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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21


ward hound, q whichvery few are able "a
eiude their vigilance, so that tha arrivals
4, this port acdEadiz are very iss:onside
rahle ct late" -" Cadlz, July % Trade
is at pe.lca stands owing 10 tbe rigid
blockade and interruption OF OR inter-
course with the Interior. This measure
! has been adopted to prevent the 'propaga,-
,ion of the epidemic fever, which tlan..
God has not visited us hitherto his sea-
! SON." Caliz, The biockxie OF our
port is actually carried on with the utmost
rigor, so much SO, that several vessels
l,ha, lately sailed from hence, lhdcn with
sal, and wine, have been sent toto Gibral-
tar for adjudication. Tins circumstance
has been productive Of a apprehension of
The neutral ConsIs here to the British
Admiral, whose answe. We are sorry 10
say has not been attended with any sue
cess; tits however, Their intention to make
fresh application, which is to be sent of
tomorrow by a flag of truce ;-mean-
while our trade is completely at a stand"
-" Caliz July %. | have now TO in.
ioian you, thaI in consequence Of an ap-
phcAtion by the neutral consus at this
pinoe 10 the Admiral OF the English fleet,
we are appraised that hsnceforward both.
this port and that OF S.. Lucar. will be
strictly DISQUALIFICATION Gax.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
EO3TON. september 9.

p. :
Lafest fran FurQfe by the ship Dry-
ade, arrived her on Saturday. in IS days
from liverpool, we heve drained London
papers TO the 18Th Of July inclusive. On
careful inspection IT hem, we fad very
liine Interesting matter, bul have copied
such articles az appea'vd TO excite alten.
ton in hcis political discussions. The
Yossibilily 81 bringing about a Peace, seem.
cd Is be generally admitted.
Great impor snce lsays the Cous;rr)
Is attached 10 the miss'on Of the Russian
minister, on The Continents and the qu-s
lion II copiinsnial war,is expeSs ed TO be
decided byii. Tie remsins oftlie present
yea must ihctelore, be passed in nego
citation. There is M CHARGE Of a war OH he
Continent before next spring, and even
then here viii probably be larenist,c
difficulty in the way of IL! Wiihod, Au
sra ear on the coadineht would BE- vain.
JfCefsican pride aud obAinacy could b.
sGbdued, Is remarks there is no doubt liiat
Peace might b. cbaiped."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

Ting Ell River in MARY iand--parSscuilrs
not ascsr,siped.
On the 3randywine, which presented
such scene as the osig,boring inhab'
tants had never bet;se Witnessed. The wa
ter in less ,han eight hours rose twenty
feet perpendicular.
Several letters have been rec-ived in
town corro5cra'ieg The above account, one
of which says, that This was absolutely I'M
eq1alled in the annals of American floods.
September Is.
BY the Diana, Iioibtook, arrived last
evening in Al days from Liverpool, we
have received London papers to the 27th
July, 4 few days later than brfore receiv-
ed their most Interesting contents we
ha,e extracted. The Diana left Liver
pool the 2nd uIt al which time official in-
formation bad been received Of Lord Nell
son and the Combined Fleets ;---Ar,iries
relative TO these, and other subjects FOL-
low.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
or THE
COMBINED FLEETS.

September Is.
" Arrived this afternoon, ship London
Packet, capt. MsDongalI, in SO days from
London. Papers to the 10th ult. announce
an engagement between the combined
fleets and the British squadron under sir
Robert Calder. I, lasted FIVE hours, and
was closed by night coming on. Two
Spanish S4's were captured. Enclosed
you have some particulars from a paper
of the 9Th August.
!" Also arrived, ship William Lewis,
Hartwell, in SO days from Bordcaux.--
August i6, was spoken by French feet
Of 81 sail steering S. S. w. apparently
bound to the West Indies.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
LcNDoS, August 4.
PRIvATE CORRESPONDENTS.

