Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-24

beg him to accept our thaoks.
| Our paper was ready for press, when
We received the London paper the very
great agitation which the contradictory
reports of yesterday, respecting peace or
nothing interesting to offer, we were indu-
ced TO suspend the publication of our pa.
per until this morning.
Our readers will perceive that Russia
has made peace with France, an event
that the IN ssion Of D'OuBaiL, seemed to
render blu, toc certain. Lord Lauderdaie
has been nominated minister to France,
and although he had moi departed on The
second, yet captain Cot,ie in note in,
form, us that he embarked at Deal. and
sailed on the third of August for Calais,
IN the Clyde frigate, commodore Ovens.
II appears that the English go*erament
is determined not to have long nego,i-
alton, but to ascertain the temper Of the
French government al once.
We observe in the Continental, Jour-
! nails, that the French troops are reforming
to France in every direction from Ger.
many.
Some of the French papers assert that
Gacta has surrendered bat this is not
authenticated, but denied by some of the
Continental Journals.
On the 9th inst. crptain Cottlc, then in
lat. IS, long. Ga was boarded by lieu
tenant from his Britannica maiesty's fri
gate franchise, captain Charles Dash
wood, in company with The Penguin brig,
and 70 sail u6der convoy. The L,eute.
nant gays captain G. the following me-
mo,andum.
! "Saiied from Jamaica on the 2eth in.
ly, with convoy of los sail, his maies.y's
! ships Veteran, Magic,ennc, aud Penguin
in company. On the 2lst of Aug. about
80 miles N. +. of the entrance of the
Siusph OF Florida, met with violent gale
OF wind. The Franchise lost her core.
mast, main,op mast and sprung her bow.
spirit. The Magicienne was damaged in
her rudder and hull, and obliged to go TO
Bermuda, accompanied by the Veteran.
! Ten ships, whose names are known have
foundered many others are supposed to
, be lost"
| Particulars reLatiUe 10 the L'Imtc.ueur.
On Monday the Ian current, the Bri.
| 'ish ships Bel!eisle and Bs:ilana, with The
Meiampus friga:e. being about ten leagues
to the sauthwcrd oi Cape Henry, discover.
ed French line of battle ship to leeward,
dI>mas'ed, to which they gave chace, VIXEN
She ran aground with her colors flying.
After some little firing from the M-lam,
pus, the French ship struck her coiocs, she
was found 10 De L'impetueux Of II guns,
she was taken POSSESSION of by The British
commander, who after taking out The
| french captain, officers and men, set fire
To- her and burned her. immediately after
! the French ship took The ground, mum
Der OF the Crew Jeff her, and succeeded in
! getting on shore. blu. Notwithstanding @hal
has been asserted il is nci believed that a
Single man was Killed, or more than one
(ii one) wounded by the fire from the Me
campus; that ftigdte is now in Hampton
Roads, with the remaining officers and
crew OF L'lmpesueux nsboart-i.'Impe.
,ueux was one of Jerome's feet, and scpa
raied IN the gale of the 18th. Ii is said
tina, the Foudroyant the French adnIraI's
ship, was dismas,ed and bore away for the
HAVANA.
Admiral Sir Richard S,rachan, in The
Cesar OF 81 guns, arrived off the coast, we
understand, on Monday last. having lost
his mainmast.
Tuesday about 60 French seamen.
were landed from the Mclampus. British
| frigate, and sent 10 the Marine Hospital
Yesterday further number of,he crew
of the LImpei ueuX were released from
or board the Melampus Frgne, aud came
mp to this place, about $50, as we have
been informed.
E$pact Of "a letter from Respectable gentleman in
Curacao dRed dgyust 10.
"Last evening an open boat came in express,
with letter from the commandant at Coso, da
Sed 18th inst. 1 have been favored with the fol.
lowing extssa from IL; to
Mi anda has al lasr evacuated Coro and La
vela. and retired with his shipping. On the
iIth mat. skirmi.h took place, while his PEG
pie were taking in wafer at Rio.Negro in which
he losI 20 killed. II wounded, and some dlspcr.
sed in the country
"The force opposed to him is said 10 have
been $50 regulars. so horse, and body of lndi
ans how many have not head Report says
ne had with him u armed vessels and that he
IS proceeded b. his Britannia majesty. snip Lilly.
1t is generally supposed lhaI he is going to Aru
ba "-Nas. Incl.