Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-04
BosroN, February 90.

VuCSu tnem.
BosToN, February %.
FROM CASTINE.
A gentlemen who left Cast;ne on Thursday
last, has arrived in town. IL states. that the
news OF peace was not reiished bv th English
officers there a Acct from Ha'if.x, under a
convoy OF brig, arrived three DAYS previous,
End brought ate papers, the contents ofwhich
he did not learn, but believes they contained
nothing very particular. The Maidstone and
Peltsr were the only cruizers ct Castin -
The latter ready to sail with feet for ST.
Johns,
On the f1'h inst sch-. from St Johns for
Casino, laden with w /. produce, at,ci, y al oif
Csmden--during the night, she was nsr'y Go-
zen in by the ice-in Consequence, several boats
came Off ex' morning from the shore, cu; h r
out, and carried her into port, prize. Three
boats were mt som ths Maidstone tr gat, w.
ing at Castine, to endeavour 20 70 take her,
before she got iotN the har - hui not sue
ceediDg, they re. uroed. A Il {, cm ., rmuda,
was daily looked ior at Castine Gazette
We learn th,t orders have hcen sent from
WASHINGTON for the immediate u,ipment nf
the INDEPENDENCE, "a guns, Com Balm
bridge, for sea probably destined to III Medi-
terrsnean.-I6.
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMISSIONER
His Exceieucy Gov. Strong, Communicated
to the Legislature let'ers rom the Hon. Messrs
Otis, Perkins and Sui ivan, the Commission rs
ofthis Common wealth to the genera govern
ment. They announce their arrival in Wash
tor that thev bad had an audience of the Pre-
sident, and had been respectfnlv received -
Thev mention that one object OF their mission
had been anticipated by Congress and that the
other had not been discussed. The Connecticut
Commissioners had also arrived IN
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE MAIL
TO the Editors Of me Mercantile AdUer.
iSer
"BosToN. Feb. %.
GENTLEMEN,
The privatee- schr. York, Capt. Da-
wilson, OF Baltimore, from cruize. arrived
ut Newport on Monday evening. From one
OF her officers, who has arrived in town, we
have obtained the following extract from
his private journal -
Nov.2O sailed from Boston ed, can
tered schr Lark, retaken. S9h, in lat. IL
1S, long. SIS 20, whiIsr in lying to a gale,
the vessel was k@ocked down on her beam
ends, and decks filled with water Sucpo.
sing her 70 be IN a Stirling condition, com
menced cutting away the maiamast. After
few strokes at IL, she fortunately rich'ed
and tell oil when we threw overheard 13 Of
our guns. all the light, sweeps, anchors, &c.
and every movable article on deck excep.
the heavy spars and boats bnlwa r,s much
injured lost owe board Capt Edward Cur.
rer of Newburyport masters mate NJ.
Hare OF salem, boatswan's mate, and one
seaman. December 9, viii scuddirc in n
hard gale, shipped sea ever the stern
which completely buried the schooner and
stove he huiwarks to peices. Lost over
board enc seaman and hove over two thirds
OF our shot.-- December y, made Corvo
and Flores, western Islands IS. made ma
deira. 10 chased by frigate, aid same
Day BY two others. January 1, la 81, long
81 40 bearded Spanish sl,io lab e Anto
rio, from Havanna for TenerifTe. 81 lat
90, long 5o boarded French brig from,
MARTINEZ for Havre de- Grace 90, board
ded q Spanish government ychocner from
Cadiz to- Porto Re, ard put Two prisoners
on hoard by permisSinn. ---~3Jth made An
guilla West Indies aed bore up for he u
States. Februarys2, pitched away the iib.
boom. 9th in LAT 81 lorg- 70, boarded a
Russian ship from Havana for France
18Th chased by brig of var 17th, go.
soundIngs. 18th, lying to, in thick weather.
atdayhght discovered frigate tn windward
within niuSket Shot Immediately made sa
10 eSCdI'e5 ufi0er HTe from the ship which
was 10 chace. Al 10 a NJ discovered ano.
Their frigate to windward, which also gave
chase. Outssed both ofthem and lost sigh
of them at night. goth. made Long Is and.
and same day anchored in Newport.
"The above embraces all the information
brought by the York.
" No other ARRIVAL at Newport as late as
yesterday morning.
Halifax paper Of the 9th February
has been received in town. via Castine II
contains oDe article Only from London, under
date Of Dec 90, from which we infer that
sor1e vessel must have arrived there from
England. Nothing said about Peace. and
the extract made is without interest. Arr
rived at Halifax II B. VI. schr. Alban with
atransport and merchant vessel, all from
CastiDe. The privaieer schr. Tomahawk,
Capt. Besscm, of9 guns and IS men, which
sailed from Boston on he 10Th January. was
taken on the SD by the Buwark, ~. Can't
EpwoFth. and sent into Halifax The paper
also contains an American account of the
capture of the frigate President.
No other news. This is great da,
here. The streets are handsomely decora,
ted with the Tags of all nations, &c. salute,
firing, and all other demonstrations of low. ,
New Pork, Fe5 22-noou
Ar,,ved-The sloop Margaret, Aiattocks. I
days IRON Havana, with molasses, sugar. an,
fruit To the MASTER Passengers, Captain Cor
ran, Of Elizabeth City ~ G and MIR J Pome.