Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-30

(I,) have been re,aken by the British, and
arrived in port. Admiral Grisths. in the
Majestic, a razee, had arrived at Halifax.
. a boat has arrived here from VIII
shington,. (D) with corn considered for
the times great voyage
81 am told S Marblehead fishing boats
we're taken by British tender last even
ing ~
Extract Of another letter from Salem,
e August 10.
Last evening arrived here the brig Hen
ry, hSg of truce, captain Grow ninshield, S
DAYS From Halifax, with the bodies of cap
tain lawrence and lieutenant Ludlow. On
the 7th August the day she sailed from Sa-
lem, was boarded off Cape Ann, by the
Nymphe frigate, the Curlew brig in Co. and
treated politely. August 10, at 9 A. M.
passed Sombrio Light House. The Tene>
dos .frigata, and ten sail of vessels under
convoy of the Raleigh brig, from the, w.
Indies, via. Bermuda. were going in the
same time. AT ii o'clook came to anchor
under York Redoubt. August IL, - Ring
dove, brig of war. with 80 sail dlIessels
under convoy. sailed for the ~. Indies. and
the Manly brig, with about 90 sail for St.
Johns, n. B. MIR. Miller the British Agent
tor prisoners, having heard Of our mission,
came ON board. took our passport and re
turned to town.-August II, sailed the In
dian sloop of war for Quebec, with so sail
| of vessels. Same day, arsved the Ameri
can ship Roxana, prize to the La Hogue
at midnight, august 12.) Mr. Miller the
british Agent came along side, with the re
MAINS of Captain Lawrence and Lieutenant
Ludlow, with express orders to get under
way Immediately. During our stay we had
an officer and file of marines on board our
Vessel, and no one allowed to leave her ex
cept the captain, but were treated with
much politeness and attention by the officers
at the Fort and by the officers who visited
the vessel. The Henry mas seen no crui
sers on her passage up. Angus, II, at 10
T. M. saw large FIRE, probably vessel,
Cape. Ann bearing w. n. w. distance S
leagues.
The Henry brought no Halifax papers.
Some oe the British officers who visited the
brig Informed that Admiral Griffiths (the
Fort ADMIRAL had arrived in the Males
tic (razee) This was said to be fitted
out tor the purpose of fighting the Presi-
dent or Constitution She Carries on the
lower deck % 50 Founders, long guns and
~ AZ pound carronades and 2 brass IL
Founders on the upper. She has sailed on
Sunday last for Boston Bay. We under.
stand that Admiral Cockburn was expect
ed to take the command of the vessels of
war on the American station, and that Ad
nlral Warren was to return to England.
lhe GROWER, privateer schooner of Sa-
lem, was captured off The Cape Race, by
The Electra gun brig, and carried into 81.
Johns, Observation-Disclosures not learn that
she had made any captures. Five of the
fox's prizes had arrived at Halifax, incud-
ing the valuable ship Hope, East Indiaman,
OF Providence, which the Fox had recap
tured
The Henry came in with her colours half
mast, and coming 10 anchor fired salute of
minute guns. understand the funeral pro
eession. &c. will be on Monday next
The privateer brig Yankee, of Bristol,
Z, 1. has arrived at New Bedford, from a
ciuize of three months. She has taken 7
fgizes--all of which. it is understood, were
captured in the Irish Chapnel--somc of
them West Indiamen-othcrs which piled
between u Gland and England. Five were or
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