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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-29
IRON cooDrrrs WEEKLY REGISTER.
AMERICA AND AtGtERs

AS the war, which has now begun between fbe
Democratic Rulers Of America and fbe
" Regular GoUeranaenf' Of Algers, NAV lead 20
it is proper to insert here
The grounds of this war, IS far a. we Can como
at them Wehave the American Official accounts
only. America has tell-tale sort OF govern.
ment II has no state secrets. Il blabs Out the
proceedings in negotiations, while the negocia.
tors are still assembled Not so the regular 5oy-
eFnmentot Alg ers, which is one Of tie 6yci.
eHf nd venerable institutions" which the Boston.
an Nobiesse so much admire one Of the "rerns
IN the crown Of ancient gloty," Of which VIZ.
ChateAubriand speaks so feelingiy and so fool.
ishly ono Of the links in the chain of he 40.
ciat system" which has recently been under the
hammers OF 50 many able aitzans at V,erna.---
The Regular Government Of Algers does not
make any Prefaces to war Il observes d;eni.
ned silence tlil it has actually begun and r,sJe
some progress IN the war TIL 4 has made .
good haul OF the enernys ships, before he ySnovve
that he IS looked upon as an enemy. This IA
the practice Of the regular government the I an.
cent and venerable Institution in AIeiers - I
shall now nsert, first, an account ofthe grounds
OF war from the National Intelligencer. published
at Washington next the Report Of Congress-
upon The subject; and last, the Act of CONGRESS
declaring war against Algisrs. For, the reader
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CIVILIZATION

We extract the following from the Constitution.
London paper of Sunday, May7, received sc
the Columbian Office
BOXING AT cooMBE Wool
a meeting of amateurs took place on Thursday
on this spot TO witness boxing match betwixt
Crockery, pretended sailor, and the elder Ian.
caster.
We shall not attempt to give the rounds Of a
combat which caused much disapDoir trnenit to
the ring, and which is described in a few lines
Orockery rumbied his antagonist in the first five
ROUNDS OF the combat, and had the best Oft
Lancaster possessed most SC ence, which he Dis
played in planting first hits, but Crockerv pot :,
and did some execution. He, however, exhibit
ed the Tviate feather in The eighth round and 4 g
appointed the whole ring. He soon after began
70 sing out for Quarters and repeatedly gave mo
ms seconds, but not drop of blood was Sc. ltdur.
ing the combat: Joe Ward tired of encouraging
hin TO combat, stopped has mouth with hand.
KerchIet, to prevent the opposing parties from
hearing" give in" Crockery at length, after
roofing about for twenty-four minutes rot up
when time was called, * politely informed the on.
posite seconds, he would be id fine would fiebt
any more. The battle was fought for subscr,u-
ton purse.
After this disappointment, to the amateurs, ali
was gloom in the ring, until two candidates Fo-
hghtlng-fame turned to for pGrse DISK Pl,neas.
and made as gallant fight as ever was recorded.
The names OF those promising lads for tie prize
ring are Pm IL. Street, and Tho Roe They pos
sess moderate share Of sc cnce, and were nearly
equal in weight. Street is merely bow. who
stood over his aitagonist, but although hislength
gave HIM the best of fighting, Roe was the best
IN fighter, and he won it after a most Courageous
battle, which lasod forty minutes.
-, Ford threw up his nat TO fight Ncsworthy, but
there was no shazO.
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Iity, and invited the powers to acknow
'euSe 1t. Negotiations are to 6egiu,on the
nature and conditions Of this neutrality
W. helnhard, of Zurich, president of the
Diet, N. de Mplinen, deputy of Berne;
and Nj. Wieland, burgomaster, have been
appointed by the diet, to treat with the al
lies.
M BRussxLs, May Is.
me count de Noailles, after having had several
conferences with thecount de Lille, at Client. has
resumed to V emma
ihe French have left the environs of Lille,
hrras ana Cambria, and marched upon Valenci-
ennes. After that movement, almost all the Prus.
san troops on the right of the Mouse have cross
ca that river in order to approach Mons, ofwtich
uhey nave inundated the environs. They have as.
semoied IN the plains of Fieurus, park of artil.
lery OF about 500 pieces of cannon. The head
quarters OF gen. Butcher it is said will be trans.
,erred to Nainur, and those of the duke of We'll
lhS'on ut Mons. The French have assembled
some forces todefend the passage the Ardennes,
rs also the entrenched camp before Givet. They
have put in reiusition several thousand more 70
work IN uie camp Of rsulars.
Ahe Saxon troops will be taken away from the
command ofPrince Butcher, on account of their
an,Pathy against The Prussians, and united to the
duke of Weilington's army.
~, LrstE, May 81.
begun again yesterday to run. It will continue
10 carry merchant re into Belgium.
The three battalions of elite from Douay are
stationed, the first at Douay, the second at VAL
ehciennes, and the third at Condo, They have
arrested at Touquet an individual on whom was
Ioind a bundle containing proclamations and
pamphlets sent by the court at Client, to be dis
tributed in the departments of The north.
They write from Metz that it appears that
the head Quarters of lieut.. gen. Gerard are to be
transferred to Thionville.
LoSeRor, May &c.
The greatest activity reigns here; six hundred
men, all OF the district rallied in this place at
tne hrst call, and are employed as terrace max
ers.
Journeymen carpenters, ioiners, sash makers.
oiacksmiths, came on the first Invita- on, and are
busy at every kind of labor. The activity is in.
Tlncioie The magazines are filing. The two bat
laIons ofsite OF the national guard OF the district
ave "a part or the garrison OF the place General
Huttot commands the brigade oftbe troops form.
lns the garrison and those who OCCUPY the can.
tonments in the envrons
STK.sBuRe, May 90.
The partisan troops and Lower Rhine are form.
ing with extreme rapidty. From all parts peti-
tons come TO Obtain permission to raise volunteer
corps There are already great number organ
ized- The most part of the men composing them
are old soldiers and mountaineers Permanent
court martlals are attached to each of them to
maintain the most severe discipline. All the re-
cutting parties for the army of the Rhine Will be
sent mere. Every day numerous detachnents are
marched out, composed almost wholly ofold SOL
ders, to reinforce the army.
Inc superb 7th regiment of light infantry re.
ceved last week 500 recruits, the Youngest of
whom had 5years service.
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Translated for the Columbian !
NATIONAL INDUSTRY.

