Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-27
PO S is CRIPT.
LATEST NEWS.
NEW YORK, MAY &C.

zettc nave received Dutch papers to the
l7,h April-and by The British Packet,
Lord Hobart, London papers 10 the s,h,
from which they have made the subse.
quent extracts
1t was publicly known in Holland, that
about the latter end Of March a courier
arrived at the Hague from Bonaparte,
with letter to the Great Pensionary,
wherein IL was asked, hat the Du,ch ma
ton would give 10 be incorporated with
France, or to have a French prince at tie
head CT the government. The assembly
OF their High, hlightiness. was ,bereupon
called together the Cd of April, bu, the
answer Was not known the lS,h.-!s was
generally believed that they would desire
a French prince under certain conditions
It was thought Louis Bonapa.te would &c
the person.
LONDON, April 2.
On Saturday we announced that an EN-.
barge had been that day ordered on all
fruss'an vessels IN the ports nj this s.n,
try. The intelligence, when it first trans.
pired 10 the city, Caused no little sur.
prize, and the general question was-what
can have occasioned this 1t was soon
made public, that Prussia after sccep,ipp
Hanover, had agreed with France to as.
sist IN excluding our commerce from tie
continent. Not only all The ports of Prus
STA are shut against us, but Ill which
Prussia and France can Influence and csr.
ttoul, such as Bteme, SC. We under
stand tina; Hamburger Is aires d. occueied
by the Prussians.
Yesterday eight vessels arrived /, the
river fom Hamburgh hey (or,n Dart
OF Meet OF % sail Of Brush vessels wa,ch
were lying a! Hsmburgh. The greater
part at Which have since arrived Accord
lag To cur Pori letters of TINS DAY.
On Sunday the So,h nit about a O'Clock
, IN The afternoon Sudden and persmp!o.
" order was comn.nnic ed from the
Bfti-h Vice Consul, desiring them 10
quit that place In Twelve hours, and Ire
Eide wIthon' delav. This inimation was
given 10 consequence of an ofIiclal notice
. BY the P;ussian Consul, declaring that all
tie ports of the Prussian d0minIons, ard
al other ports in the North cf Eurnne,
where his Pius,rau Majesty possess, s
any conttoul, were to be shut against
British vessels and British manufactures
L he CONSERVATION occasioned al Ham.
burgh, By the resolution come 10 by Prus.
STA, was very great. The boom which
| USED every night 10 be shu, was on this
! occasion lett open. Some ships sailed in
ballast only, one without ballast; some
with all The cargoes they had carried out,
DINERS hall unladen. so pressing was
, the order, that the officers Of his males.
| tvs sloop Spy. which, in company with
brig cnoer, had gone up the Ei5e as far
az Stadt, to protect the shipping coming
down declared ,hat any vessel left be.
hind, later than the given time, he must
burn.
About fortnight ago, 1000 Pruss;an
troops, with large tram of heavy arsile.
ry passed down the Eibe for 3 adt aad
Cuxhayen. On Monday last the masters
OF some OF the British vessels landed at
Caxhaven, where the Prnssians are EN-.
ployed in raising two formidable battle
ries, each of 25 pieces of heavy ordnance.
On Tuesday they wished again to go on
shore, but were refused permission By
the Commander of the Spy sloop.
Great apprehensions were entertained
at Hamburger that all British property
would be confiscated. It is stated tbat
the quantity Of British properly now there
is not so considerable as il VS. lately.
The Is itish subjects are apprehensiyc ior
their personal salty.
j. was reported hat he whole of the co-ps
commanded by mlrshsi Augereau is o. rs
march from the neighborhood Il F-anckfnt
towards the Eibe. Ii l. even said thas nor only
Swedish Pome,ana 4 10 be occupied, bur Hi;
tein and every port place WITHIN he te,ch
CT French and Prussia,i troops trough which
the BRUSH manufactures could he IN. rodu ed To-
the Continent, and with winch British vessels
could trade.
It is very much feared that The war wi.h
the Mahratta States is renewed. Intelligence !
TO that ETA j. said to have been brcugh. b, 4 !
passenger, arrived from Cacu;ta in tht Ham !
burg ship John Parish, which arrived fror,
that piate I'd IF December This gentleman
landed at K:nsac. lie states that scindia mas
rfje9ed in too all the overtmes made to him
and his adherents by Sir George Barlow, IN
consequences of whj=h the while of the Eu.
ropean forces hal ben marched NJ the coun. /
Try, on their way TO the Upper Provinces.
This unfavorable event had naturally produc
ed corresponding elseas The per cent IA
per Of The company had fallen to a discount
Of IL per cent.
From ,be Dme5 papers
NAILS, March "a. The former king of Ma.
rlss is in distressing situation. The inhabi.
,ants of Sicily have no inclination to defend HIM