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- ..--- • . . . . . . the efte hly, and from the state of the toad, described on MO;aisk,_ he agaht advanced upon Medina, and to be co vered. with the bodies of dead men and I having received intelligence that the French bead horses, the retreat of the rear diessi v oss of the French ,quarters were, on the; 30th of October, at Coloki, a is stated to have every character of continued flight. monastery not far from Borodinci, he formed his dia ls On the Sd November, General Millaradovitch, position to attempt to intercept him near Smolensk, pith the column under his command, reached the " Platow and the Cossacks hating been detached be i m road near Viasma, where he had a sharp en- for the purpose of harassing and surrounding the tsgs rnent wiii the rear guard, which is reported by . enemy, Marshal Kutusoff reinforced General Milla the prisoners to have been composed of the divisions • radovitch's! corps to upwards of eighteen thousand o f g e auharnois, of D , Davoust, and Ney ; their divisions men, and directing him to march by his left aowarcia, i n vain attempted to arrest his progress, and, after i l Viasma , the Marshal himself proceeded by Spaskoi i se v e ral brilliant chsrges by the Russian cavalry, I and Celinka, in a parallel direction to that allotted we re driven through the town of Viasma at the point ' to GenerarMillaradovitch ; the main road forming O ldie bayonet, and punined to Erenina by the light ; an arch, these parallel lines of march were shorter;' ca valry under General Platow :—in this attack, the but exposed to greater diffichlties, the roads being in f an try regiment of Pernoff, led by its Colonel, Ge- less practicable. nets l Tchoglokoff, and by Major-General Parkivitch, ' 4* The head of Genetal Millaradoeitch's column f ool ed the head of the column, and charged into the i reached tbe mairi road first, near Viasma ; the head lea* with drums beating and colours. flying. , ' quarters of Marshal Kutusoff were established at' a The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded its the village of Bikovoi, a little to the southward of this affair is stated to be at least sir thousand, with Viasma. t wo thousand five hundred prisoners, among whom • '44 In regard to the French army, it appears by the are General Peltier, of the Artillery, and Colonel papers of a Commissary-General, who was made wat t Aid-de-camp to Marshal Davoust. prisoner, that they victualled one hundred and twenty! * In the course df the pursuit from Viasma, great thousand men, but that their efficient force was re numbers of the enemy were killed, one standard and duccd to eighty-five thousand, at the period of the nett pieces of cannon were taken, and upwards of evacuation of Moscow, and that Bonaparte had con one th iusand men made prisoners. tracted with a compaoy of Jews for a supply of pro .; In the former part of the retreat, Ramose, Se- visions in the line of his retreat. His guards, and cretary to the Duke of Bassano, was taken, with all some select corps, have been nursed with peculiar the Chancery care, and kept as much as possible out of action, and si R e ferring to the relations which have been re- t h ese corps appear to h ave prece d e d t h e retreat oil gnarly transmitted for more minute details of the the remaining troops. Several actions, I will briefly recapitulate the few , olt is reported that Bonaparte travels in a coach ' , grelat movements which have,raken place since the ' accompanied by Murat, who has received a contu. arrival of the French at Moscow. sion in his knee, and Berthier. e Marshal Kutusoff sontinned in his position be- 66 It is hardly to, be conceived that this rear-gu a ild ' hind the River Pokhra till the 2Sth October, cover- at least can continue its march without halting, so' itig the old road to Kalouga, the Toula and Regan which case, with 'the assistance of the light troops,- roads ; but having made occasional movements on the Russian army will be enabled to overtake them: the same line, according as the enemy's operations They have before them the gallant and active Count appeared to point to either flank. Wittgenstein, whose character for zeal and enter. e In. the mean while the enemy, by his own 20th prize is so well established, and they have also, on bitlletin, and by his conduct, seems to have been for the Minsk road, to encounter Admiral Thichagoff, some tjthe uncertain of the position of the Russian with the Moldavian army, which is to be hoped may army. Ai soon as it was ascertained, a considerable have time and notice either to unite with Count 4portion of the army under• Murat occupied the in- Wittgenstein to wait for them on the above named, diate country beteeeen Moscow and the Pokhras road, or to move to either flank. "it Was presumed that the French, having it in 44 Marshal Kutusoff has sent ont, among others, a th e i r power to bring forward their