Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-21

way from He'll GAZE 10 tha city, was ursf
opposite Bp's Bay, and two OF The too
persons on board were drowned. Tht
names OF tie sufferers were Henry nill, q
bout IS years OF aye, and 49, Frederick
80 yeats old, the latter German by lirtf.,
both residents of this City. ShouId fheir
bodies be found, it is requested information
thereof may be ieft at No. rs, Ca.Ga....a
street.
Mir. Eustaphieve, the Russisn Consul at
Boston, has given Dntice, ,l.at, e. guard q
gainst the Introduction of yellow fever and
other contagious diseases into the ports Of
Russia,the Government of his Imperial Ma
ljesty has given the strictest orders not to
receive into the ports of the Baltic or of the
White Sea any ship Or vessel which is not
duly provided with certificates of health
From some quarantine of Great Britain,
Denmark or Norway.
The commissioners for determining our
eastern bounhery, as regards the islands in
the lays of Passamaquaddy and Fundy,are
the honorable Thomas Barclay, on the part
ct tive British. aud the hon. fohn Holmes,
on the part at the United States. The res
pective claims Will be argued befu the
commissioners by the hon. Ward Chip
man, of st. JchD, ard ]. 4. Austin, Esqr.
ot Boston It's expected the discussion
and decision vii! take place in Boston, 4
short time after the Islands have been ~
Ell by the Commissioners.--l9os Pal
| NEW BRUNSWICK, IN. ] Sent .1s.
Some days since, an inha5;;ant of The CT
ty., who was ON business in Piscataway, t.
ed has horse near a bee hive at the House Of
farmer, whlic he went some distance in
ieia to view the cattle. The bees CON-
menced warfare on the horse. when the
alarm being given by blowing horn from
the house, the owner of the horse rfturned
@ith every expedition, ami found the bees
settled IN swarns, aud covering the head
and neck of the horse the asonies of the
noble animal, (and he was nc,e one of
the klnd) are described as truly p!teo,is
r. had gwen up resistance. aud stocd mott
oniess, with his head bowed down to his
hoovFs all attempts to rescue him uroyed
unayaiing, the bees attacked with fury ey-
cry person who approached: when at length
the horse was relieved by the killing of the
bees, he survived only IA few hours. II il
truly astonishing, when we contemplate
the victory over 50 formidable an animal "a
the horse, by such an apparently insigniii-
cant foe as swarm cf bees Il ought howe
ver,to prove caution against the practice
OF tying horses In the vicinity Of bee hives.
NAsHfNGToN, Septr. 10.
Last Sunday, between nine and ten o.
clock A. Nj. an extraordinary phenomenon
was noticed in this CITY The sun was sur
rounded with a circle, ar halO, of the usual
diameter, but unccmmouly bright and well
defined, being tinged, especially in its up-
per or western part with prsmatic cnIars.
Another circle, apparently of twice the di.
ameter OF the primitive halo, sxtended
t westwardly and Hasscd through the sum-
ims second halo was white through ita
; whole circumference st the same tina. q
portion o! rainbow, of perhaps twenty &c i.
stees. appeared i'll the NGrth east at about
torty degrees above the horizon. While
we are certain that these appearances were
the result OF the reflection and refFaction Of
light, yet cannot conceive of any hyDp.
thesis by which we can account Tor them.
These italos have been considered as the
precursor Of tcmpests and the legitimate
, hUrth-easter, which has been blowing for
) two days is proof OF it. 1t would crafty
the writer of this if he could know the ex
lent OF country in which tbs phenomenon
. was seen, and particularly a rational 40
luton of it should be given. Newton has
satisfactorily accounted for the ordinary
raInbow--but this compound halo is ms far
las know, yet wholly CnaccUunted for Inv
any writer.
BosroH, Sept. IA.
), Late from the Mediterranean.
/ We learn from Captain Smith, who arr
rived here yesterday 10 the ship William
and Henry, that he lefc Naples July 9th,
at which time the United State, shius
\ Washington, Java, and Erie, were in Quar-
| anime but expected to be released the next
I day, The Washington had passage Of 5
days only from Gibraitrr. The remainder
OF the American squadron in the Mediter-
raDean was daily expected al Naples.
n 1t was generally thought at Naples, that
Mr.. Pihkney the american Minister would
efectt the object of his mission as two nf tho
American vessels seQuestered under the
Government Of Murat, were in the service
of the present reigninS king; that though
the government might not be able ID paw at
( present, they would acknOwledee the debt,
Lord EXmGuth's feet was ut Gibraltar
waiting for transports, for the purpose MS
was stated, Of taking 10000 troops to Al
gers.
Captain Smith states that Mr. Gibbs. the
American consul at Palermo, in conse,
QueuCe Of his embarrassed circur~ stances 81.