Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-11

further details with respect to the capture
OF the Mediterranean convoy, snd il does
y not appear that ons Of the captured ships
$ has yet reached French port; indeed
: we now know tina, the enemy exaggerated
The numbers, and our prediction, that ma
5 ny would be found 10 have MADE tneir es-
cape, has been verified.
: The anger manifested by the moniiccr
az the cool reception which Bonaparte
falIacious overture OF peace experienced
. i'm the country, and the fear which il ex-
presses, lest an English subsidy should be
accepted by any ofihe continental powers,
E afford The best possible explanation ofthe
state, and OF the views Of The French Co
| verpment. They are worth volumes of
idle reports from ill-informed travellers.
They shew at once that France is COM
Pletely baiiied in her views of subjugating
this country, and even more, that 6 En-
gland, single handed" is more than a
match for her: they shew the changea.
BILE and shifting politics of the Usurper,
that wncn he could not compass his end
by open force, he endeavors TO do it by
fraud; by an offer Of peace, or rather a
truce, which would induce us TO disarm,
and leave ourselves exposed to fresh ma
nsuvres. They confirm the wisdom of
the late Ministry in commencing the war,
before our enemy had completed his
preparations, and Of the present, ia decli-
ming to be duped by pretended pacific O.
venture.
THE TOULON FLEET.
OF the Toulon feet, the Paris official
paper states, that it sailed from that port,
the 18th Jan. 1905, with a large body of
troops under Gen. Lauriston, and that af.
ter-oeing at sea, four days, was overtaken
by violent storm, and obliged to return
INTO port. The account of The capture of
the British sloop OF war Arrow, and the
! Acheron bomb, with about twenty sail of
the Malta homeward-bound fleet, by two
frigates which parted in the gale, is con.
frmed. The Arrow fought L'Incorrup-
tiblc, OF "A guns, an hour and quarter,
had 81 men killed and wounded and
sunk Immediately after the action. Her
vigorous resistance effected the escape of
ten or twelve of her convoy. All The rest
taken were destroyed; and the English
prisoners landed al Carlhagena. 1t was
conJectured the Toulon fleet was bound to
| Egypt. Lord Nelson, who was cruising
off Sardinia, with IL sail OF the line, had
immediate intelligence Of the sailing of
the Toulon fleet; and was in full pursuit,
when it returned into port.
| MARCH i5.--An American ship from
! the TeXel, which arrived in Dover Roads
( yesterday afternoon, has brought the ims
portant intelligence of the sailing Of the
4 Dutch fleet from the 1'exel on Monday
last. Previously to their sailing an embar-
go was laid OH all merchantmen. 1t still
: continued afterthe fleet sailed but the A.
, merican and Eve other ships made their es-
: cape in the night.
: MARCH ls.-By the Fly cutter, which
: arrived q, Yarmouth, on Friday last from
e the Iexei, which place sine left on Thurs
# day, the Dutch fleet had made its frs
J. movement, two line of battle ships be
/ longing TO it having come down in the out
d er roads. This circumstance, no doubt
gave rise to the report brought by an A
ot rnerican ship which put into Dover, tina
;r the Dutch squadron had actually put tc
l. sea.
A. Sweden has been obliged by the remon
strances of Prussia, to decline The prefer
as ed subsidy from this country.
IS Portugal IS stated TO have purchased
d wiihth concurrence OF this country. the
q suiIrance OF France 10 remain neutral If
r the war, by yearly subsidy OF six milf
II ons of crusades.
Such was the activity Of the Marine De
C partment in Spain that - ships Of N,
;, line were completed for sea during the las
J, month, and an equal number are 10 be G
e qupped within the present month.
i The Courts Of Vienna and Peter sburel
are decidedly hostile to the intended crea
e ton OF Monarchy in Lombardy. Aus
It ,ria has demonstrated in strong terms a
gainst the change, as being contrary t
the stipulations of the treaty of Luneville
and we understand tits for the present de
e fcrred. Prussia has on the contrary, re
D. commended the measure, as ter.line L
h establish The franc utility of that country
|. and as Barring any views or claims wbicl
s Austria may entertain in regard TO it.
y; The French papers in AIN article whic'
e we published OF Tuesday. stated that th
&c Frehch government would not undertak
/; partial operations, but would st,ke ssyera
d blows at Us az once.