DEAL. July 81,
We are at this moment quite on the a.
!eFt. A communication from the signal
post at East Hill tells us, that between two
and three hundred of the Bologne fo,illa
are now in the outer roads, in apparent
readiness for sailing. Blue Peter Is now
flying on beard a considerable number Of
our ships, Who are preparing to sail the
moment The tide admits; and should the
enemy not skulk back into their harbots
Oh the approach Of our squadron, we can
have no doubg as TO The issue of such
combat; but have every reason 10 wish
that our brave tafs may have SO glorious
an opportunity of opposing British vaIor
to Cofsican desperation.
FALMOUTH, July %.
Arrived this evening he Frisk cutter,
lieutenant Nicholson, from the Channel
feet, which she LEFT on Saturday evening
last. Lieutenant Nicholson immediately
went OF IN achaisc and fous--The nature
Of his dispatches is moi known here. The
Fisk sailed Immediately for Plymouth.
Shortly after a lsigaIc appeared in sight,
having 10 tow line os battle ship totally
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
NEW-YoRG. septemher Ia.

The fsesen; seenc.--Pethaps at no for.
mcr visitation Of The alarming epidemic
was the spread of the fever more rapid,
or the flight oil the citizens more sudden.
Scarcely had the dread disease made its
approach, when it extended itself widely
around the place Of its FIRST appearance,
and soon Penetrated mo the interior oil
the city. Nor was The error Of The inha.
btants less instant. Taught By painful
eSPcrisnce,ili fatal nature of The epide.
mic, those most immediately exposed 70
It's dangers, fed almost instantaneously
from the seal OF the disease. Anxious to
prosecute their usual pursuits, many oil
the citz,ns engaged houses and stores ia
the vicinity OF the town, and particularly
at Greenwich, so ,ha, the rents SOON be-
came enormous, indeed in some instances
incredible. Soon the streets and road ;
were covered with the goods and furniture
otthe Reelng inhsbilants, and, both In aad
out oftown. all uas soliciiude and hustle
Others again who chose more distant
retreat hurried away by water ia every
direction, so that in day or two, thou
sands had disapp Jared, and The mos. DO.
puioui part OF The cily was left uninhaoit-
ed.
And yet though safety was so general
y sought IN Aighs Il was our 10. mo. ur,-
frequently 10 see the sable and solitary
hcarse " slow moVing to the mausjons of
the dead" while perhaps a single mourn
error tso followed ct an awful distance
With what anxiety have we sesn me pa.
puiace crowd around the Health Office 10
ascerialu who more Of their fellow cllizsns
had been seized 10y ihe dread dis,elnper,
and Who more were nugnDrred with the
dead. bul enough ola the melancholy
heme a present: il will rec.4s but too fre-
quenily.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
Report made 10 H,s Maies,y ,he Emps

Report made TO His Majesty the Ernpe-
ror ard king, BY lIs Excellency The
MInis'es ofihs Pubic Treasure.
SIZE,
] he pAymen bf,hc American debts IN
on the fund oil. 30 ooo.ooo is in full act. Vi
ty. Among ,hs American creditors who
epaying of, ,heSe are ssye5 al who receive
by means Of their anornies.
bave reeeised information from al
parts that some of the agents complained
OF hayiug bssn obliged to make sacrifice
Tor the pnrpoye oioeing paid. Lis. how
ever, much Insrs probab { that they thus.
prepare for themselves means nrder false,
pressxts, to make these dedactlons De sup
ported by their, employers. To disco :.
ceri these ManGuyres,,I have written lbe'
annexed iettt 30 Ms. Armstrong, III mi
Mister Of be United States. II has since.
been iomored, that some creditors lad.
oeen lorced, previous 10 ob,sining their Ii
quida,ion, 10 give bills of exchange in
blank, PAYABLE at the same time that'thel
treasury shouh make It's paymeAt- Tho
fully persuaded beforehand that notfino
similar had takvn place al The general il.
qaidaiion, l did no. Judge it less nece.sa,
- to pui stop TO these caiumnious re.
ports. For this pupose, determined q,
see ali the creditors telea tete al the mo.
'nept OF The payment; told them, that
was taxing measures that no deduction
should be allowed hem BY their emnlo,
ers in America, that if they had passed a
ny such bills, the paJ meni Of them should
be at their own cost, and that for The re
maindei should give them (ihe atlornies)
the means & forcing those TO restitution
Who sh3uid have exlorted such bills in
blank from them.
I,spp ars 70 me that these rumors have
less weight slice took this step, and
should they entirely cease, shall have The
ceriiiude tia, these reports werc imposi.
lions OF coyetons people, who wished 10
cheat their employers,
pray yqn, Sire, to accept the homage
Of M profound respsG FOR yopf Majesty.
BARBE MARBOlS.
Paris, Iih PrainaI, year 10.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
From The (BostonJ Coium5ian csnfinei, n
In instant.

