Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-11


from BucnoS Ayres little information b,d
IN obtained but the opinion seemed to b.
1'AN ohe people Of that yicesroyalty would su,-
Eehuer Monte Yideo and their own ponuInus
o"y INTO tue hands of the parent state. but that
material alteration in the public sent;nen,
%ouia take place, if civil connections in spaip
should weaken her authority, and neitbe, ailov,
in war. F'''e'' 'neH
we believe that Lord Castlereagh is about IN
return rom Vienna, TO be present af the NJest~
" armament. This can only be occasion.
=! one NJ TWO causes either that he fore
e "ie l"hg continuance Of the Congress OF
"o'eFeigns, at least Of the discussions nj Min
ESters after the departure of the soyor.;,,,'.. .
Ct mat there is the expectation of imm;naDt
SH,Hmger 70 Ministers at home, from the inbec;.
OF ineir proceedings, and that he thinks he
20 capable OF standing in the front of the ba,
I'VE I'VE nay there is report that he is 20 be IN,
Minister - ~ w ''e
IL IS asserted in private letters. tl.at wLns
the French forces are reduced on the eastern
,rnht'er' many Of the towns in the interior are
r'ied with troops, though they wtre never be.
-ol0 NuPil'eo WIRE any garrisOns. Thus large
":'"y % kept on foot, when, 80 the observation
OF the neighbou.ing States. the snne,rancs Of
'he REDUCTION az tie nublic fnrce is studioueI,,
preserved. While the l.. gisla.ure is debatincr
on the appropriation of the uns2ld ELECTS Of tbe
e"'.sran's, lbe Government is said Ia he rein
''0P'ths some {" them IN their property.
mansion attached N 4 territory which had beeo
HiSpoSed TO purchaser, but which WAS not IN.
cluicd IN the cont act, has been restored b,
ti. King TO the chief OF family to which thc
estate belonged. The building is valued ut
10000 -
Frdaythe BisNoH Of London confirmed 1925
persona at Hensington.
November /.
FINN Madeira, AMI the Island has been given up
20 he Portuguese Government, agreeaby to
the Treaty of Pace.
The following is the amount of the Brit
ash Naval Force M to this day at sea, IS
ships OF the line, Is OF Al guns, 80 frigates, 81
s'oops ana Yachts, Q bombs and Gre ships, I5G
briggs cutters, II schGnners, g,lu,ressels. lug.
ner7, &c. Total 372.--In port and fitting % OF
the line, ~ IL guns, 5 | iricatcs, 81 shops,
&c. bnmn. ~ briggs, 4 cutters, scho3ners,
&c. Total I55.-Gunrd ships, . Of the line, /
Of 50 guns. brig. Total iI-Hos ptal and
prison ships, Il Of the line, friuates. Total
Si.--0tdnpry aud repairing for service, 124 of
the line, Is from 50 20 a guns, 70 fricates,
so0ps, So bombs, &c l cutter. schooners,
&c. Total 277.-Buildisg, % Of the line, of
81 guns irigstes soops, &c. briggs. Total
47.--Grand total ols
z Fridge Tt7Dn, (Bor5aRoes) Nbu. 81.
The unpleasant duty again devolyes up
or us'of noticing the misfortune Of cur for !
css in Urner Canada : in which the army
Of Gen, Drummond has severely suffered BY !
sortie IS the Americans from fort Erie. |
Our brave tToors. who have been a long |
liTIe IN state Of distress from the want of
supplies. which have been kept fran them I!
by the occupancy Of Inc iak, by the naval |
force of the enemy, have been under the ne. !
cessi'y Of raising The siege. and retiring down
tnc river.
tlen. lizard; who left Tiattshur- previous
20 the retreat from that place 90 Sir George
Provost, oas arrived with his troops at Sack |
cts Harbor, and embarked to reinforce
the Americans at fort Erie
Sir James |. Yeohaa got out of Kingston |
-hareor, aph an action between the hostile |
1icets on lake Ontario viii urdoubtedv take
place upon the result of which must de- !
pend The PTobabFe Issue of the var.
his maiesty's ship Hermes. c. w. Percy, |
With guu'brig and four smaller vessels, |
have recently made an unsuccessful attack
mon fcrt Bovyer, Ut Mobile. On the Gulf Of |
Mexico, east from New Orleans. The
Hermes anchored opposite the fort and o.
rened caDncnade, which was returned by |
RE torf, and continued with much activity |
for several hours, upJiI at length, the ca /
bies Of the Hermes we're Shot AWAY, and
she Lriiied in a disabled state, stern m shore
about 700 wards below the forf, AID short
time afterwards blew up--and cut of 10
on board Ut the commencement nf the Con.
test, capt in Percy, with 30 Of his crew only
escaped the explosion. The brig and the o
ther four vessels, after the disaster Of their
commodore, made sail and went cut into the
gulf with light breeze Beinforcements
were expected, aud the attack was to be re-
newed.
December 8.
s. Pierre, Martinique, has been given np 90
lhe Frefch, and number Of the troops Of Louis
NVIliih have gorrisoned the town. Fort Roy
~ is not 20 be restored until the residue Of our
stores shall have been transported from The CO.
tony. he British esd regiment, lately stRtia
oned az that place, have been conyt yed to Gre.
rada aud ST. Vincent. After the restitution of
these places 10 the French, trade viii again
acCuitc its activity 10y reveriing 20 4 new chan
nell A riyalship will naturally arise amongst
the several islands, not perfectly congenisl to
our interest
Ilaron ST. Cyr, formerly one If Bonaparte's
Generals, is appointed Governor Of Cayenne,
and was TO have left France with troops on the
25th Oct.
Ills N. S Armide, having sealed orders, PIT
into Porto Rico on the 2ist ult. 10 enquire FOR
SIR Alexander Cochrane.
Packets are established BY Ere French Gov.
ctrmeu, to sail monthly from Hayrs 20 Marii-