Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-28

The apprehension Of a rupture between
Austria and France has contributed 10 de-
press rhe English funds half per cert: they
were on the 18th, Omnium / 3 disc.
Consols IS 1-2
Ferdinand WI was TO be proclaimed at
Madrid on the 24th of august, a. great
preparations were making tor that solem-
nifty.
The Swedes have obtained some further
aud important successes over the Russians.
Private letters from Stockholm state, that
certain intelligence had been received there
from Riga, that 40 COO Russians had been
ordered to proceed to Poland, for the pur-
pose of quelling an insurrcction which had
broken out in that quarter. They have
refused to obey orders transmitted from
Paris to proceed to Spain, as Bonaparte
had fulfilled his promise to establish Poland
as an independent State. The orders is
sued from st. Petersburg were to arrest
Dombrowskv, and send him to Paris.
A letter from Liverpool, dated 18TH Sept.
represents the price of cotton as having con-
siderably advanced, with prospect of its
being still higher, as the stock in the mar
ket is light. New upland cotton is quoted
at IS. sterling; Old at IS. 3D.. to Is. Cd
and New-Orleans IS. to IS. & Sd.
THE correspondence about the following
capitalization is too voluminous tn insert
in addition to the articles. We have
extracted and condensed the most impor-
tant parts 1t is stated in the letter from
Lieut.. Gen. Sir II. Dalrymple, comman-
ding his majesty's troops in Portugal. TO
Lord Viscount Castlereagh, his Majesty's
rincipal Secretary of S ate. That he lam
ded in Portugal and took command of the
Of tha Il
after the battle Of Vimiera, where the en-.
envy sustained signal defeat. A few hours
after Gen. Kellerman came with flag of
truce from the French General in chief, to
propose a cessation of hostilities and conclu-
ding convention for the evacuation Of Por-
tugal by the French.
The following were at first adopted, but
with reference to the British Admiral, who
objected to The 9TH article, which had for
its object, the disposal of the fleet in the
agus.-.1rgus.
Translation of the Articles for suspension
of arms in Portugal.
Suspension Of arms agreed upon between
Lieutenant General Sir Arthur WELLESLEY,
knight of the Order of the Bath, on
one part, and NJ. Kellerman, General of
Division. Grand officer of the Legion of
Honor, Commander of the Order of the
Iron Crown, Grand Cross of the Bavarian
Order of the Lion. on the other part
both invested with full powers by the res
| pective Generals of the French and Bri"
fish armies, dated Head Quarters of the
British army, August D, 1903.
Art. |. There shall be, from the present
date. suspension of arms between the for.
ces ofhis Britannia majesty and those of his
imperial and royal majesty, Napoleon J.
in order to treat for convention, for the
evacuation of Portugal by the French ar.
my.
! III. The genls. in chief of the two armies
and the admiral commander in chief O his
Britannia majesty's fleet oT the mouth of the
Tagus, shall fix upon day wherein &c
meet IN such, point of the coas. as shall be
thought fit, in order TO treat for and con-
ciude said convention.
| III. The river SANDER shall form the
! line old marcation between the two armies
! Torres Vedres shall not be occupied by Ell
Their.
| ~. The commander in chief of the :
fish army shalt engage TO include the Por-
!tuguese armies in this convention and their
line of demarcation shall be from Leira
and Thurman.
! V. 1t is professionally agreed, that IN.
French army shall in no case be consider
ed prisoners Of war; that all those of whom
il consists, shall be conveyed to France
with arms and baggage, and all their pr
vte property ofevery description, no part
Of which shall be arrested from them.
| vi. Noindividual, whether native of Por-
tugal. Of country in alliance with France,
or of France, shall be moested for his pc.
Itical conduct; they shall be protected in
their persons, their properties respected,
and they shall be at liberty to remove from
Portugal with what belongs to them within
stipulated time.
VII. The neutrality of the port ofLisbon
shall be recognised with regard to the Rus
sian fleet; that is TO say, when the British
army or feet shall be in p secession of the CITY
and port, the same fleet shall not be moles
ted dur6g It's continuance there, nor oh
structed when leaving II, nor followed af-
ter il shall have Quilted that port, before
the time prescribed by the maritime laws
VIII. All the artillery Of the French Ca
libre, as also all the horses of the French
cavalry shall be transported to France.
TX. his suspeDs on of arms shall not be
broke without forty eight hours notice.
Made and agreed upon by the toremen-
tied Generals.
(Signed)
ARTHUR WELLESLEY,
KELLERMANN, Gen. of Div.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.