Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-05

port heleft on the 18th OF April, the Editors o.
the Mercantile Advertiser have received Psri.
papers to the 18th Of April. .On the 10Th OF
May, in lat. 43, IS, Ion. 10, the Comet was spo
ken by the British sloop Of war Jasseur, from
Halifax, bound to Bermuda. The commander
OF the Jasseur, gave to capt. Center Ports.
mouth Paper of the 18th Of April, containing
London dates of the 18th.
Capt. e. informed us, that ali was quiet in
France and that no political event of moment
had recently occurred there.
We also learn, that Cotton has improved lit
tie IN France, since our last advices The new
tariff on that article had not gone into opera
ton.
The following is a summary of extracts from
the latest French and English papers
The trial of Sir X. Wilson, and others, was to
come on the 22d of April. M. Hyde de Melville
Ambassador to America, had not left Paris on
the 18th April. The Duke Of Wellington lef
Paris on the 18th April for Cambray, but would
shortly return.
The Empress ofAustria was severely indspos-
ed at Verona, on the 29thMarch. Gen Drouet
had been freddy council ofwar and acquitted
OF the charge of having attacked France and the
upon which the Kings council demanded not
withstanding, that he should not be set al liberty
LONDON, April Is.
Price Of Sfocks--3 per CT. Red SO, ID So !;
Sper CT. Con. 81, Ia, 81; per CT. Con. "a,
4-8; Omnium, Is, 8 8. 1-2 pr.
-4prfl 12.-Paris papers of Monday and Tues
last have arrived in due course. Disafection
seems still to prevail at Lyons.
Paris .aprfl7- decree has acquitted &C.
neral Drouet the Duke of Angouleme has sol-
cited the pardon of General Debelle the X ng
has COMMITTED the punishment of Col Bower
and that of General Travot; the gully have all
the latitude imaginable to defend themselves !;
the Judges testify even an interest for the ac-
cused.
first Council of War of the Military Division, has
made visit to the Duke of Duras, first Gentle.
mean of the Bed-chamber, and to Marshal Mac
donald, Duke of Tarentum.
{" Naples, March PA report was spread
yesterday that the English squadron had land d
troops in the Abruzzo, and that they were to oc
cupy the places and fortresses of these two pro-
vinces. This news has much embarrassed com
merce. Government have not as yet PUBLISH
ed any thing about it, but it is observed that the
Austrian Envoy has frequent conferences with
the English Envoy.
Taileyrand has, it is stated, selected and OBJ
tanned permission from the Austrian government,
to take up his residence in Vienna. Maret and
Th.baudeau, two devoted adherents of the fam.
iy of Napoleon, also reside in the Austrian
States where the Ex-Queens of Naples and
Holland lave in like manner found as, um.
BY an act OF Parliament recently passed, II
is enacted that As Cd. per ton be pad on al
French vessels bringing or carrying passengers
or goods between the two countries, to be con
tinued so long as the present high rates are char
ged on British vessels in France.
Both houses of Parliament adjourned yester
day-the Lords to the Goth, and the Commons IL
the Gath.
LONDON, April 10
This morningth Paris papers of Wednesda,
were received. The following articles in then
deserve most consideration :-
I" piemua, March 30.-The last news from Tur
key informs us, that the Ottoman Porte formal,
refuses TO acknowledge the independence of the
Jonian Isles. We can no longer, then, be sur.
priced at the little interest which the Divar
shows, in seconding the claims Of the EngIist
respecting continental places.
" The state conferences, by order of the En-
peror, now turn upon a most important par
namely, whether it is advantageous or not f
Austria TO create Navy, to protec, with al
armed force, its flag and commerce in tie
Adr ATTIC"
General Travot has been transferred from
Rennes to the castle of Ham in Picardy
The Paris papers, which arrived yesterday
contain long report of the proceedings in til,
Chamber ofDeputies on Monday last. Tie Ses
sion was a most violent one. The President w
so brow beaten. that he quilted the Chair anJ
the Assembly, under the strongest marks of a.,
tation.
Mr.. Lame, the Chairman of the Chamber o
Deputies, rendered his resignation to the Kine
IN consequence ofthe above storm On the 9Th
however, he took his seat as usual, and a lette
from the Duke de Richeleu was read, in whc
the King requested. and almost commanded, VI
Lame to return to his station at least till the DIS
cussons on the Budget were closed.
The alarms excitedby the excuses of tn
Barbary Powers in the Mediterranean, spreac
rapidly. motion was made in the Frenci
Chamber of Peers on the 9th, for an address t,
the King, praying him to order his Minister 70
Foreign Affairs, TO write to the several Courts
OF Europe, for the purpose of opening gener.
negotiations with the Barbary Powers, to deter
mine them TO respect the aags of foreign nations
and put an end to the reducing of Christians t.
slavery. This proposition was we'll received
and viii shortly be discussed in the Peers.
NEw-YoRK, May %.
BY the arrival this forenoon of the brig Henri,
Clay, Captain Allen, from Dublin, we have re
ceived the Dublin Evening Post, of The 1 1th O
April, from which we have made some extracts
Captain Allen informs us that the income tax il
England is abolished.
DUBLIN, April IL
We have London papers of Monday the 9Th
by thus days mail, and Paris papers and letter
10 the 9th instant.
The following from London paper, seem.
somewhat uIaccountable:
" The Prince of Cobourg has ordered so gre,
horses to be purchased for stables and the e.
adjustment of the royal couple are to wear th,
Cobourg livery, instead of that of the royal hous
of England.
France.--As.a sample of personal safety il