Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-10

and that time the measures Ofbanshment a.
lore could be adopted. While some pro-
nouncsd this decree Insufficient. others
Thought 1t too severe aud arbitrary. We
ireps! to both, that never in such circun-
stances were more moderate measures a.
dopted. Alter great rebellion, 1t was
neither Just nor polite to Danish all who
TOOK part in it. 1t was necessary to be
iim.ted 10 a Certain number. A snrt ofpub-
TIC glamour pointed out tie persons whose
names were inserted in the decree. There
are perhaps more criminal persons, bnt
when public justice is compelled to be exer-
cised upon so many great culprits. those
whom it strikes ought to be resigned to their
tate, and thus merit the cIemency of the
king who has the power, at future ,lay to
make it less hard.
IN which he gives brief review of the state
io the county,, the munster proceeds to
oder a Prciet OF Law by which full am
nesty IS granted to all persons who were
uirectiy or Indirectly concerned in the re:
ioeiiton and usurpation of BOnaparte, all
those persons who were named in the orr
dinance OF July "a viz, Ncy, Labedoyere.
the two Lallemands, Drouet D'Erlon, Lee
iebte Desnouettes, Ameill Brayer, Gilly,
| Mention, Grouchy, Clausel, LaDorde, De-
oeiie, Bertrand, Cam6rOnne, Lavalette,
iand Roylso. Also those named in the Cd
article OF the same decree, thirty eight I'm
number, among whom are Soult, Excel
mans, Bassano, Barclay, Carnot, Vandam-
me, Arnoult, Regnault st. Jean d'.Anseiy.
and others. Also sucl, persons as have
already been called to answer before any
OF the tribunals in prosecution now men,
ding against them. BY the same nroiet
jot law all the relations of Bonaparte to
the degree OF uncle and nephew are for
fbidden to reside in France, or to enjoy any
property there which they have received
ley gratuitous donation, aud are required TO
sell all property purchased, in the space of
SIX months.
BRIaHToN, (ENG) Nov. 1s.
Sir James Macintosh when at Paris
PAID aVisit to the Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton there. Tie Able Sicard introduced
several OF his pupils to him. to one os whom.
nasslen, at Dir James request, the follow
ing question was submitted 50: Doth God
reason re Aassien, on seeing the question.
written, at first appeared perpexed, but
soon after returned this decisive and loci
cal solution--'' God sees every thing G0d
j1reseeS every thing God knows every
thing To reason is to doubt. to hesitate.
to inquire, the highest attribute of limited
Intelligence God therefore. doth NOT reo-
son." The Able, when here, short time
since. with Massien, was met at the Cus-
tom-iiouse by a gentleman acquainted with
the anecdote above related, and who beo.
Sed OF NAM again to. prcpound the same
question TO his pupil, which he politely
did; and the answer returned was. s. Men
reason but in orderto fad truth &c God.
who knows truth, is not in want of reason,
From tie Boston Daity .aavertiser, jan
aary S0.1
a late Paris paper in Introducing de-
Ialiei account OF the following trial Tor
carr'cide which was had at the Novem-
Ger session OF the court of assizes of Yer.
sailles, remarks that crimes of every kind,
murders, assassinations aud suicides have.
Irecenty been very common, and regards
them as the fruits of the deep corruption
occasioned by revolution of five and
twenty years, ola long moral anarchy
and the absence Of all the institutions
which are the prescrYers of the true sociai
lpriocipies,
An inhabitant Of small commune near
st. Leu, in the valley of Montnorency.
disturbed by the fear Ofbeing disinherii-
ed BY his father, concerted last wear he
abominabie design of poisoning him. A
matchmaker to whom ne applied to OBJ
tain the fatal potion which he DESIGNED
ior the author Of his days, gave him some
sautary advice which DELAYED the crime.
The father, instead of following the adj.
vice oil The Vicar Of st. Leu, of separafino,
from this monster, had the weakness to
continue him with his wife and children
in his house. The miserable man. after
having received Just reprimand from his
father, pretended to be desirous Of I-avino
has paternal mansion, and following his
wife who had already retired Wit, her
children to the house of an inhabitant Of
IT. Leu then in the silence of the night
he assembled cautiously to the cham6ar
where his father was asleep, and plunged
q knife into his heart. The next day he
returned to the house, and after having
contemplated the corpse Of his Eat,,er,
winch was covered with blood, he went r.,
the mayor with complaint of the murder
which had been committed, adding thot
ne had passed the night with his wife AZ
81 Leu. But mass Of evidence arose A.
galnst him. Every ono IS convinced ne
his guilt when they found that he had not
been at ~. Len, and that the inhabifanta