" I'm % y ~ . y " Va
The Sally from Liverpool, has Just ar
riyed---btings London papers to August
loih. The French and Spsaish ccn6in.
cd iies,s from the Nesl ladies', cass,s;!,.r
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
LloNpoN. Julv az.

At length we have received orficiaDin.
telligcTce of Lord Nelson. The foIlow-
ing notice was this morning sent FROM the
Admiralty in'o the City Cor the. gra,lica-
lion of the gentlemen of the Stool. Ex-
change
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

a letter TO the Editors of the Federal
Gazette further states -
" Nh. Bowdoin, our ambassador to Spain
arrigedi IN England the 3oth July.
fwoimppriant state papers arc given
at length in the English pspsrs. One is
note iTome the Russian minister Novo-
zdzoH, who had received his passports to
proceed to Milan TO negotiate a gerersl
peace. This note contains declaration
on the part OF the Russian minister, that
the recent scts Of sggrand zem meat Of Boz
napade, in assuming The dominion Of Ita.
", &c forecloses all the cbjeeis of his mis-
son, be therefore returns his passports and
declines proceeding in the objects Of his
mission. The other paper is a reply OF
The French government These papers
satisfactorily evidence disposition on The
part OF Russia to oppose tie doninscting
ambition OF France.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21
Paris, lIlh Prairal, year 70.
The minister Of the Public Treasure, TO
his ExceiIeocy the Minister Plenipoten-
,iary-of be United States.
Paris, I7th FIoreal, year Is.

I. You and have taken ccFnizancc OF the
liquidation which las bee" made If each
oI1he American debts. payable at the pub
he treasury, upon f,Ed specially assign.
cd bYope q sheccnysntions Of The 10 Flo.
'real, year "a.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

ellis Majes.y's snip Decade arrived in
the Tagus on ,h- ION inst. with letters
from Lord Nelson, dated al sea the 10Th
June. His Lordship, wIsh the squadron
under his command, (inc.ud;ng the Spar.
tia,e) was on the 18th in ial. pr, N. long.
go, w.
"The cnemy's fleet had unfortunately
fallen in with, and captured several ships
of convoy from Antigua, the day after
il sailed, which was onthc 7th Of June, OF
which Lord Nelson was appraised.
The number captured is supposed 10
be thirteen OF fourteen sail, Under convoy
of HIS Majesiy's SHIPS Ne.ley aud Barba-
Does"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

July "
A Neutral Captain who arrived yes.er.
day morning from Rotterdam, states, that
Throughout The Bal2vian Republic all is
hurry and hustle, in fitting out vessels To
Join the Rcriogne flotilla. The prevail
ing idea in iioilandwas, that the attempt
at invasion win be madc carly The snsu.
ing moa;h.
a Telegraphic dispatch yesterday an
nounced tn: arrival of The home ward
bound East India fleet of the isle OF
Wight.
BaIxzAM, July 25.
Sailed The ship William Pit, OF Lon.
don, capt. Boyee, FOR Botany Bay, having
on board f20 women conviets.
September 81.
The ship Diana arrived last evening in
81 days from liverpool but The contents
OF her papers have been anticipated at NJ
foik--and a vessel arrived tiIrrr, wi iii
brings London papers 10 the eo,h of Iuly,
has nothing ne"--the two following arti-
Giles alone, are worth notice.
PLYMOUTH, July "a.
Came in the American ship Bcllisarius,
capt. HOLMES, frop N York, for Bordeaux,
detained by tho Staupcli gun brig.
FALMourH, July IS.
hrrivedthe Anieticanbrig Rover, Waite
from Norfolk, after passage of 81 dag S
Tor orders, laden with Tobacco.
Appeared Of the harbor, and proceeded
onfor Amsterdam, the American shipW,l-
liam, capt. Haw, from Boston, with tobac-
co.
September II.
Our valuable correspondent al Philadel-
phIa' transmitted US the following inte-
resting intelligence respecting
TIE DEFEAT
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

