Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-09


ried back TO their own home, being am
lply provided with every thing requisite
for their subsistence on the voyage" The
whole of this is fully confirmed by the tes-
timony of the fishermen, who are full of
gratitude for the great Kindness and atten-
ton that was shewn them by the inhabitants
of St. Valerys
Admiral Berkeley has intercepted seve-
raj vessels, disguised under American CO.
lors, but freighted with a cargo OF NJ schief.
French emissareS, and incendiary pa
pers, addressed to the negroes and mulat-
toes of the English West India islands. 1t
is feared, that some Of these have already
found their way to jamaica and other
islands.
The marquis Luccliesini, during his stay
at Vienna, was challenged by a Pruss an
noblcman, who accused him of treason to
his country. LuCcheSlni declined the meet
ing, and set Off for Lucca, but the Prussian
has followed him to Italy. The marquis
mas made very extensive purchases at I4uC-
Ca.
Prince of Wales Island contains grea-
ter and more varied assemblage of inhabi-
tants than any other place OF equal extent !;
and all the eastern and many OF the Eurs'
pean languages are spoken there. The
Chinese are the most numerous and mos.
useful class OF settlers; they amount to "a
| bout 5000 they were the first cultivators
/ of pepper; some of then possess houses
and lands. the others are carpenters,
smiths, shoe makers, sc. Their wages
are high, and their mode of living eXpen-
/ sIvc they are fond of gaming, smoking
opium, and of seeing their country plays,
but they are quiet and industrious, and
have proved valuable acquisition TO the
settlement.
The new PLANET discovered by NJ Har-
ding, OF Lillenthal, near Bremen, he has
given the name Of Juno. II Is of the eighih
magnitude, it appeared to have peculiar
motion, and after observing it for severa,
days, he clearly ascertained that IT was a
lfEdnet. Its mean distance from the sun j.
three times that of the earth, or about one
hundred millions of leagues; it is cohse-
quentiy farther than CERES or PALLAs,
whose distance is $4,000 600. It's diane
ter has not yet been ascertained but its
SIZE appears nearly the same as that OF
Ceres. THIS is the f7UeJih Planet disco
vered within these few years. HerScheL
having discovered Uranus and its s 4: sa.
telites, tzYo new satellites to SATLRN
PiGzzt d 3cp2sered CERES, and Oilers dis
MA IL is a lamentahle fact
! N''''' ehSf<'#|[ a. pISSShl IN Guy $ ncSp'.
al 10 persoAs on that account, and one il
st. Thomas's hospital. From Streatham
six persons, and from MiIcham one, have
been sent to Brighton, to bathe in tie salt
waters; and several from other parts o.
the country At Battersea New Town, :
few days since woman was in the act o.
plucking goose, when mad dog came in
bit all the geese, and on her attempting tc
drive the dog out, he bit both her legs She
was soon after seized with the hydropho.
bia; the physician who attended her, open.
cd her ms, and she went oft very easy
The magistrates at Tn on Hall have eau
sed circular notices to be issued, that they
have given orders to destroy all dogs tina
may be found running about A similar
caution WAS yesterday published IN West
minister, where number of persons art
represented to have been bit some of then
have been obliged to be smothered or blet
20 death.
The mayer of Windsor has issued man.
date, for dogs to be tied up, ortobe shot
He has also offered 5 shilings for every
dog destroyed.