Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-24
--LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
NETWORK, oa. u.

COlhNnilS LONDON uatGS OIL the ! OH and
i7th OF that month, are received at the Of |
lice Of the N-w-York Gazette. These pa
pers came by the ship fa0or, capt. Cald- ,
WELL arrived yesterday, and contain the
following a,ticles:
GREENoes, August sl.---Since our last,
very little has occurred of material impor-
tance. INVASION continues TO be the order
of the day on 30 h sides of the Channel
Tbs EmpsT0ri; emharkina and disembark-
inl, on the one side; whilst our illustrious
Commander in Chief is equally busy, in
reviewing ard setting in array, Oh the
Other.
Itappears tina, the HeetunGer Lord Mel
son, rvs been annoying the enemy near
Marseilles. The attempt made by them,
in their accounts, odisgIis- the fact, only
tends to conSrm il. He has also taken
possession Of the largest of the HERES Is
lands TO the south of 1ouiop, with 1900
men, and IS pieces Of cannon, and estab-
hshed there an hospital for 600 sick sailors.
The feet Of Admiral Nelson of Toulon,
consists of 81 sail.
By The last Hamburg Mail the following
statement has been received ofthe force Of
the Russian Imperial Army :--Excluaive
OF 1870 invaiids, it consists in the whole
OF 49S,3S9 men, amongst which 42,9l9
ere art,ilerymen; 1885, soldiers in gar-
rison 2l9,l25 Field infantry; 1878 ca
valfy 2,3o3 foot guards, and s,sl6 horse
guards.
LONDON, August l6--l7.--Dispatche
have been received at the admiralty from
Lord Nelson, and a number of private let
ters are IN town down to the | st July, which
STAKE, that the French feet are apparently
ready for sea-
Dispatches were on "Wednesday recev-
ed at the Admiralty from Sir James Sau-
marez, q; Jersey, which state, that an c,;-
rectation was daily entertained Of an attack
from the enemy, several movements hav-
lug OF late been observed to have taken
place. Dispatches were also received
from Admiral marlborough, dated off the
TeXel, the .th inst. The enemy re-
manned nearly in the same position as they
didwhcn the previous accounts were trans
mitt,d.
Dispatches were on "Wednesday receiv-
ed from the Brest squadron. The enemy.
we learn, are still in the outer harbour,
Watching an oppocunty 10 escape, which,
il the elements do not interfere, we trust
that the vigilance and seanianshp OF our
squadron vill never afford.
Some of our cruizers of The coast of
Holland and Flanders last week looked in
to the Roads Ct Flushing and Os,ene. In
rhe former were thirty-iour vessels OF DIFF
teIent descriptions and in the latter fly
Six were counted, mostly gun boats and
cutters, as all the transports had been re-
moved into The canal coming from Bfuges,
aud their number could nor therefore be
T. 3.
ceiTed, that forty-lour more gun-boais and
Eat bot;omed boats, built upon the banks
OF the Moselle, had descended The kline,
and were in the waters Of Holland, and
would probably in week arrive ut Flush
ing, TO be fitted out there.--An abide.
camp Of Admiral Verhuc had brought
orders from Cen. Mounet, commander of
the French troops in Zealand, 20 hasten
the departure of all armed vessels, through
the interior canals OF Flanders. ALL neu-
trail vessels from she Dutch harbors report,
That the common opinion in Holland is
that BoOaparte intends 10 lave the expe-
ditlon undertaken soon but at the same
time, that his Officers aud men are no more
so saoguine in their expe Cations OF an ca
sy conquest Of this country, or speak with
tile same contempt of the na.ion Of ship
keepers as lacy did last year. Some SUI
perior officers, who have dared 10 rcmen-
S;rate against landing OF ain army EN-.
bTked ia gun-boa's unprotected by raen
Of war, have been broken by Bonaparte.
The Bengal feet consisting of z ships,
ard estimated at z 600 oo0l. is expected
TO arrive before the lst of next month, and
no approximations are now entertained for
their safely.
The Marquis Wellesley has transmit.
ted a notification Of his dssiguto quit Ben
gal carly in the ensuing season.
The Court cf Directors Of tn. Fast IN
1ia House have vo;cd the following sums
20 The Captains, officers, and seamen Of
the China feet, for their gallant conduct
~ beating cR The French squadron under
Admiral LIMOS:
Cspi.. Dance 1000 guiaeas, * piece
of plate valued
a; zoo guineas.
Timens 1000 do 100 do