Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-23

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OF che Rhine, the bringing of Holland |
Under the rederative influence of France and the
conquest OF the states now forming the kingdom |
OF Italy. The sccound coalition gave it Pied |
mont and the third brings Venice and Naples
under the federa,ive system
90 Let England be finally convinced by her i'm
heciliiy ;et her not try to operate fourth Goa.
lrion, it it were. in the nature OF things. posi-
bic to renew it.
Tor the glory andprosperitY Of France the empe.
ror looks only to what remains TO be done, which
he considers rs superiot to what he has already
performed; but it is not conquest that he pro.
jc6as. He has exhausted military glory. He
wants none of those bloody laurels, which he
has been compelled to gathes. To perfea the
public administration to make it a source of
lasting happiness for his people, as we'll as of an
increasing prosperity to render his acts the les.
son and the example of pure and elevated mo
raty TO merit III: blessings not only of .he pre-.
sent, but future generations, whose interests E.
ver occupy his mind: such is the glory which
ne aims TO possess such is the rccompence which
he promises himself, for life devoted to the
most noble. but at the same time, the most pain
full duties"
After the reading Of the expose. other COM
munications took place between the government
and the senate concerning the adoption by the
emperor of the daughter of the senator Beauhar-
nois, ambassador at the court,of Florence, and
her marriage with the hereditary prince CT Baden.
That prince arrived on the Cd instant 1T Paris,
At the palace ct the ThuiTls,ies, In consequence
OF the proje6 for the alliance of the two fami
| hes, two days afterwards The senate received on
This subject the following imperial message -
! Message from fbe emperor and hing
"SENAToRs-W;shing to give proof Of the
Affection which we bear to the princess Stcpha.
ME, niece of our dearly beloved spouse, we have
aihanced her with prince Charles, hereditary
prince OF Baden, and have Judged il expcdient.
1 unoer these circumstances, 20 adopt the said
princess Stephanie Napoleon as our daughter
This union, resulting from the friendship which
has For several Yeas conn: seed us with The e; g.
| or OF Baden, appears to us TO be likewise con-
form2be 10 our policy. and The welfare of our
| people. Our departments Of the Rhine will con.
template with pleasure an alliance which viii be
60 them new motive for cuhivaung relations of
commerce and good neighoorhood with the sub
jsas OF the eleetor. The distinguished qualities
OF prince Charles of Baden and the particular
! affection which he has shewn 10 US upon every
1 occasion, are to us sure guarantee Tor The ha,
| pness OF our daughter Accustomed TO SEQ YOU
partsks in every thing thar inicrcss Us, we
thought we ought not to delay informing or of
an alliance which is 20 US very aereeable.-. CT
ven At cur palace of the Thuilieries, the 4m of
| March, 1886.
(Signsi) "NAPOLEON."
March 9.
Fhnce Joseph. brother to the emperor and
commander in chief of the army in N. les. took
possession Of the Kingdom of Naples in tue name
| OF his majesty, and issued proclamation to that
eaeSt on the 21st of February This proclan,a.
lion announced the nrevocable exclusion of the
cyna>sy OF Naples, from the government of that
slate IL invites the people to CONCUR in the
measures which will be taken to improve their
/ finances. to diminish their wants. and to obtain
| Tor them justice and peace. Their magistrates
are retained in their Offices, and those who have
abandoned their posts will be retained by others.
Prince Joseph has Professionally con6ded the
funeiions of the secretary of staty, who was a.,.
sent, TO certain directors.
| LONDON, March 10
| The Monieur of the 9 h, is filled with the
correspondence and treaties laid some time ago
1 before parliament That of the 10Th contains
| the addresses of tic legislative body and the ri
! bunate to Bonapar,e, and his answers. The an
swcrs are merely common expressions of &c.
acknowledgement, the following. taken from the
address of the tribunae is the only &c worth
insertion in either of these aas of national no
mage.
:. Your majesty has expressed Your ,.esirc of
peace with England, taking for its foundations
| the stipu!ations of the treaty CT Amiens-Sire,
| u the british government, placed under new cir.
cuIrs,ances, shall adopt nothing but the real in
| teresr OF Great Britais for the rule OF les con-
dna, your majcs;y's wish shall soon be under.
stood and received with sentiments worthy of
IL Eutcpe shall owe 20 you tie return of peace
useful 70 the world and if your hopes should
still be deceived. their acknov lede rients shall
still be due to The Efforts you have made to pnt
a period TO the calanii,ie5 Of war Europe shall
not forget that in The n,ids. of yem splendid tri
umphs, peace was always your visa and that,
you observed upon memo ,blc oec aston, peace
is fbe fra officer # necessity and TIE last Of ioyy a.
A private letter from Hambp sh, dated March
14th. says:
On the 11,h inst courier arrived at the
Prussian ministers this city whose dispatches
stare, that general count KaIkreuih is about 10
suit pade,born. in consequence o. ce-ain cir.
| cumstanees which have arisen between the Pies,
! sian and French cabinets. HotSi hs;andine the
convention between Prussia and France, the ar
mics of both these powers remain on the war
establishment. A Russian courier arrived a,
Berlin on tho 9Th inst. with dispatches of such
| great political importance that frsm every quar-
ter Of the Ptvs5iaa don,inions advice has been
received, that war bet Been. France q Prussia is
| inevitable
al The last letters from Wesiphalia mention.
however, that the city cf Wesei and Tvs enyirons
will be oeded by p'ass'a to the paisyian renubI,c.
so that the river Lip7e will form the frontier be
| Y cen the two Countries Cleyes, Embden, and
ALI the prusaian t,art oE F,.eset,od Z. ;o.i.,I.l