Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-05
January IS.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS.

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Paris eapers bsve reached town to tho
goth inst. They bring down the opera
tons of the remnant Of the French army
in the North to the Attn. The principal
fsctA are, than on the LIST the KING OF
Naples having made a demonstratlont0
act extensively, to east otekonigsbufg'
deemed it prudent to return to that olty
before the close of the DAY, and on the
Sd be finally sbandcned IT, and With
draw to Elbing. IN the neigAborhaod OF
Vistuis. On tie Sd also, Macdonald
reached Konigsberg with part vi the
corps d'rmee under his orders. &
The Vieeroy Of Italy arrived at Ma
rienw rider on the 26th uit. and the Duke
of Beliuno, Victor the preceding even.
ing An article from Dresden, inserted
in the Journal de pEmpire, mentions
that 1000 French and Italian troops,
which were advancing TO reinforce the
Grand army, we're to enter tbs saxon
territory on the Sth Of this month, and
to proceed from Ieipsie to Berlin. Ia
the same paper we have paragraph
from Berlin of the Sth January, relative
to the formation of 20 batta,iohs Of re-
serve, but not sv liable is mentioned Of
the hostility of the inhabitants to the
French, manifested in that city, cir
cumstance which is mentioned In nu.
merous letters, dated the FIRST of the
month, conveyed by the last Gottenbur8
mail.
An article dated from Vienna, appears
70 have been put forth for the purpose OF
again reitersiing the cordial friendship
subsisting between Austria and France,
bui it docs not appest shat the court oil
Vienna, has consen,ed to place any adj
tiional force at the disposal of Bona
parte l, merely mentioned that the
Austrian contingent is to be completed
to, its original numaer
/, An attempt has been made to destroy
the King Of lVirtcnberg, by blowing n.y.
SIN. II house in which be had taksnhls
station for be purpose Of shooting game.
Happening to quit the house Just be.
fore the explosion took place his Lille
was saved.
z The papers contain great Number
of addresses from different Cities and
towns in France, expressing indignation
at the conduct Of Geo D'York, and Of
|. fsring to provide scSdiers to recruit the
army and also notices of the officers OF
. several coherts ofthe National Guard
!. N, n rr 4, .,n s~,yir0 tf-t..'
Adyices from Ruganwald y ention,
that the Cossacs were daily expected in
thatneighborhood !; asd il was supposed
!. that Inc campaign would he coa.ilyued
by the Russians during the winter, 20
take advantage Of the u..er inssincienc!
of the FRENCH forces. So
NAVY.
Y RAZEES.-Tbe CulIodcnof74 gxts
at Plymouth, WIS taken mo the stern
dock in that yard yesterday se'anlght,
for the purfese Of being cut dow, brt
not to, the size Of a frigate, ash tue case
OF the lndetstigahlc ;--she is 10 have her
quarter deck and forecsstie taken away
ba. will re,ain her upper deck which
will be flush fore and aft. 1t is eonsi'
dered by the Navy Board, that even thus
partially cut down, she will be no more
,kana match for the three heavy Anne
ricsn frisates which BY carrying guns
on their gangways have in effect two
complete decks, Indeed "a gun ship
even the largest class would If cut down
70 a frigate (razes be inferior TO q re.
gslarly built frigate Of 50 gui,s. re
foilewing short statement wiiIcorrobo-
rats this ,-- 81
A 81 gun ship carries on one side Ct
her gun deck Is guns
A74do. (seccnd class, do "a guns
Ditto s6f,t ciass,) do. Is guns.
A Sgun lrigate, IF the class Of the
Macedonian. Is guns.
Ditto, Of the Acasta. 10 gyms.