Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-30
NEw YoRs, Dec. %.
LATEST FRON ENGLAND.

mar, IN so days from liverpool. By thus
arrival, the editors of the Mercantile Adj
vertiser, received Liverpool papers to the
2sd, and London papers to Tie Goth of
November.
The trial Of Marshal Ney. which has
excited some extraordinary interest in
faIs country as well as in Europe, il APP
pears has closed before the Council If
War, where it had been SO long ,eDding;
That Council, adopting the plea advanced
by the counsel of the Marshal, declared
their Incompetence to try him alledginr,
that as he was Peer of France, he could
be tried only by the Chamber of Peers
consequently, on the. 18th of November.
the king of France issued an ordinance to
the Chamber OF Peers, directing them to
proceed without delay to the trial of Mar.
sha! Ney, accused of high treason, SC.
Inc prevailing opinion was, that the
Chamber of Peers would condemn him
In our detail ofinteIligence by this arrival.
the reader will find an interesting article
ON the subject of Ney's trial, extracted
from the Ii srpool Courier.
A dreadful explosion took place in Lon-
don on the 18th ult. by the bursting of
Steam Boiler, used by. Messrs. Constant
and Go. sugar refiIers, Well street. in a
new process lately discovered for the quiz
ct refinement OF sugar-The explosion
carried, in the awful crash, utter destruc-
ton to the concern, and buried in the heap
Of ruins it produced, the bodies of more
than twenty persons nine only of this
nunoer were extii.ated from the ru ms
wlt1 lie. The loss of property is estimat-
ed at $4,000 pounds sterling.
1ae London Sun OF the Goth November
states, that active exertions were making
to obtain seamen for the Niger frigate cap
tam >. jackson aud that the moment she
was ready, the Hon. Mr.. Bagot, Minister
to the United States, would embark and
proceed on mis- embassy.
We have received the London Shipping
and Lioyd's List to the I'm of Novetnber.
from which we have copied MANY interest.
ny articles OF Marine Intelligence. See
the proper head.
Price of Cotton-Prime Upland Is. I'd.
New Orleans Is. Cd. Sea Island Is. sd. a
As. Cd.
DETAIL OF FOREIGN NEWS.
Per Ms .lniabie .ISatiIcEI cant. .aoaar in N
dgs from Livc' pooL
From the LicerPOot Con- rier Of Nor. %.
Frdncs.-fhe trial of Ney has reached
ITS termination, not by the prisoner being
found guilty Orinnocent, but by the Court
having declared ITS incompetency to nro-
ceed against him. The incompetence Of
the Court was urged by the prisoners
counsel, who pleaded, that, as peer Of
france, ne cold only be tried by the
Chamber of Peers. The Court deIiberated
upon the question, and, by majority, ac-
knowledged the validity Of the objection.
Under some circumstances, perhaps this
decision might have created no surprlze :
tor whether Ney's treason had degraded
HIM from the rank of peer or not is. at
least, very disputasIe. If Louis las ac-
Knowiedged tue validity Of the peerdom Of
others OF BOnaparteS creation, and still
acknowledged them as peers, though they
have involved themselves very considera-
bly, IN reasonable practices, during the u
Sugpation, we donot see how Ney can he
by the French Government. as
no longer peer Of France F.; for Though bis
conduct was more grossly reasonable, vet
others were involved in the same Dri,Ici-
pie and still sit in the Chamber. We an
prehend, however, that the decision of the
court has arisen from a Discrimination in
the majority of the Court to finding him
guilty and that they were previously dis
posed to avail themselves of any p1ea nv
winch they might rid themselves fan mn.
pleasant affair. Could less be exnccfed
from Masseaa, and Mortier, and others
10 bring Ney before such court, was Ell
Their to give him judges greatly disposed to
icquIt him, or otherwise, by doina Justice
~ him, to condemn th ourselves. and 10 law
down precedent for their own culpati6n
and punishment. The decision of the
Court has MT, therefore, at all surprised
US, and we do not regret it. His condemn
nation, by the Chamber Of Peers, conceive
t" be morally certain and the decision Of
such tribunal will give more weight to
the punishment OF the offender, than could
possibly arise from the decision Of a court
martial. 1t will strike more terror into
the guilty party, and enable the friends oe
government to meet them on higher
5IouGd. We of course, consider the guile
)f the Marshal as obvious. and no ore ne
think, can read his answers to the interro.
yatorts to him, aud doubt whether II -
mounted TO treason. The only show ef
Excuse which has been offered by other
French officers who went over TO Roma
Iarte was, that they were carried agavb v
their troops. This apology, poor as Il Is.
cannot be offered by New He actno,.