Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-18


The exception does not DESTROY the rule
ana besides, where is the feeling and ami
aDle woman who would exchange the inef-
liable happiness Of being loved, for the un-
substantial pleasure of fame ? Where is
the man who would have preferred Joan Of
Arc to the mild and timid Agnes Sorel |!
we admire the IN iscul re m u of El;yabe h
but we love Mary. Queen of Scots.
Estract from gentlemaa in France, to
ms TREND IN Baltimore, dated
"BoRDEAux, March 8.
| ou BaltimOreans are much attached.
it would appear. to the three colors /. Won
recoiiect the affair of the Milo, and after
that the Midas, but the last one of the Kcmr
exceeds the others. 1t has stirred nm all
the old animosties against us here. g. mar.
tlcularly against Mr.. Lee. lie wrote the
governor that the tri-colored FLAG was limo.
Gently hoIsted on board the Kemp, with
n'her signals to dry; the Gov. answered
f, mar the tri-colored flag could not innocent.
| ~ exist on board an American vessel. nm.
Tess tue Government of the u. States had
formed an alliance with the runaway from
tne Island of Elba. The Consul stated IN
MN all the insults we had rece we'd here
among others, he asked him il he recolect'
ed that our flag was thrown out of the hall
decorated for ball. given TO the Dnke
d'Angouleme, and that the EnpI;sb fan
was hosted in room of il, over The emile
,naticai group respecting America! The
governor In answer gave him the lie. ard
'oid MN he had better pack himself off to
america. He has hard time of it. but he
nights his battle well and is not easily dis.
tur6ed by menaces. He has been accused
by the English faction, who are still all in
all here, of having sent Col Fenwick. oil
the U. ,. army, to ST F0y, 10 stir up the
Protesfapts there against the Bourbons.-
Inc good colonel, who went there for his
health, is enraged about it, particularly as
the Royal party obliged him to strike his
cockade, as we have all been Obliged tn d.
here. ="
You will probably see in our papers the
famous flourish of the famous Mr.. Laina
in the Chamber of Deputies he there com.
pliments the people of Louisiana on tbe;,
attachment to the Bourbons, and saws he
hopes to see them again united to France
and to see them hvnorably represented in
that chamber! guess, as my countrvmen
say, there will be number of hats to sell
before that takes place.
1t appears by the defence of Marshall
Massena, and attacks on him which have
just been published, that the Duke DAN
goaleme, when he was in the Sn,b ocl
France. after the arrival of Napoleon. vrote |
that General who commanded in TouJor
" que son intention etait de donner Tnnlon
aux anglais qui fourniraient en- retou, Idit.
ny de Ia gent au Roi de France
What do you think of English influence in
France alter that ! The Royal papers pub
lish, with sort of triumph the speech il |
the English parliament of NJ. Jones. whp
states, that he shall vote for the I50.O0OI
men, from the conviction that the time is
not faroff when the French army wilIu it,,
TO the English army and navy, to form a
barrier against the dangerous preponde
ance of Russia.
These Royalists are tickled with the
idea that we are going to war with Snain !.
they say that all Europe ought TO make a
common cause against these iacobin Anne
ricans, the perturbators of the world. thei
disturbers of all religion and social order.
One of them said to me. the other dav. Won
talk Of religion in America--how can any
religion exist where there is no established
church
Our Charge d'Aifairs at Paris. Mr.. Jack.
son, is much respected by his conntrymeu.
| see no evil from Mr.. GaIlatin's remain
ing yet some time in the United States
things are not sufficiently settled here f.
wish him OF the spot he would have a
sorry time oft. With Mr.. Jackson there
and MIR. Lee here at this impo tant most
our interests are we'll maintained for the
present. Regular representatives in suchI
irregular times are not t. be wished for.
send you several pamphlets; amonel
them is the speech If the famous Mr.. r. de
Lahore, Proposing assistance to the Rovsl &
clergy. This is the man who was impIicc,-
ted IN the robbery of the Queen of West.
phalla's diamonds giorions fellow tol
whine about religion and morality. Mr.
Hyde de Melville, named ambassador toll
the United STAT sis to 90 out in the sprino.
he is rank Royalist. and will, il is thnuch,
give us some trouble by uniting himself
with the federal party /; in sho t. nv dear
SIR, all the persons at present in power are
devoted to England France is not su[fe
ed to raise al army; even the national
guards are not TO exceed a certain number.
The Roval'stN are tyraunical in the great
est degree, and the Patriots are im6olitic
by endeavoring to bring about change. al
time when the allies surroun item On al
sides, and while they are without gene
rails, without money, or arms, and witbout
conspicuous distinguished characters toI
lead them--such is the degradation of tn
country, that the merchants of this towpI
do not blush to receive British licences q,