Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-24


cd to Corunna and Viso. -
Nothing blu. uncertainty and anx:esy pre-.
vaiis with regard to Spain. An account
had been received of the defeat OF G asta
nos, and the intended retreat of tn, Ri
fish forces from Astorga and Salamanca.
The papers say they remain of opinion that
the resolution has been taken OF embark.
ing troops from England with all possible
expedition, and of attempting, if any OBJ.
portunity should offer, to aid the cause Of
the Spaniards upon such parts Of the coasts
as their assistance can be of any avail.
Several ships were ordered to Spain to
protect the transports in bringing off the
troops. aN.
The accounts from Sweden were unfa-
| vorable. Since the rupture Of the arnyis-
tice the Russians have pushed hostilities
with such an overwhelming superiority Of
| force that all the gallant efforts of the
Swedes have been fruitless.
Some Ministerial changes were spoken
of-the Duke OF Portland. AR Canning and
Lord Mulgrave, it is siid, retire. Lord
Chatham, it is added, is to I've removed
| to the Treasury, and Lord Melville has
been offered seat in the cabinet.
Negotiations for peace were still going,
lon-Mr. Shaw the messenger, left Londom
the 10th of December, with dispatches for
Paris. 80
Dutch letters received in England state.
on the authority of accounts from Paris.
that the answer of the British Government
to the overtures from France and Russia.
was very detailed, and very favorable and
that at Paris it was generally supposed
peace would shortly be concluded.
London paper says--We cannot a.
probable result of the negotiation.
Austria stiii continued her rn;i;tarv $50
parations. ~
A Russian ukase notifies to the merchants
of ST Petersburg, that after the 1st of Jan.
1909 no ship shall be suffered to enter the
Russian ports, or depart from them. i
The London papers have contradictory
reports about Bonaparte, one day he is ac
Paris; and the NEXT they have him near
Madrid. Some says he will MT go into
Spain on account of the searcifyi Another
article states that he was massacred at
Madrid.
go, has been condemned at Copenhagen:
and sold for the benefit of the Captors.
The 4th Bulletin of the French army is
dated Burgos, Nov. Is. Il appears on the
morning of that day, Bonaparte reviewed
/ his troops at that place.
LONDON, Dec. 1o.-Private letters
from Holland state that Bonaparte has OF.
dered relaxation to take place in the re-
gulations injoined by his Milan decree, res
pecting neutrals. BY the decree alluded 70,
1t was ordered that all neutrals which had
touched at British port, or submitted to
be searched by British cruiser, should
be conhscated on afterwards entering IL
French port, or condemned as lcga! prizes.
If taken by French armed vessel Il is .
now ordered that ncutrals shall be admit
ted into French ports, though they have
been searched by British cruizer, pro-
vided they have not touched at British
port. Bonaparte, by relaxing in the Milan
decree, probably expects that the Ameri-
can government will be induced to remove
its embargo, SO far at least as regards ves-
sells bound tro France.
From Antigua Papers
Bassdtcrre, ST. Chrisfotiher, Jan. IL
A few hours previous to this paper go
ing to press, we are politely favored by the
following communication, from gentle.
man:
= The Ring Dove sloop of war, arrived
a, Barbadoes, on the II Ii INST. from Lisbon,
winch port she left Dec. 10, and briags the
melancholy account of the French army
having entered Madrid, early in Dec af-
ter completely vnnquishing the Spanish ar
my under Generals Blake and Palafox, and
that SIR John Moore, was within days,
march, with SO 600 British troops.
I" "a French line of battle ship, and two
frieates left France on the 28th Nov. with
supplies and troops for Martinique. Sir A.
Cocbrane, has also positive information of
FIVE ships having let France, with troops
and supplies, which the admiral is expec-
rine to meet off Martinique.
We also extract the following para:
graph from a Barbados paper, OF the 10th
inst.
I" The Chubschooner, Lieut.. Crook ex-
press from Halifax, with dispatches for Sir
Geoege Provost, arrived here this day at
noon. AS far as we have been able to
learn, they are of the utmost importance
respecting the aspect of affairs in Ameri-
ca, and we're sent off to pseciptateIy that
the Club, in order to proceed with as it-
tie delay as possible, cut her cable upon
being ordered to sea with them.
The troops from Halifax under sir G.
Provost have received orders 10 prepare
to proceed no Bermuda where they arctic
winter, and fran thence return to Halifax.
And IL is said that some of the troops had
actually embarked when the last accounts
we're received from B:rbadoes