Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-10-16
FOREIGN.
LONDON PAPERS.

prison, under conlnittals for contempt,
praying relief. The hard case OF these in
dividuals is worthy of public notice-they
are excluded from the benefit of the insol-
vent act, and many of them have been SUI
fered to Ianguish in state of unmitigated
confinement from too gears and upacards
to thirty yearstt! Gu hit this to be enqui-
red INFO !SureIy the law that can inhict SD
horrible an oppression on a British subject
is worthy Of revision in these enlightened
ages Of legislation. The crime Of con-
tempt appears to consist in &c an inability
ON the part of the individual against whom
a bill in chancery is flied, to comply with
the extensive forms OF that court in answer
ing it." See the case of DIR. NEWMAN,
reported about ten days ago, who was com
mitted under these circumstances OF hard
ship. We thus see the nature of the crime
for which the petitioners alluded to have
been doomed to drag out so large portion
of the fewdays allotted to man within the
walls of a prison, most of them, as appears
from the petition in question, without any
means Of existence but the allowance of
three shiilings and sic pence per week al
lowed by law. Statesman.
Court Of Chancery,-Thc public will
learn with surprise, not unmixed with other
sensations, that amongst the numerous per-
sons confined in the Fleet Prison for Con-
tempt Of Court, is an old gentleman, up
wards of70, who has passed more than 80
years in that miserable abode, and avows
himself ignorant of the crime laid to his
Charge.-i6.
The Abbe Vinsnn, and another priest,
NJ. Fleury of Naples, are on trial in France
for their publications, calculated to alarm
the purchasers of the national domains par
ticularIy church property, whom it is not
intended to Disturb in their possessions.
Gen. Amiei, being offered the alterna-
tivc of surrender to France, or imprison-
p2nt for life in Hanover, has chosen the
latter.
An English letter says Gen. Merlin,
(brother to Merlin de rhiouville,) has been
called iuto service, and has requested for
his staff the Aids of Marshal Ney.
The duke of Richelieu, it is said, is to
represent Louis lS, at the meeting of the
Sovereigns, &c. at Carlsbad.
Madame Joseph BoOaparte has asked for
passports to go to Sweden.
fsBrtish cotton goods are no longer adj
mitted to entry IN the port of Biscay. Sc
veral valuable seizures have been made.
No new Knights of Malta are to be made
The Order is to be suffered to expire.
The king of Naples has forbidden his
subjects applying to the Pope for indul-
gence.
The French Government have required
of the Dutch to give up Mr.. N. Simon :
but the Dutch authorities hesitate to take
any steps on the subject, although they hal
held Mr.. SmOnin Gu ,tody.
A criminal has been acquitted in Eng
land because the words by nights were used
instead of by night, in enumerating the
words OF a letter in his indictment.
The Courier, Ito deter fran emigration,
says it is the practice Of the American cap
tains who have claims on the emigrants t.
sell them to satisfy such claims.
The Courier compliments Mr.. Hughe:
who went to Carthagena in the M.cedo
MAN, for pocuring the release of the Bri
fish as well as American prisoners.
The same paper complains of the attack:
on Britain in the toasts drank in America
on the 4th of July, 1t says, England ne
yer utters a word of the repreach at the Sc
paration. No battles on the Serpentint
river, nor Yankee comedy)
The price of specie in England Aug %
was 81 los new duublelOOns 81 las Cd
new dollarc is l0Id.
G.. X. Robertson, esq. has been appoint
ed the British consul at Philadelphia.
The duke Of Kent has gone from Eng
land to Brussels to reside there three year
The japanese have discovered an iucli
nation to trade with the English and the
f,,l x,i,t ~
ed, in which the English language i
taught. and has many pupils.
Reports from India were that there wa
areport that tie Napaul war would be re
newed second time.
VIENNA, August 8
The Emperor will leave this on the cot
to pass some days on his domains at Hpll
ach, Moravia. This journey will sulfic
to refute the report which has been circu
lated for some months, and which some "
reign papers have recently published, thu
the three Monarchs were to have an inter
view at Topltz.
Pans, August 81.
His majesty is assiduousIy engaged
the formation Of new miDistrv. SIEVE
ministers portefeuilte. and five sans port
feuiiie, are to be Immediately o anZed, f
former responsible and taking a vote
council, the latter without responsible
entitled to voi.r consultative. but not d,
'liberative One of the princes. in absenC
Of the king, is 10 fill the functions of pr
sident Of the council. but the attribuiOl
of these members of the royal family al
assimiIated. IT, those Of the ministers sal
portefeuetle. Among the latter the nam,
Al. H.. ,fI Tsgoa md fho 4
Chateaubriahd are confidently cited.