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EMBASSY TO CHINA


On Thursday The Aiceste, captain Murry Max
well Lyra, captain BAIL Hall !; and the Hunora
BILE Company's ship General Hewett. capta,n
Campbell sailed as stated in our last with a far
wind for China from Portsmouth,, with the am
b2ssadnr I4ord Amherst, and his suite Hi, Ey
cellency is instructed 10 assure tie Emperor of
the amlty and good will toward him, subsistinp
IN the breast of the Prince Regent; and to ex.
plain the nature and object OF cur late war VIII,
the Nepau,sse 4 letter from the Prince to
the Emperor, repeating these assurances will be
delivered TO him by Lord Amherst's son, as pare
to the Embassy. The letter is most superbiy NJ
Illuminated on vellum, and IS enclosed in an ele
giant gold box the lid of Which bears a immature
OF the Prince Regent, (by Lawrence) encrcled
with wreath oil diamonds L. was manufacture
ed expressly for the occasion by RundelI and
| Bridge, at an expense of four thousand guincas.
The magnificent presents winch are intended TO
give weight to the assurances OF consideration
ard esteem for the Emperor, cnasist wholly OF
British manufacturers elegantly cut glass vases
dishes, and bottles, have hren selected ~ El-e;I
10 be-. the a-stcisS he wouiG most acceptabiy re.
celve. The ships will p oceed to Canton, and
| from thence Immediately TO tie Yellow Sea, and
| there land the embassy. The persons gone in
the suite ofhis Excellency, Lord Amherst, are
The Hon. Mr Amherst, Mr.. H!ts, public Sc
| cretary Mr. Haynes, private secretary Rev
Mr. Grltiths, chaplain; Mr. Abel, naturalist
| DR.. Lyon, physician MIR Murrage, m.neralo
\ glst and assistant ma aralist Mr. Pole. drafts
man; Sir George Staunton will JOIN the embas
| sy at Canton.
1t IS expected they will he absent from En-
gland about two years. The EMBASSY hope tC
| obtain permission 10 return from Pekin to Can
ton through the Chinese territory, Which viii
give them an opportunity OF passing the grea
wall OF China and Tartary, and OF viewing the IN
ternal appearance of $500 miles of that vast
| and almost unknown country. This route an
| pears the more necessary, as the ships which
wait tor their return cannot for fear of the ".
| phons, remain III the Yellow Sea, whilst the EN-
| bassy is at Pekin. 1t is expect ed the SHIPS vii
| reach Canton III July. The expenses of the en-
bassy are betrayed by the Honorable East India
Company. It's estimated ut 100000
Queen Of Hayt's Dress Consists of petticoat
| OF white SATIN, richly embroidered in gold sun
| flowers, terminating at the bottom with broad
gold fringe, the tram OF white satin, embroider.
ed ike me pettlcoat, topped up on each side ia
/ form drapery) with gold tassels and bullion q
beautiful gold net fails from the left shoulder
| and fastened under the right arm, held up BY
large cords of bullion over the shoulder, the cor
| ners aud edges finished with tassels and fringe
rich plume of white feathers, ornamented
| By combs of immense value, completes the
dress. Tins dress may be considered as a Chez
dsRvre III the court-dress s'yle, being BY far tie
richest and NEST elegant, ever made in this 81
| any other country.
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VIRGINIA AkGUS.
We disinfe= .jamais, Ct souOeit AscuteT.
kiciImond, Aay 4, 1916.
TILE s. UN

