Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-02

forces, was on the point OF seizing on her Il
prey, she would offer fresh outrage TO I
Denmark, in which his majesty was tobcar
a part.
New propositions, still more insidious !
than those made at first, were made ~ J
Denmark, which aimed az binding down to
England that power thus subiugated, de-
graded, and applauding, as it were, every
thing that had happened.
Still less did the emperor foresec that it
would be proposed 20 him tn guarantee
that submission, * topremise that that act
of violence should not be attended with any
mschevous consequences to England.
The English ambassador seems to have
inagineA that lie might venture to pr oppose
10 the minister Of the emperor, tf.at his
imperial majesty should undertake he apo
logy and defence of a proceeding W hich his
majesty had so openly condemned To
this step on the part of the Cabir.et of ST.
James, his majesty has thought proper to
pay only that attention which it deserved,
and has deemedi it high time to set limits to
his moderation.
That prince royal of Denmark, endowed
with a character full of nobepess and ener-
gy, and having been blessed by providence
with a soul as elevated as his high rank,
had apprized the emperor, that, Justly en-
ragged against what had recently happened
at Copenhagen, he had not ratified the con-
vention respecting it,, and that he consi-
dered it as null and void.
| The prince has just now acquainted his
majesty with the new propositions that have
been made to him, and which are of a ma
mre rather to provoke his resistance than
to appease his resentment, for they tend to
| stamp on his actions the seal of dcgradati-
on, the impressions of which they never
| will exhibit.
The emperor, struck with the confidence
which the prince royal placed in him, hav-
ing moreover considered his own grounds
of dissatisfaction with England, having at
tended to his engagements entered into By
the empress Cafharine, and by his late i'm
nerial majesty, both of glorious memory,
has resolved npon fulfilling them.
His imperial majesty breaks of all COM
Imuncatinn with England : he recalls his
embassy from that court, and will nat al
low any ambassador from her to continue
at his court. There shall henceforward
exist no relations between the two countries
Ihe emperor declares that he abrogates
levery act hitherto concluded between G.
B. and Russia, and particularly the con-
lvention concluded in 1901. He proclaims
a new the principles Of the armed neutra-
lhly, that monument of the wisdom of the
lempress Catharine, and binds himself ne
yer to recede from that system.
He calls upon England TO give complete
satisfaction to his subjects, with respect tc
all the just claims they may set up, OF
ships and merchandise seized and detained
J contrary to the express tenor of the trea-
ties concluded during his own reign.
hpe
shall! be re-established between Russia and
England, until the latter shall have given
lsatistsction to Denmark
The emperor expects, that his Britain.
mic Majesty, hnstead of permitting his mi.
nisters to scatter fresh seeds of war, ir
compliance only with his own feelings, viii
be induced 10 conclude a peace with his
majesty the emperor of the French, which
would be extending, in = manner to the
whole world, the inestimable blessings o.
peace.
When the emperor shall be satisfied up.
OF all these points, and especially upor
that OF a peace between France and En-.
gland, without which no part of Europe car
expect to enjoy any real tranquility, hi.
imperial Majesty will then willingly re-
turn TO the relations of amity with G.. B
which in the state of just resentment which
the emperor should feel, me has maintained
perhaps, too long.
Done at St. Petersburgh, the Goth Octo
Der, 1907.
From the Ne7v York Mercantile .Aduertf.
ser.
4 We have been sometime i'm possession Of
the fact that the king of Spain had been in.
duced to pardon the prince of Asturias who
had engaged in a conspiracy to deprive
him of his throne but as we could not an.
nounce II officially, we have preferred wait.
ing until some arrival from Spain should en-.
able us to give it a more authentic g form
and pressure" than could be done from ora
testimony. We have received the follow.
ing from Cadiz
| Extract of letter, dated Nov. s.
Political affairs seem more and more
lperpleXing daily. The reigning family OF
Portugal are to be annihilated, and tina,
country annexed to this, and no doubt some
other compensation taken from this.
I "Some private disturbances in the royaI
family here have occasioned two e5ttraor.
binary publications of the government, oil
which enclose you the copies. The fact
is,that the prince of Asturias and the prince
of peace are sworn en- mics. and of course
one or the other must fall. With these I'M
fortunate differences the whole country is
keptin state ofsuspense and alarm, which,
however ridiculous it NAV appear to for