Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-30
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, Sept. 2.

J ADMIRALTY OFFICE, Aug. 81.
Cory Of q letter from tie honorable HikSoni
Cor'iwalks, admiral Of the Whife, Sc. 10
fpfAion Maysdcn, es.-. dared on board his
mcjesty'sshih HIAe de Paris, off Ushant,
me 24sh irsf.
SfR--i have the honor to send you, TO
be communicated 10 the lords corflmissi-
oners of the admiralty, q copy OF infor-
nation received by the Dragon, which
ship joined me yesterday. have parli-
cuiar pleasure in sending their lordships
that part OF the account in which the gall
liant conduct of captain Baker of the Pho
, nix, is so eminentIy conspicuous in TAX
ing the D'don French frigate Of so much
superior force, and tina, of his officers and
men, ~homust have seconded him in the
most spirited manner upon that occasion.
l have the honor 10 be, sSc.
(Signed) CORNWALLIS.
Monday, August Is, cape OTtegal bear
ing about east south east, fifteen or six
teen leagues, Eel! in with his majesty
ship Phonix having dismasted French
friga,e in tow, which she had captured on
the 10th inst. in lat. as deg. lo min. N.
long. IL deg. IA min. w. after seyere
action of three hours. The name of the
French ffigale is The Didon of - guns,
and 500 men. She was detached from
the combined squadrons few hours after
their arrival at CpruDna, and was cruz
ing when The Phoenix fell in with her.
(Signed) EDW. GRIFFITHS.
O'ugon5 III Ushqnr, fig. -.
The report circulated some days AGO, OF
me Dutch feet having put TO sea, is un-
founded. A private letter from Ro,Nr-
dam dated the 18Th Aug. says
The feet is sill in the Texel, bu; ac-
cordIng TO all accounts is in readiness for
sea; the troops embarked, amount 70
1880 men; those at ielvoct were re-
viewed on the l2,h;ihe have numerous
train OF artillery, and il is generally sup.
posed are destined Ter the East Indies.
Several fresh batsaliens are on their route
from diHsrcnt garrisons for the camp at
Leist, from which draugifs are to be
made 10 reinforce the army in Hanover.
"BenapslSz. il is said, proceeds From
Brussels TO Luxemburgh ana thence in
10 Aisace & LorI ain,io review the troops
:here.--From PIombieres, the empress
who has been benefited by the waters, &C.
companies hum to Paris.
An extensive promotion is about 10
take place 10 The French army.
(" The separate armies of generals
oouit, Ney and Dayoust, on the coast,
have been united into one corps under the
orders of general Berthier. The army
has received new organization, as we'll
as the artillery and the cavalry, under Ba-
raguay d'Hiiliers.
ne discussions which were carrying
on between Talleyrand and count Co
bentzel have, we are assured by private
letters from Paris, assumed very angry
aspect.
ga war with Austria nHd Russia is con
sidered inevitable, and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF troops on the Rhine and in Savoy be-
speak its early commencement"
The plan ofthe war abaui 20 commences
by Russia has been projected by the grand
duke Constantine, who is TO have dis
tinguished share in the direction of IL.
The veteran Won Buxhoevden governor
general OF Lithlania, has been called from
Riga, TO assist in the discussions of this
plan, and to Cite effcet to il.
Prussia is busted adding TO the fortiH.
cations of DanHic, aud constructing the
new works of tie Vistuia.
BY private accounts from Pe,ersbureh
we learn, that wir was considered there %
unavoidable, and every possible prepara-
ton was making Tor entering into the con-
test with prompbtude and vigor. Three
ships of the line we're about to sail for
this oouatry and The Mediterranean.
No further intelligence has reached the
admiralty respecting the combined fleets.
We believe theyhave not been seen since
the evening of the 18th, when they were
deserted by the Iris. Their destination
IS The Object of much speculation. Up-
on the whole, however, the idea seems
most probable which we suggested on Sa.
,urday, on their going TO the southwark 10
bring out their ships in the harbor OF Ca.
dir, and then proceed to the Mediterrane.
an to JOIN the Carthagena Eeet of sail
OF the line. At Toulon there are also Sc.
yeral ships of the line, so that Bonaparte
could thus have collected there feet OIL
As sail Of the line.
Lord Nelson is 10 have'the command o.
the Cork heet. Sir Sidney Smith IS 10 b,
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