Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-17
FRoMLoNDoN PAPERS.
) February S.
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The public will recollect that acme
days ago, accounts were received thar
American vessels in the ports of Ma
pies and also in the, ports of Spain.
were ordered to be confscated. The
following netice of the fact, from gem
uine authority was yesterday made
known in the city, 4
81 have received intelligence from
France, on which rely, that an order
had been issued to bring to sale the
American ships and cargoes captured
and Brought into Naples, and that an.
other order had been issued to seize
and confscate all such as had arrived.
or might arrive In those of SPAIN"
London Chronicle.
February Is.
The Paris Moniteur of the sd, con-
tains an official account Of the capture
CDec. 1:th) Of the British frigate Ju-
non, by the French frigates Clarinda
and Renommee. The French pay a
high tribute of applause to the bravery
and skill Of capt. Shorthand, who COM
maoded the Junon, and who was woun-
ded in the action. The enemy were
In the act of boarding from both fri
gates when the Junon struck. -
The government of Quito have in
yited their brethren of Old Spain to e :
migrate to America, rather than SUBJ
nit to France.
The committee of inquiry on the
subject of the Walcheren expedition,
set constantly for the examination of
Witnesses; and publish daily copy of
their minutes.
-AHouse of Lords, Feb. IS.
Lord senville moved, that an acs
count oNthe course of exchange be.
tween England aud other parts of Eu-
rope and America, and of the quanti-
ty of bullion exported during 4 soe, be
laid on the table. Agreed 20.
February 16.
From respectable source we learn,
that the French have entered Seville.
and were advancing on Cadiz. The
Spaniards were flying in all directions.
"A revolution had taken place In Sc
vile. The Supreme Junta had been
abolished, and Don Cornell, Minister
OF War, and Garay, late seeretarySof
the Junta had been arrested. This is
not true. The. Supreme Junta, when
it left Seville for Csdiz, gave directi-
ons for the Reorganization of the An
dalusian. Junta.
BY theA lilly from ,Cadiz, we have a
eon6rhsd bn of; the advance of the
French on Cadiz--and that the Spa
nish feet had moved down, and were
anchored outside our squadron Cas-
tanos is again at the head of the ar.
my.
An order passed the British Privy
Council Hthe Sd January, suspending
the gr& htpg licences to allow the ex-
PortatR cotton Wool to the Con-
A great part of tho booty taken at
Isle OF Bourbon. have been sold % the
Americans who were at that island.
The John Adams frigate passed Do
yer February Ia, from Holland for the
U. S. AT Dover she undoubtedly re.
ceiyed on board dispatches from Mr..
Pinkney.
A letter from Rotterdam mentions
the arrival OF a great number of French
troops IN Datch places, aud states that
some American vessels which had been
permitted to sell at Amsterdam had
suddenly received an order to put to
sea.
Portsmouth,, Feb. 10.
On Thursday arrived here the IA
nous French frigstef Cannonier, of a.
guns, prize to the Valiant, Capt. BIigh. |
The accounts differ very much as TO /
the val4e of her kargo--she having
been stated to ha}e been laden with !
the spoils of her 'depredations in the |
Indian seas. Capt. Bligh, in his Off |
eial letter, says, "she is laden with !
cargo of colonial produce" Another
account states her cargo to consist of /
supar Mocho ond otber cogea co<.c.. |