The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-07-22
Letter from an intelligent genffema'' III
france, 10 his.;r;ead ia Nc York.


Bordcaux', Nd. "a.
{" MY curiosity has been wound up TO, the
highest pitch within the last month every
S,av VIC have been expecting to hear that hos
tirtes had commenced, and yet all is quiet on
the fron,iers. The allies seem not to be III a
hurry to attack, and as every day ADDS TO Ma
poieon's Strength, he is of course glad to gun
time besides. as he wishes TO throw all the
od,um of the war upon the allies, he willwait
until they shalt have entered ms territories,
which would make the war more popular III
+ France. From the best information can get,
he has, 400, 900 men~Dn the frontiers Such
enthusiasm was never seen amongst tie troops
+ snce the first days OF the Republc thou
! sands of old worn out veterans who have
been discharged from tho army, living on
h halt paw, some with the loss ct q leg. others
3 with the loss of An arfn, have come forth and
& desired 10 be gent or IL dsteud the strong
places and it is even said, many women LII
( mens' clothes have lsncdtneir husbands and
gone forth TO battle. The zenith regiment h4-
. ving reTpained with the duke of Aligouleme
q until tn las. moment, were Of course behind
all fhe.rest of the array in putting up the tri-
colnred cockade the first time they were
reviewed 81 the emperor, he spoke to them
wit. affection, and reminded them of their
fSrfner glory and toucne;l bot lightly on their
late disaifect;on their colonel then came
forward, and in the name of all his regiment
desired to be sent on to tito frontiers without
cartridges aud to De placed in the ct front of
the battle. The cnperor received him kind
", and said. will take care you SHAH have
an early opportunity or distinguishing your
selves
+" Some e.nigrants said to be 1000, headed
10y Ll'Roche Jgcaaeline, (whGst name Viii be
found in the history OF La Nsn!ee) effected =
landing in Britaav and enleavored To STIR up
AN instruction, but before any troops could
be sent against then the peasants fell on
/, them, and cut them all mp Lis Roche JAG
s q cline is said to be mortaiy wouaded. thus
! ends the FIRST attempt.
'sMurat has had battle with the Austrians,
& killed, and wounded, & made prisoners fiji
teen thousaud. The Poles are playing the devil.
so that Russia tlares not draw her troops fron
thence. the SAXons have iiad So veral skir-
Tn,shes with the PruSsiais, q refuse to a man
i Is be iDeorp Orated with them; in late at
tack they had nearly killed the Pruss;an ge-
neral Bldchsr. The Belgians and English
troops are far from being on good trims. A
short time since two regiments of BelgiaDs
attempted toSescrt to France, four regiments
/. of HAnoyerians ard English were sent to stop
then, they however ucceeded, sword in
hand and CUE their way through. In this at
( fair 200 English were said 20 be left dead on
the field. ) may easily cen, -cture that the
4 allied powers having so much to do at home,
viii tend greatly to paralize their efforts on
Fra;Ice--treir newly acquired provinces only
h wish fair opportgnity TO earoT off the yoke
So that On the first favorable occasion 9laud.
Belgium, Saxony and Italy, WHY declare for
France. But it is thought thas Austria viii
set out of the scrape by remaining neuter. 1t
! Is certain several Couriers hN lately arrived
from Vienna. Tomorrow the deputies from
\ the different departments meet at Champ de-
: Mai, at Paris. to accept the new constitution.
II superb building has been erected for that
purpose--the eagles are Likewise to be distFi-
buted to the deputies from the different re-
ginients." ID.