Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-06

the INJURY they would sustain by the cap
ture OF Hamburger and other vessels. IN or
der that fair balance might be made o,t,.
\ meeting OF the underwriters was acco,.-
dinghy held at Borson Halle, but the result
had not TRANSFERRED.
| A captain Of n ship lust arrived from
! Elsineur, reports, that when he left it, that
Iaccounts were received that AN action had
taken place between the Russians * French
in the neighborhood OF P6sen. in which the
latter were defeated with great slaughter.
The Russian army consisted of / 10, O0O men,
and the French Of but $4,000. \ shiparri
we'd at Esineur in three DAYS from Stct,;n.
/ the captain of which saw 10 waEsons full
of wounded Frcnchmcn.
| Deccmber g.
By the Alpha, capt. Huston. arrived a,
Harwich, we learn that the French took
| possession OF Cuxhaven on the 18th. This
Intelligence is not to DC doubted Napoleon
/ will endcavor to shut nv every port in his
! power III the North Sea-Dcmark must
! look to herself--but she is not without assis-
lance. Sir Samuel Hood is to sail immedi-
ately with 4 squadron into the Baltic so
! that Bonaparte's project of shutting up the
| Sound will melt in the air.
! The Soth bulletin Of the French army
states, that G0,0o0 Russian troops had be-
| gun Co enter the PruSs;an state by Georycn-
| burg, Grodus, SEC. sc. but, that on hearing
ofthe result CT the battle of the 18th, thcy
| had fallen back. As this was but tie adj
vanccd guard of these auxiliarics, they did
| not think it prudent, perhaps, to proceed
iii the main body arrived which in alike
lihood, was N fu!l march at no great dis
lance. If this should be the cause, it is a
proof that aonaparte will be disappointed
in the plan which he evidently laid, OF at
tac;tiUg them BY piece meal.
! We understand that the privy council
! have come to a resolution 10 issue ain order
| for preventing the transfer of foreign pro-
perry in the funds. His majesty came to
town this morning to give it effect by the
| royal signature.
fAs.l ~
December 4.
In the second edition of the Statesman of
| yesterday, We announced that Mr.. Schultz
had arrived from the Elbe in the morning,
with the important intelligence, that battle
had taken place at Posen, between Davoust's
corps and the Russians, in which marshal
Davoust had been completely routed This
! gentleman left Hamburger on the 25th nit.
when this report was current in that CITY, 81
very generally accredited. That the Rus
! SLAMS were in full march 10 Posen, is not
doubted. The Hamburger article ofthc 5th
ult. says, "letters from Polish Prussia an
ncunce, that the Russians are arrived 1T Pc
| sen :" and again, "lettcrs from Rostnck, OF
| the Sd November, announce, tn at an engage
| ment took place between the French & Rus
slams near Stavenbagen. a number of
| wounded Russians were brought to Ros-
took" If such an engagement had taken
place, and if the Russians had been de-
teatcd, II would have been detailed at full
length. On the 18th ult. there were only
tree divisions of the French at Posen, a
mounting at the most to SO, 900 men. New
and Soult had only then begun to march
Tor Brandenburg, Bernadotte and Mortier
were in the vicinity of HAMBURG, and
Murat had not reached Berlin so late rs the
18th ult. SO that Davoust could not be Join
ed tor some time by any considerable body
! OF troops; If In the interval the Russians
had reached Posen in sufficient force, it is
earnestly hoped that they awaited them
selves OF every circumstances i'll their favor.
DECEMBER g.
| Mr. Thor1IoB, orr late minister at Ham
! burg, arrived this morning-he has bro't
the Intelligence of all the British merth-
ants in Hamburg having been declared by
Bonaparte prisoners of war;
EeEToct S'a letter fj'ont Y17mouth, dated
DfCeR0eT ,. 1870.
We have just time to inform you ofc,,.-
arrival aTrlva, here wc tiemhurr ~ ...,cn we were
-.s.u 20 leave at few moments not;c-.
7 after decree, making I'll t!.: I..Iglsh there
| prisoners of war.
Sonaparte's last proclamation is to this
erect So That British property Of every
description is to be con6scated-E England
rs declared 10 be in STATE of6lockdde-
ana al! British Subjects, who NAV be found in
the countries occupied by the French, are
declared to be prisoners OF war.
We left AltoRa at half past three o.
clock OF Inc Goth ult Four or FIVE thou
sand French left Hamburg the day before:
they went through the Stien gate Che road
to Lubbock j their destination was not
known.
(" The British factory had been arrest
ed, but was afterwards liberated on parole
and it was to be hoped, would effect a
compromise with the French"
1t is reported that the merchants and o.
theirs made prisoners at Hamburg, have
been arrested, and marched prisoners to
Verdun.
Letters from Lisbon 20 Falmouth state,
that it was currently reported there, that
Bonaparte had demanded from the Spanish
government, categorical answer TO three
questions list The nature and terms Of
their negotiations with Russia. Cd. Their
reasons for net providing sufficient security
fc,s their uocecsSione In a ruprica. Cd Whv