Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-12

es It, the devotelnsss os which il is capable, rem.
der ire sufficiently powerful To- fear nothing
while It Is under arms, but nations ought not al
ways 20 remain armed | wish 10 make mine
ENJOY all the advantages ofpeace and / rather
wish that nv tranquility shall be founded an :,
treaty with England To retard ths treaty. is 10
delay the happiness ofthe millions OF brave Ne,.
politans. en-
hdii'iculties, which could not Eoresee. pr..
vent your royal highness from acceleratinr, as
,nuoh as wish. the negotiations which propose
TOT peace pray you to enable me TO attain, IN
me most convenient form. a positive decIarat;o,
OF your intentions with respect to thekinp,iom ne
naples, and accept your word rs treaty. On
your Word, viii act as the friend rs the most H.,
voted ally to Great Bri.ain.
MY situation allows me, Sir, my brother. only
To think OF the happiness of the nation whose ,n-
1erest providence has confded TO me, and win
uevo.e myself entirely to the noble task ofpro-
curing tor all the happiness which it is WORTHY,
10 ENJOY. Your situation, the glory, the power.
the CHARACTER Of the nation whic:iyo,, a-oyer,, AZ
low you to conceive the greatest designs, and 10
ohta-n the most extended influence over the des.
tines OF the world. Every thing noble, generous
ana LIBERAL, is pleasing TO my heart The senti-
lnents which possess for your royal highness.
and Tor the English generally, induce me to en-
brace with double transport The glory OF second
ing projects worthy of great Prince and ofa
great nation
pray You. Sir, my brother, TO receive the as.
suraaces ofthe very distinguished consideration
with whichl am, your Royal Highness's ruc bro
(signeD JOACHIM
Naples, 18th, Jan. 1875
LONDON, May 10.
The hustle among the workmen in Ply
mouth dock yard exceeds that ever wit
messed at any former period. In conse-
quence of their uncommon exertions most
of them are obtaining enormous waees.-.
Several severe, and some fatal accidents
have, however, occurred, the result ofthese
unparalleled endeavors. Among others
the late OF a. young workman named b.
stephens, has excited great commseration.
lis mate was driving an iron hoop on n
mast with an iron maui, with his utmost
iorce, and which missing the hoop, was
driven into the abdomen of Stephens. He
iangulshed IN extreme torments from
tuesday last, until Thursday, when be ex-
pred III the presence of his wife and four
children and of the agonized man. who
had been the innocent cause of the lament-
able catastrophe.
Antwerp is to be the grand military de-
pot Tor ordnance, forage and other stores
and Tourney and Namur, in case of siege,
are amply supplied with provisions and
military stores from this country.
1t was reported at Lisbon. when the
Marlborough packet sailed, that Marshal
hserestord was about to march with twenty
thousand Portuguese troops through Spain
70 the Pyrennees, to cooperate with the
Spanish army against France.
r ~
irlgate which sent in several French pri-
yes to plymouth has been superseded. and
tee command given to Captain Patterson.
Eatract ofa letter. from Plymouth, dateS
Saturday iast:--
Nothing is known to this hour of the
destination Ofthe vessels composing the
squadron that sailed from the Sound ON
Sunday last. The Tay, Captain BOYLE.
was the Commodore. and the instructions
were not to be broken open until they ar
rived in the mentioned latitude. II is SUP
posed, that on breaking open the orders,
each vessel will be dispatched to different
stations; The CONWAY sIoop of war, which
arrived here yesterday, spoke the Tav,
and three of the vessels in the chops cf
the Channel, the rest had been dispersed
TO different quarters, per order.
-Four first rates of the heaviest class,
VIZ. the Caledonia, San Josef, ROYAL So
yereign, and Vile de Paris, one "a, the
Superb. are fitting here for flaqs. They
are TO have "a Founders on fhe forecastlG.
which will fire Congreve's rockets. The
gun briggs are fttingeachwith furnace, to
heat red hot shot, and one "a FOUNDER for
ward to throw rockets.
P.S. The Caledonia, fitting Tor tie
nag of Lord Exmouth, will unlock on
Monday.
LONDON, May Is.
Accounts were yesterday received in
town from China to the end of October.
We are sorry to understand that the dis
pute which had taken place, in conse-
quence of the Doris frigate having cut ous
an American vessel in Canton river, was
not then settled. II was understood, how
ever, that by little mutual concession.
affairs would be speedily and amicably adj
justed. 81