Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-08
NEw-YoRK, Aug. 8.
Very Late from England.

very Late from England.
e Last evening arrived at this port, the fast
sailing ship Russell, Capt. Allen, from Liver
pool, from whence she sailed on the 94th of
June. BY this arrival the Editors of the AZer-
camille .Haveriiser have received a file of
London papers, and Loyd's Lists of the even
ing of the 22d June, (being sixteen days later
than our former adviccs) from which we
have extracted the following Interesting ar
ticles.
We learn verbally, that the King was daily
growing worse, and that it was not expect
ed he would live many days.
. No later intelligence had been received
from Spain and Portugal than we have al
ready published.
1t will be seen by our extracts from the
Courier of the Dist June, that the affair of the
frigate President and Little Belt had reach
ed England, and had excited considerable a.
citation in the minds of the people.
Our readers will also learn from our ex-
tracts from papers by this arrival, that Dir
William Scott has passed the sentence of
condemnation on the American ship Fox,
and eighteen others, all bound TO and from
France
The Orders in Council remained in full
force, and were not likely to be revoked,
until the British government were satisfied
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES were repeal
ed.
Markets and business was very dull at the
time of the Russel's sailing.
Captain Allen has brought dispatches from
our Charge des Atfaires at the Court of St
James. for the Secretary of State.
LONDON, June IA.
Aperson arrived this morning from France,
at the Secretary OF States Office, Downing
st. He has brought some very important in
telhgence to government. Not less than ii
vessels, all English, he says, lately arrived
at Calais, laden with gold, of the current
coin OF this country.
June 10.
The 6Sth regiment sailed from Portsmouth
yesterday for Portugal. The 10th dragons
are on their march from Hammersmith and
the adjoining villages to embark for the same
destination; never was a regiment in finer
condition, nor better mounted. This arrival
will, OF course, be ofmost important and ben
ehcial consequence.
June 81
Capt. Bingham's account Of the action with
the President, is expected by government
III
rives, of course no decisive step will be taken.
IF it shall prove to be what we have rea-
son to suppose it will be, there can be little
doubt as to the measure we shall adopt
This event has been strangely compared to
the affair Of the Chesapeake, ard il has been
said that the American Government are re-
torting upon MS the conduct of which thev
complained in that affair-Wherc is the sim
iarityf The Chesapeake had British sea-
men on board, who had deserted from our
service we knew they we're on board we
claimed them; they were refused, and we
made the Americans give them up mea-
sure about which we never had but one opi-
nion--that IT was perfectly justi6able, and
that we ought never TO have offered the
slightest atonement orapology. But was this
the case with the PresidentI Did She COM
plain Of the Little Belt having American sea-
men who had deserted, and Of their being re-
fused to be given up to their own Govern
mentf Not single complaint Of this kind
rs made even by the Americans Themselves
As far as we have yet seen, and we vcriIy
believe it to be the fact, the President was
sent out with orders of a hostile nature /. She
sails completely fitted for action; she meets
British ship of witr, and Immediately halls
her, granted that there was nothing wrong
IN thisf butwas the British vessel bound to an
swer herf a refusal TO answer could afford
no reasonable cause Of complaint 10 a vessel
that was neutral, for what had she to an
prehendy Very different was cur case. for
we were at war, and the character ofbeIf-
gerents gave as right to give false answers
on TO answer, in short, TO have recourse IN
stimulation and discrimination to mislead the
enemy. How was the Little Belt to know
whether Il was not the hail Of an enemy
And fbound to answer the hail, would she
not be equally bound to answer a second &
thirdquestion; and ION, thus leading herto