Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-14

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Since writing the above we have
received a third Gottenburg Mail, q
MIR. Sylvester has arrived with the
important dispatches.
He left Reichenbach on the ffth.
On the morning Of the nth, the
Austrian Declaration Of War was
announced, and Passports were al
the same time sent to the French
Plesipotentiaries, Bonaparte having
returned no answer to the Emperor
of Austria's ultimatum.
The Russian army Immediately
passed the frontiers indifferent points
i'm several columns.
The Austrian Declaration OF war
has not been received yet.
Lord Cathcart was getting into his
carriage 10, leave !tcichenbach as
our Messenger came away.
The Emperors Of Russia and Aus
tria, and the King Of Prussia, were
at Prague, their united head quar-
tiers.
An article from BeElin of the 18th
states. that the first operation i'll ST.
les;a was the capture Of Breslau BY
the French, who were afterwards
driven from it by the Allies, with the
loss ofi2pieces ofcannen. A great
battle was expected 10 Lusatin about
the 2eth.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. Is
Arrived this morniug The American
sip OF war Argus, of eighteen Zap un-
ders aud two long IL Founders, with
$50 men, captured on Friday last in the
Bristol channel by his Maiesty's brig
Pelican, captain Naples, after smar'
| action of AZ minutes, wherein Captain
Allen of the Argus los, a leg, his st 1t.
and 20 men killed, number wounded {;
| the Pelican had but two men killed, and
received little injury in the hull. The
Argus has committed immense depre
datlons Oh our commerce, having cap
tured q sail Of vessels, the whole OF
which she destroyed, except the Betsey,
from the West. Indies, having been re-
captured and sent to this port by the lie
| onidas frigatc. The Argus also captnr
ed the ship Mariner from the West In.
dies for Bristol, with sugar and coffee !;
! the brig Baltic, from Barb does for Dub
lin the Defiance, of Glasgow, from tina
port, bound to Newfoundland the Bel
| lord, of and frunI Dabna 10 l.ondon. witn
cargo of linen, worth iCO,ooOl.; q
sloop belonging to Dublin; her name,
nor the names of the other vessels,
! cannot learn-The Pelican saw in the
! night a vessel that Aad been sci on fire
by the Argus, and BY that means got
! sigh, of her the nex' mnrning. The Ar,
gus ,ay to for the p. ncan to come up,
! having made sure OF capturing her; 10
| deed trey had boa,ted to the prisoners
on board. that they wocld easily take a.
ny s.nop OF war IN the British service
Captain Anen of the Argus has had his
! leg a,nputated, but ca fears enter.
aimed That he will net s,,vive. He was
| first Lieutenant OF The Unl ed States when
! re took the Macedon,an, and the two
l2-p ,unders found Oh board her belong
Cd TO that ship
August 90.
Captain ALLEN, late of the Amcri-
Can brig OF war Argus, was buried this
morning with grea, military honors. A
large detachment of Royal Marines fred
three vollies over his grave. The pro-
cession was very great, consisting prin-
cipalIy of naval officers, attended by the
Marine Band.
August 90.
Arrived, the Pelican brig, and landed
this morning, the prisoners captured IN
the American brig Argus.
GeT9 sqBURG, July 81.
The American ship,dannibai, has ar
rived here from New York, IN 80 days,
having ON board General Moreau, toge-
Their with his suite.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 23.
The Endymiun and Eth lem frigates
will sail in the morning with convoy Tor
Halifax and the st. Lawrence The Tor
mer is to- JOIN Sir John b Warren.
The E0las, Lord James Townsend,
is TO be paid off here, and fitted Tor The
conveyance of Capt. Popham and Capt.
Creis bton, to JOIN Sir James Yeo, on
Lake Ontario.
PORTSMOUTH, August ! 1.
Sailed II Nj, scaooner Holly, with
despatches for America - Sal cd also, so
sail for North America. under convoy
nf the Albion "a. Talbot, NUTMEG and
Primrose sloop OF war.