Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-06

Letters received on Thursday from
Holland. represent that country to be in
state little short Of Bankruptcy. The
taxes have now reached so nearly to the
whole amount of all private incomes, that
nothing but the new impost upon capital
can be relied upon for any emergencies
of the state. Several vessels which had
arrived laden with British colonial produce
he'd been seized By the French and
some British subjects have been arrested.
All the private letters & papers Brought
| by ten mails which have arrived from
Hamburger, agree in stating, that the OBJ.
stacics which have occurred in the medi.
alton on the part of Prussia, in the dispute
between Russia and France, still CONT.
nue.; and that Bonaparic IS much Concern
ed at this circumstance. Austria, Prus-
! STA, and Russia, are also represented as be-
ing far advanced in negotiation, of which
it IS the object to maintain the peace ofthe
continent, and to guarantee j, against en-
croachmenis upon the part Of any other
power.
An article from Madrid says, that not.
wi;hstanding the war, the paying of the
national debt still continues. On the LIST
of January, wales to the amount Of $685.
42S-reais de Weldon, were to be destroyed.
n new order OF knighthood, it is said,
will be instituted at Vienna. which will
bear the name Of S.. Leopold.
! "A convention has been concluded be-
tween the Porte, and Ismael Pacha, by
which he is confirmed in the government
of Acre, under condition of restoring 10
the Porte, the treasure Of the late Chez
Ear Pacha.
A minister from the republic OF the See
ven Islands, arrived about the end OF No
vember al Constantinople, Tor the purpose
OF representing to the Porte, that his GO
vernmeni Is not in condition 10 pay the
three years arrears of the annual tribute Of
10000 pias,res, on which the Grand Seig.
nor has reduced the tiibute, for the time
elapsed, TO 10000 annual which has been
paid.
An insurre6ion had nearly taken place
IN Constantinople the beginning of De-
cember, in consequence of the troops hav-
ing received no pay for more than two
months. AS soon as this was known the
Grand Seignor demanded Of the mer.
Chants, and other persons OF property a
forced loan Of lhree millions of piastres,
I and ordered that the troops should be paid
fdo'-''le their arrears.
| The report lha, lord Nelson has taken
I Minorca IS repeated by every advice from
( the continent.
The emperor of Russia has assigned
the city OF Kiow for The future residence
Of the count de Lisle.
An article from Italy, dated Dec. "a,
says, the king Of Sardinia has received
new proposals of the indcmni,ies, which
annihilate' the sovereignty of the republic
of the Seven Islands. He has communi-
Gated these offers 10 great northern
court, by which they have been disappro-
we'd.
A great number of ships have been
wrecked in the Black Sea in some late
storms, by which The Insurance Company
at Trieste has lost to the amount of
100000 forms.
Some late French, papers assert that it
is now determined to attempt the invasion
OF England early in the spring.
Bonaparte aud the pope are said to be
| going to. Milan, TO assist in the coronsti-
OF Joseph Bonaparte asking of Lombardy.
! The late French papers are filled with
speculations on the probability of peace.
IL is asserted that England has accepted
the mediation of Prussia that new Au-
stran ambassador is 10 arrive ut Paris
that one Of the German princes has pre-
sented plan for a general paci6caion
and that the sultan has Gu, off the vizier's
head, for being friendly disposed towards
the English, sc. sc.
HoLLAND.--A Rotterdam paper Of the
29th ult. was received in town yesterday,
containing the important intelligence,
that, on The Day preceding. the assembly
OF the states Mad passed decree, that the
| Dutch government was reduced TO the ne
cessity of stopping payment OF the pub
lic annuites. The decree states, as The
cause of their bankruptcSst thar they have
been, unhappiy, through hieir connection
with France, involved in the present war
with Great Britain, and they must have
either called onthe public for contribution
ofatleast one per cent per month, OF ofsus-
/ pending their payments. They prefer
rcd The latter, as the least oh,wo evils,
ard accordingly all payments Of the pub
4 lie dividends are stoDt.