Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-05

). i. .~,,. stated, that It was reported
IS h ns aossrnment Offices at Paris, that :.
was pending WIN was
mt this report, it was suppose ,;ew,
Oc rated merely to forward the ', ss";
Of The French government, aha ~ or;r,s.
hta'e '"0 'a'' January ).
Naval Engagement.-On the so 20
~ the Albieors s!cop of war o. :.
. u.r ' s.ll in with French frigate OF
-, s""' ,srvest class, said to be laden Win
stores, from Havre, bound 70 n auo
and. with the Borer and Hellcon 81"
brig, in sight, chased her two Gays ,';.ore
~. aoth. off the Lizard, the Aiolcore
came up with and attacked the en." sd
in the most gallant style, and coh''nuea
the chase ill the evening. In the inca"
time. the little Landrail schooner ais'
ioined, and having advantage IN her san an
ing kept up well directed hre Oh ns'
stern and quarter with SURPRISING ens. -
until she was disabled, and obliged 70
fall astern. Night coming on the enc
ny escaped. Report says, tnat inc ';; In.
bicore had met with great Joss 10 Slle.
and wounded of the former, the hrs'
lieutenant and Eve men, and from IL TO
* wounded.-The Fortune tr'gate was
smoke with on the following day, ano Is
gone after her.
According to the accounts delivered
into the war Office at Saint Petersburg
from the correct details OF the NAIVE
commanders, the Russians have Captured
from the French, in the present cam
pairn, 1873 600 men. 1000 officers, among
whom are IS generals, and 600 pieces
January 7.
A few terrible examples are about to
be made to convince British seamen OF
tie criminali,y Of entering the American
service.
Lord Amelius Beaucierk takes out
the squadron about TO sail for America
Paris papers to the Sd instant reached
town at an early hour this morning..
Lord Walpole, we are now told, has ieis
Vienna, and that Austria and France are
inseparable. If Lord Waipole has LETT
Vienna it is probably to be succeeded
by another negociator on the part OF G'
Britain and Russia
The assertion that troops are march
ing to reinforce the French armies IN
| spain, is repeated in these papers. II
is emphatically declared that" Far
from evacuating Spain fresh troops are
marching thither. -" Spain belongs to
the French dynasty. No human effort
can preventit"
The Moniteur states that Bonaparte
| has Just given orders for 10000 men,
| 5000 horses, 600 Wagons, and 10 mil
| lions francs, in money, to be sentto his
! armies in Spain.
January 9.
Paris papers have arrived to the 5th
instant, and still we arc without single
! word of intelligence from the French
army. Though lett in that dreadful
| ststc described in the bulletin OF the Sd
December, Bonsparte has not though,
proper to communicate to the friends
and relatives Of the troops the slightest
| information.
We understand that an Austrian mes
.enser, charged with despatche OF great
importance from Vienna, arrived 10 town
within these few days He Came to this
cyun'ry through Holland, and VIII set
| gu, 20 morrow on his return.
There is some reason to suppose the
above mission is connected with over
ipres for an European peace.
I, is nov stated that the licences tor
trading to France are to be continued
mdcr certain very strict regulations
Ii is also reported that number OF new
licences have been issued by bonaparte,
which Contain no clause requiring ths
export Of certain quantities Of French
produce.
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