Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-05
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
A PROCLAMATION.


A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS great and weighty matters
Claiming the consideration of the Cong ress
OF the United States form an extraordinary
occasion for converting them, / do by these
presents appoint Monday the twenty-Sixth
day OF October next, for their m Letting at The
CITY OF Washington here by requiring the
respective Senators * Representatives. then
there to assemble in Congress, in order to
receive such communications as may then
be made to them, and to consult and deter
Uline OH such measures as in their wisdom
may be deemed meet for the Welfare of the
United States.
In testimony whereof, I have caused
the seal of the United States to be
(SEAL hereunto affixed, and signed the
same with my hand.
Done at the city of Washin gton,
the thirtieth day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seven and
In the thirty-second year of
the independence of the Unit
ed States
tn, JEFFERSON.
BY the President,
JAMES MADISON,
Secretary of State.
From NEW YORK, July e7.
his morning arrived the ship Susan,
in 40 days from Bordeaux. By her we have
received Paris papers to the 9th of June.
he most interesting article in them is the
captulatlon OF Dantzic, which was taken
possession OF by the French on the goth of
may. we have not time to send you trans
iatlons No other war operations have &C.
Cured" =,
Negotiations for general peace are said
by the last accounts from Europe tn he nm
foot-and that an official intimation there
OF mad been made by the Austrian cabinet.
IN the character of mediator, to the British
government.
The garrison of Dantzic i. stated 70 have
consisted OF 10000 men, of whom 1000 had
been disabled during the siege, and the re-
ha'nder prisoners of war by equalization
Letters from London, by the Amelia, state
tnat rLoUR was of dull sale from ~ to -
shipping for the continent.
The preceding articles comprise the sub.
stance OF the latest intelligence received BY
the Amelia, arrived at this port from Lon
aoni and the Susan, arrived at New York
from Bordeaux, of which further detail,
will be given in our next.
EUROPE.
An arrival at New York, from France.
has furnished advices from Bordeaux to the
12th, from Paris to the 9Th June; and from
the theatre of war to the 28th Nav. The
79th and 10Th bulletins, completing the Sc
ries TO the 77th, and a variety of extracts
from continental papers, will be found in
the succeeding columns.
The capture of DantEic is the ONLY part
OF the intelligence, that is of much impor-
lance the successes, ct the divisions of Je-.
rome bonapsrte, the prince of Bavaria, and
the French generals carrying on the siegeS
OF towns IN Pomerania, &c. are trifiine in
comparison with the surrender of tbia I'm
Portant fortress. Its capture places every
strong position in Prussia Proper and in Po-
mer2niaI completely in the power of the
french 1t affords them depot for every
description OF Ammunition and provisions,
ana enables them to cut off the most fruit
ful sources from whence the Russians had
been suppEed.-The Baltic is now i'm fact
shut against the English: if they had the
disposition to do so, they could not now land
single regiment on the continent of Eu-
rope. The apparent inactivity of the ar
mles, mas accelerated the ruin Of England
-1bonaparte has, since the battle Of Eylau,
enec'ually secured the courts of Austria,
turkey and Denmark in fis interest he
mas tanned the petuant monarch of Swe-
den, and put it out of his power 20 adhere
WIN safety to the coalition; circumstances
are SO remarkably altered, indeed, that we
should expect to hear of Denmark and
sweden uniting to oppose an attempt on the
part OF the English to enter the Baltic, /
tnouin they be mad enough to makeft. The I
var OF bon1parte is against the finances
lnu manufactures Of Britain-he comnels
me Russians to maintain an immense and
~ achVe army IN their own territory At !
the expense Of England; he has managed
20 sorotiy that the last subsidy demanded
rom England amounts 90 seven m;iIions
sterling whilst his own army IL sunnorteS
D contributions on his enemies.
he capture Of Dantzic. Neiqs. and o,t,.r
hr'.sSe' cuts eff from the active force 81
hc Nu.sians shove thirty thousand pner /
"ii"' 1t releases aud adds 70 the Frrnrb
80" ormy, more than double thar nun.
DonSp1rte has now the alternate.
! 'er peace o. such .erns as he shall d;c-
e.'r battle hat nutterm nate ir m.
N'"''"A I" HassI.s to obtain hslf as good