Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-27
BssroS, OA 80.
Centiaat Office, Wednesday Aosa.

Sept.
In a paper Of the 5th it is reported, that
France anl Austria had concluded a peace.
That Austria surrenders a great part
OF her territory That Francis is 10 lose
his titie OF Emperor, * take taat of King of
Hungary and Bohemia ani In Il Napoleon
adds To his other titles, that of Archduke
OF Austria.-So far the report aud we
think IL mere bubble. Paris Moniteurs
to the 22d Aag. make 10 mention of any
treaty being concluded, and that the neso-
Citations of it were not to be opened in Han
gary uati the 18th OF August. And
hoadon paper OF the 6tn is silent on the sub
ject.
The Expedition to the Scheldt was re.
turnins.--A great number OF the troops
had arrived IN England, principally caval-
ry, the horses oi wnich Rad not ueen land
ed: Lord Chatham states as the Cause of
the abandonment OF the Interior objects, the
iHapracticability ofan attempt upon Antwerp
from tae great number o. troops assembled
to defend it; and from the sickness, the
effect OF the climate, iCh began to be felt
| In his army. A force (I5,000) IS to be left
| IN the Island OF Waicheren sufficient to
secure that important possession. The pa
perS are loud IN condemning the Earl of
Chatha IN tor his dl!atoriness aud want of
eG<rsy. Il is stated that the army is to be
| employed on fresh expedition and that
! the orders were transmitted on the 4tn from
4 the Admiralty and Zealand, on the sub
lJect. The troops are to be provisioned tor
one mouth. Some accounts speak of ereat
foundations IN the country bordering on the
Scheldt.
The accounts from Spain, by this arrival.
are not so late as those we have received
direct from Cadiz and Lisbon. But we
have received the official letters of Gen
wellesley, OF his retreat from Talayera
the reports Of which we have before com.
municated. All the British wounded, ex-
| ceptin5 1900, were left To tine French.
his letter is dated at Delatosa, the 9Th
! Aug. Cen fneL
We have seen several letters from Lis.
bon, to the last of Aug. One of them an
nounces the very satisfactory information,
| that IN consequence OF Representations on
the subject OF the Regency the exorbitan nc
duty OF 30 per cent on imports had been
revoked, and the former regulation oi 2
| per cent re- established.
EXTR AC rs.
&c Lisbon, July 30. The demand
for -four, wheat, rice, &. IS very con-
siderable, for supplying the prouin C S
through which the armies pass, as the
dome harvest has Been very unproduc.
tive.
{. Lisbon, Aug. %. Great hopes
! are entertained of succeeding in keep
ing the French forces in Spain, from
repossessing this country. rhe ac-
counts received these few days are Of
a very Aattering nature and it is sin
cerely wished the next intelligence
from Germany may be equally satis-
| factory.
! Boston Ceutinel.
Extract of letter to the Editor of the
Mercantile Advertiser, dated
! Bosr,N, Oct. ls, Noon
This morning arrived here the
ship Packet, Field, from Liverpool,
from whence she sailed on the 9Th OF
September
The British Expedition his aban-
doned its design upon Antwerp s. the
French feet in the Schcl1t. The rea-
sons given for this abandonment are.
the great force which the French aud
Dutch had collected in opposition, the
foundations, and the sickness Of the
troops, of whom 5000 are said to be on
the sick list. Many of the troops had
returnedto England, including all tn {
cavalry, none of which had been land.
ed at all III Zealand. A garrison was
left at Flushing, and there were ru.
mours Of an attempt to be made on
Helvostsluys and Wiiliamstadt, and oil
another destination to part of the
Expedition. The failure ofthe proiec t
on the Scheldt excited much discon-
tent in England some blaming the
Ministry, others the Commander in
Chief, and court martial was talked
OF with all that freedom Of remark &
| invective which distinguishes the Eng
lish press.
Gle IS reported that the Prelimiua-
ries OF Peace between France and
Austria are agreed on and that plen-
ipotentiaries were 10 NEE. &C Often
burgh, IN Moravia, on the 15.h oil
Aug. to settle the deGnitive articles.
Champagny and Russian envoy had
already gone thither.
" Sir Arthur tVellesley's Official dis
I II.