Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-07

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& Pray let marshal Massena come ;:
should he wish to 60 to Metz, he should
Ibe appointed governor there, and receive
1.-THE supreme command Of the third and
fourth military divisions. Look to it
THAT There the name is wanting be with
the army of the north"
In another letter he says:c Let Ney
Icone; if he wishes to be present at the
/ first battle, he must be at Ayesnes by the
Ilath where my head quarters will be-
" perceive" says he, in third letter
to the Minister at War;, 8. that the fede-
rates are $4,000 strong 5000 rmuskets
have been given to them one third of
these people are, however, still unarmed;
II think this is sufficient, as they may
lcontinue to be armed with the muskets
THAT are daily finished, and as we have
]still 100000 men to arm, who should be
LEVIED. Pray give me the assurance that
from this date to the 18th, all the Ma
Itional Guards in Alsaee, Lorraine, and
Dauphiny shall be armed"
| A fourth letter, to EckmuhI, is as fol-
Ilows:--s. One hundred and fifty eight
naval cannon have been brought to Paris
Look to it, that they be placed in battery
!by the Goth instant--S0 others will be
brought before that date. 1t is important
THAT 24O pieces should be mounted by
the Goth. that may be without anxiety
E,hout the CITY of Paris.
| 6 WISH" says he, in another letter
Ito the War Minister, 6 to have state
]ment of the muskets, and the places
where they are. Send 5000 to scissors.
to be at my disposal, 5000 to Guise, and
5000 to Avesnes. But they must be
sent quickly, that when we are victo-
rioas, I may arm with them the peasants
in Belgium, Liege, &c. Give me also a
list of the Belgian officers who are here.
Send also Belgian Staff. You know
how necessary these people may be-
come"
Another letter to the war minister, of
the 18th of June, is as follows :-Ac-
quaint marshal Suchet by estatette and
by telegraph, that hostilities will COM
mence On the 18th, and that on that day
he may make himself master of Mont
meillan. 1t is necessary that he should
make hostile movements before that
time"
To the minister of marine, Bonaparte
Iwrote on the 18th Sc | direct that YOU
break off all communications by sea, and
that no person nor packet boat dare to
|pass any more under any pretence what
Iever.S
The following is another letter, dated
Paris, June II, to his favorite Orator,
count Regnau!t de St. Jean d'Angely.
{" have received your letter. have
fixed at 10000 fanes, including every
thing. the salary Of Minister of State.
Besides this, / have ordered Peyruche
Ito pay YOU 5000 francs monthly in your
canacity of President, SO long rs 1 shalt
be acith the army. desire that this ad-
ditionaI salary remain secret
There is a note below the minute.
+: wrote in consequence to Baron Pey-
ruche."
cit is rather unlucky that this little
arrangement between Bonaparte and his
Orator could not remain secret.
PARIS, July 90.
| 1t would appear that the arrest of Bo-
naparte was prepared with great skill.
TT would have been alike dangerous to
Ihave arrested him too soon, or otherwise
THAN he vas arrested :: it was even ne
cessary that he should think himselffree,
land that the surveillance of which ne
Twas the object, should be perceived nei-
|ther by himself nor others. Incapacitat-
led after his abdication, from renewing
1.-THE contest with any hope OF success, he
might nevertheless have caused great ca
lamities by following the advice of some
madmen. The interests OF humanity,
Therefore, required that great deal OF
address and management should be
Exercised towards him. 1t was thus
that he was conducted to Rochefort
without noise. He remained several
days in the roads, having his spy glass
|perpetually fixed on the fatal English
soua dron, and unable to find the means
|to escape. Thrice he put back to Roche
fort. but each time he perceived that he
was not less vigorously watched On the
Hand side and it at last became neces-
Isary to resolve on something, he prefer
lred surrendering to the English. 1t is