Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-29

main deck, and four long guns on her ,
qsarter-deck, besides smaller ones (swi-
yeis) on the bulwark and in her tops and |
il has been learnt that she had compile
bent Of 225 men, Of whom it is probable,
a considerable number were killed or
w9ynded, the briggs fire being constantly
directed against her hull The enemy;s
firing high, the Pilots loss was only man
killed and IS wounded.
We last week announced the arrival of
the Bellerophon, of "a guns, captain r. l..
Maitland, at Portsmouth, from Plymouth,
having on board NJ. Maingault, late Sur,
geon to Bonaparte, (who refused to go to
St. Helena with HIM. NJ. Beauharnois,
lad OF about 10 years of age, nephew of
Josephine. Buonaparte's former wife, and
IA domestics. Their destination was not
liked until Saturday morning, when they
were all remoyedinto the Martial, capt.
Leach and she sailed with them from
Portsmouth for Havre de Grace-The
whole Of the persons who came off to tue
Bclierophon, as part Of Buonaparte's suite,
have now been disposed of. Sayary,
(Dake OF Rovigo) Lieutenant General Lal-
lemand, &c. have been, it is reported, sent
to Malta, in the Eurotas, captain Lilli-
crap, asprisoners of war. A captain Pts
towski,a Polet whom Buonaparte raised
from the rasss, and vino was particularly
DESTROYS Of going with him, has been put
ON board the St. George, at Plymouth. UNI
I'll an opportunity offers to send him out to
st. Aelena-our government having been
pleased to attend to the PRAYER of his peti-
ton to this effect. The Bellerophon 10
gone to Sheerness to be paid off.
Mails from Brussels and Hamburger ar
rived this morning and whilst the French
papers are assuring as of the pacific state
OF the Eastern Departments, we are In
formed by the German papers that Lecou--
be has recommended hostlities against
the Allies; that heavy cannonadng has
been heard near Befort !; that town has
hotsted the red flag as well as Huninguen
that Besancon is strictly blockaded; and
that a counter-reyolutionar movement has
taken place there, in which several roya-
lists have persisted.
The accounts from the netherlands in
form US that the Constitution has been ac-
ceptedby the States General.
There is an order from Macdonald, who
still is styled the commander in Chief of
the Army of the Loire, ordering the can
tonments of the army tn be extended.-
But the army was to be disbanded. What
a mockery this is. First the whole army
is to be disbanded-then the troops compo-
sing it, may be admitted INTO the new ar
my-and now the Army of the Lore is
mentioned as adopting measures, from
which it NAV be inferred that it is not 10
be disbanded at all.
The commandant of Thionvills has been sum-
moned for tie last time If he persists IN his de.
fence he is TO be made responsible for the conse-
quences
Tsrdln has hoisted the white flag, but refuses
10 admit the allies.
More P.Tissisn troops are entering France to
lay siege 80 the places that still hold out
The German papers, abiding to a conspiracy
discovered at Paris, add, that II was to have bro
Ken out on the sixth of ths MONTH and that one
OF Its objects was to seize the persons of the AL
lied Sovereigns and their most distinguished Ge-
nerals
Seven arches of the Strand Bridge are now
completed, and the timber laid for the remaining
two, so ss to affo I'd a passage for the workmen
across the river. Several persons passed over CT
unday and yesterday.
Ten Sea Unlcorns were lately killed on the
coastot Spitzbergen, by The crew of the Lively
OF Berwick, eight of which had horns three OF
them females. Captain Kingston conceives that
these animals cast their horns like deer, as he saw
many OF them without any.
In the eastern apartments Of France several
Austrian sold ers having been assassinated and
The order Tor d.sarning the inhabitants not hay
ING been etiectually executed, the Archduke Per-
dlnnd of Austria bad issued proclamation from
as head quarters at Dion, directing that every
commune IN wh,chsny soldier shall be assassin
aied shall be fined in 10000 francs besides the
punishment of the assassin. All arms are order
ed TO be gwen up forthwtth under severe penal
,ies.
A council OF Marshalsto try Ney has been con.
yoked, and NJ ssena and Augereau are named as
forming part Of the Council Augereau & Mas
senal Madame Ney has attempted to move the
Emperor Of Russia m favor of her husband, but
without effect II would be strange indeed jfshe
had succeeded; for Ney's treason had so aetbne
IN il ofunparaileled baseness and meanness. The
KING had placed such Unlimited confidence in
bm--had thrown himself 50 entirely iuto his
arms-had selected him in so marked and fat
terlng manner, that all sentiments ofhonor,eye-
ry spark OF virtue must have bsen exunguished
before he could have been guilty Of such atrocity.
About tie other traitors we have done making a.
ny enquiry, nor do the Paris papers make the
least mention Of them.
The Sovereg ns are expected to quit Paris ear
ly IN Oclober-so say the papers
IL IS necessary to give another contrad iction.--
No such letter as that imputed to The King of
France has been written BY his majesty to the al
lied sOVercpDs--aud we warn. mir re,j e.o o,-....