The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-26

| the grasp OF his ambition, either ny tue Vaiou'
| of the Princes of the house of Austria, or by
| the patriotic struggles of their subjects. Bona
parte had fixed his head quarters at the palace
OF Shonbrun, his former residence, and 1t does
not appear that or entering Vienna his troops
had encountered any resistance.
The army was about to proceed 10 two div.
sions, the enc into Hungary, to rcpress the po-
pular instructions the other to Moravia and
Bohemia, in search Of the armies CT the arch
luke Charles and rerdlnaud.---ln lsaly, the
Aus,rians have been obliged to retreat 10 the
Tasliamento; in short, II is impossible from the
aspect of affairs, in that quarter OF Europe, TO DC
more gloomy than it now appears. And yet
ministers are applying TO parliament for powers
to grant subsidies. JUS, as it few hundred thou
sand pounds could save totering empire itoni
impending ruin ; or as if in the actua! state OF
this county, three millions sterling were a con-
sideration altogether unworthy tho attention CT.
ther of the people or the parliament.
1t appears from the Foreign Journals, that
Russia has declared against Austrian AMI thar
the Russian ministers has left Vienna.
The Gottenbargh mail, which arrived this
lay. repeats the intelligence Of the renewal Of
hostiltss against Sweden BY Russia. II appears
that Prussia has declared war against Austria
also What combination of infamy, iniquty
aud ruin TO independent nations is produced by
the unnatusa union between Alexander and Be-
naparte,
We published yesterday, in second edition,
the latest accounts OF Sir Arthur Wcllcslys mo-
tons, which fully justified I'll. confidence we
expressed the preceding day, that he wonid pnr-
sue the enein: without losing moncnt He
left Opotto on the 18th, the advanced guard
having gonc before him considerable time. On
the 10Th, Sir Arthur was at Braga whittier the
enemy were understood to have directed their
course from Villa Real in order to peuetrate into
Gail cha. But such WAS the rapiaity with which
the enemy fed, leaving behind artillery. and
every thing e:s that could retard them, that they
could not be overtaken. They are, of course,
supposed. to have got nt, Galiicia, where Soult
will enGeavor to form a anction with Ncy, Kel-
ierman, and Monitor, and turn to make head
against sir Arthr- Wellesley. only wher sure Of
having superior force. We are Happy to DC
assured, however, thar they cannot bring ,ol;e-
tner any force to which Sir Arthur Wdicsiey's
army, aided as il is by the Portuguese, unie,
gen. Bsre,forl and geo. lvcira, and the Spa
niaris under Romano, wl be fully adequate
We therefore continue 10 look forward with con-
ti.!tnte to other victories, more important than
the last.
London, May o7.
4 meeting ,,f the merchants OF Lon lon took
place at the t,ty Of I.ondon Taveru, Yesterday
morning, in pursuance Of an advertisement TO-
thar purpose. About two hundred merchants
al 'nAed.-.Mr- Wilson, Of the house Of Ages
sez AL wilson, vas called to the chair who re-
trsssn', III clear and impressive manner, the
stv1rt .mrd-hps which would affect the British
mercantile Interests, by the admission Of Amt-
rcans into ,Ee ports Of Holland, &c. &c.-A
string Of resolutions, Of which the following (,
a substitute, was tneu read to the me- ting, az,
after long discussion, principally expressive
dissatisfaction At the Indulgence gwen to Amer
cans, in which the Chairman, Mr.. John Hall
Mr.. Hilbert, Mr.. Alderman Atkins. Mr.. ;
Cock, ard several others, took part, was passe,
unanmous'y--eiz.
That the Order in Council of the oGth, Of
Ap.l, would probably arrive about s days ht
lore the arrangement Of Nv. Erskine could hav.
tax Gu effect and that by this order, the A nrr-
cans would be apptlsed that such an arrange
mcnt would not be slnctioncd-TNat the tin,
proposed to be givcE to the Americans, woul,
prejudice tie British merchant by enabling Their.
to pour in THEN produce TO the ports Of EIollani
and the Baltic, al much lower prices than he
could supply them. That good faith is as ne
cessary to be exercses, BY government to the ma.
tlves, as to aliens. and that the orders in cauncll
of November 1907, were pledge to the British
merchants, that the system Of rigor adopted b,
tAose orders should be exercised against France
and her dependencies, as long as the eelicts Of
Berlin continued
That the orders Of council Of the 2eth, OF
April, last, was inconsistent with the pledge, and
initiated against the interest of the British mi
nistcr That it is essential to the West India
trade that the Americans should not ship coloni-
al produce to Holland direct. That there is a
great quantity of colonial produce in America
rea'y to be shipped off, which will be sent to
Holland il the time proposed be conceded to the
Americans, BY which the markets will be elut-
ted. -
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Rrt1Uten the ministers of Frunre md 1uot