Star. — London, England, 1813-02-24 00:00:00

I • , I' . , ....17•••••• • I 3 OVIOPS:V. EVENING 'AR. . . • • LONDON. , • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY it, 181$. -fir. mATims—Holiday at d'et Stock Enbanp. - Our Readers wilt see that Sir TSAI:CIO Busunrr'a Motion tor a Provisional Regency, in the event of the demise of the PRINCE REGENT, was negatived lasi : 'sight by a large majority.- An idea had gone abroad, but upon what groundi we are at a loss to conceive, that matters of high interest, connected with the De licate investigation, would be brought out irr the . course of the debate, and an immense crowd of swan . mil filled the gallery and lobbies of the House, at an early hour. All, however, went away disappointed. Paris Papers to the 20th have been received ; but duty do not contain the .exitoii which BONAPARTE , promised us in his Speech :to the Legislative Body. On the subject of the Army in the NOith, they are almost entirely silent. Dantzic was not completely invested on the 22d January, for . a communication was then opetr by one gate - at least. The Russians ' were still beyond the Vistula, but the French diiiision under quentez had 44 marched towards" the Oder : they have, In fact, been either frightened or driven back from the Vistula to the Oder, 200 miles out of the way of Airatding any assistance to Dantzic. The _ _ assertion;that the Russians have not crossed the Vis ' Ugh, is a palpable falsehood. The Vienna,article continues to speak in mysterious terms of a State Prisimer, about whose name and , ,rank politicienc are lost in conjecture." Can this personage be thi. King of PRUMA ?—The report of Prince SCHWA RT ZEMBERG'S abdication of his command is conli med. The Austrian Army is now comman ded, prp tempore, by Prince HOHENZOLLERN. The f 4 frightful climate of Russia," or rather the frightful service of assisting in the assassination of the Russiani and the conflagration of their towns and villages, w. too much for the delicate nerves of Si:Jimmy reassao: he too, finds the air of Citscow necessary for the restoration of his health. Wonders never cease!-The King of SWEDEN, (,better known by the name of Count GOTTORP I ) who divorced his Queen almost at the same moment that his subjects divorced him, has married a bourgeoise of Basle. ;The Pt ussians are re-Inforcing their army—the Saxons are doing the same, but not a word is said of Austria, or French preparations for a new campaign. One thing is certain, however, the delay in the publi. cation of the Expoii augurs most favourably for the welfare of the common cause. Much Chicane, and many threats must be resorted to, before Austria gives her assent to a fresh campaign. The continued re iidence of Lord Wet.yotE at Vienna is anotherproof that the Austrian Cabinet, at least, wavers in her policy. The following are extracts from the Freoeh Papers; , " BERLIN, FEB. s. "It is certain that the Rnssian army is still beyond the V;s:ula. The gate of Danizic. called Oliva, was still open on the 22d of January. Grenler's division has !marched towards the Oder. We see pass throuh ibis place many French troops. The Prussian regiments are cam/ !acing, and our contingent will soon be as strong as it was previous to the defection of General d'York. Many horses arrive at Berlin for the French Cavalry. It appeus Shit a great mortality prevails at Konigsberg. fl Frs. 7.-1 bat which pays the highest eulogium to the finagle dal measures adopted by Government is, that they have not in the least suffered by the late militestpvents. "'Up to the present time, considerable sums have been sent from all the provinces of the Monarchy, for the relief of sick or wounded Prussian soldiers." " VIENNA, FEB. 6. " The Commandant of Gyos Waraden has orders from Govern ment to give, within fifteen days, a very detailed rep3rr respec ting the prisoner of whom we have recently spoken, and who is confided to his care. We believe that politicians swill be lost in conjecture respecting this personage. It appears that the posi tions of the armies are still the same. Prince Schwiatzenberg Would, k is said, be obliged to ?ass some time at Cracow, for the re-establishment of his health, shaken by the fatigues of war ; it is continued to 'be' thought that Prince Hohenzollern will pro- Visionally replace him in the command. " Mails from France and Austria arp wanting, erhich proves that the German roads ate at tin: moment in as bad a condition as thOse of Austria." ~ DRESDEN, FEB. 4. S . " The greatest aFtivity prevails in the preparations for war.