Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-03

Commodore Decatur's broad pendant, It will
be seen has been lately struck down by light
ming. The circumstance may be received as
a happy omen.e The Am ricAn naval lsp Yields
only to that suprenie power,beiore Which all
creation Irenbies. 1t will be seen that the Sc
cretary OF the Nayy,lin a toast a. Washington,
has very happisy sinond.ed de hisIdea
The reader vii iihd "a another. part of this
paper, tint late advices Nhssegbeen received
rom London via Newport, RhoIeSIsl.nd. Dates
are down to April ~. A small affair is stated
TO have taken pace al Lun, ubeurg, near the
EIbe, between French corps Of 3, $50 men, and
a very superior force OF Russians and Cossacks
rhe French, pre- ssed, in this instance, BY tire,
bodies OF their enemy's troops at once, to wit
tie corps OF Gen DJrnburg. that of General
Tschernichef, and corps Of Cossacks were
overcome. In detailing this little battle, how
ever, British very plaIniy demonstrate that
the French are in sufficient force on the Eibe
aud The Wiser to hotl tie Russians in cheek
and this, not by any new additions OF troops,
but by means of the garrisons and detachnents
of men previously posted IN thai quarter. b.
thiS arrival we are again notified of the move
menas of Bsrnadotte, the crown prince OF Sve
den, formerly a French Marshal and Prince o.
Ponte CoryO. Ii viii be reculleoted that w
have been told, ever since Napoleon first enter
ed Russia, that BernSdole ned sadopted the
nearly elapsed, and be il, il seems, jtlst about
entering Swedish P0merapia, VIII CD lies upon
the margin ofthe Baltic, and which, * he,had,
as is now stated, an arTny Of S90JO men nd his
command, he would, With the facilities TO be
afforded by the British nav, have occupied II
auy moment whilst the Fs-ench we're on their
route to Moscow. But tie poor and sterile
kingdom of Sweden cannot furnish 10000
men. Nor does it appear 20 US that B-r.
nadOtte is6tully decided as to the Glndec
he will ultimately pursfe He has hitherto I'd
Vanced, It is ceFlain, very shily and may, in
the end, make use oihis army Ia a very differ
ent manner from Whist Great Britain appears to-
expect We have, in addition, Tie renewed re
port Of Austri's hafiAg Joined Russia against
France. We do not btlisVe hisrumor for three
reasons first, the Hfitish eabinet sd no ofIci
al information Of lie fact, which Is altogether
Al, yaraenee with probability for il Austria ba
joined the English coslitlon, It would have been
effected by English means, that is, by means o
English negotiation md EngIi,b moneys an
II is incredible, IL Adslris had tormaily declm
ed herself against France, thai the British ca
binct could have bech ignorant Oft. In the g.
cond place, the intelligence Of the fact is cor
Trajectory in one article it is stated that a
Austrian army OF $4,000 men had Joined Il,
Russians in YOlhynia, (Which is a province or
Russian POland,) aud that 100000 Austrian
were also marching into Italyi whilst, in a..
article Immediately foll9wngs.i il is STATED tha
100000 Aus.risns are n,arcbids. into German
and $4,000 into LAZY. Thirdly we do not be-
lleve tie rumor. because, ~ Austria is 20 b,
won by promises and OSCILLATIONS, II Is obvi
Gus that France can afidtd her better terms thar
the English and Russians Tfus, for example
IT the recovery OF the fofSBerltaisn possession,
OF the House Of Austria we're an object, an,
which IS represented 10 be the indictment held
out blythe enemies Of France, Napoleon hai
tue lmmeOists ability 70 PIT W. iatbSF-in,l law