Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-05

prepared Tor Us IN this city, the most graft.
Tying Of all consolation.
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| KINGS ION, (JAM.) Angus, 10.
| The American sloop Nancy, from N.
bgyen, arrived here, was bearded on the
Is n inst. so miles to windward, by q
french privateer schr. of 10 guns, which
/ reported basing had 50 action with a Bri-
rsh sioop OF war, few days previous, in
winch the prIyatesr sustained considera-
Die loss an men, had her boat shot away,
and The vessel much injured, as was very
apparent TO The American. This accoun,
IS strengthened by the American schr.
Richmond, also arrived here, which fell in
with the priVateer on the same day, abopt
| 40 leagues to windwsrd, and had the boat
| and some provisions taken from her by the
enemy, who gave the master Of the Rich
| mond an order for them, payable at Qua
daloupe and informed him OF the engage.
meBt and that she had thirty men wourl,i-
ed. Il is most probable that this action
was with some Guineaman, or other run.
ming ship, bound to the sou,hw ard, las had
[ It been with a sloop of war, she certainly
would have taken her.
| The American sloop Amelia, Palace,
came IN yesterday from ST. largo de Gu
ba, with Blight, late Of his majesly's pack
ct boat Chesterfield Mr.. Mather, the
master; Mr.. Laurie, the surgeon; and
eight seamen; also the following gentle
men who were passengers, Messrs. John
Richards, Morgan, Jackson, and Messrs.
Grants, brothers Of Alexander Grant, esq,
The vessels seen in the Ofiing on Wed
nesday evening arrived AZ Port-Royal YES.
terday, and proved to be the Cork feet,
under convoy of his msjesty's ship Wolf
capt. MKenzie.
The feet left the Cove on the 9Th June,
put INTO RInsale on the 9th, and left ths,
place On the l5h numbering IS sail for
the different islands, under convoy of bis
! maJesiy's ships A(ricsine and Wolf, and
arrived al Barbsdoes on the 27d ull. from
which place nine sail proceeded on the
10Th Tor this island. under protection OF
the Wolf. Two of the Zee, pared COM
: paoy offthe cas-, end OF the north side.
: The following particulars respecting
the capture Of The Chesterfield Packet, is
communicated BY gentleman who was
on board:
: he Packet left St. Lucia on the 18th
July, at p. NJ. for the Island, and saw
nosh'ng until Sund the 2lst, at dsy
prsak, when sail was discovered to the
,ontn west, apparently standing south.
~ sffe tackled and stood toward Us, when
perceivns her to be schr. made all sail
ior MoTan' point, distant sixteen Icaeues.
as she gained last upon US, and suppos-
ing her an enemy, got cur Founders out
10 ACT as stern chssers, but she vas vet
a. TOO great distance TO use them with
erect a lutte before 3, having cleared
us, considerable, she hosl ed Spanish
coiors q bred shot, VIII ch went over ia.
90 soon as We found The stern guns would
4 reach, constant FIRE was kept %, which
was warmly returned with long 9 pouD.
der, and brass nine.
AT ten she got within muske,-,bot, and
continual IRE of grape and musketrv
TOOK place, which lasted without intermis-
SION iill twelve, when the breeze filling.
she began plying with her sweeps, =.
mounting 10 thiriy.iwo, with an evident
intention to come along side. She an.
preached rapidly under a heavy ERE of mus
kerry and grape and canister from our
caninonadss and il being perceived 60 be
'nelr intention to board, The mails were
ordered to be thrown overheard, end eve
y eSerlion to be used in defending the
snip TO the last extremity. About one sbe
came close up, and made three successive
attempts TO board on the larboard side. but
was repulscd with great loss. Alter sno-
ther unsuccessful endesyour, in which
Their captain, was severely wounded, they
dropped as,ern y raked US with grape and
canister which ann sorry to shy we were
no longer able 20 return, from The disa
bled state of our cannonades add the total
want OF every description Of snot for our
lonr-pounders, which had all been expen.
ded,