The Kentucky Gazette

Foreign Intelligence.

LONDON, April 12.

On Wednesday at noon, Sir James Murry landed at Dover, after a passage of eight hours from Ostend, and took post immediately for London, where he arrived between eleven and twelve at night.

Sir James left Antwerp on Tuesday, and besides a confirmation of the failure of Dumourier's plan for restoring royalty in France, and his being obliged to consult his personal safety, by flying from his own army to the Austrians; brought the result of the Congress held at Antwerp on Monday.

At this Congress were present, the Prince of Orange and his two sons, his excellency Vander Spiegel, his R. H. the duke of York, his excellency Lord Auckland, his excellency -- Kuller, minister of Prussia, his R. H. the Prince de Saxe Cobourg, his excellency M. Metternich and his two sons, the Count de Starhemberg, the Count Mercy d'Argenteau, the Minister of Spain, the Minister of Naples.

The object was to settle a general plan for the prosecution of the war ; and, as Dumourier's defection had produced no material alteration. to determine whether the combined armies should again attempt the invasion of France, or confining the French within their own Frontier, and cutting them off from external communication leave the restoration of monarchy to the efforts of loyalists within the kingdom, and the natural progress of discontent arising from distress among the people.

The ill success the campaign of last year, had taught the Austrians and Prussians the difficulties that must attend entering France; and produced declarations, that it was not their intention to dictate a form of government for the French, but to prevent the effects of the licentious principles which tended
to the subversion of every established government.

By the Congress, however, it was resolved to commence a plan of active operations against France, and instead of the chimerical project of marching directly to Paris, to besiege at once as many as possible of the strong places on the frontier, which will block up or call off the greatest part of the republican troops from the interior of the kingdom, and leave the royalists within it without much opposition.

If these places fall, they will be immediately occupied by the troops of the combined powers, and serve as points to act from according to circumstances, while the fleets of England, Holland and Spain are to form a chain of Cruisers round the coast, ready to favor the royalists wherever they appear, and to cut off all supplies by sea, as the armies will do by land.

Thus attacked and hemmed in on all sides, with a strong party to act against them at home, the republicans, it is hoped, must soon be subdued.

The cessation of hostilities was declared at an end, and the allies immediately commenced their operations.

Such we understand to be the plan agreed upon at this memorable Congress, in the execution of which Great Britain is to assist with all her forces by sea and land.

Of its practicability we presume not to give any opinion; but from the conduct of the allies in other cases, we have little doubt but that if the garrisons on the French frontiers should fall, the Austrians will take possession of French Flanders, Lorraine, and Alsace. This being accomplished, Prussia will have an equivalent in another quarter, and peace will be offered to the French without much regard to what form of government they may choose to establish.

The mode of electing officers in the French army which Dumourier in his letter after the battle of the 18th of March proposed to suppress, has been the means of saving the northern army to the republic.

Had Dumourier had the appointment of the officers ever since he took the command, the army would have gone with him. By the mode of election they are worse soldiers, but much better citizens.

[on was, that there would soon be a peace.]