Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-19
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may, tie pubic viii have TO regret ire
iIoss Of BIS able, and efficient SERVICES.
That there have been some 4; !fsrerc,s
in the cabipet we haseno t;oubt bus inst
after this paper vas at press, we Learnt
that they bad been adjusted.
Missy l..
We yesterday stated il, part Of our,
impression HAT accounts had been rece;y.
cd IN town ofshc Toulon heet havirs rat
into Cadiz, and effected Junction wlil,
The Spanish division in that port. lh;s
intelligence we now understand, WA
brought by the Fisgard, ct IS guns, ..fd
Mark kcr, which arrived from Cad,z ~,
Sundsy evening at Plymouth with dis.
patches Tor government. Ii is Further co.
ted that sir John Ordr. With 5 sail OF ~.
line, fell in with the above r.et, aud lad
an engagement with them, but In Gomez
quence Of his inferiority was obi;red -
sheer off. We do not vouci, for tfs. trn,,,
of this statement, bn; il is probable. M tbs
! Beet passedthc straits Of Gibraltar on ths
't9;k iiist
Il IS likewise said, ;ha.lord NcIsan, with
his whole feet, was at anchor IN (.sdix
roads, where he was bIockading the Ton.
Ion squadron--similsr accounts have hean
ibrotght TO Plymouth by the Sirius of 90
guns.
The following srticie, relative 10 the.
otiion squadron, was yesterday posed.
at Lloyd's.
a letter has been received a. the adj.
sniralty from lord Gardiner. iociosinr i.
copy 81 ONE from wee admiral sir john
Orsie 10 his majesiy's minister al Lisbon.
II appears, thai on The afternoon of the OH
inst. the louion squadron stood close m.
The barbour OF Cadiz, and neatly brouphs
the vice. admisaI;o aclion.',;
The king has been pleased 10 annolnx;
William Bbsh, esq to be cpptain eensraI
ard governor In chlsrin and over The ST..
tiemsni Of New South Wales.
A delegation from the town OF LIVER
pool has prevailed upon The lords of ,.,a
treasury TO put THAI port upon tie sanrs
'oos,ng as tue port OF Londun, in ress=d
20 The ware kausHg sys.afn, wi.hor, re-
gu'nnS any docks os ware houses 10 he.
constructed tor thar purpcs-.--Tsiirty fo..r
warehouses, winch nave been tenueyes.
are 10 BIZ Immediately ,icerce5.
We are at lengtii er>sled TO law berb,e
cur readers authentic information ,xsteSl-
Ing The fireman Hest which escsned fo,u
ioulon.---it contested, az we before sat-
i ed OF sail Of she Iinc,7 fr,ga.cs and
lcorveties' they passed the Sfeights Of
fS,ibralIar on The 9th Vii. and irno,edia..Iv
bore up FOR Cadiz before which Sir Tobn
Orde was cruizing.-- When SIR John 6r.t
received intelligence oftheir approael h. ms
squac'on was busy in overhauIjae thsir
rigging, and had their top raasts s,y,,fIs.
and their yards down 10 have IL ali n.w
set; but such vas the dispatch nse.I +, ~
the squadron in q state to tneet he
my, hat in iottr hours II was IN Derf.cs
order The French Admiral did ~,
however, think il advisable 10 attack s;;s
John, notwithstanding his great s.Ireri.,r;-
ty OF fosce, for tie British squadron 80,
consisted Of six salt of The line and ~
irig7tes, and had also tie disadyan,z5. &C
being lncumbered with tran. ports. tx.
French leet stood dirsctlv into c."
where tienaincd when The last d;sna.c3.'
es were sent OF. II viii be seer bv 80.
riymou'h letter, that the Sirius frigate.
~apl' frcwse, which had attiyed at lhat
pof' from SIR John Orde, broagbt in;eili.
gence Of Lord Nelson having p,ssrd the
o're'ghss IN pursuit Of the French feet.
and Of BIS having arrived before Cadiz.
/ h'hough We have no authority 10 con.
hrm us's 'eport yet we think i, very bro.
bable ihssc can be litl,e denb. hut Lord
Nielsen las arrived before Cadiz. end Thar
the blockade OF thai port havipc beenre-
newsd b. the United British sq,radrons.
The enen1r viii be plsced in most distsels
sing situation: fog he scarcity 81 usos,s;.
oos, particularly bread. has BEEN very
great a. cadiz' and tile arrival Of 50 large
beet, WIN numerous body Of troops on
calamity.
Ata meeting Yesterday ofthe Common
Conncilo Of the city OF London, !, vac re-
solved ny large maj fity, TO present
petition % Parliament ageinNibe D linn
presented on The bchaif Of she Fs,tsn c..
tholles Of ireland. rhe cxaasF,1 tl,,.sSgt
by the city OF LoNdon, wiG ~ hs.. no
g"so'' es followed by The rest ofthe king
dom. The discossion OF he cssbo,}c
question, under the preseat cirra,,s,s5.
ces cannot tend 10 any -n,d l,,,, -. -.