Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-30


temberg and Bavaria, ne might have
been permitted 90 have kept Pomera.
MA, on the cond ton, however. of car.
rving on no trade with Great Britain.
That he did NOT so deiase himself. will
never be imputed to him rs a fault by
any Swehe who is 4 friend to the in
dependence and freedom of,his Coun-
try. Is the war with Russia 70 be i'm :
puted TO him as crime He did not
provoke 1t. Ii was begun by Russia
against avery principle o. honor and
Justice his Swedish Majesty could not
nave avoided it, unless ne had consen.
ted 70 disgrace himself and the peopl
over whom he ruled, by the most
AFFECT submission. That he did no:
defend Finland as long as it could be
defended that he did not dispu eve
~ inch of ground against superior
force, viii not be said even by his BIT.
terest enemy. That the war, and the
severity of the season, produced ex.
IRENE mlser, Is most true, but thev
were not accustomed by the King. He
exercised the right which God and ma
ture give all Sovereigns, OF defending
their territories against any enemy who
attack them. He mas failed, however,
IN the struggle, and the fall of another
Lawful Sovereign will add another ,ri-
umph to the many achieved wv Bona
parte over the principles of legitimacy,
freedom and justice. The King of
Sweden has thus in some degree had
The fate OF Hamiet's father--ssUpon
my secure hour, thy UNCLE stole" He
has been deprived of his Crown by his
uncle-whethsr the tragedy will be
completed by the death Of the depos-
ed Monarch, we are yet 70 learn.
The French have retired from the
Iagus, alter destroying the bridge of
Arcibispo and the Spaniards are pre-
pairing to follow them. Some advan-
sages have lately been gained over the
French in Spain.
Dutch papers have been received to
the 22d inst. and though they do no,
announce the copmencement Of hosti
hCies, they iforl additional proofs that
Wa is inevitable. se 6rst colamn of
0udinots aroy, $4,000 stron2, is now
ar Aag burg. Tne second Damn f .
led or through Uln on the fst, and
Proceeded l. re same direction. The
imber OF the French i'll Geruany. IN
Icluding the 2hsnish consinge nts, is es-
tlmated at 10000 men. The Aus.
trian troops are encanpe1 AZ Egra, IN
the Bohemia, t.iltz in Upper Austria
ADD on the side of alv. Considera-
Die approximations are entertained IN
Saxony on account of the cantiguity OF
the Aus rian army and the treasure and
Archives have been sent off in great
ste from Dresden. From Russia
we have not sufficient Information 10
assert that she wiiltake part villa Aus.
tria; but we have st,ong belief that
sine viii. Count Wanoden, al Au,tri.
al oihcer, IS reported to be gone tn
Turkey, to arrange with the Russian
General the march Of the Russian ar
my from Turkey into GaIicia.
WHITEHALL, March 25.
! Theking has been pleased to consti.
ute and appoint the Right Hon. Gene.
raj Sir David Dundas, <. 3. to be
Commandrr in Chief of all his Males
TVS Land Forces in the United King
dom 0! Great Britain and ireland.
| March %.
A Flag Of Truce arrived yester.Ia,
afternoon at Dover, win Russian
Messenger on board.-HIe came from
3oulogne in a French schooner, and
his name is De Sass. He left Russia
the latter end OF February. At seven
O'Clock last right he etof for London,
IN Post-chaise and four, and arrived
"a iowa this morning. The Flag of
Truce returned to Boulogne as soon
as they landed MIN. 1t is supposed by
some that he is the bearer of another
joint Overture from France and Rus
sla: but had that been the case, he
would have been dispatched from Pr
ris, and noe from Prters5urph.-Oth
ers assert tn lie is come with dispat-
ches for the Russian Admiral.
Mr.. Whitbread asked question IN
the House of Commons last night, re-.