Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-02
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, June 81.

LONDON, June I'll.
The following article appeared in a
Dutchpaper of The 10th inst.
GA camp is to be formed near Berlin Of
40 COG French troops. Various reasons
are assigned <The French say TO ease
he inha bitants)
" The French minister for the colonies
has sent m ssenger to the Board of Com
merce, at Bordeaux ordering that all yes
sells bound TO The colonies must take OIL
board from 40 tn so soldiers according tt
the S re OF the vessel, until 10000 men
shall have been in this manner conveyed
10 the West Indies.
1t is. strongly reported in Amsterdam,
that Austria and Russia are about TO enter
into ve'y close alliance.
Gen. Dumourier has certainly offered to
take the command Of the patriotic army
oil Spain.
July 10.
The reports Of the Instructions in
France against the usurped tyranny and
insupportable military CONSUMPTION Of DO
naParte, are probably premature. Rut il
is nevertheless a fact. that certain persons
are arrived in this country, To the number
OF 3, who have escaped lrotn France, and
have made Their way over here through
Ho!l2pd and they not only declare the
sentiment of adherence against BSnapar-
te is universal on that part of the CONT
nent through which they passed but they
are asserted ard believed to be au hor sed
TO make certain propositions to our Go
vernmeni connected with future meditatea
movements in Franc e- They have had an
int uis mil ofA a.
lion, and ii is mt improbable that impor
tant consequences may result from Their
yisr 10 England.
A bulletin of which the following is the
substance, was circulated on Saturday
veDing -
That letters Of the 18th of June had
been received from Admiral Cotton, off
LISBON, at which lime the army under IA
not consisted of about 5000 men. Juno,
had Quilted his head quarters in the city of
Lisbon. ard had found il prudent 10 retire
TO The Castle OF st. Juliens. The right
wing of the small army under his com.
m9nd was extended toward Cascues. He
was we'll informed of the whole proceed.
ings OF the SpaniaIds both in Spain, andin
Oporto, and of The inclinations of the Por
tuguese people whom he bad proceeded to
dissrm Of all offensive weapons-it is said
even Of knives and forks
Letters received from Cadiz, state that
the Marquis de Hijar, determined etc my
Of French influence, residing near Madrid
hiss with the whole Of his family, and do.
meslics, been put to d ah b. party of
French soldiers, who in compliance wi
the orders they had received, forced their
way into the house IF The Marquis, in the
dead Of the night, and murdered in cold
blood, every person they discovered, a.
mounting to upwards of thirty.
Three brigades G. infantry, consisting of
10 600 men, with several squadrons OF Ca
valry, are already under orders to embark
al Ramsgate and in the Downs. A bri.
gsde of the guards is also TO be immrdi-
a,ely embarked, and the total number of
troops 10 be employed on this occasion
will amount 10 little short of 3o,ooo.-Re
pert says that Lord Mora is TO have the
command.
A considerable number of Spanish Gran.
dees are at Bayonne, * are or afiie ci to be
friendly to Napoleon. Among th-m areI
SAID TO be prince CasteI Franco, the Duke
del Psrque. the Duke of Ossuna, the Mari
quis oil Santa Croix, and the Count OF San.
Ia Colonns, the Duke del Inlantado, Ur-
quito, and Cevallos.
Talleyrand is said to be out of favor
with Napoleon and 10 have been averse TO
his project on Spain.
The present would be favorable time
for revolt in Naples, in Rome, and, In
deed throughou, ! ally.
Mr. Frere is appointed Envoy to the
Spanish Patriots.