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THE EVENING STAR. i k LONDO ~_ . . ritIDAY. OCTOBER ti. Omit OA sTdcas Ti iIAT AT ONE cremeet : co „„ seti—for opg. 581 54-3 per Olga. S4(—Osn; 4j 4 pr. Bic. ga s (30.) ea. dia. par —Da. (!sid:) la. pre. B o nds 41.5a.dis—Lons Anna. ••••••••••11M411 • , The Nineteenth Bulletin of the French Arniy, *licit it was yesterday our painful duty to commu nicate, announcing the occupation of Moscow by the f r isch, excited, as might be expected, the most poig. ra nt grief in etery bosom not callous to the powerful feelings of humanity. The fact seemed altogether so irreconcileable with the dispatches from Lord CATHCART, published in a Gazette Extraordinary, thdt people in general were slow to give it credit : indeed it was confidently asserted in the City that the Nine- feenth Bulletin was a forgery ; though this was im. possible, but upon the supposition that a whole Aro , tsikur (that of the 3d instant) had been fabricated for the purpose. At a late hour every false hope of this find was taken away by a Bulletin issued from the Foreign Office, of which we subjoin a copy. The Bulletin alluded to does not, it is true, admit that the Russians were defeated but Unhappily none of its dates are late enough to invalidate any of the French statements ; and the occupation of Moscow by the en emy, whatever sacrifice that may have cost him, affords a practical proof that he has at least outgene. railed ottr allies: The destruction of a large city by fire! the carnage of its inhabitants by the sword the consequent sweep ing ravages •f famine and disease which must fol• low! can only be matter of triumph to fiends. Yet this is the triumph of NAPOLEON the Great!! The modem Naito, lodged in the Kremlin, beholds this desolating scene of horror unmoved, and announces his barbarities to the frivolous . Parisians as ordinary eventi in the common course of war. It is no palliation to these enormities to tell us, that the Russians themselves fired the city—the ruth. less invader was the cause. But the very act of de solition spews the determined spirit with which the Russians were actuated, when in their Proclaitation NI breaking up from the Duna, they exclaimed Let Mintz()); march to Moscow ?—Can he, by the temporary occupation of that city, conquer the Empite of Russia, and subjugate SO millions of people ?" NAPOLEON has, It it true, gained the winter guar tcis for which his army panted ; bet, excepting the itcne walk of the Kremlin anti the hosisitila occcu- tied by the sick and wounded Russians, they have little left there for their shelter.—Let it be also re. collected, that however the Russsians may have been obtgeberalledi webitve the evidence of even the enemy himself that their army has beer. unbrokon, and we have their own evidence that its courige is still undaunted and unshaken. They have now the heartless destroye r of mankind and his myrmidons withio.the centre of their empire; and a few well-concerted operations, with ele immense military resources which 'still re- Stain to them, may yet turn the scale in their favour and strew the ruins of Mo scot' with the carcases of its desolators I EOREION4PVICE, OCTOBER S. ." A dispatch has been received from Lord CATII eART, dated at St. Petersbargh the 18th September, His Lordship inclJses the folleivieg offscialAccount, published at Petersburg)), of the proceedings of the Russian army from the time Prince Kurtmer took the command to the Bth September. His Lordship had not ascertained any subsequent movements, but he understood that a change of position was deter mined on, of the particulars of which, however, no ntelligence had been received " INISLLIGENCE FROM THE RUSSIAN ARMY, DATED BTH SEPTEMBER. " The Prince XoutousofF, appointed by his Ma jesty the Emperor, Commander in Chief of all his armies; arrived at the head-quarters at Czarevo Sai misthei on the evening of the 29th of August. He &and the first and the second armies in junction, but retreating upon Gchatzk, and abandoning Wi asina, General Bar clay de Tolli having not thought that position fahurable enough for accepting battle. Prince Koutousoff, oA hi% part, resolved not to give battle until he,should have received the reinforce ments which he expected froth Moscovi and kalouga• Our army was thus contiuually reinforcing as it got nearer Its resources ; whilst the French armies were Ming farther from their reinforcements, and weaker a s they advanced. " This plan had been judged the most proper in ericr to compensate for the superiority in numbers, *Lich the enemy obtained by the immense means placed at his disposal by all the Continental States. It Was not long before this plan, directed and execut . ed by Prince Koutousoff, afforded a grand and bril. Kant result. Even before his arrival at the army, he had caused the reserves, commanded by General Milloradovitshe, and the Militia of the Government of Moscow, under the orders of Lieutenant-General Count Morcoff, to be directed upon Mojaisk. The village of Borodin, situated 12 'eras in advance of this town, is the point on which it *as determined to await the enemy. " The position behind the village was strong "sough on the right and ;lie centri covered by a id in ravine and a deep rivulet. 