Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-07

lofdetence, and he appears able to maintain Il -
FIFTY thousand well equipped soldiers are given
| 10 him by the ministerial prints. We have rea
SON to be believe the military force of Murat much
stronger.
| The force he has led ont is a part of the Justly
boosted army of Italy, whose formidable superb
orty in appointments and discipline has been ac
knowledged by lord liverpool. .9tst,la. r,e herr
has applied Tor the assistance of fes thousand Bri
'ish troops 10 carry her nh!epn'jying breiects oil
conquest irito esrectttiop IN U0y. Lord Castle
reagh's extreme kindness to Prussia is the ground
| for this request. We lately had statement from
Vienna, giving rs 10 understand, that the british
minister had agreed to treaty of mil ta.y provi-
sion, by which the above number of British troops
were to be furnished, disposeblc for itaiy. In
whatever light the high aliies may be disposed TO
regard the present King of NaIes it Will be adj
United, that with the force he has, and with al
most the whole d.sposabie strength and rood VIII
OF Italy, ripe for revolution and ind grant a. il is
he must be apowelf'l ally in the field of Napo-
! leon.
The ii'rther extracts which we make from the
| french papers WILL evince the vgor and activity
with which military preparations are carried on
| IN france The DEGREES, calling on the absent
| soldiers to come forward are peculiarly urgent
and in the confident tone of that passion which has
spoken with stsch effect TO the feelings OF French
mer--the love of country Tire decree which 7re
noHced yesterday, calling ot,t the nQtiordi ottars
! to tke number Of 2,225,00O men, embraces the
| whole male population OF France, between 30 ard
| ana oO years or age, who, it seems, Were liable
! ~ former law Ia serve as garrison troops, and
IN inc defence or the passes and ors in their seye-
| RAJ districts Every man who pays annually SO
| hNres IN taxes, is TO provide arms at his own ex-
pensc. For the present, this entire mass is only
declared to be disposable but col battalions in
certain frontier departments called into active
service torgarrisons. and Their number is estimated
at l4l $50 men. The foot gems d'armes, who, in
the campaign of 1914, belonged to battalions Mt
| tached to the old Guard, and have retired from
service or have OBJ med leave of absence. are also
called out, to resume their duty IN the old guard;
and all the other foot gems farmes, who d not
so serve, are ordered to repair to Paris, there to
form four battalions, called battalion of resei,pe
! tor general service
Never was Paris SO full of soldiers as at present
! They are CHARTERED on the citizens for board as
well as lodging, yet few complaints are made on
thus account. The soldiers and the citizens are
thus as the members of one family, and thew reck-
on their interests and their glory identified to-
gether. The extraordinary issues Of money from
the public treasury for the purpose of purchasing
arms and the means of war, will account as well
for the depression ofthe French funds as the as
sertlon that there IS confidence placed in the
| government. Those who speculate on the de-
cline OF the funds beng proof of the want of
inherent strengthen the government of Napoleon,
should recolect thatth declension is bvno means
&.
previous 90 the battle of Austerlitz so low rs 48
! 10. The news of Sfurat's junction with Napo-
leon will be as good the battle of Austeritz to
| France
But, alas how stand our financial means Can
| the French ministers be worse off for money than
our chancellor of the excLequer, who has ex-
hausted worlds and then imagined new,'' but in
vain, to find fresh tax, or any thing that could
bear fresh tax, to supply the cravings of the
state appetite, even in peace2 Even though there
should be no war, he considers the renewal of
that most odious and grinding of all imposts, the
income tax, absolutely necessary, and viii this
day bring forward his motion for its revival with
| ITS worst features unmodified. We are told, too
| that the new tax is to be graduated from 5 up 10
II per cent. and that 1901 per annum and all
| above II, is to be charged at the rate of 10 per
cent This will increase the inquisitions the
most odious part of the imPost, as the receipts
which INK the rates must necessarily be obiec of
the closest scrutiny.
But II this tax be necessary in time of peace
what is to be had recourse to, in addition to sup
ply the wasteiul expenditure of war-if war we
must have-to pay the many millions that are vet
to be squeezed out of the laborious hands of an
| impoverished country to set up the Bourbons
again, with all their trumpery professions and
rusty-fusty feudality If this is to Ebe our con-
slant object, and this the line of conduct which
| Britain is ever to be made to pursue adeu to the
hope OF our ever living to the property or in
| ColHc IAA, or any otner tax, abolished; Tor the
| longer the war continues, the longer viii that
and other means OF taxation be necessary, even
when peace shall arrive. Let the country Consi-
der this, and see how evils are prolonged and
augmented-and lift ITS voice against the renewal
ofwar, and the perpetuation Of burthens so op-
lPressive. To acquesoe once in the imposition of
the latter, is to encourage the for ner and to give
ministers q temptation to lavish, and to carr on
the horrid trade Of strife, which has no end but
ruin.
We give the contents of Flanders mail which
arrived last night. The Brussels papers TO the
18th, assure us, that the allied armies are acttl-
ally III motion in all directions Their numbers
are evidently exaggerated II is said they will, Il
Unnecessary, be swelled to Il million Of men, With
the exception ofSaxony, the public spirit through
out Germany is described as most excellent and
to punish The aggression of Murat, whose army,
these accounts say, does not exceed 10000 men
an equal force of Russians is 10 be marched into
Italy. Private accounts state that the advance Of
the Russians passed Dresden on the 10th instant
The Prussian army in the field amounts, accord
ing to these computations, TO 10000 men,
! Then head quarters are at Namur and Lege-
They are 70 be joined by another corps of 1000
on the 18th. The veteran Butcher has accepted
Of command under the duke Of Wellington.
Reported commencement Of hostiifes on the from.
tier Of Flanders.
| The following letter from our intelligent cor
| respondent at Dover, contains many interesting