Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-24

March IS.
Yesterday bag Of letters fror, Holland
re Ched the post office, some of which we
understand are dated or Wednesday last
We have received packet OF Rotterdam,
Flushing and Schledam papers, by this con-
Neyance. The French head quarters are
stated 20 have been fixed at Thorn, i'm the
of which the army is said to
be concentrated. The divisions of Ney and
AuSereau are said To have occupied Brom-
berg, lzuiitz, Podgueze, and other towns on
the western side OF the Vistula.
All the French troops have been with
drawn from Narew, Praga, Warsaw, sc.
The works or Praga have oeen abandoned.
Nothing OF moment had on the 5th in
slant be.n attempted against Stralsund.-
l ne garrison comprised $4,000 men, and
KoSen was occupied by force fully COM
red almost daily ON the Baltic, bat without
producing any result of interest.
"A large military force, chiefly cavalry,
is to be sent to the continent early in the
spring Fhe ordnance and transport boards
are busted with the necessary 'preparati-
ons.
n fleet of ten or twelve sail of the line
is likewise equipping for the Baltic. 1t is
to be composed of old 74's, to carry %
Founders on the main deck, instead of
52's. O'0' -
March 10.
The dispatches which we have already
stated e. have been brought by Mr. Pierre
point, were from the court of Prussia at
Mcmel, and not as has been stated from
Stockholm. He likewise brought letters
from lord Hutchinson but the principal
OBJECT or his journey was to deliver to nil
nistersa treaty offensive and defensive, be-
tween the courts of Mcneil, Stockholm and
London. The intelligence which he brings
from the theatre of war is merely jnciden-
tai, and was not of great importance enough
to have exclusively required a more than
ordinary messenger. We undo rstand it to
be in substance as follows: y
Fhe Russians on the 10th, two DAYS after
the Battle OF Eylau, were encamped with
! IN two miles of the scene of action-the
Praga was between the two armies The
PFrench were In retreat; the Russians re-
NAMED stationary but from the barren
state OF the Country, and the total want of
every thing, orders had been given to fall
back.
From the line of retreat of the French.
II was believed at Me- mel & Koningsberg,
| thatthey were about to abandon WARSAW
II
their outposts on the Narew were ALREADY
called in but j; was supposed at the peri.
cd the departure of Mr. Pietrepoint. that
from the nuGaber of sick and wounded in
the hospitals at Warsaw. the French won Il
be compelled to retain powerful garrison
In that city.
The French troops were much harrassed
by the Cossacks, who with an irregularily
against which no vigilance could guard, "a
Vailea themselves of every opportunity of
crossing the rivers, and Harvesting the rear
detachments of the French army Many
OF the French cavalry have been drowned
III attempting to follow them across the RI
vers.
Price of Stocks, 3 per cent. consols GO So
--Omnipm 81 premium.
MArc II.
A Hamburg paper of the 9Th ms. was re-
| ceived In town yesterday. The most i'm
portant article it contains is the Turkish
proclamation for shutting the Canal against
vessels of all nations, during the present war
between Russia and the Porte.
Extract of a letter written three DAYS after
the battle of PrHssian Eylau- by an officer
OF the Russian army, to his father in Luz
bee.
IiVtin tie Kingdom Of PTuS-
sia near the Neimen, colleagues
W 4. efKonings6urs, Fe6rn-
airy IL.
"When you receive this letter, you will
perhaps have heard of the dreadful battle
fought days ago between our army and the
French. AS suppose you might be very
uneasy respecting my fate, / hasten to salts
fy you by the present letter. Nothing dis
agreeable has occurred to me, tho have
been the whole day in the midst of a show
er of balls and bullets. know not how il
is possible to come out of such scene of
desolation alive; but after all thank God
have not received scratch and therefore
am much more fortunate than most of.the
brave officers of our regiment, who have
fallen. those who are not killed are almost.
all wounded. This battle has been more
fatal than that of Austerlitz.
Sour army has performed prodigies of
valor Though we have lost number of
men, 1t is generally agreed, that 1t is an as
tonishing circumstance not to have lost
more; and this is looked upon as an effect
OF the excellent discipline which prevailed
In the army during the heat of the action,
and in the midst of such fire as never was
seen.
"During the last three days the question
who were the victors has been frequently
asked among US. This may appear singu-
lar, but in reality ] cannot say which of the
two armies fought with the most courage
and hrmness, OF which did the most mischief
to the other; however this is certain that