whole force to considerable detachment, which was at Elnee, nearer either flank of Murat's position, would endeavour to Smolensk, under Lieutenant-General Shepetoff on to paoce.ivre ‘ r 3 ,as to *induce Marshal Kutusoff to the Ist of November, and which may have the means retire behind the Oka, in order to procure a more of interposing delay. • extensive theatre 'of grpond, with the convenience 4 , Thus the fruits of the incursions of the French of nloiieg . either on galonstie or Smolensk° ; to to Moscow, at the expence of the lives of so many avoid Which, and with •ii view to preserve a more brave officers and men, seem to have been limited to certain conveyance for provisions and reinforce- the burning and destruction of that city, and to the meats from the south, and at the same time to hold ruin and desolation of the• inhabitants and proprietors ,the command of • the Smolensko road, the Russian near the great road, and ne the vicinity of Moscow, • ri y began its march to occupy the position behind while, on the other hand, it will, to the latest period 'lnver. Nam changing its front to the right, upon , , of history, reflect lustre on 'the Spirit and patriotism els-pgrallel to th s old Kalouga road. of the Russian Empire. .s - '%, This position, strong in itself, and strengthened , ~ The last accounts from Count Wittgenstein are aft, wa3 not likely to be attacked in front; but dated the 34 November, at Tchashnik, two stages ii watt of course foreseen, that if it were to be at- east of Lepel. After the affair of Polotzk, that Ge nutted, i previode dispositian must be made by the neral detached a corps to observe Macdonald; enemy'on the new Kalouga road, to turn the left whilst he sent General Steinbeil on the road to end tear of this position, and the Marshal professed Vilna, who, after having cut off the Bavarian corps lit readire,sa to meet the enemy upon that ground. ! from that of St. Cyr, and entirely dispersed it, with fi 'Lie movetnentswas completed on the Sd of the lass of cannon and colours, joined Count Witt totier ; on the 4th of October a smart affair if ad- genstein, who proceeded to attack the remainder of 'allied guard took place with most decisive success the French under the command of Le Grand, Mar on the side of the Russians, which was followed on shal St. Cyr having retired on account of his wound. the nth of October by the flag of truce sent by Bo- Yis corps was reinforced by Marshal Victor at the niparte; with an overture to obte:n an armistice, and head of fifteen thousand men, and, having taken to open a negociation, which was rejected. • post near Tchasnik, was there defeated on the 81st " At this period several 'considerable detachthents October by Count Wittgenstein, who considering the Isere trade t harass the enemy. which appear to have enemy's position a good one for himself, has con beenconducted with equal skill and success: the roost tinned to occupy it, detaching a corps . to take pos important of. these was the one against Verrea i which , se's'sion of Witepski place•was taken by assault on the 14th of October. ' " Admiral Tchichagoff's last dispatches of the 22d " On the 16th if October, several regiments of . of October, from Breslitow, report the success of a Cossacks having arrived, it was proposed to attack detachment under General Tchaplitz, who, on the Murat. The ama c k did not take place till the 18th ; 20th of October, took the Polish General Konotkoff , of October. with the whole of the Sdregiment cf Hulans, of the li The etiediy,ititetiliik affair, of which I had the French guard. hondui to transmit to your Lordship a report in my ss Prince Schwtrtzenberg had crossed the BO dispatch; retreated behind the little river Mosa. without giving the Admiral an opportunity of bring. " Bonaparte was not beard of out of Moscow or ing him to action. Admiral Tchichagoff and Count its vicinity . till . after this period. Wittgenstein had reciprocally sent detachments to as-1 " The only detachment of any importance made . certain each others position. he the French' in a' northetn direction was the one ! "Sir Robert Wilsonswith his usual activity,has been ' • rratiasid at Demeteileffi :which was recalled in great fin every action; and has centrived to see every remark- Inge, as ken al-therellitettation of Moscow was de- ; able occurrence ;his last dispatches are dated Viasma Li - mined ob. ~ - - the 4th of November; his accounts tally with the o The Itussiatit' Ot I cupled the latter city on the official bulletins, which have been published here. • 25d of October; -With - the loss of Lieutenant-deneial i "Lord Tyrconnel has joined Admit al Tchichagoff, Winaingerode, most treacherously carried off, with by whom he has been received with every possible at his Aid-de-camp, Captain Narishkin, while advanced tendon; his letters of the 2251 of October, have been with a flag of truce to remonstrate against a protrac- received by Sir