Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL %.
Very Late from FRANCE
Wezv- York, Monday i,oon,
IhriL 10.

InrA 10. ,
This morning, the fast sailing Baltimore
schr. Grampus, Capt. Murphy. arrived at
this port in 38 days from Bordeaux, with
cargo of wines, brandy, and dry goods, to
John White & Co. Sailed in company
(March 10Y with the schr. Expedition,
Clayton, of Baltimore; Adeline, Craycroft;
& Calypso, West, both of Philadelphia, for
the first American port, all having hurried
AWAY in consequence of the confusion. at the
approach of Lord Wellington. The Gram
pus parted with them the same night, but
saw two Of them the next day.
The Rattlesnake, Motif, of Philadelphia,
was at Rochelle, with a ship her prize, the
cargo of which was to be sold the day the
0rampus sailed.
The schr. Midas. Thompson of Charles
ton, had just arrived at Bordeaux, and she,
with the brig Ida OF Boston, were getting uu-
der way for Rochelle place of more safety.
The Grampus, on her outward passage.
Deccember 90, fell in with the brig Haulpa Ga
wreck) from Bath bound to Havana, with a
prize master, and 5 men on board, she hay-
ing been captured by the Niemen frigate.-
Mr.. Atkins and his crew, have arrived here
in the Grampus, prisoners.
March IS.
In the Bay of Biscay, (Capt. Murphey
captured the CERES Do6son, of Sunderland,
from Passage bound to Plymouth, took out
the captain and his crew, and the brig being
in ballast, burnt her, and brought them in
here prisoners. The next day the Grampus
fell in with convoy of Is sail of transports
going down the Bay of Biscay. The schr
David Porter, of New York, was at La
Teste.
The verbal news by this arrival is, that
Lord Wellington, with 100000 men, inclu-
ding $4,000 cavalry, was within from IL to
20 leagues of Bordeaux-that the remnant
of Sout's army (about 10000 strong,) with
an army under Suchet, were opposed to him,
and endeavoring to form ajunction: Lord
Wellington was manGuyering to preyeatit;
and it was supposed would send part of his
army into Bordeaux, and remain with his
principal force to watch the movements of
Sout and Suchet. The confusion at Bor-
deaux is more easily imagined than desert
bed. Many of the inhabitants had fed in
pursuit of place of safety. The public
property had been removed from the go-
,vernment buiIings and placed in the ware
houses of the mercantile houses. All the
American vessels had left the harbor with
precipitation
The Bordeaux Indecateur, of the sth
March, contains President Madison's mes
sage to Congress, recommending the em>
barge.
The enemy under the prince of Wertem-
berg, entered Troyes on the 9TH Feb. and
left it again in pursuit Of the French, on its
route to Paris. The French papers state,
that the soldiery had committed many ex-
cesses in their advances. [But it appears
? afterwards that Bonaparte had possessed
himself of Troyes.]
The Emperor Napoleon has issued three
DEGREES from his head quarters at TRorEs,
dated Feb. "a. The first orders a list to he
made out of those Frenchmen who have
been in the service of the coalesced powers
in any capacity since the invasion of the EN-
pire on the goth of Dec. last, that their per-
sons may be brought to justice and their e.
states conhscated. The second discharges
from Office the Baron Caffarelli, project of
the department Of Aube, who had abscon-
ded. Aad the third appoints the Sieur Roe L,
aere to succeed him. he conscription of1s15