Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-09


IN The Prussian Army, measure gene
rally adopted at the commencement os a
war, oil which i, is now considered ,ndica.
tive Several fresh regiments have been
ordered To join the PrusSian army in Po-
merania.
The Swedes are busted in constructing
works alon, the River Pen., which divides
Swedish Pomsrania from Prussia pomc.
rama; and the pruosians, VINO crowd the
opposite bank, dp MOI u.f'er The least i'm.
ped;men:. AT S,raisunl, the Toriilicsti
ons are compleatsd; and u Militia, to the
number OF 5000 men, has been organised
to assist IN tie defence of the place.
The emperor of GERMANY has NOT vet
appointed al Ambassador to Paris
Couat Meuernec.i, now at Berlin, il is
said ia TO go lhi,h-r, and to be replaced a,
the Pruss;an Court by Count Merveidt,
nov employed in s.cre, mission 10 Pc.
tc' iburgh.
i.ucien Banaparte still lives at Frasca,i,
near Rune and has refused his eldest
daughter (by his first wife) 10 Paris, as
Napoleon desired; declining, also, the
offer OF the latter to obtain for her AN ad.
vantageous marriage.
An English corpse is stated TO have
landed al Cape de istria, in the Adrialc.
The Archdukc Charles has induced the
organization of Volunteer Corps in Wen.
ma, to The number of 30 ,0oo men, and has
encouraged similar assoc,s. ions IN all the
other Cities of The empire. lis confident.
ly stated that the Levy en- Massc and Vo.
iuntecrs now occasionally assembling and
training in Hungary, Bohemia, Austria,
Sc. amount 10 between four and five mil
lions of men; while the most ex,raordina-
ny and successful eXeriions are making 10
reinforce the army. A letter from Ro;ter.
dam, which announces these mea,ures,
adds, thas they become the subject Of 4
strong remons' rance OH The part of M. Ro-
cheioucault, and an enqairy as to the oc-
casion oil them--to winch Count Statiion
replied, that they wece considered neces.
sary Tor The purpose ofinternal defence.
The French continued 10 The date Of
the last accounts from the Inn, 10 b. un-
remittingly employed in strengthening
Braunau. Three thousand of the neigbor-
ing peassn,ry had for three months been
engaged on the works.
Baron Grote, late PrusSian Minister in
Lower Saxony it is said, is to be the
third Prussian Minister Of State, in the
room of Count Keller who refuses to act
with Count Haugwilz.
Baron Thusut has been recalled to Wi.
emma.
The Duke Of Brunswick, by an order
dated the 9Th May. has direGled the levy
OF $4,000 dolls. for the support ofthe Prus.
sian troops in Hanover.
The Turkish feet, under the orders of
the Captain Pacha sailed on the LIST April
TO cruise off The Morea and Albania; il
consisted OF one ship ofthe line, TWO fri
gates and SIX corye,tes. and i, to be fol.
lowed by nine ships of the line and Sc
We al rrigates.
Li-u'. Col. Heders,ierea, who, in
the sweedish frigate The,is, OF 40 guns,
commands the blockading squadron off
Daa'zic, officially notified tie service on
which he was employed on the e3d ,uIt.
Tho Danish Marine, which has la;e-
Iy engaged the active cons Iteration of
Its Government on the LIST inst. compri-
sed eighty three vessels Of various denom-
nations ready for see.
The new Germanlc constitution is the
production ofBacher, The French Charge
de AfTarcs.
The King and Queen of Prussia had
on the Sd inst. left Potsdam for Pyrmont,
from whence they proceed to Hanover.
The differences between Sweden and
Prussia are likely 10 be- soon adjusted un.
der the mediation oflhe Russian An.bas-
sador, M. ID. Alopeus. Count Siackle-
berg has. however, ths chief manage.
ment oftbe negotiations row carrying on.
Yesterday, accounts reached the ADM.
rally, respecting the French sqadron
which sailed from L'Orient on the slh
November. and which continued to the
middle of March to cruize between Prin.
ce's Island and st. Thomas Ton the coast
~of Afica,] for the purpose of intercept.
ing the outward bound Indiamen. The
squadron consisted Of AN 81, two friga,es
one big, and one or two b lush captur.
ed vessels, having on the l2,h March Ia
ken "a vessels, mostly Gdineamen.
The ship Mary, Adams, was captured
on the ,2'h February, on her passage
from hccca 60 Cape Coast, BIZ the Sybells
one of the above frigatcs, after an action
OF two hours in which the Mary Adams
hal zen rns,, kiil,.d and nin,. ,younJi -;