Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-01

Z" The entrance of corps Of Austrian
troops into the country Of Blyre u,h. and
that OF another corps into Sixony, which
has already penetrated into rnuring a, as
also the continuity increas ny insurrecton
in the Voralbsrs and the fysoI, which
threatens the frontiers OF this kingdom,
have induced his majesty to resolve to in
crease his military force in order as much
as possible 70 cover his st ties from any hos
tile attack on any side whatever. HIS NJ y
jesty has thefelore ordered part of the
,attalions of the militia to be formed, aud
several battalions Of the depois to be orra.
nized SO that in less than light days a corps
of infantry OF from TO 5000 men, includ-
ing the regiments of the line already in the
country, may be Drought into the field"
NEW YORK, Aug. IS,
EXTRACT Of Letter from .1msterdan,
dated an July, 1909, received by the
british Packet
Tae Friendship from New. York, and
Harmony from Boston, captured by French
pcivaseer, and brought INFO the Texel, and
taken from her by the boats of the Dutch
men OF war, who got possession of heir pa.
oers, have been released BY order OF the
king; the cap ure being declared Illegal.
II now depends o. the construction OF the
Decree OF the 30th June, whether their
cargoes can be sold, winch is hoped will be
permitted.
The Pallas is arrived from Virginia. y
The ship Draper, arrived at this port
| last evening from Greeneck, brings m Ia.
| ter London News than The British Packet.
LII answer to memorial which has been
presented TO the Corporation by I'll s.Bro,S.
iyn COMMITTEES of Health, requesting ION ac-
\ count OF the present healthy state of the
viiiage) that so mush of the MAYORS Pro.
clamation as interd cts all intercourse
between the market and the Oh
Ferry may be withira wn the Boari
have replied, that although they are sim
cereiy desrous and anxious TO remove the
Introduction of intercourse between this
City and Brooklyn, and won d avail them
selves OF the earliest oppprtuat ty of recon-
m tnding the measure wnen it can be done
with safety yet at the present warm sea-
son, and before full experiment has been
made with respect to the removal of ma :
bgnant disease in that Village, il would, in
the opinion of the Board, he inexp ed.ent to
comply with the application.
On the 9Th of Juy, at tae Cockpit, White
hall, the English Lords Com IN SIS ioners of
appeals pronounced sentence in the follow
| ing case -
.Taney--kte7'd master. This Aneri
can vessel having entered s.. Pierre's, VI ar
Unique, in April. S1Ot, and TOOK i, car
go, s'iled thence on tbs I6sh for N. York.
bu, was captured by his VI aiesty's ship B9s
ton, and Carried to Halifax, where she was
condemned for breach of the blockade q;
Martinique. Their Lrvlships determined.
that she was not liable TO condemn alton on
the alledged ground, there not being suf.
hSient force at the port to constitute a
blockade, the greater part having been
Withdrawn to so against Surinam, and there
fore restored the ship aud Cargo.
From the Salem Gazette of 7'ucsdav.
From GorTRNsuRo.
Captain Haskell, of the brig Am, arri-
we'd az Beverly on Sunday FRO ,ttenourg.
which, place she lie t the % h of Jlne. He
informs us that they had CERTAIN advices
Z there, that the Emperor Alex ,ndsr h I'd ar
rived at konigsberg on visit to the king of
! Prussia, where he had been a number of
days. II was considered very cacertain
! what part Russia would take in the present
I; war-whether TO join Bon fpArle or the
hustrIans. Many reports were heard of
insurrecrons Germany, but they could
/ not understand o. what III agmtuie or impor.
tance.
Bonaparte had drawn away his French
troops from II imburg and I.uDeck, AMI sent
5000 Danish troops 70 trrison those VIA
! ces. The exigencles OF mis- war with Aus
tria no doubt required this.
The reign of the new king of Swe len was
very popular, as the people had become
tired OF the passion Of the deposed King for
war. 1t was said that peace was to b. set.
tied between Russia and Sweden, and all
Swedish ports shut agtinst England and
Norway was to be detached from Den mark ,
and annexed to Sweden; commercial spec j..
uldtions were going on, arising on, of this
change.
/ Burr had left Gotten5urg, and was said
to be gone to Russia.
2fufiny.- &c ap n Haskell infor ms us Of
most barbArons murder perpetrated o, A
respectable young man, the mate of the
ION, of Portsmouth, at Gotten5urg. He
knows not from what cause it originated I:
but on the 2jth of Ja1s, While the captain
was on shore, the mate WAS attacked by
the crew, or p TT OF them, who whipped and
| beat him till he WIS exhausted OF all ooy
er OF resistance. when they LEFT him sense.
! less. Recovering afterwards in some de.
| gree, he crawled nto the cabin ana p,s
| sessed himself of bis p stos Finding he was
stll living, they pursued hin nto the lb