Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-01-27
FOREIGN NEWS.
NEW YORK, January IL.

On Saturday evening arrived at this port
the letter of marque schr. General Arm
strong, Captain Champhn, in passage Of
So days from Naniz.
Captain e. informs that after the de-.
cisive victories by the allies, las formerly
ds'aled in the papers per the Bramble.D
the remnant OF Bonaparte's army fell back
upon the Rhine that Bonapartc himself
had arrived in Paris, convoked his senate.
ordered new conscription OF eco. 600 men.
accredited MIR. Crawford, the American
Minister, and then, left Paris for I,sly!
Capt Champln has brought Dispatches
from Mr.. Crawford for government. Thero
had been an embargo at Nantz for 26 days
previous to the sailing OF the Gen. ARM
strong in consequence oftwo French frigatee
being in that port, which sailed in company
with Captain Champlin.
In addition to the above, we have been
favored with the following extracts of
letters which are from one Of the most
respectable houses in France, dated Mo-
vem6er 5--20.--Gax.
Every thing turns out for the worsts
our army mostly destroyed, is pushed To
our frontier, BY raging pack OF hounds
breathing revenge; our territory is not
safe that way the English and Spaniards
may enter thro Bayonne when they CHOOSE
of course business is out Of the question,
except for raising money to meet engage
mentsn
Norember Cove have still unpleasant
information to communicate, as our losses
in war have proved fully as great as at first
reported The enemy have not pushed
immediately in o France as they could have
done, but are besleging Mayence, and
other towns. Apprenensions therefore re-
main the same. Prices decline almost to-
nothing, and to no purpose; for no goods
SELL The richest houses in this place, with
out exception, are hard run for money, and
refuse entering into any engagements
Hands full of bills, with the most respec-
table names, are peddled about at per
cent per month discount, and still do not
command the specie.
The Freach papsrs-By this arrival the
editors of the New York Gazette have re-
ceiyed file of the Paris Moniteur, to Nov
vember H-They contain the official Bal
letins of tho operations Of the French ar
my from the 4th Of October to the LATEST
dates Hereafter we may give them moro
III uctdtl. nv piCoCut, W. uBuot NphhiiG OuF~
selves to a mere summary, from which it will
be seen that they do not materially differ
| from the English accounts already publish
ed in this Gazette, in each battle. and mako
their losses far below thai of the Allies,
and assign PLAUSIBLE reasons for their re-
| treat.
They state that the Emperor set off from
Dresden the 9TH of October, slept at Waz-
zen the 9Th, at Eulenburg the 9th, and an
Duben the 10th. That tie divisions Of his
army having possessed themselves of all
the bridges of the enemy, the project the
Emperor was to cross the Elbe, and TO ma.
neuvre on the right bank from Hamburg to
Dresden--to threaten Potsdam and Berlin
taking Magdeburg for the centre of opera
tions-that when ready for the execution
of this plan on the 18th, the emperor was
i informed at Deiben of the Bavarian army
having gone over to the enemy and thread
ened the Lower Rhine-that the Emperor.
foreseeing this ircoscEwAsLe detection.
would be followed by the DETECTION Of o.
Their Princes, resolved to fall back on the
Rhine, and accordingly transfxed his III.
Quarters to Leipsic--that the result OF
these movements of the last six days, wal
5000 prisoners, several pieces of cannon
and ether losses Of ths enemy. That ~