The Virginia Gazette

Extract of a letter from Paris, Sept. 27.

The Prince de Montbarrey, Minister and Secretary of state for the war department, has sent circular letters to the commanders of all the French and foreign regiments of infantry, acquainting them, that it is the King's intention that the different corps which the war has required to be sent to America, shall be completed; and that to this effect, each regiment shall furnish a detachment, consisting of two sergeants, three corporals, 75 soldiers, excepting only such regiments as have already furnished detachments for the service of his Majesty's navy, and which are now only to furnish a proportionate number of men. The Minister recommends to prefer such men as shall offer voluntarily, declaring unto them, that they are to be incorporated into the regiments of land troops actually serving in America; and he further observes, that these detachments should only consist of men from the age of 18 to 30, or such as have been at sea, though they should happen to be older; but that if a sufficient number should not offer voluntarily. his Majesty's will and pleasure was notwithstanding to be executed.

Our letters from Brest mention, that the workmen in that port are busily employed in sheathing with copper all the ships that are destined for North America, under the command of Monsieur de la Touche Treville. The second division of the army, under the command of Count de Rochambeau, which is to embark on board the said squadron, consists of the regiments of Auvergne, Medoc, Rouennais, and Anhalt, commanded by their Colonels the Viscount de Laval, Count de Guibert, Viscount de Chastellux, and the Count de Wittgenstein.