Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-08

NC oat'trn 10 test saiiiuB rszees Is mounts
thirty - Founders on her lower deck, and %
~ pouaders on her upper deck, with compile
sment Of so men, and throws weight Of metal
OF 3i36 pounds. When the Saturn was - gun
ship. her calibre was 32's and 1S's, and the
weight of metal which she threw vas but 2O40
pounds. being ninety six pounds less than she
now throws.
1t is further reported, that the British have
recently captured in the West Indies, 4 French
frigates. N = g .si
1--WE give the above report n we heard il,
not having seen any person. who belongedto the
cartel. and she was yesterday ordered BY Ma
jor, Gen. Dearborn to proceed to sea forthwith,
as she ente-ed this port contrary to the arrange
meut for cartels.
xrtracf of a letter from mercantile horne in
New Hapen, 10 their friend m this city, dated
ora Jfonday.l
g About O'clock this morning the sloop De.
fal,ce, Capt. Reynolds, with a cargo of flour.
cotton, &c. WAS captured i'm the mouth ct our.
harbor, by small schr. supposed to be the pri.
vatser Liverpool Packet. fhe Revenue Cuver.
with 6U Or 70 men, has already gone inpursuit
OF them and the sloop Astria, captain Harri-
son with a part OF the artillery company and
guns on board, is now getting under way. We
are in hopes they will. in the course OF the at.
ternooR. bring in both the prize and the priva-
teer."
Extrass Of ssSthe, fefter efthe sapse date.
ssThere is now in sight of this place British
frigate and sloop ST war - =
IN ANTICIPATION OF TIE MAIL.
Boston. Saturday Evesiss.
.Msrs. Crookcs s. Bufier.
arrived this day the Russian brig 1'enfar-
men, captain Storm, seventy isix DIS from St.
Ubcs, with salt, &c. Saw no crcizers on the
coast.
Arrived this evening, schr. David Porter,
from France, via Cape Ann. This afternoon
saw a seventy four andtwo frigates. distant two
leagues from her; no doubt the kamiiies, Ju-
non, and Nymphs, who lett Cape Harbour yes-
terdiy."
Major General Wilkinson, and Brigad;er Ge'
neral Windsr arrived here this morning in the
Steam boat North River from Albany. The lat
ter gentleman is direct from Canada, to which
place he lately went, aud as was conjectured
on public business He has returned with great
dispatch and Immediately Oh landing, crossed
the North River, ON his way to the seat Of go-
velIisleat. go
We learn that the British squadron were still
OIL Sacketts Harbor, closely blockading it,
1t was quite uncertain when Com. Chauncey
would be able to get out with his feet, as the
loss ct his guns, ordnance, and military stores,
~ Os~ego was irreparable. On the other hand,
the fsai;irs of the two frigates built in England
had arrived At Quebec and could, it was sup,
posed be act up, launched, equipped aud sent
out Upon the Lake in between dirty and fort,
days. which would give the British a decided
superiority even il Com. Chauncey could get ali
his feet cut. s &
We,ewn from Capt. Sawyer, of the Smack
Resolution, who arrived this afternoon from
StoDiDgtoD, that on Saturday last OF Rope Fer
ry, he was captured by barge from the sloop
otwsr syiph, AID after OBTAINING him 90 hours
and taking out quantity of his HOLSTERS, libe-
rated hinL--Capt. Sawyer was informed that
the squadron off New-London had captured a
s.Oop belonging to an eastern port from the
cnagt oil Africa with ivory and gnld dust. She
had been absent three years. The force of tile
enemy when our informant left them, consisted
o. one -, the Belvidera and Maidstone frigat, S,
and SyIPls sioop,a war They had in CO. sail
ofneu,rais, 8 Slips and briggs, some OF whom
we're inward bound; and 4 coasting sioops
vhch tney had recently captured. The priva.
teer Liverpool Packet captured on Friday last
the sch. Dolphin, and after stripping her Of her
sails, anchors and cables suffered her to peu-
ceed. Capt. s. WAS also informed while PR
soner on board OF the Syph. that in the late &C.
tion with the Cur Boats, she received one shot
through her. mainsail, and had her ensigp shot
away. The Maidstone frigate received one shot
In hei bow, one in her foremost, and one in her
waist.
Swedish, Cartel schr. has arrived at New
London irom Bermuda, which place she lett on
the 18th OF May. BY this ARRIVAL we learn that
Admiral Cochrane remained there, and that no
later news than that by the Fair American had
BEEN received.