Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-14


importance for wish TO see la every vart
OF my empire, even in shs smaliess hamlet,
the comfort of the citizens aud the value nS
the lands augmented 10y the effect Of tac
general system of ameliorat!on which have
conceived.
Gentlemen, deputies from the depart
mentS to the legislative body, your assist
ance Will be necessary TO enable me TO ar
rive at this great result, and l have the
right to calculate constantly upon it,"
.dugust 25th.
A courier extraordinary who set otftrom
Hamburger on the 18th of August, has bro't
intelligence that OH the 18th Instant, Den.
mark declared war against England [; thae
the Prince Royal, who was at Copenhayen.
with the king, set off from theuce, and ar
rived on the 18th at Kiel; that the seals
nave been put upon all English property
and upon all commercial papers and -efftct;
belonging to English subjects that alllhe
iortresses along the coast have been put m a
state OF defence; that the troops of iolstein
are repairing by forced marches behind
the Eyder and upon the Fionia
The indignation against the English is at
the highest pitch in Denmark Il cannot
nut rouse the inhabitants to the greatest en-
ergy.
cd at Colding in Jutland.
The General Count of Baudissiu is COM
mander in cl1ief of the troops In Copenha-
gen.
Previous to his quitting Copenhagen, the
Prince Royal took every measure for de-
tending that Capital its garrison amounts
to 10000 men The English appear TO
have formed design of attacking Copene
hagen, Cronimburg and Nyburg.
Three Danish regiments have con.rived
TO get into Nyburg, In spite f.the English
squadron. n strong garrison has been que
into FrederislSia.
The King and the Prince ROYAL ran the,
greatest risk OF being taken by the English
cruisers In the Great-Belt. They have
fortunately escaped.
Denmark will soon be in want of men
and money to support the struggle, but if
the Danish people second their Prince, and
resist this horrible oppression, the Empe-
ror OF the French will not let Denmark he in
want of either money or men. The histo-
ny of nations affords no example Of such an
atrocity. Sovereigns and Nations of E,u-
rope, it England, like France, had or
100000 men under arms, what would hap
pen to you'll 1foniteur.J
DENMARK.
MEL, 10Th August.
MIR. jackson, being sent to the Prince
Royal as negociator from England, bro't
to hiel the demands of that power With
out announcing any reason, England reau:r-
ed an offensive and defensive alliance Az
a guarantee of this alliance, she demanded
that the DANISH feet, the fortress of Cron.
enbnrg and the city of Copenhagen should
be deliveredup to her. The Prince ROYAL
rejected such propositions with all the In
dignation they deserved. He said to Mr.
Jackson that history didnot afford single
example OF an attack SO odious as that with
which Denmark was menaced, and that
more loyalty might be expected from the
Barbary pirates than from the English
government. " You propose your alliance.
added this Prince; ah ! do we not know
what your alliance isl Your allies. bv
waiting in vain during whole wear Hnr
your succours, have taught us the value of
IT J! Mr.. jackson having observed thar the
Prince spoke to him in very harsh terms.
his royal highness answered that when =
man had resolution enough to untereake
such a mission, he ought also to have the
courage to bear with every thing said -
that besides, what he answered the Minis
ter he would as freely say to the King of
England, were he present. 1t was after
TINS audience that the Prince ROYAL set off
for Copenhagen. He was received tbcr.
with general enthusiasm. After having
put every thing in order, he judged uroner
TO cross over again to the continent. intTit..
ting general Peymann with the civil ana
military power for the defence Of tbe can
ital' IN crossing the Belt, the vessel which
carried the Prince Royal was on The point
OF being stopped by the English. =
. The next d1v tba r "a -.
learnt the departure Of the Prince RduaI
by an Official Proclamation, published Inv
peat OF drum IN all the streets. The same
DAY the English Legation Quilted the citv.
ana the diplomatic Body also set of.
Onthe 18th August, Mr. Jackson decIar.
ed that hostilities were going to commence
IRON that moment the whole CITY was M,
~ arms and preparations were made for q
vigorous defence.
The garrison of Copenhagen amounts 20
eight thousand regular troops. The army
Is unfortunately on the Continent. which
proceeds from that fatal inclination oftbr
Powers OF the Continent to entertain M
Jealousy but against France, and 70 he mn.
DER no apprehension of the machinatione 30
England. But Government viii find ,e
sources IN the immense population of the
CIy ana IN the energetic sentiments with
which all the citizens are animated :
mere is not a single inhabitant but has in
ms mouth the answer given by his Rovai
HpghDess to the English agent, when The
lauer told him that England would com
Ipensate with money all the losses that Des-
marx might sustain. {" And with ,vl,,,