Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-13

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attended in The Court of Chancery at ten
o'clock, for the purpose, as il was Under
stood of giving Judgment ia the case OF
Purcell U. M'Nacnamara, but his lordship
stated, that &c was obliged immediately to
attend his majesty. His Lordship then
took leave Of the Bar, and returned his
warmest thanks for the attention and as
sistancc lie had received during the peri
cd he had filed his high station. The At.
torney-Gcncrai expressed the regret eve
ry gentleman of the Chenccry Bar felt at
his lordship's retirement.
we received this morning French and
Dutch papers, the former to the 18th inst.
and the latter to the 24th. They contain
the S;xty-third and Sixty fourth Bulletins
OF the French army the substance of the
former we gave in our paper Of yester-
day, under the head OF letter from Ber-
lin /; the latter is of very little importance,
and seems to have been published merely
to remove the doubts which appear to be
very generally entertained on the continent
respecting the Glorious Ecfory obtained
by tho French at Eyiau Bonapsr,c lately
seems TO have conceived a great horror for
war, and 10 regret very deeply the num-
beros lives sacrificed to CRAFTY the ambi-
ton of individuals. The 64th Bulletin, af-
ter giving n dreadful description of the
scene OF carnage which the field of Eylau
presented Immediately after the battle,
contains the following observation sc &c
SPECTACLE eat .fdit tour insfitre, Qua, P,in-
ces Fsmour de la fdir CT PAoyreQT de Ia
snerre.' 1t ia singular that Bonaparte ne
YER should have entertained this horror Of
the slaughter of human beings until his ca
reer OF conquest was stepped, and ne had
began to experience the vicissitud.= OF for
tune.
The Russians, as we expected, have not
permitted bonaparte TO retire quietly into
winter quarters on the commencement of
spring. General Bennigsen having been
Joined BY the expected reisforcements, a
gain advanced, and some actions took r,laA
on the banks OF the Pzssarge, on the 25th
and 2sth of February, in which the French
Of course claim the advantage. II does
not appear however, that any thing like
general engagement took place they
were probably nothing more than skirmish-
es between the advanced guard of the Rus
SLAMS ana the rear guard of the French.
We snow no, whei her it proc eeded
rom Ronapa ties sudden horror Of the
effusion of human blood, or whether, az.
ter his late disasters, he wished to gain
time corrective reinforcement S, bu, he GER
talniy did Apply to gen. Bennig sen--lhe
DEFEATED general Bennigseu-tor sus
pension o! arms, and to the king of Prus-
sia TO open negotiation for peace. In
both instances, however, the attempt isil-
cd, ar6 general Bertrand, who was sent
upon this mission 10 general Bemigsen,
'eturned with this iscoDic answer that
he general BeRnigsen) came to fight, and
not 10 negotiate" 1t is probable ,ks,
Bonspartc was in great degree induced
to adopt this Illuminating measure by the
disccnient which has begun to manifest
iiselfcpenly in his army. We STA ed YES.
terday' upon On authority in VIII, CHI we
placed great reliance, that the French
iiocPs openly expressed their indignation
against Mura', who was supposed 10 have
advised BGDaparie 10 reject ihe ovsrtures
Tor negotiation which were made by the.
king of Prussia immediately after the bat
tie OF Auers'ad.; and this at,enpt at ne
gocia''on was very likely made in hope of
appeasiug their.
Bonaparte is expected at Berlin as soon,
says an article Ia the Dutch pspers, as he
has settled his winter quarters. The con.
queTor a, Aus'erliiz; he who bsat the
Austrisns and Russians in the midst of
winter, is nor taking of winter quarters
IN the midst oC spring! The hole cftho
intelligence from the coniinsnt, even the
intelligence published bv'Tthe French
themselves, is sufficient TO prove that Bo.
haPar'e is quite SICK Of he war IN Poland,
and hat he would be very glad to put an
end 10 i;.--SUN.
Dutch papers 10 the Gath arrived last
nlghi--,hey nave brought the intelligence
oil the Porte having declared war against
tbs country. The same intrieues tha,
produced declaration Of war aeains,
Russia, have, no doubt, induced the PORE
TO declare war against US. The article in
which this Intelligence is communicated,
states that admIral Louis has threatened
TO lay Constentnople in ashes if the
Grand SGnlor would not CONSENT to re
new his ancient treaties with Russia.
The Divan Immediately resolved UPON
war, and attempted to get possession o.
the person OF our ambassador, Mr.. Ar.
buthnot, but MIR. Aibuihnot succeeded in
making hts escape on beard the Endymon
irigaIe. We doub, the truth Of this &C.
count though We believe that the Port
has declared war against US.