Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-24
PHILADELPHIA, April Is.
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GUApALouPH, March 1

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| GUADALouPE, March Is.
/" have to inform you, that the two
French squsdrons have united-one from
roulon. ard the other from Rochcfort.
The latter has made terrible havoc a.
mnngst the enemy from seven to eight
hundred vessels, large and small having
been taken, sunk or burnt; besides
which, the squadron has raised coutribu
tons in all the English wind ward islands.
Spanish Trinidad alone, taken by the Tou-
lon squadron, has escaped contribution,
as the French have placed garrison in
1t, and mean to keep II IN their possessi.
OH. The squadron consists Of % sail of
the line. and 2 frigates, besides 80 other
vessels, such as corvettcs. transports, SC.
making III all - sail, The precise obic 81
IF the expedition is a-profound secret, all
their officers having their orders sealed.
l. is said that there are $4,000 men on
board This feet. You may if you think
proper, communicate the above informa.
ZION to your friends"
Capt. Deliver, arrived al New.York. in.
forms, tha on the day he sailed, sig En-.
g'ishEas, indiamenleft Madeira under cen
voy ofthe Mediator friga,e & that he lett,
lying off & on before Madeira, six English
ships OF the line, one Of % guns and FIVE
OF -, under Vice Admiral Cochrane. SUP
posed 10 be in pursuit OF The French fleet
which had made its escape from Roche.
fnrt. They had been off the island two
days and the inhabitants, alarmed for
their own safety. assembled 20 the num-
Der OF 40 600 men in arms. and we're ma.
king vigorous preparations for defence.
The Friga,e Egyp,ieune had arrived ct
Madeira. having captured two Spanish
brIgs and schooner.
April l6.
An English privs eer schooner has been
cruising off Sandy Hook, for the last four
days. She boards all vessels going GU.
or coming into n. York and on Satur.
day last she fred six shots at the schr. Ia.
dustry, from Savannah, one Of which went
through her mainsail. We have no,
learned her name /; but understand she is
tom New Providence, whence she sailed
two months ago.--Sbc is very small ves-
sci, aud has a crew of So men only.
.Sier. .zdv.
TIE morning Chronicle says The
schr. HIbernia, from Nova.S Scotia, was
boarded on Sunday by the above priya-
teer, close in with the Hook, and pressed
one man, name John M'intire, a native Of
Digoy the boarding officer says, she was
engaged IN pressing men for the Cambri-
an irigate, and intended shortly to sail for
nai'iax. few days since, she took 3
| men from the British ship Estherlindo,
lot"
From late Jamaica papers, we learn,
INA. intelligence Of the French squadron
hsVing arrived in the Westsludies was re +.
ce'yed a, Kingston on the 9Th Of March /:
ana that every necessary measure was a
uop,ihg lorepel any at1 Of hostility which
might De contemplated against am island
OF so much importance TO the mother.
o'"' (A1er. IdO. }
E'rfrGef offeffer f. ON a gentleman in H,,.
.ngdon,f 10 ms friend IN Lancaster, dared
March IS, 1906. N"''"
I" A Coal-mine was, some year. s;o..
discovered upon the lands Of Ss ,,,,,s ,S;,,1r,.
esp on the Kaystown branch of the Jupi,
alta, about IS miles southwest Of ,h;s
place; which promises fair to be source
of great prof, to the proprietor, and con
venicpce 70 the inhabitants of this and ..
ther towns on or near the river.
In the course OF the last snr;os
some persons, in the neighborhood Of he
mine, obtained permission to dig coal.
which they carried down the river; and
although the greater part Of what thew
dug was taken from the surface Of the