Robert Wilson at V iasma, and b y my led and u ... , n • 'isistence on the part of the , selfi His Lordship speaks in high terms of the condi :. fear-guard. - • • tlon of all the corps of that army, which he had not " On the 24tHtif i betober, the Trench artny was until then the means of seeing. reconnoitred by an officer of Cossacks belonging to, " Having obtained the Emperor's permission for 'the corps of Moscow, esho saw four camps, one oti Major-General Dornberg to serve as a volunteer in the new lialotigaxoad, near Borofsk, and . three on the-army under General Count Wittgrstein, I have the left bail Of the Protva. "lit the ni g h t Ofthe 24th of - October, GineialDo- given -to that General officer instructions similar to those of Sir Robert Wilson and Lord Tyrconnel, and toceff was ordered to occupy MalaaTarosliff, jt Pon- I expect by the next courier to have the pleasure of town on the new Kalouga road, between Borofsitemd 'aiming his safe arrival at the head-quarters of that c that place ; t h a t Berieral already found it occupied atrhy. I have the honour to be, &. in force by a teeneis detachment ; a very obstinate (S i g ned) " eitelreAßT. " Contest immediately. took .place, in the course of 66 NoAramnait 12—It having been found impractica . which the troops on both sides were reinforced, and Me to pass the Neva; the enemeeger has been detained the town was taken and retaken eleven times. The -until this morning. I 'have OW the honour to in- Marshal, in the mean while, put his army in minion close herein the Report of the capture of Witepsk, by ' °,7 the left, and arrived at Mela-Jaroslaff, establishing General Count Wittgenstein, who has made priso n's head-quarters two wersts to the southward of.that ners the Commanding officer of the enemy's forces tome which was burned, and detaching a cOnsiler- . there, General . Count Ponget, and the Governor of cs able corps und er General Platow, to Medina, on his the t own s Colonelf-luivrurdess. Is 9t, left, where he took eleven pieces of cannon, and left -. s-' a 4 BULLETIN. .e . the ground covered with dead. • • , ' ' *, at. Petersburg'', November O. s' Wifepsk it take by Count de Wittgenstein. — with obstinacy of this contest for Mala-Jarotlaff, with other Circumstances tended to cOnfirM the Field Ttse General Count Pongett who comman ded ded the Marshal's opinion, that ' the object of the enemy was I troops, is made prisoner, as well as Colone l Chavon to fence a passage to the Southern Provinces ; and • des , the Commandant of the tovrn." 4 4 St, Peersburgh; Norerhtcr 15. of the departure of a althOngh there were also strong grounds to believe that he was prepared to attempt a retreat upon Smo- " MT 149.1)—1 assail my self • le nsk, and bySpanish courier to acquaint your Lordsh i p , that se deemed the Niemen, yet the Marshal ." ' a l attention veral o ffi cers arrived here in the course a list night, d d it direct h' necessary to os prin ci p al to the road s po i nt i ng to t h e southward -; and, with a dispatched from the bead - q uarters of Marshal Mau • 'view to obtain more complete command of them, re- soff, at Llnee,on the 9th November. tired to a position within forty versts of Kalou g a,,, The Field-Marshal reports , that t he fli g ht o f the near Gorki, enem y continues with increased precipitatioh ; and " Fin d i llg that the enemy was moving b y Verna, that the P ursuit, by the several cups bf the Russian , • ' • . • ► . ~• ~ r so mach dispirited the *Mien, that i tidbit tii4m little ail at presen: to make an effort. " Many men have died Ivith hanger or cold; others, bens driven to desperation, suffer thenaelves to be taken by w• tsternpr•Lattio444l army, has been constant, ligneous, and successful, a part only of the relation of the atrairs which have taken place has, as yet, been published; the remain der is in the press the followiarare the mast im portant particulars. 4 4 On the sth November, Getieral:Millaraclevitell reached a village 40 versts from Viasina, on the road to Smolensko, in pursuit of the enemy. General Platow marched to the right of the coaJ, to endea voer to reach the head of.the r.olunus, wir le the main army moved on tl.e left of it; under the-Field-Mar shal, towards Elnee. • " Sir Robert Wilson describes the march on -the main road as one.which exhibited scenes of destruc tion without example in modern war, from-the oum bsr of dead and dying men, and carcasses of horses, many of them cut up for food ; peasants' houses every where on fire, anununitipn carriages blowing up, and quantities of wreck of every description. 64 It may be observed that the frost is set in. and is stated to have been from 10 to 15 degrees ( Reaumur). ss The effect of famine, fatigue, an 1 cold upon a flying army, through A country full of exasperated peasants, may be easily understood. In the course of this march the Cossacks took two standards from the. Hulans of the imperial guard, who are left behind with the army now retreating, and the enemy also abandoned a howitzer. 