Virginia Argus

Every public sensation in England is marked by apprehension and dismay, and although the king is declared to be better by his physicians, there is not a man in London, who believes he will ever be again restored to mental health. The great political parties have taken an attitude of hostility against each other: the Addington's most sensibly feel their want of importance, while the Grenville party are continually goading them with an ungenerous pertinacity, and make their want of boldness injurious to their stability: yet did these Grenvilles use their power, when in office, to persecute wiser and better men than themselves, for a similar opposition to their ruinous projects; every gentleman then, who unmasked their folly, or traced their crimes, was denounced as a jacobin; but these silken lords are allowed to bellow in the ears of an administration less vicious and disastrous than themselves, and at the same time permitted to retain their full claims upon loyalty, civility and national respect!

Mr. Fox, who is the Jefferson of England, is acting in cautious privacy with Mr. Grey, and both are known to be strongly devoted to the Prince of Wales, whose ostensible advisers are lord Thurlow, and Moira, and Mr. Sheridan: all of whom may be induced to act with Mr. Fox, who will probably succeed Mr. Addington, on the natural or political demise of the sovereign. Mr. Fox stands on the high and unpolluted base of his own patriotism and consistency, aided by great talents; he has occasionally given deep offence to the privileged orders, but has always been enabled to retire and shelter himself, within the circles of the constitution. Mr. Grey has considerable weight in the country, derivable from his eloquence, which is more convincing than splendid, and from his large fortune and unblemished credit. Lord Thurlow, who is now fourscore years old, is presumed to have so much veneration for his king, that whenever his counsels are admitted, there is an obedience to be drawn from that large portion of the people who may be timed, as to the events which may be expected on the regal elevation of the present heir apparent. Lord Moira, is a nobleman, who has been uniformly regarded, by the whole body of the princes of England, as the best possible model of a fine gentleman; he has been selected as the Bayard of the kingdom "sans peur et sans reproche" and had the custody of the duke of York's honor, in his duel with general Lennox. He is brave and benevolent, and if we could forget his early spoliations in the southern states, his character would be perfect. To the opinions of this gentleman, the prince is believed to be more resigned, than to those of any other person; and allowing for the prejudices of birth and station, he is a tolerable friend to the happiness and liberties of mankind. Mr. Sheridan's portrait, is so well understood, that it is not extremely necessary to depict it here; he has a brilliancy...
Want capacity, with a scanty share of reputation, but his suavity and kind carriage, are so winning, that he seldom fails to make those friendly, by his manners, who are adverse to his principles of action! Mr. Sheridan has lived with the prince very much in private, and is not profligate, if he is not securely correct.

(Boston Democrat.)