(Society IF Encouragement. The re-
neral meeting held on "Wednesday, the
18th instant, April) by the Society of En-
| couraSement, was very numerous and
| deeply interesting.
Two prizes were decreed one of 5000
| francs to NJ. Dcmaurey, mechanician at
lncarvill, department de pEure, for set
OF machines for carding wool the cd of
5000, to NJ. Dobo, mecRanician at Paris.
Tor machinery to card wool for spinning to
any degree of fineneSs. a sum of 1900
francs was added to the value of the first
prize by NJ. Tarnaux, who employs with
success IN his manufactures both sorts of
machines. The labors of Mess. Demaurey
and Dobo united, leave nothing tobe desir-
ed IN the mechanic preparation of wool for
conversion into cloth.
A gold medal of 1000 francs has been
granted to Mr.. PICARD, of Tours, in con-
sideration of the success he has attained
IN the working of pure minium with lead
OF bad quality. This prize-subiect is with
drawn from competition.
A silver medal of 400 francs was grant.
ed to John Milue, mcchanician, of Paris,
tor having approached the premium pro-
posed for the dressing and spinning threds
of silk by machinery.
-Four new prizes were proposed: the
first, of 1900 francs, for the cultivation of
the pine of the north, of that of Corsica,
the Cd of 1000 francs for the culture of
the pine of Scotland the Sd, of 1000
francs for hand-mill to shell dry kidney
beans and the fourth of 5000 francs for
the manufacture Observing needles.
Deferred Competition.
For the manufacture of steel wire fit to
make sewing needles prize of6O0O francs.
For the separation of fur from the pelt,
Ctesecretage) without the use of mercu-
rial salts (; prize of 5000 francs.
For the preservation of woollen stuf5:
prize of 1900 francs.
For vases Of enamelled metal 5000
francs.
For the eztirpation of rushes, SC. 1900
francs.
For TIE comparative culture of oIeaqi-
nous plants 1900 francs.
Four prizes had been proposed for 1915.
and two for 1917; they are held up for
competition, as follows:
1915. Prize Of coo francs for the manu-
faeture in f1axen thread, or in any ctler
material OF tubes or cases without seam.
Of 5000 francs for the fabrication in
cast iron of various works of small dimen
sion.
OF 5000 for the manufacture offsh-glue,
or isirglass.
of 1900 francs for cultivating plants
which furnish rotash.
1917. OF 1000 francs for sailing meat.
Of 5000 for drying meat.
The Society is about to print list of
the different prizes, which may be prOcur-
ed gratis, at their secretary's office, &c. at
Paris. Journal du Commerce.
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FOURTH BULLETIN.
Head-Qusrt ers, Min, Nav !

