Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-08

OF which | am quite recovered. The do,
after the action was remarkably fine, and
gave them an excellent oppnr u ity to sc
cure the masts, &c. bu, they being so ella.
ted with their success, it was i'm a manner
neglected. At ZEN that night came ON a
most violent gale IF wind and continued
with nnabated fury for 80 hours Mex,
morning all our masts went by the board
within an hour of each other; our situatio,
now became truly alarr,ing the wreck of
the m asts beating against the ships bottom !;
very few OF the guns secured; some loose
going from side % side; the ship rolling
gang way under, lying in the trough of the
sea, which 1t tines was making free pas.
sage over her. and feet water in her hold
| Inc crew was nearly worn out. and quite
disheartened. but by the exer,ion of a few of
our crew. who we're left on board. to take
care of the sick The wreck of the masts
was with great difficulty clear'd away. The
ship then lay much easier, and by fresh
exerticns at the pumps we had the Joy to
Ind we gained on the leak, and by night had
the pleasure OF finding the pumps TO suck
Notwithstanding it continued to blow exces
,ive hard we began to have confidence that
she would have weathered the gale. our
| poor wounded men suffered very much
some II ON the nature OF their wounds were
not able to lay in their hammock, and were
tos ed from side to side with the violent
lra''ing at the ship which hastened the death
OF several The gale nnoderating next day,
| hey commenced getting up jurymasts, aud
IN ten days arrived at Bermuda where we
found the Ponone and Endymiea; the lat.
ter had losr all her masts ana bowsprir ;had
hove al her upper deck gan, over3oart
m the gre, and was very near found riny,
We are all paroled to Sc. Georges and are
led 20 believe that we shall be sent home as
soon as they can hear from the comman.
| der IN chief Our crew are confined on
| board the prison ship but their fate is un
Certain"
| NEw.YonK, Feb 81.
| Arriyedlast evening within Sandy Hook, the
private armed schooner Surpr ze, of Baltimore,
SAM Bartstow, Esq. commander, from cruize
| OF about months, and last from Brest, in 48
days, whence she sailed on the 9th of January.
The Surprise has made 1 prises, and has bro't
| IN tut cargo of Batavia coffee, cinnamon
| camphor, nankeeps, tortoise-shell, &C. and S
! prisoners, addressed to Stevenson & Goodwin
Some OF the prises have arrived in the United
states. January 81. long. IS, captured the
british ship Star, Gilpia Formerly owned by
Isaac Clason of this city) of 400 tons, copered,
from Batavia for London, with full cargo !;
loaded the Surprize out of her and conveyed
| her TIL FRIDAY night last, when she parted CO.
| IN snow storm, and about 100 miles from San.
dy Hook. A5oat the 1st of February. in long.
| 40, boarded Frencl, brig. from France FOR
| Currocea, which had on board the captai., and
crew ola British vessel, captured ten days
previous by the U ) frigate Constitution,
On the Banks of New Fount land.
| ihe Privt. eer Com MDonougf, from Bos-
Ton, had put into Morl.ix, with the loss % some
OF her sPirs, The Brutus priva,eer had put
INTO bumper, in the Bay OF Biscay The ri
vateer Leo, OF Boston, had put nj l,orIent.-
| British, brig with fnl cargo. from the
Mediterranean, prize to the Privateer Laur
renee hsd put into Brest on the 9th January,
| IN distress.
An officer who came up last night from tn
Surprze, informed us that he had on board
Paris papers to the cd of January, but they
were barren of news. ,rhe Congress Of vienna
was still IN session. and all was quiet ia France
Most OF the man of war at Brest were disman-
| ted
| TIE officer did not know Of the sailing from
n'tu aux OF the schooner Transit, with Mr..
| hughes, but understood she was to sail on
the lst or ID of Jan.
4 Also arrived below, the private armed schoo
ner Wing, OF Baltimore, Capt. Skinner, from a
cruiz- OF m ,nths. She has made several pri,
rs and has brought in a full cargo of dry
A
| COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT.
! By the terms of the Treaty it appears, that
Our coastihg trade may be safely recommended
| on the first day. OF March that our trade to the
| w s, Indies, Great Britain, France, Spain and
Portugal, will BE- safe on the Ietl day of March
| to the North Sea, the Baltic and the Mediter.
ranean, on the 29th day OF March to South
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south OF the Equator, on the 18Th day Of Nav ;
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1 of June.
! Vessels bound to the West Indies, Great sri.
tain, France, Spain or Portugal, may safely
commence their respective voyages Mt any time
after the 2Sth inst provided they do not pro
ceed TO the southwark of the 23d d. gree of
| north latitude, or to the eastward ofthe S6tb
| degree OF west longitude before the 18th
1 day of March.
| In like manner, all vessels bound to any 9th
| er part Of the world may sail at pleasure after
| the ,st day of this month, If they are cautious
! not to oyerrun, within the prescribed time and
latitude and longitude
/ In harch, 1918, a law was enacted by Com
| gress, directing that from and after the Sist
day of ID cember 1914, aI registered vessels
be furnished with new and uniform certificates
| OF registry. AS our Commerce is now about TO
BE- revived, it is important to ship owners to
know the exact provision of thu law.
| " 4 Com. Adv.
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