Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-26
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The Official ol the English army rerrcs.,;s
,aa; repeated attempts were made 10 tskc Ba-
daos. on the Spanish f,oaiic,s, at a breach which
the English had made in to.trcss upoa the river
hat without any snccess. These ATTEMPTS Obliged
di'crcat method Of attack, which the Eng,sh did
not prepare tn make they were Informed o.: n ~
ereasins strength otthe French armies from ds,atsb
as said tn have been Intercepted IN the cori,,s,op-
dcaec OF the French Generals. The numbers Of
tae two armies have been given nj io,Go0 each
yearly, but the troops a. the country arr, added tn
complete tbs number IN the part of the English
From the unexpected strength of the French the
English had prepared To get on the defensive and
had 'asdc disposition OF their army TO fac;utste
ts return to Lstor. We have no particular h;stn-
~ %. the movements os the English army from the
Portuguese papers. The account of tac battle or
No .hSTs from the Ff'ench General, discovers that
inc trensh from that moment combined their forces
IN cheek the Il 1slish more powerfully than before
aud from that event their a.airs take more favora-
bic aspect. The English had not Abandoned Eiyas
at shs last yates, which must BE- done, should they
withdraw their arnes from the frontiers This
fortress IS one geographical mile from the Sn,nish
macs ands ELEVATED upo, the granite rise of Ground
upon the decviti OF which the settlement is made
au Is 'oruneauoa upon favoritc scitc OF the Ar
sos when they held the country. There has been
an arsenal here, end arms foreio 900 men. and /,
hospital which could receive great number of
SICK ana wounded, besides accommodations for n
eoiS'ier'oie army. Inc Seaumburg Notifications
were erectetlin lIot. and were named by the King
IN honor OF the Connt who rave the plan and exc-
cuted them-The old Notifications have been me-
nosaoie III former wars. The number of persons
within the police OF the CITY from, tho cbprcl, 70
cords, exceeded 1000 in a late report 20 govern
ment here are i've villages in the province OF FL
vas, besides the city and the whole po,,dstion in
iSOo exceeded forty thousand 1t has been said
mat the English Jealous of some CON pi,acv in
Lisbon, IN which the reputation of some of our
countrymcn was involved, and il has appeared that
there was not fn consent between the admins
ration oil Portugal and the military staff of the
English The French have declared they had ma
ny friends to Portugal, and the government disco
vered no disposition to remove the inhabitants from
the route OF the French army.-Should the French
return again into the country the disappointment
II real, must aggravate their jealousies of the Eng
ltsil, and embarrsss the arrangements OF the Eng
hsh IN the Kingdom, if not obge their evacuation
oil IL II mnst be ey dent that have very uneer-
tam accounts o the forces of Portugal in the army
against the French, and in what manner they are
raised. In the papers had for May the losses of
inc portuguese were named, but not in a manner
70 give satisfaction respecting the real forces in
uoi- 10 us this Is an important part of the cacu-
laton respecting the hopes of the English arms in
Portugal; Could the disposition of the Portuguese
DC iuiiy known, We should know the greatest OBJ
stteies to the conquest of Portugal The French
.heJuncuon OF the French forces at Merida shall
Snow VINO has the supreme command, whether Gen.
Souit, or Marmont.
Nothing is yet certainly known of the arrange
ments IN Turkey between the Turks and Russians
II was generally believed that Peace would be set
TED he Turks embo!dened by their success in
the Black Sea, had determined in May to send
large fleet into that sea, and II was suspected that
tne force they could command wonid be irresistible
how lar this policy originated in the Turkish or any
other court, IS not said; but the other beIliger-
en-. powers have not been supposed to be neutral
IN the Turkish affairs. The Turks are Jealous of
inc French as well as Russians, since the French
have become their ncighbors in Dalmatia and the
frehch are not without influence in the countries
even OF turkey, in which the Russians have COM
intted hostiities Nothing is known to us ofthe ne
gocauons, but the delay. In Hungary, the state of
the finances OF the Kingdom, il is said has occasi-
oheu serious alarm from their paper medium, and it
Is reported the Diet to meet in June last to al
lay The disquets said have arisen, but in what ex-
tent is not known
IL IS not $50 years since Hungary became an He
rcdItary kingdom to the House OF Austria and the
s,lccess.on has been regulated in latter period
4 ne Daianec oil power in Austria must be sensibly
lett IN THIS Kingdom, and the value Of Hungary in
creases as The other power lessons. The states
which are in four classes of which one is of the free
cities and towns hold of the King and have conn
ell OF their own, and among these are rnany places
in Poland, respecting which some new arrangements
are to be made The armed forces, which are in
Poland appear TO have as their object the new dis
positions in that country, and at present an adjust
ment 1t promised according TO the late treaty tho
II IS said still greater advantages are plated for
Russia in this country. By the last accounts from
the North told that trooDs collect on the
shores Of the Baltic, protect the adjacent coun-
tfies from INVASION, and no appearances offer of
change ofpolicy in the northern nations. It's said
french minister has lately been at the Court of
Denmark with propositions and that the same mi
mister was To pass into Swedcn-Nothimg certainly
Known Of these communications As the American
affairs with France look more fayoraby appearances
correspond among the allies Of France We hear
that the English have made several captures from
the Danes, but nothing of the invasion of Yea
land, or OF the Swedish Fleet.
Some late accounts from st. Domingo assure us
ut serious military connections at Aux Caves under
Rigaud. The plea seems to be want Of provisions,
but the cause, want Of subordinaton. The detach-
meDt entered the town, and commenced every out
rage upon the Inhabitants and then we're dispersed
and fed 70 the mountains. The consequence was
general confusion. This confusion must render II
more easy for Henry to extend Isis power over his
rivals Aux Cages, which for some time in the Re
yolution seemed not TO have full share Of trouble
bad an early example ofthc intestine divisions Of the
Island From the proceedings Of Rohan ia 1868, IL
was observed imprudcDce and weakness bad full
sway, and the violence which ensucd was as mpoli-
tie IS IL was ill-drected. Upon rupture between
the General aud the Council, scdition had all its
crimes After the Council we're seized, and six per-
sons we're condemned 20 death, Of whom three were
executed at Aux Cages. These military exceuti- |
pms spread CONSERVATION. They who dared to OPP
pose dispersed, and all appeared submission. BIT
d was not sure rcpose One party put price up
pn the heads of the other, aud Holan was ruined.
One evil followed another, till this very lourisng
colony, after every vcxaton, had doom and Il Is
now drinking oftb same cup which haspoisoned the
sources Of les prosperity
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