" There q nothing u % under the iSHro saws the
wise Solomon. There Is s0methtnF nery in the
San, says the whole world, at the present mo.
ment, except the Inhabitants of the regions a.
bout the South-pole, for whom, the protracted
gloom OF the seml-annual nigh. has commenced. If.
however, those regions be at all inhabited. In
effect, large spot has lately appeared on the
suns disk. Those who have observed IL through
telescope, say that It consists Of several auetei
the ensemble of which resembles, in some degree
cluster of islands. We have not ourselves en-.
Joyed the advantage of such an observation. for
many causes. At first we had no teescoDe =
This is enough, the reader viii saw Let him.
however, allow us to add, that our attention has.
TOR few days, been so much absorbed by terres
tisl concerns, that have lad no leisure TO ysze
at the heavens. We are, indeed, sorry for the
sun, whose sbotess fame was first attacked by
Schelner in May, 1911 and since been scrut,ni.
<ed by so many prying and interchangeable eyes.
nat it's now entirely exploded. Such are the
dangers and inconvenience OF EN- nent and con.
spicuOus sta ilns The least defects of yea,
luminaresi great men &c seldom escape notice
aiiOrding a sort of consolation TO obseurty and
mediocrityl
Some persons have supposed this phenomenon
to result from the Intervention Of an inferior
planet or OF a comet between the Earth and the
SUI. The most superficial knowledge of astro.
Monty shews the error Of this hypothesis. Il
might, indeed, have been caused by a CON.
cts which coming nearer TO thsSVp a. ave y
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YaUTHORITY7
AN ATT
Hon. SAMUEt SMITH,
Hon. RI. NJ. JoRSsoN.


For the remission of CERTAIN duties ON the ;rnno-.
tatIon Of books for the use of Harvard College.
and on The carriage and personal baggage of
His Excellency William Gore, Governor Of the
British province of Upper Canada.
BE it enacted By the Senare and House oc
tre'efGtiUe' 9 the United STATES Of .qrqerfoa in
Congress Gsse"6led, That all duties due and payas
bic to the United States on an invoice of books
belonging to Harvard College, in CAMBRIDGE
Massachusetts,, imported into Boston, m the YEAR
one one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, be, and
the same are he eby RENTED.
sec 2. IND be fsfurth-r enacted, That all du-
,ies due md payable o the Unred S a,es on tie
"a rag ana personal baggage of his excelIzrc,.
William Gore, Governor OF he British pr,v,nce
OF Upper Canada, impor ed INTO New YoI K in he
year one thousand eight hundred and fif cen. be-
and the same are hereby remit ed
Fl CLAY,
Speaker Of the House Of R,.tyese1,latfpes.
JOHN GAnLARD
PreTdent ofthe Senate bro ten7bort.
April 3, 1816--APPROTED,
JAMES MADISON.
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PARIS, March Q.

PARIS, March 9.
During the last fortnight, an Infamous
libel, having for it's object to overturn the
government and repIunge the country in
all the horrors of civil war, has been clan
destiueIy circulated under the title of the
TrtcOlOr Dloarf. AS soon as this sedi-
tlous pamphlet got abroad, the minister of
police took the most wise and active mea-
sures to discover its origin: he has been
completely successful. An attentive ex-
animation of the typographical characters
OF this libel, after several searches, led to
the discovery Of the founder of the types.
This person declared that he had sold them
to printers at TrOyes, at Anglers, and seve-
raj other cities. Fresh proofs obtained, If
IS said, in consequence of the arrest of the
printer Babeuf, son VI the notorious G1nc-
chuS BabeuG OfrevOlutionary memory, ex-
ecuted at VandOme in 1896, led to an order
to examine the printing-hOuses at Troyes.
Last Tuesday, an nspector-general Of DO
lice set OF for that city, and by his exer-
tons the printer of the Tric0Lor DlCdrf
was arrested in the very act of printing a
second number, the manuscript of which
w@s seized and sent to Paris. A great part
OF the first edition was also found i'm the
same Office. This first discovery led to
that of the authors, editors, publishers, &c.
OF this criminal writing. One Of the au-
thors is named Dufay. Babeuf was en-
plOyed to send the manuscript to Troyes,
and to receive the copies which were depo-
posted at Paris. The suspected persons
will be sent before the proyetaI court. We
are assured, indeed, that, pressed by the
FORGOT the proofs which rose against them,
thee all confessed at the first interro ga
tory.
BY new act Of inexhaustibIe clemencv.
the King has just freely pardOned 10 indi-
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.
From :Ae Courier, March 9.

