Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20

the i5ih, and TIA rnbnrg ard hhona 70 the I'M
have been received, and they all a.,ee i, air.
ming that The French head quarters caatinued ar
Oserode up to The % inst and tina, no action ~
consequence had occurred since the bloody and
obstructive oatue or Eylau, bud that each army
had received considerable disbursements
The cNertons Bonaparte is making 10 bring
every soldier he can command TO the army. he.
tore the recommencemeTt OF active opcrat,cue
nave gwen rise 10 very serious alarms The
retreat OF the French army from before Strai
snnd may be attributed T. the dererroipa,;on oe
Bon par'e to rest every thing on ,he ;a,e Of the:
grand conflict that must soon take mace. s,,;s.
he'd that the result OF ,.le war IN every otb,-
quarter must b. ex,, tiy c"nGormablc 20 the isspr
o. the engagement Ia Poland
The letters hom Al;ona cx,.T-ss preat sr,re.
tensions of the immediate fab &C Dau,zir his
true tue French have no heavy cannon to oattr.
the iorthcations in form but they had succ,e-
Ged IN diVettmg tne course OF stream which spp
pheo the town with water, ard which served 10
turn mill tina, was the rn1aus &C f,tp;shipyr ,r.
principal supply of four and m al 20 tn, arm.
son and inhabitants. 1t was :macinsl ,bat The
distress produced BY these priVaiiafs wotld lead
10 speedy surrender of thus strong and iroor-
tant city; but letters from EIsineu. saw the a.
rison has again taken possession OF This stream
and that the ciiy was relieved iron, DANCER by
the Seasonable ARRIVAL VI 4UG0 Russians These
letters arc said to contain irte.icenc, nart
nc "a late as the 4iil Inst.
The O1,h aud 6Sih bulletins contain o,,,v az.
Counts OF some uuimportant stirnri,hes -bef6,,s
Slras!and, previous 10 the march OF tnr betseg-
ing army to join Donaparte in Poland. In Or
Ger TO supply the deficiency o-casioned by the
total dram OF the army from France. and to raise
supply Tor the Increasing demands OF the pre.
sent crisis, the CONSUMPTION of The yea r lsOS :,
-diaiey TO be called out by authorization. AID
trained 10 arms within the frenlh frontiers.
FROM TINS proceeding, some arc sanguine enough
to argue, that Bonaparte is toltering. and thar
he Is compelled To exert his means 10 the u,rnoqr
TO prevent the total overthrow of his hover.
bnt we must deprecate the indulgence Of such =
course OF Argument rs this Bonaparte vyo,lJ
make the extraordinary exertions we have adj
verted to, 10 sTcule his power against the Dossi.
oiity OF shock, as well IS to recover the eHer,e
OF shocks already suffered, and to prevent a tor
tai overthrow and 10 one, who. while blood and
devastation afford him anusemen. looks unou
ms SUBJECTS as born on purpose 10 carry swords
ana muskcts, this measure follows OF course and
ought 10 give rise to no other reflection than m
Consider the people. on that side the water. as
having nothing to do with the laws bur 10 obev
thern and duuiui'y to submit the vii. of their
sovereign lord and master. Ii is indeed i mis-
fortune tor France or any other couu;,y TO be ~.
duced 10 the deg aiding situation of acknow;eJp
ing but ONE WILL TO winch the milton n,I,t
DOW not only submissive, bur thank fully, and
KISS the hand that plants thorns and bIiars IN
their path
Every one must perceive how humbly the l,tle
grea emperor ,a'ks now. who could few rnon,hs
since speak OF the overthrow of emoires as 4 We
ry easy thing; well would il he if this mighty
warrior could SO conceive OF the blessings of
peace as to be contehdei with the superio. rank
IN lie 10 which he has raised himself, and no
Ger chr 10 Tho, 80 .r;rl.-
litary talents-Aiter all the blood he HIS shed
he may probably ne able oEty to-ca CD a 7.yfay.
Ihe court of Vienna has concluded q treat,.
by which French troops are allowed to march
through the Austrian territories, and The orire
they are 10 pay for articles of contamination rec
3uiated. This treaty confirms what we have
often said, viz that Austria would not ioin M.
war against France.
The Russian messenger, who arrived on FIJI
day, Is said to have bIough; the basi. of \ ,rs,,
ty OF pcaoe bet"een France, Russia. Prussia.
Great H'iiain and Sweden, as proposed 10 the
court ct 81. feieTsbuTgh by Bonaparte Altbo'
we do nor give tui credit to- this rumor IL is nor
at all unlikely thar such PROPOSE ion has been
made on the parI OF the encn,y; more na,,ir,,
la'iy when We connect il witl the most recr,1s
accounts from the continent The Inno r,u,.
when has taken place III the Operations of me
armies; the convention sais to be- concluded he
tween france and Russia for an exchange &c
prisoners Of wa' aud similar measure between
France and P'u sia the ia,e proposal made 10
me KING o. Sweden Tor an a,mistice, and Cen.
| Butchers u.ney 20 Bona,artc's head oun,reIs
| by the express order OF the French emperor him,
sell all Combine to lead US to expect soon TO
hear something on the subject by wh Oh we NAV
hope 81 at least the cessat on OF the shedding of
human blood Should treaty he entered into
by me pveseni cortenJin.. powers il requ,,es nor
the e1t OF prophecy to fotesee in it the downfall
Of tie Turkish empire