Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-21


German mail of yesterday brought pr
yate letter to- Gottenburg, stating the fol
lowing 10 be the laconic answer of tn
\ King Of Prussia 10 the King of Swede,
upon The latter's returning the Order o
THE Black sagie:
.sI'ai rscu FOrdre &c l'AigIe Noir don,
I ie vrus al ,drcore, ct i'espere Que celia fol
LA derniere ore,lye de yo,re etourdorie.
vreEpsRrc ct,rLLAuMr."
i TR,fNSL ,57y0N u
az have received the order of black Pa.
I gle, with which lad Decorated Won. aud
III hope this Willie he LAST nroof Of vopr
folly. "yREprKIcx wrIf,.n'v
CLon5on nos,r j
Extract 6.om d ;ou,nat k,ht bys a ,,o,yo
n,an belonging 10 tsaf,sar ~, o,qyce+ -,
board Ahe Yiclory. I,rd N,lsen,s doe ,h;o
:. Rr6. Is-Anchored i'm pula Sav.7to
! wa,cr--and Maroh al weighed ,ga;,
but weslwardIy winds preyailed, ala nor
(, yet 10 our rendezyons. Cane. S~has,;ans
Until March ID. and ON The sist we On,
chored in Palma, TO viSana,.
.dtrii s--Pu, TO sea with wes.vardlv
wind and, ON the 4th the Ph,.be so,ned
us with intelligence that the Frenci ll-ef
ihad again leIi roolon. The wind .on,;.
nued from The west and his lort sh;n.
! still concciyiuy then. b,rInfl for the east.
W ard. stood for Palermo. In this. we
were unfortunately deceived as we learnt
\ afterwards that the enemy steered for The
westward. and passed ,be Cu, ON the 9Th
or 9th Of April.
q Asay III. nj. sloop Martin. br,urbt
! Intelligence thatthe Freoc,, had bee, ;5in-
ed off Cadz by FIVE Spanish slips OF HE
line which had augmented heir force. 10
seventeen sail of Ike line. six yrira.es< Two
corvet,es and two brips.
May 7-Anch al Gibraltar. with q
light air from The westward: Inn breeze
springing no frcIn the east. three hours az
ter, we were under weigh. rs lor,lshi,,
had determined (receivinc noia,el,.rence
at Cibratar) to push for the 1yes,-Io.
dies; under the idea, thai If The combined
fleets had gone Cor Irelasd h. would be
fioo late 10 do any thing, and the channel
ficet would be on the look om there hat
should they have gone 40 The yyes,.L.
dies, he might arrive before atv s,,,3,oot
fitted out in England ; and conse,,n.r,Iv
more likely to check their prosress.
Sir Richard BIckerton was II, ., Gin.
/ ral,ar, commander in chief 9TH. Md:
,rrranean station on which wer, sb;,s
Of The line, the Excellent and M,draS 4
or S f,iga.cs, brigs, Q schnonsYs and !
enter. the remainder of,hat late so ;mnor-
ttant conmund.
! Bzay love took cur deoar,,,e sror,
Cape ST. yiacents, our a =, oops;sf,nc rs
ten sail OF the line and three fAieares. a.,
the i7ia, we made Madeira ; but did M,
stop.
H7a1 2o--Crossed fha yron;c lin. .
when the usual ceremony of NEPTUNE COM
ing on board, duciung and shaving thoss
who had never seen him before, was car.
ried on with great gIee. His lordshio
was quite pleased, ard received Neptune
(who' was one OF our quarter masters dres.
Is sed, or more properly speaking, marked
and painted in a ludicroas manucr) with
the greatest poli,epess. a grating noun
ted on four carriage trucks, with canopy
oil flags raised over il. and drawn by about
twenty strapping Fellows, their bodies va
rious'y painted vas his car. He was drawn
aioD5 Inc starooard gansway, preceded by