Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-08
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me well known and very fast sailing ship Tri-
dent, capt Rea, arrived at this port Yesterday in
81 days from Liverpool, having left there on the
2sth OF March.
by this arrival the Editors of the Mercantile
ADVERTISER have received London Papers of the
"a Narch, Liverpool of the 23d, and Lloyd's
Lasts to the 18th, from which the following ex.
tracts are copied.
Amongst these articles, the most interesting to
the great body OF the English nation IS that which
INFORMS us That the proposal in Parliament for
continuing the Property Tax has been dec ded.
anu mat The N nistry were in a minority. Ayes
soi Noes, 2S8 .Njorty 81. The decision
Was neard IN the house with loud plaudits.
Upland Cotton had been sold i'm I,;vernool NJ
| 20 ID per Id. -
on the 2Oth March, the Chancellor of the Ex.
Icnequer gave notice that on Monday next, in the
o"n"nittee OF Ways and Means he did not in
tend to propose the continuance of the war du,;es
upon malt, Estimated at two millions) the rej;n-
quisnment OF which, he sad, he was convinced
Iiioru inc most sffectuai relief to the agri-
cultural interest, and observed that since h, had
oeeh deprived of so great resource as the nro.
perry TAX and thereby compelled to have recourse
w "e money market, 1t was oflfttle consenuepr..
ma, me loan should be increased by the amount
OIL Tue calculated produce of the .halt DUTY.
| LORD Castleregh had moved for leave to brine,
! IN TWO bills-the one the m re effsctual,v IN re'
lguiate the intercourse of neutral sh;n. ,y;,b ,h
SIuid OF ST. Helena, while Bonaparte shouId he
detained on that Island. He observed that donnie
nau neen entertained whether it was coinneten+
10 the Crown to detnn a prisoner after the war
ana though he did not partake of those doubts
llmseif he proposed the bill with a view to re.
move hem. W &c
stocks :--3 per cents. 81 1-s S per cents so
So; Omnium II Ia.
LONDON, March Is.
Coionel Fulton left town on Thursday night
With dispatches, for America
March iS-The last Irish papers are filed
WIN accounts OF tumults and outrage in that
country, which but too fully Justify tho m;l;,am,,
forces asked by ministers to ensure ;ts trann',Si
~ Three BaroHies in the County Iouth have
D zen p oclaimel-Upper Dundalk. towerIl md n
Ardee and Louth; and we lament to add. thar
several other districts in Wexford and and else,
Vhere are rpe for similar severe measures.
TWO great Russian houses failed lately NJ &c
,e.erSoursn-one OF them for 100000 ofru.
'ieS' Iheir mistortunes are attributed To AN az.
ensve monopoly OF colonial produce. bart;cuI.r.
sugar, Tor the disposal of which they had been
enabled. to lind no advantageous markea
-, LONDON, March %.
On Wednesday the French Ambassador had +,
'ohS interview with Lord Castlereaph at his Of
ice. - "' oi-
morning paper states, that the tria, oesir
y wilson and Messrs Hutchinson and Bruce r.
expected to come on about the 9th ofnext month
. oeVerd British noblemen and gentlemen will.
! Is SAD, be "equested to give evidence. Among
thers Earl G ey is mentioned
Lady wilson was admitted to the presence nc
&c. H 10Y Hghne's at o'clock on Monday, and
'ett the pavilOn few minutes before CIV :: ."o
'aid that she was kindly received. - -
The Lord Mayor has called a Court or cor,
non COUNCIL, IN con equence of aFeuuIsition sion-
"a by upwards of seventy members. IN I,a.;th5d-
'sains the proposed military establishments ana
c expenditure ~ ''ie pub
The otal number of persons that have h.,,u.
% To the AID regiment, from 1897 o the nra,n6t
We Is l5,l21. There is only three men in r.
= Egypt '"'ihcioies
me Queens Dra1ving Roon.-Yesterdov ba,
JesN ne'a Drawing room at her Palace nSt
liz r"h II beng the first that has been
'e"' 'ns season, great curiosity was exc;te5 -
che public mind, and an immense conno,,u.u az ,,c
people were assembled in the PARK and ;ts -:
gIty. arr anu its VIct-
=, i,er MAJESTY left her private apaytnents about
. olocs accompanied by the Processes Aug,se
- Snu Mary, a, ended by their Ladies in Wait.
10, "aius OF Honor. &c &c. Soon after Mr.. A.
- 10 ''5e nIler'can Amba sador, was introduced
~ we Qheen by V'scount CsstIereagb. HE f.
csnency had afterwards private audience orbe-
Jes and delivered his credentials. and wsz
most gracously received. ana wac
MIS- Adams, the Lady of his Excellence vv..
next introduced by he Countess of Ratbnrst =,
n1 room OF VIscountess Castlereagh, who had
h't arrived at Court previous tn the Once, -
erLng the Drawing Room. ''''
Extract of letter from an Officer o....Ll
LORD Exmou'h his heet in the Mediterranean A.
tea Malta, the 18th January, 1916 :-mThe M
ates OF Barbary have for some time mast coro
'nitted great dePredatons on almost every now.
CT ~ EUROPE. Their success has made them
hat
80 nSoleh'' tlat they at last attacked the En-
gllsh nag. Sir Thomas Maitland, the Cavern.
or OF Malta, in consequence embarked in the
nom6ay 20 Put stop to their career. Tripoli
.cceded 10 all the governor proposed, and az
! uns negotiation soon settled every thing.
ne hey went on board The Bombay on visit
ana AFTER partaklng of collation., returned to
the shore The riches displayed by himself and
s ~, IN thelr dress &c was beyond conception.
lie made present to the governor of a lion. os-
riches, horses, beautiful fowling piece. ard a
pair otpistols set in coral. To the sbip-bul
locks, sheep, poultry Of all sorts, coffee, sugar
zee &c sufficient for weeks consumption he.
''des 1000 dollars TO be distributed among the
people. On the return of the Bombay To Malta.
ne was ordered to the Ionian Islands with mo-
Iey to pay the troops, where the plague had ne
gun ITS ra'ages. village not far from Corfu rad.
Daen burnt, and others were to share the same
re In consequence of this, the Bombay re,
turned immediate and was placed under The
'tricteSt quarantine"
From London and Liverpool papers, ia
.harch Esd, received at the Office ofhe
suercantite .fdvertiser, By the Trident.
LIVERPOOL, March %.
The great question of the Property Tax
came at length to final issue on Monday
night; when to the highest qualification Of
Ine party, the severe modification of the
other, and the extreme surprize of all, the
Ministry were out-vOted by majority of