Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-14


dards and 400 men.
This has been a bloody day. Dead
bodies cover the whole field of battle.
More than 1000 Russians have 'beep Kill.
led or woupded-l3oo have been made
prisoners-aDong the latter, two colonies.
On our side the loss has been ccnsidera.
ble-The Ash and 9Th light infantry have
suffered most. The colonies of the leo;h
I and lo3d have been slightly wounded.
Col. Waiter III the 4ih regiment of dra-
goons has been killed. His majesty had
chosen him for one Of his aids. lie was
brave officer. In spite oftbe dsadvan
tages of his position, he had made brill.
ant resistance against Russian column,
but he was struck with ball and died in
The midst of the baitie--It seems that the
Russians retired without bidding good
bye!
The Emperor Of Germany, the en-
press, the minister ard court, are at
Be- n, in Moravia. All the nobility have
quit Vienna, but the citizens have remain.
ed They expect the Emperor Alexan-
der at b unn on his return from Berlin.
General count de Outlay has been the
bearer OF u ~ dispatches between the
emPerors oi France and Germany. The
emperor of Germany will no doubt as-rea
To peace as soon as h. can obtain the
assent of he emperor of Russia. In the
mean time, the discomfort Of the people
Is extreme. They say al Vienna and in
all the provinces of the Austrian monar-
chy. that they are badly governed. That
Tor the sole interest OF England, they
have been dragged into an unjust and
! ru'nous war-;hat they have inundated
Germany with barbarisns, a thousand
tiaies more destructive than all the scour-
ges of war uDi,ed-that their finances are
n',he greatest disorder that public and
private credit are ruined BY their great
quantity OF paper money, which is at q
discount OF 80 per cen,--ihat they had
misfortunes enough before, without adj
ding ta theIn the horrors OF war.
The Hungarians complain of an illibe.
raj government which offers netting To
encourages their industry, and which
shews a constant Jealousy of their priv.
icges and distrGst 10 their national shirt.
Ia Hungary as well as in Austria in Vi
coma as we'll as in other cries, the DeoDl.
are convinced that the emperor Napoleon
has wished only for peace, that he is the
friend OF all nations and of every noble
sentiment. The English are the pe,pe.
,ual objects of The curses Of all the sub.
jec(s the emperor of Germany and Of
their universal hatred. Is il mol then time
/ that princes should listen to The voice or
The people, and that they should endea,or
TO arrest the fatal ipflesnCe OF The Enp,;sh
oligsrchy
Since the passage Of the Inn, the grand
array has made in The different sl,rmishes
which have taken place, about 10 600 Fri.
soners. 1.-THE Russian army had awaited
The arrival OF The French, it would have
been destroyed. Several corps of the ar
my are pursuing the Russians with great
vIgor. he Two proclama, ions, of which
the following are Transitions, were pub
i'shed al Vienna on the 10th and 18th in
slant.
PROCLAMATION.
"Since the decree of his exceIlency,
the commissary OF the court established
IA Lower Austria, the public are informed,
that for the preservation of peace and or
dei In the interior, il has been dccreed
that certain number of armed citizens,
comprising the mobiles as well as The mem.
beFs OF TIE academy OF iine arts, and other
individuals who have means of putting
themselves in condition OF appearing in
arms, shall always be ready to perform a
ny service which may be required ofthem.
There follow the places appointed for the
parades ]--When the muster. roll is call
ed, The trumpets shall &c sounded twice
al each place of parade. The citizens of
each section shall repair to their post with
their arms, and there wait for orders. Ii
IS strictly forbidden any persons, except
he sltizen soldiers, to appear on he pub.
nc places when the trumpets shall be
sounded. Any person who shall contra.
Yene this order shall be arrested by the
patrols and delivered up 10 the police
Measures have likewise been taken 10 put
The sick and poor who have not the means
OF subsistence into the city hospital in or
der To- be taken care of.
Brave inhabitants of Vienna you will
thank me for the wisdom of those nea.
sureo which are taken for The good Of your
country. The magistracy Will concur in
their Execution with the same sentiments
which have always s6tuated them. We
expect every thing from the inhabitants
OF this city, who have always distinguish
ed the eivaa ~, everv utt,af:on