Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-10
latest foreign 1ntslliaenfe.
I.ONDON March %

alanding on Princes Island, but it miscarrie,i -
Their loss the occasion is stated at 100 killed
and wounded. and 300 taken prisoners. The fol-
lowing day the heet weighed anchor, and procee
ded 70 the Dardsnelles
The number of Turks who took up arms in
Constautinople and is vicinity, amounted to
100 900. Public order was not in the least dis
turbed in that city. The grand seisnior had not
shown the slightest disposition to leave the place,
as had been falsely asserted.
Aprill5
Government, il is said, received authentic ad.
vices yesterday, by way of Hamburger, that IL
T,-kish ships of the line had been burnt in the
Dsrdaneles, by the boats Of the British squad.
ron,
The Eve by which his majesty's ship Ajax has
been destroyed was merely accidental. 1t ok
place below deck, ami after bu ming for some
time reached the magazine. when she blew up
Capt. Blackwood, who had assembled TO the spirit
sail yard, had Just escaped bcfoce the expios sion
took place. The ship was cruising in the Ar.
chipel1so at'the same time.
The Porte continues its preparations of lie.
fence With additional ardor. Numerous batte-
ries are establishing along the European and
hsiatic coasts. on which several hundred pieces
OF cannon will be placed Every great officer of
the Porte. even the Refs Effendi. had his post
assigned TO him in the line of defence The
Grand Seignier has personally repaired TO the
works, TO animate the laborers by his presence.
The captain Pacha. and the Testerdar Of marine,
have been displaced and banished to Rodosto,
Hadschi lbrahin e fendi has been appointed
hrst secretary OF the admiralty. The Bnspha-
rus squadron has been recalled. Every vessel
IN the arsenal ht for service. has been sent TO
Iopham,'o oe got ready among the Jnis,aries.
April IL.
According TO accounts from Dautzc dated the
9th of March, the French have cur off all con-
municatIon between that place aud Koninysbery.
AT FIRST borlbardrueut was feared. and CORPS
was formed, intended in that case to project tb.
rich magazines. which for the m est part are ST.
tnate close TO each other. Those which are at
Ebing have been removed to Thorn Gen Kali
kreuih, according to the ancient custom of war
announced his arrival at Dantzic TO the French
general the latter replied to this po.iteness by
testtying wish hat some accommodation m; pht
be agreed on between them to save the c;ty from
the horrors OF bombarjment; but the Prussian
general returned for answer, thar he was deter
mined to bury himself under the ruins of the ci-
tyi rather than surrender it.
siNTY~sLvEETE BULLETIN OF THE FRRNcy
GRAND ARMY.
Orerode, March 25.
On the 18th inst. at three in the afternoon. the
garrison OF S relsund. taking advantage of 4 foe,
made sorlie with two thousand infantry. and
SIX peices OF cannon' in order to carry a redoubt
FCnOLht.
which was opened. with out palisades and with
cut cannon, was defended by 4 company of vol.
tgeurs' OF the 4h OF the line Oight iufautry,)
under capt Sarra, they resisted ali the attenrnts
OF the Swedish brigade. Fifteen Swedish sol :.
dlers reached the parapet, bar there found their
death. All the enemys attempts were esually
frutless Sixty two dead bodies of the S1edes
were buried at the foot Of the redoubt Lis sun.
posed that 10 were wounded, and hfty were
made prisoners, though there were no more
than I5o men IN the rejoubt Several S,yedish
othcers were found among the dead, distinguish
ed By their military decorations. This instance
OF bravery has attached the em2eror's attention
Ills majesty has sent three orders of the legion
OF honor tor the companies engaged Canta;n
Drivet, who commanded on this weak redouLt
Eghly distinguished himself
On the ZOth, marshal Lefebvre ordered the
brigade under general Schraam 20 cross ever
from the island of Nogat, in the Frisch Half in
order iocut OF the communication between Dam,
&c and the sea. These ofders were Carried INFO
execution at thr:e In the morning. The Prussi-
ans were rontei, and 500 OF them fell into our
band.
AT six in the evening the garrison of Dap,zic
sent out Detachment, of 1000 men 10 re,ake the
post but they were rapuIsed with the loss of
some hundreds OF prisoners, and one piece of
cannon Gen Sehraan had under his command
tne "a battalion OF the I'd regimen of infantry,
~"u seVe'd oANon OatalIOns, who distinruis n ed
themselves. The emperor has sent three orders
- the legion OF honor be distributed among ,be
saxon officers and three more for the priv ,,ss.
sa5aiterns. and the major Who command them
In Shesia, the garrison of Mess has made a
sor,iS bur fell into an ambuscade A regimen
Of Winsmberg cavalry TOOK those troops in flank.
Rilled ~. and made % prisoners.
The win 80 in Poland seems TO have reseml,,,J
the wintefia Paris, that is to say. variable II,
freezes and SHOWS in tcrnate succession. How.
sver, we have the good fortune NOT To have INV
SICK IN the army. On the contrary. all accos,,s
agree thar the Russians have a great nunber
SICK. Inc army remains tranquil in i,s canton
nentS The works which compose the tstes A.,
pont OF Sierock, Nodlin, Praga, hfayenbp,g
aud Ma'ienwerder are every day becoming more
ioTmdabei and the magazines are organized.
ara are every wsere receiving provisions Three
hundred thousand bottles Of Boydca uk.v,,,e were
round at LIbIngi and though each bs,tle cost d
francs the emperor paid thar price 20 the me,-
shant' and ordered the vine to be dlstriBu,ed a.
mong he army. q
Inc emperor has sent the prince Borghese M
On mission 70 Warsaw. -
SlXTY-EIGHTH BUtLErIK.