Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-09
FROM THE SALEM ar6lsrER.
s uNNAnY.

SUNNAR
Numerous reports tend to confirm the snpr.
tensions OF war upon the Con,inent of Eurooe.
The history proceeds only to wariike prspara,i.
ons, hu,neS to any aeis Of hostility. In FRI. &c,
the destination OF troops for the Rhine is given
but no consequent even!s. TIE military ARRANGE.
ments OF Austria were ANNOUNCED. The disno
sition OF b1varia TO avoid che war was hell wed
Every thing excited alarm, bur no.hing had a
monnisd 10 declaration of war The late ara.
ti.t,eai history OF France, published by >Herbn,
viii exhibit the probablc population Of that EN-
pre-. Mirabeaa the elder. in i75&.,rayc. the no.
pn'a'on OF france II 10 mil!ior,s. The Able
D'Eypiiiy in l772. gave il =. % millions. when
Button gave il At 81 millions. AZ .Eecka, In
l7c5, gave il At % millions. and Bouyallet Dies.
brcsses. in 1889. reported 81 millions In p7sI !.
the COMMITTEE oftne Assembly reported il the
trss time ar % fnli'ons. but At the second iime
at 20 mflions. M. Brong published in 1877 the
actual population, Including Corsica, at 81 mill,
ons. OF these. 20 millions were ON rfe antieft
domain of France, above 3 millions were on the
reunited provinces, and one and al, half on ,be
coupuies between the Rhine and Nyoselie. IN
l7YS, De l'ere reported 10 the Council SO milf
ons, intending % miilicis5 On the territory Of
france, millions on the re united provinces. SO
thousand On the territory Of Geneva. and .ae
and an half million in tie dcpartmen.s IN W.
left banR Of the Rhine. The returns, by the pre.
feels, in august, 1902, gives the GENERAL popula-
ton OF SO millions. but this p6puation was in.
creased nearly millions by the re union of Pied
mont ard Island Of Eiba, IN September 1900.
This rnnber is Judged not far from truth. espe.
| elsy If we employ The large Numbers, and ori,
the fractions. Ii 70 this population we add thar
| OF Holland and OF itaiy. and the countries in
which the French have cofyoht, we snail find a
vast power Ia the presehr state of the French
Empire, When the population Of France was
given az 20 millions, above % millions were con
sideted as inhabitants Of the country, and above
( 5 millions IN the cities Des. Prosses, in his
work on the wealth OF France. adds sbove one
( million 70 the above amount of the popc.ation.
and gives above millions TO the cities, so that
the population of the country 70 the cities is A.
bout h.ree 70 one. The Great Lascisier divides
the population of France into the following eIas-
| ses. Population of large towns, not including
cul,ivators, az millions woTknen. 6 millions
] laborers in agriculture Z millions vintagers az
One million and I0ths. Proprietors of Vine.
yards 9. 10000; Shopkeerers, &C. at the charge
Of agriculture. l million and 8 tenths. Propfle-
tors living on the produce Of their estates, $50
thousand Ia The class Of szilors, manufacturers.
MOBILES ccclesiasiics, &c. only so 900 short Of
millions, and,the French army at 25e. 600 giving
in all Is millions. This giyss the city POPULATE
/ on as 70 IL.
I The last actoynts from England assure US Of
! the high confidence placed by the nation in Id
Eeisor. who was 20 accep, the command OF the
BRITISH feet with such discretionary osdeTs as
discover the greatest national praise. Il was ex
peeled thar an entirely new disposition of The
( fleet would Immediately take place. IL is need
less then TO repeat the names of the Admirals on
the several stations according to the present es-
tablishmsnt.
From the West-lndies, we have no unconn
mon occurrences reported to Tvs The death Of
/ Dessalines has not been confirmed, and so often
are such reports proved 70 be false, that the
greatest caution is obliged in listening to them
According 70 decree of Dessalines, on the frs,
of August last. every vessel entering the ports
oyer winch he had authority, was obliged 20 2
consignment OF its cargo to SOME person on shore
and the house TO whom the vessel was consien
ed was to give bonds for the duties From the
Bahamas, we learn, that they CONTRAST their si,n
alton as a British Colony. with the tate Of Gu
bas For while theysuher every embarrassment
: from the Spaniards. the Spanish Colony OF Gu.
bs Is enTiening e'fby the American Couirsrr,
j more than II possibly could by the nauona
peace.
In the United States, we have continual ac
eeuass OF miIi,ary paTades, all Of which displa,