Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-16

dent.-Couriers were immediately ar,er
dispatched to Petersburg, Berlin and Pa
ris.
france IS stated to have demanded a
passage through the Austrian states for
an army TO be employed against ths Turks,
but which the imperial cabinet refused
such indeed is said 10 have been .he pur.
port of the French dispatches which reach.
ed Vienna on the 25th ult. and their re-
suit. Sir A. Paget received commu-
nlca:ion from the Austrian minister soon
after and in consequence sent messen-
ger to London.
The French armies in Germany, on
the LIST OF the present month, comprised
one hundred a. >iorty two thous sand men,
oil whom twenty seven thousand are con-
scripts who passed the Rhine subsequent
ly to The lst of January.
General Berihcir, after a short stay at
Munich, continued his rout to V;enna.-
He wasspreceded by messenger.
Lindau, Saltzburg and numerous other
positions in Germany, which the French
evacuated agreeable 10 the treaty of Pres
burg, have been re-occupied by them; and
at the former places they are forming
magazines, sc.
The politics ofPrussia, continued inyol-
we'd in mystery. Nothing further has tran
spIred in regard to her views on Hanover.
1t was reported at Hamburg on the 7yh,
that Prussian garrison was TO be sent to
Cuxhaven.
May 10.
The London & Liverpool papers, with which
we have been favored by captain Carpenter of
the ship Protector, though extending TO the 9Th
OF March, contain very little intelligence, either
OF political or commercial nature worth notice
we have selected the following as the most pro
minenr articles. and as the only articles posses
sing even an ordinary degree of interest.
LoSDos. March %.
The new Kings of Bavaria and Wirtemserr.
and the Eleetor of Baden, have, f,s9cbenden,iy.
at The desire or France prohibited the impor. ar.
on of British articles
Earl Selkirk (who wasin Boston few wears
since) is appointed Aribassader 10 the u. S. 10
settle the existing differences The King of prus.
sia, IT is said is to take The title OF Emperor of
the North.
The American Minister in London is treated
with marked attention and these is no doub a
good understanding vii! be soon restued between
Sieat Britain and the u S.
The Duke of Kent, is to have the military
command in Ireland
Areport was current yesterday. thar The Bra
zis have beeh taken by French feet, but it vas
regarded AS an unau,renticared rumcur.
letter from Lisbon, dated the 18th inst.
states that four French friga,es, and big of
war. sailed from Caliz Bay, on the 7th. The
brig was taken bur the fsigates untortuna.eiy
escaped.
March %
AT two o'clock yesterday morning capt. Coch.
rane arrived at the Admiralty from Portsmcusn n.
where ne had landed the preceding evening al
five o'clock. Captain Cochrane came no ne in
the kingsfsher sIoop of war, from the West In
dieswish an account Of the total destruction. of a
French squadron lie had passage of Ave
weeks and four days MIR. Grey was called mn.
Immediately on captain CoclIane's ARRIVAL; a.
were also the other Members Of the board of AID.
miraity.
The dispa ches were very early forwarded by
Messenger 10 HIS Majesty, at Winasor. In.
tegsnce was likewise sen, TO Admiral Youns.
at Plymouth; to Lord Keith, at Ramsgate and
to Admiral Douglas. at Yarmouth, ii The course
OF the day. And Bulletin. stating me sub.
stance, was SEM to sc Righ, Hon the Lord
Mayor, and BY him transmitted 10 Lloyd's Cot.
fee house.
Tbs extraordinary Gazet,e was published a.
bout two O'Clock. and he Park and rowsr guns
were fred in hon5r of ihs event.
Mr.. CurrAn is appointed Master Of The Rolls
in Ireland
Sixteen thousand French troops are ordered to
occupy Dusseldorf and Wctzar. which are TO
be cedea 10 France
Frankfort, in addition to the inpost Of four
millions OF franks, levied b, France, has been
competed 70 pay upwards ut 500 900 Aorlns
more, IN acquisition for hay, straw, oats &c
Report States, hss Sir John Mor,e 10 10
succeed Lord LAks, as Commander u. CHEF in
india IL Is ADDED that The gaiiaB, General IS
60 be accompanied ~ his Hsg.ment (ihe 52i }
one OF IN: hlast in he Sc vice
Admiral Thophorcagb ainv>i OF Rochefor
on The 80 instant. 10 "a. Prince ct .yAics, with.
The Mai,o, As,iille. Iiiusricus. Conqueror, Pal
las, aud hca3te The Lasona wa watching
,he port where there is enc three decker. ftur
~ gun ships. four tiiga'es, two oorveies. and
two big'' at single anchor, seady for SEA,
----o ~ rs----
PHILADELPHIA, May To-.
We Team from a gentleman who srriv
ed in this city a day or two ago, from
st. Domingo, that, al the ime of his de-
I'arsure thsre we're very general move
fNentS among the snhief1s oc IA. hf.oL