Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-11-01

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press; and we have no 6oa5t but that Bo-
nsparte also hoped by the same means to
Keep Lord Lauaerdale in the dark as to
the great cvei>s of the rejection of the Rus
sian treaty, b. the emperor Alexander.
We have no dou5, but thathc equally kept
From the noble Earl, as well as from his
own subjects, all knowledge of the defeats
which his armies nave sustained in Gala
bria. He has thus enjoyed for time a
certain advantage in the negotiation
which might have been hurtful to our in
terests, II there had been that eagerhess
tor peace which the domestic enemies of our
administration inpute to them. His secrecy
however hasn awaited him. IL appears that
Lord Lauderdale, with the sagacity winch
characterised his TALENTS, soon discoveredt the
motive for the Increased attention which
was shewn him /; and according to pri-
vatc account which we have received from
a correspondent, he was fully informed Of
the whole, soon after he had dispatched
Basiiico on Monday last.
Not word appears in the l{oniteur on
the present state of politics in Europe. 1t
announced, indeed, on Tuesday last. on the
authority OF letter from Berlin, "that all
differences between Prussia and Sweden
were Terminated 20 the satisfaction Of both
parties. And we are told, that all the re-
cruiting parties of the king ofPrussia with
IN the limits of the confederation of the
Rhine, were ordered forthwith 70 retire,
/ under pain OF imprisoamert--But there IS
| the same reserve with respect to England.
ana the same silence on the subject OF Rus
sia, as We remarked in the former series Of
ipapers which came to our hand. I'm the iour
nal ae L'Emkire of THURSDAY last, there is
tue following paragraph, which cur cores
pendent assures us is the general feeling Of
all the people of Paris:-
1.-The recent departure of the MESSENGER
hasilico, has revived all our hopes OF
/ peace, not that we know any more than
hlmseltthe tenor Of the dispatches of which
F., lac Is the bearer. put because il is natural
tQ augur favorable of a negotiation which
seems 20 be carried on with SO Enuch acti
witty"
Indeed we ere told that from ore end of
france to the o;ter, the crv for peace is
loud and universal. From all the corn, as
well as the wine provinces, deprtations
nave been sent 60 the emperor to represent
to him that the accumulated har.vests OF
3 two years are now upon hand, that there is
10 demand either for corn or wine, and
that unless the government will accent nav
ment or the duties IN kind, the pronrietors
or tie lands and VINEYARDS, can no longer
provide cl-ier the territorial, OF the indi-
rect taxes. We do not attach much into
rest to these representations. as they have
neen made at every period of the revo-
luton; and we have uniformly seen that
the most gigantic Efforts have followed the
runners Of their being in the guiph of bank
ruptcy.-But The lT5aifeui itself announces
these Populations They had access to his
imperial majesty--and it is even said that
fouche has had the boldness 10 Law befor.
the emperor, faithful picture Of the conn-
Try. BE that as it may, it is certain that
shch paragraphs could not be inserted in
any Journal Of Paris, without the sanction
on inc government, and they are, no doubt,
intended to raise the hopes Of peace in the
public mind, and to give exhiliration TO the
triunphal fete now going on.
Aiter the publication Of the supplement-
TO the London Gazette extraordinary. an
nounclng the continuance of our brilliant
achievement i'll Calabria. we looked with
anxious curiosity to those journals, for their
account OF the state Of things in Etaly.-We
ma only the following most equivocal LEI
Ter from Naples.
ENABLES, Aug. 16.
The latest intelligence from Calabria
i'iouiiCCS that the whole country, from
Lauria to C0senza, has returned TO state
o. order The brigands have been nut To
iight, and the inhabitants delivered from
their yoke, have testified, in all partscsen-
tlments OF fidelity towards KING JoscDh.
General Verdicr must by this time have
joined marshal Massena, at Cozenza. &c.
neral Rc6nier has subjugatcd the whole
country as far rs Crotone. Four Po,acres
(hAgs OF trucc) have arrived within these
ten days from Messina. They had On board
some French prisoners, who were dis-en,.
parked, and the Polacres set sail On their
return.''
Upon this it may be remarked, that the
writer carefully avoids particulars. we
nave no letters in an official form, with n
ny marks of locality or Of date, either from
Verdier or Regnier. The last rcdoubtabe
nero has rot stated, as he did in Epvut.
that success OF the English was owing onlv
10 the misconduct of the French general:
nor docs he tell us when and where the gal-
lant army OF Sir John Stuart re-e1nbarkcd
IN truth, both the French and the Sicilian
accounts arc equally inexplicit on this point
ana we are LEFT to Conjecture, that though
Or John is returned 20 Messina. he has STA
TONED a force equal 70 the possession Of all
the strong posts i'll Calabria; and that
nc has returned to concert with the
ministers of Ferdinand the means Of extern
dinlg and completing the footing he has