Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-24
From The Boston Csntinel, June II.
London articles to the Cd Nay, haze been
receiced at sNeao-Y orac.

Whether the measure was dictated by ne,
Icessityy faesse or change Of policy, we
have yet tolearn. He could not embody
more than 100000 regular troops, and un-
/ less Joined by the Italians !; Of which the
Paris papers admit there was no great
|prospect-he could not expect to make
head against the powerful force which
Austria can throw ihtoh her dominions. 1t
is very probable the Allies have acknow-
|Iedged him as a lawful king and that
this event will at leastneutralize him.
The indications of a general War ga
|thered strength daily though we, think
those who calculate on receiving news
within many weeks of any thing decisive
leven Of this campaign, viii be disappoint-
led. Gurieasons follow. The parties in
| the mighty game have too much at stake
|tomake any important movement until
the plan of tie whole is well digested !
land il was not apparent thatany arrange
ments for powerful onset had been ma
Snred. There we're little In the move
lmeats in France which looked like any
/ thing oG eisipe. The corps ofobseryation
which were forming at long distances
from each other, continued to be augment
led, bat not largely I; and Bonaparte APP
Ipeared more anxiaus to sharpen the trip
pie rows of teeth which defended the
|aolthern borders of old France, than to
form agrand army.
He was throwing garrisons and NUM-
SONS into Lisle, Daakirk, Douay, Valen-
Iciennes, Maubeuge, Charlemont, Sedan
Mentmedy, Lonswy, InionpiIie, Saart-
Louis, and Landau into Metz, Stras-
|burg, Newsrisack, Huningen, sc. some
Loft which exceed IL, 003 number. These
|lave a strong defsnsive aspect. Beside
these, it was known that Eonapafte. had
liked on the eth May TO meet the depu-
tations from all the Departments of TIC
Empire in the Champ de Mars, and there
personally to renew his oath Of Office in
their presence, and receive anew the ho-
mage Of his subjects. He would not have
liked on this late dav, bad his intention
,been to have taken the field prior to it -
land that it was notpostponed to period
Isuti more remote Is evidence that he did
|not calculate the allies would be IN
strength by that time to attack him. The
Paris papers mentioned bis having au-
snounced his intention of making short
visit to the North OF France prior to the
injecting.
On the other side, there were no pre-
parations makiag by the Allies for auter-
|ing France, as IN 1S19-14. On the con-
Itrary, stout armies were forming IN Bel
GUM, ON the Rhine, and elsewhere, at
large distances from each other; which.
Ito be efficient, must move simultaneously;
land these could not al be in condition to
march under many weeks. The forces
under the Duke of Wellington, in Belgium
were formidable, but BY no means suf-
I6ciently SO; and reinforce nents of it
were continually arriving. Some Plus-
sian and some Bavalian corps, it is true.
had crossed the Rhine the middle of A.
|pril ard the advance of the Russian ar
my was expected in Frankfort the middle
|of May :: but the main body of the Rus
SLAMS could not reach the Rhinebefore tie
10th OF June the mass of them being at
Warsaw onthe 9TH April.
Should the the design OF TIE allies to
make push Oh Paris, and .overuhelal
Napoleon and his hest, they would not
leave the above garrisons behind them.
lunsGbdued, unless they arc extremely
|strene, and this they would not probably
do until ali their forces we're united, and
lacting in full concert. These are some
Of the reasons Why we think cur readers
must not be impatient il many weeks
Ieiapse before they hear Of bloody battles
lost or won.o
Nothing certain of the views of Swe-
Iden and Bernadotte, had transported
rhe allies have not treated him very
Icourteeasiy /; but III the acquisition Of
Norway, they, particularly England, were
highly servicabIe to him He had been
acknowledged by all the powers as legi-
lrimaee Prince, and could have 40 cause TO
leuarrel with them on that sort. He was
in correspondence with Ronaparte at the
last date; but the subject was probably
| that ofthe circulary of the latter. His de-
Election, however, from the European
lcause, (which we think cannot be expect
ted) would not divert battalion from the
main object of the allied armies, as the
British Baltic fleet would be sufficient to
blockade allhis ports, SO as to prevent his
Handing any troops in the dominions of
the allies.
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