Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-17

( that as the meeting OF Parliament depend
ed on avdricty ~ contingencies which coult
nat easily be anticipated, it was impossible,
to inform the house as to The precise peri
oil when it might be necessary to require
their attendance; but rs far as the iinan.
ceS of the country were concerned. he fell
no difficulty IN avominS that the ways and
Means already voted, would be adequate 81
meet the public expenditure until after
| Christmas.
Emigration from Switzerland increases.
Il Is attributed 10 want of employment a.
mong the pnor, IN consequence of the in
PRODUCTION of English machinery into the
manufactures.
The King OF Spain has issued decree,
complaining that tie naval service suffers
in consequences OF the Spanish sailors leay-
ing their vessels when in f0reiru ports, and
entering into foreign service, and there
lore directing that every captain Ola Span
ish vessel shall, on his return to Spai::, ac-
count for the whole crew with which he
sailed from horne.
A s. oag boar irnSt perva,!ed the coun-
tries Of Devon and Carnwall last Monday
moroing. We have mt beard that the ap-
pie trees were much affected hy.it. A good
half crop ofapples is expected. But cider
lis down below 4os. n hid somewhat more
than half the price Of last winter.
June %.
Price of stacks this day--Bsnk Stack.
o20.1a9; s per cent. Rel.>62 13l1-t9-i4 !;
per cents. 70 1913; Cons. for Acc. 65 l.
y, %.
This morning we received the Paris pa
pers ofthe 25tli inst. They contain roy
al Ordnance, which in homer of the Duke
of Berry's marriage, RENTS the fines and
conliscations which bad fallen TO the King,
in consequence OF late political events
| We have extracted from them. some fur
| Their particulars Of the insurrection at Tu-
mis- which appears to have been planned g.
executed by the Turkish soldiers only
One account represents il as political en-
terprize, lie result Of individual ambition.
While another considers ii as an ebuition
OF their displeasure at the late treaty con-
Guided between the Dey and Lord Xxx
mouth. The Instruction is said to ave
been put down and Tranquility restored at
'runis, but bady of the Turkish soldiers,
to the amount of70O having siczed on the
Goletta, fort which is considered the key
of Tunis. pillaged the Christians aud Jews,
settled there, ahd embarked on board five
strong vessels for Italy or the Levant. We
trust that our feet will not be lnattentive
to their proceedings. This insur ecton
took place on the 50th of April, aud contis
nued for only two days, so that we must
consider tia uncohnectedswith the suisse
quent proceedings at Bona, which occur
ret on Ascension Day. May 2S. A vessel
rom Bona, which arrived on the Goth at
Bisecta. small town on the coast of Afri-
ca, in the Regency of Tunis. conveyed the
Intelligence that Sixty Christians fell at b.
ma, and about nine hundred were thrown
Into irons and threatened with death They
were, however, afterwards released. "a il
would appear, by the exertions of the En-
glish consul, who fortunately escaped the
massacre, and imm'liately on re-gainine
their liberty, took 10 Hight.
The public funds arcs per cents. so fr
Bank actions. /. O96 f. SOC.
A Dutch Mail arrived here This morning,
with Papers to the eth instant. An arti-
| Gle, under the head of barcelona. strongly
!censures the conduct Of Lord Exmonth. in
his communication anal arrangements with
Aleiers. as not according with the dignity
of his country. & injurious 70 the interest OF
the commercial world. The Dutch Papcrs
also announce. in the following article. a
native war on the western coast Of Africa
(which threatens dangers to our settlements
IN that quarter -
Extract of letter from Mr. ". Milet
Secretary to the Government on the cnast
lof Guinea, written at the Castle Of st
George, Delmina, March 18th. 1S16;-
I" The war between the Ashiaptines and
I.autines (AshiantYnen and Fantynen)
who take the field with armies of so or CO.
1000 meR becomes here terrible. Within
or four DAYS thousands of fugitive Famine,
men. women, and Children, arrived here
! The Aschiantines are already near Cap'
Cors, an English fort. which lies in Out
sight, and are enemies TO the English.--
! They are brave warlike nation, agains
whom, in oUr opinion, the English fort viii
not he able t0 bold out. This war doe.
great mischief here.--.9nsteraam rourdnt
June &c.
The Bah and Cheltanham Gazette o
"Wednesday contains the following para
graph -
The Times Of this morning saYs--f We
are sorry to learn. that The report ofa dis
turbance at Trowbridce was not WHOLLY
without foundation. The object of the III
disposed was to shew their hostility agains
the employment Of some newly established
machinery for dressing kerseymeres."
We regret 70 find, from The Bath ant
CheItanhsm Gazette, that there has beer
also disturbance at Cbppenham, but Of
: different character from that at Trow5ride,
: The following is the account given of i
from that paper.