Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-20
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NON EiNn N. Ina
GEORGE Canning, one of the servile hire d'
lnss OF the British acknowledgements was oil
ately Toasted 1t Bordeaux on his returnI ID
rom Portugal. He made speech too, in p
%hish he declares, that the war of the allies 1t
against France was merely defensive, and lE
as much for her good as their own. Well
have been long at war with France. But,
with France as she is at present ? with
France as zoe hope she will ever continue
to be MOI" This was truly the unkind-
est cut Of all, to remind the French people |
OF their being conquered and degraded |
But the king of France, he thinks, has
learned liberty in England, and will excr-l
else mildness and federation in France 4
The treatment of Catholics in Ireland. and
of Protestants in France, shews what truth
there is in the assertion, and how much re-
ligious liberty exists under English and
French legitimates. But we do trust MIR.
Canning's cant about providence will be
verified in 4 naener very different from
his wishes:
g Providence educes good fr0m evil it.
self-miSery TO the mac who presumes to
work on such model Sat The wonder
inl aichymy of God extracts, from the i'm
a pure mass Of crimes aud the passions of
= men. unexpected benefits for humanity"
Whena Canning exultingly harangues
at Bordeaux, a true Frenchman may in
deed exclaim, as Shylock, 6 The curse ne.
yer fell upon cur nation till now"
Columbian.
Retribution. England whose inhabitants
have paid heavy taxes to render other ma
tions miserable, now feels misery herself
Aer paupers have treb!ed since the French
revolution and the poor taxes III England
and Wales now amount to thirty-tuo mil
hons IF dollars year.-Ib.
a late London paper in announcing the
receipt of intelligence from Cadiz, SAYS
IS II new arrangement with respect In
the Isiard OF Cub;, has taken place, The eff
iect6 1f,yhich we lear, Will prove highly de-
trimertsito the trading interest vi this
country. Gen. ClsnfNgos has been nam
ed 1overnor and Captain General of the
island in The place Of Admiral Apotaca.
This new GOVERNORS al officer entirely OF
i..eCld school. Hecarries out with him 5000
,nrn, in Order to en!cIce the shutting up OF
the Havana, and all the other ports Of the
island, against foreign trade. This fierce
has heen deemed necessary since Admiral
Apldaca hitherto was unabe to comply
with the pcremptWy orders he had long AFRO
received from Ferdinand on this subject.
This measure is particularly directed g
gHias. the British. For several years past,
Iou,o- houses have becu in the habit of
supplying Cuba, not ouiy with every arti.
Gle u cloathing, but also with sugar boil
crs. and implements used in agriculture.
British trade has therefore long Been the
yerY soul of all tie mercantile operatives
carried or in this interesting IslanJ, and
Of tlHs the inhabitants have beea so 2ensi-
bic. ihai they have always strongly oppus-
ed all measures oil restraint"
From me y: York Commercial ,7dper issr, Jiy O
Calcutta Rapers-Ry the arrival this
morning of the British ship Portsea, Capt.
Nichols, IN 100 days IRON Calcutta, we
have received the Calcutta Tunes OF the
5th OF March.
Capt. Nichols touched for a few hours
at 81. heleua, whe.e he learnt from the
boarding officer Of the government BRIG
Leyeret, that Sonapsrte was in excellent
heethaGd ~as occupying his time prihci-
pally Ia writing history of lis own life.
1t will be recollected, that, according TO
report he was preparing this History at e.
Sa, at tie very momelt he was maturing
the plan Of his unexpected escape from
that Island ard his return to Paris. Bo.
napa-te was never formed for an Histo
riau; no 40 we believe he will ever trOu-
BILE, either himself or the world, with even
sketch OF those wonderful exploits, by
which both hc and the world have often
been GstoEished and confounded
CALCUTTA, March $.
Within a few days 1--WE fires have bro
ken out III this town and its suburbs. !
Those OF CoOie Razar, Juan and kidder- |
pore wsie the most severe. We are hap |
ny 10 hear that the Magistrates are going
TO adopt measures which will greatly abate
tse recurrence Of these accideuts.
The Right Rev. the BishopOf Calcutta, !
left Madras on the 3lst Of January, to
pvocefd to Bombay cyer laHd--a salute IF |
Is gus wa li.ed on b,s lordships dcpar-
tnre. The efcQrt which attends bis lord |
ship is conwanded Nv lieutenant Swan |
ston, Of the Quarter Master Geneisl's de-
Fartment, who likewise dictates AS inter-
prefer
Yertc day "A minute gins were Gted
Tron tae Ramparts of fort William in cOn4
sequence % the death Of her Royal High
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