13' tit the left, supported by the village of Semenoffka, did not afford the same advantages; It might be turned by the old road from Smolensk to Mojaisk: 44 The . General in Chief, to guard against these disadvantrigel, gave ordets for fortifying that wing: He ordered some redans to be constructed on the left of the village of Semenoffka, and a redoubt in front of it, at one cannon shot and a half off. This redoubt was considered as an isolated work, which, even if lost, world make no change in the system of defence, and was intended more particularly to be of service in keeping the enemy some time at a distance. These points were scarcely fortified, when the enemy appeared on the sth, and directed his vanguard upon the advanced redoubt: a A eery sharp action Commenced, in the first place with the rear guard under the orders of Lieu tenant. General Kanovnitaen, which was just reach ing the position, and afterwards with the army of Prince Bagration, which formed our left. 44 The redmibt, which the hardness of the ground had prevented us from entirely completing, was vi gorously defended from four o'clock in the afterncxin until night. It was takeit and retaken 4bur times by the 27th division, which had the charge of maintain ing it, and was not abandoned until night. a The 9.d division of Cuirassiers, which executed several brilliant charges, of which the result has been the capture of eight pieces of cannon, particularly distinguished itself during that day. . Aptain 'ORR=the 4: ofl6th Li g ht (brother to the Military Secretary), is appniuted an Assistant Quartet-Master-General in Dublin. Captain Suina, of the 104th Regiment, has hien acquitted of the charges, eight in nurnlvv, exhibited _ . _ hi Z Cr T, 4llainst him, at a Court Martial by Colonel Ds...sBANREs, Lieutenant-GovetnOr of Prince Edward Island. The 11th and 13th Regiments have embarketat Plymouth for the Peninsula. The Ist Garrison Battalion, commanded by Lieu. tenant-Colonel ALEXANDER, stationed at Cork up wards of two years, have matched for Bantry, to re. lieve the 3d Garrison Battalion. The 9d Garrison, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel NEEL/TIA N( ' are to remain at Cork till they embark either for Gibraltar or Madeira. A brigade of Field Ordnance is to be immediately !hipped for Lisbon. Detachments of the 9th and 37th regiments are proceeding io Gibraltar. A strong remount for tbe Royal Waggon Train is preparing to embark for Lisbon. The British army in Canada, has received a rein forcement of 2000 men by the arrival at Quebec, nf the Ist battalion Royals, and the 103 d regiment. in. the event of a reconciliation with the United States, this army can now furnish a large effective fence to the Peninsula. The 41st and 49th regiments that were ordered home for that parpose, have been coon termaaded, and detained in Canada in consequence of the declaration of war. Upon reference to our Pies for the last fortnight, (for the correctness of whith we can vouch) we find that there are 5596 men under orders ftsr So ; upon ,pal._ . i " The 6th passed in, skirmishes of no importance. I whose arrival, and that of the Foot Guards and 91st ! The enemy defiled towards his right the principal Regiment, already disembarked Matquis of WELLINGTON will 'have received disembarked at Corunna, or on thither, tn from Great Britain, a reinforce. part of his forces, and coveted hi s l e f t by b atte ri es . the way The Commander in Chief, who had f oreseen t h at his ment of about eight thousand men, since the battle of left would be the principal point of attack, made the Salamanca; and this, independently of the aid he following dispositions t the 2d, the 4th, 6th, and 7th has received in Cavalry and Artillery. corps formed two lines of infantry, behind which I On Sunday, about noon, a fire broke out in Ste ' phen's CrLen, Dublin, in the house next to that oc- Guardswere placed all the corps of cavalry. That o f t h e copied by the officers of the / Enniskillen Dragoons, was in reserve between the cent r e an d t h e ' to which it coMmunicated also. The flames raged left, which was moreover covered by the Bth corps. ! with great fur-. and would h ave ma d e great rava . 