Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02

The Adventure Dagdale If Liverpool, sal.
led from Gaiioon IN the 18th May, aud was
taken 21st, by the Syren American sloop Of
war crew landed at St. Thomas's days
after. The Catharirc. OF London. which
was in company, parted two days previous.
for Cape Coast Castle. Africa. (There is
no such place IA GalInon mentioned in any
of the Gazettes-t;allo Island is or the
coast ct Peru. in South Amerisa. lat. s. N.
lon. 70, So, w. There are several S.. Tho
Hass's, one in s. America, another on the
West Coast of Africa. &c. The island
OF that name. in the West Indies, is evi-
dently not meant.
LoEp August "a.
The predictions Of the opnosers os a FREE
trade to India we understand are verified
European manufactures are Selling there un>
der prime cost and indigo now Amos. th.'
only article of import from India. Is so re :
duced here that officers that have neither
freight nor commission to pay. are Fortunate
not to come OFF with heavy loss.
Accounss from, Client are to the GOTH
The John Adans il Is said goes to America,
20 obtain further Instructions. on some seri.
Gus difficulty which has occurred in the ne :
gociation,
F.
for Madeira, to take to America the British
troops which garrison that island. The re-
mainder vii. proceed to Cork. and take on
board the troops collected there. where the
whole will rentie zvous, and sail under the
Valiant and other men of war. In ore of
which Lord Hill will go.. Colonel Dutson L
Is said will command the artillery. " "a
A detachment of the 29th under Colonel
Wade, vis II officers and $50 men. have
marched TO Portsmouth TO embark for A :
merica with detacllments ,of the following
regiments. 41st, S7th, 3d. 10Th, 98th. 99th.
and Tooth.
The following accounts has been receive
ed from liverpool. The Charlotte, Allen,
from Antigua to Glasgow (; and Alexander,
Newly. from ST. Thomas to Liverpool, were
taken Cd instant, latitude ~. rs. long. 80. BY
the Mammoth, Am. privateer, IA guns, 40
men, and sent to Am. She had also taken,
June 26th, the Farmer for Halifax; July "a,
the Ann and Ehza, from NewfosndIand for
Miranuchi; 26,.the Uramo, from do. for the
St. Lawrence %, the Aipsby, Jackson. r..
Quebec to Barbados. all destroyed: 26,
the Eliza. FROM Newfoundland, to Priace
Edwards Island, given up August J.,
the Sarah Dobson, for Quebec. burnt !;
IL. the Mary, Murphy, from Newfoundland
for Waterford !; sent for Am:--l8, the
Salus. Tucker. for Quebec. given up and are
~ Liverpool. The III. had been out seven
. weeks and had made sixteen prizes. Capt.
Newly says he was II days on board the
Mammoth, cruising Between the latitude in
which he was taken, and Cape Clear. and
did NOT see single British shipof war.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. IL
Arrived the Stirling. from Quebec, one
: ola heetof SO sail, under convoy of the
Centaur "a. and Cyane frigate, from which
she parted ON the 3oth ult. on Newfound
land Banks.
August23.
Arrived His Majesty's Ship Abundance.
and 4transpor.s. from Que5ee.
CORK, August ~.
Arrived sloop Martha and Matilda, bound
10 Plymouth. captured by the American
privateer .sabine, lately lost off Whining
toni and gwen up to prisoners. She had
also taken the Avon, Scott, of Greenock,
from Newfoundland for Valencia, with FISH.
PARIS. August Is.
We hear from AIgiers THAT s Swedish
one Danish. two Dutch, aud Spanish yes-
sells, as prizes that Algerene vessels are
.sill cruising in the Atlantic. and others are
about tpfollow.
The Aleerines have reIeF sed the Swedish
vessels. on bear, Swedishman of war
was coming to Anglers.
81 August IS.
It's understood tie Russians will advance
further into Denmark, and occupy Gluck.
stadt
FURTHER FROM HALIFAX.
We last night received Halifax Iape,
of October as. which mentions the arriva
of the ship Alexander and Mary, and tia
she sailed with So sail, &c. under convoy
) Of the Liffey and Raven. The packe
was to sail from Falmouth for Halifax Sep
TENDER 8. a..
The Leonidas frigate, ~. from Vera Cruz
with half million Of money and Eolu
frigate, % days from Quebec, had arrived
in England. Capt. Barclay, commando e.
of the late British fleet on Lake Erie, pas
senger in the latter
New Brunswick papers to the 18th, ere
ceived at HaIifax) contained no news
The gentleman who bias arrived in towr
from England, via Halifax, states. that hs
saw in D london paper, printed about The
middle of August, the name Of the sloop o
war sunk by the Peacock. but he canno
recollect it /; and that 9 of her ere were
saved, and had been landed in England.-
He thinks it was the Pelican, or some nam,
very similar.
1t appears by an English paper, that tn,
Us. brig Syren was cruizing on the coas,
of Africa the latter eud Of May.
The following extracts from London pa
pers to August 81, are given in the Halfa,
paper.
The Londen Chronicle raves at the Am
sloop of war sailing round Ireland with i'm
punity and making captures it says tn
Irish ports are in state Of blockade. TIL