Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
BY Las st Evenings Mail.
NEw-YoRK, March 5

NEW-NORK, March D.
Extract ola lefrer from o,, Boston Correspondent,
dated .May1, Evening.
+" The U q. frieates President and Congress yes
terday took advantage oil the first westerly breeze
which has blown for several days to put to sea--
They left our harbor about 10 o'clock and passed
Cape Ann about p. M. he wind was fresh at
S. w. through the night but this morning it was
calm, and The wind changed to E. with thick woa-
Their, and 50 continues We have not heard of the
frigates since they passed Cape Ann.
The British frgates Tenedos and Shannon
we're seen on thursday day before the sailing
ofonr ships) off Cape Avn and had been spoken
in the Bay almost daily for some time past. They
had not, however, paid their former close visit to
our harbor for about fortnight.
1t is rather doubted whether battle has occur
red and if not, ships have proceeded on a ge-
neral cruise.
{" Sch Ruby, from PhiIadelphia to Boston, taken
by the British, aud niidstipman and four me put
on board and orderedfor Halifax, has been piloted
into Maehias by her former Captsin, who was left
on board.
&c The privateer brig Alfred of Salem, put into
Portsmouth, yesterday, entirely dismasled. We
understand she has taken nothing''
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Yesterday arrived here the cartel ship Robinson
Captain Potter, of this port, OF days from Darts
mouth England with 265 supercargoes, masters,
mates aud seamen of Amerioan vessels carried into
England. We
BY this arrival the Editers 81, the Mercury have
been politely favored oy Capt. Ogden, and other
passengers with files of london papers to the LIST OF
April and Steel's and Idosd's Lists for March,
| from winch they baye extracted every article of
consequence.
Upwards of 1900 Arneriesns were p,isoners in
England when cape. +. saiirtl-iOoO of them were
at Chatham, eonfnct, andin a very unhealthy sit
ustion. Each man was allow ed 15d. sterling per.
day Tor his subsistence which paid weekly u
The captains and supercargocs of American vessels
were sent into the interior of the country
PROVISIONS OF every kind scarce and dear in
England. Beef from Cd TO Is. per pound.
LONDON, M arch IS.
The report of partial change ir administration
il DOT altogether without foundation. IL is gene
| rally credited that Lord CastIereagh rendered his
resignation on Friley last to the Prince Regent,
who did not thnlt fit to accept it, His Lorishp,
l'however,i said opersevcre in hisntention of re-
Mareh 81.
4 Brfed fiontO .Hnterioa. detention of
! the expedition Tor The coast of America,
now in plymouth harbor, is re ported to be
for thepurpose of concentrating 8estrength-
euing The squadron. The following are the
| ships already assembled in Plymouth sound:
Diadem, 81 guns, AVoolwich, ~, and Rom
illus, ~, Zen nute) Nemesis, So, Mariner.
4 rocket ship, and transports. Thereare ex
Ipected with the battalion of Marines from
| Eorbay $500 strong) the Diomede, so guns.
Fox, SO, and Success, 49,. The battalion of
marines in Frankford barracks, Plymouth,
will embark, it is supposed, as soon as the
other battalion arrives in the sound. The
two battalions consistHofsI6OO picked men.
TLeexpedition willsail IN afew days.
5ixtroops Of the t9th light dragons have
lately arrived at Cork where it it said they
are % be dispountets and TO embark for
North Amerfca, - -
OecuPATIoN OF tIAMsuRcH.
The gazette of Yesterday >eyening con
firms what we had before learAt of the oc-
cupatio:l q Hamburg BIZ the Russian troops,
and OF Cvxhaven by tie British. We find
too, that The whole of the French notilla in
the Elbc, consisting of 30 large gun schosyt
lwerS destroyed on the approach of uor