Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-02

Lord castleresgh moved, in the House OIL
Commons, on the 5th of Jun., that an address be |
presented to the prince regent, directing him to
erect monument in the cathedral church of S.
Paul, to the memory of the late m .ior general
SIR Edward Packenham. The motion was agreed
to.
Maj gen. Keane, on whom the command of the
expedition against New Orleans devolved, after
the TALL ofslr Z. Packenhan, reached Portsmouth
IN the BucePhalus, on the 3lst Nav. He IS re-
presented as having entirely recovered from the
severe wound ne received in The attack on New
Orleans.
The London Times oethe 9TH of June, speaks
OF TWO important courts martial, which were to
DE soon holden one for the investigation of the
conduct o. Sir q. Provost, late governor of Cana
ia; the other upon lieutenant colonel Mullens,
VINO commanded the 4fth, in the late attack on
the American entrench,d camp at New-Orleans
Another coal-pit exploded on the Cd of June in
the county OF Durham by which accident upwards
of 70 persons lost their lives.
The London Gazette of the Cd of July contains
| proclamation, declaring that the recommence.
ment OF hostiltes renders it erbedient 10 direct
that all soldiers serving in the British army,
who haze been enlisted for fmiteo periods, shall
continue TO serve three years after the expiration
OF such limited periods respectiyely--5ut no con-
/ Scribtion
| Mr.. Bennett, in the House oe Commons, June
| >, wished to know from lord Castlerea,sh who it
was that inflicted such disgrace on the charac.
ter OF the nation, rs. to advise the order of the
Garter TO be conferred on Ferdinand of Spain p
1 No answer was gwen.
| The proposition by the chancellor of the ex
chequcr of an additional tar on n,e.ystn5ers in
England, had caused the suspension of several
weekly gszettes
! On the 9th of June a convention signed on he
/ 18th of AupISt last bptu-ean ~. !
the Netherlands, was laid before Parliament BY
the first article, the Dutch colonies with the ey
cePton ofthe Cape of Good Hope Demerara,
Esequ DO, and Berbice, are restored. BY sup
Elementary artclc reconsideration ofone million
| sterling to be paid to Sweden, and two millions
sterling to be expended in concert with eking
OF the Netherlands in improving the defences OF
that kingdom, besides an engagement 10 defiav
' such further charges shall be agreed on be-
tween the parties, and their allies in the final set
tlement OF the two countries, the Cape of Good
Hope, Demerara, Esseeuibo, and Berb!ce, are
coded to Great Britain, liberty beng allowed I'M
der certain regulations, to the Dutch proprietors
IN those Colonies 10 trade with Holland.
| Great Britain cedes he island of Banca in ex-
change for Cochin. The king OF the Netherlands
engages TO prohibit the slave trade from being
carried on by any ofhis subjects. BY second
supplementary article the small district of Ber-
nagore, near Calcutta, is ceded to G. Britain.
| convention with Sweden was also communi-
Gated, by which Great Britain assumes the paw
ment to Sweden of "a millions livres, in satisfac-
ton OF the claim Of Sweden for the island of
Guadalupe, which payment, by the Treaty Of
Paris, had been engaged by the king of the
n. tier ands
| The latest Paris dates June 9. assert that NI,i-
rat had arrived at Compegne, in France and that
ms generals Pignatelli, Names, and Crcussi, had
landed at Cannes
Mr.. Adams, the American minister to the
| court OF London, was introduced to the prince
regent June g, by lord Castlereagh, delivered has
credentials, and was well received.
| An Information has been filed in England a.
gainst Sir N. Wraxall, for libel on count Wor-
onzow.
Prices of American stocks in England in June,
new SKIES, 95-threes, 59-Louisana SKIES, 100
PAYABLE in bank paper
of com-POrnguese gold, 81. SIS. per ounce
doubloons III. 19s. 6d.-ncw dollars Gs Sd
British funds per cents 57-reduced $50
4 per cents II 3-9. The funds had fallen IN con-
sequence ola new loan of 5000, 900 beng re-
CURED.
| The French funds are at 5434.
| SI6siGes 10 foreign boJpsrS.-An official ac-
count has been laid before thel.ouse of commons
ofthe amount Of all grants ofmonev, either as a
subsidy, OF by way of loan, from the Commerce.
merit Of the year 1898, to the end of the year
1914, that IS, during the late Just and necessary
war as it has been called
The whole amount IN round numbers is forty
i've millions, two hundred and eighty-nine thou
and four hundred and seventy-six pounds.-
| lAnd this IS stated to be only rs far as the ac-
count can be made out) Of this enormous sum,
germany has received III, 1855
| The German princes 100000
AuStrIa 2,414o81
Russia 5,2751 1873
PRUSSIA 3,676182
| Span s,ln2 4zG
And Portugal 10533350
The remainder has been given to Hanover,
Hesse Cssscl, Hesse DArnstaot, Baden, Bruins
W.ck, Bavaria, Sardinia, Denmark, Sweden, S.cily,
The prmceof Orange, Morocco, and France
Joseph Lancaster, in his tour in Ireland, lately
lecturei at Mcynooth College (Roman Catholics)
on winch occasion he was invited by the duke Of
LenSter TO Carton, ms grace's magnificent seat,
near that place, 4 few miles from dublin.
from the Paris Moniteur Of June 1.
CHAMP DE MAI.
After an eyDafiOn upOn tho enIau, n; ~