Virginia Argus

PHILADELPHIA August 23.

We were misinformed in stating, yesterday, that the whole of the crews of the two schrs belonging to Miranda, had been put to death by the Spanish government of Caracas: their fate, however, is equally deplorable. The following, whom we presume held commissions under Miranda, were put to death, and their heads exhibited, as stated yesterday, a few days previous to the sailing of the Endymion; the remaining 48 were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the mines.

JAMES LEDLIE. Formerly of this city. He was induced to join the expedition at Port-au-Prince, and is said to have had the commission of a major. He was naturally fond of enterprise.

MR. LIPPINCOTT—a young gentleman of amiable and respectable connections in this city. He also joined the expedition at Port au Prince; and was no doubt seduced into the fatal project.

Capt. DONAHUE. also of this city, who has left a wife and a small family, to deplore his unhappy end. He commanded a vessel belonging to this port; and, urged by the infatuating temptations of Miranda's agents, abandoned her at Port-au-Prince, and entered into a cause which has cost him his life.

MR. GEORGE KIRKLAND. This gentleman was formerly a captain in the Provisional Army of the U. States, but was discharged on the reduction of that establishment. He was afterwards connected in the publication of the Washington Federalist. He was not deficient in many of the ornamental and useful attainments of literature. He afterwards commenced commercial business in this city, proving unfortunate. Adventured to Hayti, with a view, it is said, of offering his military talents to Dessalines. He there joined Miranda, and is represented as holding a very important rank in his establishment.

CAPP. GARDNER —Of this person we have no knowledge.

PAUL GEORGE.—We are equally ignorant of this character; as well as of Mr. SMITH, a butcher of New York, and a Polish Gentleman.

We have heard some individuals express a doubt of the truth of the above melancholy intelligence. We are sorry to observe that the sources through which it has been received, admit of no such consolatory hope. Four boys only, belonging to the crews, had their fates undetermined—They were still confined in the castle.

Capt. Suter, of the Endymion, understood while at La Guayra, that Miranda attended by a considerable reinforcement was on his way to renew the attempt against the Spanish Main. The Government entertained no fears, but kept a vigilant look out on the Coast.

Extract of a letter from captain Suter of the brig Endymion, arrived at the Lazaretto, from La Guayra, dated Aug. 22, 1806.

"I arrived here after a passage of 16 days from La Guayra—I was boarded by the British armed schooner from Antigua and politely treated. In the Mona Passage was boarded by one of his Majesty's brigs from Europe, behaved very mean, detaining us and pressed several men from the brig, leaving me only two seamen on board —he would not tell his name nor his vessel, lat. 26, 20 long. 71, 00, spoke schooner Caroline, 9 days out, from Trinidad bound to Philadelphia; lat. 24, 56, long. 72, 30, spoke schr Tremble, from Bermuda bound to Guadaloupe.

"Eight days before the Endymion sailed, ten of the officers of Miranda's schrs captured. were hung and 48 put into slavery ten years, those who were hung had their heads cut off and hung in iron cages on the different roads through the country. Four boys remain in the Castle.

"Left at La Guayra, schooner Polly Seller, for Boston."