Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-10
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- - ~ \ ><ANht July
he st. Christophers Chronicle of the
7th June, received at New-York, by the
sch'r Dolphin, contains The following arti.
cles relative to the alarming aspect of az
fairs in the British Islands.
The decided superiority of the enemy
10 these seas, has, in great measure. cut
OH our communication entirely with the
mother country. This is too fal a,Iy eyin.
ced III lheIecent capture of the second A.
Pril Packet, about 100 miles 10 windward
oil barbadoes, aier an hour aud an bsIrs
obstinate resistance, by French priyateer
sch'r, OF IA guns, and 90 men. One of
the passengers by the Packet CDR. Now
en- has arrived at Montserrat from Qua.
dalonpe, and informs, g That the Aleiers.
admiral c. Major, and Achilles, both of
"a guns, part of the expected reinfo. ce-
msnts, had arrived at the island. landed a
bou' 700 men tbeye. pnd sailed from
thence on Sunday evening"" He farther
adds, :" That the ship Eliza fcom london
to Barbados laden With Dry Goods, one
OF l.oadon feet which sailsd the 10th Of
April last was capiuredty tive above suua
dron, and Ca ried into Cuadaloupe.o
BY the same vessel which brought the
list OF the combined feet, adyices were re-.
4 ceived at 81. Bartholomew s, thar i.tcl,;
gence had reached Martinique Of British
heetoi sail oithe line, aud friga,es, ba.
ylng arrived at Barbados under The com
rnandoiSlr Richard Bickerton. Aswehaye
had some vessels from the Bs,tish stands.
without any news oil the like suspcions
na'uve haying been received there, we
have too much reason 10 doubt The au,ben.
tIcity Of the account.
Two squadfons from Ferro, and Car.
thagena, consisting of abont IS more NJ
the Inc, are momeu,ly expelled by the
combined fleets at Martinique. we aIso
learn, that not meeting Mississ;,. H-e,
hefe' an express had been sent after him,
requiring his immediate return.
"Wednesday morning the Goverpmep,
sch'r Richard, capt. Tax, arrived express
from Mcntserfat. BY her we learned.
that an alarm had been fred The pr.ced.
ing afternoon, IN consequence of | sa,ibav.
ing been seer, 10 The eastward, and ,no,.
o the southwark of that islsnd--,be for.
mer supposed 10 be bound for Aptioua.
On Friday the 24th ult. the slooo An.
polio, from New-York for Jamaica Vim
valuable cargo of or 500 bis. flour. loo
bbls. bread, so bbls. TAR, beside. .,..ss
hams, SC was sent into Marigo,. IL ,be
same island, by the French prissleer ,eb.,
| Perseverance.
July 2.
Capt. Morris, in 81 DAYS from Ror.
desnx informs, that on The 3o,h Of Nav a.,
officer 81 The gusrd-shIp in that nor; told
him, that the Brest feet sailed for lama.
ca or The 9Th Of that mouth.
A postscript of letter from Nantz. da.
ted the 22d May, says -" open nv
letter 10 inform You Of the safe return To
kocheiort Of The squadron which sailed
thence some lime ago for the windward
islands. IL has on board the contribuli-
ons levied upon The English islands.
This has occasioned no little sensation
here
Another letter has been received in
Town, which states, that The above squad
ron had sailed again from Rocheforl on a
secret expedition.
Bordeaux papers TO the 2sih of May
have been received, from which we have
= Translated the following articles
JoaDHngen, Nay 10 --Yesterday we ex-
'erienced dreadful storm. The greater
part OF the vessels at anchor in the mouth |
% Inc tiver have lost, some their masts, I
,ome Their anchors and ethers their rud
less' This morning were counted from
10 80 large ships on Lbore.--The situ- !