Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-15
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(2otb Fren b Bulletin

ming arrived at this port, The -fehoo.
ner Hsro. capt Merrihew, from Al
exandria, and 5 days from Hampton
Roads.
Capt. NJ has furniihed the Fdi-
tors of the Mercantile Advertiser with
she Norfolk Public Ledger, of the
rift infant, which contains late news
from France, received by the ichoo-
ner Water Witch, from Bordeaux
Our Norfolk paper contains the
7oth French Bulletin, dated at Mol.
detfchenow, the 81 of December a.
butt IS miles from wilma, whittier
the French army were retreating
for winter quarters The Bulletin
itates, tn at the mott of the cavalry
horfes were dead and that they had
abandoned the mott of their artillery,
and were fhort of ammunition and
that they had fufsred feverely
The great length Of che Bulletin,
and the bate hour at which we re.
ceived it, prevents us FULFILLING it in
this mornings paper ; but it will
be given in our next
The following is the funmary of
the news brought BY the Water
Witch, given by the editor of the
Norfolk Ledger, and extr6ts from
Paris papers
The 2ofh Bulletin may be truly
called "a tough itory.' In ipitc of all
the efforts to conceal the true fate of
the French grand army, he reader
will difcoyer that 1t has futfered be-
yond all exanpl.. The occurrences
which this bulletin aff.as 10 detail,
took place lome days after the date
of the Rnililn accounts. 1t com
nsnces with the retreat from Smo-
lenfk, but is lilent as to what had pat.
fed prior thereto, of which details
were given In this paper. We leave
the reader to imagine, what mutt
have been the lofts in flores and artil.
lery, when in the cource of few days
thirty thoufand horles were loft ! -
What numbers NUT have fallen du.
ring retreat of twenty days that is
fron the 18th of Nov. to sd of De-
cember? Not word is faid of the
petition of the Runian army in pur-
fuit, nor of others who, from the &C
counts we have publiihed were be-
tween wilma and the grand army
Without cavalry, Napoleon had IS
leagues, or Is miles, to march, be-
fore he could reach Wilma In this
fiyuatian, what is & prevent the Ruff
fan general from thro winga frong
body OF cavalry in his front, and
deiroying the bridges, proviions &c.
"This bulletin was publifhed to
fatisfy the anxiety of the people of
France FIR the Ruilian account had
reached Paris by the way of England.
The 18th bulletin was publilEed in
Paris the goth Nov the ao'h is pub
Iilhed the 2oth Dec. about that time
the accounts from England reached
France"
"It ffa,es that a French brigade
of upwards of 1000 men, and 900
horfcs, mifled its way on the night of
che 27th of Nov near Boriiow, and
were taken prifoners by the Ruff
fans"
/" In all the movements of the ar
my in its retreat, the Emperor had
marched in the midf of his guards
and, (adds the bulletin)" his Majelty
was never better"
i" The want of good maps, pre-.
vents us from tracing the progreis of
the French army from thofe we
have. we take the diitance from emo
lenik to wilma to be about ago miles.
70 that Bonaparte had progrefied a.
bout 2o miles in rs days, as will be
feen by referring TO Paris article of
the i4'h Dec Withcu, expecting
any with upon the fubj-d, we think
it muR be admitted that the grand ar
my was not out of danger.
!" The French papers contain very
full details Of the operations in Spain
they FAY that the allied army left 34oo
Gck in salamanca, of which 1900
were Britilh