Paris papsrs to the 23ih VI. are receive
ed by the brig pssce, in 81 days from Bor-
desux., The A gus, a paper printed 10
Enslish, contains long and curious ari
Gle relating 10 afr. de Noyozlzoff's ms
sion, so olten mentioned in late London
papers. !. is said to b- written by Bona
parte lnnasesi.--more probably By his mi
nistess.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-20

| the hurricane months few Ame6,.
velels adventure in thefe LATITUDE
the winter frolts lock up many aoa
of the United States from which w. NY
fupplied.
{" We truft that we have been hu.
nate enough to impress your hon..
with a true fenie Of the iituataa =
this country, for if ever there wa, l
cafe calling for the found exereik !
that difcre.lon with which his mott o,
gious malely has entrulfed you, !,
humbly lubmit the cafe now eup,l
here.
/" No means can be pointed out fn|
carrying on an intercourse admittedm|
be indifpenhble at all times; proved
now to bepeculiarly fo from the cauGs
which his majelty's miniiters could nr|
forefce, but which are fully difcIolsdh|
your honor.
No Benefit can accrue to CIR.
Britain or to the empire at large fran
the calam.ities which will be broucr
upon this country.
+" We admit the responsibility ybc,
year honor mutt aHume in exercGp,
the nigh prerogative which our mo6
beloved lovereign has delegated to YOU.
for the purpole Of protecting bis faith.
full people from partial evils. ari6ne
OF: of we'll intended general reguIa
tons, but we humbly call yourhonor',
attention to the hishca IelponGbiht,
which will attach on declining to diff,
penie the bleliings which his majefy|
meant to be communicated to bis 10y.
al fubjects here.
Z" From thele considerations we rsly
that your honor will, without DELAY,
give directions for continuing the noR
important intercourie on It's preien.
footing for fix months after the time
limited by the prelent order of the ui.
Wy council, or until his majefy pla-
iure fhalI be known"
Me14age to his honor, deGring to|
know when he would be attended with
the above Memorial and Reprelenu
ton, in anfwer to which he was plea.
ed to FAY g at 4 o'clock"
Houle adjourned for a quarter d|
an hour; and being met, Mr.. Speaba
and the whole hot lie went up to prekA
their memorial and representation to|
his honor, when he was pleaied to re.
turn the following anlWer
{" Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of &|
ADembJ,
6 Having received No infrudloD
from his maJelty's iecretary of aar'
authorizing me to give directions tot
continuing the intercourle between Al
maica and the United States of Amen
ca, after the 2lit of May next, ! con-
nder myGelf absolutely precluded from
paying that attention to your repre-
fentation, which, under other clrcun
frances, ihould fincerely with TO Do
upon all occaGons.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-20

