Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-30

In whose iayor are disputed the pssRcipies
OF this fundamental statute ofthe French
Its not as a Theoretical question Of pub
lie Law that the English journalists present
the dissertation. they blaine yoa, sire !;
they name the princess ysur ne,ce, and
doubtless toithout Sie k;lo,rieds-e of either.
And when we connect together the civ
cu,nstauces that have taken place in the
South, aud that have Just transpsfed in
certain parts Of the North aud West OF
france, can we Tor an instant doubt, that
Tor fear OF seeing constitutional mon
archy consolidated ander yeur majesty's
reign, its eaemies wish to Anticipate The
3order OF succession cepsecratedby the us
age ot fourteen centuries YVES our ape
chen destined TO be that ofpohtical calaans
iies7
The whole history Of France replies to
the daring innevators. whose works reach
Us through the English gazettes, and which
are supported and authenticated by forged
acts every where circulated Have they
then forgotten that tbs law, CONSTANTLY
observed, was for the first time disputed
an 1916, By Jane, daughter of Louis Hut
ain misunderstanding these pretension,
ras not Philip v. maintained upon the
throne of France ? Have they, then, for
gotten that Edward, liking of EnslanlA
yainiy asserted the same pretensions, as
the son Ut Isabel Of Fraace, sister OF Louis
huttin, 81 Philip the Long, and OF Charles
the Nv. who successfully lvisned and died,
without male children ? The right of PHI
lip of Raiois, consecreted by the Salic saaS
was Il not proclaimed anew ?
For the third and last time This law was
again applied in favor of your ancestor.
Henry Nv. On the 2Sth june, 1898, a So
Tenn act prescribed these same prctensions
Ihazardeslby thatchief Of Che Ligue League)
OF that LigHs whose madness and fury are
lexsctly described.--Ail these bistoricsi
facts are well Known 20 your majesty.
whose profound tradition is admired bT all
Europe.
| Those who would trample on your lagi-
timate C.ght, must distrust those ministers
who are most devoted ia your person, and
| ii is through the came channels that circu-
late the most viiulent tliatribe,; against us.
Such attacks have no terrors for me a.d
ct any other fine would not have impor-
tuned your majesty with them. But such
is the nature of the projects formed a.
gainst the light of your crowu, that an
without authority as 4 am without enmity
against their authors and protectors.
a solemn declaration, formal disavow~
al tnighI cause every thing IN be 1argotten.
But this declaration, this disayowal, who
Is to demand it (? Where is information
to be gathered TIE attributes of nv
ministry connot extend SO far.
Sire the public grief is at its height
you alone can co sole the French for all
they have suffered-It would have been as
delightful as honorable for me to have con-
tribdted u this object under your auspices.
snpplcate ysur majesty to receive the
port iaIiO which you thought proper to CON-
tide tn me, and to see in this request only
an expression fmy respectful devotion.
lSgaedl
The Do xE OF OTnANro.
t 1@e DnchesS Of .dag0uteme, daughter
If LoRis XVI.
From London Papers to the asfaof October. rsesfy
eel at the 01Fce fkhe NJ I. Eue1uns Post
LoSDoS, Oct %.
There is now Al Geneva IN Engishman. who
proposes to apply the steam ensI.e SO the boats
winch navigate he lake. Ii ~ said, the Council
of State has named Commissioners to examine TINS
plsn, which, if it answers the hopes OF ats author.
would enable boat, without regard to the winds
to make the of the Lake Cor sc leagues) in
% hours
According TO accounts from CoRstantinoDle
the cases OF plague an the beginning ofSeotem-
Der had unhappy become very numerous, on ac-
count OF the cpncourse fpeople of ak ranks at
the festival of Bairam. The Sultan's court Chan.
ain IS among those who have been carried offby
the contsgon.
The Morgan, capt. Vincent Newton, which
took out specie Quebec for government purpo.
ses, has returne ttrom thence TO Portsmouth,, af.
ter short Passa re of TWEEN y-One days--eightesn
from the BrsI,dy Pots The Morriana fell in
with great number # srae- can vessels, fishing,
upon lie Banks Of Newfoundland
LONDsS, Oct %.
BoHabate's Ca,JIGge.-The Oh ches er packet.
from CALAIS, which arrived at Dover on Sunday
night, brought over Bonapsrte'i travelling car.
rage and hos es, taken at Waterloo. The yehi.
Gle IS So we'd as to contain every requisite
for eating, drinking, sleeping, aid writing, with
time pieces, barOmeters, maps, &c and fitted in
each respect with silver gilt furniture but mark
ed only with tie cypher N. It was taken by that
gallant Prussian officer, Msor Keller who Il come
TO England with ne intention OF layingithe whole
at the feet of his ROYAL Hgtuess tie Prince Re
gent, in aid Of the -Walerl5o Subscription, to
which, il will, no doubt, materially Contribute,
e 1t is shsvn and the money applied TO the fund
LONDOS, Oct 25
The DucheS4 Of Wellington se out on Monday
for Paris, TO JON her illusuious husband IN that