Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-24

probable that the general is only brough,
forward as a confidential person in The flu
ture absence OF his superior.
OurIntciigencc from Ccylon is Of dread
full consequence, The safety of the whole
island IS doubted. Disease has begun what
the sword aud The rage oil The natives
threaten To complete.
by our letters from Torbay received
tins morning, 1t appears the vile de PGris,
admiral Corvallis. ship, remained there
on thursday last, but we understand the
admiral was To salt yesterday 30 resume his
station of Brest, and that accounts Or his
having actually put to sea had been receiy-
cd Al the admiralty. Several vessels Of
his lleet we've on their way 10 Brest or of
that place. The admlrars ship having
sustained some olarDase IN her sails has,
We suppose, been detained behind 10 re
PAIR. The enemy have mad full opportu
nifty 10 put TO sea,
We are sorry to have TO announce, that
ano'h'f storm equal in fury To any that
preceded it, took place last Friday night,
atd continued the whole OF Saturday. Adj.
mural Cornw alhs was left OH Friday morn
my oil the Start, shaping his course for
Oshant, 10 resume the blockade oil Brcst;
bus the storm al night forced him 10 aban-
{ don his intention, and i heavy squat
| breast OF the Berry split all her sails To
! pieces. He was forced 10 put into Gor-
! bay on Saturday morning. Several more
men of war were seen coming in after
! wards, but the gale WAS so Tremendous,
that their names could n2t be ascerlaincd.
! They are, Of course, part Of the channel
! fleet.
February 4.
A Plan has been presented to The Firs;
Consul to chain together ruuber Of flat
! boitomed boa;s. so as to make bridge +;
aid when calm permits, Join them togo
ther, so rs nearly to extend this bridge
from BouiOgae to Dover.
! 1t is a curious ana most honorable fact
that after the rest OF the llcet were drove
OH Brest by the Tremendous gait Of Tie
! 25th of last month, the harbour OF Brest
was blcckadcd for 49 hours by . single
Briish 74.-The Piantagenet, Capt. De
! CourcY, was forced by the storm OF the
| 25th to take shelter IL penzance Bay but
as soon IS the weather mcdera ed, she
sailed and resumed her station off Crest,
where she WAS found by the feet upon
| their return.
Fcbruary z.
The Austrian minister at Faris, has
been presented by the FRS Consul win
gold snuff box, enriched With diamonds
valued at 1000 loiis aors He is a favor
lite at the Thuiligries.
February 10.
Intelligence has been received that an
embargo has beer laid at Bordeaux, AID
that all the merchant vessels [about 5Oj
had been taken INTO government acrv.ce.
Il IS added, that there we're 25O 6st bot
toned boats at Bordeaux. "a general
embargo cannot have taken place at 30,
dcaux, as : vessel has been spoken with
from thence for Marblehcad, which sailed,
Feb. 81
1t is said, the Militia will shorty be in
vited 10 volunteer th-ir services TO cer-
tain extent, for oginsive oheratiens, in the
course of the Spring.
The preparations at Boulogne, and the
contiguous ports have been completed for
some time; but it is moi from Them We
must repeat, that the serious stack will
be made it will be made from Flushing
and the TexeI and Rear Admiral Verheui
Commands the force al Flushing, which is
the grand depot.
We understand eight millions is the G.
mount OF the loan that will be wanted in
the present situation.
The following is an account Of the NUN
Der of Officers in the Navy -Admirals
l13, Captains 672, Commanders 200, Lieu
| tenants 2447.
| The recall of Mr.. Livingston, the A
merican Minister al Paris, was occasion
ed by a personal inirmity OF that gentle.
man. He is, unfortunately, very deaf.
A letter from Copenhagen, says, that
fears of visit from the French are again
generally entertained.
Egypt still continues in distracted
state.
Leghorn is said to have been declared
neutral.
Accounts were in the course Of yester
day received at the Admiralty f ON Lord
Keith, respecting the block aiding squadron
Oft Boulogne, as late as Wednesday last.
X is stated thai the French troops we're