Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-13

LONDON, Aug. IL.
SURRENDER OF FLUSHING.

LONDON aug. Ii.
SURRENDER OF FLUSHING.
We have the pleasure to announce the
surrender of Flushing The day beforeyester-
Gay. The welcome Intelligence was brought
by inerchantmai., which had been sen
with a present to the commander in chief
and arrived at Campvere on Monday after.
noon, when seven 74's were just getting I'M
der weigh to proceed to the bombardment.
acquitted Campvere on Tuesday afternoon
but oeforv she sailed, AN express had reach
ed that place, stating that Flushing had sur
rendered on Tuesday morning, at 6 o'clouk,
Alter tire s,endous bom5ardment which is
Bald 10 have laid all the Notifications front :
ing the sea completely Level with the ground.
The mum Ger OF inhabitants Sc soldiers that
persisted in tn bombardmeDt was very great
iedeed.
Dutch Decree Of Jaiy 90.
Louis Napoieon, Sc. &c. !" Until further
orcers, our decree of 30ih of June, No, l.,
respecting the admission of American YES
sells into the harbours of this ingdom, shall
be repealed. and every thinT relating Ia ere
10 De placed on the same footing as il was
before the issuing of the sad decree, so that
no other vessels than those conforming
strictly II the restrictions contained in our
former DEGREES sh IL be admitted. Those
which shall not 81 conform, shall he warned
off
The Director of the customs hereby or
ders all custom -house officers, statioretl in
the harbors and ports of this Kingdom, to
act according 70 the above decree, and to
inform I'll captains of American vessels,
which msY hereafter arrive, of the Contents
of the same as also of the DEGREES by which
the import of goods is permitted. And ale
so 70 send the papers of those, which from
the nature Of their cargoes, Gonceiv. t.,e
same admissible, with tie addition 1f the
usual declaration Of the director of the Gus
toms, and to wait for farther orders IN .ern-
ing the slme."
The above decree. when issued, was ac.
compahied with copy Of that of the 30th
OF JGae, IN winch the art cIes allowed to be
imported from America are specifically emu
merated. 1t was given in the Courier of
the 8 h ult.
August 10.
The official account of the surrender of
Flushing lad not arrived when our D Ieer
VS. put TO press.
The commandment of Flushing lasted from
Sunday afternoon till Tuesday morning.
On M0aday the large ships went in, and
began bombarding it on the sea side with
tremendous efect. The res stance was rem
oered more obstinate on account of part
x
falling into the hands of the Government a
sainst whom they we're fighting. Tie first
terms proposed By General Monnet a e said
to nave contained some stipulations n their
favour, which were instantly and indignant
" rejected by the Earl OF Chatham. The
town then held out some time longer, but
all hopes of succour being at an end. and
the Notifications tembling fast about their
ears, the garrison were reduced to the ne.
cessity of An unconditional surrender. The
terms were signed early On Tuesday morn
ing, and we were 10 take possession of the
place on Tuesday evening.
August 10
We received at late hour this morning,
Paris papers to the 81, Hamburg to the l In,
Berlin, Frantfort, and other papers to the
4th-the following are their cootents. There
is no fresh bulletin in them nor does L ap-
pear that the prrliminaries had been sign
ed so late as the 26ih OF last month though
repots prevailed at Hamburg on the Gin, u
ioh, that they were signed on the 9th.
We have. however, the Vienna papers be.
fore u The goth, which are totally silent
upon tho subject.
vienna, July %.
"'The prince of Jichtenstei makes fire..
uuert Journeys from Comorn to Schoen.
bfunu. According 10 reports, the signature
OF peace ~ UCdT lHt CNnutNlOnS VIII DC We
nv advantageous to the Princes of the Rhe.
n sh Confederacy, but Particularly to Blva-
ria aud Slxony The frontiers of Austria
will be removed far to the East F"
LoUIsBoURS, July 81.
Our court Gazette states, that on the 21st
the Town Of Crate, and on the 231, the Cit
adel, given up 20 the French, and the whole
province evacuated by the Ausirians. Coun'
Outlay at first refused to give up Gratz, TIL
Marshal Macdonald advanced with two
fresh French Divisions.
PARIS, August 1.
Letters from Vienna, state that Count
Champaign and the Duke Of Friuli on the
part OF the French, and Prince de Lichten
stein aud Baron Vincent are furnished with
full powers to treat for peace.
"General St Sevarre is appointed 10 the
chief command of the coast from Bouiogne
20 Washing.
M.Antoine, nephew TO the queen fSpain,
and FTancesehi, nephew of gen. Damas,