Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-11
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
NEW YORK, March S.
IMPoRrlNT.

II
night, came up from the ship Mary
in a. DAYS from London. He favored
the editors of the New York Gazette
with papers to the 18th Of January, In
GLIDING the London Gazetie, containing
detailed account OF the operations OF
the Russian army. Well give them all
Tomorrow. A summary follows.
The Prussian fortresses had been de-
clared in state of seige.
The ship Dolphin, Lalor, from Phila'
dclphia for Bordeaux, was sent into Ply
mouth January lS--out only 10 days
She having sailed on Christmas day, and
reported the reelection Of Mr.. Madi-
SON.
LoxDox, Sunday, Jan. IL.
Dispatches from Lord Catheart-.-De'
struction ofthe French grand army
Forty thousand more prisoners made
on the Bere.ina and at wilma, with
immense magazines at the lat.erplace.
Dispatches from Lord Cathcart 4
Gottenburg mails; and another set ,of
Paris papers, besides mails & despatch
es from Cadiz, Lisbon * B. azil, reached
town yesterday.
Lord Cathcar,'s dispatches are dated
St. Petersburg the 22d December, and
inclosc very long details of Gen Katu-
soff of the l4ih, written from the theatre
of the operations. They state, that in
the passage Of the Beresina the Russians
took about 10000 prisoners In The
pursuit from the Bercsina to Wilma 1000
more fell into their hands, including
baggage, sc. among which is great
part of Bonaparte's personal effects, and
important state papers.
The French reached Wilma on the
10th Dscember, where the Russians,
who arrived about the sama time, took
$4,000 prisoners. and obtained posses
sion Of the magazines.
These dispatches make the number
of prisoners taken since the last account
upwards of 10000, reducing tho 10000
to abuut $4,000. Of this latter number
not more than 10000 were believed to
be effective on the l4th u!t. Little
doubt therefore can be entertained OF
the entire annihi!atioD of the French
Grand Army, especially as Wittgenstien
reports that the Bavarian divisl-n bad
been surrounded by Adjutant General
Ku,usoff's corps, and cut of fromWllna'
1t is in fact supposed that only lew
officers have escaped. Besides the pcl-
soncrs, the French have since the last &C.
counts, lost 200 pieces Of cannon, all
their magazines, stores, &c. Several
general officers had been taken, among
whom is Con Lrfebre, who violoted his
parole, and ran away from Cheltenhsm'
The Austrians might have effected
most favorable diversion in favor OF the
French by marching on to Wilma, but
general Sachen hung upon their flank
so closely as to deter them from attempt
inp such a movement, even had they
been so inclined.
Ku,ousoff has issued Proclama-
ton to the Poles, offering clem"ncy,
states that it wa. his Imperial MaJesty's
Intention that a new organization OF Po-
land should ,ake place. For this pur'
pose, the Emperor lett Petersburgh Tor
wilma on the 9Th.
The total return cfprisoners, &c. IN
the Russian War Office, up to the 80
December was $4,000 among whom
were 1900 Officers, including As Gene-
rails, aud from 700 to 10 opieces d CAN
non The surrender OF the Pruss!an
Army under D'York, which took place
on the sOth Doc. is not, of course, IN
cludcd in the above statement. The
killed anu wounded could not have a
mounted to less than 100000 more
making total of between 300 and 400,
600 ncn-sacri6ced 10 the ambition OF