Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-27

he would be received with too much dis
tinetion in America. II was indeed naiu-
raj to suppose that republican general
would be well received in America, hay-
ing fallen victim 20 the ambition Of
man who has converted a commonwe alth,
or at least what was held forth as such,
into the most absolute monarchy on earth.
, March 3.
The Revolutionaire frigate, which arriv-
ed at Portsmouth on Monday se'nnight
from New York, performed the voyage in
10 days, which is the quickest passage e.
yer made; she run from 200 TO $50 miles
every day. The Revolulionare was wait
ing three months for the French rrigale to
come out of Hampton Roads, which is to
convey Jerome Bonaparte and lady TO
! France. The Cambrian frigate, captain
/ Berestord, relieved her. Captain Brad.
ley, formerly commander of the Cambri-
| an, came passenger in the Reyolutonaire,
which has brought home zoe, GOO dollars.
According to the monthly statement of
the British navy, the total number Of the
ships now in commission IS 6e5, of which
los of the line, 81 fifty gun ships, IA fri
! gates, and 428 slooPs of war. There are
besides 70 ships of the line repairing,
building, and in ordinary, and great num-
Der oil smaller vessels making the grand
total 9ls ships, of which lss are of the
line. OF cutters, armed briggs and hired
vessels, there are about so, which, added
10 the number Of ships Of superior force,
would make the British naya, force at pre-
| sent amount to 1868 ships of war of DIFF
fsrent descriptions.
Accounts from Holland state, that an
unusual degree of activity prevails in their
naval departnent---the Dutch have receiv-
ed from Paris new constitution, by NJ
acknowledgements, who is 10 be al the
head oil II. No other particulars are yet
known, but il is said the whole Of the mi-
litary department remains under the con-
troll of the French emperor.
a report that the Cape of Good Hope
had surrendered to British squadron, is
not believed.
The following paragraphs appear in the
postscript of The Coulter de Londres:
"M. Bohaparte has caused it to be in.
serted in his journals that England and
France have accepted the mediation OF a
great power"
The Majes,eux, one of the Rochefort
squadron, has returned 10 that port, dis.
masled-,be others have not entered the
barbor of Brest."
Orders have been issued from the navy
board for the greatest dispatch being used
10 the equipment Of every ship in condi-
ton to put To sea.
The Gazette of Saturday ght contains
proclamation for permitting the impor.
ta'ion of corn Sc other provisions from the
Unned States of America, into his males
'y's North American colonies.
Large detachments from the French ar.
my in the Neapohan territoris have b en-
ordered to march to Upper JtaIy-orders
which have perhaps been occasioned by
| the Increasing strength Of The Austrian
Gordon. The Italian powers, which have
hitherto been neutral are no longer 10 be
permitted to remain so, but are 10 be re
CURED 10 shut their ports against En-
gland.
A vessel which is arrived from Madei-
ra, has brought the information, that on
the I'd, live large ships and three smaller,
supposed to be the French Rochefort
squadron, were seen off that Island
Some persons are still of opinion that they
are going to the West-Indcs our (Cou-
rier) own confident opinion is, that they
will endcavor to make an impression up
ron Bombay. We conjecture that Bonn
bay will be the point attacked, because il
is contiguous TO the territoies Of IIolkar
and Scinda. Now that Tippoo is no more,
the French look 10 the Mahra,tas, and
keep up an Intimate correspondence with
Holkar.
PARIS. At two O'Clock, numerous
deputation from the legislative body was
introduced, when the president Fontanes
delivered an address, to which the Empe.
ror made the following reply:
Gentlemen Detiuiiss/ro ne detaartments,
10 me Legislature body.
When resolved TO write 10 the King
of England, made sacrifice of the mosI
duuiul sentiments, and the purest mo.
tives. was Influenced by desire to
spare the blood of my people. shall
always be ready 10 make the same sacri.
hoes. My fame, my happiness, have
| placed in the welfare of the presep, gem.