Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-09

cling toeover the moSements6f Augereau
and maintain his Communication with
the grand French army, which continues
along the Black Forest.
The continent IS agitated by these &
several other military movements, and
some Spectators h=nce prsd,ct war
between Frante ard Prussia; but We have
Inserted proc!ana.tiou Of Marshal Ber
nadot,e, to the people of Anspach, tla;-
ed The 24th ias.. announcing treaty be.
tween those tao powers, by which Pr0s.
STA has sgreed q cede Auspach to the
king Il Bavarias and stipulated that the
French shodid take Possession Of tina,
territory, al the same time that Prussia
should occupy Hanover. Other plans Of
partition, and territorial distribution are
evidently in their progress; and armies
must be kept on foot for the purpose OF
military occupations, and carrying these
new arrangements into effect. This may
account for the present warlike appear.
ances, without the supposiiion of medi.
tailed hostility between Prussia * France.
The ArchduSe Charles, who was al
ready minister at war, and possessed all
the influence and patronage in the mi
l,tary department., is appointed genera
lissiDo of the whole Austrian army, a
charge contidcd to no other since The
death of Prince Eugene.
The report that Prussia intended TO
garrison Hamburger, Etemeh, and LII.
bee, has, been officially .conr>adic,ed.
The French and German papers con.
tain several vague reports of negotiation
tor peace between England and France,
70 be opened at Berlin; but no credit is
attached TO them.
Count Woronzow arrived in town yes.
terday. He is said to be the bearer of
important dispatches from the Emperor
Alexander.
:, March II.
The Paris papers of the 4,b give an
account OF the opening of the session of
the Legislative body, with the speech de-
liveIed on that occasion by Bonaparte.
The session wax opened with great
Pomp. The emperor began Ills speech
BY observing that since their last meeting
the greater part of Europe had been unit
ed with England, but that his armies had
not ceased to conquer, until M had or
dered them to combat DO more. He
then alluded TO the advantages obtained
by his llles-dec.ared tbat The house of
Naples had foreye, forfeited he crown Of
iha- counuy-stotsd that Russia is in-
debicd for the return OF tho wreck Of her
armies to the cabUulation. which he had
81 anted-boasted oil his iaodeiaticn to-
| wards Austria; anc alter seve rat Passages
which relate chiefly 10 The internal sitoa-
ton OF France, he expressed himself In
the following manner, win respect To this
country.
! l desire peace with Englsnd-not
moments delay shall be experienced OF,
my part. shall be always ready To con-
clude it, taking for us foundation the con-
ditions of the treaty Of Amigos"
Bonaparte alludes To the battle off Ira.
fa!gar and he loo, sclne ships by the
storm.
! Tie intelligence from Berlin ofthe LIST,
anhbuncts that In the Convention conclu-
ded with France, Prussia has ceded
Neufchatel & VGlengin TO France Ans
pach To Bavaria, aud Cloves 10 the arch,
duke Ferdinand.
The Hamburg Gazette adds, that We.
Sci is also to be eeded toll archduk :.
Nor is that all, the e!eelor Of Hesse Cas-,
sci is to be raised to the king,y dignity,
under the title Of king ofthe Cart, and i.
to receive a large accession OF territory.
He is 10 have from Prussia the bishoprie
| ofPadenborn, ard from Hesse Darmsi ad,
the possessions in Weslp haIia, and all it.
territories in the country Of Wi,ietan
he is to have be sides the country of Iler
all Weldeck except The country Of Pyr.
ment which is TO. be given 10 Prussia.--
The countries of Sayn, Sc. He is 10 ceds
the Hessian part of Schauenburg, Augs
berg, &c. ts Prussia and 10 Darms,adt
Hanau with the district of SchwargenfeIls
BonaParte we dare say has exacted a bre {
~ large sum in payment for the kingl,
dignity and these large territorial scces,
sionss
w. w srropzow, nepehew to the Rus
sian Ambassador. At our court, came owe,
IN one OF the packets from Hamburg, ant
is said 10 be entrusted with dispalche,
OF the utmost importance. A mere ham
OF high respe@abiliiy in the city arrived
also by the same conveyance. He Ief
Belin on the 10th ult. at which time i
was very generally reported. that Franc,