Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-10

more coasts and states in her fe,lerative
system" IN a proclamation to his troops
he says" We will Sc no longer the sport
| ot a trcachccous peace, and we will not Law
down orr arms Until we have obliged the
English, those eternal enemies of our nation,
to rcnounce the scheme of disturbing the
continent, and the tyranny OF the scas.'
We apprehend it TO be Bonaparte's in
tention To cajole or compel Denmark into
an alliance with him, for the purpose of
attempting to block up the Baltic against
US.
On the 29th November the French troops
took possession of Hamburger confiscated
Immediately every species Of British pro-
perty tounG therein and put all the English
merchants in arrest.
The elector of Hesse Cassel, duke of
Brunswick, duke Nof Mecklenburg, and
prince of Orange Fulda, had all been de-
Posed-General Lagrange was appointed
governor of Cassel; and the king of Rol-
land had taken Hanover. The French had
not entered Swedish Pomerania hut had
made 800 Swedes prisoners, near Pomera-
MIA and had menaccd Denmark
Every measure indicates Bomapartc's fix
cd determination to annihilatc the Prussian
dynasty. General Clark has been appon-
ted governor of Prussia professionally, and
all the fortresSss from Erfurth to Stet,in
were To be strengthened, for future safety
The king of Prussia had passed the Oder,
with about 5000 men; and was supposed
TO be making for Koningsburg, the old ca
pital of his Kingdom.
considerable apprehensions are enter
tanned l,y the>court Of Copenhagen respec-
ting the designs of the French. is true
fhnf le-, l.. -
merit of the revolution, taken any share in
the wars against France, and the active
part which she took in the northern confe-
dcracv against Great Britain in the year
1900, might tn ally be supposed to exempt
her from any danger OF an attack from
France. But all this will weigh but little
with Bonapartc, when put in competition
with his favaTitc object, viz the shutting the
soInd against our commerce and we have
no doubt that we shall very soon hear of a
peremptOry application from him to the
Danish government upon that subject
1t was even confidently stated Yesterday
evening, that government had received po-
sitive con6rmati0n of the demand having
formally been notified at the court of CO.
penhagen.
Ca tie Nuovo. the strongest fortress in
the mouths Of the Cattaro, has been taken
OV storm oythc french under general Mar
mont Hc has published a proclamation.
inviting the inhabitants cf Cattaro to give
up that place tn him, and til rcatens to tire at
them severely ifthey were found fighting on
the side of the Russians. Il is extremely
probable, therefore, that by this time the
"Fhole of Cattaro, is in the hands of the
French.
BY letters from Jena, Weimar, and Lc;p-
SIC, the complctest tranquility is said TO
prevail; all disorder has ceased and the
citizens mourn guard alternately with the
French soldiers
The lectures Of the above universities
have, as we have before stated recomncn-
ced; the students who have fed have been
recalled, and assured by the cmpcror Ma
po'eun, that he is determined t. protect
the sciences aod learning in every quar-
ter Of his empire.
The designs of thcFrcnch wee known
at '1amhurg thirty~sjx hours before they
entered that CITY. The greater part or,he
English property was therefore embarked,
safety!
In consequence otctlta sloomyintelEecnce,
the funds experienced a depression. Om-
mum fell 70 par, and Consois depressed in
a proPortioDate degree.