Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-22

The weather during the latter rsr:j
Il last week was very cold, winds high, an
rost severe most of the garden vegetables. SC
IRE destroyed-The Cstsk,ll mountains. ON tho |
,ih INST We're covered with snow. In the nor. |
erh parts OF Delaware county, the crops OF corr,
&c. are mostly out oil -CaiskiU Recorder.
BosTov, June 10.
I.ehndrSdoe seeafhcr.--SinceJ June comrrenc
ed ,nere has been frost on eight nights; which
oas DESTROYED many OF the tender vegetable tribe
snow Tell IN this town on Saturday and at Wis
casset, and other places, it showed f,r several
hours IN succession. The occurrence is uncom.
mon 4; but cannot excite any distrust of the CON-
tnued goodness Of the God ofthe Harvest.
Centinei
Hosfon joDts are .fuN Of notions AS an eou;va.
lent TOR beng cut oil by the treaty from disnos;np
OF their surplus salt fish, in the West Indies. Il
PROPOSED IN one OF their public prints that they
shall revive the old custom of dining every ca,
turday on salt fish. and thus become their own
consumers. No bad notions either
~: York Herald
BosToS, June lS.
Yesterday the Legislature of Massachlset ,s
passed aresoiSe. authorizing the General Court
aappoin: by joint ballot, twenty-five Electors IF
president and Vice President of the United
STATES; they not being Senators or Renresent.
tiVes IN the Congress Of the United States.
ID. .aduersiser.
- SEPARATION OF MAINE.
some errors have occurred i'm the communicates
OF the votes, on this subject. The follow;n~ t,'
'ais are from an authentic sources
ASains. it, e,9Si Majority 1923
Inc Committee on the subject of Separation Il
Is expected Will report this day.
b Centinel, June IL.
NJ, WINCHESTER, June IS.
we learn that General Gaines is under arrest
I OF what cause We have not understood
MAJOR James V. Ball (who has lately been an.
pointed to that command) and who IS now in
W. r'lS neishoorhood, is detailed as a Member of
me, oourl, winch IS to hold its sittngs in New
forK, Ill september next.-Gaxette
From the Norfolk Herald, June II.
Com foDaERs, Col BoMroRD, and MIR. p.r1-
DING, Secretary TO the Navy Board. arrived bera
on Saturday in the U S schr. Noosucb I.st
from YORK River-Com. PORTER we understand
is at ampton. '''N
On Saturday night last two salors The
one an American and the other a Dane b,v;no
a quarrel m boarding house in W.ter.sIraetS
the former Stabbed the latter in the bowels with
large kn.fe-T'he bye ISLANDERS were q, her shv
oil me Fellow who committed the act. and did
~. a.'enP. 10 seze HIM, but Arthur Mile, well
n''~n ioT ms resolution and lntrepidly, fear
iessly iad hold of the culprit and carried him of
to Jai-The fellow confessed The far, - NJ W
ana acknowledged that the man mad n,.yer min
ieu MN, and mat he stabbed hun because he
,"islooK nm Tor SPanard THE wounded n.n
i'Se' ave. out cannot possibly recover lib.
M''cheii' 'he pirate, and part ofhis crew. un.
~ eat .heir hrst examination before the court
al new orleans on the LIST of Nav Public ind,p
nation was highly excited against him. and tbeSSe
appeared to be little deubi of his condennst;,n
we are sorry 70 nave have occasion to mention
ano'her act OF shocking barbsrity, perpetrated in
EaSeneid District, few days since. AS Mrs
march, formerly Mrs. Ryan, was in her own
aliu preparing for supper in the verge of
,ne evening, gun was discharged at her throurh
the window, the shot from winch instantly killed
her' no discovery OF The perpetrator of this act,
mas as we understand, yet been made
augusta Herald Oh.
NEw-YoRK, June IL.
Gnod'sy TO fTance-His ExceIlency Albert
Daia'ia' Esq. Ambassador to the Court Of France
saiied from this port yesterday afternoon about
one O'Clock, in the u. S. sloop of war Peacock.
capt. Rodgers, bound to Havre-de-Gsace
.1ierc .4du
Inc following endorsement was made Nav Is |
by the commander ofhis Britannia maiesty's sim
Menai, OF Oh guns, in the bay of Fundy, on |. e
back OF the license of the schooner CIarissa ear
master, belonging to Newcastle.
Warned from fishing in the ports, harbours
creeks or bays, within the jurisdiction of his
britsnnIc majesty's N. American colonies. or II. |
sing any part thereof, for any purposes connect.
~ WIN u'e hShery. EpeHing Post.
from the Salem Gazette, June IL
THE SEASON.
Our cold weather, aud even frosts. still con. |
tlnue About 10 O'clock on Saturday. we had n |
,iiSht snow On Sunday morning, ice was drawn
from the well at the dollhouse on the TURNPIKE |
after sunrise; and there was frost again on Sun.
dsy evening A gentleman arrive ed IN town from
journey saw IN the upper part of this Safe, Oh
os'uruay, large icicles pending, and the foliage
of The forests was blasted be tho frost.
0fthe liberation cfHe Seasons.
The Weather IS constant subject Of remark
and we have often heard specuia,oDs on a suu.i
posed change in the character of the Season, when
probably nothing really extraordinary attended
them. Winter always "Lngers III the lap of MAY"
but new We have ITS chilling breath even m
June. On this subject we find the following Gu
nous ar'lcle in curious book, by John Msclau-
I'm, Esq. published in 1898.
g" 1t Is long since many, ofwhom am one, have
that the Seasons are altered that il