Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-18
JAMES LUCAS YEO,
Commodore and Com mander in Chief

London, Nov. % Paris papers Of Wed
neSdaY are just received. Saxonv entire
has bsen united 20 PrS>s. beyond all doubt
Great Britain acccded 70 il. lac French
force intended TO take possession of Bour
bon, sailed from Basqn, Roads on Tuesday
last.
We hear it IS f',iy determineJ. that ma.
ior gen. sir George Nsarray should be sen.
60 America. Several engineers officers,
have lately been ordered to the Neither.
lands.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL in the House of
Lords and Mr.. Vansiftart in the House of
Commons, on Monday night declared that:
the Negotiation at Client was still pending
and both complained OF the conduct of the
american government in publishing par.
tiai and garbled account OF the commence.
mept OF negotiation still in progress which
could only be intended to strengthen the
war parry, against this country. In answer
10 the Marquis Of Lansdown, the Earl OF
Liverpool declared that Government had
no knowledge OF the fact asserted by the
american Secretary of State, relative to
slaves being taken from the American States
and sold by British subjects hut that an
enquiry was ordered to be made, and that
It any person should be found guilty OF so
atrocious an offence thsy would De pun.
ished
Capt. F. Hickey is appointed to the St.
Lawrence, 100, carrying the broad pendant
of Sir James Yeo.
Novens6er 23.-Goyernment yesterday
received dispatches from Lord Castlereagh
dated the 18th instant. The only account
which transpired respecting their contents
was " that matters were going on well.'
.FoUcnber %. The court martial on SIR
lanes Murray, is to be held on the 18th
January next.
Hamburg paper states that the Gen,
Defour who was lately arrested in France
was recruiting for the American States.
Nc Longman & Co, have advertiscd for
publication Dec 1, CHARLFMAGNR. an
Epic Poem, by Lucien Bonaparte.
Of Sfatn,-- The Intelligence from Spain
shews he anxiety of the government Of the
mother Country as to her Colonies and for,
ced contributions have been exacted from
the merchants of Cadiz, one Of whom has
paid 10 900 dollars to accelerate the araa
ment destined for South America.
Porismouth, NoU. 25.--rhe S,rea,ham.
which LEFT Batavia on he 20 n July. was de.
tanned at that place in consequence OF an
embargo which had been laid on account of
some American privateers being in that
quartet. One Of the priVateers, of 20 guns
and 200 meO, bad been captured by the
Owen Glendower frigate. A prize to the
8yder Ally, American privateer, (of Bos,
tony had run into Sadana Bay, (Cape of
Good Hope) in distress, and was there ia
Ken possession Of by the garrison, She was
captured on the coas. OF Sumatra.
DISTRIBUTION OF STATES, DIG.
MITES. &c.
Vienna, WtU. 13.--It is believed the EN- !.
peror Alexander, and the King of Prussia,
viii depart for Berlin after the ceremony
shall have taken place, re,es.ablishing the
Imperial dignity Of Germany in the House
of Austria. If nothing interviews 70 prevent
1t, this ceremony will take place on the
29th. The rights of toe new Emperor will
be chiefly honorary. The head OF the EN-.
pre- viii cali for declarations Of war, will
receive proposals tor peace, will commune
cate them 70 the General Diet, and will pro-
pose 70 It every thing he may deem useful
TO the interests Of Germany. In coscert
with the kings Of the empire, he will watch
over the Germa1Ic Constitution. Germany
will be divided into seven priacipal brauch.
es OF nations, or families at the head of
each will be placed monarch TO direct the
military force. Two nations will be subor.
dinate to Austria, two 70 Prussia, one TO
Bavaria, aaother to Wirtemberg, and the
seventh to Hanover.
II is presumed that the medal princes OF
Germany will be appointed grand dignita-
| ries around ihe future nperor, and the
| organs Of that head of kings az the General
| Diet
As to the imperial cities, it is asserted
that those of them maintained by the vote of
tho empire Of 1903 will continue as SUCH
facv are Frankfort. Nuremberg and Augs4
GGrg. Dantzic will be Prussian.
| The partition Of tie German districts a.
long the Rhine is still unsettled The FOL.