Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
PHILADELPHIA. December 81.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.


We were Yesterday favored with the use Of
number of Cerman papers. TO the S,h Nov.
from which we have absra9ed the following
prominent particulars.
On the Oath OF Oaoter, the Prussian armies
had not taken any steps which Indicated often
sive measures. on either side The forces of
Prussia had been formed INTO four different en-.
campments, the positions of which were FIVE
quentiy changed and detachments made from
one 70 the Other, apparently for the purpose of
discipline A.force o. IS 900 Prussiars hal en-.
tered the Duchy of Aecklenberg, but suddenly
changed Its route, and halted it was to be Join.
ed by a body of Saxons bur its destination was
! not declared.
The emperor of Russia arrived at Berlin ON
Tue 18th OF Oalbei in the afternoon, by w.v of
FranSfoIt on the Oder. NJ which mace he was
me! by the pru,san count ID etriohs the emperor
| proceeded b. Warsaw 70 Mennelesburr within,
mics OF herini where ne was met by the re
| lays OF horses from the royal Prussian s,ables
! prepared fer his escorts; at Frederickscan,., n.
1 was met by the kings brothers Frederick and
| William, who conducted HIM 10 the pslace OF the
| princess Of HolsteIn Beck; whence they pro.
ceeded in the carriage Of prince Henry to Berlin.
where he was received with the usual firing of
| cannon. &c.
| The emperor was received in the great saloon
OF the palace by the king in person, in COMPANY
with the hereditary prime. and prince Frederick.
| by whom he was conducted TO the anartmen,a &C
the late Ksdeaiek Wiihianh III where the royaI
family and court were assembled to re- eve him
! the queen met him a, the door of the apart.
nlent, and after the principal personages were
successfully introduced; when the emperor pro
ceeded with marshal Mclendorf to the parade
| In his suite were marshal count Tolstoi, prince
Czar!ornsky, gen prince De'gorouky gen
count DLe@ens, The imperial Physician Wolfe
and the counsellor OF state D'Oubreui After
| partaking OF a collation., thesemperor with the
KING and queeh ser out in private carriage for
| P0tsdam, where they remained two DAYS.
When the emperor ser out on his return for Pc.
I iersburgh, bY The route Of Weimar and Praae.
| De the 10Th of October in the evening. the
Preach minister extraordinary general Duyoc. re-
csived courier, from the Danube who il was
said brought The defini;ive resolutions of ,be
French emperor, concerning ceriain declarations
delivered by the Prussian court to the accredited
agents OF France, on the affairs of Europe The
arrival OF this courier. has been followed by very
lively sensations at court and in the well inform.
ed circles.
The campaign in Italy was to be opened nv
Massena. on tho 18th and 18th of Oaobes. ac.
cording 10 official notifications made and pub
.lished at the head quarters of the army of the
Danube.
a body Of $4,000 troops detached by the
arehduds Charles, from the Tyroiese to rein
force The army in Suabia, did not arrive until
after the capi,ua,ion OF Ulm; the advance of
this division, consisting Of 5000 men, was "a,
Ken prisoners at LandsbeYg.
Ulm was stormed four Successive times, on
the days of the l4th & 18TH the siege by SAB had
been carried on with so much vigor and eflea
that, had not The capi,ulaton taken place on the
evening Of the 10Th, the whole ofthe curtain on
TWO faces of the works, and the principal re.
doubts must have been blown up. (IIere fol-
low anmadverSions on the capitulaton which
have been anticipated by former accounts)-the
force surrendered by the eapituIaiion is es,imat
ca IN the German papers, at $4,000 men be.
SIDE ~ 900 which were taken near the alb |
hey OF Heyberingen 1900 which had retreat. |
ed by NordllnSen, which capitugted t. general |
Flurati o'OOJ were also pursued by the route |
OF Wenzburg, the cannon taken amounted to !
90 peces--the wno.e Of the magazines, spare !
arms, ammunition for small arms and artillery,
horses and forage "Fhus" says the German |
Paper'' was dsst0yed or taien prisoners, in less