1 lln order the better tizernsure the defence of the weak ges, but for the very prompt and efficient assistance afforded upon the occa s ion. Th e fi re was got un d er point of the position, Lieutenant GeneralToutschkoff, with the third corps and a part of the Militi a o f in about three hours, and c on s id era bly l ess d amage Moscow, was placed hi ambuscade behind the brush- On M onday morning, in cons equence o was sustained than might h ave l o . e . en expec ted. private in wood wood at the extremity of the left, with o r de rs to act f ormat ion given to Mr. H. Demirel, o, be Secured E. 'by the old road from Smolensk upon the right and Sexton, a slater, and Thady Qtrirl, a butcher, char i the rear of the French as soon as they s h ou ld attac k, ged with being concerned in t h e wanton attac k ma d e on the sentinel of the 90th Regimen!, as mentioned and endeavour to turn ouf left.—The grenadiers of in out last. Sexton and Qiiirk were committed for Count Wcronzoff defended the redans. trial by the right Worshipful the Mayor. —Limerici 41 Prince Koutousoff, immediately on his arrival EveniNg Poo. at this position, had assembled the Cenerals and ha ; rangtted the Staff; he wa.• received with acclama- tions cf the warmer. enthusiasm. Full of the sacred cause they had to deferll, th 2 army manifested a feeliug which even the wrve an assurance of the glorious deeds of which the day of the 7th was wit ness. At four o'clock in the morning, the enemy, availing themselves ora,tilick fog, began their move ment towards our left. Soon afterwards the battle became %eneral, and continued until night. The principal efforts took place on our left. The attack on the redans was extremely sharp, and they were most vigorously defended. They were disputed from seven o'clock in the morning until ten o'clock with unexampled obstinacy. 6 , It was in this sanguinary combat that Major- Count Woronv:ff was wounded in a bayonet charge against the enemy. The Commander-in-Chief of the second army, Prince Bagration, was wounded soon afterwards. Nevertheless all the attacks which the enemy made against the left of our position, as well With his infantry as with his cavalry, were fruitless, and repulsed with such loss that towards night he was even forced to abandon the little ground which he had gained in the morning. His attacks upon the centre did not meet with better success.— Repulsed at every ',elm, he retired towards the be ginning of the night, and we remained masters of the field of battle. On the folldwing moaning Ge neral Platew was sent in pursuit of him, and had come up wish his rear-guard, at eleven versts dis -11 fence frdm the village of Borodin. 14 Such are the imptessions which result from the first teports dispatched front the field of battle. s , The loss of the enemy is immense in killed, wounded, and prisoners, Among these last is the General of Brigade Bonami. Chit loss has been severe. Besides the two Ge nerals above-mentioned, the Lieutenant-Generals 'Touts•hko#, Prince Gosischakoff and Kancovnitzen; the Major-Generals Boehmetieff, Ist and 2J, and Kretoff are among the wounded. ig Prince Xoutousoff reports, that the troops sur passed themselves in valour on this memorable day ; and that it is impossible for him to d justice to the courage of the militias of Smolensk and Moscow." We are enabled to add, that so late as the 12fh, the enemy were employed in burying the imthense heaps of their dead. The spirit of the Russians re mained unbtoken, and all were still big with san guine hope. OnWednesday, the Dukes of YORE nndCLAnEvca, and Viscount CAstmtgaott, had audiences' of the PRINCE REGENT. •Ammaiimmat We this day by before our Readers sortie farther *struts ftoi the American Papers receised yester day. Those from Boston, which are to the !Shit ult. are, it will be seen, full of animadvetsions on the ruinous consequences bf the war, and oft the policy pursued by the MADISON faction. Nothing' decisite on the question of peate or was was expected boil after the meeting of Congress, A Cabinet Covricil was yesterday beld at the Foreign Office, in Downing•street, which sat near two hours. Mr. GREGORY, of Coote, In the county of Galway, has been appointed Under Secretary to his Grate the Duke of Ittctsmoeo, in the room of Sir C. SAXTON. Mr. SADLER arrived at Dublin on Sunday last, after his perilous excursion. DRURY-LANE TIZEATRE•—TIte New Theatre in Drury-larie contains Seats for 2,735 persons, being