Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-22


very near her.
Ii was suspected that she had been
set on fire dssignedly, and no doubt
remains that she was. 1t appears.
from the examination Of two boys thai,
were on board, that two boats came
along side OF the privateer, manned
with about fifteen armed persons, who
took the TWO boys out of the cabin, tied
their hands behind their backs, and
then took a tub which had FIRE in il
into the hold, aud thus set FIRE to the
vessel.
Ii has not as yet been discovered
who were the authors of this very TN.
Jus ihable deed which was no, only
highly wrong as regasds the destrac.
tiYn OF the property itself and the VIC.
la ion of toe no pitaliry of our coun.
tr,, hut the very imminent danger to
WHICH other " sseis were thereby ex.
posN, particularly ship with 5000
b re- b ofnaval stores which was m or
ed very near) and indeed the town IL
self. The two boys, who have been
examined, say that they were carried
over to the hospital point, mi there
landed, and that the persons who came
in the boats spoke no other language
but English.
Such conduct cannot be excused, or
even paliiated, though the causes
which produced it NAV not be diiTcuItl
to imagine. The individual who com.
manded this privaieer, had rendered
himself obnoxious by Capture of Anne
rican vessels heretofore :4-within these
lew days he was publicIv recr uiting
men ter the purpose OF going, as was
supposed, on cruize these circum- |
stances were viewed with indignation !
much heightened by the very atrocious
destruction of american properly, by |
French cruizers, accounts of which
are daily detailed in The papers. The
Revanche de Cert was detained abou, !
eight or nine monks sioce by Commo.
dore Rog RS, and was lately restor-
ed by an ordar from the Admiralty
c99rf Ledger.
Last evening arrived the fast sal.
ing brig Wheeler, captain Roberts, !
from Lisbon, which place he Ief- the
10th Of March. BY this arrival we
receive the Intelligence which we have
long expected. The iuviueible M $.
sena, the spoiled child of fortune, aid |.
pride OF Frame, has been compelled
to turn his back upon aa enemy thati
he SO often Wanted, he would drive
into the SEA.
We have only ceived one Lisbon
Pape of the 18Th, from which, we are
enabled TO obtain only short transla-
ton, which will follow.
We understand that Masscna com.
menced his retreat from Santarem a.
bou the fourth of Ma CHI, h was pur
sued by lord Wellington, whose caval-
ry exceedingly harra,sed the rear oil
the French army, which baited be.
tween Pombal ana Miranda de Corvo,
about so miles from Santarem. Onl,
the 10Th an account was received at
Lisbon of which the following is a
transcript, which we have been favor
ed with by captain ROBBERS. Z" The
Sc French have again Quilted their 20.
&c sitions between Pombal aud Miriam.
&C da de Corvo, and are in retreat to-
6. wards the frontiers. Lord Yelling.
I" ton drew up in line OF battle on the
French right wing; the French &c
" neral fearing it would be turned, was
&C compelled to make retre at"
Captain Roberts has also favored us
with the transcript of another article
Of information received on the day of
his departure, which says C General
Graham landed from Cadiz, with a
bodyof British, Portuguese, & Span.
ish troops, and has gained victory
near Chiclana, in which the French
General Rufiin was killed. The bat
tie is represented as being very obstl,
nately contested, and in which the al
lies lost between 1000 and 1900 men,
in killed. "--The Portuguese are re-
presented in high spirits, and feel the
utmost confidence in the allied armies,
and calculate that the French will BE-
driven out of Portugal before the mid.
die of April--Provi,ions from the We
ry large number Of srrvals had rather
declined, but it vas supposed the fall
wonIu he only femDoiv