Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-11
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lem, from gentleman in Naples. con.
hrhis the pleasing intelligence of the de
lIverancs OF our American brethren from
bondage at Tripoli.-No particulars are
given. as his correspondent supposed the
Information would have been received be-
Tore the arrival Of Captain Leach. It ia
added Tin the Salem Gazette of Fridav
last) that the brother of the Bashaw fail.
ed in bis object ofrecovering the govern
ment.
From fhe Nezv- York ftaners offhe Sd ;nsf
MPoRrASr.--Wc are indebted to the
poiiteness of Mr.. Craig for the following
important information, received by letter
from Mr. Hartford of Darien, Georgia -
I" Intelligence has reached this place thar
an English fleet of nine sail ofthe line,
with frigates and transports, are at anchor
IN the mouth OF St. Johns river. and that
heir Object is the conquest ofFiorida.
The Spaniards are extremely alarmed,
and all Is hustle and confusion" Should
this account be correct, and there IS every
reason 90 believe it IS, the Floridas will
probably soon exchange masters. The
mouth of st. Johns river is len leagues
and half from St. Augustine. which will
probably be the first Object of attack. 4
ny Mr. White, the pilot Of the Med
ford, We are informed, that the shin
Ocean, capt. Hussey, from Amsterdam
for New-Yosk, was captured of the Hook
on sunday last, by. The BRUSH Friga,e
Cleopatra, aud sent OF to Halifax in COM
pany will, a sloop of war. Our informant
further adds, that capt Beresford, in the
Cambrian frigatc, was presen, at the time,
aud would not suffer pilot boats yawl to
go along side the Ocean.
Capt, Barnard, ofthe ship Medford, in
torms, that on the goth of August, he
spoke schooner 81 days from Bordeaux.
the csptain of which Informed, that lust
after he sailed, in the Bay of Biscay, he fell
IN with the combined French and Spanish
feet, from the West-lndies, then steering
for Brest. o
Our papers from New York announce,
thar the Cambrians the Cleopatr a. and the
hdwk, British armed vessels, are now of
sandy Hook, arresting our vessels or i'm
pressing their passengers and scam. ~
We know not what measures have b en-
taken by our administration TO mt a stop
to these grievances. We only know that
as the John Adams has been sent 10
Charleston with Instructions TO pro;eef
that harbor, the brig Hornet is about to be
sent TO New York, probably with the same
Instructions.
From a letter Qta young officer on beard fae
Hornet az Bolftmsre, 10 The editor.
we shall sail from this port in three
Weeks for New York. We have a yerv
tlhe brig, 40 tons burthen and 90 guns.
We shall take in only Founders this
cruise, but she is to mount / q or s 2 ID. ca
ronades. which ever captain Chauncey
chooses hope we shall make those, who
dare to cope with US, suffer for their terre.
rity."-- enquirer.
Erfrdcf of a irffer from HE consul Of ME u.
nited Sfafes at cotfnhagen, An May,
1908.
81 have succeeded in my efforts 10 OBJ
tain an alteration in The regulations of the
BOARD OF quarantine Charleston alone be-.
Ing locked upon as Infected Phiiadtlphia.
N. York, Savannah and Wilmington on
the contrary only as suspected, in conse-
qaence OF which ships coming from the
later ports are only laid un,;er an obs.r.
ya.ion quarantine Of four days. All othe,
vessels coming from the United States
with bills of health and no sick people On
board have free access to all poris in,Den.
mark and Norway without, being subject
to any quarantine"
Force at fresenf in The Mediterranean en-.
fi0yed against 7sihoG.
/ GUNS.
fr' President, 44--Com. S. Barron,
Constitution, 44--Csp !. j. Rogers.
constellation, 36--Capt. III. C.. Camo.
bell,
congress, 36-Capt. S. Decatur,
Essex, 32--Capt. J. Barron,
John Adams, 32--Capi. J. Shaw,
Dr's oren' is-Cap, Stewart,
argus, l8--Capt. Hull,
0cn,, vixen. l4--Capt. Smith,
Eso'''us, i4-Capt. Dent,