within 100 of the number which the late Theatre was capable of accommodating. This calculation does rt , t include the Pris ate Boxes in either Theatre; the number of which in the present Theatre is dimi nished to ten less than in the late one. This subject leads us to a few observations which may be inte resting to the Public, relative to the Private Boxes. The distribution of the four Private Boxes in the circle immediately over the Dress-boxes, are one for the PRINCE REV LNT ; one for the Duke of BEDFORD, as Lord of the. Soil; one for Mrs. G lanice in virtue of a Right bequeathed to her by her late husband, the celebrated actor ; and one which Was made to prevent deformity in the house, and has recently been purchased by the Duke of DEVONSHIRE. The Private Boxes on each side of the Pit are four lets in dumber than in the late Theatre ; and owing to that reduction in num ber, the Dress Boxes are brought down five feet nearer to the stage than they were in that house, while the elevation of the •Pit is in all respects pre ; served, precisely similar to that of Covent-Garden Theatre, which affords every advantage that can i be required. The precaution adopted by the Sub-Committee of New Drury, of requiring an persons free of the Theatre to sign their names on entering, Is only in. • tended as a temporary measure, until all the parties become known to the Box-keepers. The New Sub ' scribers to the Company wilt of course comply with cheerfulness, as their own interests are so materially concerned in preventing frauds. At the Quarter Sessions for the Comity of Surrey, • held at Kingston on Wednesday, the annual licence for Vauxhall Gardens, wls moved for by Mr. Noeee, the Counsel, and unanimously granted by the Bench. The Magistrates of the Borough having, at the last licensing day refused the Victualler's licence to the Proprietors of these Gardens, a motion of regret Was now made by the Duke of NORFOLK, but it was ne.; gatived by 18 to 13, on the ground that it was im proper for one set of Magistrates to censure the acts of another ; and here the motion ended. The death of the Rev. Dr. HANZLTON has given the immediate patronage of five church preferments to the Crown and the 13ishop of LONDON. He held the Archdeaeonry of Colchester, the Rectory of St. Matties-in-the-Fields, and the Rectory of Much 04sthitm, in Hertfordshire, worth together 82800 lierannum. The two are in the gift of the :6-own the latter, &lOW per annum, in that of the Bishop of LOP DON. Dr. HAMILTON married a daugh ter of the late Bishop Teaattx, who presented him to Hadlism more than forty.years ago Cox, on Tuesclsy, sold Itis sponse for a guitiess to a native named -- and never, apparently, was the nuptial Cord severed with, greater saSidaetiortto both parties.—Cbeitalsam Chresick imk.4 INDELithINCIt . , • PAI.MOtIIII, OCTOBER c . Sailed the Windsor Cattle pail tor doranna, and the Duke of Kent foi Lisbon, b With Mdilt.-14Wihd N.N.W. ToitBAY, detOilait t gaited hit e+eiring, after pint, the ship &lA% tain Bearono, for the Cape. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 4. Arrived his Majesty's sloop Bursar, firm Liar pool ; the MuLirroe schooner, (torn Portsmour and the American ship ThOMaSi PERIM*? Mast from Alexandria for Lisbon, last frcim this port, back by eontrary winds—saW several Prenclipri4 Oda to the westward. A tight collier, bound II Sunderland, got ashore at Mount Batten Point, soon got off again *ith little damage. The Ent prize of this port, Rowxu. Master, missed stays day, g(lt (It shore under the Citadel, and will go pieces. —Wind S. E. • PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER S. Arrived the iNTIEMEN and SPITFIRE (rcm'ofl' Che burgh, and the /loam STAR from a cru:ze. Sall the DANNEVARK with French prisoners for Leit and the ST. Ateaii's for the Downs. The SANM%* bigger is appointed convoy for Guernsey and Jerse The VAUTOUR has made signal for the Downs, wi the homeward-bound Jamatearnen and others. Sev ral of them got under weigh in consequence, but a brought up again.—Wind W. and moderate. DEAL, ecr. 7. Arrived the Loyal Briton and Cambridge, fro Jamaica; and his Majesty's ship R,osAmoso, with tl Golden Fleece, Sovereign, and Symmetry transpor with French prisoners for Leith, and raged. DEAL, OCTOIIER s. Came down From the River, with die loss of anchor and cable, the Ann, NEALE, for Teneriffe. Remain in the Dawns the whole of the outward-bout coasters and colliers as per last.—Wind S.W. The following is an Extract of a Letter from ii ga lant young Midbhipman, late belonging to GuratanutE : 44 HALIFAX, dr...F. 14, 1814. 