Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-23

wiii not Commit the same plumbers as
Mack did and Whatever may he the resulr
lof the military operations, we shall nor
nave TO impute want of success 20 deficiency
| OF military skill.
! we yesterday stated that an application
flad been made by the emperor of Austria
lhor some pccunary assistance, to enable
I'm TO carry ON the war against France.
II is said, that loan of SIX millions
sterling is Immediately 10 be advanced. the
payment TO be guaranteed by this country:
the Spanish government is, i'm the evenx
OF success, 1naiiy to contribute IN furnshs
iing the amount.
/ PARIS, April 2o.-In the Moniteur OF
yesterday is the following official particu.
lars concerning the commencement of the
war with Austria:
! he letter of the Archduke Charles.
addressed to the commander in chief ofthe
French troops, was not delivered to that
general, ne not being in Bavaria. and there
Ibeing no French army there. The letter
was bro't by NJ. Wratislaw, field officer to
| the Archduke.
MS oihcer did not chuse TO say at which
lpointof the army the Arckduke was. when
| ne brought the letter, which was handed
to his majesty at Munich.
"Even in March, the preparations for
the campaign by the emperor and the
hrchduke were announced. All the roads
IN the Austrian dominions were covered
with troops.-On the 4th of March, the
lArchduke Lewis fixed his head quaters &C
wells. On the S1st, there was already a
tgreat Quantity OF provisions collected at
Lintz and Wells. Al the frontiers of Au-
stria were supplied with provisions, and
oeset with troops. The emperor Francis
was expected on the 5th at Ln,z. The
old eiector OF Hessia was raising a volun..
lteer corps at Prague, which took in troops
irsm all countries, more especially Hessi-
ans, of whom, it was said, great numbers
were Rocking thither. NJ. d Stein was at
Prague, composing there ali sorts of lIbels.
line Austrian government succeeded
lor moment IN rousIng the popuiace, e.
ven the more enlightened classes. by assers
tons that for nine months the tencibles had
been armed for the defence OF the country
son the 9th of April, intelligence was
received at Mum CHI, that pre- par. I ons were
MADE oy the Austrians for passing over the
Inn, and that bridge of boats were alrea-
10y made between Brtannan and Schard nr.
ION the II the Austrian Charge d'affajTs
at Munich, demanded of the minister of the
emperor Napoleon an interview for M
eVratislaw, field officer of the Archduke.
VINO brought over the letter. NJ. Wratis.
Id" mao at the same time delivered let
ter TO the KING OF Bavaria, soliciting his
majesty to attend 70 the wIsnes of the Ba.
varlan people, who, as the Austrian prip
ces affirm, behold in them only their deli.
verers. He adds that he had received the
strictsst orders to act hostleiy only against
that nation which is the enemy of all poll
tical pendence IN Europe. The arch
duke assured him that il would not cost
hun much TO make the Bavarian nation
sustain the evils of a war which WAS un-
dertaken for the cause of general freedom
On the morning Of the 9th Of April, i, VS.
not known at Munich where the archduka
actually was. HIS field oiacer, AZ. Wra..
.,Sia", mas refused TO say any thing upon
the subject.
Somewhat later in the day Of the 9th.
tidings were received that the Aus,rians
had passed the Inn az Brannau snd g,,r
ghausen. The same intelligence WIS re
ceived at the head quarters OF the duke of
Dantz c. Ihe dispatches from Munich OF
inc io'h, announce, thai the members OF
tbe Austrian legation there had assumed q
lofty tone, and affirmed that the arcbduke
would attack the whole line on five po,nts
az once, and would take the friends of the
French as hostages. The French answer
cd, that Tor every Bavarian hostage, thew
would take ten barons OF the holy Roman
S"THN WIN lhSh. Nl. dc StdQ on. the
Intendant general Of the Austrian army. ie
already announced at the house of a bake,
at Munich. Credit to a considerable =
mount has been opened IN n 8 favor ae
augsburg, Ulm and RatisbOn, Leipzig and
Frankfort. IA. de Stadfon is DESTINED ia
be the Thomas Paine" of Germannv~
The frontiers are covered with proclamati.
ons aud pamphlets of every description,
with Messrs. Cent? and Stein is also
one Schlegs'.
son the 18th, particular Intelligence was
received OF the passage If the Austrians.
who had coFe near enough to be saluted by
the eentinels, but had however not fred
upon the Bavarian soldiers. They issued
pretended prociamations, to persuade the
Germans to make common cause with them
Inc Bavarian troops retreated to the Lech.
The King of Bavaria went on the Ii(h
with his attendants, to Diilengen."
This piece is considered generally as an
introduction to the bulletins which we have
to expect. There are a variety of reports-
Some assert that tie Austrians have ad.
vanced further others, that thev bsve
been driven over the Inn, Both are cons;,
dcrcd as unfognded.
STUTGARD, April 1.-THE Drince IS