Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-21

several towns orvl'1ges. The Spanish aeet'wa
daily expected, and it was supposed would nee
with very little opposition. British fiigat,
and sloop Of war protected the property of tn,
merchants. Mercantile advertiser.
LATEST FROM TIE KING OF NAPLES
King .Nurat near Piaceatia, .apra IL
consequently not beaten and ioou,,ded on
the l1th and dricen ont of Raly--tis ar
n,y Increasing and metacing the British
at Genoa, the lltest authentic and direct
account.
PLACENTIA, April Ia.
Four Piedmontese regiments form the
garrison of this city. tbs said they viii
De reinforced Tomorrow by two more, who
were last night at Broui, and who continue
their march with all possible speed. The
Neapolltan troops have their headquarters
at st. Lnzare, one mile from this city ;
all the gates are shut, except that of 'rreb
oia. The King Of Naples arrived this day
At st. Lazare, and gave orders to summon
the place to surrender.
The greatest fermentation prevails
among the Sandman troops, who, com
nanded by officers who had followed his
majesty into Sardinia, have not inspired
the soldiers with any confidence.
All our bastions and ramparts are
mounted, but good artillerists are wanted.
we have here park considerable enough.
and which the king of Naples appears to
covet.
The citizens mount guard before the
prisons IN order to maintain good order.
The people are quiet.
The Neapolitans will enter whenever
they please, without having to fight the
troops who last year fought them in re-
doubts in the battles of the 18th and 18th.
The Neapolitan army which is estimat-
ed at $4,000 men, daily receives recruits
from all the military who have been in
service. A column of $4,000 men cross
ed the Pc yesterday,at Calais Maegiore.
and march upon Cremina, whilst general
Campona holds the Austrians in check ON
the left of the Pc and Minci.
Inc Austrians appear to make great
works of defence on the right borders of
the 70, before our city, where they fear
the Neapolitan army. when they possess
it, will endeavor to cross the river.
By the reports which are in circulation,
it appears, that the NeapoIitans mach
through the Appenine mountains and take
direction for Genoa and Alexandria. II
is believed that the troops. on the point of
crossing the Treppis are ordered to march
against the latter city.
ut this moment it is said that the Nea-
politans are masters of st. Georges, of the
castle OF st. John, and are on the march
,or Stradella. Journal de Paris.
The reader aoiH only need be Informed
ttat ne fouo,oing is from the London Cou-
'ier Of the I'd ut. this l0iH account for ann
establishment that ,gayarise at the affected
particulars cfafairs almost ,cithout ecist.
ence, and further tends to confirm The Cou-
,ler's claim to veracity
LONDON, May Q.
Government have received more de.
tailed accounts of the operations in TIA
~. they are all satisfactory. One of
Murat's columns, which he commanded in
person, advanced towards 0cchio Bello a
second towards Ferara: third under PIP
natelli marched upon Florence. The Aus
TRANS IN the first instance fell back Mu-
rat advanced close to Occhio, where the
Austr1ans had thrown up tete de mont,
'lurat made two attacks upon on the 9Th
and 9Th, but was repulsed in each. He
fell back upon Carp Thither marshal
blanci followed, and attacked him on the
18th. The contest was long and bloody :
but at length the enemy were driven out of
the place, with the loss of 10 officers and
500 men. Feggia was next abandoned.
and they took the route to Modena. The
column which proceeded against Ferara
bad begun operations against it, when. on
tde 18Th, the Austrian generals Mohr and
NiepPing attacked it, drove it offthe field.
destroyed its works and pursued it az far
as Bologna.
The third column under PignatelIi had
entered Florence. General Nagent retir-
ed towards PistOia. There Pienatelli at
tackled him, but failed, and was driven I'M
der tine walls of Florence. Two more at
tacks were made upon him on the 10th and
lth, but the enemy were each time re-
pulsed with considerable loss in killed and
wounded.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
" BRUssELLs, April 90.
You have certainly been informed. by
my letter of the 9th, that man wagons
entered this city on Sunday last, laden
with wounded and sick men, from the Bel.
gic army on the frontiers and that they
we're conveyed with all possible care to