From :he Courier, March 9.
I" The following interesting letter was receiv-
ed this morning
PARIS, March 4.
al believe we may now with confidence state
that his Majesty is occupied in forming new
administration. 1t is positively asserted that the
King has been long since disposed to partial
change of Ministers, but that he has been coun-
teracted in his wishes by the influence of two
foreign Ambassadors resident here. / am una
bic to give you all the names of those persons
who, It IS said, will compose the New Ministry (;
but, am given to understand, that the Due II
Angouleme will not only have seat and voice in
the Cabinet but that he will preside in the coun-
Gil of ministers.
Chateaubriand is mentioned as the person nost
likely to succeed the ministers of the interior.
Monsieur de Vaublanc. The hostility, division,
and Jealousy which re.gn among the members
of the Cabinet, independently of their unpopu.
larity in the chamber ofdeputies, render change
of Ministers absolutely necessary.
am sorry to tell YOU that the government
have found il necessary to send an armed force
to LYONS where symptoms of fermentation and
revolt have again manifested themselves This
will ever be the case until the government shall
have effected complete et1Tation and reform in
all the Administrations Throughout the kingdom,
beginning with that of the Police in Paris"
NAPLES Feb. IA.
That glorious monument of the Arts, and the
magnhcence OfCharles TlL--that immense edi.
flee, which exhibited TO this nation and to stran-
gers the taste Of Athens united to the power of
Rome, has been in short time entirely DESTROYED
by the flames. There was last night general
concert, ofwhich the representation was to follow.
IN few days. The workmen employed in the
illumination having prepared in magazine the
lamps necessary for the spectacle Of this dav.
had left their lamps lighted, by which the grand
saloon was in general illuminated the windows
we're open, and the wind blew strong from the
northeast hence it happened that spark car
ried by the current Of air fell into prodigious
quantity of combustible matter. In an instant
the whole saloon was in combustion the
beams from which the lamps Of the stage were
suspe nded, serving as conductors to the
fiane' had already conveyed il TO the roof.
whence, from the smoke which burst out in a
torrent from every part, the danger of those was
discovered who where present at the concert.
The utmOs. CONSERVATION was created every
enc took TO fight; but all were not yet safe
when the flames reached the ample archtrave
Of that vast theatre. Yesuvius in its grandest
eruptOns, never presented more terrible
spectacle and, in spite of the splendour Of the
moon. the flames dhused them selves IN the
most lively manner over the whole horizon, rs is
Cue case in the most splendid Aurora Borealis,
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1 10Th March last. II was made our du.y 70 ascer
| tain whether the gentleman recommended at that
Meeting to the People Of the United States as
proper persons to fill the Offices Of President and
Vice President of the United States, from the 4th
Of March next were willing to accept those off
ces ifelected. We have performed that duty, &c
reqnest you to publish the enclosed correspor-
dence on that subject.
wi'h sentiments ofrespect. your obedlent SER
Wants,
s. SMITH,
RH. NJ. JOHNSON.
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WASHINGTON CrTE, March II.
SIR

