Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-08

Journcd uuul tomorrow No. 6s3e, 6sst
drawn ticket, prize of 500 dollars.
(.No.t0ik haa.)
From the London Times, of Feb. 81.
Government is said to have contracted
with mercantile house inthe West Ia.
dies, FOR supply of 5000 African negroes,
from the age of ! 6 to so, to serve as sol.
ders in the I.eeward Islands. The con-
tract IS to be completed within ayear, and
application has been made by the contrac-
tors 10 merchants in London * LIVERPOOL.
10 assis; them in completing their engage
menf. Mr.. b. Of the latter place, has a.
greed 20 iarnish one thousand negroes at
55l. per head.
a Inc oelfnail stages has commenced
running between, pitisburg and Wheeling.
Bythisconvsyance .;osetherwith the Pitts
burg s'ages, a person may perform his
journey from this city to Wheeling in
eight days and a half. The fare from
Pittsburg TO Wheeling is foar dollars,
twelve cents and half PM. nan. }
Poor Johr Bun appears to be in g We
ry disagreeahie d,n!ona," az our sage fe-
deral Legislator would say.--AdmiTal Ii.
y9is with his squadron in the ast-Iniies,
f:1pturing his rich merchant vesseis-and
Commodore Njnin in the West Indies,
leSying contributions, and debating terms
20 his isiaads anil T'owns--whi!e he dare
not spare a fcet able 10 cope with either,
for icg II should so weaken his boas,ed
~ IL
land his inyiHciblc Iegions on his shores
and subverI his glorious constitution and
liberties. (Ireg. irae .diner. }
We have heard OF bigots who would
ratherfhc Whole .worl,, should be damned,
than DC saved by believing any other than
their particular teSets.--Yhis 10 jus; the
way with macy 81 our federaiis.s: they
see the cnuntrysprospering under the adj
minis,ratioH Of Mr.. Jefferson; but because
he does not administer the government
according 20 their opinions, they murmur,
and cayiI, and slender: and contend fer a
change ossy stem, tho that charge should
lead the couG.ry on the broad road TO des-
truction. G6.)
In the present dear,II of matter more
interesting Se wish 10 attract the attenti-
on of The public to The Operations OF the
French beet lately in the West Indies,
and to it, future destination. Ii has long
been our opinion that its visit was intend
ed as ,ransiiofy and its dilapiJations pre-
mature, aud merely the FIRST fold of a de-
sign of faigh,icr weight. From the NUM-
Der Of ships and troops on board il would
be feiile 10 tIliDk OF permanent conquest
III seas used TO the track of British sfms-
ment, but such force in those more dis
tant, would do serious mitchell, where
.commcrceis unprotected by national naval
tactics, and where resource is not easily
had pursuing this opinion it is certainly
true policy in the French to Iacerate on
their passage wherever they touch, there.
by enrichIug themselves, with but little
losse We conceive it not irrational 10
present the East Indies as the grand ob-
jecl OK their voyage destitute Of means
10 defend, valuable British shipping and
cargoes would inGalllbly fall a. their mer-
cy, add put TO hazard the safety of British
India, confined asitis by discontinued M
tive powers who ate kept under by hai,c-
~ snd threats and their elasticity only
waiting encouragement and timely sue.
cor 10 rise with double force against the
hand that presses il. Should our readers
subscribe to these opinions, they viii rea-
Oily follow the French squadron thro' the
whole chain Of enemies islands until
they reach the great sea which IS to car
~ them 10 signal operations, where the
fit - - extoua.v. ood Their aim ANNA.
rendy fscile. Bombay on one side, and
Calcutta On The other, may very easily be
CARED by an entefprisiog foe, then what
iemains 70 be done needs little exer,ion,