Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-13

ships Of that port. Flour Al Lisbon and
Malaga was only S. ~.
By me Snte,co go II me brig Sally and Jrn.
M, from s.. Pierrcs, Martinique. sDc
hire bern 6igiagsy yf1ooured .yiM fhe fol
loving detci!s:
i" On the 10Th Feb. in the night, a
French feet consisting of one vessel &c
Ito, two OF 50, and three OF 64 guns, with
three fIga,es and two briggs, but no trans.
ports, having ON board about 500 men,
| arrived at Forl-Roya., Martinique. On
the 2o,h, an embargo was laid on all the
shipping in the different harbours Of the
ls!and-On the 2lst, the fleet passed ST.
Pierres on their way TO the Island Of Do
min'ca, where they arrived on the same
nig'''.-On the morning of the 27d, open
ed their batteries OF the town of Rousseau.
ne town was not summoned TO surren-
der previous to the attack, but il seems TO
have been the intention ofihe French Ad-
MIRA, 10 have carried il by couh oe nam.
nc town was defended by small fort
that ovcTlooks IL, in which Governor Pre-
vot, and a few Of the militia of the town
were stationed; they made abrave defence
tor nearly 1--we hours, and then retired with
The Inhabitants 10 the fertilization at Prince
kup-rt's Bay on The other side ofthe Is
land. The town of Ross-au was near
two thirds destroyed bf FIRE, occasioned
as was surpassed, BY the waddinr OF some
Of the guns from the fori.-rhe French
landed about evening, andtook possession
oil the Tort and the remainder of the town.
Our Informant is confident that no con-
trioniion was levied as has been reported,
because the inhabitants had generally fed
before the French landed.--On the NOR
n'ng OF the Esd the French forces re.em-
parked and 1t was supposed that the fleet
mad gone round to Prince Rupcr,'s Bay,
nut u afterwards appeared they had sailed
Tor 1uadslonpe--- on the receipt of this
information a. Martinique, the ist o,
| March, the embargo was taken off and ON
the % our informant sailcd-On the 4tb
o. March IN the metning, he passed i3as.
( seterre, Giadaloupe, and saw the Frencb
meet al anchpr.--in a short time they
/ weighed ancbor and proceeded on, about
MD night OF the of March, lost sight
ut them IN the channel between Mon,ger
RAT and An'igua.-He supposes, that
was their intention TO attack Nevis
and Saint Kits in the morning. as
they were then only aboa; 90 miles di,
tant.-it was generally reported az Mar,i-
niqne, that all the necessary officers for
the Government of an Island--sucb az a
! Captain General, were on board of the
fice,; and, that the orders 10 the comman.
der of the fleet, were, if possible, TO car
~ whatever place he might a. ack, BY a
coup de nam, and il he could not. 10 aban
don the enterpriSe--He was par,icu,arlv
commanded not to waste his time in bloc
sades or regular sieges. The loss sus.
| tanned by the French, in their attach or
Dominica, was stated at Nartinious In b,
600 men--I'ne loss of the English, wa.
stated at l S men, bat of this there was nc
certainty.
| Capt. Hunt, from St. Thomas, off tn,
Hole IN the Wall, spokethe brig Commo
dore Barry, Mead, out DAYS from henc,
To Havanna.-The French squadron were
at anchor between News and St. Kits
when the Columbia Packet left St. Tho
mas, they had landed a few troops a,
Nevis, but had not attempted St. Kits.
Nevis 10 small leland, a5ous 3 league,
! t''iS Hia apfoe, separated from So. AIlfs 6l
a SHt or channel, about f1uo or three mile.
~ de. II aoounds IN goed Trssf r1afer, ana
hroSa5iy for shis the French feet have sfoh.
ped. From his they haze buf the short dis.
fdnee effweDfy miiss 10 any harf offhe Llano
Of Sc. Ri'fs, and about sirfy Mules 10 mi.
gaG.
April q.
Captain jenkins, from Leghorn and CT.
6ra!tsr, informs US that about 81 sail oil
vessels had been driven ashore at Cjbra,.
tar the latter end of January. The gale
by which this injury vas effected was ex.
perienced al Naples, where most Of the
vessels went ashore amongst them the
American ship Derby. Had the gale ia.
ken Legborn in its course, the destruction
OF property would have been very great,
there being nearly eighty sail lying at
Quarantine IN the open road. notwithssand-
ing the epidemic ceased from the Begin
Ding of December.
We learn by The captain of the brig
Canton, that the English blockadine saua.
dron off Cadiz do no, permit neutral YES.
sells TO enter. The day before the Canton
sailed, Messrs. Strange and Co. receiy.
4 ed ltstfer fr0r, ,.b1,.