Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-12-05

I Prince of Hcssc, generals Of infantrv, 8
! generals of cavalry, % lieut. generals OF
| infantry, IL do of cavalry, 100 major
generals, 1873 colonies, 60 lieut., colonels
and 600 majors. Some old generals have
retired on pension. This army costs an
nually from % to "a millions, nearly two
thirds of the income of the .Prusyian eo4
vernment The Kings life-guard com
menced their march on the 3lst Aug. from
| Pottslam. -e
J The Prince Of Hohcnlohe has demanded
permission from the court of Dresden, to
march the Silesian Prussian army thro' that
country, which would be Immediately re.
placed by Russian army.
| Berlin, Seht. 27.-The French envoy
l-aforest, has demanded his passports,
which he will certainly receive, but he is
yet here. The day before yesterday he re-
ceived courier from Paris with very i'm
portant dispatches which he immediately
dispatched by a courier to the kings head
quarters. The French envoy has dis
charged great part of his domestics.
Frdnkf5rd, Se!ht. 27.-Rcport saws, that
General Butcher has marched from Wal
dek into ticsse. They wait with impatiA
cnce the arrival Of Marshal Ausercau,
who is to remove his head quarters from
Giessen to Wetzlar. Twelve thousand
men are daily expected at Mentz, and were
also to march to Wetziar. The park of
heavy artillery OF Uim will he stationed in
our environs and that of Darrnstadt.
Lihhe, S6Gt. 23.-The Prussiia corps
de reserve under Prince Eugene Of Viz
tembcrg, formerly posted at Kussrin, de-
files along de Stree towards the Saxon from
tier, to De nearer the principal Prussian ar
my.
Lozcer Ei6e, Scft. 5o.-In the Political
Journal tue following is announced In the
year 1902, army consisted OF 81, OGO men.
that of Hcsse CAssel in 1903 Of Is, 600. be-
sides 7OC0 land militia.
The Prhssian, Russian, and French ar
mics are all in motion.
The king OF Holland, and suit. arrived at
Driebergen, the 5th of October, where he
reviewed several regiments, and the next
morning he proceeded u Wezcl.
camp is formed at Zeist, to be called
the Camp of Austcriitz.
Accounts from Germany, state that the
army OF MarshaI Souit is collecting in the
env'rons OF PfdflenhcGen and Ingostadt,
and that if Marshal 1ernadotte between
Nuremberg and Furth. Both corps are
said to DC under the command of BernaCo.te
and estimated ut 60,OCp strong. A corDs
oi Marshal Davoust, which from Ottinv
marches to Anspach, seems destined to re-
lntorce the above army, and is $4,000 strong.
The corps of Marshal Lefcbre, formerly
that OF Mortier, draws near Sc,iwein. RI
IN order TO unite with the troors ALREADY
here. Its strength may be alb Ut 10000
1arShai Ncy marches with his troops from
Lweben 20 Frankenland: its strength un-
known. All the troops were pos led on the
Var, reinforce the army OF Ausereau.
Concerning the Prussiar movements the
following is stated At Berlin the 3O.h
September, there was not the least doubt of
a commencement ofhostilitics & momcn,jv
expected to be advised of its confirmation.
However, adviccs had been received from
Cotha, that the 9Th Of October was the day
which probably would decide Peace or War.
In a late declaration of the king Of Prussia
20 FRANCE, 1t is said that he insisted tiat
France should withlriw all her troops from
Germany, and not NEEDLE IN the affairs of
the North; and that she should accede to
the measure OF assuring peace TO the CONT
nent.
The last of September the Pr,issian r.oyal
head quarters was removed from Naum-
burg to Weimer. The corps of Gen. Kali
kruth, which faced the Swedish Pomera-
ma, has also joined that army; which ar
my OF Saxony consists Of 10000 mcn-On
the I'd OF October, Baron Jacob, the former
Prussian envoy to Great-Britain, left liam
buTgi for London.
The French papers mention, that 5000
men arc immediately expected ut Coblcntz,
to assume military position round that
city. The first detachment ofth army Of
Gen. oudinot has arrived q. Strasbure, bv
the way of the Rhine. There are continue
al embarkations of troops on the Rhine,
which arrived from Frsncc to Join the
Grand Army, whilst other corps 70 by wa
ter to the same destination.