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

, days lnin:minent danger OF his life. III
windows OF the Angel Inu and of sever
respectable dwelling houses suffered NAT
, rally in the affray."
We understand that several ships ha,
receyed orders to proceed to the Medite
rancan, to restrain the depredations OF til
Barbary pirates.
The gang of swindlers lately dctecte
in committing depredationS on the banker
ia this country HAYS, it is believed, extend
ed their miSchieveus practices abroad
Yesterday a number of fraudulent bill
! were received from Italy and Spain, draw
| upon merchants, &c in this country. witt
the name OF Count Narbonne attached Il
them. It's tube feared that value has beer
procured for them abroad by the swindIers
One house had presented for acceptance
bills OF this fraudulent kind to the amount
| of about 9,oo0l.
We lament I'd say that there remain no
hopes of SIR. SlNlan's recovery
| We are informed that the King of Sardi-
MIA has ordered the old French Generals
Chastel and Dnpas, who had retired to Sa-
voy. where they were born, TO remove from
The places where they had fixed their resi-
dence.-Gazsite de France.
Ertraet eta letter dqfed Lfrerbool, Tuue, ID.
. Since your departurellence, the diff
culties which trade was then aboring un-
der have increased tn \ alarming degree.
At Bolton they have reduced Ga cambries
| to SIS Cd, for weaving; COS twist is sell
| ling for 2s Sd. per Id. and bowed cotton in
port at Cid. Manchester will, TO all an
| pearance have TO stand manyrubs. Near
| Is all the small houses have failed and the
large ones must find bankers paper for
| what they want, or must stand still. Die
ficulties and dangers daily surround us.
| Those who weave calicos for Cd. per ward.
and pay l-2. for "A pound of -four, swear
! they can stand it no longer NV son has
just sent me letter from Manchester,
stating SO wft at 2s. Id. and 20--twist the
same price--an'i the continental market
tosthat article completely choaked."
| Eairact Of anofherIetfcr, dated Lirerto2L
J,1ie To-
60 A friend of mine was at Manchester.
Birmingham, Bristol, Gloucester, Wor.
cester and London, week ago, and says
| the distresses in the country are beyond
| description {: that there are at least 90. 600
hands out of employ in Birmingham alone.
| am informed by several persons from
Manchester that more than half of tie spin
ners there are stopping their mills and in
most places IN the country they are only
working half their time. There is scarce
ly calico mandatory in Colne, and
that district, but what has been under the
necessity of compromising with their Gre
dItors failures are every where daily Ia
king place. The Bolton weavers Joke and
say thew can see all their masters out
Harry Fell has become Il baukrupt. & eau.
SGD the stoppage of Jno. and Robt. Lord
Carlisle & Co. (beachers,) Abraham Hard.
lnan and Leonard Satin. Those failures
took place fortnight ago. Last week an
! American house in Manchester, stopped
There are ten houses in Manchester whose
collective debts amount 60 GO .OOeL Dick
enson and Wylde, (&iarsden Square ane
a number ofiob printers, stopped also last
week rs well as Messrs. Gouids large
wooden manufactory house in Rockdale. {
relation of the Goulds in Manchester
ihe carthenware manufacturers begin Il
feel the depression of trade as much as a
ny Of the other manufacturers. should
not IN the least be surprised If fall OF
their goods takes place of 20 per cent
There is at present scarcely any demand
for American or the home trade. and IN,
manufacture of earthenware having increa
sed so much, viii, | have 40 doubt, cause {
terrible depression. Money is of double
value in many articles. A gentleman tolt
me on Change yesterday that he had beer
purchasing quantity Of pitch at los pei
cwt--that the freight upon it had cost 9.
the duty 2S. The charges therefore were
lis besides entries at the customs. commits
sions, warehouse rent. carriage, &c. TIL,
article was selling at COS only two month.
ago. 1t has not sold Mt this price durin.
the last 20 years. consider il a good ar
tcle to speculate in---in the event of a wa
it would advance or 400 per cent
8 wish you would the first opportunit,
write me long episfle, and give me a,
descriptive an account Of America as YOU
possibly can---Say If you think 1 shoulc
like the country"
PARIS, June 2j
a Royal Ordinances, dated the 10Th Junt
contains The following -
s. Willing to mark by acts ofbenefcenct
The hsppy epoch of our dear aud we'll be
loved Nephew the Duke Of Berry, we have
decreed, &c.
" Every proceeding, every sequestratioI
in execution of DEGREES, o. judgements pro
Douncing general coniscations forany cause
whatever. or having for their object the re-
c0yery fines, or expences of proceeding
in affairs relative TO matters purely pOIit