Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-14

Iii tllC utoHitSul VI yI5tSlI!tly IL the i0
lowing official particulars concerning l.,
commencement OF the war with Austria:
C The letter of the Archduke Gharle;
addressed 10 the commander III chief of III
French troops, was not delivered 10 that %
neral, he not being in Bavaria, and thtr
being no French army there. The lctte
was brought by III. Wra,isIaw, field Office
to the archduke.
"This officer did not chuse to say
which point Of the army the :rchduke wa
when he brought the letter, which was hanl
ed to his majesty at Munich.
Even in March the preparations for Il
campaign by the emperor and archdul
were announced. Al the roads in the At
trian dhminions were covered with troop
On the 4th of March the archduke Lew
fixed his headquarters at Wels. On Il
31st there was already great quantity
provision collected at Llntz and Wels. 4
the frontiers of Austria were supplied wi
PROVISIONS, and beset with troops. FL
emperor Francis was expected On the til
at Lintz. The old elector of Hessia w
raising volunteer corps at Prague, WINK
took in troops from. all countries, more
peciallv Eessians, Of whom, It WAS sal
great numbers were hocking thlther. 4
De Stein was at Prague, composing the
all sorts Of Iibels. The Austrian goTer
me1it succeeded for moment IN rousngt
populace. even the more enlightened CHS
es, by assertions that for nine months q
fencibles had been armed for the defence
the country.
g On the 9Th Of April, intelligence W
received at Munich, that preparations WEI
made by the Austrians for passing over .
Inn, and that bridge Of boats was aifea1
made between Brannau and Schardn6' ;,
!" On the 9Th the Austrian oharge: "a
fairs at Munich demanded OF the l'ih's!'
of the emperor Napoleon an interview !
III. Wratislaw, field marshal OF the afsI
duke, who brought over the letter 4
Wratislaw had at the same time deilIc''u
letter to the king OF Bavaria, solic'sm6 y j
majesty to attend TO the wishes OF the u
varian people, who, as the Austrian Prl".1
affirm, behold in them Only Their del'se,.
He adds that he had received the slF''O1
orders to act hostllely only against that
ton which is the enemy of all political ]
dependence in Europe. The afc"uus
sured him that it would cost nm i'"'"
make the Bavarian nation sustain INC 9
of a war which was undertaken ior ne ca
es of general freedom. On the 'nor"H MI
the 9th Of April, it was nos known a. p n
Mich where the archduke actually was.
field officer, M. Wratislaw, has reiuS'N
say any thing on the subject. .la oI
:. Somewhat later in the day OF the IL
tidings were received that the Austrlai'a ~
passed the Inn at Branau and BuFSIsu' 4
The same intelligence was received a. ri r
head quarters of the duke OF Da''z sn.b u
dispatches from Munich Of the lo'D, i
nounce, that the members OF the nus -,
legation there had assumed loity tone, a
affirm ed that The archduke would a''|sn
whole line on five points at once a naetaoeI
take the friends OF the French as hos 80. Z
The French answered, that tor every :. I'd Il
varian hostage they would take &c" 100 n
of the Holy Roman empire with tn Nc, Of
De Stadion. the intendant general Ole
Austrian army, is already announces !. aIy
house of banker at Munich 49, :,
considerable amount has been oPehc' +, n
favor at Augsburg, Ulm & Ratlsoo"2 ~
zio and Frankfort. M. de Stadlon IS ~
tined to be the 6 Thomas Pane o. - - =,
nv. The frontiers are covered "l iaeer
carnations and pamphlets Ct every 'S'
ton.