Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-09
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rhere was report, on Saturday even
ing, that new proposition had been
made 20 the transport boa,d, for the ex-
change of prisoners. II Is obvious, thai
the emperor Of The French earnestly de.
sires 10 obtain the's 900 seamen, detained
n this 'country. He has no fewer than
twenty seven ships Of war, al; above Fifty
guns on the stocks, which will be lauuch-
before midsummer; and it would be a
great thing for him to obtain Jumping
exchange at the rate of Eve to two, which
IS the exact proportion, as We have about,
$4,000 French prisoners in England, and
there are only 2 ,oeO English IN Fsancs..
Several conferences have taken place
between MIR. Monroe. the American am
oassador, aud his NJ iJesty's ministers, re.
lative to the matters in dispute belw een
Great Britain and the United States and
there is every prospect Of u speedy and
amicssle adjustment of aii differences.
twenty-five American seamen were dis
charged on Friday, al Portsmouth, from
La Vile de Milan frigaie, sir X Laurie,
lately returned from The Halifax station.
An order, we understand, has been recsi.
we'd, TO discharge all American subjects
from cur ships.
The Paris papers contain an account OF
the surrender of the cities of Naples, Ca
pua, Gaeta, and Pescara to the French
arIny.-Bonaporte was al the theatre
Francois, on the 24th last, when the dis.
patches, announcing these events, arriv-
ed and, by his orders, the celebrated
actor, Talma, communicated the intelli-
gence To the audience. We announced,
in former paper the arrival of Joseph.
Bonapar,e upon the Neapol,an frontier,
at the head OF the French army. In his
progtess into that kingdom, he divided
his army into three corps. The right,
commanded by general Regoier, march
ed by Terracina and Gae,a, the left, con-
sisting Of the Italian corps, made its way
by ltri while he proceeded in person
with the centre, under the immediate
command of marshal Masxena, by Ger.
niano and Capua. Gen. Rsgnier, upon his
arrival at Gaela, summoned the prince of
Hesse, who conlmanded the place; 10 sur
render. The prince hsiified his intenti.
on Of defending his post To the last exlre-
NIFTY. In consequence of this answer,
General Regnier ordered an attack to be
made upon the redoubt of ST. Andre,
which he carried after slight resistance,
in which the French general Gsigny WIS
killed. On The 18th, the centre aum.
moned Capua, and also met a refusal.
On the l3lh, however, deputies arrived
fsom Naples and signed the surrender OF
Gaeta, Capua, Pescata, Naples, and the
forts that command IL.
The French general Paftonaux iinme.
diately entered Naples. and on the 18th
Joseph Bonsparte Sc, out from Capua for
the same destinations: On the 2sd Of ia
Duary, the king of Naples embarked for
Sicily, leaving his family behind, Of whom
! the hereditary prince was vested &iih
unlimited powers to aSt in his absence.
| Apprised Of the approach of the French
army, the prince sent his brother with
propositions to Joseph Bonaparte, which
being rejected, the hereditary prince pu,
himself at the head of the LaSEaroni and
his brother the prince Saint Theodore en-
| deavoured to raise the people of Abrazzs.
Their efforts do not appear 10 have
been seconded by the NeapoIitans in &c.
nesai; and indeed, the Paris papers de
not hesitate 20 admit, that the French hat
"a sirong party both within and withcu
the city OF Naples.--Uhder these circum
s,anses no effeetual resistance could bs
made, aud the equalization was signed
AS farther evidence Of the lreachery arc
COW ardice Of The Neapolitans; we fns
that the Neapolitan officers had reaues,
ed liberty TO enter the French service
Joseph Bonaparte had formed severa
Neapoiitan corps He sntered Naples or
the 18th ult. at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
He was waited on by the colleges of re
gency, whom he. received in the royal pa
lace on the following day he posted Tho
proclamation, signed by the emperor, a
Schoenbrunn, and that, it is said, gay,
great satisfaction to Naples.
The queen of Naples, il ID .tx,ed, ha,
Carried to Palermo, not only the roya
property, bat great deal Of private pro
perry. She has taken millions from thu
bank of Naples, and most Of the farnilis,
Of that city are described as ruined.
1 A friBate, brig, and Is transports
| with muskets and property Of difFeren
kinds, have been driysn by a storm un
der the batteries Of the NeapoIitan coas.
and taken possession of by the French.
On Sunday the 10th of February, prime,
Joseph attended mass, which was oeIebra