Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-31

Nr~ York. MAJ q.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Last evening arrived al this port. The
brig Monkey, In 50 days from Bordeaux.
winch port she let on the 10th of April. at
which time all was quiet there. The nil
''ary and civil officers, and the populace.
were devoted to the Emperor Napoleon.
An Englisn u, fFiga}e and brig of war.
were cruising OF the Cordoyan. Several
Srench coasters had been captured. and a
blockade OF the coast was daily expected !:
an embargo was also talked of. The Mon
Key. was chased, but escaped by superior
sailing. ''O'
BY the shove arrival, the Editors of the
Mercantile advertiser have received a file
| OF bordeaax papers to the 10th of April.
rom which the following TRANSACTIONS were
made.
Paris, .9prii 5.
french Funds-Tiers Consohde Co.
Sank of France 905-Exchange on Lon
don i9 so to 10 75-Amsterdam 56-Dol-
lars 5 25. ~
HIS Excellency Gen. Clausel. Governor
OF rne lth Military Division, has received
0ihcIal news, that Bayonne. Tarbes, and
Eau, having hoisted the tri-coloured fac.
together, with Montauban and Agen, on
the Sd April, Marseilles did the same on
=! !he Isl April, and all the principal places
Lyons, .9pri 1.
Every thing is perfectly tranquil here.
.E!iiGp, .3fdreh %.
sleld-marshal Count Buhwa, arrived
mere the day before Yesterday; 10000
austrans are now coming from the Tyrol
20 reinforce the army Of italy, which it is
said viii amount to 10000 men.
.NdntS, .F5drck %.
The famous Charette, presented him.
sell in the district of the Lower Loire. in
order to recruit, but Che inhabitants being
tired Of war, stoned him away.
LovnoS, Mgrch 9s.
On t1e night before Bonaparte saile.l from Por-
TO Fe1siO, be gave afete to his little court. ard
appeared iaaye than usually gay and affabie.-
re lett u'e company about midnight, as If he IN
tendld 70 return 10 his apartments, instead of
which he embarked on his new adventure TO
The Count d'a tots, on his arrival at LYONS.
rev ewed the 18Th dragons, whose colonel he
asked 1 his regiment was devoted to the cause
81 me BourboIIs -" lnterrogate." said tbe,ofi
Ger, & every man, and each win frankly replv.
The Count Thea addressed one thus:
g. a" Are you well paid "a "Ye,, nv
g; "Will you Eight FOR the irirg:''--a. No,
. g %For whom. then, VIII you fghtfs--A.
6 For NAPOLEON"
The cly Of " Efper Ea,pereu,, - was then re-
pea,ed from rank 10 rank with enthusiastic trans
port. go
Vegetation was scarcely ever known so forward
Is IN inc present se4son; the grass m ST. James'
ark beng so lWwmd as already 10 have had
turned mo it fifty head OF Eating cattle.
g.. March 26
9atel1day' case Of singular nature came en-
i9f argument before BIZ. Justice Damp. CT. at his
chambers II appears that about a week back,
an app scation Yves made so his Iordsh,n Cor
VIII OF Ra6eas Corpus, TO bring before HIM the
BODY Of female chlld, eleven Years of cps. who
was m tlle custody Fiber 4US1, resp eotabie wo-
liail' NNVlhS ID SoHers Town in order that she
iHight be delivered to the care Of her mother. nc
her natural guard ar Dir. C,r,nmns attended
on me part OF the mother, and Mr. Barry on the
Part OF MRS. W 4son, the AUST. Mr. Cumnins
seated, thai the Child had certainly for
since, renamed undo rthe protection Of her S,,,,
oue tie mother, whose formel. husband. bv whom
>e h2d the clfi!o, was dead, had nee married
''N iin'iSl s''lii an WHO was DcGfectVCOInDe-
tent to support the child. MIR Barry, on The Part
OF Mrs. Wilson, rescted the delivery of the child
70 AIRS Sullivan, on The ground that her morals
IS ven as her general welfare, were more secure
under tie pro- COTTON of he. 4uNl, who had had
the custody Of her from The age of15months. and
% whom she waS'tervently attached. Mrs. S. he
5-}d' was prof gaze goman, aldonly wanted the
cA4ld rorpubEc exhibition, she having exhibited
hree OF her childfen Of perfect 1viteJtess ,nd er
the name q the three Witnesses, and two Others
y "A hue proFogtonably dark. The child who was
c!SGhed vas Questioned privately by Mr. Justice
uaInPic', IS TO hef own wslles, and she preferred
,,tay aS With her AUNr. His L.orClship af erwards
nao private conference with her sister. who lives
"i'h her mother, and from comparison of the
manners OF the two, added TO the DESCRIPTION
"hIcn had been given of the career of Mrs. SulG
van, MS Lordship deciered that he did not feel
himself justified n directing the chlld TO be ia
Ken IRON The custody IN which she had so long
renamed with so much advantage and satisfac,
son to herself If this determination was not
considered satisfactory it was open TO the parties
70 apply to thecourt.
IRON FnENCu PArER.