Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-29
FRIDAYS OMISSIONS.


sloop Of war Favori,e. The crew. of the
priva,eer behaved in very desperate
manner. They took the Favori,e for a
Guineaman, and laid the brig along side,
and after finding their mistake endeavor.
ed To carry the Fayori,e by boarding.
De Brcox was severed to pieces by
large gun shot and IL men Killed before
she struck her colous. The Favorite did
not lose a man.-fshil. Gaz.
by late adviGes from Goree, we learn
that Mungo Park, had arrived at the
head ofthe Niger, and was building boats
TO proceed up that river. The captain
and several Of his escort had died.
Ship Portsmouth,, of Baltimore, is de.
tanned at Goree by the British, and il wa.
supposed wouldbe condcmned.--D.
Extract Of letter from Washington, re
ceived In Charleston, dated The 2Sd OF
March.
I" Last evening dispatches were recciv-
ed from our minister in London, MIR Mon
roe, which state, that since the arrival of
the first presidential message in London,
and since the spirit of this country had
been understood TO DC so greatly excited
against the conduct of that government.
he changes of conduef in that adminis,ra.
tom to him, had been very great & point.
ed. The king and queen had also been
very attentive, and, in general, so far as
personal respect and attention were eon-
cerned, there had been no omission hat
the old administration had not answered
his last note, and the new, at The date of
the dispatches, was hot sufficiently formed
10 be- addressed on the subject of our dis
Putcs. MIR. Monroe further adds. what
The trends OF this couo;ry will be rsjoic.
ed TO know, that he viii not leave Laodan
before h: shall have brought the negscia.
lion 10 happy issue, or exhausted the
means OF negocia' ion. The general belief
here is, that The wonderful victories of Ma
falcon on the con,ineut, the peace made
there, the change of the ministry in En-.
gland, and the partial prohibitions of thc
manufactures, which will certainly a.
mount TO 1900, 900 Of dollars psr annuu,.
viii iaducc the British cabinet 10 make a.
mcnds for the injuries inflicted on our ci
tizens, and yield US that justice which We
ask"
Extract cfa letter from Los'uira, dated I'm
March, 1906.
We have 10 600 men in arms TO recsiye Mr.
/ Miranda. who viii have a warm reception An
embargo.is laid on ali vessas, and very uncertain
when 1t will be taken sE"
!
| a vessel has arrived at Plymouth Mas.aehu.
sets. iron C-aiz. Letters By her TO the 9th Fe
bruary state, thar American vessels wsre subie4
edto Quarantine of4o days. The markets were
very low; Flour was at 9 dollars barrel.
Inc following paragraph is extracted from a
[ piece which appesTed ina Paris papa. (;h. 2pb
lisis;s) OF Dec. TO- II was printed as ls,.e,
from pienua, dated Nov. % The Pabiciste il
considered by some half official paper.
I" l wish 70 see Austria loss the Tyrol and
Salsbourg, in favor of Bavaria. which sheuId bs
ereaed into kingdom the title of the Empe
ror OF Germany suppressed; Napoleon made I'm
(, peror of the West; a new kingdom formed oI
Turkey IN Europe and the French Spaniards
4 Germans. Italians, and Cracks, united under one
| Chief; TO prevent the Scythians from ever pas
! sing the Dardanellcs. and trave,sing Poland =
This chief of the Wsst will be master Of the
Commerce of the East and ,haIl when he choo
ses, make journey toths Gauges"
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