On the 10th instant you were recommend
cd to the People of the United States by Gene,
raj Meeting of the Republican Members of both
Houses OF Congress as proper person to fill the
office of President of the United States, for the
term OF four years, to commence on the,
fourth March next and by Resolution of tho
Nee ing, it was made our duty to sscertain whe
ther you are wiling to serve in the Office desig
mated, if elected. We therefore request the Ia
vour ofan answer as soon IS convenient
With sentiments OF high consideration and
respect, We have the honour to be, YOUR most
obedient servants,
(Siglled) 8. SMITH, Chairman
RI. NJ. JOHNSON, Sec'y-
Col las Nfogror
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The roof fell the royal palace, the neighbour
ing edfees, and the piazzas, we're in 4 moment
covered with burning ashes So great ealan
" was the work of few mnr;tes
LONDON, March II
The. Earl of Liverpool gave notice in the
Lords, last night, that he expected TO bring
down a Message this day from the Prince Re
gent, respecting the INT nded Marriage of hef
Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales
similar communication was made by Lore
Castlereagh in the Commas.
General Bulow, who commanded the Prussia,
cavalry in the battle of Waterloo, and whose
timely advance contributed so materially to the
victory of that day, died on tie 25th last month
at Koenigsberg. lie had just attained his 61st
year.
A private letter from Vienna, in Brussels
Paper, sayes--" It is pretended that Madame la
Marechale NEY has received letter from prince
Mettcrnich, announcing to her tina, the Emperor
OF AUSTRIA restores TO her children the estates
which her husband possessed in the countries
lately ceded TO Astria, and that his Majesty has
even offered her an asylum in his doH.inions"
Denmark has purchased peace with Tripoli,
at the expense of $4,000 piasters annually. The
treaty ofpeace WAS signed at TripolI on the Odd
Dec. by NJ Nissen, Counselor of legation, un-
der British mediation.
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viduals who were condemned to imprisor
/ ment and death, for rebellion against hin
by the court-martials at Martinique.
A Spanish squadron, consisting of shi
II the line, 9 frigates and brig. sailed o.
the 9Th from Cadiz. 1t shaped its cours
Tor the Mediterranean, and is supposed t
be gone for Charles Nv. aud family.
| They write from Geneva on the 2lst
that Is or II regicides, banished from
| France, have arrived there. The Geneves,
government allows them to stay two DAYS
and then directs them to proceed to Con
! stance, signi!ying to them that they mus
not stay in Switzerland.
FeyrouSe.-Several of the Paris papers
have repeated, after the Journal du Brest.
an article containing details respecting the
fate of NJ. de la Peyrouse.
These details exhibit an evident charac
ter of fabrication. M. de la Peyrouse is
made to navigate to the South West of N.
Holland, in order to be shipwrecked on the
SOUTHEAST of New Zealand. The slight
est view OF Chart or Terrestrial Globe
will show these directions to be completely
opposite. Other circumstances are equally
improbable. But why discuss the matter,
since the whole of this pretended new rela-
ton is but copy, nearly literal, of an arti-
Gle which appeared in the Journal de Paris
IN 1904, No. 1862 There is no difference
exceptin the number of years. aud the date
OF 1915 substituted for that of 1901.
Twelve years have now elapsed since this pre-
tended account was fully examined, scrutinized.
and canyassed in its most minute manner by the
nav'gators = geo sr.phers; the mprcbabiity OFT e
Portuguese authorities failing to com nun cate to
the French government the pretended depos ton
OF NJ. Dagelet, the contradictions and geogra-
phical absurdties with which the story abounds
ali concur IN warranting its rejection as apo.
cryphal.
We are not ofopinion, however, that all hope
OF discovering some trace OF VI de la Peyrouls-
IS extinguished. The searches which have
been undert ken for that obiectEave neither been
suthciently extensive, norso well directed as
they might have been Lon. Col. -7th Jan.
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MR.. JOHN RqnDoLpH

An unfortunate difference has recently taken
place, at Washington, between the above GenfIe.
man and MIR. Robertson, a member of Congress
Tor LouISIana-Legislators Remember the dig.
nifty otyour high station.-Do nothing that NAV
prevent us from saying ofyou what Cyneas said
OF the Roman Senate O. hgve seen an assembly
Of Gods!"
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Five Thousand Dnllars

