Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-19
FRENCH BULLETINS.
he tenth bulletin of the grand army

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Ii mentions that the emperor OF Russia
and the grand duke Constantine had
Quilted the. army. and had reached ST.
Petersburg. It gives detail OF several
skirmislies at Ostrono, IN which the
Russians lost one hundred pieces Of
Cannon, twenty Wagons ct provisions,
fifteen hundred prisoners, and from five
to six thousand men killed. and wound
ed--on TIE rart,oi The French 200 kill
led and piae huudreu wounded.
The eleventh bulletin is dated from
The same place, August 4th. and Con-
tains little more than the positions OF the
army at that time.
The i2,h annaurces briefly the cap
ture Of Danahonrg, By Gen. Ricard, in
Which place he found only twenty pieces
Of cannon, the rest having been carried
eff by tie Russians.
The two succeeding bulletins, which
conclude the series OF them in the Pa
ris papers, arc from Snolersk (Which
is represented as being one OF the hand
soonest cities in RUSSIA AID dated the
Dist and 2sd Aug. They contain the
disposition of the army, the head quar-
tiers of which were still at Vilop.k;
and a relation Of several skirnishes, in
which the French are represented as
uniformly successful.
With the exception of what relates to
the operations of the French army, as
detailed in the bulletins, and which
should be received with considerable
allowance, the papers We have received,
although as late as the 9TH September
from Paris, contain no political or con-
mercial circumstance worthy of transla-
ton.
The ship Charles, captain Hall, left
Liverpool on the 29th of August, and
has TO doubt, in her letter bag, papers
and letters three or four days later than
before received but, having been board
ed at the Hook by gun boat officer, the
ktiers and papers arc detained to be
overhaulcd b. the proper authority
Captain Hall having brought no loose
papers, the public must wait for the
news Until we get ours out of the letter
bag.
We steh the frcss.
At late hour we had access to the
Charles letter bsg. We have the Lon.
don Courier from the ed to the 18th
August. Thev state,
That the Americans, in three weeks
after the war, had 100 privstcers, which,
they say, sail like the Devil, and have
done much damage.
Thst the fig Of truce Friends, "a
days from Norfolk. with col. Hamilton
on board, had arrived at Portsmouth,
She carried out the new. Of the capture
of the Nautilus, and OF the chasing of
the Constitu,ion--and American papers
to the 9Th Joly.
The Jamaica feet that Commo-
dorc RaGgers chased, had arrived in
England.
Mr.. Shaw, the Messenger, dcs-
patched from Washington by Mr..
Baker. June %, arrived at Plymouth
The ED Aug. in the Bloodhound, in
o. days from Norfolk.
The American ship Savannah,
Clark. from london for Newfork,
stopt at Plymouth, august %.
The genera! calculation in En-
gland was, that the resembling the
orders in cosncil would pro;iuce, on
our part, cessation Of hostilities.
Stocks-S per cent ConsOls, 5si-2
-Omnium. 5 SIS.
Tomorrow, we shall give extracts
more in detail.
Oetobc" 10.
For The verbal news by the the schr.
Meteor from Nantz, published in yes-
terday's Gazette, we are indebted TO
Capt. Center, passenger in said vessel.
A gentleman who came out IN the
Meteor, from France, arrived at New
port, Informs, that all American vessels
are still Obliged to send their papers to
Bonaparte before they can enter Or sell
The Meteor was detained 8 months, and
her permit is dated Wilma"
On the 9th of September an exami-
nation took place of a vessel from Ne W
York, when one third OF the property
was offered 10 any Of The crew who
should declare ihst the vessel had touch
at an English port, or been spoken by
an English cruiser! This is what is
required under the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES
SRI later .fom Londor.