Kentucky Gazette

New-York, May 18.

LATEST FROM FRANCE.

Captain Taylor, of the schooner De Lille, of Baltimore, who arrived here yesterday morning down the Sound, in 26 days from Bordeaux, informs that the Prussians had joined the Russians and had declared war against France: Forty thousand Russians had arrived at Hamburg.

It was expected that Bonaparte would soon take the field at the head of a numerous army: the empress was appointed Regent in his absence. It was reported at Bordeaux that the Toulon fleet had sailed; but the report was afterwards contradicted. Several French frigates had gone to sea from Bordeaux and other ports. On the 15th inst. off Martha's Vineyard, Capt. Taylor fell in with the schooner General Marion, Capt. Center, from Nantz, with a valuable cargo. On the Grand Banks, about the 10th inst. the General Marion was chased by four boats from a British frigate. It being nearly calm the boats came up with the General Marion; but were so well plied with grape and cannister shot, marine spikes, and old iron of every description, from their guns, that they thought prudent to return to the frigate. The General Marion had expended all her ammunition but three rounds, when the boats left her—captain Taylor supplied him, and bid him good bye. We understand the Gen. Marion has since arrived at New Bedford. Captain Taylor has brought dispatches for our government from our consuls at Paris and Bordeaux which were forwarded to Washington by this morning's mail.