Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-22
Laiesf from Europe.
NEW YORK. Nav II.


this port. This ship sailed in CO. w,,l,,hr
Na'ns' arrived This day week from tho
same pori, but afterwards put into Mil
iosd haven from whence she sailed the
SoA OF March. While lying there Capt
-, procured a London paper OF the 22nd
o! March: from which the following ex.
tract are taken:
l4oxDoN, March 2s.-Eariy on We'd
nes3ay morning the whole of the Channel
flcct got under way from Torbay, and
stood down Channel with hne breeze al
ENE.
Mr.. Pit last night described the out
1ines OF his plan for the augmentation oil
! our tl.srosabie force, by the more speedy
Reduction of the militia. The number OF
Ir,ea TO be thus obtained is to be 1000
Jeasing 10000 as TO the amount OF the
Militia establishment for England, and
seco for Scotland. The number Of vo
Ian,eers from each regiment is to be regu-
lated by the amount OF the qso.as for each
county. Lists are to be transmitted 10 the
T. respective commanding officers, and four
ilths OF the original number volunteer for
The regular army, the country is to be
freed from al; other charge. In this case,
the whole business is to be left to- the
commanding officer. If such number,
should not in the 6rst instance. be ohiain.
cd, the commanding officer is to divide
his reglmen, into two equal parts; The
one half is TO be wholly exempted from
the operation Of the bill, and out Of the re,
naming part, volunteers to the amoun, of
four hths of the whole number are TO be
obtained.
On Wednesday government sent orders
toGtavesend, Portsmouth, and the Downs,
TO detain all China and Madras ships,
which were ready 10 sail from those places,
IN order 10 embark troops On board them.
Ships OF the largest size are to carry
two hundred and folry men each, ard
the Others two hundred, or less. ac-
cording - their dimensions. The China
ships are 10 disembark their troops st Ma
dras. The whole number OF troops sent
out will be between four and FIVE thoa
sand. The 69th regiment sailed from
Spitheat tie Bib &c March, in the fleet
conveyed by his Majesly's ship Hindos
tao, for the same destination. These
troops have been ordered to India in con.
sequence ct the unpleasant intelligence
lately received from that quarter.
The following are the regiments which
are going on the secret expedition, as il
has been called, but which is generally be.
loved, 10 be destined for the Medi,erra-
mean Pour troops of the i0lhighl tra-
Roons, under The command of i.ieutenaa,
Colonel Taylor; the s9h, 4fth and 4Sth.
SSH and 3ist regiments OF infsntfy. from
England the 2S,h, sssh and another re-
gimsnt Of infantry iron, ,ieiand; severa
companies OK artillery engineers. ,ordi
nance, &c. Ceo. sir janes Craig is to b,
commander in chief Under him Gen
Sir JOHN Stuart, and two Brigadier Gene
rails. Bwgsdier G.nera! Campbell, Adju
tan. General 10 the expedition; and Colo
MI Bnnbtfry, quarter master general
That the Mediterranean viii probably sooi
be the SCENE OF some enterprise, seem
pretty evident from the quantity OF stores
lately semitic Malta ard there Il i proba.
bic, The Russian auxiiiaries will first b,
employed.
The expressions made use OF last night
by Mr.. Pitt in the House Of Common,
seem 10 hold out hope ibat We shall socr
bave-the cooperation of some ofthe Con.
Iinental Powers.
Aid 10 this, that more Russian troops,
according TO letters by the Hamburger
Mails, which arrived this day, are daily
expected at Corfu.
I'VE hav~receised Paris Journals 20 the
i7ih, and Dutch papers of The goth inst.
Fhe latter contain the plan Of the new
constitution prescribed to Holland by Bo.
nagarle. We have given AN outline of 1t
10 anoiher part os our paper. Il is, how
ever Of little importance by what name or
under what form Holland mar be ruled
while foreign state dictates every mea.
sure chat may be adopted. Ii will be seen
that the legislative body is to be new mo-
delled, and III. ancient title of 4" Their hirh
lHigirfnesses" restored to it. or The (" Res
T. mighty Lords" there are 10 be nineteen
and the Executive Power il to be vested
in The hands of the Pcnsionsry, who Of
course will ac as kind Of Vice Roy TO
Bonaparle. acknowledgements is the per
son appointed 90 fil the latter situation.
lie IS 10 have council Of State the fleets
armies are to be at his disposal; he
IS charged with the supreme Police,
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