— We are occupied in raising our iroops to the field complement. The rentountmg of our cavalry is successively effected under the inspection of Lieutenant-General Thulernann, who, for this pur pose, is goae Lusace: it is to Lower Lusace that all tho-dis potable horses are sent from other parts." " ZURICH, FEB 6. " We learn chat Count Gottorp has re.matri,d at Basle with a lady of that town, of the Bourgeoisie class, and that, some days .• after, be left Basle with his new sponse. It is a year since the divorce took place between Count Gottorp, aad the Princess of Rader), his first wife. " foci SVeiss regiments in the French service are now upon the lett bank of the Vicuist : they are under the orders of Colonel d'Offray. 'I he of her Colonels have oluaincd temporary leave of absenop—two are warded, and have uteti of repose, after the fatigues of the catous.gu." • TheCommissianers of the National Delft purchased about k.‘20,000 yesterday, in Reddced, at 59, and 61'i0.000 at Wt. Five millions in Exchequer Bills have betto thrown upon the market since the dividends. A Meetir.,, ,, of the Deputies of the Protestant Dis ienters in and near London, was held yesterday, Wit, LIAM SAilTflp Esq. M.P. in the chair, when it was re solved to petition the two Houses of Paf.iament for • the repeal of all Paws which impose penalties or dis abilities on persons who disse.ut from the Established Church. _ 4 ARRIVAL Oirt A GOTTENBUKGH MAIL, CAPTURE OF OF s EIAIDIG, MARIENWERDER,, • AND MARIENBURG, $Y Till RUSSI4NS. J- Seven Gottenburgh Mails were due this morning but one. only (the fourth) has arrived. The detailsl brought by it are, as might have been anticipated, of the most gratifying description. The operations of the Russian' armies are now brought down to the 20th January ; and whit they give the lie direct to all the itatemen i ts in the French Papers, they account in a satisfactory manner for the flight of the King of Puussm and of King MUItAT from their respective posts. The Ruisians have taken the whole of the strong places situated on the Vistula, and have pushed forward to the gates of Dantzie. The French were, at the date of the last accounts, posted at Stargard, on the Oder, where the Russians are pursuing them. The destruction of the French army has been so complete, According to KUTUSOFF'S Report, as to ex ceed almost the bounds of credibility. We hasten to lay the following extracts before our Readers : • OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE ARMIES. The Commander-in-Chief of the armies, Field- Marshal General Prince Kutusoff, of Smolensko, has, on the 13th January of this year, transmitted to his Imperial Majesty the following report from his head quarters at the village of Meretsck , g in all accounts received from ilie . ermy, state ments have been given of the extraordinary great losses sustained by the French army within the bor ders of Russia, in the course of the present campaign. Such publications may at times appear to be exagge rated, or inserted through partiality; but, in confir mation of them, the original report, on the condition of even the French Regiment of Guards, which ha • lately fallen into the hands of the General of Ca valry, Count Wittgenstein, since the expulsion of the French over our borders, is laid before your Imperial Majesty, from which it clearly appears, that tht confession of the enemy himself, sliews his own ruin in 4 still more dreadful light, and serves as a snbstan tial prc-if of the total destruction of his army ; as likewise olevery thing else that has before been made public." " The Commander-in-Chief of the Armies, Mar shal Prince Kuthsoff of Smolensko, has reported as follows to his Imperial Majesty, from hit headquar ters, Orany, 28th December (9th Jan.) ; " Konigsberg, the ancient capital of Prussia, is subject to your Imperial Majesty. • " This vast city was occupied on the 25th Decem• ber (6th January), by Count,Wittginstein's advanced guard, under the orders of M..jor-General Schepeliff. Marshal Macdonald ,occupied the- town with a corps d'atmce, composed of the old French guards, and tome troops who had escaped the general destruction of the enemy's grand army. 44 The wreck of his particular corps, constituting part of this total, was reduced to 2500 men ; after the Prussians separated from them, there remained in all but about 7000 men. At the approach of the advanced guard, which briskly pursued, the enemy, without halting, passed by Konigsberg, and aban doned it to Major-General Schepeliff, who entered it without meeting with any resistance. 