Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23
From Baltimore, Monday E0ening,
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Capt. West, of ship PaIlas, arrived this
morning, left EIs'neur (Denmark) 25th
March. On the 18th inst. at o'clock in
the evening, heard very heavy Cannon.
aiding about 90 miles to the eastward of
Cape Henry, Which lasted from 90 to 80
minutes and was from so TO 90 guns. A
ship was in sight to the eastward at sun
down suppose to be a man of war; The
DANISH Priyateers were again preparing TO
cruize in the Sound and Belt; and from
some recent condemnations il was suppos-
ed but few American vessels would be
cleared by the Court at Copenhagen.
M. c, II. B.
A RUMOUR is now circulating in many
shape and shade, relative to a supposed
battle or an intended battle, between the
United States frigate President, commo-
tiore Rogers, and British fr!gate. The
firing heard by captain West, was not suf-
ficient to induce belief of such a combat.
IL The President might have been seal.
ing her guns.
FACTS. Admiral Sawyer has given
positive orders to every BRUSH Officer on
this station, not to impress IN American.
1t any naval officer dcviate, il is on his
own responsibility that he will violate the
commands OF his superior. The American
government, having been informed of the
very unjustifabLe impressment Tor i'm
pressmen,s) OF y. York, has under date
OF Saturday 18th May, demanded the res.
,oratlon by Despatch from the secretary
of state of the Brit SIN charge dies af-
fairs, Mr.. Morer. These facts we know
to be as stated. Fed. Gazette,
We are correctly informed Says the
Baltimore Federal Republican, Of Monday
last,) that letter is in town from one of
the member. OF The Executive. statiog that
Rogers has positive orders TO search for
The bTItisn rr gaze, demand the imprs So .
ed men she has on board, and if refused
to take them by force
The above may be relied upon.
On the 5th inst. lat. SO, So, long. ~,
in 22 fathoms water, was pressed from
on board schr. Eagle, Halves, from A.
lexandria, young man by the name OF
l1allet Hamblin, native of Barnsta-
bic, Mass. The boarding officer was
asked the name Of the frigate and cap
tain, who replied, that she did net
tell names" Such are the oppressi-
ons to which unfortunate American
seamen are subjected by navy, which
as Col. Pickering says, "has done us
no essential injury."-Bost. Chron.
Tie Boston Palladium is in mourninga.-
because certain capt. FborndIke is i'm
prisoned for resisting the laws of the u.
States.
The papers in general have fallen into
an error respec ing the incorporation OF the
Kingdom of WaStobalia into the French
Empire has only coded a We.
ry small portion of his territory an ar.
rangement which seems to have been rem.
dered necessary by the recent ANNEXATION
Of Holland. IL was on tLis occasion that
he published an address TO the inhabitants
OF the ceded district, congratulaung them
on becoming citizens of the Great Empire.
Lon paper.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Our affairs with Europe. I'VE have Just
seen letter, dated in London, April 18th,
which states that the prince regent bad
determined not To send mr Foster TO this
country and that the British council were
about to issue orders prohibiting American
produce in any other than British vessels.
We understand that very intelligent pas.
senger confirms the contents Of this letter }
and adds that MIR. Pinkney had excited
much disgust in London by refusing TO at
tend the first levee held by the Prince as
regent Of the empire. Mr.. Pinkney was
the only foreign minister, then in London,
who was not present on that occasion. mir
PInkney was no longer a minister, ms func.
tions had ceased.1
Under Paris dates to March 25, we
have the French accounts of operati-
ons in Spain and Portugal. The fol.
loving paragraph we extract, as com.
prising the French account of the acti
on with Gen. Graham's corps. 1t diff.
fers little from the Brit sh account (:
Nat. Int ].
"On the 5th Of March some mpor.
tant events took place before Csdiz.
A division Of 5000 English, and from
Z to 5000 Spaniards, landed about the
end of February at Aigeziras. This