Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-16
EUROPEAN NOTICES.

EUROPEAN NOTICES.
Gen. Benningsen arrived at Bre-
slau in Silesia with the 1st army OF
reserve of $4,000 men on the S0th
of August, and according to lord
Cathcart's despatch Of the 9TH OF
September. dated at Toplitz, he had
crossed the Oder with his main body,
and his advanced guard was beyond
the Katsbach ats miles from Ores
DEM By advices received in Lon
don up to the 25th of September at
night, from Petersburg to the 9th,
from Memel 10 the 18th, Berlin to
the 18th, Stockholm to the 18th,
Stfalsund to the 18th, and Gotten
burgh to the ED. it appears that
gen. Benningsen had connected his
advsnced guard with the rear guard
of gen. Butcher. The forces of the
latter we're expanded from near Jut-
terbuck to Zittaw, Gin Lusatia)
which united with the left wing of
the crown prince on the Saar, and
with the Austrian on the Bohemian
frontier, where the prince of
! Schwartzenburg commanded with
$4,000 men.
A detachment Of Austrians was
proceeding by Freyburg 10 Leipsic,
distant 80 miles from 'roplitz in b.
hemia ; a similar body from the
right wing of the crown prince was
crossing the Elbe at Rosiau to meet
the Austrians at Leipsic, distant on
ly 30 miles. 1t was supposed that
this immense accumulation of force
iGfront Of the enemy would render
his advances impossible, and that
the co operation oftbe Austrians and
Swedes in his rear would effectual-
ly cut off his supplies. and by this ex!
pedient compel him to abandon the
strong line of the Elbs.
By Berlin article Of the 18th of
September, it 10 stated that no &C.
neral action had occurred since the
crown prince had defeated Ney that
the enemy we're driven from a tcte
du pont upon the Elster with a loss
of 500 men, and that gen. Butcher
had Joined his right wing to the left
of that of the Crown Prince, not far
from Torgau, on the Elbe.
1t is also stated in Gottenburgh
letter of the s1st September that Be-
naparte has insinuated that the en-
peror of Austria had proposed to re-
sumo the armistice, which he is
willing to accept to spare the efusion
of blood. He further says, that as
an act preliminary.to Its adoption, he
will retire within the Elbe. without
resigning any Of the fortresses on the
right bank.
Letters from France we're reeeiv-
ed in London as late as tho 21st and
advices from the coast to the Esd OF
September.
Gen. Count Walmoden has cut off
the communication of Davoust with
the grand French army.
1t is stated that gen. Nugent en-
tered Fiums (on the gulph Of We
nice> on the 25th ofAugust.
A Gottenburg letter Of Sept. 2ist
states that the army of the Viceroy
prince Eugene) was defeated in the
mountains of Leben and on the
shores ofthe Saar where he endea-
yored to maintain himself near the
city of Kranburg. This statement
is on the authority of the Vienna
papers.
Gen. Pieton arrived in England
from st. Sebastians on the i4th Sep.
TENDER he left the army on ae-
count of i'll health.
The following observation con.
Germs the reputation Of America.-In
commenting on tho declaration Of
war of the Danish government a.
gainst Sweden, the Times remarks :
We are glad, however. to see
that his Danish Majesty has not
been so entirely perverted by the in
famous example ofhis great ally, al
to set at defiance the established u.