Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-21

lacter. He has left an old widowed mott
or, wife, md an infant son, not mont
cid, to deplore their loss.
LONDON, June "a.
! Poyase Of Discorery.-The ship Suwar
row, capt. Lazaroii;, belonging to the Rus
Sian East India Company, arrived at SPIT
head on Tuesday, whence she sailed OF
the 10th Of March, 1914, on voyage o
discoveries in the North Pacific Ocean
but more with view to form two miltar,
md commercial establishments on tht
| West Coast OF North America-namely. a
the Island of Rodak in lat SIS. N. long l6C
| w. Which is the nearest part of the Ameri
can Continent to the Russian establisb,
ment at Kamschatka ;and upon al neck Of
land called California. From these they
will be enabled to carry on their fur trade
| with China, with great advantages and
| and their homeward bound voyage, with
the produce Of China, will be likewise
greatly facilitated.
The Suwarrow has been so far as So, so
North lat. 1870, so, East long. She touch
ed at Kamschatka. On the 10th of Octo-
ber, 1914, she discovered an Island in La.
10. 10. 5. long i5S, 50 W.T. is about 8
miles and a half loug, and seven miles
wide. COcpa-nut trees and sea fowl were
found upon it. The rocks around it APP
pear formed of solid coral. 1t not being
laid down in any chart, Captain LazaroH
named it after his own ship, g Suwarrow
Island" II appears from the great Van
couyer's tract upon his published chart,
that he must have passed this island in the
night time. The Swarr0w has valuable
Cargo of iurs which she took OH board in
Norfolk Sound, with many articles, the
produce ofthe coast Of Peru. She lay two
months at Lima.-The cargo is not estima-
ted at less than one hundred thousand
pounds, and SO prosperous has been the
entire OF the voyage, that she has not sus-
tanned the less of even a rope or spar of a.
NY description since she sailed from Spit
head. She has about IA rare animals ON
board-spieces of the Lima, Vigonia and
Alpaca. They are intended as a present
to the Emperor of Russia.-She will sail
Immediately for st. Petersburgh.
The Bann, "a capt. Fisher, has been
most actively and successfully employed
in diminishing the trade in slaves, on the
coast of Africa, since her arrival there in
January last. Another letter received
from al officer belonging to her, dated
Sierra Leone, April "a, states. that she
I'D captured OF the Blight of Benin, the
Portuguese brigs Temcraro, of 10 guns and
so men, aud st. Antonio, having 900 slaves
on board the former engaged the Barn
upwards of all hour. The colonial CRUZ
ger Princess Charlotte had also captured
cargo in the French brig Louis. of seven
guns and so men, after contest, in which
Tue Princess Charlotte had 10, and the
Louis 26, killed aud wounded.
Vice-Adnliral Pickmore will go to his
command at Newfoundland in the Forth,
Sir John Louis, which ship is expected at
Portsmouth from Chatham. The Ii5er
capt. Dacres, has orders to proceed imme-
diately to that station, and she will sail to-
morrow.
The Wye, "a, capt. Harbers is expected
to sail on "Wednesday from Portsmouth,
| for the North American station.
On Saturday last two irigates were or
dered TO be laid dcwn at Plymouth Dock
! var upon the largest scale of any yet
built. The' are to be called the Lancas-
ter and Portland. Their main decks are
to be flush fore and at: to be built with
out ceiling ION Mr.. S-pping's plan,) TO be
! filled in between the nbers, and to De IA
ted at so guns they will however carry
, 90 guns each the lon guns to carry 50
Founders, and the shOr, guns 2-pounders.
besiGes one 68 FOUNDER.
| A letter from an officer of his maiesty's
ship Magicienue ION her passage to India
with Sir Richard King says" Sante
Cruz, 29th April--We rived here on the
27tn inst. from Plymouth, to take in sup.
ply OF wine for tile ship company and
we intend to proceed on or voyage on the
lst. of May. 1t will rather astonish you
to hear that Madeira wine, at that island
Is selling at the enormous price OF 90t, pei
plpe.-l his great Increase in price is Who'll
ly attributed 10 the all quantity that was
made last season, not more than 6,790pipe'
having been entered at the Custom house
The average, for the preceding seve!
years, was % 900 pipes annually, and, ter
years ago, even 10000 pipes were manu-
featured.
A piece has been cut from HE Majesty
ship Victory (the immortal Nelson's fla!
ship,) to make two stuff boxes, one for tht
Prince de Cobourg, the other for the Dukr
Of Gloucester.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Last evening arrived the ship Telegraph
Capt. Coffin, 50 days from Liverpool.
MIR. VIM. Ward passenger, has politel
fayOured the editor with London papers L
F the evening of the 5th July, containing pa
pers dates to the ID.
We have room only for the followiD
summary.
Lord Wellington arrived in England j
, ly !, which produced considerable sensati
on. It was supposed by some that thi
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