44 I int sorry re illirmis you, which I am forced to do wit pain, that the Gualtittettx Is no more a ship. Chi the 27th of la month, it being a tremendous gale, we fell in with the Const tution, American frigate* we prepared fer act:on, and a ha fought attioh s-was. The first broadside we got went betwi wind and water. We bad soon twelve feet wirer In the bol our main and tnizemmacts went next. When in the act of rake ing the Constitution, our foremast *ent, end left us a complete 'hulk, with a heavy sea. We then had six fret of water on tho low rr deck, all our guns were under water; it ass nn use to recisli any longer—hut, thank Cori, Engli.h colo urs were flying on Thiel stump of our mien' mast, and sve under water. We then strut to save the prisoners and the wounded, We lead 60.1rounde and 1$ killed ; every wart almost wa. slightly wounded ; et.. (Mc was wounded, one killed. I should nor actpaint so n w: t this, tI am afraid that when the news • e:iche. Er gfand Inu he ran k ed i i the dead list. The GI/LIM/Mt was b/Assn til;', 4?) f I have not a stitch bet what I stunt upright in, as thy cls..sL w Mown up In her." All the bodies of the tinfutunate party drowt4 in the Wye, at Chepstow, (the melancholy pa! •. lars of which we lately gave) have been found. L. A . award of XlOO has been givers against the ship, aw 1 forty pounds against the pilot, for r egligesice it placing the rope in the squatletn thatcaused the of nic:ing catastrophe. Monday the vessel with water being alongside the HECTOR prison-ship, in Hamoase, three French prig soners got into her boat, unperceived by any one on board, nor was any discovery made of their absence till the prisoners were counted down in the evening,. The alarm was then given, and signal was instantly , made for the boats 10 arm, and go in quest of them, The boat, after a long search, was found at Lana dulph, where the prisoners had been seen to crust the conl,try. They are privateersmen ; one of them belonged to la Ville de Caen, lately captured by the Sint. IRK. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have authorised the Commissioners of the Transport ser vice to appoint Lieutenants of the Royal Navy, air' second Lieutenants to such prison ships as are under their controul, at 6s. 9d. per diem ; and Lieut. Wm. Coet, has been appointed to the Guildford; Lieut. Richard Coats, to the Arve Princen ; Lieut. A. Chapman, to the Pmthee ' • and Lieut. James Har ley, to the Suffolk 1 these officers are to have elrargd . of the prison ships in the absence of the senior Lien-, tenants, whose orders they are directed to obey. Monday and Tuesday, a very strict survey w2s held by the Capta:fig and Surgeons, on the crews of the prison ships-, to ascertain what men were fit for sea, This 'survey has also been held on the harbour. duty men, on board the Gladiatot. Upwards of SO able men -were selected for active service. And on , Friday a general survey and resurvey was held at Haslar on seamen and marines, CORN MARKET, MARK :LANE, OtTOBER O. At this dr,'.: market Wheat Is upon the advance ; sales ard , I made at 2. and Ss. per quarter higher thalt on Wednesday, having but few fresh art-teals. Rte rather tower. Barleys maintains the last quotation. Malt cockeg better prices. In Peas, and the dl( fcrent sorts of Beaus, little Satiation. We have not 'slaty Oatsa and tbe trade nearly at lest prices—flour Without altetatiOn. , Coates. 'awes At UNDIIII I What, 645. 110 s. 104 s. Beans 90s 1021. A P%ne ditto, 108 s. Iles. Tick ditto, ass. Oda. Rye 586. 6.15. N e w d t t t ,t, 64'. to Sea s Barley, 545. 575. Od. Oats, 504. 535. 51s. Mak, tea. 975. od. Poland dill:), 565. 60 e. t Wilke Peas (boilers) Oh. 110 s. Potatoe ditto, 58s. 621. , Otey ditto 4 Its. sot. Rape Seed, Xslo X6B Fine Flout, 105 s. 1101.—Secon•ls, 100 s. 1055. SMITHFIELD, October P. remis 04 to 6s Od 1 Val 7* 04 to Ss e 4 Si 2d to 6s dd i Pork 6s orl to 71 Od Beasts, about 570—Sheep and Lambs, 6 1 780. Calves. 200—Pigs. SOO. • . PtICE OF HAY AND sTiLtW PH shitTHFII.I.D. Hay 41 Os to Ai 5s New Closer 61 Os to 71 lb lists' Hay 01 Os to 01 Os Stave 111 Os to 5 5$ err: Et.ecyrox.—At the close of dile Lily's Poll. the nttshbets were as fellow : Olathe - 4052 Atk i ns • • . Ant Curds 6 • - $615 Wahlmasa . • IPSO Shaw - - . 3231 Wood a . a 1851/ SOUTHWARK ELSCTIOW.---l'hiS dap' at li. o ° clot* die state Of the Poll WAS as follows 3 Calvett, set I—Thanatos, 1044.‘43dIdets, 461. • NORWICII.—State of the poll yesterday, at 2 o'clock. Smith, 1515—Hatvey, 1390-- Put, sae, i 12. ' Patteaos targivett up the tauten. STAFFORD.—Mt. SHUMAN has been tblewif Ind for Stafford....-Messts. &mos atd WlLses Were kid I towed yestadaY., . siS