Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-14

appearance. On the ed. one Of them an
herlnaphrodite brig, attacked snip boun
to this place, and then within sight of In
city, and after receiving and giving one
, fire sbeered of. The snip had three kille,.
ADD Sax wounded. Among the killed wa
Lieut.. colonel Of artillery, passenger
from Havana, who received shot while
Ia The act OF putting fire to bis gun. It is
supposed the privateer lost many perssDs,
as the ship fred broadside into her as she
WIS IN tie act III boarding, wl,en she imme-
G.>sely sheere,l Oft. There was another
ship in sight at the same time There are
eight ships of the feet from. HAVANA now
missing.
Mr.. Erving, the American Minister,
has arrived at Madrid, but has had no in :
teryew with the King, as His Majesty
has gone to the Baths, about 20 miles dis
,spt from Mad,ii, for the benefit OF his
health.
On Monday 1000 troops entered the ci-
ty, and on teat night began 10 impress for
the army. TheJ got SEQ men. The troops
arrived here under sealed orders, to be D.
pone,i at 10 o'clock on Monday. Ii is
supposed that similar orders have been for
warded to all other parts of the kingdom.
There many cOejectures for what purpose
these tfuepss ale raising. Ii is said the
Emper6rof Austria has decIared III favour
of Charles TIE siFth.. and that he IS deter
mined put rim ca the throne of Stain.
There was az impressment for sailors
l0esi5 days 5go, when they took from
SOC. to go men.
There is Que "a, g ftigates and brig
) cFnizing off for the priya,eers..
hist ct part of the captures made by AL
. media :---sa Xebec. with 600 boxes sugar,
from Hayanna fur Catz /; brig st. Andefo,
Wanna to Cadiz; Diamente. 80G'boxes do.
90 gwen up and prisoners put On board ;
American ship Blooming-Rose, detained
: hours, and prisoners put ON board Ca
taian ship with 1860 boxes sugar, from Ha-
vanfa TO Cadiz ship San Leona, s. to 400
boxes sugar, SO ceroups' cochineai, and 45,
Geo dollars ship of 500 tons. from Ha-
wanna TO Cadiz, with sugar and specie.
LoSpoN,July 90.
The emigrations fron England to
France continue to be indeed alarming
AS the produce Of the taxes upon domestic
CONSUMPTION, fails off, the consumers dimi-
nIsh and thus the deficiency increases
: ia an accelerated ratio. In almost every
tOwni' Ffance, the cry is fstli they come.
; In Paris, there we're by the last accounts
: $4,000 English: 10000 had left that city
for Switzerland. Geneva was so full tina,
those who wished to send their children
Ihithcr for education could not find fam
ily to place them in where there were not
etIyer English boa.ders. Boulogne had
1850 English, and lodgings could not be
procured for more. Be it remembered these
are people of the middling and higher elias.
IS principally stockholders or great land
holders, Let ut state them at $4,000: and
this We arc well assured,is below tae mark
Ihenat whatshali we estimate heii annual
expenditure ? An average of 100l. would
give on the whole five millions. But car
the average be so low as 100 ? Is not the
sum OF 200 much more Likely to be correcti
II so, we may say we are paying tribute
OF ten millions yearly to foreigners for tht
seliishness of these emigrants has mad,
them aliens to their country.
The marriage OF the princess Mary witt
the Duke Of Gloucester will be solemnizct
it is said, in the Queens palace. Tht
Duke of Cambridge will have the honor o
giving his sister away.
The following is description of ths
Princess siary's brida! dresses they ar,
composed entirely OF British manufactures
her Royal Highness has expressed he
hope of seeing none but those manufac
lures worn by ladies' at her wedding. TIL,
wedding dress is of English NET, worked
in silver lama very richly IN sprigs, with
deep scalO,.s border to correspond tn
body aud sleeves the same, trimmed wit
"a superb suit of lace round the bosom t
form double cape.--The dress is to b
worn over silver tissue peiticoat tn
Inantua is OF silver tissurc, trimmed with
ricn border of silver lama, to correspon,
with the bottom of the dress--fier Roya
Highness has several other dresses equal
beautiful. all of English manufacture; on
of gold tissue, trimmed with gold fling
Lone OF silver tissue, trimmed with lam
embroidery and lace; and several other
rich and elegant in the extreme. A
daughter Of the King, her Royal Higines
viii wear the Royal mantle Of purple vel
vet richly ornamented with gems set i
gold. The Princess will also wear on he
head small royal coronet composed G
brilliapts.
The princess Charlotte did not 20 out j
the carriage with Prince leopold 10 tn
Queens palcce Of Tuesday. as was state
by mistake Her Royal Highness's beaif
r much improyed, but she still keeps he
ON.
Yesterday the Duke of York bad pai