Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-06
L ties 7
Enropean Latelllgence.
NEW YORK, Jan. IS.

NEW tONNs JAN. 80.
We are at length, after long lapse Of
time, enabled to crafty the public anxiety
with respect tofhe occurrences which have
taken place on the eontinentof Europe since
the victorious army the emperor Nap
leon entered the capital of Prussia.
The arrival of the ship Cato from Lyers
pool, has furnished the editor of the Mer-s
camille Advertiser with London papers to
the 9th of December, inclusive (nearlv a.
month later than any previous advices.)
From the great mass of political matter
before as, (the greater part of which is very
Interestingly it is difficult 10 select so as to
give the reader a full "view of the whole
g round" at once, and impossible 10 enter in-e
to minute detail. We have endeavored to-
compress the most important articles into
the subioined abstracts.
We do not find THAT the recapture of Bue-
nos Avres was known III England at the.
time TIE Cato sailed.
Th<s London papers contain the French
buli Guns down TO the 25th number, the lasc
being dated ut Berlin, November 9. From
these it appears that NJ gceburg, StettIn,
Custrin, and Spandau have fallen into the
hands Of thc French. ard the wheIc Prussiln
lrmy dispersed, after a series Of hard ought
battles. Magdeburg, With a garrison Of
10000 men, capitulated on he eighth Of
NoYcnber.
The duke Of Brunswick died of his wounds
On the 18th November the headquarters
of Marshal Bcrnadotte were at Lubbock.
On the same day general Berthier gave no.
tice, that all Russian and Swedish ships ly@
ing there might take their departure upmos
Tested. One Eng ish ship only was at I.us,
beck when it was taken by assault; the
Captain and three seamcn of which weres
killed.
On the 10th the French took possession
&C Va 7over, under the command Of Mar
The fortres'> Of Hamlin in the electorate
Of Hanover, caHl. plated on the 11th inst
II surrendered to the h'ng OF Holland, who
commanded the siege.
On the 18th the dutchy of OlacHbnrgh was.
! taken possession of for the king OF Holland
u"'"vian troops.
News had reav.-- a,-wn FROM
all the British troops had WTtntr,
Caiabria Ulterior, in consequence of fha
ehcreased strength of Massena's army
/ Dir John Stewart was on his way home
The ships Of war at Cadiz had banieJ
further UP the harbour. and no prcspcct of
their going out. "
The. expedition so long detained. sailed
from England on the 18th of NovenIbcrI
1t consists of the FIVE regiments ofinf,tt,t-.
twoIof cavalry, and three COMPANIES of ~
tIiery---about $500 msI--under convoy of
the Spencer, Gangcs, ihsscus, and Can.
tam, each OF n guns, and two frigatcs.
The official account of the CAPTURE of
Hamburger by the French, was commu,i-
Gated TO the lord mayor of London by Wis.
count Howick, ON the Goth Of November
By this, they entered with corps under
general Mortier on Se 10Th of November.
Al English property was confscated--and
the Engllsmen held prisoners till disbosed
OF by Bonaparte. Great uncasiness in In.
glanG--sloCks fell.
letter from Hamburch states. that po.
naParte had demanded, that the arch ful.
Charles should resign mis- command. and
that the Austrian army should withdraw
from the frontiers.
The following is said to be tho outline IL
then political arrangements, which Ro-
naparte has declared he is determined TO
enforce on the Continent
The electorate of Brandcnburgh, with
some contiguous territory. TO be erected
into Kingdom, under the dominion of Je-
rome Bouapar,e.
Prussia proper to I've retained b. his PrIts.
sian majesty, with the title OF King His ca.
pital to be Koingsberg.
The Polish territory 10 he wrested from
Austria, Russia, and Prussia, and rdconses