Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-14


ii, To exclude all English ships. aud mer
chandze from the ports OF that country.
We give this statement as we received IL,
, without being able 10 ascertain the degree
} lorcredit to which it is entitled.
i In a former paper we stated that the
French aud Spanish Ambassadors Ut LIS
bon, demonstrated against the entrance OF
{, The expedition under Gen. Sir James
Gag into the port Of Lisbon. The fol-
lowing additional particulars have since
been cla,ed:
While General Craig was a, Lisbon,
the French and Spanish Ambassadors re-
monstrated with much warmth on the
, shelter which the Portuguese Government,
afforded 10 the ships and troops under ge-
neral Craig. The Pence Regent answer
ed that The English Convoy had been for
ced into the Tagus by stress of weather
(, (crribada.) They demanded thai il be
ordered to sea Immediately. But Gene
raj Craig resolved not 10 stir. Till he was
assured tac,e was no danger of bis meet
ing the combined neels OF the enemy !;
and, incase of receiving perempiory or
derto quit, We are assured that he had re-
solved 10 take possession OF the forts on
the Tagus, and keep his past by force, ra-
lther Than risk falling into the hands OF the
enemy. by sailiog prema,urely. The Por-
,uguese government evidently extended
us 'ndulgence to the utmost OF lis pow
. en-"
JUNE l3,--Extraa of a private letter
from an officer or board one Of his Maies
TVS ships in the Downs, dated June TO-
We have thirteen sail OF the line here
now; the North sea squadron being or.
dered round; and we expect FIVE sail
more from the westward; believe it is
coming North about. BY every cruizer
that comes in learn, that the French APP
pear in all their ports ready FOR a push out,
!. and most of the officers are of opinion
+. they certainly will do il shortly, as their
preparations with their shipping are diHe-
rent from what they have seen before"
i We Yesterday received letter from an
;. officer on board one OF the transports in
the cove Of Cork, in the expedition under
4 Sir Eyre Coote. It says, "ihis morning,
y June 5ih. the troops were brgaded as fol-
i lows The lst or Highland bri@, de, con
1 sisting OF the II, II, Esd, ami Bluffs un-
4 der the command of General M Farlane.
lsfhe ID, of the 8th, oath and SD, with
artillery under Gen. Balfour. The bri-
Z gade of the SID 3sth and 62d, under the
command OF Gen. Mcntr-sor. The s9,h
regiment is TO form detached corps, un.
der command oil LieHt. Col. Biansy. 1
4 have not yet heard who IS To command
the artillery or staff corps. Gen. Drum.
mond is second in command uader Sir
Eyre Coote.
"The troops are all in good health, and
Narc landed every other day TO keep the m
so.--Our destination is not yet known
:" but IL is supposed we are going on som
: remote and desperate expedition, and no
: 10 The West-indies, for all the marie,
: officers are ordered to send their wives or
= shore Immediately, and the transports are
10 be furnished with provisions for ST,
! months
z June I7.--AVe received this morning
= the Paris espers 10 TIC Oh, and the Dutch
20 the 2'h. Some Of the former hint a plo
: to have been executed al Milan, which, a.
= usual, is attributed to he English govern.
= ment. IL is 'hns mentioned in the BuHe-
> fin de PEuyo6e:
8 Persons win be very much astonish,
: ed IN LAZY if hey here reported there The
, absutd stoiies which incoiencs or maIeyo
: fence have been for some days circulating
= in Paris, upon a pretended consDirac,
. which was 10 bufs, forth at Milan, and
{ whose object would have been to change
( into q day of Mourning, a day of The live.
: lest aud purcs Joy.
II England has sent some spies to Mi
Ian, they have produced as little eTea
E in the capital OF that kingdom, as in the
!, capital Of the French empire. D.scredit.
ed, dishonored, they have not been able
TO succeed in entering into correspon
dence with any class Of ciiizens.--Tbe
+ moment of their arrival, The nature Of
: their nstructions we're known before hand
; their arrest was as little known and with
. rs little eclat as that OF the Tilest adven
! turers."
+ OF the movements, operations and des.
tina,ioD ofthe different Squadrons az sea
, the Moni eur affords us no information, i
merely says 10 dry, brief nole on some
Of English papers, that "in mont, W,
: shall h. ar where the conbiRed squadron.
are gone !" we hope he FIRST intelligence
we receive will be from Lord Nelson, afte,