Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-22

received Irish papers containing LondUn
news 10 the 10th ult from which the follow
ING articles are extracted ::
LespoN, March 1s.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr.. Percevsi announced message from the
FRINGE Regent. 1t was brought up and tried
oy The speaker, and is as follows.
" George p. r.
"1he Prince Regent, in the name and on
the behalf Of his Majesty, thinks it proper to
inform the House, that the assistance which
his Majesty has been enabled To afford the
portuguese Government, by maintaining DO.
dy of'heir troops in his pay, has been attended
, with great advsn age 10 the common cause,
and CONT iJuied essentially to the success OF
the measure ior the defence of the Kingdom
OF Portugal. The Prince Regent therefore
trusts tina. House OF Commons will enable him
TO continu. that asssl ance for the present year
and likewise t. grant such further aid as cir.
cunlstanees and The nature of the contest in
which hts Majesty is engaged may appear TO
require"
MIR. Percevai then gave no ice, that he would
move that this message be referred to the
copmit,ee of Supply on Monday.
Winfsor Castle, Ma ,ch II.
{" His Majesty continues nearly in he same
state in which lie has been during the last few
days" lSigned rs usual
March IS.
1t is said that there is little or 40 doubt
ot war between Russia aud France. 10
This is TO be attributed Bonapar e's Sena-
sns Consultum for calling ous fresh con-
scr'ption of 100000 men. Troops have
tor some time been fling off from the de-
partments contiguous to the Rhine into
Germany. The troops that were on the
Elbe. and seemed to mediate an attack
upon Holstein, have suddenly marched TO
the trussian frontier, where large force
Is already assembled Caulincourt is re-
called. but not wishing TO announce his III.
tentIons Immediately. Dsnapar,e mas ap-
pointed Lauriston, o succeed h,n. Imme.
diaiely alter the appointment he sends
;.suriston on another MISSION into Italy. |
Oiden6ergh, whose Sovereign Is the bro |
ther-in law of the E nperor Alexander, has |
been seized oy Fra &c, and is to follow the |
fate OF Hamburger, Lubbock, &c. circnn. |
stance which Cannot la,l, and VIII ch no
doubt is meant to widen the bre CHI be. !
tween the two Empires. The demand of |
the res Grafton oil Finland TO Sweden 10
done with the same view. II is SAID 20 be
war OF Bonaparte's own seeking. This
may surprise some who think ne has work /
enongh on his hands already in Spa IA and I
Portugal, and who imagined that Russia |
lad Conceived th's to be "a favourabie op- |
portaniiy Tor shaking off his balciui infiu-
Was equally at war with Spain. when ne |
sought .ne last cause of quarrel with Aus
tria- he WIS then aided by chs very Rus
sia whom now he meoidatss an attack up |
on ,--ne wal now be assisted by the En-
ptfor OF Austria, whom Russia helped him
10 beat down! Ehe great Cause ot Gispste
IS the Kingdom OF Poland Bouapafte n.
sists upon establishing that Kingdom at the
expence OF the Polish territories of Russia.
RE accompanies that d mGnd with me at.
fronting seizure OF the territories OF the
Emperor Al xandec's brother.in.i W, and (
with requiring the restoration OF FINLAND,
WHICH he mad guaranteed TO Russia. Drain
ed by the war With Turkey, impoverished /
by the war with England, this, In the opI-
mon OF 6onaparte, may be the favourable
moment tr attacking Russia. AS far AS
relates To Us, the war will open the Baltic
tous. aud We shall of course send power.
tpl fe.t TO take advantage Of any events
that may occur. Enat there is any hope
of connecting Sweden with Russia we do
pct believe Spain and Portugal will be al.
fordea another opportunity, another breath
ing time, OF which, we trust, they will
make use to organize, discipline, and in-
crease their armies TIE war with Russia,
shouid that event take places, will be turn
ed to better account, Ivy the Patriots, we
hUpe, than the war with Austria was
Coax, March 10.
The London Papers TO the 4th inst.
inclusive, have been received at this
effice. The bulletins continue 10 be {
favorable, and some of the prints sup !
posed to De particularly devoted to the
inter 81 of his Royal II ghness the
Prince Recent, have prepared the pub
lie for the speedy resumption OF the
regal uihority by his mai sly.
IL our last we gave the latest intel
lig nee which has yet arrived from
Lisbon, a. 1T apPeared in the ordinary
London p7Pers OF the 12th inst. bich
~ received exclusively on Saturday
morning. The London Gazette has /
since Supplied us with the offc al de-
tails OF the military operations OF which |
The substance only had previously
.raDspired. Il NV appears that the
tlieaster which ell the army Of Ro.
man a. more serious than had been
4 srst repre- euted. Cen. Mendoza |
bel WHO commanded IT, suffered him
L o be surprised ~ hts camp, tho
moe adv ntage ouslv pitched, and his