Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-20

to British ports and are detained He comn,;n,
that britain gave no intmation OF an ;ntcu,;-,
To Change her conduit on these points He aads
'nst ne makes that communication in hopes OF
asnend'y adjustment, not only on this subiea
our a'so on me orher' OF impres.ing American
j seamen. which he admirs is NATE of MI.
delicacy, by reason of the similarity Of ner.
sons and manners, and particularly from tl.e i.
denliry oflanguage with =. TWO nations 70
NoRFoLK. May Is.
The Cleopatra pressed IL passengers on, Of
J the snip Eliza, from Londonderry, bound 10 Bal.
| simore; SO says III: following AFFIDAVIT:
on TINS 18Th day of May 1906. personally an
! Peared before me. Robert Broueh, one OF ,he
jusuees OF the peace for the county of Norfolk.
Sharies Moss who being first duly sworn on
u'e evage'lsts OF the Almighty God, deposeth
and saith, that he this deponenr sailed from, o.,
a1Ionderry on the 18Th April last past in the shin
( Eiizs, OF * bound TO Baltimore: ,hat ON the liz
or tins instant, ihe said ship Eliza. was bosrs;ed
oy the tngate Cleopatra, commanded by Car,
White, within Ten miles OF Cane fIen.v
ana that this depcnent and f,n,,sen other ,,as'
ss.9S.S were Impressed frcm on board the said
snip Eliza % the officers aud Grew of The said
.nsA'e Cieopa'ra' that this deponent had fire.
eis". conversations WIN the crew of the said
fnsate number of whom informed th;s deno
hent mat they were American born citizens
anu 'hat ms deponent verify believes thar ,h.,
were bona 6de American ci,izens.
CHARLES MOSS.
sworn to before
Hobt Brough. 5
1*sccf GA le:ter Jrom gerrien,1a a. T,rcenne,.
dared ll'Uc5 20, 1896
strange ana vety singular disease is said
10 prevail in the Illinois counties, It se;zes mil
girls of twelve wears of age or under hc~;nr;":.
WIN head ache and fever. and geAerslly tern,i.
na'lng IN death on the third day. A gentleman
OF freInc du Rocker, Is said to have lost all his
aauShtess-l have NOT heard further partiru.
lars" r"'HSu
An officer of the friga,e Constitution, coynmo.
dcTe Rogers, who LETT Malta on 25th Ianua,y.
and arrived hare last evening, on his wav 70
washington assures Us Ina, no alteration what
ese' had TAKEN place between the Commodore
ana captain Gale. at the time of his departure
ana ina! ne believes the report malicious and des
snute OF truth -BIfi. dpie,ican.
capt Francis. arrived at Salem, while 4, Bor
dsaaX received the following letter from ca.t
Perkins Sal,er. @"r''
Roebefoyt, FEB. ii, 1906.
SIR have taken the Liberty 20 mform
you OF cur situation at present and our sis,res
SEES SINCE we lett America. was from N. York
w"e'si a. present belong. having command of
the brig Minsrva, bound 10 Boriesuy...I 49,.
Kan ia tie Bay. within two DAYS sail Of Bor-
oesux and burned. vessel and cargo besides 10
sing al! my clothes. Was on board nf ~.
french squadfon four months in = most t,en,o
rabs situation For ~, 70 give yo,, a part,cls,
desaii, It would ,ake 4 qure Of paper-i can opIv
say, " they had burned RE with the br,p +
would not havs Been r,iuch worse
he o'her captains, j. Jack, Jun. OF Man
cestsr, NJ. caPt. Solomon Pink, CAP, Franeis
Sergeant. who departed This life on the o,h Feb
AZ the marine Hospital at Rochefort. have an
been treated the same We are still in hal
situation. From what We can learn they don,
mean to pay ~ any thing, and eXpect soon 20 he
liberated TO seek passage to America, after he.
ing So bsrbarsusiy treated"
BY capt. Glenn we learn, that Ami.
raj Gravina died at Cadiz, on the 9Th of
March, of The wounds he received in th4
battle of Trafalgar tina, about two
weeks before he sailed, four French fri,
gates and twobrigs with six month, pro
visions or board; sailed on a secret eSoe-
di'ion.--That there were - or IS Ffench
and Spanish ship. Of the line al Cadiz, 2, or
3 OF which we're preparing for sea, with
The utmost sxpedition.--PhiI. pap.
Mungo Park, the celebrated African
traveller, with his retinue, consisting of
100 armed men, has arrived at FayaI,l
where preparations were making for his |
departure to explore, according to his orr. (
s'nai Plan, the interior of the African
coast.
French celebration The fete OF Ss;n,
Napoleon, and he establishment Of re. |
iig!sn, is 10 be celebrated on the 5th Of
August---<rhe anniversary OF Napole. |
on'S coronation and the battle of Aus,er. |
ii'z isto be celebrated the first Sunday in |
Decsmbcr--- Moniteur.
PHILADELrHtA, May 10.
About eight o'clock yesterday evening,
the wind blowing violently from the w.
and N, w. a FTRE burst forth from
wooden Building, situated back OF Dock !
street, between the Bank of the United
States and the Bank Of Pennsylvania, and
in short time the whole range of build.
lngs, on both sides OF Relief alley, from
IlnCE cf IN