Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-20

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useless. From that moment we may be Ak
war with France, Spain and Holland, but
with their colonies we shall be at peace.
Their trade will be carried OH with COM
pete security by the Americans theircir-
cuitous route, by touching at AN American
port with the two per cent. duty, will not
produce Il charge SO heavy as our war in
surance ; and the enemy will thus retain
in war the full benefit OF their colonial sys-
TEN, except in the article of freight.
The society OF grocers at Copenhagen,
remarking the uncommon want of cash, in
consequence of the present state of AFFAIRS,
have obtained leave to lend money on the
security OF merchandise, upon the plan
that was adopted in 1899. The company
is to enjoy the same privileges and securi-
~ as the bankers in Denmark and Nor
WAY.
We find, by our port letters, that some
American vessels have been permitted to
depart from Holland-Onc of these, the
Ariel, is arrived at Dover, the captain of
which reports that the embargo has been
in some measure relaxed and taken off and
at Flushing, with respect to the American
vessels which were at that port.
Inc following are the regulations adopt
ed in the ports of France, Holland, &c. for
carrying into execution the decree of block
ade ag inst England:
"The two art cles of the decree relating
to this object, must be notified to all cap
tains of vessels on their arrival, by the
commandments OF his maesty's ships stati-
oned at the entrance of the imperial ports
"The captains are to declare from what
port they fitted out, from whence they
come, and the port they have touched at.
They are to give general description of
their cargo, and affirm that they neither
come directly from England nor her colo
MES.
" If the declaration shall signify that thev
have touched at England. the vessels shall
be obliged to retire. IF it should be the
marine, by the stationary commander, who
is to keep copy oft. This administra-
tor shall take measures with the principal
officers of the customs for ascertaining the
truth of it.
OFF the declaration is found to be cor
rect, the vessel shall be admitted if false,
both vessel and cargo shall be seized, con-
formally to the 9Th article of the decree.
"Ihe master of Il foreign vessel who
shall refuse to sign this declaration, shall
be compelled to put to sea again, and all
communication with the shore shall be
strictly prohibited, until the vessel shall
have sailed"
January Is.
We understand that subsidiary treaties
have been entered into by our government.
with the courts of Russia, Sweden, and
Prussia, by-which we have engaged TO
furnish them with 5,OOO,OOOL sterling, to
enable them TO keep the field against the
common enemy.
There rs no military news of the least
Importance. The report OF the defeat of
the French army on The Vistula is not con-
hrmed; and we have only he same obser
vation TO make in respect to rumor of a
directly opposite description, which obtain
eel circulation yesterday, on the pretended
authority of letters from Riga. The re-
ported action was stated to have lasted 9
days, and terminated in the defeat of the
Russians that this, we repeat, rests on no
better foundation than the report which
has given the victory to the imperial army.
Inc rumors upon this subject will, indeed,
continue TO be contradictory until the ar
rival OF some official or authentic advice.
The progress of the Russians in Turkey
continues to be uninterrupted, and may
lead 10 consequences of the utmost impor-
tance. According to the last advices, thew
were distant not more than 800 miles from
Dalmatia F.; and as their object seems to ex-
tend their line thithcr, we entertain homes
OF shortly hnding the enemy expelled from
that province
gentleman who lately left Holland.
and landed at Ramsgate on Saturday, states.
that the most vigorous measures are adont-
ed, IN order to raise n levy of 10000 con-
scripts; one male in each family was o.
bllged to serve, and the parents are made
responsible for their children and such
is the aversion to this service, that he saw
many instances of the conscripts escorted
to JOIN the army hand-cuffed and chained.
guarded by the gems d'armes.
The report of the defeat of the French
corps in Dalmatia, by the Russi. MS, whose
landing on that coast TO the number of
10000, we mentioned some weeks stree.
continues to be circulated. The French
consisted OF 5000, under the command of
general Lauriston, who, at the date Of tbc
last authentic adviccs, were blockaded in
Ragnsa. The report of yesterday we nave
not been able to trace to any accredited
source of information.
January 10.
BY a boat from Flushing, which sailed
from thence last Monday, it is said that ac-
counts had arrived there, that daily en-
gagements had taken place between the
French and Russians for - successive davs.
up to the Cd of January and the result was
that the French we're utterly defeated, with
the loss of $4,000 men, killed, wounded and
prisoners, and all their cannon. An en-
barge had been laid on all the smupplino
vessels prior TO last Monday on ,gbirb do