Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-18
POLITICAL RETROSPECT

POLITICAL RETROSPECT-
Ne Intel grnce of any importance has
been received from the continent. Paris
papers to the 17th and Dutch TO the 22d
inst. have come to hand, they contain the
69sh Bulletin of the French army dated
4, Finckenstein on the 4th. Estates that
no. shot had been FREQ at The advanced
posts during the Is preceding days-lt IS
supposed tha, this suspension OF active
hostiiities is connected IN some degree
with the negotiations for peace which are
sald 20 be carrying on at Memei, as It
were 10 the presence Of tire king OF Prussia
and the emperor of Russia, have been for
come time at that place. Both arsa,ics
have received considerable reinforcemsnts.
The French are making the most active
preparations. They CON lnue 20 drain TIE
country behind them Of every dlsposab'e
man in order to strengthen themselves tor
a conflict, which, should it take place WI!
be decisive of the iae of Europe Ia the
eosnr of the resul, of this couaIct being a.
gainss them. they are putting inc fortresses
they possess on the Vistula IN the most ell
fectual ssate.ef defence, while they coniiaue
10 push ;he sisges Of Dan,s.c aud Coberg
with Increased activity. The can;ending
powers mas, now be able to estimate their
ability to do all the mischief originally TO-
tended aud by this time must be heartily
tired of contest, calculated to pr odnce
rain and destruction to all the parties en-
gagged 10 it.
The real state Of British :ffairs at Com
stantiDople is involved 10 the thicks.t veil
of mystery no official accounts have been
received from admiral Duckworth, aud the
whole of ,he accounts of the British aees
hayiog passed out Of lhc Straits, must D.:
mere rumor add conjecture.
The Russian emperor Alexander has
certainly reached Mcneil, and his brother.
the arch duke Constantine, Kouipgs bsfg.
Immediately On thsir joiniHg the army II
was expected some general movement
would take place. The k,rg Of Prussia was
slSo at Mesne.
The Russian and French armies are not
mere than Is German miles distant from
each other.
Great hopes were en:er,a,oed that Aus,
,ria would shortly break from the desrad.
ing restraint under wh:e1 she has been .ohg
held by France
The Swedss are said to have taken the
field with considerable force, and already
to have possessed nselves OF Roslack,
Pren'slaw and several other places.
The spirited conduct of Sweden has not
only produced The importan. event of caus.
ing the French to raise The siege of Stral-
:uad, but likewise the complete expulsion
OF the French from rhe whole OF Swedish
Pometaaia. The particulars Of these events
haze been officially announced 10 oar 60.
vernment.
The accounts from Vienna are so the
9th. The emperor had set out on the
preceding day for Buda, to me, the Hun,
garian Diet, after which it was supposed
he would proceed to visit the Austrian
Cosdons upon the frontiers. The arch
duke was expected to follow him 10 few
days.
The decree for calling out the conscrip.
ton of 1908 is executed with uncommon
rjgor and Dispatch throughout the different
departments Of France. All attempts 70
evade il are punished with The utmost Sc.
verify. The lists or registers are all 10 be
completed by The cad of April. The &C
,ual enrolment and march 70 the franliers
will not be delayed long after.
II we were to credit she reports from the
continent, received through French chan.
nels, we should be inclined TO believe that
the expedition through the Dardsnel:rs bad
Completely failed bur when We reflect On
the character Of The officer entrusted with
ths important affair, and on the knowledge
W now possess. taat he was TO waste but
one hour 10 oegoeis.ion ; and after that pc.
c.:I 1 q \