Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
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in pursuit of the enemy, sn Arihar is %.
liged to wait until they sholI have beea
provided by the Spapiards On this stb.
je6t he has written Letter TO Major Gen.
Doroghuc, Adju,ant Gen. OF The span sh
army-and q very angry letter VIC dare
say it is, since Ministers have thought
proper to withhold it from the public.-
That any thing can now be done to save
the Peninsula there can be surely no ooss
So credulous as to hopes If sir Arthur
Wellesley should ever reach Mad,idi &c
may be feared thai the Difficult es ami dam
ger of his retreat will surpass th s. of BIS
advance. The Spsnlaids viii MOI assist
themselves we have mol Gent salfic,snk
lorce into the Peninsula to expei their in
yader, even while thu whole force IF Napo-
leon was engaged in Germany. What
'rfatuation !S-what insanity lean induce
hope that Sir Arthur Wellesley can efA
iect h deliverance of The p, ninsuia, when
reInforcemep,s from Franc shall pcurinto
Spain lit is impossible that our army
can long maintain themselves IN he iB,e-
ror OF SPAN. Napoleon promised last
year that not a village in Spain should DC
in s'aie of insurrectinn by Christmas
punGtual execution o. hal threa il is noe
impossible inst b fore mex Christmas,
he viii p=. form thar which he II d prom.
sed to effect in he preceding year
Yesie day Cote sburgh Mai arrived
IN town. BY this arrival we learn, ,hat
an Armislice n ben entered into be-
iweeo he oSedes aud Norwegian troops.
Great hopes e entertained ,ha his conA
vention will erminate IN PEACE between
sweden and Denmark k. Among other re-
ports is one that The Island OF Alaud
has beer Captured by British squadron.
Ia second, thai 1000 Russians had bcen
forced to surrender 10 the Swsde. ~ Boz
TIM .a--and THIRD tina tae PRICE II Aa-
,ustenberg, who had been nom alsd as
successor 10 tie Crown OF Sweden, had
refused 10 accept that nominauou
The successful a,ack made by our
squadron at Archangei, is said have
eAcs,Sd strong seusaiOn "a she oasHc.
The Duke Of Brunswick Gels, ~ih
1000 men is said to have finally efecled his
retreat to the Weser, and 10 have baen
received with all his tIoops. on board lhe
British squadron under Lord S,ewac.
Cuxhaven has been abandoned by our
troops on the advance OF French corps,
destined 10 take possession ol the place.
The Dispatches from Lord Colling~ood,
IN The Mediterranean, furnish an addition
al instance ofths harrasslng effects, which,
With Our numerous and irresistible navy,
might be produced upon the enemy's
coasts.
The public accounts mention, that Sic
James SaumareZ with tho squadron under
his orders, had appeared of Crons adj, ST.
that an embargo was therefore 'mpoged
IN all the Russian ports of The BaluC-
There is a report Of "a firing having been
heard on the opposite coast in consequence
OF the prelminaries Of peace having been
signed between Austria and france AID
that by enc OF he articles Emperor Fan.
CHS consents hat the French shall occupy
Vienna, and the Archduchy Of Austria for
six years
The Russian prisoners that suuenderl
ed Sir Charles Cotton, in the iagas.
viii sail in few days from Porsm outh
for ST. Pe;ersburgh. Adm "a Siaiayau
takes his passage in the Champion ftigse.
Capt Henderson. The c ews 81 the
SOU dron will be put on board division Of
transports, which is under the orders OF
Capain Shepherd. The Russian ships lre
10 be brought into Por mou h.
Arthur O'Conpor it is reported, has
command in Flu hing
Lord and Lady Holland, and Lord Johu
Russell, arrived at Porismou'h on 7 hues.
day, in the Lively friga c, Of SO guns, capt.
Mckinney, from their visit to Span and
on Friday Sc on. for Holland House.
near London, wher- they arrived on Sa-
turday.
Yesterday Gottsnbu Mail arrived.
Us contents are not important The facS
It an armistice having en- concluded be
tween The Swedes and No wegians, IS the
only one which comes authenticated by
this conveyance. Ii was to iast till the Sd
inst. by winch lime the Danes we're 20 havs
evacuated Sweden.
The Ok Deal boat, brought tAs follow.
ing particulars -
Flushing had en- FOND so strong, ~
10 require 20 be approached on lhe isnd
side ~ q regular ma1ner, AID orr troops
were active y employed u cons fucti1g lhe
various batteries, which when completed,
would amount to upwards III 100 pc ces of