Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-27

! ing fever, common at this period Of the
year, and pieid readily TO remedies.
The lerg h of time since the last case
Of Yellow Fever and other circum,tan.
cas-. induce me TO believe. there will be no
recurrence Of that disease.
Yours with respect,
GREENHOW.
Septe 2sth, 1906.
A letter from az officer on board the ship
Pekin, of This port, dated Leghorn, Aug.
ls', says -" In tile Streights of Gisral.
tar was brought too by Spanish gun
boats examined and dismissed. Same
Time saw them capture 9 American ships,
and take them inio AIgesiras. July IL
passing Catthagena, we saw the Spanish
| fleet at sail ofthe line chasing 2 English
ir'lrates and of .oulon, the French fleet
! of : sail of the line and frigaies, Just
out from that porl."--Phii. Gag.
The number OF Dea ms in the City and
Lbe,ies Of Phildelphia, for the week end.
the 18th inst. Was 52--adulls 2s-chii-
dren 20.
I u
| ship Of the line L.Jmpe,eux which, against the
| law of nations, (f,aging up flag OF 4iatres ,.
aud on shore on The coast CT tnc u Syatesl was
| fired AZ aAd afterwards set on FIRE by TWO ships
or The line and frisaie of his Britannia males.
| ~, do express publicly their gratitude to the
| good inhabitants of he United States. for the
generous conduct and care they have shewn TO
| the distressed men who swan from tie French
! ship. This conduit, Americans, is conformable
to the principles Of civilized NATIONS and will
prove 10 me Old World the high opinion we had
conceived of the hospitality of this Neu Void
| September l9.
NoyfoA ResaM
| The ifle Harlequin diplomaiiaue ha,
! rendsred himself The laughing stock Of ali
| the Shaniards who iestde in Phi!adsi
pha--they cali his recent trlp--a vi-i, TO
| the feast q 81. Brnifo lie precise force
! oil which we do not find in The sayings of
the squire of La Mancha.--.9urora.
Now that the story of the re appoint
ment OF the Hefu diaBle EShag,,ok, has MOI
fulfilled all the hopes of The enemies of
| NJ. JtGerSon. we presume they viii take
UP gen. 7hurreqp's whiskers, aid twist
them abou! fer while id.
|
The successor OF Yruio is said TO Be
! already arrived in the United States.
Yrujo has been engaged in he cnnsttu6li
on of machinery for mills for grading OF
grain in Spain; the mills are to be
wrought by stcam--the steam engines are
made or to be made in England, and Che
| mill work here the work is carrying 90
near SchuylkiH not far from the bason Of
the city az ,educts--and appears TO De not
yearly finished. ID.
Such has bceu the trepida;ion Of the
little $trush Margus that i, is said he
carries fistoAs about him --poor dsyil he is
| perfectly safe in the general contempt
which he his excited lib.
Lo,don hngust 4.-Oo Saturday sen.
night large American ship. near 500
tons, was wrecked on Rat,ray head She
! was loaded with slaves, mahogany and
tobacco, from America for London. The
vessel went to pieces soon after she struck.
Fhe crew are all saved.
There is now e&hibi,ng in London a /: a show
/ a man Of moD5trous size, whose name is DANIEL
! LAMBERT, aged about "a yeas. native of
/ Litcnfieil. He weighs 100 pounds nisasnres
\ yards inches round the waist, and one yard
| one inch, round the leg. lie cats little, dnnks
no'hing but wafer enjoys perfea health, and ap.
pears tc be al case and in good spirits
IL monsrrosi:y is the efFea of 7ea,er drinking.
the present eye. generally, has not much TO fear
on this score
An eedion Of great importance has Just ,sien
place III the state Of Maryland. according to an
Extraordinary fea'we in their sysfem OF govern.
nent an election 10 held every Eve years Tor The
choice Of twooiiize1s in each county who a,e col.
le6tvely electors ofthe Senate, the members If
which consequently hold their appointments for
FIVE years, and WHO. participating in legislative
power, so far "a the complexion Of the iegisls-
tive body, rs to be able 10 frustrate che adoption
Of any measure obnoxions 20 Them This ecS
on has terminated in The complete tginloph Of The
republicans Nat Incl
The Orleans Gazette announces that
new work, en,nIeJ Discoveries made
IL exploring he Missouri, Red River, and
! Onschdo, By captains Lewis aud Clark,
Dr.. Sib'ey, and William Dunbar, esq
! with Statistical Account OK The countr,,s
/ al an S.x...s. A.. t.s1H. ~.