Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-10-08
SHIP sTRANGER.

The following is the principal part Of tn. car
so OF the valuable ship Stranger, prize TO the
Fox priya'eer, and now ordered for sale by the
Marshal GA the 14sh October, viz:
90 iron Guns, "a Founders on Congreve,s
principle, with the carriages, axi.tree-. trunks.
beds, Guoins, blocks for tackiers, hooks, thin,
5'es, straps, cordage for brseching. tackle falls,
and indeed every essential snd minute requisite
Tor placing them on hoard vessel of war in rea
diness for actual service
Also-The following Munitions of War:
Articles of Copper-Powder measures. fun
ne.s, shove,s. lsoles. hoops, can hooks, adze,
drivers, vices slippers, for mage zines, snuiTers,
powder horf's, pri"'gS wires, vent bits, fire.
locks, locks, cartouch boxes, with ard without
belts and frogs, war hooks, sponges with and
without Stalls and ropes combs for sponges,
tomplors, gunner's crows, mallets, steel pur.
chase chissels, paisted caps for spon.es, budpe
o'a'is, magazine brooms, match rope. muscoyy.
dark and lin lantborns, land screws, brass locks
Tor cannon from 50 to Founders, lead aprons
and lead corans. for the locks of cannon, long
rn,tch, 'ad'e hooks, Inch pins, ed, 1cd, 81
nails, quill tubes, padocks. tallow, whiting, e.
merry, burnisbers, sweet oil, pole axes machine
and machine spikes, Irvine, wad g,leres, Junk,
pals with iron hoors, thread, worsted, cutting
knives, scissors. needles, forge ,onCs, pncers,
nippihg rods for musquets and pistols, NUS
qists with bayone.s x scabbards, musuuetous,
pistols with ribs signal rockets, port fires, Biue
Lieafs sings Tor masguets, m,lsouet nd pis.
to, cartridge boxes, flats cartridge and fine pa
per, flannel cartridges, swords wit, scabbards,
BEDS tor do pixies, drums, round and grapa a
pound shot, ieaden musquet and pistol balls,
moulding !ad'c for leaden balls, forms for lead
and cartridges
hrrnourer's too!s.--Vices. wrenches, sIakes,
hammers, punches, cod chisseis, iron br aces
square hits, screw plates, sets ofdriIs. flies of
various kinds, lock tools, turn screws, &c. &c.
Aiso-The following clothing, shipped for
the use OF the miners and sappers, such as SER
I'ants', corpora's', musicians, dr,nmers', and
private's coats, jackets, trows ers shirts, draw.
ers, stockings, shoes, guatrfs, hats, caps,
pumes, feathers, &c. SC. together wi |, varie,
ty Of other articles.
The above articles were designated by the
enemy for his vessels Of way builGing at Kings.
ton.
Lieutenant Perry. from Lake Chanplain.
states that abont so seamen deserted from
me eremy, & csme over this side the Lake,
about three Or four weeks previous to the
battie that they were detained about
fortnight on board the feet to UNDERGO an
examination, and were then sent to White
Hall.
In tire late action on Lake champlain. the
BRUSH had the advantage af their ship hav-
ms two tier OF guns. on two decks, while the
saratoga had but one tier. flush dock,
captain Fisher commanded the British
feet on Lake Champlain, until about three
weeks previous to the action, when i've was
ordered to Kingston, and Capt. Downe sent
from there to replace him
Captain Prng, I'd in command of the feet,
mas been paroled, and permitted to return
to Canada.
III IT IS certain that the guns taken or
BOARD the Stranger were intended for and
necessary 20 the new British ship at King
ston Harbor; it follows that we shall con-
upuc masters OF Lake Ontario through this
season. unless some accident befalIs our
squadron.