Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-21
Total
100000


Austria, it is true, since the middle of last
year, has made extraordinary exerslons to
equip formida5le military force. This
appears from a letter of Count de Cham.
| pagny OF the date of the 30th of July to
Count dc MetterDich the Austrian amoas-
sador. "Was 1t necessary (says hs) on the
lss OF April, that every thing should be Fl :
| nished by the 1st of July as If war was to
commence In Moment to put 100000
men under arms in addition TO the force
| already composing the standing army; to
exercise and equip them as if the danger
was immiaent, and consequently, war inc.
vitable." Here we find solution for the
| disagreement of the different accounts of
1907 and 1909. AT the end of the last and
the beginning of this year, the Austrian re-
guiar armies appear to have amounted to
| about 1000. This number also besides
the testimonies already adduced, does not
appear TO have been contradicted by Cent?
The additional forces, therefore, if any
since have been raised, must be no more
than those collected by instructions and
by lsvies EN- masse. There are other rea-
sons why Austria could not raise much rrea-
| ter armies OF regular forces: the wounds
winch her revenue, agriculture and com
! merce received IN the last war were TO be
healed, aud besides the jealousy of France
ever aWaking to the hostile preparations of
its heighbors, the state of her paper credit
incapacitated her from levying, disciplin-
ing and supporting SO great multitudes of
men. We are informed that her paoer
had SO deprecated in value that in Janu.
! airy last a ducat iii gold was bought at Is
forms IN paper; and that when paper is
at hdr, the value Of a ducat is four and
one half norinS. In SUCH a situation when
her paper 10 reduced to nearly one third of
its original value, is it to be supposed that
she could levy and bring into the field An
army which exceeded IN numbers half a
| million Of men {
There is at best bat little credit due 70
! anonymous publications, aud especially to
private letters. Butfrom the immense dis
| tance that separates the u. 5. from those
countries, which are the theatres of the
French, Spanish and Austrian armies, the
politician is Obliged to calculate the results
from the best data he can procure. We
there fore subJoin the annexed statement Ia
ken from HAVANA paper.
Description of the Provinces of !Shaiu
occuined by the French armies ;!he ne.
ees ot Which they Soere defeated, and
me number Of Inhabitants in each hro.
vince.
A'1dsiusia, has 99s ,24o inhabitants In
This prov.nse the armies of Dupont. Vedsl
and Govent were defeated by the span
iards,
Murcid, 1920 inhabitants. Conn,
floridl B.anco was native of this pro
vince,
EStranadnre, has 52s, 4o3 inhabitants.
Inc troops OF this province contributed
mach to the defeat of the French army in
Portugal, guarded its territory, and routed
the enemy IN several partial battles.
CasflAa IL NiteUa, has o2O,31e inhabi,
tants' In TINS province there were upwards
OF os,OVo OF tie enemy, VINO were defeated
IN several battles, and fled with Murat ana
the pretended king Joseph.
Vasencia, has 1876, o5S Inhabitants whose
v ,lor laughed at the repeated attacks of
MOncey, and at last Compelled him "a ag
with the remainder of his troops.
Castillo Ia Tieja, has 1,6IS 500 inbah;
tants. Ihis province has suffered very
much during the war, the French having
forced passage through it. But as soon
as they found they were assisted by the
Gaile6os, AsturIanos Leoneses, and the in
naoitants OF the mountains, they organized
themselves and fought the enemy in the
plains OF CASTLE, aud compelled them 10
retreat to the heights of Vizeaya and M.
varre.
Leon, has S60,125 inhabitants This
province has always acted in coniunction
with the Austrians. A re yiment Of Aus.
trisn horse assisted in driving the French
out o. this province.
Gahcia, has ,543 $50 inhabitants. TIE
French have noe had possession of this mo-
vince. IL was the first which declared ia
suspicious ofBonaParte, by sinking a French
vessel which was carrying of arms from
FerTol. II Immediately raised an army Of
hardy ah1 brave young rnen, and seat them
into CASTLE.
.Asturia, has 5S4, 23s inhabitants. The
French had no other force here than a nj.
quet OF rascaIs (qiquete de malvados) to
Kill those illostrious patriots for the readv
add efhcacious measures which thew had
adopted tor the safety of Spain but in.
stead Of being Inundated, the patrio,s
were reused toresistance, and the whole
province declared for the cause of their
1h0HfaHas de Sonander, has 400, 900 in
1abitaots. This province is included in
Castillo Ia Yiejas aud is the place Of na..