Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-29
BOSTON, July "a.

f'rtrdct o. letter from HcisE.C, JzIiv &.
By vessel which has lust arrived we
nave very unpleasant piece Of inteil;
gencc indeed. Three men having some
time since deserted from the Meiampus.
application is said to have been made thrc'
Mr.. Erskine, TO MIR Smith, (seoyeiarv OF
the american navy,) stating thaS inforrna-
ton had been received that these Eien had
entered Oh board the Chesapeake, and de-
manding that they should be given up
I'll her no answer or an evasivc one seems
l" nave been given, for the Chesapeake
proceeded to sea with the men on board,
ana was brought too by the Leopard, the
demand repeated and three quarters ofan
hour given, as it is stated, for CONSIDERING
the application. The demand not being
complied with, force was used in obtaining
the men. Ii is With extreme regret we
also learn, that three men were killed and
'wenty wounded on board the Chesapeake.
This will undoubtedly be considered an
important subject of dispute, and it is much
10 DE iameDted, that point SO deeply in
terestng should not have been determined
long ago, or at least before the American
lfISate proceeded to sea that the lives
ana limbs OF the unfortunate men might
have been spared. Thus much believe.
That Whatever may be the consequence, G.
Df7fGfn mil not easily be 6roHrhf 10 ar
HHozDtedge that he flag Of anu nution shall
frofcef de@eTferS from her nary dndarH7v
IN f'He u Wdr--as an Acknowledgement
or that sort, would i'm a short time comDlete-
ly annihliate her whole system of defence
teel extremely hurt at any thing which
seems to threaten the harmony and hapDi-
ness OF either country"
The intelligence of the attack on the
Chesapeake was sent express to Halifax
IN his majesty s brig Columbine, and from
thence to England in the Silvia.---i6.
DISCRETION.
BY the following advertisements from
late Halifax paper, it appears that the sue
cess which has recently attended deserters
from the British men of war, has occasi-
oned considerable alarm there:
Baiifar, lime %.
PUBLIC MEETING
The merchants and other inhabitants of
this town having met at the courthouse
yesterday, to devise and adopt the best
measures for preventing descrtion from
his maIesty's ships, &c. ON this station-.-
aud considering the marked attention shewn
to the trade of the Province by the COM
hdhuCr Hl Chlef, the non. vice admiral
Berkley. 1t was determined, that a sum
OF money should be raised, and commit-
tee appointed, to receive subscriptions.--to
offer bounties and rewards, and take such
other steps as may be deemed most cffec-
tual.
We, the committee appoined by the
| merchants and others, inhabitants of Ha-
li!aX, to discourage and prevent descrtion,
hereby give notice, that a reward of Ten
Gaineas, will be paid to any person or
persona, who shall inform and prove to
convection against any person who shall
harbor, or conceal, or encourage. or otber-
wise be assisting any Of the seamen, be-
longing to any Of his majesty's ships, ON
this station. in descr, ng from their respec-
tive ships, after this notice and they like.
! wise offer rev I'd Of Three Cuincas, for
any and every dcsericr from his majesty,
navy, who shall be taken up and delivered