Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01

dcteats---Cur latest &C : mis- represent
hem as having cStabh&Ded their head
quIters at, a small town almost az the ex-
tremity Of the Guph of fothnia The
Russians, with the exception OF Sweaborg,
have over-run Finland, along the coast OF
the iulph of Bothnia, almost 10 the from.
tiers of Swedish Lapland, the most impor.
tant places in Finland being situated on
the Gulph.
The island of G Inland, from its COM
handing situation usually called the Eye
of the Baltic, is reported to have been Ia
ken possession of by detachment of ten
thousand French and Russians.
a Russian ukase is said TO have been
issued prohibiting all intercourse between
Russia and all countries not in her alli-
ance.
Tie American ships Hannah, Ann, RAN
ger, Reward, Neptune, and MaynowcT,
have been seized by French privateer in
the port of Alicant.
From Cork Pahers 10 the i4fh Kay, re-
ceiUefat the Office Of thc Mercanti.c .ld-
OertiSer by tie AQntoniG.
LONDON, aGay4.
The American ship, the Osas., VIII CHI
has been SO anxious!y expected in this
country, is at length arrived. She left
Falmouth On Saturday last, after expert
encing battling winds and calm weather, by
which Der passage was considerably pro.
raceed. She contained Only three passenA
gers, MIR. Lewis, Mr.. Morlam. and Mr..
Noursc. The last mentioned gentleman
is now stated to have come to this country
simply on mercantile affairs. and MIR.
Lewis is reported TO be the bearer of the
dispatches from Gen. Armstrong 10 Mr..
Piackncy. Il IS obvious, are of the
last Importance, and are likewise, we have
reason to suppose, of such a nature, as
must either lead 10 direct iostilties be-
tween France and America, or 10 the unGua-
llAsd submission and vasSaiage of the lat
ter country .-Bonaparte, it is said, declar-
ed prior to the sailing Of the Usage from
New-Yors, or the 27th Of February, that
the only conditions Oh which, he would COZ.
tinue at peace with the United STATES
were, that they should shut all their ports
against British shipping OF every descrip-
ton, and suspend all intercourse with En-
gland (; for that, in fact, he would have no
lneutrals. To procure relaxation o,
these terms, appears to have been the
purpose for which the Usage was dis
patched to France. But in the various
conferences held at Paris on this subject,
between General Armstrong and the
French Gcvernis ent we are assured that
the NJ mister o. Btnaparte uniformly delcar-
led his Masters determination to be, in no
wise to secede from the u'tinatum which
he had already transmitted TO the Ameri.
Can President, which ultimatum was such
as we have juSi mentioned.
We are thus day enabea to lay before
our readers some further particulars res
pecting the reception of Mr.. Noursc in
II zy..h III ri
Ity thai he could obtain permission, after a
weeks delay, to land in France; but he
was not allowed 10 proceed to Paris and
while he was on shore, though he was not
actually treated as a prisoner, vet he was
watched with the utmost suspicion. Mr..
Lewis who was the bearer OF the dis
patches from the Amer can gcvernment
to General Armstrong, was at first rcEu-
sed leave to proceed to Paris; bat 1t was
at length after repeated solicitations, gran
ted him. There can be very little doubt
that the object OF this mission to France
was to induce Bonaparte TO relax from
his determination to force America to take
a decided part IN the war between Great
Britain and France--a determination
which he notified to the American &C.
vernment several months ago and It ap-
pears equally clear, that that object has
lIliCl itAAAE has NAtoLi'fA-
ly declared that he Will allow If no ncu-
trails, and that America, therefore, must
shut her ports aga nst British vessels, ana
put an end to all intercourse with this
country, or to so to war with France.
This mandate MIR. jefferson must now
Communicate to the Legislature and TO The
people of America, and they will have
very plain and simple question to decide
upon, viz. whether or rot they will enter
into war with this country, without any
Just cause, but merely in obedience 20 the
orders Of Bouapartc. However well dis.
posed Mr.. Jefferson may be towards France,
we think he will find some difficulty in
persuading the people of America into
war with this country. IF when the affair
of the chesapeake happened, when there
was n kind of momenteTy frenzy against
this country, in America, which was most
arJfuly excited ard KEEP up. it Mr.. lciier-
son then with all his inclination to comply
with the wishes Of BoDaporte, would not
venture to plunge into wy with this
country, it appcars very unlikely that he
will attempt it row, when that frenzy has
subsi ded, ard when the people Of America
seem 90 consut their reason rather than tAeiF
passions, upon so interesting a subject.
Mr.. Jefferson we have 10 doubt hopc4 that
Bonaparte would permit him 20 temporize
Ia little longer but In this he has been dis
appointed, and he must now, however re-.
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