Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-02
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LONDON, Jan. o.
The late Gen. Sir ]. Craig, who had pur-
| chased a considerable estate at East Sheen.
in Surrey, few days before his death, has
left nearly the whole of his property to do
nestle servant.
January 2S.
There are no less than seven or eight fri
gates IN pursuit of the two French frigates.-
The Rim, the RotQ, the Semramis, SurueH-
lante, Sybiite, Haniadfyad, and Endymion.
The Endymiott was left in sight of them, and,
We trust, they will soon be seen in a British
port.
Every ship of war fit for service, is order
ed to be got ready. Among these are-The
albion, Ra'niLics, Montague and .Asia, line of
battle ships, at Chatham. The Imkregna-
ole, 50; SWher6 and Excellent, "a; 7fmon
and Pomona, So; at Portsmouth. The O.
ceem, %; Shencer,74 ReVotutionnaire, So
and Star and Electra, sloops at Ports
mouth. The Duncan, "a; Seahorse, SO;
and Devastation bomb, at Woolwich. The
Nemesis, 81; SaUaBe sloop, and Sentinel
and OIy07fita, cutters, at SheerneSs.
Fe6fuary3.
The following is an extract from letter
received this morning. 1t seems that an &C
count of the fall of Valencia had been receiv-
ed in France, but that its defence. was pro-
tracted till Jan. H.
" CozUcS. ret. 2.-This day, about o.
clock, arrived the Hornet, american sloop
of wary from Cherburg, having Mr.. Porter
on board charged with dispatches from
France for Mr.. Russell in London. Mr. Por-
ter says it was reported in France that Va
lencia had fallen the 18th ult."
we understand, that Sir Joseph Yorke is
shortly to leave his seat at the Board of Ad-
miralty, and is to have the command of a
strong squadron appointed for the coast of
America.-COurier.
a Cartel has arrived from Morlaix at
Dartmouth, with an American Gentleman.
with dispatches for the American charge
d'affaires.
We received this morning American pa
pers to the SlSt ult. They are little less
warlike than the preceding.
The trial of Mr.. Kirwan, one of the Cath
ole delegates, concluded on Thursday,
when the jury after celebrating a quarter
OF an hour, returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Queens Council did not meet at
Windsor on Sunday last ia consequence of
the late sitting in the House of Lords on
Friday night. His Majesty continued thro'
the whole OF last week in a state of Compar-
alive quiet, but without any indications of
mental improvement. The skill of the re-
gular Physicians have preserved his bodily
health through all the violence of his NAL
ady, and even now that all hopes of curing
the disease are eXtinguished, there is a rea-
sonaole hope, by the continuance of the
same professional attention to him during
his occasional paroxysms, that his life may
be preserved for years.
In consequence of the late important con-
quest in the Indian Seas, which puts the ,.o-.
vernment in possession of all India, as it
were, to the eastward Of the Cape of Good
Hope, and Of the vast importance of that
country to Great Britain, Ministers, we are
informed, propose that there snail no longer
be two distinct armies in India, but that all
the Company's forces shall be made over TO
his Majesty. This is stated to be at present
the principal object of negotiation but there
are some minor ones of which one is. that
the subjects of this country shall be allowed
to trade with our settlements in India upon
the same favorable terms as Americans
Swedes, Danes, and others.
On Wednesday, the Thais, of 90 guns.
capt. Scobcll, arrived at Portsmouth. from
the Coast Of Africa, of which she has Ia
ken an extensive range, and where she cap
tured several vessels .radng for slaves.
in violation OF the Portuguese treaty there
by circumscrlbilg that inhuman traffic.
which, we arc sorry to hear, continues to ezs-
ist on a considerable scale under the Por-
tuguse and Spanish flags The That's
brings certain information respecting the
| fate Of Mungo Parke who, it appears, after
! the whole Of MS retinuc, excepting one per-
soa had died, was proceeding up a branch