Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-02
WAR OPsR4TqoNs.
LONDON, Sent. 5.

of hostilities but certain
" a lass clear one we never read.
They give short anil mcagre de-
scription Of Bona parte's operst'ons
in rohe mia, where he had gained
seme partial successes but before
he hail time to state either the num-
Der of his prisoners. or the cannon
or eagles, he is called TO another
quarter, where he finds the enemy.
on the Lower Elbe, getting in his
rear. and where he finds il necessa-
~ 20 repair, and quit the adVanta-
ges which he boasts OF having OBJ
tanned elsewhere. The French ac-
eoaut then says, " at this moment
(asth AngasD it appears that his
majesty, tire Emperor Napo'e"n.
is maneuvring the allied armies on
the Elbe." The previous part OF
the French Bulletin stated Bona
uarte TO have been on the Bobr he
is now, by this very DESPATCH. ina
noeuvring on the Elbe. go miles in
the rear of the Bohr. From the
whale OF This preliminary operation
il is evident. that about the 18th or
10th August the French made ge-
neral attempt to penetrate into 30
hernia. by different routs. and it is
also evident that this attempt has
failed.
OF the operations Of Davonst,
there appears to be similar defeat !;
for a Paris aeroant nt the 50th states
him TO be at Schwerin ; but other
accounts, which we know to be cor
rect, place him at Mastow on the
22d; that nc had been roughly hand
lei in charge of cavalry made from
{ c heights before that place and
"a his line Of march. which WAS
towards Sehwerin, was continually
har-assed by the enemy. Thus lar
We give the French account OF these
preliminary operations. A brief
commentary will be expected BY our
readers.
Indeed the crisis is singnlarly
eventsul. Military talents of the
highest order, armies formed on
most gigantic scales. operations in
comparison Of which manS OF the
most renowned battles which swell
the page Of history were mere skir-
mjshes. Russia, Prussia. Austria.
Sweden. Great Britain. Portugal A
Soain, on the one side: France.
Holland, Denmark. Italy, Bavaria,
Saxony sni the other states Of Ger
many on the other: and whether
we reflect upap the vast tract oil
country over Which tl.t des0iatIonS
OF war must sweep. the wide waste
or amman lie. or the vast issue at
sta, ".--ihe lsrolcnsation of a sys'rns
O" ,i,ares -;nn and violence winch has
flied ali f.rrope with woes. o. the
emancipation of millions OF our tel.
To- men from q rapacious rest
Iess ambition. no precedent period
since ;hs political formation # mo
ac,a europe has borne interests so
mighty. and occurrences so preg-
nant with curses o blessings sms
pended in hneertai, and wavering
balance of military fortune.
Tie circumstances OF allied
beliiseYen,s are Of a natT' owar-
rant the indulgence of rhee, al auii-
cipations. France has valquished
formidable coalitions but he pre-
sent coalition stands upon grounds
peculiar to itself Ii has thi. distinct
and important feature. that each
party is assured ofthe fidelity of the
other, and assured on the hest aud
most certain priaciple. that of ne
cessity. The principal and most eff
iicient members Of the leagae are
Russia, Prussia and Austria. of
these, two are playing their last
stake. and the third is interested that
they do not loose it. Should the
cause Of France triumph. Prussia
eeases TO exist as a kingdom. and
the House Of Hamburger must de-
seead from tbe throne of Austria.
Ii the territories Of these monarchs
be percelied out lilo vassal states.
then the European frontier OF Rus
'ia is no longer secure, because
France eoald then a second time hurl
apoa that empire the force Of tue
whole continent. The bond which
ie!fs them is therefore recipro-
al, and though in alliances the
greatest difficulty lies in maintain