Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-10

from the most CALLING sefvlude, civil, po'
',;ical and religious, which ever weighed
dowa the spirits Of human beings.
If the people OF The United Siates were
warranted in shaking of the yoke of En-
gland, how much greater reason have the
inhabitants ofSpanish America in resum'
ing the blessings Of freedom, of which
they have been deprived, ever since the
settlement: of that county! Not many
years will elapse, before the names ofthe
ten victims who have been lately immo-
lated a, the shrine OF despo,ism, will BE-
dear to the friends oi libe,ty.
1t would not be rashness to predict, that
in less than so years, perhaps in twelve
months, their heroism and their fate will
afford pathetic theme for the orators,
and subject for the painters and sculp-
tors OF The Caracas
The following narrative we yesterday
received from capt. Tease:
Saiied from S.. Christopher Est.
Kius] the 9th Of August, in the schooner
Olive Branch, Of the Highlands, the wind
came ahead, and OH the following day, at
10 a. Nj. in the latitude OF 50. on sound.
'ngs, the schooner upset, by a heavy SEA
striking her, which carried away both
masIs. There were six persons on board,
at The time of her upsettipg, five of them
were in the cabin. The captain aud one
man IAN Icdian) were savsd-fuur perish
ed. On the following day the survivors
were taken off the wreck by the captain
OF The brig Lady Washington, from n.
Orleans, and treaied while on board his
vessel with humanity and kindness, and
brought safe 10 this port.
"Nanles ct the persons who persisted
on he upse,ting of The Olive Branch---
"fhomas Ives, mae, Of Curriiuck !;
Hes Heath, a by, OF The sarGe place :;
Bal'us Cock, of Philadelphia, an Amepi.
can seamen, passenger--had been impress
cd three years prrv'oGs, and was return-
iog home to his family; the other was q
negro man from New.York."
detachment OF Ua.ed States Troops. con
listing Of seventy non commissioned officers.
musicians, and privates, Under the command oi
Iisu,. T. u. Ciewson, embarked yesterday from
Fort Jay on board the sioop Hunticss Tor Alba
ny, destined 10 tie lakes for the completion 81
The Garrisoa cf For, Mickmac hinac, Forl
Bearboln at Chicago, and Fort Wayne.
September l..
From LcShoYn.--Capt. DreS, in the
brig Caroline, arrived al Boston in 81 days
iroiR Leghorn, informs that no events o
Importance had taken place in that neigh
bcurhood; thai the fortress Of Gae,a, un
der prince Hesae, still held OUT ant
would probably maintain its ground, un
less Invested by much larger force
,han was then in that quarter, - Captain
Drew sdds, that the markets remainec
the SAME as they had been for some time
previous to his departure.
Letters from Halifax, received from
very resreEiable gentlemen, stale. ,ha
capt. Whi,by was put under arrest, anc
sent home as passenger, in The ship Lean
der, Of which he (cap,. W. formerly hat
The communicative Wh.'by, we uudes
stand, is sent 10 England, to account 10 III
British government for tis conduct on Tie
American station, aud the deprcdaiions liz
committed of sandy Hook.
Captain Heron of the ship Minerva
from London, was informed By the Anne
rican consul, that MIR. pinckDey had NE
with favorable reception at The GOVT o
ST. James and that OR differences wer,
likely TO be amicsbiy adjusted.
The schooner Recovery, of and for thi.
poit from the Yves, Indies, having pu
into Delaware bay for harbor on the Esd
was discovered wreck upou Howard
Shoals on the 25;l, by Philadelphia pi.
lot. She had taken pilot on board nam.
ed Francis Edwards, who, with the whole
of the crew, Ills fsared, have perishrd.
September 2.
Captain Biagge, who arrived here yes.
ierday morning, informs, thai on the Goth
Of June, off Malaga, he passed through q
convoy 1T ~ sail, with troops from Gibral.
Tar, for Sicily. On The 2s,h, Lieut.. Gov.
Fox Commaadrnt Of Gibraltar, and suit
! sailed in the Orion of "A guns, fer Messi.
ma to take the command Of the forces in
Sicily, al the same time conveys, from
Cork, and the Other from Portsmouth, lin
all 50 sally arrived 4, Gibraltar with troops,
in place CT De ROLES and the AID reri-
ment, both Of which were 10 embark i'm.
uediaieIy for Sicily. Twas runored a,
Gibraltar, that Sir Sidney Smith, com,
manding the bIockadiug squadron off Ma.
pies, had taken The three all Islands oil