Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-01
From tie albany Register Of Nay Ii.

To the Editor ofshe Register.
Silk take the liberty of handing you
the following, beng copy of parf of a
letter handed me by last nights mail, from
an American citizen, now in Halifax. IN.
D and which was brought by passenger
IN Chibacca boat. from Halifax 90 Hing.
ham, near Boston; the boat came in the
short passage Of FIVE days. Should you
think It worthy of a place in your valuable
pai;sr, yau viii please insert it, and obiige
A SUBSCRIBER.
"HALIFAx, ist May, 1917.
Dear. 5ir--SiiIce addressed YOU last
we have lad great alterations he re. in com,
nerclai s.issirf. in consequence os the peace
oetwecn Spain and France, ell kinds of w.
India goods have taken rise of at least SO
per cent. and several vessels have left this
port for France, under Spanish cclors, load
ed Chiefly with sugar and coffee the for
ncr article has risen in one week from tn
II dollars several Of thoss vessels were TO
be loaded for the United States, and some
OF them had begun TO load, with English
manufactures and w. India produce. but
had 20 unload again in consequence of the
governors having ordered the collector tn
clear no vessels (cartels excepted) 10 any
port III the u. States. This was cons,dereS
by the merchants az an unauthorized act
and ameetIng OF these took place, who wal
Ted en- his excellcDcy to know his reason-
he informed them, that he had that day
received information from Bermuda. tbas
Admiral Cochrane was to declare the whole
of the ports of the United ) ates ~ . s,a,c
of blockade, and that an additional. nava,
force was on its way from ENGLAND. tn het.
ter enable the Admiral to accomplish this
important object. The governor added.
that the reasons for this step were twosfol6.
the first was. that from the last accounts
from his majesty's ministers 10y the last
March maii) he had net the least reason .o
hope. that any peace would result from the
negotiations at Gottenburg /; and the second
was. that the naval and military coma,an-
ders had orders to prosecute the war with
eutmost risor, and had full assurance.
that sufficient force to accomplish every
object in view, should be sent next summer.
On the gentleman (who waited ON him)
asking, II there was not cause to beIjev,
that the armistice talked SO Loudly of in the
American papers, would take place, the
governor smiled, and said, that there was
no officer in this country vested with any
power to treat with the governments Of tSe
Unl.cd States on any such subject that
proposals of this kind, on the part of hi,
majesty, had been treated with indigni;y by
the President OF the United States already
and that the next proposal of that kind must
come from him which, hc thought, would
at this time meet with very cool recep-
ton.
There were about 500 sailors left here
last week, from st. Johns, Tor lie lakes, of
which they make themselves sure this SEA
son. There is to be draft of the militia
of this province early in Juue, aud il is said
bounty of 20L. is 20 be given to every enc
that will volunteer to go to Canada to serve
six months.
William Lawson, esq. of this town, and
James M'Bryen, esq. of ST. J,hns, News
foundland, and a gentleman from Qaebcc..
LEFT here last week for Cork, Ireland, on
their way to London, in the ship Neptune :;
they are sent by the fishery Committees OF
this province, that of Lower Canada, and
the Island Of Newfoundland, tor the pur.
pose OF pointing out to his majesty's minis.
terS the necessity Of preventing the Yankecs
Gas they are called) from fishing on the
banks Of Newfoundland, or beyond few
miles from their own shores. fi,ese gen
tiemen have petitions on this subject said
to be signed by from 10000 TO $4,000 per
sons. Ireland is said to haze petitioned
Parliament toprohibit the importing of any