Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-28


longer be sold at very reduced rate, iu-
deed, after it was known that American
vessels were to be permitted TO proceed TO
the Continental ports.
This, no doubt, is a great hardship up.
on our Merchants, but here again we ask,
whether government could apply any REM
edy for it, except interdictins American
vessels from proceeding at all to Dutch
ports; an Introduction that would be mani
testify unjust TO those Merchants in Ameri-
ca who have given full credit TO, and acted
upon, Mr. Erskine's arrangement.
A general meeting of the Merchants was
70 be held this day apon the subject.
May Of.
We received this morning Paris papers
to the 22d, Dutch to the 26th, aad Ham
burg to the 20.h.-They contain the fol-
lowing important information Vienna was
not surrendered without resistance. The
archdude Maximilian, the governor of this
! city, had invited the citizens to make
vigorous defence and when Lannes, who
commanded the French advanced guard,
| summoned il to surrender, the populace fell
upon the aid-de-camp and wounded him.
The suburbs of Vienna are incapable of ma
king any defence zabut brisk fire vas kept
upon the French from the ramparts, and
the summons to surrender was repeated.
| The city was then bombardetl and set on
| FIRE in several places but measures having
beentake to cut ofthe archduke's retreat,
| aud the French having passed an arm of
the Danube, his royal highness retreated,s
with the troops, and a negotiation was en-.
tered into for The Surrender of the city.
The capitalization was signe 1 on the 12th
lin the evening. and on the 18th the French
were put in possession of Vienna.
The court of Vienna is gone to essen.
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chants interested in the trade of Holland
and the Baltic, 100 gentlemen being assem-
bied, Mr. Wilson {of the firm of Messrs.
Wilson and Agussie) WAS called to the,
chair. The object ofthe meeting was then
stated to be, to take into consideration the
| probable effect of the concession in point
of time proposed to be made by govern
tment to shippers from the United States
who embarked their property in the con-
hdence of the late arrangement with MIR
Erskne. 1t had been on the preceding
day suggested by the board of trade, that
all commodities shipped from thence des-
tined to Hollad and elsewhere, which under
the orders of council would have been liza
BILE to seizure, should not be exposed to
lsequestration, if put on board i'm America,
prior to the 10th of August, in order that
1.-THE merchants of the United States should
not be detrimented by the misunderstan-
ding or the British minister resident at
Washington.
Mr. John Hall and several other gentle.
men stated the Inconvenience that would
arise to the Dutch trade, if Americ ans
were permitted in the interval to be al
lowed TO pour their produce into Holland
and thus supply the market directly from
the United States, under advantages which
could not be enjoyed by the British rner-
4 chant, who had all the difficulties of con-
traband intercourse to struggle with. The
matter they said, was not taken up on the
particular interests OF any individual mer-
chants, but on the general ground of the
Justice demanded of his majesty's govern
ment, that the citizens of a foreign state,
. like the republic of America, should no,
derive from the indulgence of this crown a
benefit TO the injury OF the subjects of the
country. On these grounds they proposed
a series of resolutions, to be laid before che
board of trade, explanatory of their view.
OF the ht line OF conduct to be observed in
the present embarrassing circumstances.
Mr.. HILBERT said if Government had got
) into a scrape, either from the insccuracy
or ambiguity OF its own instructions, or from
the misconception of its public agent, it as
: not equitable to compound the affair with
America, by giving indu'g ence to the mer
CHANTS OF the v. - 10 the pTSJuGiCe Vi nul
own. He did not even see, which ever way
: the matter might be determined, whether
| more or less time were given 10 the Trans
D Atlantic trader, that the permanent inter
!. ests of the West India merchants were
5 concerned in the result he did howeyel
{ discover, that by the supply directly fron
t America TO Holland great number OF res
: lpectable buyers of colonial produce here
o would be taken out OF the market; and thu
a 1.-THE Immediate sales of that species of pro
= perty would be obstructed. Perhaps ii
Y preference to resolutions, the ground o
: complaint would with more propriety b.
stated in the form OF memorial bu
y probably ii more solemnity in the proceed
!, ing were required this might be done in
4 future stage.
J, After some further remarks from Mr.
IL HILBERT, Mr.. Coor, Mr. Atkins, and fron
e the Chairman, the Resolutions, OF whic
e the following is the substance, were passe
$ unanimously:
J That the Order in Council, of the 26t
e of April would probably arrive about Az
!, days before the arrangement of Mr.. Frs
:. kline could have taken effect and that b
!. this order, the Americans would be up