Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-06
June a..
FROM BERMUDA

British force at Bermuda, was two sail Of ,ht
line.
Capt. Miller Of the schr. Fanny, inform, us
that he left W,scasset, on Friday mornii,.s LAST
and that he had not heard Of any attack upon
the fort at Damarisootta. chs fort is no, more
than miles from Wiscassst, of course the stu
~ that It was taken by the enemy, on wetn.es,
day night, cannot be true.
Letters from Wiscasset, dated ON THURSDAY
last, state that intrenchments have been thrown
up at Squam, and that some Ut the sn,ps are.
prepared with batteries They are VIII ,rs>
pared there, and at Edgecombe, TO resisr an at.
tack. A grant Of arms and Ammunition has
been made to those towns, by the m.It.ry com.
mittee OF this state. Five hundred men are in
arms there.
A draft Of eight Companies is ordered 20
be made for the defence Of this iowa from the
infantry companies of the Boston t,r,g4,ie Of Mi
iitia The Light Infantry comp anies, We are
told, are not to be subject to the present draft
It 10 said that the drafted men are not 20 be sta.
toned at the fort. The term of service for
which they are ordered is thirty days.
The English frigate was of Newburyport on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and THURSDAY
last. She showed several lights ON 1'uesday
night. :
PLEASING INTELLIGENCE. -
We understand that the Marshal Of this Dis
trict, has received orders to release ali ret.I;a
tory prisoners of war, & that it has accordingly
been done. They are now to be considered on
ly as ordinary prisoners of war.
A latte. crorr r ~<.,l
states, that the alarm continued there---that
three large ships were OF that place, freauent.,
iy sending their barges to the shore. taking
soundings, &c. and had taken and DESTROYED Sc.
veral small vessels. The militia were under
arms and were determined to defend the place.
June g.
LATEST FROM HALIFAX.
Accounts from Halifax to the 22d instant rs
days latest have been received in town. It ia
understood there was no news there later than
what is already known, and that no prizes have
been sent in their lately. Several Swedish.
spanish and Portuguese vessels bound to the
United States, had put in in consequence of the
blockade. Petition which had been present.
ed for permission for them TO return TO the.
ports from whence they came, had been refus.
We learn that much damage was done
to vegetation by frost. on Thursday night
last, particularly on the seabord. Accounts
from Portsmouth N. H. Cape Ann &c, state.
that the high wind on Thursday, and frost.
at night was very destructive at those places
and the surrounding country. Its effects
were felt in this town in considerable der
gree.
Boston Cog
SALtM. June IS.
COMMITMENT FOR TREASON 81
Ihe examination of Tyler p. saw, of
Northport, Me. before the Hon. Judge S,o-
ry' on charge OF Treason, in affording aid
and Comfort to the enemy's ships in our bav.
was finished yesterday. II appeared in eyS
laence that the schooner Polly, OF which
onaw was master. cleared out from Boston
with cargo OF Hour, beef. tar. &c for an
eastern port THAT she sailed from Boston
put Into Cape Ann, where she laid several
days, when she sailed with an uufavorable
wind to go to the eastward, was gone one
day and returned without her cargo. Sus.
picions having arisen that Captain Shaw
had voluntarily carried his cargo TO some
br,tish Cruizers in the Bay, the Committee
OF Safety at Gloucester sent for him. and
afer some interrogatories, requested an ex.
animation OF his papers, sc. which he com
phed with. During the examination, Shaw
to conceal certain paper which
the committee observing, insisted upon see.
ing IL he replied that the paper was of
conndentlai aud delicate nature, had no re
alton 70 the business before them, and that
ne Could not permit them to see it. After
some further conversations, it was agreed
that one ottbe committee should retire with
~" INTO on adjoining room, aud If the paper
snouid prove 20 be OF such a nature as he
mad described 1t, it should not DE publicly
examined. This was accordingly done, and
the paper proved TO be letter directed to
the captain Of the Nymphe frigate, signed
with the Initials Of Shaw's name. stating
that his vessel would sail at given time.
the captain Of the Nympse 60
station oarses At particular places 70 inter-
cept him that in case he should miss Them.
a signal would be hoisteds so that the fri.
gate might know mis- vessel, &c. concluding
by stating that the bearer of this letter was
the person who conveyed him on board His
MaJe,ty's ship Bulwark, on the 9th instant
ihis letter being considered by the gen
tieinan ~ho retired with Shaw, of such a
natsre as u require investigation, the other
members OF the Committee were called
when otaw discovered great alarm. begged
IN IN not to notice the letter, said that II
would RUN him. &c. Finding they were de.
termined TO retain the paper, he seized Il
and endeayored to tear it in pieces but II
was so far preserved as tn be understood
although considerably defaced, and was
produced at the examination. A co.s;der-
anie number OF witnesses were examined nm