Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-17

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; Capt Hall brings papers to the 9th Of
Jan. which is SO DAYS later than heretofore
received. No invasion had taken place at
that ume--i5onapYrte was a, Paris-And
markets remained without any material al
teration.
Dryer, well known as distinguished
chief a'nong the Irish insurgents. after
concealing himse!f for long time among
the mountains, surrendered himself, un-
conditionaI'y TO Capt; Hume, of Wicklow
county. From the active exertions Of pe-
neral Berristord, and the large rewards Of
Tered by government, it il supposed that
h could not much longer have escaped his
pursuers. His principal lieut-nant, nam.
ed Burke, IS SAID 10 have been also appre-
hended.
Az article under the head of Dover, De-
crmber 90. gives the following dissertation
of a French gun boat sunk in their pier.
She Is lngger rigged' 68 feet long, Is feet
inches wide. and d feet inches deep,
very slight butt. her timbers only inches
square, plank OH inch and quarter hicl.,
has one short bras; gun abaft 50 nnupd-
er, another lit IS presumed n the bow Il
long 20 FOUNDER, she also had quantity
of French mu,i,ets. A human skull was
found on board, which it is said they all
have, intended 10 be ixcd OH a pike, as a
standard Of death OF victory.
/ SenduhanucS, the noted German cap
tain oS Bandrti, was executed at Neulz
on the 2lsr November, with twenty OF his
associates.
Frequent conferences are stated to have
taken place at Paris. between the French
minister of FOREIGN affairs, and he Austri-
an and Prussian ambassador, relative 10 a
difference between Austria and Bavaria
An Austrian army of 60, 900 men, is men
toned to have marched towards the Ba-
varian trontiers.-- The prevailing opinion
on the continent was that if the existing
misunderstanding should lead to IN ac(u-
al rupture between Austria and Bavaria,
the former will be aided by Russia and
the latter by France, probably also by
Prussia. II was further understood that
the Obvious inclination Of his Prussian
majesty TO adopt this line of conduct, has
produced some serious remonstrauces on
the part Of the emperor Alexander.
The following article relative to CONT
mental prospects is from one of our Lon
don papers," Accounts from Rotterdam
state, that the head quarters Of the French
general Arnaud have been renewed from
i Laun eburg Ratzburg, preparatory to
! the arrival IF general Morticr, with his
army from Ha1Over-a measure which
| has given rise 10 much serious srecula-
! ton, and from which some highly import
an; scenes are anticipated with respect to
the situation Of affairs in the north. The
! projects Of France are Of so gigantic and
destructive description that unless some
bounds are Immediately prescribed to her
ambition, the general safety Of Europe
must become endangered, and he tame
! spectators Of her condu6t erect eternal
/ monuments IF their own humiliation. In
European Turkey some fresh disturban-
ces are stated 10 have broken out. This
| circumstance Joined 10 the rapid move
meDts of the French, IN Lower Italy, are
! understood to eng ere a. present the seri
! Gus attention O. the courts of Petersburg
and Vienna. between which constant
! correspondence has for some time been
! kept Up. Other accounts received from
! Holland on the same day, state that the
! lat bottomed boats Of the enemy are now
! deemed wholly unfit for the proposed
service, and that in the experiments which
have lately been made of their efficacy,
/ numbers OF lives have been lost.
The accounts relative to Spain continue
: to be very contradictory Some say that
the naval and military preparations have
become exceedingly active Of tate while
others ass;r., that so late ~ the ! 5th ult.
no hostile preparations whatever had been
made IN that country. On the contrary,
no doubt was entertained Of the necessary
| pacific arrangements having taken place.
and the people were under no apprehen-
sion OF being Obliged to take partin the
! war.
Rumnrs Of lord Nelson's desth which
have reached this country are unfounded.
Iie is in the Mediterranean blocking the
French feet in Toulon and with one OF
his ships constantly stationed in the bay OF
Naples. The island Of Eliza was also bloc
kad,d by the English.
Accounts from Bastia the capital Of
Corsica, state that the French troops that
had arrived there were marching toward,
r. e