Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
Dtrglnla Irgu8.
II L C II M o N d.
TUESDAY, AuGusr Is, 1909.

THE battle Of the 21st and 22d of Nav,
between the Austrians and the French, APP
pears to have given a guictus to the opera
tons of the latter. Judging from the unu.
sual and protracted inactivity of the French
emperor, =. would appea ar that he had been
IN some measure induced to change the
plan of the campaign and the policy OF his
schemes by that sanguinary combat. The
rapidity of motions at first indicated an
intention of crushing Austria without giving
her time to breathe; but the firm stand
made by Prince Charles on the banks of
the Danube, has for 4 moment arrested the
career or the conaueror and made him re-
sort TO time, which, in military affairs, is
the most important of all things. The
advantages which Bonaparte NAV promise
himself from delay, in the present posture
OF things, are certain, and fatal to the
Aus.rian power. We find that the Rus.
slams and the Poles are advancing throu III
Gallicia, that div sion of the French ar
my is in the Hungarian Kingdom, having
Captured Raab, very strong place and of
great use in carrying the War into that
country. whilst the German contingents
from the side of Saxony have advanced in.
to Bohemia, and the grand French army
has swept every thing before il from the
Rhine to Vienna. In these circumstances
the Archdute Charles finds himself c0oped
up on the frontier of Bohemia, apparently
without any considerable magaz mes Of am .
nutrition and provisions. Procrastinatisn
Is ruinous to Austria. Immense armies
are subsisting in her domInions and must
| exhaust them, If they were ten times as
fertile. At this time her territories must
be encumbered with near one million of
men engaged in warlike pursuits-the
- Oh sl,o
troops OF the Raenish confederacy SO that,
in truth, all the unproductlve population of
Europe is quartered upon Austria. Charles,
under this aspect OF affairs, must himself
be excessively straItened for supplies, and
his wants alone, In this respect would fina
~ prove fatal to him. But delay brings upon
, him the combined forces OF France and her
allies, which Uust of course destroy him,
! lie Is In an intinItely more perilous situa-
tion than ever Frederick of Prussia was in
the seven years war, without the wonder
ful abilities of Frederick, and With mach
more able Generals opposed to him than
the Prussian monarch had. The time is
not lost to Bonaparte detachments from
his army can be employed upon distant en-.
terprIzes. in Hungary, Moravia, or Bohe.
mia. Ihe taking of Raab, is military
stroke IN corroboration of civil policy Il
IS no doubt to influence the Hungarians t.
accept the offer of independence he i'd forth In
kapoleon's proclamation addressed to them
Ths French emperor will also employ him.
self IN new-modcllIng the Austrian govern
meat, IN ParcellIng It's provinces, and con.
solidatlng his power. Thus time work.
for France the ruin Of Austria as surely a,
the greatest of battles. Let US not 1siud,
ourselves. The destinies Of Europe ar,
Changed, and that quarter Of the globe
politically speaking, will no more revert /,
It's former posture. Ii America be wis
and decided IN her councils she will prof
by the new political and commercial es
Establishments which are now taxing roo
in the world.