Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-06

5ardsu. n gseat NUMBER OF hanus weiS
put on board the Enlerprize, of the Tow
err and the Unite figale Capt. Ogle at
Deptford.
The question Of 6nal catholic emanci-
patton was discussed in the house OF ioros
| The 10th of May, but deferred TO iu'ure
day. -, .e
The sailing of the two French sail OF
| the line from Rochefort, was confirmed by
official dispatches.
On the arrival of Hamburger mail, a
cabinet council was held at lord Mulgrave's
Office, at which the lord chancellor, The
duke of Montrose, earIs Camden, Chat
ham, Westmoreland and buckingham
shire viscount Sidmouth Sc Castlereagh
lords Hawkesbury, Mulgrave, and Bar
ham; and the chancellor of the ex.
chequer, were present. The whole ofthe
cabinet adjourned TO the admiralty.
At the rising of the cabinet messen-
ger was ordered TO hold himself in readi-
ness, 10 proceed to The continent; so pro-
found secret his destination, that he was
not to be acquainted with it till his arrival
at Gottenburgh.
June %.
The ship Mississippi, Capt. Skidmore,
arrived al this port last evcmngin So days
from Nantes, having on board his excel
iency X. II. LIVINGSTON (late minister
| from the United States to the French go-
vernmenD his lady, and suite. The vessel
left Nantes on the 9th of May. OurPa-
ris papers by her are TO the 10th inclusive,
and would have furnished some interest.
Ing Intelligence had not the most impor-
tan. part of their contents been anticipat-
ed by late arrivals from London and Lii
verpool.
We learn verbally, and by the papers
in our possession, that Bonaparte arrived
at Milan on the SIN May, for the purpose
of being crowned King of Italy, and would
pass through Brussels on his return that
the Brest fleet had not sailed that the
existence of treaty between Russia and.
Great Britain was not known in France !;
and that no new movements Of conse-
quence had taken place in any part of Eu-
rope.
Madame Jerome Bonaparte had arriv-
ed at Amsterdam, but was not permitted
to land, and the ship was ordered 10 sail
immediately, destination not known.
MIR. Livingston is the bearer Of bills
drawn by the American minister at Paris
on the treasury Of the United States I'M
der the treaty of Louisiana and il is sup
posed that all the creditors under that trea-
ty will receive their bills in the course OF
the summer. ts
The Mississippi has on board 10000
francs, in bills on'i the French treasury, io,s
the relief of distressed Frenchmen in A.
merica.
In the suite of the American Minister
are MIR. Peter r. Livingston * MIR. King,
son of the Hon. Rufus King.
| Captain Smith, of the sch. Mehitable
lconhrms the account before received OF
the sailing ofthe French * Spanish feet
from Martinique.
Captain Smith, on the 10Th inst. was
boarded by the British friga,e Cambran,
on a cruize, and received the following in .
formation:
! "The ship Huntress Of Wiscasset, from
the city of Washington bound to the ISL
and OF Malta, with stores for The Ameri-
can navy, was captured lst of June, in lat.
81, long. "a, 10, by the Spanish sch. Ma
! ry, Anthony Launi, master, carrying g
bouS anu ON tnCi tbC sup was captured
on pretence of her being bound to an En-.
| glish port with naval stores. They put
the whole of the ships crew on board the
privateer, leaving only the Capt. and boy,
and intended to keep by the ship and carry
| her into Porto Rico. On the Sd OF June
she fell in with the Charles Carter, from
Wilmington, N. C. bound 10 Falmouth.
Eng. and made prize of her, and took
out most Of her crew. On the 9th June,
at 6 a. NJ. in sight of Bermuda, fell in
with three armed ships, supposed to be
English Letters of Marque two of them
bore. down upon the prize ships and re-
captured them, the other fred on the pri-
vateer and chased her short time, but
could not overhaul her and gave up the
chase. The privateer had then "a Anne
| rican seamen on board, which number
was quite sufficient to have taken her, but
they were all except two or three confined
in the hold. She kept away for Porto Ri
co, intending to make prizes Of every thing
that came in her way. On the 18th June,
lat. so, 9, long. 90, 81, saw the En-.
glish frigate Cambrian and sIoop OF
war Driver to the leeward, the priyateer