Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-13
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without crr.sin intelhgsEce concerns, :
even,s which id sll probability hsye Nv Nv
dy taken place ID The north. Oac th,n.
CERTAIN thar Dantzic the poin, ct ,p sa !
and defence. Thepaprss pressed in,o,s
servicecf France trlls us, tina, .:.s slee.
that city is carried Oh with vigor /; thsys
form rs that The garrisoo makes 2srn,.'
al sor.ies, and add Of cour.c tina. all H.,
series are very unfortunate for Inc bs,,.s
ed ! and they foitel the speedy surreoIss,
Of the town. But ihese same aceoua.. j.
not conceal the desernira.ion ef The -,
SLAMS 10 defend The place 10 lie ls., -,,
NIFTY: and the wl:trrs by their :Aber.d /
tenp 70 shew the probability Of snt,a
capture, bs;ray rather their own ser,. q
its importance than prove the p,obshh
Of the event. The Altoona Mrrcury !,
yesterday, relates second edition w.
on the 29.h uls. a. nigh, he French m.I'
three attempts TO take ne place BY s,orn
but in vain; after which an arm;slie. :
four hours was granted for burvioy i.
dead. Il is said, tina, ships, which ps,,si I
by On the Sin instant, heard avioien. cam
nonade from the city. This last io,tls
gence discredits report wbiclr,wo dsr, \
since had gained great ground, that n, !
siege was raised. L Was added ,ha, n, I
Ssxons had deserted 10 a man ,hs,r
attack was made by accord q. the cam, i.
s,ani from The garrisonin the city, aad ii. 4
English fr;gates before it, upon the Frspch /
works and thar after an Obstinate con-
test, the enemy was forced to yield hi. %. |
silions, heavy artillery, &c. This accoou
is still credited here, aud the deser,iap I
Of the Saxons is said ,c have been a. !
knowledcSd by the French Ia mister Hours
enne.
In the mean while /, is ev;den, that b.
nsParte seriously proposes 10 remedy III.
faull ne hes committed 10 the eyes of mill.
tary ner, by advancing SO far into Po.srt
while Ssralsund, Colhrrg, and Dal.zs
remain IN the power of the enemy who Ia,
also the command Of the sea. Every ,hrp
shews ,ha, be is resolved 10 act for time
on the defensive. He has .akea a slrou,
position in Prussia, by means If which hs I
hopes to fePel the attacks Of the great I
Russian army, which lies before him ard5
he IN the mean while orders the SIEGE oiE
the maritime forress in the Baltic. Heuess
the waste OF blood before Dau,zie. 10 one !
night three inef ctual attempts TO storm
the fortress! Every one knows lhe ina.
naensr loss which such an a,tsmp. causes,
esan when succe ssful bot this is indiEcr
emf 10 general, whose disregard for tn. I
lives ct his men are beyood all precedsp. E
Aft>r Bonapar'e's famous first campag
IN Italy, he was asked as to the expeoes.
: 'ai depense DIX mile honmrs par nnois
G. spent 10000 men every month"; be
replied. It ought not to be forgotten, that J
ne then commanded only Frerchmen. Now
he has alias and he will be subject to 90 +
slight embarrassment IN the choice OF hb 6
asssilaD,s. What troops forinssance, were
employed in the threefold At ak on tn: 4
s9sk # Germans, how naturally must tbs 4
thought occur 10 them, We are the clio. {
sen victims 70 Such suggestion wouIdHfE
in s:sTy quarter Ct the grand army asd h
dcfIcsticn. dreadi1! aud decisive, NIGH
be the --su!t.
Butte come nearer home in my remarks
While the siege Of Dan zic i, carried COZ
With Jury, that Of Colbsrg reposes tor Il
moment, and attempts are insiduousF
made g disesgagc The king Of Sweden &
from the coalition; bu. to 10 purpose
This monarch has renewed his treaIls'
w'shlhs king Of Prussia all animosi'yb"
tween these Two sovefsigos is forgo'te'
aud SIX Thousand Prussians are On thsn
passage TO S'ralsund, und-r generals Blu
cher ADD faaenzien, while the Diplomatic
relations between the two courts are rel
stored. y
Here we see monarch, who has alreaa
lost the greatest part Of his states, and tnsNj