Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-19

'''aus : October IS.
The vessel which brought Lady Elgin
Com France has brought an accouns OF
me Rochefcrs squadron having arrived AZ
Ferrol with iss Prises.
The force which lately sailed under the
.ommapd of sir Home Popham IS, It as
ocw generally believed, destined for the
-sducs;oa Of the Cape of Good Hops.
Yesterday besweea four and Ave o'clock
Lord Harrowby SET OF for Norwich on his
r,;.,;on 10 Berlin. His lordship, imrhsdi-
s,.Iv before his departure, assisted at ca
kbiuet council held at lord Mnlgravs's Of
ffce.
The king has been pleased to appoint
,;su,euap, general Henry Boyer TO be gem
.sral and commander Of his majessy's forces
] d the wlndward & lesward Charibee Island
station.
We Yesterday expressed our apprehcn-
.;ons that the grand Austrian aray could
no, exsricate itself from the perilous situa-
ton ia whichit was placed and we now la
men, 70 say, thar, according to private aS-
counts which have reached government,
from Holland. these apprehensions are
6eoasrmed. The accounts are dated last
Saturday, aud nor only conser IN repre-
eating the defeat of the Aussrians to be
aeeisiye. bat irretrievable. The whole of
khe grand army has been routed With i'm
rasnse loss, Ulm captured, aud the eom-
mander in chief general Mack, with all his
taft. camp.equipage, artillery, &c. taken.
The battle is stated to have been fought
With a gaIlantry and perseverance,. on the,
bart Of the AnstriaAs, which nothing could
have overcome but the great superiority OF
led in different points to the at
hack by Bonaparte and his principal gensr-
|als. The entire line, occupied along the
|4ller by general Mack army, was assailed
NEARLY at the same time she French peee.
|trated every position, after most obstinate
contest, wi,hthe exception of Ulm, which
was attacked three times in vain, and was
|as lengtk carried la fourth assault. The
action took place on Saturday se'nnight,
the 10Th inst. We have already observed
that no general battle could have happened
before she 18th inst. The loss in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, is estimated at
lao, 900 mea. That of the Freneh has been
|also vesy great, aud il is confidently report
FED that Prince Mural. General Marmont,
land several othersGsnsral 0ficers, have
|been killed.
The strength of the 'Austrians could not
|havs exceeded 10000 men, while that of
'the enemy amounted to about 1sO,o 900 men;
\ The former were considerably weakened by
kthe corps detached under gens Kienmeyer.
(which consisted of at least Is, 600 men ];
and it will be recolles,ed, that the whole of
the Austrian force consisted. according to
kheir own-asceunts, but of $4,000.
a It appears That grand feu-ds.ieie which
vas fired 90 Saturday at Boulogne, took
place IN consequence of that victory. In
the course OF the day vessel came out of
Ehs anacr hsrbor, and within sight of the
tmmorsailss frigase, launched a boat, which
driited withshe tide, and was taken up by
rs he frigate. On board the boat was fousd
small parcel, containing the following
Bulletin
5" I'm has surrendered TO Me French
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ne captain OF the fmmortalite sent this
ION the following days to Deal, addressed
90 Lora Keith, who received it ia town and
rmmediately communicated the eztraordi-
mary circumstance TO the Admiralty.
reports stare, thatthe French have push
ed as tar as Selszsu.s, aud thus are fast
near'pg Vienna; tusslitbe accounts are so
confused, one with the the other, that no.
shing can be depended on.
II IS unnecessary to cxpatiate upon,the
very important advantages, tina. must result
20 bonsPsrte from sthevictosy. Whether
ne proceeds to'at,ack the Rassiaas, who are
between him and Vieoaa, or carries on his