Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-14

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The Falcon sloop arrived yesterday at
Portsmouth, from off Havre, having re.
ceived some damage in an action with
some French gun-b,igs: :. G ofthem came
out of Hasre in open day. The Falcon,
chaiinne and Sparkler engaged them for
some time. -Four of them are said 10
have been driven ashore; the rest ecaped
into Fecamp. They came out in conse-
quence of positive orders TO collect to the
eastward.
Price of S'oeks.- per cents red. So g
l-4.-3 per cent. cons. for op. SO 10.
On. 8 - prem
olymouth, lime Observation-Disclosures
the assertion of the Monituer, the Roche.
fort squadron returned from the w. In
dies, were counted in that harbor only last
Wednesday, near the same number as re-
turned.
4 June Is.
We have received Dutch papers TO the
9Th and Paris Journals To the 5lh:
! The Moniteur contains the following ar
ticle g.
/" Since the English call the late opera.
tons OF our squadron in the West Indies
plunder, it is but just they should know
that ihi, plnuder will not be over so soon
as they think. We fatter ourselves even
] that ere week has passed over our heads,
intelligence from every part of the world
will announce to the English commerce
other events Of the ike nature. We shall
then print, perhaps, little work compos.
ed under the eyes of Mr. Pitt. aud pub
/, lished by his orders, short time before
r the first hosilities, in order to establish
the propriety, the advantages, and the ne
: cessity Of The perpetui,y oil the war against
e France. This perpetual war then appear
: ed suitable, advantageous, and necessary
il to British rapacity, and 10 that pride which
S was even then misplaced, and now nothing
r less than ridiculous. The proud, the
: powerful, the circumspeet Eaglish. hear
/, The departure ofihe French Acct spoken of
! when it has taken Dominica; of the de-
, parture of the rouloa squadron when il
: has passed the Straits they will hear no
more of il for some months.
, Lastly, they have not heard of the Sc
, cond Rochelort squadron. sailed a long
: time since, and which the English friga,es
came to wa.ch and observ: not more than
: eight days ago.-We shall say nothing
concernisg several large friga,es which
: have been sent out Of our ports, 10 which
/. the English may attach little importance
but which will strike them blow on those
coasts they think hardly known TO our
. seamen. They have been dreaming tina,
l there IS no longer any wood IN our forests
: and arsenals, that there exist no longer
maritime population on our coast let
them learn, however, that there are no less
: than SO men of war on our socks, all of
r which Will be ready tor sea az Is months.
Were all the sQuadrons which the En-
d / peior has sen, forth 70 perish after having
n lad waste the English commerce, great
/; fleets ate preparing, and numerous young
C men are resdy to man them il would be
= easier for the king Of England to be
d crowned King Of France, in Paris itself,
n than to disinherit the Great Nation from
e the commerce the world. It is not that
x we entertain the naughty idea of prevent.
iog England from beng great and pow
z ertui nation, but we wlshio share win her
h the commerce Of India and America and
I we viii not suffer the English TO have any
5 possession in the Mediterranean, Gibral-
j. tar excepted.
: " the English Ministry purpose send
ing forth secret expeditions TO those pos
+ sessions which are too weakly gar'isoned,
{ TO what point will they direct their forces
J. 20 the coast of Africa, where they are
z null! To The Island oil Ceyion where they
y viii be but few in proportion to the dan
d gers To the coasts OF Coromandel, Msia-
J, bar, and Bengal, where they will also be
: insufficient! 10 Jamaica, where hey viii
also DC interior to the want TO Canada, To
i 5urrnam, Demersra &c. We do mol en-
1 terta'n the ridcuous preiensions of cor
c querIng every where but we wish every
: where 10 destroy our enemy, to destroy
E MS commerce every where, 20 be in short
+ the strongest wherever we please to pre-
c sent ourselves. The Insurance compa.
i mes will do veil 10 augment their rates
/; from day TO day, for, until peace be sign
en-, they will have pretty pickings. We
I inform them thus publicly, that there is
not an important part of the vast ocean,
: where French ships are not cruising But
!, the conditions ofthe peace we are speaking
i OF are simple; the peace OF Amirns, the
e whole Pesce Of Amiens. nothing but the