Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-19

We understand lh=. tho = ao,s & TIE ;nfosr.a-
zion waeh Sovsrnnen, nave reserved fssm I'D
INITIAL Cornwallis amounts 10 ,isIs:--
n le.ser was 5,ouchi by the Hero, which was
nader orders proceed 20 frgIsnd to be repair
cd, in which he siacs thar Admiral Stirling, VIII
had been ordered by Sir X. Calder 20 resume
the blockade Of Rochesor,, ha.l joined him. hav
Ing on hrs arrival CT Rcchefo.t found that the
encmyl I'D sailed, The ie.,er says further, we
hear.:rat Sir Robert had irjgeA il ex,edien, 20
proceed TO the grand rendezvous or Ushant. and
was then in sight, on the iih. having. rs is sta
ted, DISCO, cred thar The combined aecis had GOT
in'o Fcrrol and Coiunna bur Sir RoSett had
nos actually joined CT that time, and fur'hcr
particulars have arrived hut those stated above
], is not known by government when the COM
bined Heets got in Fersol is large port, and il
is diiI ult to ascertain the exact amount OF the
force in 1t, IL was upon tn. dispa.cl from Ad.
miral CORVALLIS. we un erstand, rsas the word
stated. was made use OF IN The Du.ein 70 Lloyd's
The aecoun, of the enemy having been joined
bY the kochefort squadron is mere cunietlu
What we have heard induces us not TO give any
credit 70 IL.
II will. we b.lieve, turn gu. 10 be, thar the
combined fleets, after their defcaS on the 2cd
stood TO the south 20 get into Cadiz; but having.
beard If Lord Nelson's arrival on HE coast they
put about. stood out to sea, and after making .
'eN,S NhNui't came noNsli UPON fSrFpf NHsrS ttSy
wcniG find Sir Robert with only nire sal, OF The
line. having detached al the other ships. as we
, knew before We have not heard tina, iShav
yiaS detached those ships was in consequence of
orders from the Admiralty.
We thiGk we may illioigc the conjecture that
the enemy, after the s2e, 5sbo hsst TO the south
%asd. AMI then took large westerly course. and
stood afterwards 20 rhe nof,hwar,, from ! CIR
c,rns,auce W h-vc inst heard thar they were
So 4. l..rs - 49, La q
80, long 10. which Is thirty leagues to the NORTH
~a:d and westward Of Ferrol, steering L s H..
| = s,ireti coufee foi Fcrrol Upon the point whe
ti.es SIR Robert Caider's or Nelson's s9uadrons
had % had no, hyh, vessels enough to send with
intelligence. we have a. oossrvs hat ,har is part
OF the arrangement amused 10 The commander
0! the Channel feet
we conciude with rena,king. tia, had ADM
ri CORVALLIS viewed the arrival OF tue enemy
| !, Fgrrol in the same light. aud with the same
, .aiF- tensions as The opposition writers do. nc
would hardly have sem the Hero 20 Spthead.
PAIRS, July %.
"a A. rhs Pdace Of M;lar, June 7th, year Is.
= Napoleon, Emperor OF the French. deciees rs
Ar !, .tAll priva,eers, the two thirds OF
whose crews aye nor ns'ives Of England or sub
fS"s ot q power hostile 10 France and are
]
he cprsdercc q pirates.
Art be a:Ficcrs shall be shot and the o.
theT persons COMPOSING the crew, shall. be con-
deraned 20 the valley.
An 3 TIE minister Of marine is charged with
'He eSseatlVn Of has decree which Shall DC print
ga pnhliciY AFFIXED translated in all European
languages, and tranamis;ed al French Com
niissasies o. Commercial Relations
".N.zPCLEOM"
OCTOBER 10.
The Robert Barclay, capt Taber, which
arrived at this port yesterday, left Cher
eurg on The 2Slh August and brings Pa.
ris papers 10 The sesh Of that Inon,h but
they throw no additional light on the po-
hsics Of Eeiops. We have translated The
.toliovng from paper OF The last dage,
an'i they compile all the articles worth
translauBg. We learn verbsily that the
combined feet had quilted Ferroi, end had
reached in safely the harsor oil Brest.
PARIS, Avg. pc.
Letters of rccen, date have been re
ceived at Leghorn from Alsiers. They
announce that the Dey has shut himself
up IN an apat,nentof bis palsc- winch has
double iron doors; he hes placed oa its
walls so pieces OF cannon; AID his ruagd,
composed Of 5000 men. is continually on
duty. The rebellious 1nountaineers were
stationed before the city.
Letters from Cons,sntinopIe Of the s7th
July, make no mention Of The attack on
Tie life OF the Grand Seignior which has
lately occupied several OF the German
jsurnsis.
October II.
TBE FLEETs--if ihe following intelli.
gepce be latt, itis important 10 itself, and
may be productive OF very important con.
sequences; il, however, needs confirms
ton.
The schooner Rsbecca, capt. Meek, ar.
rlyss 1T Msrbiehead on the 5ih cur. in ~
days from Balboa, and by her we learn that
on The 81 ult. in lat. AZ, long. ", she
spoke an English frigaie with smother in
icV (whsthei Engllsh or French could not
ssceTiainj entirely dismas,ed, and her hull
grsady shattered was informed that 8
days before they bad an engsge ment with
the combined fleets, and captured / 2 sail
oil he lins and sunk one.