Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-07

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included 10 that which shall receive his.
majessy's apProbasion. 81
he9 French squadron lying ingthe har-
Dor Of Reeh EFFORT IS expectfd 10 pat to sea;
The first Favorable oppor tlaily. Itconaisls
sof ( six sail of the lne besides frigates and
smaller vessels AID is generally supposed
to be desliaed forthe West Indies. a few
ssisy sspce this nsarauding squadron cane
out OF she ,harbor, an coasrqAence4ot adj
miral e eates'ssqaadroo being blown off the
coast by the s.rong westerly winass; but
the wind Fortunately changieg e the east.
ward, enabled the British squadron 90 re.
gain. its station, on The appealace Of (which
The enemy imnsdidtfly ran and took re-
EfugT under the projection Of their bat
teries. Commodore Keatcs' squadron
consisting Of the Superb, Audacious, Re.
.venge, Foudroyans, Mays, and Fame Of the
line, Penelope and Pomona friga,es, were
all cleared fer action; but the retreat OF
the French under their batteries rendered
1t Impossible 10 ATTACK them. According
10 the latest accounts frem off Roehefott
& the ensmy continued inthe situation into
which they had been driven, and were rea.
dy to take the first opportunity Of making
their escape. The British squadron was in
sight Of them.
hnoiher Go..enburgh mail arrived yes.
serdsy evening. No 6gh:iag appears to
have taken place since lie. battle between
general Savafy ard gsneral Essen. The
French continue their retrea. towards
Thorn, and he adviera from Berlin Q? the
Sd sssae. .aas the imperial head quarters
was a, Os,erode. From the 6irec.ion of
the retreat Of the French army, il should
seem as if Bouapsf.e net only wished 10
rake the shortest read TO Berlin, bu, as i
he was des,rousof keeping as far as posi-
bic out Of the way Of the Aus,tians. he
appears 'o.be taking precautions against a.
ny a,temps mhichths Aus,rlaps might mike
10 inserpose their force;in bis tear. Yet
e1he tempting opportunity is still left theE1.
they mighs still, BY rnakinga rapid push
through the rlarqnisase o! Lusas.a, GU hsn
OF from 8stEin. Ii is no, likely rye ,hiak,
TIA Ee will remain al Thorn. His object
IN his ope,atioas was cerfaio!y 70 gss
10 konigsbu g, and make himself master
of the rich magazines ia. are tlsre. He
has failed ait, and il issupposed he will
noE a,;empt ssoy fastker operations on the
right bank Of the Vissula, uor even conii
cue on The Vls.ua. Here,nrns TO the
ussks Of thai. river ia z very diFsren, a..i-
-iude from that 10 which he ieh H. beaten
ADD discounted by a.. Amy no; superior
10 nuunb.r; Esateo syo, not more by the
steady vslor Of the troops opposed 70 him,
vi al by the consuf,na.s skiiioG the gene.
-ralco mn.ansi'nG hem. Austria, therefore
who might haee remained inactive & neu
~;sal, had he succeeded 10 his auaek upon
ths Eass.aa arms, has additional! ard p1w
! es!al incentives 10 declare wsr agalHsf him.
She is Certain t.st she viii 10, nov have
ito sustain. the chief weighs aud pressure OF
the gar agaiue, 90 enemy flushed with ri.
.ensn!i and cerfdtn;o. Success. She would
cater Into the contest in alliance and coo
pers1oo Giat power which, single hacd
ed, has beat The co5querers Of Ausferlisz
ssd JENA, led on BY Bonapsr'c,lD person.
The advantages of taking 40 In nsdiase s
decisive part in the wss, must, we should
think, be seen and tell blythe Austrian ca
biret, unless il listens to Foziss priaeiplss
and couuseis!
l1rom the Wrekly Inspector. :