Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-11
From, late London pupers.

When BoNAPARTE came on board tide
| Bellerophon, he thus addressed Captain
Maitland in French. 6. am come to
claim the protection of your Prince and OF
your laws" He is said TO have spoken
these words with remarkable frmaess and
dignity.
1t is said that Bonaparte proposed to the
captain of the Bellerophon, to create him
Duke of the Isle of Rhe, if he would allow
him to pass.
Cap ain Maitland, who had been long
employed on the French coast during the
last war, was intimately acquainted with
all the passages by which Bonaparte's fri
gates could get out, and thus his escape was
rendered impracticable. On the present
occasion the vessels of the cruising squad
ron were placed with such Judgment, that
they could communicate intelligence to
each ether in few minutes, and all the
French ports they had to watch were her
meticaily sealed. Notwithstanding this
yatchtulness, however, Joseph Bonaparte
made his escape to America.]
One OF the hOwitzers of artillery taken
from the French army, and exposed with
out the walls of Brussels to public view,
furnishes manifest proof of the eifronte-
rry, with which he conspiracy In favor of
Bonaparte was carried on. This howit-
ger, cast at Strasburg on the 5th Of Jan.
1915, bears the medallion and cvpher of
Napoleon. We leave to our readers the
reflections to which this fact my lead, OBJ
serving merely that Bonaparte was at Ell
ba on the 9Th OF January ;and this is the
manner in which this too good Louis 18th.
was servedby those whom he had been
pleased to leave at the head of the different
branches of the Government
Gen. kosciusko resides at present in
Switzerland.
/ A Pfussian hussarmade capture at the
battle of Waterloo of 5000 NapoIeons,
which he has sent to his family by the In
tendant General aud Counsellor of State.
Ribbentrop. A soldier of the Landwehr
also obtained possession Of 500 NapoIeons.
The 9Th regiment, which has arrived at
Portsmouth from America, is ordered on
shore to take part Of the duty of the garri-
son the whole of the other troops are or
dered to proceed to Ostend immediately.
The Nigre, that arrived there from the
| Cape brought dispatches from thence. the
other ship that brought them from the East
ihuiSS was tOrCeu 10 remain tlere Deiiw So
leaky. The Nigre has on board beauti
| full young male Zebra, and the Throne, sc.
of another of our noted prisoners 1.-THE
King of Kandia y the whole is in a strong
case, addressed to the Prince Regent OF
| England.
At the Princes Council, on Monday.
viscount Chetwynd, as clerk of the coun-
Gil, presented to the Prince Regent new
Great Seal of England, which is of silver,
about or inches over, ola round form
representing the King on horseback on
one side, and the other side his Majesty
in his robes, seated on his throne, sur
rounded by his Ministers and Attendants
of State. At the close of the Council the
Regent delivered it to the Lord Chancel-
Tor, as the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
of England after which, the seal,
which has been used as temporary in
strument since the Great Seal of England
was stolen about ls years age from the
Lord Chancellor's house, was DESTROYED
in the presence of the Council, by oblitera-
ing all the impressions on it. This seal
was only oil brass, and was made as a mo-
del at the time the seal was in commission.
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