Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
EOssEEGN.
THE ARMISTlCE.
FROM THE LONDON COURIER.


From the intelligence comm unicated, the |
public had been naturally LED TO expect that
AN armistice would Immediately take place
IN Germany. Hostiities between the con.
tending armies ceased on the lSt, and the az
mistice was signed and ratified on the 4th
BY the terms of il the line Of demarkation.
Tor both armies, takes departure from the
frontiers OF Bohemla-ihe allies passing thro'
Landslut TO the Bohr, and following that
river to Rudcrstadt, turn shore of towards
bolkenhaim, proceed to Stregau, and pur>
suing the course Of the Strieganewesser to
Canth, turns to the right, and gets to the
Oder through Olfaschin an6 A,thoff.
The line for the French army, as soon rs
Il quits the BoheWian frontiers, proceeds to
Ait Raninitz, aud from thence to the Bohr.
which 1t occupies as far as TIE town of Lain
from thence TO Bohr, which it occupies as
tar as the town OF Lain from thence ii
tra,erscs the territory between the Bohr &
the katzboch, whose course it follows to tie
oder. Of course 1reslau is between the
ewo armies, and is TO be neutral it is not
to be occupied by any troops. not even by
the landssrum. This is the line of demarka-
tion between the two main armies. But it
Is cohtjna;d from the mouth of the Katz-
bach along the Oder, TO the frontiers of
oi%ony and Prussia, and joins the Elbe,
whose Course it follows to its mouth. How
ever the French army, is, of course to oc.
cppy Hc":bars; one of the articles stating
that II Is toIemain in possession of the
isles in the Elbe, and eUery thiap gyLich if
occupied in the ed military division on the
Sth Of June, at midnight" The besieged
and blcckaded fortresses are To be revictu
allied every five days. By the 10th artic C
it is stipulated, that on the 18th inst. all
thc corps or parts of the combined army
beyond the Elbc, or III Saxony, are to return
into Prussia--of course Br'ow's corps will
retire out OF Saxony, and Tottsnborn and
the Russians that were beyond the Elbe.
VIII proceed into ihe Prussian territories
Hence Bonaparte is lett undi,puted master
ct the mouths of the Elbe and the Weser.
mention is made OF the Swedish troops.
but as hostilities are to cease upon all psin,s.
and officers of the French and combined
armies are to be sent to notify the arms
ticc, and cause such general Cessation OF
EoStlliles, We take 1t tor granted that the
armiStice extends to the SWedes The (u
ration oft is TO the 10th July, inclusive Six
days notice to be given of the resumption of
kos,ilites.
Having nothing yet before us but the bare
flct Of an armistice having heen concluded
We are totally unable to account for the mo-
tives that led 20 it. 1t does not state in It's
preamble that it is for the purpose Of enter.
ing into negotiation for a general or partial
peace--it does not declare that il is 10 be
followed by congress, though that is To be
presumed.
Some Of our contemporaries have re,
marked with little surprise, that Austria,
s9io Is known TO haze made firohoSaLs 10 each
Of he 6eeigercn,S, is not mentioned in the \
lac ha,
arn.istice was for the purpo.e of suspendine
hostiuties between the armies then actually
in the field and opposed to each other. Aus
tria had 10 such army, and had no, been en-
gagged in any hostilities.
We can easily see why an armistice was
desirable TO BonaparIe. Ii is evident that
ne was not without approximations relative
TO Austria: for il he had not been, he would
not Lave put an end to hostilities at time
when the allies giving up The line of the
Oder, ard falling back upon the Bohemia
frontier, were throwing themselves into a |
Cal dc sac.--By the armistice he may hope |
to gain time to intrigue with Austria, and |
gam her over by tempting offers or, il |
these should fail, lie VIII have had time to |
bring up more means OF enabling him to |
conterd with her, should she take decisive |
part against lnm. Ii he had any suspicion |
that she intended to bring her army inme |
diately into the field, the policy of his pres |
siBS an armistice, which would relieve him |
from that instant danger, is obvious.
But ali the atguments to prove that an |
armistice was so desirable to him, are SO |
many arguments, it. NAV be said, to shew
that it was lot desirable to the allies, par |
ticnlariy II Austria were pledged to afIotd |
them her support. But before we SUPPOSE |
this, let as suppose that Austria had adop |
ted this line Z! policy-that She insisted " it'll |
them that general Congress should first |
be tried as preliminary to which an arms
tice should be agreed upon--lhat that Con |
gress should proceed upon certain bases,
which should ie-estabiish a balance in Eu- !
rope Ito this we have reason TO believe she |
has pledged hersrlD for instance, that the
German empire should be restored nearly !
20 It's ancient form, and some bulwark es-
tablished against France on the SIDE Of Italy.
If she insisted IN this manner with the allies,
piCdging herself not to depart from certain
points, and to join them if those points were
not conceded by France, then wa can salts
factoriiy account for the policy which led
the allies t0'accede 70 an aTmistice.
But without wondering further in the wide
ield Of speculation and conjecture, we sup
Jose the course that will now be followed,
will be this--Russia and Prussia will make
! formal communication to us,and will in
rite us to accede to the proposal of holding
general congress.
LONDON, June 9.
Tuesday in the Court of Common Pleas,
cause was tried, KEENE agains: the cele
tated MARY ANN CLARKE, fer furniture l