Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-26
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al intelligencer, of the 22d, taken in con .
,nexion with other circumstances of re-
cent occurrence, is calculated to inspire
a hope, that better times are coming
With the editors Of the Intelligencer, we
rejoice, that the bloody system of retail
alton, so unjasti6abty adopted by our go.
vernment, is gradually losing its aspect
OF ferocity and we hope in verysshor,
time, TO see it, with its prolific parent o.
all evils, .var, consigned to the sam.
tomb Which has received the othe
members of the family - Embargo, Mn.
intercourse, and Non-Im portation.
It is with great satisfaction we ar
enabled to state. that the public antho-
rites OF tao United States and Grest
Britain are relaxing in their measures
Of retaliation. In consequence of III.
indulgence shewn to Gen: Winder l.
the permission granted to him by Sill
George Provost TO return for a time 70
his home, the President, immediately
extended like Indulgence to some
! Brush officers similarly situated. a
bost the period that our Executive was
thus maniiestiDg his Willingness to kee
pace with the adversary in acts tending
%, promote the cause Of humanity, Sir
George Provost, without any know
ledge of the fact, allowed Col. Lewis
and Mej9r Madisoi to leave Quebec. on
parole, for The United States: And,
in pursuance Of the same philanthropic
spirit, the President, we understand
has gwen direction for the discharge,
on parole, of all the British officers,
now in custody as hostages, with per
mission for lhem TO proceed to Canada,
Thus, the retaliatory system, which.
at it's commencement, wore a menaclng
and terrible appearance, is gradually
losing its aspect of ferocity and in a
way, too, which promises TO leave little
or 10 irritation on either side The in
dulgences granted to the hostages by
the public authorities both in Canada
and the United States, are voluntary
acts of benevolcnce, and have been sui
6ciently Simultaneous to deprive either
goyerpment Of the exclusive merit OF
having commenced them.
Critical situation of the French Mo-
nsrchy
The Grampus has furnished us with
but very imperfect details Of French at
fairs during the month of February.
1t appears, however, that the division
Of the Allies which fought al BIiennS
on the FIRST Of that mouth, had drwenthe
French from Troyes, Noseni, ProvinS,
! 10 beyond Fpn,airb!eau,a and ~ithln about
lbirty miles of Paris that battle was
| loneht at Montsefeau, forty miles south
east from Paris, on the 18th, aud that
| the French were able TO return 10 the d
bove mentioned towns, and the head
| Quarters of Bonaparte were again al
Proves, from the 2lst to the last dates
| Then il seems this division OF the allie
wac reinforced from scissors, which is
on the north east side of Paris, and far
Their from Troyes than from that clty, BY
90 or SO miles. 1t was the arrny from
scissors, which threatened Paris by
Afeaux, do doubt. Another division 81
the Allies had passed threugh french
Flanders to Picardy. and taken Dou.ens
which is is miles north of Amiens and
90 from Paris, in direction due north
Denlcps is said to have been retaken by
the French. Thus ii appears thar the
capital Of France is threatened BY three
|! different divisions of the allies.
Bordeaux seems TO be entirely open
to Lord Wellington, who is at Mont dc
Msssan. 60 miles south of that city, aBt
Soult is in ais rear probably in the CT
tadel Of Bayonne. The departure Of
King Ferdinand, asd the publication OF
his tresty in Spain, have satisfied the
Bo,aelair tina, Wellington is deserted
by the Spaniards. 1t this was the case,
thar General could not have the 10000
men they give him; but we know here,
that in February, the Cortes passed
decree confirming their treaties with the
Allies.
We have now the certainty OF Mu.
rnt's detectiop-He has already advanc-
ed to the north of Italy and attacked
Beauharnois, Who will be obliged to en-
ter France of course, if indeed the Aus,
trans mot intercept bis retreat.
Suchet has evacuated Spain, but one
| account saws he is at " ons, another with