Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-06
- From a London paper.
POW Err OLE RIISSIA


Ii is fact which ever ought TO be kent in
inihu, tiiat ailthe discussions which have taken
place on the growing and dangerous power of
n i.t' .ooh tneir rise from paragraph pub
hshed III the Courier, under the title off Elk.
tract OF letter from Frankfort" That arti.
Gle was written in London. The editor of The
Cuu!ter cannon venture TO say that he did not
receive it as part of his daily instructions
from Office: and, with the knowledge of this
fact, the public may Judge of the decency with
winch he talks otiabucdted Documents The
alarm, therefore, respecting the power aud
projects OF Russia came from head quarters,
aud 1T is not to be wondered at, when we look
at the proofs, which are daily accumulatiny of
IT'S gigantic strides. plan of The projected
expedition of INDIA, as digested by Bonaparte,
was found In the port folio Of the Minister nf
war III Parls. This paper was, 10 doubt
known To the author of the &" Sketch of the
Power of Russia" thoughIIe does not give il !;
but ii serves TO prove the accuracy of his
statement ar TO the facility of such a march.
m 80 HOTRsRg Chronicle.
The following is literal Translation.
HeddS Of pi0I ~ ar expedition against tie Br-
ttSh pOLCeF IN IHdid
" France, Russia and Austria to co-operate
III the enterprise
France and Russian conjunction TO march
an army OF 900 men to the banks of The In
dus
Austria TO allow the French troops TO
march through its territories, and to assist
their descent down the DANUBE 10 the Black
Sea:
A Russian army ofS5 900 men to assemble
at Astiacan 1000 of them regular troops
10000 COssackS:
" This army TO be conveyed on the Caspian
Sea 10 Astrabad, there to await the arrival of
the French army:
" AStrabad 10 be the rendezvous of the Com.
bned Armies, the seat Of the magazines of mi
iitary stores and provisions, the central point
ct tie lines OF communication between Indos-
tan, France, and Russia
" The French division of 30 900 men To EN-
bark ~ boats on the banks of the Danube, and
soil down ilat river to lie BLACK sea-
" On their arrival ia the EuXine Sea to pro.
coed IN transports supplied by Russia, across
the Black Sea, and tile sea OF AzOph to Tag
aTrOc
10 pass thence up the right bank of the
Don TO the small Cossac town OF Piat.izbI.
ahca:
" 10 cross the Don there, and marc,, by
land to tue vicinity OF the City of CzaritEin, on
tie right bank OF the YOlsa:
" 10 embark on tic NOlga and descend TO
AstraCdn
- From Astracan to sail along tile Caspian
TO Astrabdd:
On the junction of the French g. Russians
at AstraDad. the Combined Army immediate.
~ 10 begin its maTch
- Aud to proceed by the Cities Of IIerat, Fe-
rali, aud Candailar to the right bank Of the ln-
dus:
" Length efhs march Of the French army.
DAYS.
" Passage down the Dannhe 2O
. From the moutls Ufthe Danube TO TaranroclG
From iariurUc 10 Fiatd ihbdhCd ~
| Z" From Pt4D ilJianca TO CIdutzin
! " From Czniitzln TO Hsiiacdn
4 " From Asttacan 10 AstrdIJd Il
| " From Astrduad 10 Use iudus a
/
'' Total 10 days
I
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