Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-24

OTdcrded, that the committee for courts Of jus.
tice do prepare and bring in Oil pursuanl to
the Erst resolution. W.
LONDON, Oclober %. --Vs
The Nimble cutter arrived at Plymouth
on Saturday evening, with dispatches from
lord Nelson, which were forwarded to
town by express. His lordship arrived
at Cadiz on the Ssh ult. apS found the
whole heet in high health and spirits.--
The combined fleets IN the harbor were
so distressed for provisions, that Il was
supposed they would be compelled by hun.
gcsf 10 come out. The enemy has Sc sail
OF the line, and lord Nelson 81.
Ws'haye received shis morning the fol-
loving important letter from Canterbu
dated yesterday -" The eulbarkation cf
the German IL. ion finished at Rrmsea,e
this day, and t2ey are expected to sail To-
morrow morning. Independently of these
troops, an armament is now preparing
which, II is reported, has FOR It's obieei a
| destination very different from the legion.
Attacks Oh variouS points of the chemy's
COAT there ~ reason to. think, are about
to take place, but 40 what part it woeid
be Improper 10 disclose, The troops des
tined ior this purpose are, The Co,dstream
J guards, 1.-TWO bat,alions) from Dover, the
! 4th. i4th and aSd, (first ba,talions) reei
rncnts OF Infantry, from The Sussex dis.
triSt Eve companies Of the 9sth rife
regiment from lily ths. and ioar car.bri
Igades Of artillery, one FROM the depot in
shis city, be ATTACHED 70 he guards, and
from .Wooiwich, consisting together of
Iup ards OF 6ooo men.
The whole ofihe troops. excepting the
| artillery from Wno.wich, are 10 be elm
barksd al Ramsgate. The embsrks,ion
| OF the 9stb took pluct this day, tast OF the
guards viii commence 10 morrow md the
4th. i4;h and 2sd, ia successinn as they
arlfye-so that the cxpcdtioh may be rea
dy to sail by The aeih.-,N staff is yer
/ mentioned, or even limited az
Sea Dgn embarked this day al Deal,
on board The Adsisdne.'
I attention IF he public he's been call
eddy an opposiuon er the Newspaper. 10
CERTAIN disputes laid 10 suhsist be. ween h, 3
! maIesty's goverrrDen, end The 8mcricsn
minister, in consequenc' of some late de-
cisions efcar prize trio els.
! Tbs subleeiisone of Sn-l d-lic.cy and
importance and We are sell assured that
II viii receive from characterization all TIA,
serioi:s attention which ,hs paper alluded
\ 20 recommends. We are eouzl,y conf.
] dent, that e the neutral government have
shy well founded complaints against Bri,
,ish .esplors, they Will have no difficulty ir
fobainins redress.
But when II 10 pretended that the cause
OF complaints arose, not in The conduct o
our cruizeTs, bu, in The Judgment of ths
lords commissioners of prize appeaIs, nd
of Sir VIM. Scott, the Judge ofthe courl
al admiralty, the public will not be very
ready 10 believe hat he American minis
Ter has any real grirvsnce to aI.edge to the
limpartisbiy oEthese right hon. persona
ges who administer justice between natl
Ions IN the supreme jurisdiction Of prizes
and Their tenderness for the rights o.
frisGdlY foreign powers, cannot be doubt
edi nor can Europe boast OF Judge su.
perlor TO SIR William Scoti, either in learn.
fihg, talesits, OF integrity or whose deci
sicas have given more general satisfaction.
We should, therefore, be inclined 10
suppose the complaints utterly unfounded,
esen II we had 40 particular information
vi the nature Of the ctse IN question. Boz
We are enabled to assert, that the sts,..
ment IN the paper TO which aIlude, is
grossly inaccurate, and thai snstesd OF The
American vessels having s.en condemn
ed TO an "oId and aIunoss obsolete prac-
tice," they we're condeansd for the frau.
dulent evasion OF rule ofthe law Of war
which has neyer been departed from, and
N which America herselrhas TO tAis mo
mcnt acq1iesced.
10 explain the cas~s more particularly
would be TO enter on subjects s.r IN. dis.
cdssion of which we have no, stpresent
sufficient room OF time b, tie true
grounds of he complaints in q .estiovwiII