Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-20
NEW YONK I,,ne 10

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NEW YORK. June 10.
! Jamaica papers by the Phil!ipsbulg to the 17,h
! OF May inclusive, furnish few ar,ic!cs of ma
rine Intelligence, and the following letters fro1,
Aru5a on the sIbje9 Of Migauda's expedition
Extract Of 4 lettey t;om 5ru5a. 10 a mercbar.
an AiaSsfon. ST1n,. dated 81 Ifay. 1906
he celebrated Miranda, 4 native Of Carsac-
cas-, has arrived here with large American ship
and two armed schooners having on board $50
men, destined to kindle the torch of revolui On
upon the continent. they have a considerable
number oil arms ana ammunition, 10 colonies all
the ciiicers OF a new administration and munici
| pality An erbsi go was Immediately laid ON her
Tor days. The greatest pare Of his people are
f'ehchmen, who seeui To be pret,y certain Of
their undertaking. and who begin here also as
wen as ev,ry where TO grasp at'er the wealth
and property OF CHEERS. L ~ truly va~y haz
| ardous undertaking. for ii they make a Faux
fas, they will surrey not Be spared,
lhis moving arrived = schooner from Cur
racoa, with the intelligence thar they are at an
cho' atthe island Bonsire, from thence they have
sent their missionaries preach the new PRO
! psganda, and wait for cnswer-- fifty thousand
men are said 10 be already collected for this en-.
terprise, which, 1t is not known yet, where it
will begin"
I
hnofber !rfer from, gentleman Of same date
"a have to aoqGaint you. dear broiher, with
my arrival here yesterday ain very sorry that
was NOT here fortnight ago, else should
have had the pleasure of seeing The conquer or of
IL. main. Don Miranda. with his STAFF and ad.
min's'ration he is convinced of the success Of
ms enterprise. wish it for Jamaica's sake with
respect to the great commercial relations which
u will be furnished while is now at Bona,r,
from whence ne has sent his deputies to prepare
his party to receive him--He iniends TO &C quaint
Your government Immediately TO open an in,er
course as soon as possible-He promises pro,eai
on to all those that intend TO ss,te in this coun
try, either as merchants or as planters
June IL
letter from the Marquis Casa Yruio, dated
Philadelphia the 4th February, with a post
script OF the 11th of the same month. addressed
to the Governor General of Vene zsuala and Car
raccas, has been found on board prize vessel
lately sent into Kingston. Jam } fran which the
following relation is taken respecting Miranda,
&c. %
THAT on his return from Washington, where
he had been for q few weeks, he received infor.
NATION that The traitor Miranda had sailed from
! New York he day before. in the ship Leander,
mounting III guns that she had merchandise
I; ammunition of all kinds, and wariike stores on
board, such as lead in sheets. iron, balls, mus
kets, and particularly large quantity Of pixies
the greater part without handles, for the conve
nence of their being concealed, that a three mas
ted schooner went company with him; preyious
to tins, captain Lewis sailed with two schoo
ners tor Port All Prince, near which place there
was position occupied by 150O mulattoes. who
on former occasion. had promised him 20 ship
| themselves in body if he would procure a coun.
| try Tor them 20 SO 70, as they were afraid of be
ing TassacTed by the blacks the mcat,oes a,e
under the command of one Pichon or Petion
Lewis bad with him powder and bail, some hun
dred stand of arms and 1900 pixies: there were
two vessels fitting GU, he same expedition
from Boston, one Of which had sailed but he
could not tell her name that the ship Louisiana
had sailed, mounting 6 guns, with 30 fell ME
ees and l3mor,ars on board. a considerable qnan
'ity OF arms and ammunition, and Complete c.
qui1age for rnouninga regiment Of cavalry, that
The result of his inqui les is, the
! lndostan and Emperor had cleared and sailed
| for ST. Mares and Jaequemel
| Leander, for Caracas
! Louisiana. cleared for Port au.piince.
! Two vessels from Boston
Captain Lewis with two schooneys.
And thee masled schooner Thar sailed in
company with the Leander
| 90 From the best information lie could ob,a;,
they Carried about 1900 men for Decentralization.
| taxing as many as they could in each vessel, so
as not 10 give rise to- suspicion that lie has no
dQubI bu, they destined against the Canac.
cas-, and therefore sends this account. ti,at ne
may be prepared against any smprize from
these pifa.es"
lhe BTemen barque Europa, capt. Mehiten,
IN % days from Bremen, (arrived at Baltimore
on Tuesday las) was boarded of Dover. by an
English big of war, and the capt. informed.
that the river Jade. Tonningcn. aud The ports in
Holland, were open to neulras.
Capt. sackett, of the sloop Hope, from Anti.
qua and s.. CToix, informs, that on che 28rh ult.
tie day after he sailed, he bad two men pressed
BY the British schr. Flying Fish, commanded by
one Maryland. One was Samuel Hill, of Sind.
ham (Mats) and The other William x. Woods,
OF Portsmouth, IN. II Game on board The
Hope,. April IL, at Antigua. young man ma
med Harry, said he had lived in New York as
an apprentice. He was pressed at Monserrat ON
ooaid The British soop OF war WASH, on the I'd
May. Captain S. spoke, in sight of ST Tho.
mas the sloop Lake, Smith Of Charleston,
days from Guadalupe fer Charles,on-had, s
Gays before been captured by the British brig
Nlmbs, and ordered for Tortola, but not being
S s 70 ietch that port, was standing for New
Providence.