Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-09-19
Sntaniary.
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By thelas accounts, King JoseSlis,ad rea
ched Madrid, and the troops which had en-
tered into Spain with him were to be employ
ed agains. Portugal. Nothing memorable
had transpired since the attack .apon Bada-
joz, and General Phillippon, who commands
ed IN that garrison, had been promoted. Ge-
neral Blake had escaped from the French,
and had reached Cad;z, after very severe
campaign. From the C1rtes of Cadiz we
learn that they continue their deliberations
Enquiries have been m ade into the authority
ofthe feudai tenures in Spain, and on the sub
Ject OF their abolition. The revenues have
also been under examination, and the aliena-
tons by the crown. Enquiries have been in
stituted into the conduct of Spanish officers
in various stations, and particularly respect
ing the surrender Of Badajoz. The subject
OF appointments has been considered, and the
extent OF the recommendations topersons in their
service. The subject also of rank and digni-
ty in the kingdom mas been proposed 70 the
Cortes. We see nOnling determined on the
subjects when tend to change the condition
of spain. Admiral Keates had gene from
Cadiz to his command in the English service
in the Mediterranean
The exhibition of the state of France is in .
terestIng, and it gives the condition of the
empire. From this We learn that the fortifi-
cations of France and Holland, as well as Of
Westphaia aud Italy, were receiving the
greatest strength from the vast labOrs bestow-
ed upon them, and that Corfu, in the Adril-
tic, had twelve Thousand troops, and was in
creasing the means of it's defence The har-
bors of Antwerp, Ostend and Cherbourg,
were receiving all the defence which the
French engineers could devise, to reader. ]
them impreEnable. THE canals were conti-
nued with great labor, SO far as the present
state OF the empire required, and roads we're
laid for the most easy ard direct comnunica-
ton with Italy, Germany, Holland and Spain,
Every aid was contemplated for the inter-
mai commerce, and the capital was receive
ing new beauties as well as rich inproVe-
ments. The Louvre is TO receive great adj
vantagcs from the removal OF buildings near
it. This has been the prize of the capital
for nearly three hundred years. The genius
OF the age OF Louis XIV. was employed to re-
novate 1t, after many efforts to improve il,
and the genius OF the present age, with the
resources OF the empire, with the patronage
OF the Emperor, are TO finish work which
is to render the age inmGrtal.-The French
have quoted the troubles between the eIn-
pire and the. kingdom Of Algiers, and the
Chamber OF Commercee in Genoa have de-
clared the intercourse free. The Cenoese
are Impatient to begin again their c. m nerci-
| mer Character is rich to them. There has
| lately been public dissertation On the me-
moirs OF the Academy of Turin respecting
! Christopher Columbus. In it much has been
| said respecting his true name, but notice is
| taken of ah engraving in 1905, in geographi-
cal work in which are the following words,
"Gugareo, small village in which Christie
| pher Columb was born" and this Is within
the Genoese territory. Genoa united to-
! France, may unite this glory to the French
Empire, and France improve it in thsrecov-
cry of the commercialactivity.oft this new de-
| partment.
From England We learn that great activi-
ty is given to their marine service, but their
prospects are not happy in Spain and Portu--
gal. The present state Of their finances has
suggested new expedicnts 20 maintain the
| credit of the national bank, and the Interrupt
tons to commerce bring ON this country as
| ON all others, full share Of common evils
| A statement in 1902 gave to the land and sea
| service, including seamen of every name,
| 40 thousand. Above 200 Thousand i'm the
| land service, and in the navy 126 thousand,
and in the merchant service I44 thousand.
! Andthesame statement gave the whole island,
including England and Scotland, at ten miIli-
ons. a statement of the same date gave Ire
land half that number. The following may
prove how imperfectly the true cxtentofthese
Countries has been known. In 1904 Muller
reckons Ireland to contain about 1900 geo
: graphical square miles. In the same year
Meuscl Tcckons II hundred. In 1905 Has
sci gives Is hundred, and stein in 1903 gives
IL hundred. The latest accounts we have
seen give the United Kingdoms IL millions,
t which is about double tn t of the Il. afes.
From the Baltic we learn that 500 English
: vessels had entered that sea. That the Eng
) lish had suffered to pass the vessels Of Swe-
r den, and even some belonging to other natl
+ ons Ofthe Baltic, but that they had not uni-
D formly observed this policy, as it is reported
. they had taken several Russian vessels We
h have sill to learn what policy viii be obser-
, we'd in this sea, and must wait .ffuture e.
; vents to discover the Commercial arrange
t ments. The French have troops in the Pr IS
} sian ports, and we are told have been lately
c putting Dantzc in the best state Of defence.
!, II is said some changes have been lately made
y in the Court of Prussia but upon what inca
i sarcs we are not informed When the King