Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-01
NORFOLK, Jply 27.

We have nothing TO inform cur distant rea-
ders, respecting ihe operations of;hs British ships
IN the bay; ! part Of tiiem occasionally go out
and return again every day. They have not
maze any at emp, ID land, or taken any steps
respecting the five persona detaiaed. Cnnr,adore
Sir Thomas fSrdy who nav commauds behaves
as Tar rs we car lam with great poi. ness to
the vessels going out aud corning i'll, giving them
no interruption.
Ii is to he regretted that Commodore HARDY
has not cozrnowd'd from The commencement OF
this affair. We Ihifii he would never have writ.
Ten such 4 etter as that OF Commodore Doug
las. which has been productive OF Indignation
scarcely .hor; Of hat produced by the original
out age Ledger.
TIE REVENGE. government schooner, is w.
iiam,to Noads. mi proceeds imnyd,t.ey TO
! Eng am WI n IN 3mruu.ca 'oas from the ex
ecutiv, Al GU Minis e,s in London :oucl,inp The
! al % he Chesapeake She may he expected
! TO arrive in England abou the FIRST Of S.uteu,-
Der 4; b.fo'e VIII Gu the Dritsh e,overnrncn, ard
people viii not only have received an aucoun, O:
( The transaction bur OF the sennments which j,
has excited IN the United States, together with
me Preside ats proclamation The frs &C cunt
ct This aHais WILL probably reach England about
TIE htat OF August ~ two shiNs thar ief; chs
Place the 2Ith and 28h o. June. Nv each OF ,vl,ch
@e FORWARDED 10 our corresIicnden,S our e,c.ya
sheet "i the &4'i ct lane besides witic', VIC knoe
thar an Unusual number OF the Lcgde, went b,
me same VcsTe's The proclamation wen, from
here on the OH Or &c h OF July, By two vessel,
| ior England Tie minds OF the gove,nme, p, {
nc Briiish nation will therefore ae prepased be
lore inc Revenge arrives the effects produced
IN EHgl%Ed We shall discover and possibly feel,
ABOUT ne middle st September. II The British
S"Vsn"e"t IS dc eruined 10 SUSAN ad,iral
Berkeley o:Gc's wili be gwen TO seize ard cap
tu'e cur vessels without exception; Is o.hcrwi c,
'hey WAL nos be interrupted The English go
ve'nmen will perceive shat war is ineyitable. e
It avows the principle of seatching cur national
ships. and act accordingly. ID
| va. readers y" gerlSe with attention the ar
'icIc t'oin i.e Q e6eck HE, cry. re-pubishcd in
his DAVIS paper. If it Is strictly true. we have
not'nG more To do than - prepare for war, bur
whether 1t be True in all It's parts or no:, il proves
'"S' oeio'e the Gu rage on tie Chesapeake was
lcomnnted. II was known in Hal fax 20 be IN
! enied. The date of the Qr-bsck article il the
18th June and the Ches lpcake was attaclec
on the 23d Of he same moth. Wih regard "a
ORD being received from England hy tire Co
ca u we can oiIeT NJ opinion mill We can lean
the t'ne -! her departure from Eng TIN.
c"ulo not have been sooner han the 1st Of NAV
IS mat ship Sas then az Spi,h> al. We confess
however, this article makes i strong impressions
on our mind. and Gafkcns the few rays OF hone
which we have hitherto perceived, that peace
nigh be preserved
nc Pnblc natcriety tina, such an outrage wa.
'n'ehaed before il was pcrretrsted, give, form
10 IoVetnnenta! conGistency to this proceeding
t'a, l; vas hopei il did not possess
Ihs impression which the inieilicence made
at Q'ehsc. may be better understood by the fol-
owing ariice copied from another paper of ti,A
pace OF the sane date as the o,her--,he que.
0seR GdSehe which seeks thus
" &c are happy IN having Il in our power tc
tu'H'sn' IN the account, o; the dinner given tc
"f Monroe what we consider convincing
PROOF OF tie conciii1,ory disposit'on of the new
ministry ;owards the U. States and This at :
Pe'iod subsequent TO the arrival of the Official &C
count OF the objections stared in America to III,
tfsa'y. This piece ofin,eliiScnce gives go much
Ms more 'a'I'tsc'ion, as 'epo''s ave every da
circulated at an APPROACHING rupu between tie tspt
toKgtrier .
Now from ,hia we learn. that the medi,a,ec
ATTACK 1.-The American frga,e, wa, the subiec
Of oiScn>slon before it happened, and that 10 us,
the words OF the Quebec paper, " reports sre'
eoe'T Hdy c. euIGiea II GbhrcacbinS rupture Be
ia, en- ne RIO coR7hieS." We wish il was in or
power to say that we think war may lie avoiGe.
we DO think ii cannot, uness through ihe in
'erventIon OF some Circumstance of q nature 70
. | 80" ~ 'hS SUBJECT Hnater OF dispute. 20.
July %.
The brig Flora, Capt. Benthall, arrived
This morning from Charantc and Madeira
let, June S, in Rochfort Roads, 1 Frcncl
line of battle ship OF $50 guns, OF 81, fri
gates, and briggs, blochaded by six En-
glsh FPS at anchor off the mouth of tin
harbor, said they expected the French on
every day.
Mr.. Davis, pilot, was brought to yester
day by the Triumph, Sir Thomas Hardy
: who put on board a black man belonging
TO Baltimore. Mr.. ID. was also informed
that there were eight more Americans N
board that would be given up on prope
! application
The UNITED STATES ScHooHER RE
. VENICE, captain RKAD, went TO sea OF
I Monday evening.
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Land to be Rented.