Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-13
SUMMARY.

he gieanings from the latest European
papers give no precise IDEAS Of European
p7FGcs. The FrGch interest had tIeci
s'Yely preraiigdin P,ussi,, and ia Austria
o tte French influence continued. Spain
has congratulated Tie Emperor or France
npoo bis new dirnuv. In Augosl ,he
French commercial agents reus'ne! az
Petersburg, AID tie king rs S,vct.p was
busy in -Ag affairs 81 Gsrurr.. i0~o,t-
art changes in lhe present Grrmanic con-
s'ituiinn, Which no"e 'rlly ano.cv4. aa,. ii
fear 10 change, are arDrehent-1. The cX-
peeled disposition of the iynr-risl ellie,
aad ot The new departments of tie Riiu-
leads to mary interesting pY';'icaI eru,ii.
res. From lhr new state of ,hincs IN
france, new measures ara GX zee in
Switzerland, The deslinv II ll- is W.
Certain. The French arc -. en3ira ih.-,r
Influence in this Country mo Is mos,
southern territories. WHAT ol;ss! s;e "a
be pursu'I by Russia, is not r. be deer
mined ir"tu the vague reports roep Cling
TIE nilliary and naval fore Of ;his empire.
ne tret aud the troops intended for the
Mediterranean can excits no terror. The
fleet OF the Baltic has 81, passed from hat
sea. and the forces az home are not provid-
ediorany extraordinary operations. From
Sweden and Denmark, no hostili'ies will
commence. anil the rejefoft the north from
the present positions ofjhe French by land
and al the English by sea, see ms more Sc
i17u'iy 10 be expected. From E.mbjen.
we hear TIA. the. French had IeG McDpen.
which Is al the iprlnx Of the Hase into the
Ems. This viii open less interrupted
intercourse with the interior, and though
u has no necessary connection with the
whole system Of French policy, IS report
Ell with pleasure IN he north Of Europe.
In Turkey, very serious purposes have
been expressed Of putting a SPEEDY end 10
the insure ten of European Turkey. At
the siege of '}clgraAe, nothing has yet been
accomplished. The repeated attempts
WITHOUT success cnfeeblc the Enpire and
embolten tn i0eurCen's. The Porte p-o.
fesses ~ see the necessity of the most Vi
gorous measures in reducing the provinces
which haze re,oltrd.
Notice IS taken of late earthquake at
Z0nte. II continued Zoe many minutes
with great alIvm. This island has been
long sub'ecl 90 such alarms. Th. build
inFs arecons 'u y cd 10 snqerli,Ie from the
conclusion. In 1873 It was observed that
IN The spring, in some years, they happen
ed twice a week, so that all the walls were
crooked by ~ y. The ncighboring con
tinent Of The Morea bears evident marks
of their extensive effects. In the waits Of
South America, visited bv the late iva ell-r
who has been in TIE United States, Hum.
holt, a severe earthquake was fefT on Fe.
bruary 7, var. And at CaoDoxi on the
9th June, l9O3, was volcanic eruption.
The frequency of these events in all coun
tries is found tn remove the distress which
associates itself with the first alarm.
From the West Indies, we have assur-
onces that at Guadalupe they consider as
free plunder all property on its passage to
tho markets Of s.. Domingo, at the ports
IN The power of the blacks. While the
English have freely confessed that MarU-
nlco IS not ~ p state Of blockade, without
any feet the French Of Guadaloupe. with
the French in the Spanish part Of ST. Do.
m'ngo, have pursued the most violent
measures against Oh the trade with the
blacks Of ST. Domingo. We hear Of no