Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-25
--latest Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, Apr;, Is.

leave OF his majesty, aud will set off thi
day to assume heircommaods in the 81
cret ex3edition.-General Tilson is ais
TO serve IA IL; and brigsdier general Slad
has been removed from the eastern 10 ii.
suuth west distrietto supply his place.
We may judge from the forward state @
the preparations, the armament is upo
the eve Of sailing. Portsmouth, is the Prin
cipA point Of rendezvous. -
Orders were issued last night from The
,admnaliyto hasten the sailing OF the above
expedition as much as possible.
We have received Paris Journals 10 tne
7lst. The Paris Gazette mentions the
death of admiral Bruix and the approach
ing christening of the infant Napoleon
Louis, by the hands of the holy father
The sovereign pontiff, it is said will be
allowed to cross the Alps, after this cere-
mony.
The Moniteur contains letter from
lord Harrowby to G.. l.. Cover, (which
Bonaparte has come by as his crown) of
the 5th November, 1904, in which that
minister is made to express himself, in ra-
Their singular manner upon the state and
prospect of the continental politics. He
supposes the demand of two millions ster-
ling of subsidy for twenty FIVE thousand
men TO have been made so enormous by
The king OF Sweden, in order to get rid of
the English overture. He thinks the
court Of Vienna requires powerful sti-
mulus, and doubts whether Russia will
give any demonstrations of activity. His
lordship also mentions possibility of the
cabinet OF Berlin acceding to the views of
that power.
The whole of the troops destined for
the Mediterranean, under the command
OF Sir James Craig, were embarked on Sa-
turday, and the expedition has probably
by this time proceeded on its voyage. A
Inong the corps employed in this import
ant service are the 3oth, 44th, 4Sth, 58ih,
sist regiments of foot, and the 5oih ligh,
dfagoons. The FIRST royal veteran batta-
lion is also embarked, but this corps is 20
belaudsd at GibraItar,in order to reinforce
that garrison.
The troops under orders for the East
indies will also sail in the course of a few
days. The officers belonging to the corps
destined for thus service received orders on
Saturday. Join forthwith their respective
regiments; and the most prompt exsrti-
ons will be made to repair the losses we
have recently sustained in those distant
possessions. The Marquis Wellesley has
not Tor some time pastbeeu on good terms
with the court oil directors, who we under.
stand, have not received a single dispatch
from his lordship for The last six months.
The Rambler, of IL guns, has arrived
at Plymouth, with dispatches from admi-
raj Cotton. 1t appears that the Frenct
feet, consisting Of twenty two sail of the
line are in Cameret Bay, and that admire
Cotton has in consequence requested q re
enforcement. The Hibernia, Of 30 guns
was to sail on The evening of Saturday Il
Join him.
Saturday letters were received in towr
from the squadron off Ferrol, by the Nal
ia of 81 guns at Plymouth. The French
and Spanish ships are reported to be il
readiness for sea. The Malta was lately
engaged with the batteries Of the harbor
aod so much damaged as to be obliged e
return to refii.
Thefmmortalite, which sailed on Thurs
day from Portsmouth with sealed orders
has already captured and sent in Spanish
privateer, called the Maria, of IL gun:
auu w HICbs ~ 10 iCpottCu thot tt't III
rnortalite is ordered 10 cruize off the A
cores, as being the most advantageous sta.
ton, and intended as an honorable recon-
pence for the active and gallant services oil
the crew.
Intelligence is hourly expelled respeel-
ing the Brest fleet, as by the latest accounts
there was a probability of partial aciion
asleast being bro't on between il and our
channel feet.
The accounts received do not agree in
every particular, as our readers will see by
comparing the subjoined letters. They
both bring down the intelligence to the
same date. but the first says our vessels
had been drawn off, while the other states,
that when the accounts left the fleet the
Windsor Castle, Of 90 guns, the van ship,
was then actually engaged with the enc
my.
We cannot reconcile those accounts but
ny svpposing, that The letter left the feet
az a later hour Though on the same day.
than the former. We ought 10 add, that
our Plymouth letter is from gentleman