Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
X 1 c II NJ o ND:
MONDAY, MAY 10, 1918.

We continue tosreceixe English news by |
the way OF Portugal. Such,a tissue OF ridi- |
cuious falsehoods as the last batch of arti-
Giles from that quarter furnishes, have sell
dom found theirNway into RESPECTABLE Anne
rican prints: And, indeed, wehave not been |
a little surprized to find such articles insert
ed in journals of extensive reputation with |
out single corrective observation. As proof |
OF the absurdity of these falsehoods, the in |
telligent reader will perceive an account of |
the surrender Of Dantzick, which lies near
the Baltic sea, corningby the way of Suabia, |
which borders OH the RhineAand Switzer-
land: He will also find the Archduchess
Maria Louisa, the EMPRESS of France, turn
ed into an embrodresso Of military standards
the Emperor of Austria. made to congratu-
late the Emperor of Russa for beating the
Austrians, his own troops, who were en-
ployed on the side of France in the last
French campaign: And further, that the
Russians are stated not to- have entered Ber-
lin on the 18th of February, aitho' we are
| told in the same breath thai 'the French had
| no troops between Dantzick and Hamburg,
| and that the Russians were swarming in
| those parts. The King of Prussia is made
to declare war against France and yet to
run off from Berlin, where the French are
| stripped of troops, and in the neighborhood
| OF which were the Russians, his newly APP
pointed allies! What motive can induce "a
ny well informed journalist to circulate ia
brications OF this description through the u
nited States without exposing them, we do
not pretend TO know ;sbut it they are uni
versally published, canwe be greatly sur
priced IT theyl are partially believed? Why
they are introduced into the Lisbon papers,
from which, itseems they have been trans
latedRfor the Evening Posf of New York,
is obvious enough. The mass of the Portu
guese populatonis very ignorant; lord We'll
tiipgton has been obliged to remain inactive
Iin ms quarters; and his officers, unable to
make head against the French in the field,
amuse themsesyes and vent their spleen, in
representing the Russians as overrunning the
whole of Prussia, &c. &c. This inspirits the
Portugaese Ii is doubtful whether most of
the articles in question ever appeared in the
London Prints. Not that we think any thing
too gross for the London popuiace, especi-
allie after they have been told of floating
sloops Of war over the falls of Niagara into
lake Ere by means of a newly invented ma
chine; but because the articles themselves
seem to suit the meridian of the Tagus bet
ter than that OF tile Thames Perhaps, how
ever, as the English minister wants forty
millions, he finds il necessary to give John
Bull double examining. -
Advices to the last of March. direct from
England, announce the occupation of Berlin
and Hamburger by the Russians No par
ticulars are given. If the news be true, it is
probable that they have been taken posses
sion OF by some Cossacks, or light flying par
ties of the Russian army. This conjecture
is the more rational. because If any form
dable force had entered the electorate OF
Brandenburgh and Lower Saxony, English
5 prints would not have failed to blazon it a.
broad in the strongest colors. 1t does not
appear that the French offered any resis-
lance; thinking, perhaps, that it was not
worth while to contend for, and thereby
risk the destruction of, two fine cities, which
f must soon again fall into their hands. Our
opinions are fixed on this subject; and until
we see something more like system and hyin
chile in the operations of the Russians and
/ English against France, we shall continue
o to believe that the present spring and sum
mer will beSekceedingly disastrous 10 the
: enemies of Napoleon Thorn, on theSVis-
lula, it is sail, has been pillaged-which
marks the barbarian Character Of the troops
!, that took it. In The mean time, howevever
!, Dantzick held on, thereby giving the lie to
e the thousand rumors of its surrender. Ber-
!. lin used to be defended by a wall OH one
n side, but nothing except PALISADES on the
e other. What additional means of defence
n the French established whilst they commani
!, ded there, we do not Know. 1t was never
:, considered a place of any great strength OF
i military importance. Hamburg has good
: Notifications; but the great wealth of The
d citizens has generally prevented them from
n defending tito extremity, and il has com
e monty fallen into the hands of whosoevef
presented himself in force before it and de
!, manded the keys. The French had nc
n doubt withdrawn frem the city. The poor
n iamburghers will, Il is probable, not find
c the Russians better Visitors than their pre-
= decessors. 1t wlhbe with them as withthe
r, old man and his two mistresscs-the one
= pulling all the white hairs out of his head
IN and the other all the black ones. The Rus
e slams, for plumber, will pluck the French
Iparty, as the French have heretofore strip
n ped those devoted to England. The British
4. it seems, have occupied CuYhaven, a small
n seaport at tie. mouth of the Elbe, about Sc
venty milcs forth west of Hamburg. 1t a
lie nf no importauce Trey might have occu
y pied it any time -
IT From these European eyents we turn
with more interest to suclfpoints Of news a.
A, relate to the ". States. OF these the vail
at ings Cf the London journalists attract ouI
d special attention on account of the compli
T. ment which their tears afford to our gallant
is navy. The philosophy OF Button, and that
X Of every vain preteDder to superiority IL
RS Europe, is baffled andE dissipated Noble
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