Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-29
From tie Norfolk Reroid-Aor,l 9,


From the Norfolk Herold-Abrk 96
To the politeness of Captain Quarles, of the
rrvaeer Roger, arrived yesterday afternoon.
we are indebted for files of London papers nm
to the 23dof Feb. found on board his prize, the
British packet Windsor Castie.T csc ospers a
not so intere sting as We had cause TO expect
The affairs of Europe remained IN nearly The
same state as at the last dates -Respectinp
the Congress of Vienna, we find nothing certain
Reports from the continent speak confidenti
ally o: favorable result, but the London Ed.
iors express considerable doubt and dissstis.
faction lit cannot be expected that England
after expanding nearly 1000 millions to nut
down Bonaparte, and restore independence 10
the nations of Europe can quietly behold Rus.
STA, Austria and Prussia helping themselves IN
the teri itories of the minor powers.-An arti.
lie dated Wurtburg, Feb. 6, states, that Prussia
IS to have no other part of saxony than the two
Lusstias, the right side Of the Eibe, and some
parts OF the country towards the orth, 10
strengthen her military vJyon'ierl Dresden
E-ipsic, &c. are to be given to King FIR derrick
Augustus. Poland is to be divided among the
three great powers, Russia, Austria and Prus,
sia--Danzic, Thorn and Cracow are declared
Tree ports France lays claim to some points
on the lett bank OF the Rhine, particularly Lux
embourg. TO which theother powers are agreed.
provided they are permitted to carve other
clces OF territory, as the price of their actJui-
escence.-The Duke of Wellington had arrived
at the Congress, and Lord Castlereagh was exr
pected home about the last of February.
The papers containyery little upon American
affairs. What we see, leads us to believe. that
no very sanguine expectations were entertain
ed in England that the treaty would be rati6
ed on THE part of the United states Lord
Darniy IN speech in the house of lords. con-
demned the want ofenergy in the admiralty
board, as evidence in the war with the United
States at the same time that he took occa.
SION to applaud the superior skill and proves
OF the British tars, as manifested in the cap.
ture ofthe President which his lorcship made
no scruple of affirming was the act of sinoIe
ship of inferior force /!
Verbal intelligence, via Hayanns, had Reached
England from New~Orleans, of the Ist Januarv
The success OF the British to that date. wa,
said to have been uninterrupted, and the can
ture OF that place was calculated on a matter
OF course. HO7v much SOME folks Mill be disae
pointed
Numerous petitions were laid before Psrlia.
ment, praying repeal of the "property tax %
An attempt had been made to assassinate
BoBaparte, by CorsicaD. The stiletto struck
q buckle and passed without doing anv injury
BanaParte ordered him to be confined, but spar
ed his life, and contented himself with exiting
the culprit to the continent
The emperor Francis was reported to be dan.
gerously i'll.
The Duke of Dorset in lesping his horse over
stone wall was thrown to the ground, and di-
ed in an hour after
The legitimacy Of king Joachim has been for
mally recognized at the Congress Of Vienna.
Price OF Wheat English, 46s Soc 20
Foreign, AS. 64t. 78s-Fine Flour. COS. to 65s
The report Of the Hartford convention is ei-
ven in London paper, large as life, and with
out word Of comment -
John Bull was highly elated at the capture oil
the President but tho it was attempted 10 i'm
press on the public misd, that she was captur.
ed by the Endymion alone, we do not perceive
by the papers any symptoms Of that riot Of exul
tstion and vain Boosting which took place on
| The capture OF the Chesapeake. BY the official
account the whole credit of capturing this fri
gate IA gwen to captain Hope, of the Endymia
| on, although captain Hayes confesses she was
taken by the squadron
Arrived the private armed schr. R0sKR
Of II guns and Is then, commanded by Cant
Roger Quarles, from her third cruise. The
Roger called from Wilmington, N. G.. abou,
the LIST of Jan. and has been cruising of Ma
deira and the WesteTn Islands Besides On,
| prize which she has sent into Wilmington
she has made only one Capture. the BTitisl
Packet Windsor Castle, Capt. Sutton, which
she fell in with on the 18Th March, in lat. q
90, Ion. 20, TO- The Windsor Castle mouat
ed long brass Founders aud carro5aues
with complement of 50 men, and passeu
gers. She vas from Falmouth bound I
Halifax, and had hse mails on board, whic
she sunk on striking her colours name
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