ME first drawn number on the 25th dav d
IL drawing IN the Masonic Hall ottery. was
sold at the subscribers office on Monday last.
ihS IS te 20 $4,000 PRIZE in that one Lottery,
also one OF $4,000 and three of % 900 in he
two last Lotteries, sold at the Lottery Office
"ilnIh 10 days drawing. There are the follow.
ing CAPITAL PRIZES to be drawn:
One of 10000 dollars,
Five of 10000 dollars,
find several Prizes Of Sl,ooO-5OO, &c.
A FEW TICKETS.
Warranted undrawn, are to be had at S12 so I'm.
til the 9th inst when the price of Tickets win
be S14. VIA
.GBANK NOTES OF other States can BE- er.
changed and discounted
- a PREMIUM for SILVER and GOLD
COlN wiz be given at the Lottery Office of
May At
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LONDON, March 9.


ment's conversation in the Partisan saloons.
M. R0ux de Laborie waited ON Rover Col
lard-0 My worthy friend, you may re-
member. when ralfeyrand. overwhelmed
me with his bOunties, the services | rem
dered you. He was my friend then-the
Garde des Scea,.c Barbe Marbois) is yours
at present. He could be of service to me +:
and though [ we'll know that solicitations
have but little weight with that inflexible
and tntraita6te minister, yet am resolved
on trying my address-do favor me with
letter for him 70 Sc Most certainIy., re-
piled his friend. While he was writing if.
Nj. Laborle mentioned, that having some
particular business with Talleyrand. he
was to call on him in the course of the
morning. " In that CASE" said Roger Col
lard, Il will trouble you with line for
him too, which do not wish should pass
through the hands of his secretary YOU
will deliver it to the Prince yourself''-
Roger Collard, in his hurry, confounded
the letters and mistook the representations.
so that NJ. LabOrie delivered the letter of
Nj. Barbe Marbois to Talleyrand. The
latter, after having perused it, put it into
the hand OF his ancient protege, who read,
literally" You know how difficult il is to
escape the opportunities Ofcertaines gems
would you believe it, the famous NJ. La5o-
RE insists on letter for you, should it be
necessary to temporise with hm-beaucoup
fargent ct jamais deS PtGces.''
Roux de LabOrie ran furiously back to
Roger COllaTd called him all the tartufTes
his tongue could utter, and, after reproach-
ing him with many political peccadilloes
literally played the inimitable scene of Mo
llere--'' Oni, mon .frere, c'eSt moi All s1tis
te seal mechant," &c.
The following anecdote, of which war
rant the authenticity, will give you very
favorable idea of the beneiicent dispositions
OF ms Majesty "A regicide, NJ. BIT.
exiled by the late bill, waited the other day
on NJ. de Gaze. His attire was ragged, and
his appearance altogether repuIsiVe -
| " The law Obliges me to quit France, and
have no means of eXistence,'' said he -
" but providence has not waited till now 70
punish me, for the crime | committed
Since that fatal hour; in which my weak.
ness and cowardice got the better of nv
courage & virtue, every plan has been mis-
carried, every prospect has been blasted
lost young wife; and of two children.
one persisted at HoheDlinden another in q
less consnlatory manner. have not where.
| wlthaI to continue my route. / demand
elght-and-fOrty hours to procure resources
1 repeat to you, weakness, not vice. deter.
mined my conduct" The time demanded
was granted. On his return for his pass.
port, the minister acquainted him, g tina;
though he had not the power of changing
| the dispositions of the law with resnect r.
him and such as were in similar predica.
ment, yet having communicated his re.
morse and his wants to his Majesty, he had
been ordered to assist him with twenty-fv
louis"
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NOTICE,

