Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-25

OF Olmutz, and on the Oppa river which
separates Prussia from Austrian Silesia
it was occupied only for l3 hours by the
German emperor, who made curved re.
treat, across Prussia Silesia ia melancho-
ly march, to Cracow about 1873 miles.
II would be crue! 10 deprive people OF
the only consultations of despair, that of a
momentary delusion is too strong to be
easily dissipated; but tits proper to give
an antidote for that repercussioa but of
disappointment, which is to follow the
English stock-jobbing bulletin, of ls De-
cember.
The composition ofthat bulletin, bears
no-riot one feature of authenticity--the
account sods a general one--it is sundries
debtor 20 profit and loss, but the amount
is no, posted; it may be good shec, o: it
may reduce the chaf's discount. We are
told t" it appears that great battle took
place"-this was likely thing. and the
favorable position of Wischau, for amas-
, terly retreating army, was such as might
conntenance such an expectation; from
! the particular circumstance too, that the
French were pursuing them; they say
again "the contest scents TO have been
most obstinate J" this is very probable,
Tor an obstinate resistance presupposes a
very lmpetuous and perseyeting attack!
"The loss ofthe French was immense"
This is matter Of course; they are
such careless people, that they do not go
out OF the way of shot, and if they will not
make mastery retreat, but will stand to
be shot at, why they must be killed.
But the best of all this bulletin is that
the messenger left Olmutz "a hours af-
ter the battle" and he "reLa:es thar i,
was reforfed" what was reftorfed2 Why
he relates that it was reported, that the
allied pn"ers lost less than tie French!
Now this is all report of what was re.
hor'ed; and every body knows what may
be reported.
But SIR Arthur Pagel's messenger sends
word ot!he Same report and moreover
that Bonaparte proposed an arm,stice.
And IS this a new thing bid he not pro.
pose an armislice when he was appointed
h'stconsui? Did he not propose an arfnis-
tee Ia Austria, before he entered tho field
The measured of this man are nothke
those OF your light heeted prince --he ap.
Pears destined TO reverse every thing, aud
10 turn the stupidity Of hereditary go-
yernments into ridicuie and coniempt.
RE said long ago. that nothing i'm the
present century wonid resemble The last.
There is tail paragraph to the buile
tin that puts it beyond doubt, what the
objcet OF The bulletin was---we sllude to
what relates TO The 10000 Pruss;ans,
who are said to be in motion; what kind
OF motion, perhaps cmof;sn!
There is one circumstance concerning
this bulletin that fixes it's charaster-rea-
der refer TO the Introductory paragraph, il
is in this papsr---there it says onthe 18th
Dec. as follows" in our last nights pa
per we noticed" &c. This WAS said on
the evening Of the 18th Dec. Then the
account goes on land in the afternoon
(of the is,h) the following official notice
was circulated, sc.
Now tins little apparently uDimportan,
incident shews the value of the thing
who can doubt, that If ON the evening Of
the l7ih the English government had re
ally any news ofimportsnce, that il would
have remained ill tie na1rt epenins unjtu6-
hshed--w.hout tower guns, or illuminate
ons!
The delay would be impolilic if there
was gosdnewS-the apparent delay shews
inere was no good news * the making of
The news 10 raise something for q speech
the report Of the news has at once SER
we'd 20 RAISE the f'snds, and the arrival OF
The messengers, rendering the prospect Of
peace more remote, depressed the funds
--detsintDg the bulletin till the stock ex-
change was shu, on the l8th--lert full
lime for deceafion and stock jobbing--
Had the ba'lIe OF Wicshkau been as fatal
10 Bonaparle us was represented ;the CON
sumption of candles, & oil, and eunpow-
der, and church steeple music, would
have been enormous.
AS to the remarks upon the bulletin in
the English papers, We will not touch
them those who can swallow them, NAV
take jaIah zoihtouf a Trry face or an emotion.
Here tbe aurora makes some ,e,nn-ks. yek,,;ge
10 fbe arming q tbe Leerder in TOE ,ert of Ae1o.
Iork, and tbeH proceeds astoilo1Ss Z:
To return TO Europe-we find in some measure
realized occurrences which we have fccquentIy
an;icipated-the revolt ia Po!IaL--ihe ;.,.Iso,isu
of Bavaria to kingdom, aud with the addition
ofthe Suabsn portion of the house of Lorraine
the separation of Hungary and even of Bohe.
mia. are not impossible thiDgs-we have seen an
account oil an expedition to South America, and
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