Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-14

lMPkESSMENTS.---The brio El;za-
beth from Newry, Csays the Nee. Wort
Dai'y ADVERTISED was brought, too ves,~r !
Gay morning at o'clock, bv the fr;vs,.
Cambrian, and detained s hours. S;ns
passengers and Eve searnen were iron, 49,
sed. Some Of the passengers had 49,
o.sn. 90 sscrete themselves under the
Goals IN the'hoId, but the lieutenant and HE
gang were tookecn 10 be thus duped. ana
actually hrieksd them out with the no;nss
Of their swords. 80 l.S''' '
We understand, that Government IA vi
purchased the brig Dolly, from s. q. o.
den, Esq for 1000 dollars.-.M, Y. Pan,
-Aietter from correspondent at Havan-
ma, dated Aug. Is, says. I" Ii is imoo.s,hg.
to describe 10 ermsofsuffcient ind;gnat,on
inc daring pIracies which are committed
on our coinmerce in those seas.-Captain
j. Cransson sailed from Jamaica INV o.
bound for Charleston, in the schr. Caroline
Ion the Sih within Halt league of Cane
Antonio, he was taken by feluccs OF /
gun and = men,commanded by felIow.
who sayshc was Commissioned at ST. 10
mingo. After taking possession Of The
vessel and treating the crew most MN
many-on the 23d they sent the Can,a;n
and crew (six in number ashore. wi,hom,
provisions, and IN a country entirely unin.
hablted. Here they r,malntd IN wretch
ed situation, until The 10th inst. when tbev
obta'ped a boat and arrived here. Can.
tain Vault ofthe Seahorse, of Cbarles,or,
was afterwards taken by the SANG n;ra,.
he having fitted out the Caroline as "a mr.;
vaieer, calling her the VoIant, and destroy.
ed his own--He has also taken the MARI
OF North Carolina laden with rum. y b;ch
he ss selling to the fishing boats at 40 g. 40
dollars per hhd.--The crews, inaI, these
cases suster beyond description.--If this
isiio~ IS not checked in his care, r, several
others may share the same fate" 10.
ar. BtSudoin. - The paragraph respe 81.
ing MIR. Bowdoin in.he Boston Caz.tte nj
yesterday, though not absolutely ipcor.
reel, may perhaps make a wrong impress
SION. We have obtained correct informa.
ton on the subject. Mr.. Bowdoin arriv.
ed at CoruDna in SO days. He received
his passports in due time, bu, was seized
With serious indisposi,ion, and remained
very III for or 10 Gays. After a consul
tation of ply sicians, il was determined
that considering the state ofthe reads, and
The duties thar would devoiye or, Fi,,,,. 1,
world be very imprudent 10 proceed r.,
Madrid. On account of his bad health. a
trip to England was recommended, and
having obtained every becoming ciyiIitv.
Mr- Bowdoin received passports for that
country Nomeption is made Of any pro-
bablc rupture between the United States
and Spain. --Boston Reaerscry.
Extract Of a ieffer, dafed London, Julu s.
] he only circumstance al presentun-
favorable to the trade OF this country, is
the anxiety we are in about the leeward
islands. The Frerch S, Spanish fieets be-
ing arrived a, Martinico, in which quarter
our naval force {unii Id. Nelson's az rival,
has been unequal 70 cope with them il
has tended 10 raise The premium here To
a very high rate, IS per CT. To return, lOL.
for convoy. Arrival was given on the Sur
rinam and Demarara feet both on Friday
and Saturday lash, altho' il IS said, by The
last accounts, they were all safe al Surf.
nsm * Den.arars. The Jsmaica fiect is
jus; arrived here, whlth is joyful news to
TIE underwriters, and the prices oil coffee
and sugars are no less comfortable 10 the
sercbant and importer. In order TO fur.
nish.you with more general idea of the
qup'ations of various articles here, a mere:
colonial price current would do.
In the mean time, allho' trade is dull
we do not perceive any great symptoms of
distress III the commercial world: there
are few or no bankrupls of any conse
quesce, which. seems TO indicate, that in
general II is not ahe regular aud decent
expenses lie that ruin people, bat over
strained and bad specpia'ions, to which at
present there is litde or no temptation.
Aootber lsster, dated 18th says, "Tbe
premiums on American vessels to Ame.
RIGA, rs ge.in consequence of the cap.
tuse of the ship Two Friends, M'NeiIl."
FsoH HALfFAx, AUG. i8.-" On the
10th ins'. three line Of battle ships arrived
hcre---one Of 90 guns & two 74's--Ihey
belong TO Ad. Cochron's squadron, ON the
West India station, and were damaged at
sea 10 a hurricane, which lasted \ 9 hours.
The 90 gun ship was in great Distress