Head-t(usft ers, N I'm, Nav II.
The accounts from The army Of Italy reach to
the oh. We daily receive fresh detachments o.
prisoners. On the 9Th capt. Etvos took some
hundreds in the ne ghborhood Of 81. George
The Neapoltan solder are found Z sPers ed in all
directions in the mountains. A detachment of
cavalry on arriving at Ascolasput up their horses
to sale. The enemy are every where flying in
disorder.
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REPORT OF TuE coMSGrTEg.

Thedeclarati onpubl shed on the 18Th of March
last, aga ,nst Napoleon Bonaparte and his adhe-
rents, by the powers who signed the treaty Of
Par 3, having since his return 60 Paris been dis
cussed in various shapes by those whom he mas
employed for that purpose; these discussions
having acquired great publicity, and letter adj
dressed bY the Duke ofV cenza TO the heads of
the cabinets of Europe, having also been publish
od by him with the manifest intention OF nfu-
encng and misleading public opinion, the COM
miuce appointed in the sitting of the 9th instant,
was charged TO present report on these topics (;
and considering that in The aforementioned pub
lcalions, 1T has been attempted 10 invaldate the
Declaration Of the 18Th Of March, by laying il
down
/. That that declaration, directed against Bo-
napate, 1t the PERIOD Of his landing on the coast
Of France, was without application now that he
had laid hold II theTens Of Government without
open resistance ard this fact sufficiently proving
the wishes ofthe nation, he had not only re-enter.
ed into the possession OF his old rights in regard
20 France, but that The question even ofthe legi-
timscy of his government had ceased 10 be within
the Jurisdiction Of the powers;
2. That by Offering TO ratify the Treaty of Pa
us, he removed every ground Of war against
him
The Committee has been specially charged 10
take intoconsidcr1i.on--
1. Wheeler the position of Bonaparte in re
gard to the powers OF Europe has changed by the
fact of his arrival at I'aris, and by the circm-
stances that accompanied the first success Of his
attempt on the throne Of France.
g. Whether the offer To sanction the treaty Of
Paris, ofthe 31st May, 1914, can determine the
powers TO adopt system different from that
which they announced in the declaration Of the
18th Marcel.
3 Whether il be necessary or proper to pub
l;sh a new declaraton'to confirm or modify that OF
The 18Th Of March
The committee having maturely examined these
questions, submit 70 the assembly Of PleniPoten.
tisries the following amount Of the result Of its
deliberation
VAST oUEsrIov.
b the position Of Bonztarfei in rsgGrd 10 the eszD
srs Of Evrebs altered By the fret s,Iecsss ofs On.
trbfze, or By me ersals which heUs paced sinc.
Re arrival % PGyisP
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PUBLISHED
FOREIGN T.VTELLIq g.GeCE-
Bosrox, July 90.
Lnr7n-. June Q.
q JONN BURA. - ,

