Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-09
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BosroN, August 8.
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LA Isl II KUN GNUiIA MI.
Arrived at tbs pCrt this morning. tie
British armed brig Helena, Alexander
Drummond, prize to the privateer Morgia-
ma, OF New-York, 81 days from London,
She has been captured, re-captured after
the time limited and restored to ner o.
ginai owners on paying salvage. Tie
hiSh court OF admiralty ordered her resto.
ration to the captors.
|. The Helena was boarded from the Cone
gress trigate off Sicily, July Sd. then "a
days from Boston tor Holland, and an
well. Captain Drummond gave the mas
sengers in the Congress his-two latest ma.
pers OF 25th and s6th June-papers To
June "a are received.
Dispatches had been received from
Wellington, dated on the Goth of Juue AZ
Sinch place Just without the French
frontier line, on the left. bank of the Som.
bre, and within mile of Lobez, wherS
the Prusslan out-posts were situated ne.
fore the attack of the 18th. Marshal
blucher had passed the French frontier.
and had his head quarters at Beaumont
In the engagement sof the 10th the 42d
British regiment is said to have been a..
most literally cut to pieces, and oil the
18TH only 81 priyates and two officers
were left.
When Bluchetwas about pursuing the French
ne thus falnliary addressed his soldiers ch I,
dren, we must pursue them to night, or else fuzzy
VIII DC, teazing us again tomorrow" Bonapsrte
was, 1t IS sad, several times inclosed with the
racle.
1t IS said, that in the battle of the 1911, ths
British and French were at one time so closely
engaged, that the duke of Wellington's per-
sonal staff were intermixed with the French
cavalry-'rhe total loss of British on that day.
IS stated at 5000, and that of the French at 5000.
In The engagement of the 18th there were more
killed and ia'Sen.
zone ofthe Dukes staff says, that when the
T. eneh cavalry charged, he (the duke) plac,d
himself III The hollow squares of our inf,ntrv and
Wien the cavalry falling in IT'S efforts to bre.k
us, passed by, then he Che duke) charged It the
head OF the infantry" Wellington was ia clcse
conversation Tlththe earl Of UNbridge, when tia
latter received the ball in his knee
A French paper OF the ooh was repor, ed to
have been received in London, containing a
French account OF the Engagements in which
Bonaparte admitted loss of 30, 10 men, VIII ch,
however, he says, he had frs taken from the en-
eny--he also says, that the allies lost $4,000 mea
N the various affairs, and that the French army
rad covered Itself with glory, but Inc Thought e
pest To fall back upon Marshal Mort.er, VINO had
two corps consisting of $4,000 men, fresh troolIs
But 1T seems, Mortier renamed behind, because
ne had lie eImat sni, and Be ,l-ao t where Bo;
napar LEFT HIN, was the very place occupied by
Marshal Blucher on the 10Th. There was .
great hiring at D,,nk.rk, supposed to have been
occasioned by some disturbances N that Town.
Earl Bathurst in the House of Lords June os,
stated that he had that day received despatebes
from which aPpeas ed, hat the effects of tns
victory ofthe 18th had been 5000 prisoners bro'k
INTO Brussels. and two thousand more on the
road, ana others whose arrival might be daily e1
pected.
Gen. Wrede, with the Bavariars to the number
OF $4,000 was sad to be metiltating dash uD,o
LaOn, where were placed the French magazine,
artillery and stores. The French force was nos
less than 10000 men.
Betore the opening of the campaign, the fr-s
and third corps Of the French army had confaJs.
rated, and hoisted the black lag. Thev one ,,,,
ayowed, that they would give no quarter 10 tbe.
russians, and IN general they kept their word -.
The LandonS atesman, estimates the Pr,Issianios
IN ali the affairs at 10000 men--the British atnot
less.
Among the prisoners taken on the 10th, are tha
C2unt OF Lnbad lRerirand) who commanded the
9th corps Vandamme, who commanded the "a.
Compans, who commanded division of the
guards; Cambrone Moulon, q general of d,ys
sion, and Lef.ovI e Desnouettes.
FRENCH CORPS CUT OFF.
LONDON, June ..
We have Just received tier from Brussels,
dated O'Clock, p. VI. 20th June, the latest we
have seen n London. The French have Arcade
crossed Their own frontiers Vaufun,tae hqebe,e
cw o6's (hls old fa'e.) He C Jmmanded the hi
corps Butcher IS getting round the Frenchlina
of retreat.
Per6ai Llfsrnatioa.- Dr,lmmond. we IN
derstand, says that me had on board paper O:
The 27th, which he gave to the officer Of tha
Congress. That i contained an extract from the
dOnteur, stating, that after the battle of the
18th, Bonaparte, his army having been entirey
dispersed, escaped to PARIS in disguise, ana
demanded men and money, 70 which the ee
ttiTe answered, that iFhe could NOT succeed wth
he means he then had, he must abdrcate.--,
Fouche and Cannot demanded his abdcat.on m
avor of his son, but this he refused, whc-e
upon he was seized as a prisoner. I'VE n.,tse
add, We place very little confdence in this stofvl
II was also reported, but unofic ally, that 30
laParte had lost an arm, and that jerome and
Murat were among the slam