46 This astonishing facility in giving up the pos session of this city. is a consequence of the victories with which the arms of your Imperial Majesty have been crowned during the last two months. tvlacdo nald's corps is pursued by Wittgenstein's and Ad miral Tschitchagoff's army by diagonal routes." REPORT FROM FIELD MARSHAL PRINCE KUTUSOFF AND SMOLENSKO TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY ) DATED HEAD-QUARTNRS I LYCH, 6TH, (16TH) JANUARY. Admital Tchichagoff reports to me, that on the 2d, (14th) January, the enemy was driven behind the River Nogat, and that Elbing, Marienberg, and Marienwerder, were taken by your Imperial Majes ty's troops- " Count Platoff still pursues the enemy on the road from Marienburg towards Dantzic. In the mean time Lieutenant-General Shepeliff has crossed the Nogat, near Sommeiau, and molests the enemy on that side. The enemy left behind him seven pieces of ordinance on the road from Truentz to Damerau. " As soon as I shall obtain a more particular ac count of this, I shall have the honour' to report it to your Imperial Majesty." REPORT PROM THE SAME TO THE SAM; DATED 7TH (19TH) JANUARY. 44 I have the honour to report.mosthumbly, that, after the taking of Elbing, on the 31st December (12th January), the enemy was driven from Marien burg. Near Dushau, he attempted to keep posses sion of a tete:du-pout, but being also defeated there, he commenced his retreat, in two columns, in the di rection of Dantzic and Starzard. Count Platoff continues to pursue him, conjointly with the corps of Lieutenant-General Bchipeloff. Near bilarienburg we took upwards of 300 prisoners, and in aushau above 200. tpgetlier with a considerable numberbfmuakets. 4 4 . The enemy left jambe hospkali of Marienburg 40 officers and 726 rank and file. 4 , The first day of this year (n. s.) was crowned • it ti a double success : the Adjutant-General of your imperial Majesty, Chuniskoff, arrived on the 30th December (11th January), in the neighbourhood of Mauenwerder ; the following day he attacked the enemy at day-break, and drove him horn his posi tion With so nsuch sticcess, .that ,he took one ColOuel ~ • . and iiOnft Officer; and arrpda of 200 rank and $3., 1 And also 15 Oki' of ordnance that were on the tete- depont: 44 The enemy was obliged to leave . in Marienver der considerable magazines and liospit4ll. , 14 After this success, Adjutant-General Chernu sboff crossed the Vistula, and continued the pursuit of the enemy towards Neunburg, where the latter had a most advantageous position, He therefore sent out a corps of. Cossacks, in order to get into his rear, and to occupy the roads from Netinburg to Grau dents, Bronberg, and Gugtl, and by this movement to force the enemy to retreat. 14 Thus your Imperial Majesty's glorious troops entered on the Ist, (13th) lumary Marienburg, the first town on the left bank of the Vistula." The Commander in Chief of the Armies, Field- Marshal General Prince Kutusoff pf Smolensko, has transmitted to his Imperial Majesty the following report, from head-quarters, at the village of Meritsch, dated 29th December (10th Jan.) : 66 I have the happiness of most submissively in forming your Imperi.dl Majesty, that previously to our taking possession of the city of Konigsberg, tlse vanguard of Ceneral Count Wittgenstein, under the command of Major-General Schepelow, whilst con tinuing to pursue the enemy from Tilsit, came p with him on the 23d instant, near Labati. • e , The enemy has since taken a very advantageous position, and the engagement, in which he lost three cannon and about 300 men of the lower ranks, con tinued half a day. After that, the enemy was cotn pletely beaten—he commenced his retreat to Konigs. berg. 44 Major-General Schepelow seized on this oppor- 1 tanity, drove the enemy six German miles before him, and forced himself on their shoulders into Ko nigsberg, which was taken possession of by our troops at two o'clock after midnight on 25th December (6th January) : 1300 men were made prisoners in the city it self. " The enemy retreated with such h;ste, that he threw 30 pieces of artillery, with the cartridge boxes, into the river, and . left behind him 8000 'men ‘‘ho were wearied out, and vrho were made prisoners by OUT troops. •• Very considerable quantities of provisions and forage have fallen• into our hands at Konigsberg.