fBy the cartel Shakespeare arrived IN this port
from Plymouth.l
LoSoor, June Q.
Translation of letter from the Duke Of Bassano
TO the luke of vicenza, in the cypher OF the
Emperor with his Ministers.
SIR-Your Exccllency will have received, or
will doubtless in the course 81 to-day receive the
despatch from Rheims Of which II. Frochet was
the bearer, and which was accompanied BY let
ter from the Emperor. The Emperor desires,
that Won would ave d explain ng Yourself clearly
upon every thing Which may reinte 10 delivering
up the forI c'scs % Antwerp, Aayence & Alcxan-
dgia, fyou should be obliged TO consent to those
lessons his Majesty intending, euen Though he
should haze ratifeith Treaty, 10 he guided by
the military situation OF affairs. Wait TIL tie
last moment. The bad faith of the Allies in
respect to theCap tulationsor 81 estlen Dantz OK,
and GOrcum, authorizes us To endeaycur not 10
be duped. Refer therefore, these questions 10 =
military arrangement, as was done at Presburg,
Vienna, and T lslt. HIS Majesty desires, thai
you would not lose sight of Tie disposition which
ne wall el not to deliver up these three KEYS OF
france, If military events on which he is wiling
still to rely, should permit HIM not TO do SO, even
II he should havc signed the on Of all these
province. In word his NJ iesty wishes TO be
able, If er the treaty, to be guided by existing
circumstances, TO the last moment. He orders
you to burr, this letter as soon as you read IT,
March 70, 1914.
Letters from Lord Burrhersh, dated Rome,
Hay Z, state, that General Niepperg arrived AZ
Monte Csss ann, on the Sd at night, and was Or
6ered 10 meet ger eral BI.nchi en- the fourth at
Macerata. 4 detachment ofthe CORDS OF general
Nugent, which was movinghyR eth upon Aquila,
encountered on the tst MAY, body of Neapoli-
tans and defeated It with great loss. The enemy
was commanded by general Mon gn, and occu-
pied strong post upon the road between Cvita,
Ducale and Introdoro, from VIII ch, however, they
were immed atey driven back by gallant attack,
conducted by NJ or Eiette two officers and &C.
veral pr some were AIKEN, and . considerable
number threw d wntheir arms and dispersed
The peasants Of Inc neighbnlIFhood took ali &C
tive part in pursuit of The Neapolitan figitives.-
Major Fleite, after th Success marched upon
Aqula, where lie arrived on the Cd. The gar.
rison consisting OF 300men, retired into a castle
on his APP ro-ch On the Oh they caPitulatcd,
giving up ten pieces OF artillery, with consi-
derabie quanti,, Of Ammunition, and being al
lowed To return to Naples, wnder Che condition Of
not serving against tie An Is for tbe space one
pnoTtb
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coNeREss or VrENNA.
E1tract from, Firn'es Of Conferences ofthe 5o=oer.
rgEo signed tie Treaty Of Paris.
coyyEnEycE OF rur 12rH OF NAY, 1915.

The committee appointed on the 9th inst. and
charged 10 examine, whether after the events
which have passed since the return of Napoleon
Bonaparte 20 France, and n consequence of the
documents published at Paris, on the declaration
which the powers issued against him OH the 18th
of March last, If would be necessary to proceed
to new declaration, pres ented at the sitting of
tbs day the following report
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RAMsGATE. Nav 10Th.


The English packet boat Marshal Bluch-
er is just arrived from Ostend. The let
tiers brought by her inform us positively.
that the duke Of Wellington has recon-
mended TO all the English families to quit
Brussels and Client, and that on the 18th
inst. they have raised, by six inches of wa
ter. the foundations which had been previ-
ously made. This, circumstance added to
the concentration of the forces ordered by
lord Wellington, indicate positively, that
his lordship expects to be attacked BY the
french before the Allies can Join him.
The English families think themselves in
perfect safety at Ostend but at Bruges
Client, they are packing up their most
valuable effects, fearing to receive visit
from the French. Many other families
adopt these measures of precaution.
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from the French. Many other families
adopt these measures of precaution.
Star.
BTRM1NeHAM, May 94th.
The prospect Of new war is dreadful
for our head warehouses; and owners of
manufactures. They will meet OH Thurs
day next, to vote an address to the House
of Commons. Mr.. Abbott, one of our rich
manufacturers. will be chairman, and IL is
believed that Mr.. Stevens will be bearer of
it to London. Globe.
FRANKFoRr, May 18th.
We have received the details of the
events at Liege. Field Marshal Butcher
escaped being killed by the Saxons, but
has been wounded. He made use of the
greatest severity against the Saxons. The
regiment Of the grenadiers of the guard
has been dissolved at the moment and their
colour publicly burnt. No idea can be
formed OF the animosity existing between
the Prussians and Saxons.
Very sharp quarrels between the Prus-
sian guard and the Landwehr are renewed
at Berlin. The latter have obtained sa-
tisfactiOB.
BAsLE, May II.
They write from Zurich, that the sitting
Of the diet on the 18th was very interest
ing. The diplomatic commission at first
made detailed report upon the situation
Of Switzerland in respect to the allied
powers; they afterwards communicated
an official letter from the four ministers OF
Austria, Russia, England and Prussia, and
the answer, which they judged fit to make
to II. In this answer, the commission ex-
posed the motives which have determined
Switzerland to adopt system Of nsutra.
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We extract the following from the Constitution,
London paper OF Sunday, May7, received at
the Columbian Office
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-11