termination of the American war,
when redundancy of ihipping, iea-
men, and capital, in the mother coun-
try, were ready for any new or advan-
tageous commerce when-a great adj
dition Of active and enterpriiing adj
venturers were poured into theremain-
ing Britiih colonies of North America
folicitous to proht by speculation
which their INTERPRETATIONS had iet
on foot.
1ss Finally, however, it was admitted
to be vain to contend againit the de-
Ecrees of Providence, which had con-
demned New Brunfwick and Nova
Scotia to perpetual iterilty, and ihut
up all intercourle with Canada for
more than half the year. When thele
provinces applied to the Legislature of
| the mother country for, and were al
lowed, liberty to import lumber and
! pruvifions from the United Statesit
was thought impoAible that itatelmen
could Iiaen toan application for rem
dering fupply ofhalfa million of Bri-
~tlih fubjeets fubleryient to their blind
and indecent ayarice.
6 Although the expectations Of the
inhabitants of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Canada, were COM
pletely defeated, it mutt be acknow-
lodged that the profit of the carrying
trade between the United States OF
North America and the Britifh Welt
India Colonies was for time fecured
to the Britiih ihip owners. They
were computed to get about 245oool.
ierling annually; and, perhaps, the
inhabitants of this country only paid a.
bout double the freight which the ar
ticles would have colt if imported in
American veHels. This, however,
was during the peace.
6 When the late war with France
commenced, notwithstanding the i'm
menle fuperiority Of Great Britain by
Tea, and the advantages of an elfablilh-
ed and regular intercoarle, the nation
.onal ihipping gradually disappeared.
The ihcreaiiing exigencies and dimi-
niihed fpplies induced the Right Ho-
norablc the Earl of Balcarras to af-
fume the responsibility ofproviding for
the wants of the country conGded to
his care, by opening the ports of this
iland for American fhipping.
:" BY this wife and necelIary mea-
fare, ieeond famine was averted; and
during period of great difficulty, the
agricultural capital of the country has
been preferred, and the planters looked
forward to .Netter times to disencumber
themielves from the debts affecting
it.
(" tits our painful duty to preient
that, by recurring to the fylfem Of re-
friction, formerly tried, the fame con-
! iequnces mutt follow with inevitable
certainty. The. capital and labor en-
ployed in rafting lfaples for exportati-
on, 70 important to the commerce. and
navigation of the Mother Country,
muf be applied toraile food for our
fubfltence,5 and, in certain Gtuations,
to procure fubifitutes for lumber.
$ Every one converiant with the
fate Of the ifland mua admit that OBJ
tanning them is not practicable in the
belt cultivated diltricis but were ito
therwile, the ihipping Of the Empire
would be materially diminiihed BY
attempting to ensrois the carrying
trade between the iiland and Aneri-
ca.
4 h
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-20

merica into the Britifh Wet India
|i(lands in one thouland feven hundred
and ieventy-one, one thoufand ieven
hundred and feventy two, and one
|thouland fever hundred and leventy-
three.
1t is on the authority Of Mr.. Stan
ley, fecretary to the commlliioners or
the cultoms, and dilcriminates what
was fupplied by the territories now
forming the United States from what
was furnifhed by the British provinces.
The articles compole twelve hundred
cargoes annually, and were eltimated
to be of the value of feven hundred &c
twenty thouland ponds fterling, or one
million, eight thoufand Jamaica cur
rency but as many of the veaels made
two and iome times three voyages,
within the year, the lumber did not
exceed five hundred and thirty three,
and the feamen employed were about
1899.
< The fchedule No 2, exhibits a f.
milar account Of theyears 1909, 1903,
and l8o4, from the returns ofthe naval
officer made to the houle of aGembly,
ofthe importations of the United States
aid the Britilh dominions In North
America, and diltinguilhes the proper
lions imported in American and Brl-
tiih bottoms. A valuation iSadded on
the authority, Of the members OF this
houie, ofgreat commercial experience
and refpeetability: 1t will be found
one million two hundred and forty nine.
thoufand and 70 pounds currency.
"The fcheduie No. 8, contains an
account of our expectation to North
America, from the fame authorities
aAs might be expected it will be
found, from thele authentic documents
that the increaied cultivation of lanai
ca, calls fol- fupply Of greater value
than was required by all the Britilh
Hands in the firlt period /; and that of
this iupply, lefs than one twelfth part
comes from his majefy's colonies in
North America and that iix-ieventh
parts, of what we procure from the u
nited States, is imported in their own
ihipping. We ihall admit however
that the veGels mentioned by Mr.. Stan
ley, now carries the increafed fupply,
and it will be found that four hundred
and fifty fix additional Britilh veilels
nav;gated by two thoufand eight hum
dred and Gxty two 1eamen, mutt enter
Immediately into the American trade,
to prevent the abfo.ute ruin OF this
country.
"No perfon in the leaf acquainted
with commerce but mutt admit that
twice that number will be requiilte if
our wants are intended to be anfwered
by means of ihips making circuitous
voyage once a year from Great Bri-
tain.
IS Situated as the mother country is
at prelent, we 40 not helltate to affirm
that neither fhipping nor leamen can be
fpared for, carrying on and protecting
this commerce until therciurn Of peace.
6 We avehitherto regarded matters
in the mott favorable view, as if we
poasHed tie quantity of provifions ufu-
al at this feafon~of the year, and with
out profpea of interruption to the in
tercourle; the facts however are ex-
tremely different.
6: From a fcanty harvelf in America
and a great demand from Spain, the
;mportatinns have haen lete th.,, cor,