Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-13

1 ~ VIC hHOW iotuiuD OF that. Inc Prince ~
Lichtenstein may be much ADLER ma, bnt
| we know nothing OF that If the war be r..
newed we hope Austria will be successful I'M
der whoever may be entrusted with the com
mand other armies. But it is surely as u liust
as ungracious to arraign Prince, whose char.
acter has been hitherto unimpeachable mere
| ly because he discontinued the war before
We wished him; and to extol, at the expence
OF his character. successor of whom we kno ~
nothing except that he is in power. and is a.,
bout TO renew the w-r-and even that we know
on doubtful authority pilot.
The mysterious veil which has covered the
negotiations between Austria and Franc. is at
9Th drawn aside, and an appeal to arms has
been once more resolved uoon by the emperor
Francis. This important Intelligence has Ger.
tainly reached his Maj esty's ministers TIE
ArohduSe Charles no pnger comninds the
Austrian Armies, and Prince John of Lichs ZEN.
stein has been declared G.ner,lissimo, with
full powers. An official communicative de.
ciaring this change, and at the same tine an
lnnunciig the determination of the Austrian
government to persevere in the contest at all
risks, rather than yield to the arrogant demands
of Napoleon, was OH Sunday evening received
| by Mr.. Canning. This we state as fact,
which cannot be contradi9ed. -rhe Day.
Moniteur of a late date is said to have
been received, which states, that the conscrip.
| tons for the years 1911 and 1912 have been
ordered to be Immediately enforced. If this
L ID
lance of the war on the Continent.
The French funds, it was stated had fallen
| live per cent
August IS.
The dispatches from the earl of Chatham,
by the Phoenix, the arrival of which We an.
nounced yesterday, are dated the Goth and
state that the whole of the British force had
landed IN South Beveland except q corps left
| IN garrison IN Flushing, Under the command OF
Lieutenant General Frazer. The most active
preparations were making for the attack on
| Fort Lilo
Several private letters also received
through the same channel from Mid
dieburgh, dated the 2lsl, stale that the
Earl ofChaiham had that day proceed.
ca 10 bsVeiand. The amount of the
force left in The island of Walcheren is
5000 men. The whole Of the B riiish aeet
had assembled off BathE, and the enemy's
ships, as We stated some days since, had
gone ep the river above Antwerp.
We stopped he press yesterday to ana
nounce the arrival of Dutch papers to the
18th, ct which the following is the SUB.
stance.--An article from Antwerp, states,
that reinforcements from France arrive i'm
that city to the amount of eight hundred
men day; and tina, the communica ions
between II and Bergen op-Z )om are REL.
dered difficult by the inuadat,ons that
| have been formed. The lines of s climber.
gen are inuhia,ed and the low geou ID Of
Bergen is also under wafer. The carps
or the Dutch Cen. G ailen, consisting Of
$500, has returned To Holland, and he
Nves'phal,an troops are also sd ancing 10
BY forssd marches. A CO 'ps OF 8 o. 5000
.nen proved, that the English would at.
tempt descent on that island.
Bosom papers to the Esd uIt. arrived
Yesterday, but their coa,ents are unim.
portant.
MeNAvIA, Aug. I
We learn that the Archduke Charles.
owing 10 bad heath, has resigned he COM.
nand of the army, and that Prince John
81 Lchtenslein has tsksr IL, ad IN erin.
Angus 90.
The Austrian army is again represent.
ed as very formidable in numerical
strength, not less than $50, 900 men, ins
dependent OF he Landweh. This armv
Is posed along the eastern banks of the
river Mach the centre is stated to be at
Cremz'e; the right al Olmutz the left at
Holitsch.
The report of the renewal of hostlities
between France and Austria vas repea ed
yeslerdiy with increased confidence. liz
was further sta ed ~ the ministerial circles
iasi night that Prince Stakremberg had ac-
iknowledgei the rec .ipt of private letters.
announcing an actual engagemen IN which
The French were defeated
Letters from Paris of so late date az
the IL h, have been received. They state
that peace between Austria aud France
was signed on the 10th but accounts from
Vienna of the i2.b { wo days later) posi-.
lively assert that no such event had then
taken place.
Price of Stocks this day, at one o'clock.
Consois 90 i-a, Omnum premium.
The only news 6f importance from Dem
mark IS that the Danish government will
no, Tor the present license any more pr.
Vsteers and that the American ships ia g.
~ taken will be liberia ed, as it is intended
10 encourage neutral trade as much as
possible, in consequence OF the great dis
'ress felt for the want Of colonial produce.