enemy, their landing and being beaten the
hrSt night, anu afterwards kept in check H.,
the exertions of our brave citizens with the
intrepid jackson at their head. On .ht. NOR
ning on the 9Th, the enemy made q Sles-
perate attack upon our luie and were driven
oaCk with Immense slaughter +; their loss uD-
on ms occasion, is fairly estimated at ,rVys
THOUSAND IN killed, wounded anS prisor-
ers forty officers of distinction among the
slaln.-Pa Kenhain, the Commando, IN chief
ana S!oOS second ~ Commmantl-Ne can
thru IN command, it is believed IS dead ~
his woaads; ana however strange ard al
most incredible It may app ear to yuu,t not 20
men were ether Killed or wounded upon our
SIDE. ms severe blow has kept them tran
gun ever SINCE, and they, presune. would
have LETT the country before this but fer the;,.
hopes OF their feet doing something at Pluck
ainne' and coming to their aid. The loyt
and Meet have been at it for the best part of
two days, and We are extremely an1ious ia
know the result. If same of their vessels ret
past the Fort, we hope TO manage them AZ
the Turn, by the batteries erected On the
river from the lines up to town.
EXTRACT qjG ictter toa respectable Gentle
man IN 9HiS cRY, datea Natehez. Janua-
ry II.
have only time before closing the maI
to send you handful Containing some very
important news received by express yester-
day: Lii confirmed by to- day S mail in all
It's features; and further, it is stated thai
feut. general Packenham and major gener-
al heene, are among the slain, & col. Thorn
ton badly wounded. Major General Lam
bert is now IN command, who was only fourth.
but IS now commanding tue land forces and
Cochrane tn sea. I think that Orleans via
be able to hold out. am in great haste
Some OF the officers, prisoners If war, have
arrived here others are expected.
Cotton S to s ID Cents
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FURTHER PAR TICULARs.
Cory ofa letter from a gentleman IN .Aczv-
Orleans ~ -Ncm5er If Congress-.
New Orleans. lzth Jan. 1918


New Orleans, Ath Jan. 1915.
DEAR SIR,
Knowing the interest YOU must
feel in the movement Of the enemy in This
quarter, l will now continue ny account I'D
to this date. In my last mentioned a rein
forcemcat daily expected by the enemy,
which | noW understand was az that time &C.
tually received by them az Cat Island, hav-
ing arrived in fleet Of twe.ty one sail, said
to be from Portsmouth. ms force is said
10 consist ct 5000 men, and to be command
ed by Gsn. Lambert, and probably forms the
first brigade Of their present army. On the
9TH these troops were dlsenDarked AZ the
Baveu Bisnvenu. The enemy had now re-
manned quiet FOR three or four days, keeping
lis in state Of uneasy suspense ami fearful
uncertainty. During this o,nnCus interval,
part Of their forces was employed in
preparing scaling ladders, and collecting fas-
cines (made OF sugar caues) for the.T intend
e. assault upon our lines ; while others were
digging canal, communicating with that
through which they entered, e extended to the
ievee, wh'ca. OH die evening Of the 7th, was
cut through 10 Admit the river. Through his
canal they iloated or dragged twenty four of
their smaller boats, supposed to contain
twenty five men each, and thus transported
abou; 600 men 90 the opposite side Of the RI
- j., o'i"~ NAStd"OS DCio" 'hS SpDL where we
had constructed our batteries. These troops,
under the command Of Col. Thornton, were
intended 20 make 2 dash at our batteries. &
create 6iveTsieD on that side Of the river
whiie tic main attack was carried on this
SHE. Accordingly, before daylight on the
morning Of the Str, they silently drew out a
large free to storm our lives, their columns
advancing unpercejved IN thc obscurity of the
morning, 70 within aboue half mile Of our
camp, where they met and drove in our pic
qCct guard. About day.sreak they advanced
with great vivacity 70 the entertainments, led
8 dainty on by tncir officers up to the very
riuzzie OF ous gnns. Some Of their men pen
a'rated into our lines, where they were in-
mediately killed or taken prisoners; many
eD mounting Tao breast works othecs spoa