Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-30

nj 1t being very fine weather, twas impossiblel
o bring them to action. Two sail Of the linel
n the Mediterranean are coming home The
'edrleh had passed into Toulon prior to the
18th. but on coming out she was encountered
'y'a French "a, and could get out only by cut
ting away the rigging ofthe Erenchman.
In the case ofthe American ship Female,
Cregh, master, detained for breach of the |
Orders III Council, and brought to adjudica-
ton before the Court of Admiralty, on Tues |
day last, DIR. Phillimore moved the Court
Tor permission to introduce evidence to shew
thai the operation Of the DEGREES of Milan
and Berlin had ceased. He stated, that if
this fact could (as he was crcdibly inform
cd it could) be proved, he should then think
he might confidently contend before the
Court, that the Americans would be emit
tied to the restoration Of their property,
even though there was no formal revocati-
on OF the Orders in Council on the part of
our government-that the ground of his ar
yuInent would be, that as the Orders in
Council were allowed to be contrary to the
law of nations, and only justified as a mea-
sure OF retaliation, lift could be Showed that
the DEGREES, which they were intended to re-
taliate, were no longer in existence, then
these Orders would become Wso Eacto. can
celled and annulled; and could have no le-
gal validity in a ,cpur, of TIE law of nations.
| The learned counsel urged the prhpriety of
granting every indulgence TO A,neric an mer-
chants, who were trading in s,iict confor-
nifty to the ancient acknowiedS Z. rules of
maritime law, and whose prOpGrt could
only be liable to con.iscation, u ic7 nl.1va-
tons lately introduced into tbat aw S;r
| w. Scott, after iuiring nhetf, III, ,Joafs
| suggested could be immedia.o 10 >.tIfi-..,l .
rejected the application. hs oaeht the
| case IN question must follow tl,a corrse -,
the other American cases, .e could la.-
presume revocation of lie otdtgr ia
Council till it had been notihv.t lo Ina, III
| government, and he suggcs ts,i si.a eAen
lift could be shewn that tho French &C
crees were revoked, there wuiia sd. Be =
question OF law, whether a egca az .acU
as to America alone. would 5c considered
as repeal by our govcrnmet, e-
JAHoxaY 81.
| Two Heligoland Mails arrived 20 p late
hour this morning. The rcaolys - war
between Russia and France acc revived
with additional confidence.
"HELIG oLANn Ian. H.
GIVE arc extremely coacernc, 10 learn, from
accounts brought by has Of truce from Hu-
sum, the disastrous loss of the = George, of
68 guns, and Defence, Of "a guns. On the coas,
of Jutiand, with three briggs an some MGR
chantmen. The st. George is said to have
gone to the bottom, ard every soul on board
to have persisted, and only seventeen Of the o.
Their vessels to have been saved.
" BY late accounts from other parts of the
coast we have been informed, that a war be-
tween Russia lin conjunction with Prussia
| and France is more confdentially looked for
than ever, and that hostilities NAV be certainly
expected to commence by The beginning OF
next month. The brave Prussi.ln General
l Blucher is, il is said, toh have a command in the
| Russian army.
"The batteries ofCuxhsven, and other parts
on the coast have been entirely dismountted of
their guns with view, it is supposed, of pre-
venting them falling into the hands ofthe Eng
lisb, should circumstances render it necessary
to march off all the troops at these stations to
the scene ofthe expected campaign
The hospitals in Hamburgh'are stated to
be croudcd with sick ofthe French armv con-
sisting of troops who have been marchei Thu
Tier from Spain, and who are dying from 90 to
30 every day, in consequence of diseases bro't
on by excessive eSertions, fatigucs, and fa-
mine. The dead are put in sacks, and buried
in the sands on the shores of the Elbe, during
| the night, to conceal their numbers from the
inhabitants"
JANUARY27.
Oxford, Jan. 24.-Earthguake.-On Sa-
4 turday last the Shock of an earthquake was
felt in many places in this and the neigh
bouring counties. We have accounts from
| Tctsworth, Islip, Bletchingdon, Radley,
Wolvercot, and many other villages, which
mention that the windows were much sha-
ken, and in many houses the shock was
plainly felt by the alarmed inhabitants. 1t
was accompanied by deep rumbling noise,
similar to the sound of a distant discharge OF
heavy ordnance. A gentleman of this CT
| ty, walking in Christ Church meadow,
heard this noise very plainly, and from its
uncommon sound, he Immediately guessed
it must proceed from an earthquake. In
some places this noise was heard for up
wards of ten minutes.
On Saturday the two Archbishops, the
Duke of MoHtrose, the Earl of Ayesford
and Earl Winchelsca, held Council al
Windsor, and examined the Kings Physici-
ans. The Report was, that the agitation o.
his Majesty'S mind continued with very lit
tie abatement of violence until "Wednesday
last, when it subsidized, and his Majesty ha.
been much more composed ever since The
Bulletin which the Physicians signed is a.
follows
" UindSor Castle, jim. IS, 1912.
His Majesty is nearly in the same state
in which he was previous to the late in
crease of his Disorder I
III Halford, "J Hills,
m BaRie, "R. tTlhs."
w. He6erden,
Mr.. Wellesley Pole is arrived from Ire
land.
Bernadotte's speech to the Swedish Mon
arch, on the occasion OF the resumption o
the Royal duties by his Majesty, is docu
ment OF Importance. lie confesses, that by
adopting the Continental System, and de
claring war against Great-Brtain. the re-
venue from the customs had been esti1i.