Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-11

ice which we were passing during the remainder
OF that nighr, the next day and night until abou,
IL o'clock on Monday, A. NJ having gone a.
bout lO9 miles WSW from the time of leaving
toe ship; at IL, finding after we had cleared the
| ice, rough sea beginning to- make, SO that
the yswl was unsafe in tow, and they NOT being
willing to increase their number in the long.
boat, requested tsem to cut ms adrift, when they
immediately LETT us steering north. with a sail
set, and fresh breeze from the southwark our
situation was now such, that were obliged to
Keep before the wind, it being very squally
with heavy rain, and the yawl being so deeply
laden as to make us apprehensve that she would
Immediately fill. About sunset the wind aba.
| te1' and the sea moderated, so that were en-
| abled to pull to the westward, which we did
| from o'clock, until 8 A. NJ. on Tuesday. the
9TH. when we had the happiness TO discover
san which we found to be the schr. Joanna, can
tain ouincr, who humanely received us on board.
and paid us every attention which was in his
power, and which our situation after suffering
much from fatigue and being considerably iniur
ed BY frost, rendered necessary for the preserya-
ton of our lives.
| When we parted company with the long boar.
they had plenty Of provisions on board, and
strong hopes are entertained that they were So
fortunate as to meet with a vessel shorty after.
there being several ar no great distance to the
westward, or thar they would be able TO reach
some port in Newfoundland
| Names Of persons sdced in tie ygzvl
Richard Law, jun. of New York, CAPTAIN
Eliab Sturtevanr, of do. 1st mate; Georye PIER
son, OF do. seaman hon. Robers Kennedy.
James B. Temple, John Tappan. of Boston
James liberty, of London. CABIN passenger |,
Thomas Trice, steerage passenger.
Names # those left in t5e tang boar at sea.
Gilbert l. e Smiessaert. Of Amsterdam. ca
bin passenger; MIR. Ashley. wife and three
daughters; Mr.. Medcalf, wife and infant Mr..
Merritt, wife and apprentice boy +; James Trice
and mother; Isaac Paine, wife and child ;
George Snowman, Rachel Luff, Eleazer Wood,
Mr.. Mitchell and wife, James Williams, Mr.,
LenPles servant. two Germans, (names un-
known) fhos. Williams. I'd mate, anG eleven
OF the crew one unknown Storage passenger.
Names Of those LOST in t5e sbib.
MRS and Miss Merritt; MIR. Breach, wife,
and two children; Mr.. Giles, wife, and seven
children; Mrs Grange; Mrs Leete and four
children David Brand and two sons, three
persons (nanes unknown,) steerase passengers.
April so.
It VIII be seen by turning to the marine
head, that onthe 9th inst. tie French saua.
dron, lately in the West Indies, were on
their return TO France. Having landed
400 troops at Martinique, they went to the
City oil 81. Domingo, where they left the
remainder, and Immediately proceeded ON
their return home.
! We learn by the brig Vidoni from Mar
Unique, that French frigate had Just ar
rived there with dispatches, and with adj
wees OF feet of 90 sail of men of war
having sailed from France for the West
Indies, but that most OF them had put back
IN gale. This fleet must have been that
from Ioulon, the particulars of whose fate
we have been advised Of thro' the French
papers. The destination of the Toulon
iieet was not before known; but it now
. appears they zuere bound to the West In.
aies' ihey WIZ now most probably be
Kept IN port by the British .biockadine
squadron.
: May 2.
E The ship Enterprise, captain Robert
: thompson, bound from this port to Bor.
Z, deaux, having experienced severe thun.
der storm in the month of February, by
which her mainmast was considerable in
Jured, made the best of her way TO Cadiz.
!. where she arrived on the Sd or 4tb Of
March, and was ordered to perform a
quarantine of twenty days. A letter dat
ed the 10Th of March, written by a pas.
senger on board 10 his friend in this civ.
received via New-Bedlord, contains this
passage: "Thc coronation of the Empe
ror NAPOLEON has been succeeded by that
OF his brother JOSEPH in Holland"
A letter from respectable commercial
house in Cadiz 10 another in this CITY, via
New-Bedford, dated March s2tb, has the
following Postscript -" The celebrated
General Moreau, with his lady and Eami.
ly, now in this place, will proceed to the
United States by the first good opportu-
I nifty. As he may probably visit your city,
we shall take the liberty of giving him a
letter to you. Being unacquaintcd in A.
merica, he has requested to be the bear
er OF few letters to our friends and we
could not refuse such favor to person
of his exalted merit"
Mayius, the first Bishop of Lausanne.
speaking OF the small .pox, variola, in the
annals of his own time, Observes, that Il,
principally attacked horned cattle. This
was IN the year $40; and il does not ap.
ma til Il.