Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-18
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dos cruiziug. Sit
Sane day. H. NJ Brig Curlew, Captain
Head, from, cruise.
Sunday, schooner Julian, barrow, from
Mar.'neue & Liverpool, MS. 90 days from
the former place.
Monday afternoon. His Majesty's Brig
Manly, Lieut.. Hare-and Transport Ship
Lord Somets, Captain Browne, from St.
Johns, N. B in days.
Lieut. Col. Robinson. and party Of In.
valids of the Cd bait. 9Th regiment came in
the Somers. and Major Philott, Royal Ar.
tillery, and csptain Agne y. with party of
9th regt. comprising % men, in the lat
ter.
Never has our coast been so we'll protec-
teS as during the present season fast
saiiing trigate, and two or three fine sloops
OF war. are constantly on the look out, both
east and west.
a suspicious looking schooner was off the
harbor the 18th, and His Majessy's Ship
of her. - !.
Arrived yesterday afternoon the Ches-
teifeid Packet, Captain Hale, with the
February and March Mails-she left Fal.
moa'h the 10th March, and brought, Lon
Don papers to the 9TH, from which we have
made as corious extracts as our limits
would admit Of. ~ ~. q.
1t was generally expected in England, at
me sailing OF the Packet. that an armis-
uee pet"een the Allies and Bonaparte,
would soon take place
On The 24th of February. Prince Lich-
tenstein is said to have arrived at Bona
parties head quarters. fromthe Prince of
ocnwartzenburg, with propositions for ono,
ana that Negociators were appointed next
oay-and they had met-and probably
would conclude arrangements BY the Cd Of
March. -
we have little doubt but that an ar mis-
uce mas taken place-apd that the negocl>
anohs Tor peace are nearly complete BY this
time. The French people seem too fond of
tlieir tyrant to wish his dethronement, and
n they are averse TO a change in favor of
the Bourbon Family, It is in vain TO attempt
It's restoration-or to pursue the conouests
OF a country further, which could not be
ultimately held against the hostility of its IN.
babitants. y
hing Ferdinand, it is said, set off from Va,
iency' for Spain, on the 22d of Feb. with
his uhcle and brother.
on Sunday last, about thirty miles to the
soatn ward OF Sambro Light House, the
i-oru oomers discovered a vessel in south
=. W..
20 De large twotop sail schooner with a
press of sail set--6ndine that she can,e'ro
very fast, and had the appearance of an A :
merican privateer, the Lord Somers. az aalf
past 5, was hove to under her three ton
sans, and every preparation immediately
mace ior action--apd at quarter before 6.
tne schooner handed her studdine sails.
hoisted an American flag, and hove to like
wise, Dut at some distance-the Lord Som
ers was soon afterwards run before the
VINO, when the schooner again filed and
stood alter her under easy sail-at half Dast
she came up, was hailed, and answered
Yankee Privateer'-and at the same
time attempted 10 board at the quarter. but
did net succeed, and dropt astern- they
however, were soon abreast of the shin. and
warm action commenced. which contin.
ued abtuS half az hour, when she again az.
tempted to boa, dnear the fore chains
three OF her men got on one of the anchors,
bdt, beng Immediately bayoBeted, they fell;
the enterprise was then abandoned, they
ceased firing and sheered eff.
The Lord Somers suffered cons derable
III her sails and rigging-had her second
mate Aoraham Newiand, killed and two
seamen mortally wounded-of the parts of
the 9th regiment six privates were severely
y. ~"' va" zap HS"S" ana corporal
slightly.
THIS Lord Somcrs mounts 6 IS ID. car
ronades, and had crew Of fifteen persons
lmen and boys) The schoone. showed Sc.
ven ports at side, ard it was supposed
had crew CT r, least 100 men.
At halfpast 9 ne Lord Somers was fall
len in with by II. M brig RifiemaD, she
sent her Surgeon on board, who dressed the
wounded, and at his return the Riieman
proceeded in quest ofthe privateer.
The successful defence Of the L. Somer, Is
to he attiib0sed principally 10 the determined
bravery OF Major Phiott, ROYAL Artillery
and to Captain Agnew, I'd bait. 9th Cor
Eng's) regiment. and tiis little party /; the
latter, though mostly COMPOSED of aged or
en'eebled soldiers, remembered the DAYS of
their youth, the fuiluess of heallt, x fought
with the characteristic spirit of their coun-,
trymen.
Ihe conduct Of Captain Brown throueh-
out the action is highly SPOKEN OF by the
passengers On board-and we hope LIoyd's
Insurance Once viii rank him in the list of
those brave Captains who have SO eallantly
defended their ships, and.whose interests are
never neglected.
lhe above priyatseris probably the one
reported in sight of the Signal Posts on
"Wednesday last, end which II. NJ. s.
NyDphe went in chase Of.
LONDON March 2.
We certainly did hope to witness the COM
plete overthrow Of the actual Government
of France, and that such also was the sin.
core wish OF the greafer majority af HE