Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-07-01
NEw-YoRK, June "a.

NEw-YoRE, June "a.
The brig Tamaahmaah, capt. Skiddy, SAIL
ed from this port on Friday last for Bordeaux,
with about 40 passengers, and no cargo. At
6 p. M. she passed the light house, and at
eight she was captured by the British fi.igate
Melampus, about 10 or IL miles from Sandy
Hook Light House, in 9 fathoms water.
The passengers, with their baggage, were
permitted to return to this port, and came
up on Saturday evening in the pilot boat
rhornc.
The capt of the Melampus took cant.
Sklddy, and all his crew except the chief
mate, out of the brig, and sent prize master
and crew on board, and ordered the brig to
Halifax for adjudication. 1--WE received the
above account from the passengers
The following is an extract of capt Skid
dy's letter, dated OH board the Melampus. off
Sandy Hook, June %, 1911.
am sorry to inform you, that I was
chased and boarded last evening, after o.
clock, by the British frgate Melampus, capt.
Hawker, who is going to send me to Halifax
They have taken all hands out of the brig,
myself included. except the mate. Capt.
Hawker says he regrets that his orders OBJ
lige him to send in all vessels bound to France
1t was very hazy when fell in with the fri
gate, and several sail in sight, did not dis
tinguish what She was until it was too late
L however tackled and stood in; she fired Sc
veral shot, and neared us, as she held the
breeze more in the offing and the last shot
went over us. thought it imprudent to risk
the lives of the passengers in persisting, par
ticularly as we were losing the breeze, and
the trisatc kept it longer. We were taken
within S miles of the Hook"
MARRIED-On Tuesday evening last, by
the Rev. MIR. Barry, Mr.. GEORGE F. COOKE,
the celebrated Comedian, to Mrs. V. M.
BEHN, daughter of Mr.. J. Dryden, keeper of
the Tontine Coffee-House.
June %.
Extract ofa lettcrfron, a gentleman IL, Ten
nessee, TO his brother in this county, dated
-dj1rK 10, 1911.
and singular discovery been made in this conn
try, calculated to excite the curiosity of the
vulgar, and to awaken the enquiry of the
learned naturalist, which is this In cave
IN the county OF Warren, and near a river
called the Cany Fork of the Cumberland RI
yer, there were two human bodies dug up I'M
decaycd by the Wondering hand Of time
hey were very curiously wrapped in dressed
deerskins, with coverings made of united fea-
theirs and webbing, which has very much the
appearance of twilled sackiag, and they were
laid in baskets of cane curously and ingeni-
ously put together, and beautifully variegated
with different colours.--Who those people
were; of what nation or tribe how or when
they were deposited in this cave; and how
preserved, would be subjects not unworthy
OF the learned philosopher. 1t is thought
they cannot be of the present race Of Indians
for several reasons--hrst, the manner in
which they were Inferred, is Uery diferent
from that in which the present race of Indi-
ans bury their dead-secondly, the webbing
IN which they were shrouded appears to be
very different from that which the present
race OF Indians manufacture and thirdly,
they themselves appear to have been a verv
dUerent people, having fine flaxenhair, which
is as different from the hair of the present
tribe OF Indians as day is from night--the In
dians OF the present day have coarse black
hair. AS for the mannerin which they have
been preserved, think it may be nationally
accounted for in the preservative qualities Of
the alum and copperas with which the cave
abounds, and with which they appear to be
strongly impregnated Could those persons
be resuscitated, they probably would be able
to give correct history of the numerous re-
mains OF Notifications found in this country"
BALTIMORE, June 81.