Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-07

I NC have extended our Flies OF English pa
pers to the 18th of July, four days later
4 than our advices by the Liverpool Packet
I-The hour at which they were received,
will not permit US to do more than notice
the outlines Of their contents in sumina-
Try manner. S 4
/ The Grand Ssignior in answer 10 n lei
ter from Bonaparte in notifying his access
sion to the throne of Itaiy, has given the
latter assurances Of his friend hip, but re-
fuses to acknowledge him either az Empe-
ror of France or king of Itaiy-
A bloody battle between the insurgents
OF Servia and body of Turks has taken
placs on the borders Of Moravia, in which
the former remained masters of the field,
though with considerable loss, their COM
mandins sficsr being amongst the killed,
Sixteen ihcussod French and Dutch
troops are encsmped a few miles from
Amsterdam, who are held in readiness to
march at the shortest notice, supposed to
be destined to embark .in the expedition
against England. The Dslch troops are
said TO rejoice at the idea NOT from s.
wish to assist ia conquering England, but
to have an opportunity ofdeserting. The
fleet in the Texel is extremely i'll manned,
but rigidIy disciplined, and badly victual-
| led.
Ga the morning Of the 18th of July, il
was mentioned publicly by MIR. Erskine
in the Court of Kings Bench, that advices
had been received of Lord Nelson's ha-
! wing fallen in with the combined fleet,
had captured eight sail of the line. and
was in pursuit of the rest. No official
account had reached government Of this
event.
TAlleyrand is said to have died at Milan
OF An apopleetic fit.
The British Parliament was prorogued
J, by commission on the 18th. The speech
. delivered by the Lord Chancellor on the
occasion, mentions, that his majesty had
not YET been able TO lay before Parliament
the result of the negotiations in which he
!. Is engaged with powers GA the continent,
but that no step would oe omitted for pro-
noting such concert as may afford the
best prospect Of restoring general and
I permanent tranquility; or may, if neces,
sary. furnish the means of repeIling with
syIgor the continued encroachmentso on the
: part of the French government, which
threaten every day more and more the Ii
I berry and Independence OF all the nations
/ of Europe.
A letter from Holland states that consi-
derable bodies of troops we're marching to
the Helder, for the purpose of being en-
ba,ked- The tiferences between Sch,m-
melpenninck and geoerai Marmont had RI
\ sen TO great height, in consequence of an
attempt made by the formerfo check the
bonndless profusion and extravaganza of
I, the French general.
\ A report was, circulated at the Hague,
that bonaparte had declared war against
the Emperor of Germany but it obtained
no credit.
4 Price Of Stock, July Is, at noon--Con-
sois 59--Omnium 6 la.
i A letter from Paris, dated the Cd July,
in Dutch paper, says, {" The troops on
, the coast are in melton, and their iunloers
, are estimated from $50 to 100000 men.
/ No less than 1000 vessels are lying ready
, ! in the road and in the port. The fiotilla
consists OF Praams, being large kind Of
/ vessel. having cannon and horses on board,
), OF Gun-boats, Pinks, and Chaloops, carry
E ing % Founders.
A bason has been formed in the port
5 OF BouIogne, capable ofreceiving one half
? OF the armed vessels.
Sin the port of Vimereaux, leagues
north OF Bouiogne, hes the Imperial cut.
tiers, and other armed ships. The en-
csmpmenis at Boulogne, Etaples, and o.
ther places, consist of square wooden bar
racks, plaistered on the outside, ranged in
three lines and divided from each other by
little gardens.
|
Vice-Admiral De Winter has been ap-
/, pointed Commander in Chief of the Tex.
el expedition, with permission to hoist his
flag on board whatever ship he may chuse.
The Hibernia, admiral Gardner, arriv-
ed at Portsmouth on the 9th. The com
mand IS given 10 admiral Corvallis
The American ship William and Mary,
from New-York, with flour, arrived on
the same day, detained by the Kent pri-
ya,eer.
Letters from Lisbon, Of the 9sth June,
mention, that the King OF Spain is danger
ously i'll and this statement is corrobo-
rated By adyices from Cadiz, Of the 18th,
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