Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-14
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It;sxitA difficulty we express the
joy questioned by his presence 70
this Rns and numerous garrison
which appears totally different from !,
the garrison of a beseiged place-ltt
is mistress Of all the ueighborhood
the rations appointed to DC tur-
aished them during the armist'ce mas
been fixed at 10000 per day-lais
garrison. frequently during the I'VE
inouths blockade, threw small NOR
tars into the headquarters OF the Q, !,
nemy, which they in a manner had
beseiged General Rapp has form
cd q. fine, battalion Of the men who
had taken refuge in the place.
The place is prosisioned for one
year,-MiIitary men suppose it can
resist an assault for six months. al.
lowing the enemy to have a train OF
200 pieces of artillery, and without
estimating the delays that may De
occasioned them by the sallies ofthe
garrison.
July Q.
Her majesty the Empress. Queen
and Regent, received the following
news Of the situation of the army on
thee June:
On the 9th. the Emperor dined
with the King ofSaxony. The King
of Westphalia arrived at Dresden
to visit the Emperor. The 18th,
the Emperor had examined the dit
ferent entrances into the forests OF
Dresden, for the space of20 leagues
he performed this operation from
five O'Clock in the evening till 10 at
night at his return. Two bridges
have been thrown across the Elbe
opposite the fortress of Kenig-
stein. The rock ofLibenstein, with
in half gun shot from Konigstein.
has been seized and fortified, and
magazines and other military estab-
lislflnents have heen prepared at this
interesting position. A camp of6o,
600 men, supported in this manner
by Konisstein, and enabled to act
on both sides Of the river would be
imaregnable.
The King of Bavaria has estab.
lished in The ueighberhood of Nym-
luxembourg. near Munich, a camp OF
25.000 men.
The Emperor has given the Duke
Of Casiislione the command OF the
corps Of observation of Bavaria ;
this army is united at Wurtzburg
it is composed of 6 divisions Of in
fantry and Of cavalry.
The Niceroy reunites between the
Piava and the Adige, the army OF
Italy composed of three bodies, one
of which is commanded h. General
Grenier.
The new corps just formed at
Magdeburg, under general Nandam-
me, already amounts to 40 battalions
and so pieces of artillery.
Prince Eckmuhl is at Hamburg
His corps have been augmented by
new arrivals from France and Hol-
land !; SO that at this point there are
more troops than there have ever
been. The Danish division united
to the corps Of the Prince Eckmuhl
consists of $4,000 men.
The ed corps under The Duke of
Belluno composed but ofone division
during the campaign, is now CON-
p!eted, and the Duke of Belluno com.
mands the three divisions.
Circumstances were so urgent at
the beginning Of the campaign, that
the battalioRs OF the same regiments
were often mixed among other corps.
Every thing is now regulated, and
each regiment has reunited its bat
talions. Every day fresh battalions
arrive, passing the Eibe 10 Magde-
burg, Wittemburg, Torgau & Ores
den those which pass thro' Ores
den are every day reviewed by his
majesty.
Tie military equipages of the ar
my are furnished. either in caissons
of The ancient model. or on u new
ion. or in carriages Ca la
with means Of transporting
provisions for The whole army for one
month; hereafter the new construct
ed caissons will be only employed.
which, drawn by i horses, can easily
carry 20 cwt.
The army is provided with porta- /
bic mills Of is lbs. weight, which
grind Eve ewt. Of meal per day.