AL persons having claims against the Fs,sta
Ut Armistead Russell, decd will apply to me for
payment, on or before the 18th day Of Inns
next, as on that day, l shall close my Rxee,tor-
ship, and all persons holding bonds or notes
assigned by me Individually or TO which an, Go
curly viii take legal steps 70 have them secured
or snail consider myself no longer bound.
AHM1STEND RUSSELL.
Executor Of H. Russell, desd
Rishm0nG, May 3.--IswtIsJ. '''''
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90 Apart of our paper is this day occupied by
the publication ofthe statement of one of,he mar.
ties ina contest that seems to have resulted from
the warmth too of en- attendant on Elections
we know the gentlemen concerned only az pnb.
lie characters and would have shut our column.
against such subject, h d not 1t been for the
PrePonderatlng weight ola very influential con.
5 Iteration. Their difference evidently nartslyes
more of the character of popular, than of pri.
vaie feud Hence, The people at large have some
intrest in it and both should be heard with q.
quail candor and impartialitv.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-04

wAsursoros, March %.
GrNTLENEN.

Ls
GENTLEMEN,
have had the honor to receive your let
ter informing me, that I had been recommended
to the People of the United STATES, by General
Meeting of the Republican Members of both
Houses otCongress, as proper person to fill the:
office OF President of the U States, for the ter
OF four years to commence on the fourth Z
March next, and that it was made your duty, b
Resolution of the Meeting, to ascertain whe.
Their was willing to serve in that office, if cleo
ted.
Deeply penetrated by this distinguished mark
OF confidence, emanating from such source, L
can only say, that should the stuff ages of my fell
iow-cIt'zens call me to thai trust should feel it
duty to enter on it, with the fullest sense OF the
obligations it would impose, and with reliance,
that atathtul zeal, ende4yoring to fulfil them.
will recommend me TO the indulgence, of which
shall stand so much inneed
nave the hononr to be with great CONSIDERS
ton your very obedient servant,
Is gned) JAS. MONROE.
General Smith
Colonel Il. NJ. johnson.
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CoNGRESS-have lately been ensagS in the
framing OF laws and IN the adoption Of measures,
WHICH must necessarily havea considerable infIu.
enee on he most important concerns ofa country
AZ once agricultural and commercial-and where.
niu. eogSF, manufactures Promisr to become oh
commensurate patronage and activity The
creation OF a national circulating medium-a
creation SO imperiously demanded By the exigen.
cies OF our general situation, viii constitute re-
marSable era IN our legislative and financial his.
tory. Experience will, we trust, confirm the
sanSune anticPations ofthose who, in contribut-
'l,S 10 the establishment of National Bank, were
comprehensive and liberal views of universal
good. ''''
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JOHN GUERRANT Esqr of Goochland, has
been appointed by the Chancellor, Marshal of the
Superior Court of Chancery, for the Richmond
District.
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REPUBLICAN NoMTNATIoNs.

WAsmNeroN CrTE, April 20.
Messrs, GALES & sEAToN,
BY Resolution ofa Meeting of Republican
Members Of both Houses Of Congress, held on the
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VIRGINIA ELECTIONS

3niehG-John Lane, VIM Giles.
Observation-Disclosures Anderson, James Crawford.
Bedford-Wm Campbell Edmund Pate
ChmJerlag:! herman Baker, Allen Wilson.
Elizabeth City-Samuel Watts, William Ar
mist cad.
Fd'VannG--James Payne, Miles Carey
FaRqodeT-Thomas Marshall, Thornton Buc.
kner.
Harriso1r---Dr. Edward b. Jackson, ]. M
Whorter.s
Henry-Nicholas p. Hairston,' Robert Allen
.lHAdeser-Phllip Grymes,' Walter Haley.
rthamPt0n-Littleton Upshaw, II. L. vii.
son.
Nortok Borongh-Litteton w. Tazwell
Patrick-Col. Geo. Penn, Capt John Huphes .
Prince Edward-Edward Booker, VIM. Lind.
sey
Soltthampton-Carr Bowers, Benjamin w. John
son.
.Suyry-George Judkins, Nicholas Falcon.
WfthansbUrg City-John G. odall..
Extraordinarily w. Hungerford, Daniel Car.
michael
.Nepy members.