Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-15

still! accomplished; of making the French
turn from every thing else TO the defence OF
their coasts: and this, this, was, incon.
testify, the traest victory; the proudest
Triumph. The same thing will be, now
accomplished. From Dunkirk TO Cape
Finisterre, the alarm will, We think, be kept
up, along the enenay's coasts. The gun.
bears will be burnt in the harbors: The ar
senals and doek-ysrds will be destroyed
the batteries will, in some places, be elud-
ed; in others, be put to silence: the towns
will be laid under contribution: the coun-
try, so far as is compatible with that honor.
able war which alone England wages, will
be wasted with FIRE and sword. Nothing
less than Bonaparte's best troops and gene
rails shall save his coast. Even these must
shrink with terror from before men who
have never met but to conquer them! DO.
naparte invade England Dearly shall ne,
dearly shall France, pay for the menace!
We do not expect any foreign troops to
fight with ours, IN enc host and under the
same banners on this occasion! English
men unmixed with strangers, shall meet
Frenchmen, IN the descents which are a.
bout to be made. This sort OF operation
will be, perhaps, the most useful TO our al
lies in the general war. Ii Will be so, es-
pecially to the Austrians and Russians IN
Germany, and in Italy.
The following are the names of the reg-
ments to be embarked on this expedition
La0alry.
ROYAL Horse Guards - 1st.
Dragon Guards-4th, 9th and 9TH re-
giments.
Light Drsgoons-1st, Cd, Sd, 4th, 5th,
9th, 7th, GIN, 10Th l1sh, 12th, 18th, 14th
18th, and 21st regiments:
German Leglon--1st dragons.
Diuo--1st Light Dragons. Total
$4,000 men.
1ntaneyy.
Foot Guards-Five battallions of the
three regiments. 1st battalion of the 4th,
5th, 1Ath, 21st, Esd, 3lst, 4oth, 43d,
88th, 91st, 92d, and 1st and Cd ba,tallions
of 95th foot. Total 1000 men.
Regimentsiin Ireland.
The following regiments IN ireland have
also received orders to hold themselves in
readiness for foreign service;
Cavalry.
Cd, Sd, and 5th dragons.
18th, II +, 18th and I'D light dragons.
Total 4, $50 men.
Iyqntrg.
Is, battalion of Sd regiment, eth, 25th
Goth, 28th, 5oth, seth, 45th 47;h, 5oih,
63, 18th, Ssh, 9th Total 900 men.
Grand total of troops ordered for foreign
service, 46 900 men
a oPin on respectful he destinationjot
this formJbable force, must be merely con
iectural Upon whole the responsibility If
commanding it is to cast. is at present no,
known. Two of the Royal family, the
Dukes of Kent and Cumberland, are it is
SAID 20 have commands. Should the for
mer proceed with the expedition, re must
1ecesSarilv have the chief command unless
some older Field Marshall should be ap
pointed 10 that honor. We are happy 70
hear that distinguished Ofhcer, General
Moore, likely TO have a principal com.
mand, whoever may be nominated as Gems
,mander in Chief.
The return Of the East India and West
India fleets supplies full 5000 seamen to the
naval service of government; with the adj
di<ion offve ships of the lioe to our block,
aiding Aeet!!
A French schooner bfought in a prize 70
Dover, gives intelligence thaf the number
of the French troops on their march to the
Rhine is 100000!
H IS agreeahIy remarkable, that NOT one
ship of he whole East India feet, has 81
tbev persisted by an accident of navigation,
orfaiien ntosthe enemy's hands. ALL have
srri. ed--and az we'd ATE
We have it from offcial authority, that
the amount of the property brough, home
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