Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-08
NORFOLK, February 1.
LATE FRO VI FRANCE

flemanr who came passenger in the
schooner Water-Witeh. in 50 days
from Bordeaux. with papers to the
2ad or December. from which we
have made Toe extracts published IN
this days Ledger.
The 29th Bulletin may be tru'!
called " a tough story. In spite OF
all the efforts to conceal the true
state Of the French Grand Army
the reader will discover that II mas
suffered beyond all example. Inc
occurrences, which this bulletin Ell
feets to detail, took place. some days
alter the date Of the Russian ac-
counts. It commences with the re-
treat from Smolensk. but is silent
as to what passed prior thereto. OF
which details were given in our last
and are continued in this days pa
per. We leave the reader to imagine
what must have been the loss IN
stores and artillery, when in the
course Of few days Thirty 1hon-
sand Horses were lost ! What
Numbers must have fallen during a
retreat oftwenty days, that is I. ON
the 18th of November to the Sd OF
December? Not word is said OF
the position Of the Russian army In
pursuit, nor of others who from
the accounts we have published.
were between wilma and the
grand army. Without cavalry.
Napoleon had e5 leagues, or Is
miles to march, before he could
reach Wilma. In this situation
what is to prevent the Russian Ge-
neral from throwing streng sody
of cavalry in his front, and destroy
ing the bridges, provisions, nc. /?
This bulletin was published to salts
fy the anxiety ofthe people of France
| for the Russian accounts had reach
| ed Paris by the way Of England.
The 2sth bulletin was published in
Paris the S0th November, the 29th
is published the 18th December, a
bout that time the accounts from
England reached France.
The want of good maps, prevents
US from tracing the progress OF the
French army from those we have,
we take the distance frem Smoiensk
to wilma to be about 200 miles, SO
that Bonaparte had progressed a
bout i25 miles in 16 days, as will be
seen by referring to Paris article
of the f4th December. Without
expressing any wish upon the sub.
ject, we think it must he admitted
that the grand army was not out OF
danger.
The French paDers contain very
Iun ueIaIIs OF the operations iB Spain .
they say that the allied army left
500 sick in Salamanca, of which
400 were British.
Two frigates sailed from Bor-
deaux, and two from Nantz. suppos-
ed to be bound to the United States,
and it was said that they were to be
followed by some ships Of the line.
Translated fer the Public Ledger. from
Fr'nch tGtcrs r1ceived by the sch'r
Water-Witch, Capt. Tarley, 50 days
from Berdeaux.
WARSAW, November 81.
We have intelligence from the corps
81 the army under the command of
pri4ce SchwartzenbeFg to the lAtn and
18th OF this month.
When admiral Tschitschageff advan-
I'D upon M,nsk, he lett considerable
corps behind him. under the command
t generals Sackeu and Essen, with or
dsrs to attack the prince Schwartzen
'u"g's rear il he should attempt to fol-
" TschitshasoF. l, waa probable that
MS corps was intended to act against
.ae grand dutchy of Warsaw, if the plan
Of operations against prince Schwart
zenburg had succeeded.
The Russian army attacked the rear
guard of the Saxon, and Austrian corps.
ander the command 'ofsgsneral Regner
nd the Saxon troops lately arrived
under general Dure,te.
There were some sharp fighting On
he i4th and 18th instant, in which the
Russians lost 1900 men killed and 500
prisoners BY Information that had Just
been received from wilma moro impor-
ant results may be- expected.
r Already COURIER has arrived here
t:om general RcaDier, bringing inteIli
s,ence to general Dutaillis, commandant
- Warsaw, with intelligence that the
irincc Schwartzcnburg had appeared
suddenly With the auxiliary corps, near
zsbelin. and bad general action with
c1e Russian army At the departure of