Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-22
To the Editor ofthe Candid Review.
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+" You nc doub; have heard he reports
for some time circulated ,hro' the country
respecting ttsH object Of Col Burr's fire.
quent visits to this suar.er. Il has within
few days been whispered here, that Burr
is acting n conjunction with Miranda
that they are beth in tie employ of Ogdsn
and Smith, Of New York, who are the 3.
gen,s Of the British. Rnmnur further
states, .ha. Miranda was directed 10 play
CA Caracas and other southern parts 81
South Amerea, TO z<,ract shs a'tca.ion ct
the inhabitants to that qaaater, while Burr
was to get ia readiness l,tsle aeet, 6c.
and attack the frontiers OF the northsgn ez-
tremisy- In Gaze thsy IN conjunction affect
iheir purpose II coDGner'ng South a msf'~
ca, they are 10 unite that coun ry 10 Lou.
ssna aud the western states, aud form
separate aed distinct government. It al
SO further whispered ,has Wilkinson hav.
ing discovered III: disaasesien Of the peo-
pls towards him, through spirit ofrevenge
has Determined 10 unite with Gurr: and
while maIoeuvrjag though the county
With his pick q corps, Is to act as secret
spy, ana b. ready 10 render his aSsist.rce
wheo necessity shall require it. hume.
rous other characters, 10 almost every siate
10 the uoion Ct independents Fortunes and
of high sanding, ara al,o mentioned as cons
federases IF Eurr's, bur It is at present
thoupb, best not 10 hazard the disclosure q
.hsis Names"
The king of Prussia {says a London pa.
per) has sixteen garrlsons in Sllesia, seven
of which may be called impregnable, and
the rest are very strongly fortified, and we'll
oficersd.
II is stated in a respectable Dublin pa.
per Of the 7ih October, that disturbances
of a serious nature have broken out "a the
counties of Sligo, Lesrim and Mayo. Ii
is said tha. a number Of persons ASSEMBLE
at night, who denominate themsslves--
"7hreshsys," add cemmi, the moss violent
ou,rsges, destroying barns, &c. where ssy
corn is deposited.
Extract of letter from Berlin, dated 18th
October.
The following details furnish some fur.
Their particulars respecting the late On.
gagement, 10 which our ever to be lament.
ed prince Lewis fell, while fighting for his
country
Prince Lewis commanded the van of the
corps of prince Hohsnlohe. The latter
ordered him to march to Rudolphs,ads,
with OF 1000 men, in order TO assist &c.
neral Tanenzlep, who was stationed at
HoG, to form junction with the grand
Prussiaa army. This the prince accom-.
pished on the 10Th inst. On his crossing
the Saal between Rudolphstadt and Salfeld,
ne fell upon corps of 5000 Frepchuoopa,
who wanted to dispute his passage, but
who soon were compelled to give way
Soon after the whole of Bernadott's army.
consisting of 10000 men, came up and az.
tackled our small corps with grea, impe,uo-
ssty, which disproportlonate contest obliged
our troops to retreat until We reached tho
river Saal, but not until we had wi;hstood
the superior force of the enemy for hours.
Our los consists of 1900 men, aud tha. of
the enemy is more considerable. VIVA.
renders our loss more affecting is the death
OF prince Lewis, who displayed the great
est courage, and who received two pls'ol
balls through his breast while encouraging
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