Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-28

to be accelerated by the impending ruin
and partition of France.
Russia, therefore, suddenly rose to an
immense height of commercial wealth,
and displayed very soon AFTER the open
ing OF The First coalition, $50 sail OF mer-
chant vessels, under her flag, who main
tanned most active and lucrative com.
merce between the Euxinc and the Me
deterranean. The activity Of the English
capitalists prokted by these revolutions
OF commerce, aud the productions of En-
gland found their way through The Baltic,
by Riga, to Cherson, or to .NicAoifsol on
the river Bog, which gave water CARR
age the whole way 10 ConstantiDople or
the Mediterranean, and at less expens Sc
than the former rout of Hamburg, pienna,
and the stream of the Danube 10 its mouth.
Though lie Russian flag flu,tered ,nces
sanity before the minarets of CONSTANT
noPle, the crews of the ships were really
composed. of Greeks, who had been seduc
ed or emigrated voluntarily to the Crimea-
The subsequent occupation of the Cepha.
ionian isles Corfu, Theak,, &c, which by
the bye were guaranteed d an indepen-
dent state, by Russia, and bound to pay
tribute TO Turkey by the Russians, aug
mented their commerce and their infiu-
ence IN similar way. II remains to be
seen whether Russia will succeed in her
efforts to retain the republic oftke seven
isles. Her military movements in Dali
malta, proves it to be her intsn,ion, and
that the war must inevitably tske tina, d
reclion. ifRassia should be dispossessed.
oy war Or by treaty Of those islands, her
consequence as q maritime power will
be a, an end, and her projects on Con.
stantinople will be no longer az plausible
and probable, nor so alarming 10 Europe
as they have appeared 10 be for thirty
years.
Joseph III. OF Austria, had iiedila,ed
The overthrow of H. Turkish empire, as
well as Katherine II. Vast projects of.
internal navigation and commerce were
formed by that extraordinary man. He
had introduced the cultivation Of the arc
matte tobaccoes Of Macedonia into Hun,
gary, ard established Greek families in
The Bannac Of rhemeswaer so late as the
year 1880, The port of TUNE IL Istra, at
the bottom cfthe Venetian Gulph, he de-
ciared 10 be part of Hungary, notwith.
standing its great distance from thence,
and that it had been always included in
the district of Trieste. Charles v. had
contructed very excellent road from
this place into Charlstadt in Craotia. Jo-
seph III. proposed no less than construct
ing similar roads into Sclavonia, digging
canals from the Upper Save to the Da.
nube, and thus uniting the Adriatic 10
austria and Hungary by internal ma
VACATION, which was to cross the noun
tains of Morlachia and unite the water.
of the Raab and the brave, the Layb. ch
and the Save. The death of Joseph ii and
the convention OF Pilnllz, diverted the
attention Of Austria from projects SO much
more laudIble than war.
These fac.s however shew the tendency
OF the policy Of Austria, ard The solicituda
10 become commercial power. The C.
vents of the second coalition, fatal and dis.
as;rous, as they had been to the arms, re-
venues, and influence Of the Austrian
house, might by the unexpected acqusi,
ton OF the Venetian territoy ON both sides
OF the Adriatic, have more than realized
the commercial ambition and compensa-
'Su VIC iosocS VI huStfla w aTCleHt bur.
gnDdy. The neighbourhood and easy
communication between the Adrialic and
the Austrian dominions in Hungary, Sc.
opened resources and opportunities for
maritime activity (which the house of
Austria could not have realized In every
quarter, and her acquisition Of which
ought las no doubt II was intended by
the magnitude and importance of HE ces-
sion] to have bound Austria by perpetual
gratitude to France. Before these acdusi.
tons the subjects ofthe house of Austria
navlgated $50 sail of vessels in the Med-
tetranean. The encrease Of her com
merce was astonishing, in two years il
rose to 500 sail Yet the Venetians, who
under the aFlsiocracy had formed The best
code OF regulations for commerce To be
found in Europe, depIored in their trans
Fer 10 the imperial government, the false
policy, the hardships and oppression to
which they were subjeeted.--The great
increase of ships under the flag of Au-,ri.
a, must no doubt be considered as being
composed OF the Venetian ships, or of the
subjects which they had acquired by the
treaties of Campo Pormio and Leo5en.
But the principal consideration in this
view is, 10 whom the same resources are
now transferred, and what must nccessa-
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