Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-09-09

9th rate. from 90 10 90 guns, from 200 to
Shops, from 1s TO 16 guns, from 100 to 90.
Gun-brigs, cutters, &c. from ii to guns,
from SO to IS.
When an admiral's flag is hoisted in first
rate, her complement Of men is 975 when al
vlce-admral, $40; arear-admirai, 855. Ships
OF the line, iifties, frisates, and royal yachts,
are commandedby post-captains: Shops of
war, bombs, fre-ships, armed ships, store
ships. and 0rme's en- fute under City guns, by
commanders. Schooners. cutters, &c. by
heuteuants. Store-sloops, occasionally, by
masters. Small craft by midshipmen. who
have passed for lieutenants.
1t is this prodigious naval force which so
much initiates the pride of Great Britain, and
has rendered her so imperious to other ma
tons. 1t may easily be conceived that the
othcers, seamen, agents, and their relations
ana frientis, who are connected, either direct
IL or Indirectly, with this immense establish
nfnt, pust be exceedingly numerous, and of
COURSE, must have great weight in any uuesti-
Pbn otaface war From the insolent tone
|pt So OF th British prints it is evident that
pe sl4ned prompt behavior of commo-
6re ~ YRS the affair of the Little Belt,
'hi ettNa rth naval Jeeliag of the British
PuSic: iRhh The navy interest alone sways
Tie Eng . Councils, we shall. in all probabi-
lily, havea war. But we still believe the Bri-
fish ministry will not be so wilfullv blind as 20
rash into measure which must prcciptatc
the downfall of that empire for it will not
escape the observation of sagacious men, that
although we Cannot cope with the naval
strength OF Great Britain, yet that we can
give her very vital blows in another way
From The .Ns7u York Eyening Post.
The PRIzE.-It appears that the British
ship brought yesterday into our harbor as
prize to the French privateer Duke Of Dant-
nc, is the Tottenham, new vessel of $50
tons, and is Letter Of Marque Of 10 guns,
bound from London to Grenada, and wascap-
tured off Barbados. We learn that the pri-
vateer surprised the ship by running up "a
long-side without being suspected, until a
shot from her struck the ship Just under her
counter, entered the cabin, killed the steward
outright and wounded boy in the face.
The name Of the captain Of the privateer is
Arrogaudie, member of Bonaparte's legion
ct honor: his crew consists of no men of all
nations, andtae first lieutenantis man by
thiAity.
SINE of the crew. toL2s6ur informant, that
few days before Captured the Totten,
ham, they fell ~ with We ship Thames, a
new vessskGeso bound ffp London, to Bar
badosssp~hich they captured after an en-
gsSement of two hours; they also captured
| two British merchantmen, the Edinburgh and
| the Princes Castle, both new Ships, one of
which they burnt and sunk the other. The
Tottenham after the French were in posses
sion of her, fell in with the English sloop of
| war Echo, in the night, and Immediately
hailed, in reply to the question returned from
the Echo, they answe cred that they were the
Iottenham, ship belonging to his Britain
mic majesty, and bound to the West Indies,
on (which they zoere permitted to pass, and
thus effected their escape.
Court Of In9uiry.-The New York Mer-
eantile Advgtiser of last Mondey, says the
Sgentlemep wa compose the Cs6kt of Inquiry,
awSntetrby NE SecretarvR the Navy t.
pvesAgatc Co modore (dger's conduct,
riorE2 an duf1k s ms agement with the
Xpop OF W. Lit Iassembled on Satur-
day MOVING on of the u. S. frig ate
President, now the port Of N. YORK,
and entered q business of their APP
pointment. he cod is composed of Com
modore DECATUR, a$President, Captains
ChauncAP and Steward associate members,
and Af5htant Gen. WIN. auding, Judge Ad-
vocate, in the place Of N ian Sanford Esq
who declined serving in IN Acapacity on ac-
count of ill-health. It's Supposed that the
business will occupy the court several DAYS
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