Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-01

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Baiimore, linyR 1913. 1905.
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FROM THE NORFOLK PuBLIc LEDGER.
BY the Dnmf,ies, Capt. Beard, arrived
yesterday, we have received our regnlar
files of London papers, down to the first
of March, which is twenty days later than
we have hitherto published: an arrival at
New York brings the dates down to March
5.--We have never seen the English pa
pers so totally barren; there is scarcely
in the Times, Morning Chronicle, True
Briton, Public Ledger, or Messenger, for
the entire month OF February, en- article
worth the trouble OF copying: and from
the whole but very little can be gathered
relative to the state Of things on the con
tineDt. There does not appear any cor.
firmation of the conjecture that Prussia
had been appointed umpire between the
mer Of whom, 1t is said, still adheres TO his
original terms: the evacuation of Hano-
yer, Holland, and Lower I,aly.--Nothing
furlheris mentioned respecting the alledg-
ed differsnce between Austria and France;
and scarcely any ailusion is made 10 the
troops Of the former in Italy.-The nor
tbern powers remained in their former
state ;, no appearance RECONCILIATION be-
tween Sweden * France, nor any new indi-
cations of hos,iiity.-The fate Of Holland
had not been decided, nor had the dssen-
sions between the Legislative Assembly
and the Executive Council been tcrmina-
ted: it would now appear that the govern
ment intended FOR Batavia was TO have
been monarchical, Of which Marshal 6fu-
rat was TO have beer crowned sovereign !;
this, however has been laid aside for the
present, and Mr. SchimmeIpenninck had
returned from Paris. The plan of the adj
niinistrstion Of which he is IN be me civil
head has not been disclosed; but little
hopes of the independence Of the Bstavi-
an states can be cherished, so long az the
undivided controul OF all the military re-
sources of the nation is to remain with
the French General Marmont. It's thus
that we find things among the continental
powers; The only circumstance that has
occurred since our last advices, of any inn
portance. being the certainty ofthe depar-
ture of Marshal Bruce, the French An.
bassador, from the Porte on the thirteenth
Of December.
In Englandthings remainedpretty much
as usual; the only Object of moment was
the sailing Of the Rochefort and Toulon
squadrons of which latter the Admiralty
had received positive advice on the 10Th
February but the government was equal
Iy ignorant Of the destination of the one
and the other. The papers are full Of con-
jeeiUres on this point with respect TO the
Toulon feet they seem divided between
the supposiliep ofthrir having gore ,o'E~
gypt or to Sicily which latter place il is
said the French wish to occupy. but on
the subject Of the Rocnelort division the
conlectures are almost as various as tho
conjeclurers are numerous: ct one mo-
ment they are gone up the Mediterranean,
at another they are gone to the BraziIs, a
few send them to the West indies, but ma
ny insist that they are certainly gone 10
Bombay. This latter seems TO be the pre-
vailing opinion and admiral 7roaobridge
had received orders to pursue them in that
direction, and was appointed to the com.
inand Of the Bombay station.
II appears 10 have been f,r long time
the opinion of the British Admiralty, that
the only intention Of the French ia send.
iag this detachment from RocheIort was
to concentrate all iheirnavaI force at Bres,,
and al possible diligence was used to pre-.
vent its entry into that hsrl3or; but whc-
Their il had or had not efrseted a junction
with the Brest Elegt was not known in En-
gland Until the 10Th February. when dis
patch from Admiral CORVALLIS informed
The government thai fsigate had looked
into Bfcs,, and found The ilcel precisely ia