Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-21
FOR EiGN.
LONDON, June D

BY the Irish papers received this morn.
ing, we regret TO find that Clare, and tine
adjoining counties, continue in disturbed
state. The following are extracts.
On Saturday night, the 18th inst Major
Haraurton, the experimenting magistrate
OF the proclaimed baronies of the county ol
Clare, accompanied by Francis Sparth esq.
and party OF police, apprchended one OF
the principal captains Of the White Bows.
lie went out of theneighhorhood where he
LIVED committing outrages when the po-
Ice arrived at the barony. They appre-
hended him about seventeen miles from
h!tush and sent him to Ennis Jail.
Aiese papers give the particulars of ma
ny extensive forgeries committed in Ire
land ;the principal maker of the counter
teit paper has been detected and apprehen-
de.l, chiefly owing to the vigilance of the
inspectors CT the bank Of Ireland, aud AL
derman Wilkinson the latter is stated to
have proceeded singly into the most despe-
rate part OF the county, and to have secur-
ed the principal, person of the name of
dennis kierner, and in the presence of
some hundreds of the pcasantry. There
was found the water marks of the bank of
ireland, Rookie. & CO. of Limerick, the
Waterford, and the Fermoy Banks all
counterfeited, and with the moulds, frames,
SC,
.Nr. &ieriddR,-A great sensation was
excited yesterday, by a report that the life
Of this celebrated man, the splendour of
whose genius will shed lustre upon the
Ase in which he lived to the remotest pos
terity, was despaired of by his physicians.
mir. Sheridan has been lin declining state
III health for some time. During the last
four months he has not been out of doors.
His complaint is an Internal inflammation,
which, in consequence of recent cold,
assumed an alarming appearance at the
end OIL last week. He is attended at his
house in Saville row, by Doctors Bailie aud
Baynes. The number of enquirers has
been so great, il mas been found necessary,
TO prevent his being disturbed by the noise,
TO take the knocllcr from the door and re-
move the door bell His Royal Highness
the Prince Regent sends morning and eve-
ming.
Ihere are accounts from Canada, in the
city, which state that the merchants at pre-
sent give TO their sailors about Sos per
month Five or six vessels have been left
at Quebeck and Montreal, without single
man on board, as government has offered
IL. los. for sailors TO 90 to the Lakes. A
meeting is proposed amongstthe merchants
whose vessels are thus left without hands !;
and they at present think they shall want
our government to explain the hardShips OF
their situation, the vessels being unable to
4 proceed to sea.
Arrival Of Boaaparte in Lonlont
Yesterday this great character was land
ed at the tower. He came from the Thuil-
leries at Paris, where he had been roughly
/ handled by the Allies. The reports of his
enormous size are correct; he measures
thirteen feet in height, and weighs Secen
tons. His cOuntenance is smooth and tho
it has generally been supposed he was on
" Stoaey-hearted, yeti appears that he is
tirOugfOn. as hard as marble.
A patent Iron Bridge, on the principles
of tenacity, of "a twenty feet span fit for the
transmit Of the largest and heaviest of
carriages is now erected on Mr.. Dixie s
premises, Falcon square although capa-
BILE of sustaining twenty three tous and up
wards, the iron work itself does not weigh
twenty three hundred This improved
system of Iron Bridge building acts wholly
by tension, the principal part OF the iron
beingmade, to pull lengthways i'm the room
of the old method of curved arches, on the
principles of gravity, with their lateral
lpressure) This ingenious new principle
highly creditable to its inventor, is the
ssame as the intended bridge, TO cross the
sGiyer Thames, from Shadwel to Rother-
Hhithe large beautiful Gothic model o.
(which is now at the treasury.
LONDON, June %.
oc1iHant han
bened at the Lochaline lime works. Ar
gylshrc on the Oath May. AS some o
sie workmen were employed in the lnter
er of the kiln, the footing OF one OF then
ssayc way, when he fell perPendcularly In
70 cavity formed beneath him, and wa!
INSTANTLY closed up to the shoulders viii
The burning smells. The overseer and hi
Fellow workmen made every exertion t,
sytricate him from his shocking situation
h,ut without effect. With much persona
isk thew got cord passed below his arms
which in pulling, broke twice Then t
: prevent the body from being consumed
khey kent continually pouring water upol
Linn tiii lite was extinct. He endured, wit
.eroic frnness, for upwards Of half al
our. fine eycruciating pain arising from tn
fnited tortures of the weight and iusun
- portable heat of a vast quantity Of the hal
burnt stones. lie remained during til
seriod of his suffering, quite collected, au
iewed his inevitable fate with the forji
pde and resignation of a christian. Wit
sonderGn c0mposure he babe the peopl
6fouoJ him an affecting adieu. He cont
ucd. while he had lite,to pray in the mos
Nous and (eryeut CALCULATIONS to the A
pgSty for .bimselfa6d his afflicted I friend .
~ a{JTeatiing his last recommending b
oll to HE Creator, and blessing his vii