Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-10
4 81. Telle, 4 Anooyerian physician. fur

weeks ago, took sYsyshe cataract on III
eyes Of ainan from 60 ,,7o yearsief ag,
who could see nothing for years past, $
that he has now perfectly recovered hi
sight. ID.
a private letter from respe Stable ant
intelligent gentleman at Cadiz, To h..
| friend in New York, states that lac had re,
ceived a confidential communication from
Madrid, which left no doubt thar rup.
ture, on the part OF Spain with the Unit
ed States, was intended, and that the caps
turr Of the American gun boa, in the bay
of Gibraltar, was an aggression OF stuii-
ed insult.
A gentleman OF this town (says the Bos-
ton Repertory) has favored us with an ex
tract Of a letter from New-Bedfosd, dared
the 2sth inst. by which it appears, that
the Washington. captain Rowland, had ar
rived al tha port in 40 days from Cadiz.
This was the ship in which il has beepre.
ported that general Moresu you'd lake
passage for America bu, adds the 'eeer,
general Moreau does not leave Spain this
seasons
The following Toast was given 10
Charleston Is. c on the 45h July last:
- Thomas JEFFERSON, oresisent Of thr Uaisci
Sfafes--who penned aud subscribed the
declaration OF our Independence. My
his services n-yer be forgotten whilst Gra-
titude constitutes a l,nk IN the cnain Of hu-
man virtues.
Erfracf ofa istfer5rosna ernflenan in Pro.
oidetce, Rhoar Isiami, 20 his friend IN,
Msr-York ddfed .Iuiy 20.
"DEAR Sir ~ take the liberty 10 drop
line. or two; us purport 10 acquainl you
the Yclloyv Rsver has decidedly made It's
appearance here. which Is al pres-n, con-
hned chiefly 20 the street bordering The
wafer, on. the east side of the bridge.
There was seuesaeea cases reported this
pnorningfarsd fsOo deaths. The inhabitants
are flying from town as fast as circnm.
stances will permit. II also has been pro.
we'd that the distemoer was impnr;ea IN a
brig which arrived last week al this place
from ST Croix, hsvng los, several ofthcir
crew on the voyage. This information,
sir. you may rely 'onas corree.."
Erfrarf and translation Of ieifer from
F'raace. 10 a friend in fse u. Stars.
efnu may know BIZ the number of the
defenders of our country, that our liher-
ties and properties cannot fail Of being
well secured from within and from with
out. A million and an halt Of land bayo,
nets, aud so ships OF the line, either OF,
he ocsan fitting, or en- he stocks, with a
proportienatc nomhtr of large fyigates
and !smaIiee vessels, are the fruits of ON
ttrevoiution, and whilst glory on one side
and rsin and poverty on the other, are
the order af Il tsv IN cur ocsncrous sea
port towns, viii. very eserge,ic nxec,i
tive, and war, we cannot f,fesee the enf
OF you, in your peaceful. fertile, anS
ImmeDse country, have attained unde
The present rulers. degree OF happines
which has no ,peralleiin ancient and mo
dern history and yct with grief we Ia
ment to, think that posieri,y VIII blush a
the undue reelection cast on presiden, Je!
terson; on 4 man whose name will 40
only stand foremost in the list of the sci
entitic sages Of your revolution, but wi
be model 10 all those of his successor
who will strive To attain human periecli
on. However, we are no dupes of The pa
ragraphs of some of your newspapers, il
winch we see the contamination of En-
glish governmental influence.
{" Oar little society thank you for the
Notes on Virginia, but with surprise, see
ing no Inscription under the portrait o.
their author We heartily exercised our
feeble minds, torender due homage 10
the sublime works of your ;llustrious pa.
trioi as follows, and to be annexed under
his portrait.
{" De Ia .6ere Al6ior IN firanaique chain,
" Fnf 6yssse Savoir,
! "REf dcL'age dor ,riiarcitre lee ioisr
:" Ef rem6elhssement de IA narkre hu.
name"
Among the new arrangements Of III.
General Post-Ohice lately adopted, 1t j,
with pleasure we state. that Contract ha,
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