Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-10
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICHMOND:
SATURDAY,. AUGUST 10. lsos.

Extract of'a iesfer .frsm en- OGscer of aie
United STATES, az 5yraeu,e, dated Ia
My, iso5,so commodore Ire6le.
"The Commodore is still at Malta
his health something better. The Enter
prize is expected every day from Venice,
entirely rebuilt. Capt. Barron, of the rs.
sex, left this port yesterday for Malts,
leaving brig, called the Franklin, which
belirve he purchased in Trieste, intend
ed fora Bomb. A Mr.. Farquhar, arriv-
ed here few days ago, from Alexandria /;
he says that Mr.. Eaton had marched some
days before (Which was about the 9Th of
March,) with 100 Christians, and the old
Bashaw with about 1000 Turks their
hopes were very sanguinc to get safe, aud
take possession of Dcrne and Bengaza.
We have had no official account from Mr..
Eaton as yet, but il is rumoured. al Nal
ia, that he is in Derne. The Argus is ex-
peeled to bring us news soon. - Phi. han.
By arrivals at Boston from Guadalupe,
we learn, that when the French fleet left
France. the elficers supposed their de sti-
nation was the East-Indies and they had
on board passengers for that quarter of
the globe, The general report in the
West-lndics was, that when the Ere ich
fcet was in those attitudes, it had only
three days start Of Lord Nelson. But il
was the opinion Of some, that ,he French
can out sail the English. One ofthe A.
merican prizes captured by Guad.loupe
| picaroon, was lately sent in with The u.
d union reversed: the Americans highly
resented The. indignily; and the colours
were speedily struck and hois,ed in pro-
per manner.
M Weeare informed, by "a gentleman who
arrived 10 the British packet from Hail
FAX, that the frigatr Cleopatra. on her re
turn .hi,her from Newfoundland, where
I she had been dispatched 10 convey troops,
! Tell in With not less than 500 islands Of ICE,
some OF which were three uasles IN lene, h,
and had grounded in 100 fa,homs water,
Il was feared she would be lost. The
Vile lie Milan was a, Halifax, repairing.
~ Y. D. hsp,
! The condre of the Spaniab soyrrn.
ment towards the United States carries
with it by no means an aspect meri.ing
ccnlidence nor inducing belief that her
policy IS of that friendly charasser which
we have right to expect upon principle,
OF ilissice. and which We can enforce if we
should be driven 10 the necessity. The
lconduet of Spain is certainly very Different
/ from what il was a few years ago toward:
1.-The United Sta,es--from whst causes ths
hos,:le temper repeatedly exhibted lia.
originated, we Cannot precisely tell-bu
certainly knowing the pacific and friendl,
sentiments OF our government, it argue
mot we'll of the representations Of the Spa
hish ambassador near the United States
THAT not only are the claims of our rner
chants untedre-scd --but that our publ,
vessels should be attacked on the open sc,
BY those of Spain,
/ The recent attack on one OF our it'll,
squadron bound up the Mediterranean. j,
not less humi.iating than the irnpressmen
Of orr fishermen by the British on our owr
I shofes---aimost at our Own doors--witf
Britain We have remedy always effieaci
ous---a mn iu,ftoytafioa a,greemenf lor St,
months would soon procure us Justice
ard if Spain persists, we could very rea
Oily point out the syays and mans by which
4 she could be brought to rsspee CT us aud re-
pent Of the wrongs which she has done
us.--Aurora.
T. We learn by the schs Regulator, arrived
at New YORK, thai, the port of Laguiss
was shut against neutrals on the sab o.
4 July since Which tine no vessel had beer
aliowedto anchor there except the shir
| Stranger, from N. York, which arrived on
the eth, and permitted to enter 8 or 4 day,
afterwards.
! Whatever difference OF opinion may
I exist relative to the utility Of the gun boats
il must give pleasure to all to know, tina
they have safely crossed The Atlantic, ans
that no peculiar danger need be appre
hended from them as sea boats. Tha
they viii prove as servicea6le against the e
nemy as IN transporting the men destined
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