Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-07

&C the world -" They stood fer two
hours Saws the bulletin) in close order,
sgainst the chain shot, not daring TO adj
vance, unwilling to retirs, and renuunc-
ing the hope of victory" Marshal Ney
decided their uncertainty; he penesrat-
I'd through the breaches which the can
non shot had made in their condensed
iDaases "a grievous want Of skill in their
generals, We fear, to present condensed
masses to cannon shot) and dispersed
tlem on all sides.
Ii is obvious from the statement of the
hnemy, that the Russians retired in a
stiic credItable 20 their energies as men;
re are told nothing Of pursuing the f.
sitives, nor have we any of tho usual
furnishes of alniiaiing the scattered s.
discounted remains of their columns s,
The loss of the Russians is stated at
from 20 to $4,000, but we cannot make
the particulars agree with the sotpl.--
About Is 900 arc mentioned as their loss
in the field, and 5000 pri:oners-makipe
together $4,000 /; nor can we doubt that
the greater part os the 5000 prisoners
were wounded men. The loss Of ,h-
French is admitted to have been ten
tA,usapd double the number and YOU
will perhaps b. nearer the truth.
The principal mischief to be apnre-
hended Is, that the mind of Alexander
Inay be subducd BY this event. If Ma
poieOa shall have also gained this veto
~ his triumph will indeed be great
but re nudge other Thoughts. The
RassiaGs cannot uDdervalae the adyan-
t2Ses which they may promise them
selves from perseverance, through
Russian winter. The enemy admits
Slat victory was necessary TO lis troops
as j. would give them plenty !" There
was ne admission of this kind i'll former
bulletins md 10 flct, wc may conclude
that ii the Russians adhere. ms they have
hitherto done, to their system Of vast
Ing tao country as they retreat, Napo-
Icon may, ere long, find n impossible
10 feed MS army.
Royal Exchange. London. Saturday
Night. 0c,. 5. 1912.
1t has been confidently reported
to day. that the 19!h Bailstin has
reached town. and that il Announces
the entrance of the French into Nos
coy on the 1ith ult. We arc per
saaded that there is no foundation
forihcsc assertions: and OIL the con-
trarF, 1t appears, from the ia;orma-
ti9a Of gentleman who left the
coast OfFrance as late as Thursday
last. that anothsrvictory must be "a
chieyed before this further purpose
can be accomplished. On this autho-
rity, il is said that subsequent 10 ihe
battle OF Moskwa, the Russians had
received reinforcement from the
immense population Of Moscow and
the surrounding caaHtry. to the ex-
tent ofupwards of 10000 men, plac
ing the nuReri2ai strength OF the
fmperial Army higher than it was
before the engagement Of the 7ii
September.
tits aIle&ged in the fSth Bulletia,
that the loss Of tie invaders is esG-
mated 1T 10000. We have it from the
best source of information, that tits
TIE iayar;ed practice in these Bale
tins to state only the loss Of tie M
native French without co'aprchend-
ing the prussian. German, an,! Pa
lish auxi.iaries. AMI the same is ,ile
adopted course &c proce cd:Is in such
eases with the War O.irc 1T Paris.
This explanation will facilitate the
understanding Of the f"cQeh ca; ,iai
aoaoun,s as 70 che important pa:;is d
lar.
.Ad,ices have been received from
Bordeaux h',nging information ct
the arrival there Of three armed ~
merican sch0Oners wbic'i had The
good luck To escape tie vigilance Of
our cruiZers stationed at the mOut;i
OF the GarOnUe.
October 8.
Py an aecOuat we have received
this morning from The Sicdi;errane
IN, it appears that Joseph Beaararte.
with Sor,lt and Souchet had effected
2 junction on the Goth September, AT
JpmiiIa. aud that the route they were
taking wasin an casterIy direction.
Sir Sidney Smith was at aachsr oil
Carthagena, in the Tremendous, to
lend every assistance, should il be re-
qniied.
The Carteret packet is arrived at
Falmouth: sailed from New-YOrk
e9th August and from Halifax iotb
September; the Mail will not be in
town Till to-morrny.