Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-30
PARIS, AUGUST ID.

The following articles upon the subject
Of the arrest OF NJ. Prony, at Venice, is
extfstled from paper printed az Milan:
1.-THE arrest of NJ. Prony, mspeeior
general OF bridges and roads, and of his
companion N. Cos.anzo; the procedures
OF lie Austrian commisssrisa in this scan
dai9us affair, OF which there is no exam.
pie IN the history of nations not al war
with each othsr; the imper;ous tone with
which they dismissed the commissary |
ger. OF commercial relaiions-,hat super.
efihe police, SO exact, severe,
ard shameful, which is eSercised over the |
steleess OF the French empire and OF the
kingdom oi Italy Who are called to We
nice by business or curiosity; the conde-
scension and inactivity of that same po-
lice, When 1t has any thing 10 do with The
Italian conscrIpts crossing the Adige to
escape the levy; the three Austrian camps
which are TO be formed near Pauda the
order to provision al, the forlresses and
to press forward 10. copscriptions in the
Venetian states, in isiria and Daimaiia;
those marches aud coun,ermaFches OF the
Austrian troops beysnd The Adige, appear.
10 justify, If these facts are correci, the
rumour os an approaching war between
the emPerors Of Austria and France. We
should ourselves be tempted to believe il,
ii we could gine the empsror Of Aus
TIA to be so devoid of prudence as once
more to compromise The happiness of his
people and his crown.
Yet 1t is very true that the gold Of
England may mislead some Of those who
direct the cabinets of The continent; but
the history of the last Campaigns, ard the
examples of our emperor and king, ought
TO coDvice the sovereigns of Eurovc, that
|, IS one OF the most sacred of their duties
To manage their affairs Themselves, in
stead oil abandoning them to men who, in
these extremely important questions, have
no other mobile, Than the passion of ha-
tired, aud the thirst Of gold.
I" 'The cour, of Vienna will aeras II
pleases--peace subsists-if Austria dis
tnrb il, il she Ere the FIRST cannon, or if
by thes> procedures, she obiges the en-
peror OF toe French TO Ere it The 6rst, do
We think that war will end soon! aud
would the treaty which would thi, time
DC signed al Vienna be durable or not s''
LONDON, Aycusr 90,
Private accounts from France state tina,
he French and Spanish Reefs are To CO.
operate in the expedition agains, England;
and that sousdIon Of sail OF the line
and 4 frigates, w,th several trsnspoyts.
are now ready for sea at Toulon, having
| 10000 troops on boasd--This eypod;,;a,
Jas supposed to be destined TO attack the
Russians az Corfu,
AUGUST 81.
| IL was rumoured YESTERDAY, On the xu
'horiiy OF . private letter from the Hague,
OF The 2ad instant, that Ronaparle bad
suddenly quilted Bonlogne on the isth,
~ consequence of dispatches received by
hfm from Paris, and thar oruers had been
received ia holland to suspend the hir.
,her er1.oafkatoD of troops in the ports of
I that county
serious misunderstanding is said to
snbsist between the French. + Bourbon J
princes, in which Louis the eighteenth
and his brother Monsieur (Ariois) enter.
isin contrary sentiments.
We are in some measure indebted to a
neutral snip FOR the capture OF the Diden.
She spoke the Pbehix first, aud soon al.
ierwards tie Didon, to whom she com.
municz,ed the intelligence that She he'd
just spoken an English corvette of 90
guns, ard that The DldoD might, by set
ling all the sail she could, oyertaks her.
The Didon accordingly carried press i
sail, which soon brought her mistake.
! The action was CALAMITY fought, yard arm
TO yard arm, tor two hours and Fifty Two
minutes by the log, Alter the French
mans main and rnIzen fnAsts had evne
over the side, he grew desperate, and,
as q iast Effort, ran his boe spirit ever the
tsiifsh OF the Phoenix, aud attempted 10
board her. But though the French off.
GERS dad every thing they could to encour.
age Their men on bosrd, the later could
not be prevailed upon. The Phnnix then
boErded IN Frenchmsn in her turn, when
he enemy called for quarter, and struck
tIciT colours. Her foremast fell over the
SIDE as soen ~ she struck--the number
oi dead upsn The deck gave The ship the
appearance OF cbarnsl house.
BoDspsrte, We hear, Is gone from Bou
'ogne, and The camps begin 20 dimiaish
several tests have bsen $ ruck within these
.cw days. ] learn that our lleet off the
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