Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-12

enoeaVor 60 obtain the Indian War Song, to
winch viii be added tie .Hiie,, Counfry
Ddnce, as soon as the performers shall
nave practised sufficiently for exhibition
ms new mode of conquering France is adj
mlraoiy ridiculous. A celebrated amateur
proposes to sing the Cana las Il IF from the
map and chaent New England out OF the u.
States.
fy9m 10 BostSS, sseri0,.
"TREE T1{slsSE AND Ht)NIMPREss
vWA,.MENIN''
we have recered very voIuminous.his
tory OF impressments, &c. from Commit
tee who were ..chssea BY Urge and respec-
table number of the citizens of N;1nt,,rkat
| assembled for the purpose of lending the;r
aid in placing the subject of improvement in
its true light" We have only room for the
following synopsis.> q
Clement cogim4ts,sy sE wen, to Hall
tax in 1886, and it is believed he took the
oath of allegiance to his Britannia MaieStv
they say he has been on board a British
ship of war, and since been discharged bnt
by what means he came on board, or obtain
edhis discharge, the committee did not as
certain. e
in Plymouth, Eng, deS hAyihg anv proto S
on and obliged to @'tefSeh board one of the
Kings ships.
Timothy .Hurick-of him, they saw a let
Ter has been received from him. dated nm
board the Maidstone Frigate, Jan. 1919
which does not relate in what manner he
came OIL board, and that lie since told =
townsman Of his who was taken blythe Nil
81 c, that re had entered. Oneyvl-yVo.
he like Colin, obliged to enters They do
not tell us.
Waliam Bnnker-they say, was born at
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Hhliam FitESereid-was impressed at
Liverpool, 25th of January 1910. AID die.
c"arSed Zo'h June following, and came
homo. '''
J9hn Rutfisston-tliey say while On an
prentice to Na,hsiIusey, desertcd So, r..
aurora and voluntarily entered ON board
British ship of war and that ON acconnt Of
his conduct, his n]astcr would not aid him in
obtaining 1iscl&;XeA ~
Muses. Co6fnItlisy say, has been on hoard
British ship of war cnce and since dis
charged-but they did not learn wbetberL.
was or was not impressed, and that the Ia
test knowledge of him is his being on London
Bridge. >'0''
O6ed Hussey--they say, was ON board
ship Of war in England, they do not saw whe.
thcr he was or was not impressed -,b,t he
former landlady in Liverpool, by the aqens
cy of John Myrick and Robert swan, two
Nantucket ship masters, effected his re
lease.
SylVdnHs ]ones-they say, about wears
past, was at the Isle of May, on board Of a
Portuguese vessei--that his relations have
no knowledge OF his having been impress
Zimi GGrdner-they say, has been orce
through thelfhterveitioh1& his brother VIII"
N' Gl6 On l'T esS1Ss I|Bs[.,, .,.s
was impressedSsR !.iverbool, Jan. 81. 1sio
and discharged Ign My foilowing-Palse
information occasionea his protection to be
disr garded. Querye+Ale the British off,
GERS ever ut a loss 4 ID IN, false informant
on wber it will suit Weir puaapse9
.fw6rose GAes-tNey say was impressed
on board the Atlas ship Of war in 1904, bis
protection not being regarded-that his IA
tier sent him another protection which was
handed % him by the Lieutenant a, sea. and
rs soon as the ship arrived in port he was
discharged and in 1904 came hoinc. and soon
afterwards went into the poor house whore
he still! remains Queyy.-yVas his being
a suilaDie OBJECT Tor hOcr horse, the rea-
son why the Lieutenant was so ready to
hand him his protecti6nsat tea and to dis
charge him on his tVtiNa1 into port
foha BIack-theyf8ty has been known to
have been OH board AAprmore British ships
OF war. but they a0hotsay whether nc was
Impressed or not, and they do not know
ghcre he now is.
Jaeob Snihh,-a black man Of Barnstable
--ofhim they say, that the collector of Nan
tocket has received several letters from
bi'n, they bear date on board the Comaq-
per ship of war. frraA18lO t. 1912. Hell,
fsrined his protectbf1Was torn up by the
officer who impresYd Ikm III seems the of.
bcsrln that case dh bot take the trouble
to procure false inf rmation) and at the lar
Ter date he says, (poor fellow, it is proba1Ie
the very officer who tore up his projection
may how tell him such s,ory) If he Could
then set prott ction, he should be immedi-
ateiy q scharged. a
Stephen Rice,-tiis,, Nv he was impress
ed cut Of the sloop f1tange, about thee