Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser

BALTIMORE, Feb. 15.

The latest European advices we are now in possession of, is the verbal information communicated by capt. Adams, who arrived here last Saturday from Lisbon, which place he left on the 1st of January. He persists in the correctness of his detail, which in substance is, that on the last of December, he saw at the Swedish consul's office, official bulletins of continued actions between the French and Russians, that lasted with little intermission for 8 days, and terminated in the total dismemberment and destruction of the Russian army.--He says that the accounts stated positively that 40,000 laid down their arms, after capitulating for an uninterrupted return to their own country ; and that 20,000 in attempting to force their way through the French army were cut in pieces. Now let us contrast this account with our advices from other parts of the continent of Europe. Those from England are to the 19th of December, and give accounts of battles fought with various success, from the 2d to the 5th December. In general, the tide of victory in these details, belong to the Russians- this we are far from denying, all we mean to infer is, that as far as they go, they confirm the accounts by captain Adams. It is, however, a rather curious circumstance, that the British government should have remained silent if the success of their allies was so triumphant, as set forth in the London morning prints —formerly we were favored with an extraordinary Gazette, if but a single post or trifling advantage was gained over the French; but now, although their loss in a single engagement is stated at 27,000 men, we have neither an extraordinary, nor even an ordinary Gazette. However, by way of London, the accounts positively state. " four days of those battles mentioned by Adams," and confirms them. although the termination could not be known at the date above mentioned A few days. will in all probability, clear up the doubts that remain on every persons mind, as they may be variously affected In the mean time, this little statement of facts. may serve to bring the substance of all our late advices into one general view.