— The guns which were thrown into the water are of the number of those which were in Courland, and are now drawn *out again by the inhabitants. This-success, although of so much consequence, has nevertheless not detained Major-General Schepe low in the further pursuit of the enemy. General Count Wittgenstein attributes it to the wise measures! of General Schepelew, his dispatch, and determined bravery." 44 GOTTENBURCH, FEB. 11 . " colonel Gruzenau, a Pr uss i an Officer of grent l i distinction, set offirom this place to Car'sham yesterY day, and it is said, is to have a command in the Prus sian army. He arrived a few dayi ago from Eng_ land." Since writing the foregoing, the private letters. from Gottenburgh have been delivered from the Post• office. Several of them mention with confidence the CAPTURE OF DANTZICK BY THE RUSSIANS. This event is stated to have taken plaCe on the Ritth of January. Indeed, the French accounts furnished a strong ground for believing that we should 'soon receive such intelligence ; for they admit the place to have been so closely invested, that they had no com munication with it but by one gate. The Gottenburgh Mail which arrived this morn. ing at the Post Office, was brought by the Post-Mas ter of Shields, where the Mail was landed from the packet, which was forced into that port by the vio lence of the prevailing tempest. Letters from Leith concur with those by the Gottenburgh Mail: in affirming that Dantzick had capitulated on the rth ult. A letter from Riga, dated the 16th of last month, mentions that the Rus signs were in possession of Warsaw. Yesterday morning the Cabinet Council met, agreeably to summons, at the Foreign Office. All the Members arrived at the Office by half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded to business. They continued their deliberations till near one, when they adjourned to the Secretary of State's Office for the Hartle De partment, to meet a number of distinguished charac: i tors, and to proceed further on the subject of the Pittscess of WALes's Letter. The meeting was then attended by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Archbishop of YOItIC, the Bishop of LONDON, the Lord Primate of IRELAND, the Archbishop of DUB LIN, the Archbishop of CASHEL, the Dean of WEST MINSTER, the Lord CHIEF JUSTICE cf the Cr•nr; of King's Bench, toe Lord CHIEF % Tomes of the C'Mli of Common Pleas, the Lord CHIEF BARON, theJ coot. of the Admiralty Cotirt, the JUDGE of the Court of Arches, the Seeitxra of the House of Commons, and the MASTER of the Rou.s. They assembled in Lo:d &MOUTH'S room. The meeting continued in close' deliberation till about half-past two o'clock, when it broke up much sooner than was expected ; and from this circumstance it is conjestured that some measurt was decided upon. Letters from Sir FRANCIS LAPORRY'S squadron, dated Barbadoes, Dec. 25, state, that Sir FRANCIS had boisted his flag on board the Tatsues frigate— the largest ship at that time on the Leeward Islands station. The paragraph copied from a provincial paper, s:ating that he had hoisted his flag on board a bcllooiiers twist have been founded in error. THE •••111111,IMIOND The detachment of the Guards, at Windsor, corn. mended by Colonel Maim, will be relieved fi . 114 that duty tomorrow by the SSd litegiment of Fo( t. late the Marquis Of WALLINGTON'S. Tuesday a detachment of the lOQth Regiment marched from their Depot at Battle Barracks, for Portsmouth, to embark and proceed to join their re giment at present stationed in CanaJa. This corps has been very succes,ful in obtaining volunteers fix f a the Irish Northern Militia Regiments. Saturday morning, a troop of the 6th Dragoon Guards set ont from Edinburgh for Perth, in conse quence,- we understand, of symptoms cif insubordina tion having appeared among ,e militia stationed at that place. NAVAL IWLHLL!OENCE. - . FALMOUTH, FSBRUARY 21. Arrived the Duke of Marlborough packet, %vit.% a Mail from Lisbon, in five days. On the 15th instan t his Majesty's slt:ps la hour and MYRTLE sailed from Lisbon, with a convey, for England, consisting of about 50 sail, chiefly transports. By the Marlborough we learn that his Majesty's ship M4OIC-lENAZ La captured and sent for Gibraltar, tlae American priva teer Thrasher, of 12 guns ; also that four schooner privateers, of 16 guns each, are cruizing off the Coast of 'Portugal. Came in the Ametican brig 1-lope, from New Orleans for Bordeaux, prize to the Chance privateer, of Fowey. The BONNE CITOYPINE sloop of war left Monte Video for Rio Janeiro 37 days be. fore .the St.. Anselmo, w; •_h arrived here on the I9th instant.—Wiiid S. S. W. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARYS!. Arrived the FANCY cutter, from Basque Roads; the Dumas, 74., from cruizing of the Wegerp Islands. The ROYALIST, 18 guns, and Sonya's.- LANTZ, 36 guns,. came from the Sound to *Doan. Sailed the litunon cutter,. for Torbay. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY as. Arrived his Majesty's ship ESCORT, from a cruise. Sailed the. PARTHIAN, with a convoy for the Downs; the SPIT/PIRR, with sealed orders, for Lisbon the STAG, for off Cherburgh ; and the Tllll4lll ai'd Co mrr, on a cruise ! His Majesty's ship ZEIPHYR is ap. - •ed convoy for Guernsey and Jersey. Wind N.W. TAAL, FEBRUARY as. Caw down from she River, the Heddart o Nas t atm for India, and several others—_.particulars not known. Sailed his Majesty's ships ASIA. 841U.C/711, Dimwit'', and YORK the Cumberland, Walmer Castle, and Hape East Indiamen ; and several of the running ships, for Portsmouth. Th; other East India:nen, and the convoy, still remain. MAROATE,•FEBRIIARY 18. The William. and Mary, 'from Malaga, has put it i• • !here with the loss of her masts, and other damage ; 'the Joao and the Russell, with the loss of anchors sad cables. (JOVE OP:CORK, FEBRUARY 19, • The Mary, WALusran, train Cork to Liverpool, which Was deserted by the crew, near the Seltees, on the 3d inst. his been driven on shore near Wexford and gone to piece 40t) .;as :s of batter .very saved. Remain wind-bound, his Majesty's ships RsouLue and MELPOUENIL, with the 3d Lhrrison Battalion on board for Malta ; •as also his Majesty's ships Areick, SYSILLIe f FORTUttItity JALOOSIt o and RoSAMOND. COM missioner INOLEFIELD takes hie passage in the Africa. Wednesday night Ist, we experienced a most dread ful storm from the S.W. accompanied with thunder and Lightning ; the effects of which, we appreheild, would be ievaely felt all along the Coast. The schooner Maria, et Cork, was taken on. the 13th instant by the French snip privateer la Rugene, mounting 12 uns. She also took the brig Palafoa, of London, f or St. Michael's. After taking out of the Maria a few boxes of fruit, she allowed her to proceed.—Captain R. BURTON , of the schooner Pah. fox, of Yarmouth, bound from Plymouth to St. Mi. chael's, arrived in the schooner Maria, Capt. Kohut, from St. Michael's to Cork, last night, having been takes on the 4th inst. by the Eugene ship letter of marque of Bourdeaux, Capt.'. J. Land, mounting ten 1.18-pounder carronades, two 9.pounders, and 170 men, in lat. 44. 30. long. IS. W. the ship then four days out, bound for America with brandies, silks, and oil. The French Officers treated Captain Borrox with every attention whilst on board, and put him, his mate, and one boy, on board the Maria, on the 10th instant. EAST.. INDIA HOUSE.—Yesterday the adjourned debate took place on the Petition to Parliament for the renewal of the Company's Charter. After a few words from Sir H. Izious, the Petition was read and its merits discussed . by Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. Huns, Mr, Rocs:, Mr. THEO. Marcaturs, Mr. R. 'THORNTON, Mr. CIIARLRI GRANT, Mr. Urn', nil Mr, R. JACKSON. Various amendments were propos ,ed by Mr.'HUMS, and rejected. In the sequel the Petition was agreed to, and also a second Petition respecting the debt between the Company and the Government, after which the Court adjourned. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, FEB. 28. The Market to-day is again almost without akeradon, noire & arrivals have yet come in—but the violence of the wind having abated, buyers endeavour to keep back for fresh supplies. Prices are nearly nominal at our las Currency, and scarcelj ra t e n t bus.ness doing, excepting in Oats, which obtain a small in peer. English Wheat 711 s. 100 s. 112 s. Fine ditto, I tOs. lass. Foreign do. (Russian) 663.1145. Rye 74‘ 80s. Barley 565. 721. Malt, 100 s. 108 s. Ditto fine Ware. 983. 110 t. White Peas (boilers) I 1 Ss. Grey, ditto, e2s. 665. Beans, 7a. 84$. Tick ditto 733 78s. WAS (teed) ess. 91s. 40g. , Poland ditto, 40N. 465. , Fine Flour .105 s: ce 1101. Potato* ditto, 48$ its. Rape aced .C6ti, £ts iser la!g. 4 linseed, 1005. 1305. . Coriander 'to. per cwt. Stle. 841. Caraway, ditto, 815..00. Canary do. 'Ow. 100 s. , White Mustard hold s 1414 i WI, per bushel. .... 4 . Brown do. 225.245. " Clover Seed, white, per cwt. 855.1405. Ditto, red. 735. 121 e. Tares, per bushel, 148.24 a. Seconds lOus. to 1055. per sack.I.QNDeIN : Vrinted by Level. Kkt4l , Picket Plaess; and s published there, and at the ktar.lilSee 1 apple-tar. • ..... ••• lEg. • r