Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-30
Foreign Intelligence ;
TRANSLATED
For the Nee York Commercial I'D
vertiser, June 26.

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PARIS, May 4.
All the places of the frontier OF the
North. from Dunkirk to Charlemont, are
armed and provisioned. The sluice sare
nut in order. and the foundations will be
Extended at the first moment OF hostility.
Field works have been ordered IN the To-
|rest Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are taken to
make entertainments in the different pas
SEES o! the forest of Argone. Every place
lin Lorraine is in state of readiness.
Entertainments are constructed at the
five passages of the Vosges. The for
tresses of the Alsaca are armed Orders
are given for tie defence Of the Passes
|of the Jura and all the Alpine frontiers,
In the interior, the places OF Gulse, La
Ferre, yitry, SCISSORS, Chateau Thierry,
and Langres are arming and fortilying.
They have even ordered that works
should be constructed upon the heights
of Montmetre and Menil -Montant, and
mounted with 500 pieces of cannon
They WILDE first constructed of earth
aud afterwards will receive the soiidity
of permanent Notifications.
His Majesty has ordered that Lyons
should be placed in state Of defence. a
tete de poM will be established at RrOt-
teak. The bridge of Ia, Guillotiere
is re building; the plain between the oa-
one and the iihone will be armed. Some
redouhts are intended to be constructed
in advance Of this plain. A redoubt will
be constructed on the heights of Pierre
en-Sise to support work which closes
the city on the right bank. The heights
which overlook the QuarterSt. John, upon
the right bank Of the Soane, will be de
fenled by several redoubts. An arma-
meDt o! so pieces of cannon, with the ne
cessary provisions is directed to Lyons.
sisteron and the bridge St. Esprit will be
placed ina state of defence.
Eight armies or corps Of observation
ARE formed, TO wit -
The army afthe North;
The army Of The NIhselIe;
The army Of the Rhine
The corps OF observation Of the Pira,
which is collecting at ,>efort;
Ibearaly Of the Alps, which is assem-
bling at Chamberg;
The carps Of observation of the Var,
assembling at Antilles;
Tie CORPS OF observation Of the Pyre-
Inees. which is collecting at Perp;gnaD
land Bordeaux;
And the army ofreserve. which is as
IsenIbling at Paris, and at saon.
Four huadred hatfaIions of grenadier5
land chapeurs OF TIE National Guards, are
organised. 4 part is already in march
ito occlny our frontier places, TO guard
the deties Of the Nosges. of Jura, eli the
Alps, and 10 assure the protection OF Pa
iris and Lyons. Before 10 days, the o.
Ither battaliUEs Of the national guards will
be all in march, and tie 500 battaliors
lof the active army will be collected int
Itbe camps. The veteran snldiers are e.
very where on the march, ID mated with
Ithe greatest enthusiasm, and come to
complete these battaions. which inde~
lrendently of the battalions Of depot, com
.ose our 100 regiments of infantry, The
horses of the Gendarmerie are gwen to
the mounted troops, and the purchases
ahich have been made during tie last
lmonth, have been executed so-rapidly,
lthat our 20 regiments of cavalry will be
VERY soon C0mptete -ReoimentS OF yo-
Ipnteer cavalry are forming in many
places. Already Al.ace has furnished Q
Regiments of horse laEcer., of 1860 men
each. There is reason TO think that this
example viii be follow ed in BritannY,
Normandy and Limousin, provinces in
(which many horses are raised.
Parks OF artillery, forming more than
$50 batteries are already equipped and
On the march for the different armies.
THE artillery for the defence Of Lyons,
lis composed of two companies formed at
the School of ALERT. HE artillery troops
appointed for the service OF tie SEQ pie
ces of artillery which are placed upon the
heights of Paris will be composed Of l2
companies OF marine artillery, two of In
salids, two OF the School Of Abort, two
Iof the Polytechnic School, two compa-
aies ofthe School of st. Cyr and the com
panies of foot artillery.
Corps Ct partisans, ard independent
lcorps are organizing in great number
lei departments. An Adjutant~ General
lwill be charged, near every General III
Iehief, with tie correspondence with these
corps, which, ifthe enemy has the teme-
Irity to penetrate within our territories,