun agent of private armed
brig Seourge, came passenger in a vessel from
chatham, snd nfoslp. JUS, that Norway had de-
ciarsc rss.t inds2ys>tssss. aad that islegs.es
appointed by the people were to nHset Il Dram.
a small village near Christiana-there to form
q new constitution. Prince CHRISTIAN Frede-
rick, heir apparent to the crown Of Denmark,
had Withdrawn his cla,m, and merely wished to
ENJOY executive powers, and was very popular.
The strongest national sntip2thy existed a
gainst the Swedes, and the people were deter
mined not to come under that government -
norway mad 6u,O0O men ready to take the field
The situation of the country Was dreadful
the poorer class of The people we. necessltated
To- take bark from trees and grind IL up, from
whence they made bread; net sufficient gram
IN the country tor two months Consumption-
minister had been sent to England to negu.
ciate, BY the name Of Caster Anker, of d,s,in.
g,ish. d abilities, and their asticipations were
great frsm that Quarter. Money deprecated to
such degree that the Spanish dollar formerly
worth Danish, was now at The exchange OF 20
to l. The kattlesnakc, in addition to the Ann
Elizabeth sposen OF before, prize to said vessel
had captured nine others; one ut which, large
transport OF % guns, 40 men, and q gen. and
suit, and 30 soldiers on board, with 70 French
prisoners--was taken after an action OF 25 min
utess with the loss OF her captain and three men,
The Rattlesnake had one man wounded.
The Scourge spoke, in addition to the ves-
sells spoken OF before, the prize ship Ontario
Formerly Pochahontas or Boston. prize to the
schooner Lawrence, capt. Ivy, of Baltimore, the
prize was from Valencia bound to Greenock
with cargo OF l47 pipes Red Wine, &C. OF
the southern part of Georges Bank the Scour,ye
was decoyed under the lee Of a frigate within
musketry, and received seven broadsides with
many single shot, one shot through her main
sail, one cut the leach ofthe foresad-frcd long
Tom twice, and beat up Yankee Doodle; the
chase fired to lceward, out sailed her & es-
capped without any material injury.--The
Scourge in the course OF IL months had made
$40 prisoners, had been chased often, and sails
remarkably fast. set-,.
The spsnish ship Prudentia, % days from
Cadiz with cargo Of salt, 300 boxes lemons
day. Messrs. Hartshorn of New York, aud
Lamb, the only passengers in her, arrived in
town this evening, and inform, that they left
Cadiz on the 18th of April, when there was no
news OF consequence. Had not beard Of Ferdi
nand's arrival at Madrid. Flour at Cadiz was
only dollars per barrel, and would not sell, in
consequence OF the great supplies of grain from
the Mediterranean. Rice was dollars to S So.
There had been no arrivals from the U. States
Oil the western Islands was boarded from the
Stirling Castle, n, from India for England; had
parted with her convoy (18 sail q few hours be-
tore, IN chase OF brig, which proved to be a
valuable English vessel, laden with dry goods,
&c. taken 2 or 3 days before by an American
priyatesr-she was retakon and had proceeded
Tor the fleet. The officer who Came on board
was in great hurry, and told no other news
The Prudential has seen no other cruizer, and
spoke no Vessel from or for the United States.
--She was bound to Boston, but hearing of the
blockade at Chatham, put in there. A "a and
frgate were off the Gurnet Plymouth, this af.
ternoon.
QuHsEc, May %.
The Dover troop ship with soldiers aud sea-
forerunner Of the feet.
FoSTAINBLEAU, April Is.
Bonaparte, though sick, reads every day the
Paris papers. Hish1nd trembles while he read.
them, and bis unsteady eye rapidly runs over
them. lie seems to look for the extravagant
and ridiculous praises, with which they did not
cease to load him. Alas he finds there now ON.
ly tardy and painful truths. His physical and
moral detection shows with what anxiety he
supports the burthen, and how impatient he is
underit.
Sometimes forgetting that he has acted his
part, and that he has ceased to be the hero, par
excellence, he flies into passion, and threatens
with the height of his anger, the autIacious
wretches who dare to speak 10 him so disre-
spectfulIy.
Then coming to himself and recollecting that
he Is no longer the I.doubtable Napoleon, he
exclalms in agony, "lfI had been told three
years ago. an hundredtb part of what hear now,
should be still upon the throne"
Pans, April is.
II is said that Bonaparte set off at length on
the 18Th, at four in the afternoon, for the Isle Of
Elba.
April IL.
This morning Bonaparte at last set off from
Fontainbieau.
1t 10 affirmed that he yesterday demanded
three hbraries-thato of Fontainbleau, that Of The
council OF state, aud his private library at the
Thulleries, and besides, all his carriages. TO the
number OF 100.
April 10.
Nothing more clearly proves how guilty those
persons have made themselves, who have dared
to intercept the orders and the dispatches Of
government since the 18th of this month. than
the and uqeieaa efrste,oo &c hln.I ..L..l