Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-10-26
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The Hamburg mails OF the 18th and
9th inst. arrived this morning. We have
extracted the following articles from our
private corresponding -
HAMBuRGH, ARC. IS.
am enabled TO state on the authority
OF an officer, Of high rank, that all The
| Danish troops in the territories of Hols-
teIu and Schieswig, have received orders
10 hold Themselves III readiness 10 march.
Russian courier having brought very
important dispatches 10 Copenhagen, an
express was immcd slcty sent of By the
prime minister TO the prince royal, who
was with the princess in the Germao pare
OF The Danish dominions, requesting his
immediate return 10 Copenhagen. Great
movements have been of late observed
AIMING the French troops in Hanover:
ana Il IS strongly suspected 10 be the Car
! sleGn's intention 10 march an army into
Holstsin, and occupy GluckstatI,, HusuJ,l,
and ionD,Dpen, SO as to shut tp every
communications with Great Britain, and
even to blockade the sound from the land
side- This plan OF operations, which is
SAID to have been offered 10 Bonapar,e by
general Schauenburg has received his full
appreciation but the csurt of ST. Peters
burg having bseninIormed oft, the most
positive orders were sent TO the Danes,
TO dcienslthe neutrality and indie pc hdence
OF their territory. The politics of the
court OF Berlin are sdll undecided, but a
categorical answer has been demanded Of
Frederick William, by Alexander l.
AUGUST &C.
the Moni,enr observes, that England
- frecifiifating Austria iafo .ua7- by induc-
ing her 10 make in me Tyrol and IiaIy ar
7'a'ae'its sohirh cannot or be ccnsiaercd as
commencement u AosGEnes I, rs evident,
irem the language, that Bonapar,e con-
siders war with Austria as inevitable, ard
| II he had been prepared lhsre is 40 reason
10 doubt but that he would have. COM
menced hosIiiiies before this lime, BIO, il
| 10 clear the promplitudc and energy dis.
played by the two imperial courts, have
completely disconnected him.
i he articles IN The Aaouitsur, from va.
rious parts Of the Austrian territories,
! speak OF nothing but var--in ia Ct il IS syi-
dent that the French government consi.
der war wiki Austria as unavoidable.
/ lie MorIteur, of the ~ h inst. in n
note upon The pelicy Of Austria and Prus-
sra, observes, that il is no wise surbris-
ing that the number of troops which Aus
! tfia has put in motion ehoyld incline En-
gland 10 believe her disposed 60 coaissce
against Frances but that Napoleon eater-
| tRins better opinion OF TIE emperor, than
10 imagine him guilty of such shor sirht-
ca pciicy as to put his crown and domi-
mons at hazard for the sake of swelling
Tue maritime insolsnce of England. The
"Titer proceeds TO conlment upon the IN
reference Of Russia at Ratisbon, in throzvS
/ p'S dozvn TIE gaH7lEes 10 S7enee, and lsf,1s,
evcTy bort 10 Lrecihiiafe me Geyma,.fc to-.
az mo hoaftEffes; and winds up his clause
by observing that the States of Germsny
knew b1tter than TO excite q war 10 bs
fought at their own doors, which routt
either weaken or destroy them, and thus
I give Russia an opportunity Of eucrsasin..
her power ~ the south The mole is Of a
smooth and eonclllNcry nature, aud has
sgrecsbiy tufPrsed us, because we ex.
pscied something more bully ing and atro-
CANT from Honaparte az this moment. lie
seems siiectedIy alarmed az the decision
J OF Russia, AID attempts alternate to ca.
lole and intimidae Austria mo the sane
kind Of couduet which he recommends.
as soezemplary and censonant ia The csrn.
mon interests oil Europe aud the German
states in Prussia.
MIR. Ellsworth the messenger, who a.
rived on Friday, from Petersburgh, IS
understood to have brought his imperial
majesiy's ratification OF the trea,y of liz
lience with this country. The immediate
accession OF Austria to il may he exyeel-
ed, II q Be true, as generally asserted,
tbat The nsolent tone ana dement's Of
france have induced the emperor of Ger.
many TO require Vie execution of a treaty
w'h hessia, by which the two pawgrs
o'nd themselves 20 assist each O. her uo-
der Certain circumstance, with q s.,uu.
lated force. Russia hss Willingly snd in-
sian'ly complied with lhe tcqu sl,io1. and
90 o0o Russians are spii TO be actually on
their match 10 the &ustiian l,oh,iers.
ACGCsT d.
a 7ver on The con,inen, is row 'ooked
; upon as inevtable, and 80 probably ba
the most violently cpnte1 I'd if-st has et.t.r;