64 On the morning of the 7th November, General Milaradovitch entered Dorogobugsh. The enemy attempted some resistance, but was driven from his advantageous position by the Russian chasseurs, with the loss of 300 nsen taken prisoners, exclusive of the sick and wounded. In this attack, and on the prece ding day, one howitzer and three guns were taken, and upwards of 140 ammunition-waggons. The number of killed at this place must have been eery great, but I have nut yet heard it estimated. Two Russian officers of note were retaken on this occa sior.. The enemy are described to be in a state of much insubordination, and it was Understood that their march is directed upon Smolensk. " On the 9th of November, Marshal Kutusoff had arrived at Elnee, where he received a report from Ge neral Platow, of his having overtaken four divisions of the French army, under the command of Beaubar nois, upon the road from Dorogobugsh to Doughov tchstchina. That General states, that the Cossacks charged through this body; dividing it into two parts, with great slaughter, and the capture of 62 pieces of ordnance, which had been already brought in and counted, and some standards; many plans and papers of consequence, and upwards of 3000 prisoners, among whom, as well as among the killed, are many officers of rank and distinction. 44 Part of the remains of this corps fled in the direc tion of Dorogobugsh, and the other part in the di rection of Doughovtchstchina, closely pursued by the Cossacks and light cavalry. " General Saitsor., Quarter -Master-General of the whole French army, was taken, with 500 men of dif ferent ranks, upon the right flank of General Platow, near Doughovtchstchina. , " Major-General Ketusoff, who has been entrusted with the command of the corps lately under the or ders of Gen. Winzingero&, had, by extraordinary marches, reached the main army with his cavalry. 4 4 An officer has been intercepted with letters from Beauharnois, whichwill be published to-more ow, and which will afford indelible proof of the state in which Bonaparte has left this part of •his army. These let ters are addressed to Berthier. " It. does not appear that the match of the French guards, and of the Ist division has been effected with out great loss, many of their bodies having been found on the road. 44 Field-MarshakKutusoff intended to continue his march upon Krasnoy, two stages beyond Smolensk, leaving that town upon his right hand, and intersect ing the communications towards Mohiloff. I had not heard that it is ascertained where Bo naparte himself was on the 9th of Novembee. 44 The first Bulletin, containing General Platoff's report, is herewith inclossed. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) .. , • : K CATtICART." (TRANSLATION.) • Intercepted Letters from the Viceroy of Italy, to the Prince of Neuchatel. SECOND EDITION. EON.%PARTE INTERCEPTED IN PERSON AT LASTI - ; STAR-OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. • The Postscript of a Letter from Stockholm has been th;s instant read *upon 'Change, where it has been received with implicit credit, stating, dial the Russian General TactrAcorr had tallen in with Bo- P %ATE and his escort, which was cut to pieces.— l'ht Tyrant is said to have sunazt..nsueti.atusetv A Pitisonten! Most happy shall we be to confirm this glorious rumour officially ! -ikNOTHER GOTTEN BU ROTIVAIL: . • • . g_ • FLlditr OF BONAPARTE AND MURAT !!! THE VICEROY (BEAT:74IeNO 7R ROUNDED AT EIMOLENS O!K iIIitRENDER OF THE ITALIAN GUARDS ! ' . . Abor• A brilliant tnicession of.dvaitt tta hourly taking place in the North of Europe: 'Another Gottenburgh Mail has arrived this morning. The following are the gratifying details which it contains : " HARWICH, DEC. 7.—The KING GEORSZ packet, Capt. Kum, has this morning arrived, in four days, from Gottenburgh, and fully confirms all the ac. counts brought by the LARK yesterday ; and farther announces, that BONAPARTE and Wear, accom panied by 15,000 men, had separated from the French Grand Army, at Smoleniko, and taken the direction of Mohilow, whither Tscittrottolcord had pursued him, and, according to some at . - counts from Stockholm, had overtaken him, though the result was . not known. That id... GENIC BRATMARNOI3 [With 50,000 men, *as ann. • ;rounded conipletely by the Russians at SttlolentkC4 that the Italian Guards, having lost their cannot[, had to a tnan laid down their aims, 'arid 15 of their superior officers joined the Russians. The Germans arc represented as deserting by thousands, and Russia, profiting by the circumstance; was' about to organize an immense German Legit* in Finland tnat Gnu. VlOl4 St. Cvn was dead of his wounds, and that Vic- Ton, who had broken up for the purpose of reinforcing that Officer, having found his army completely anti- Milted by Wrrtniantrean and Sratronut., was re tracing his stepk, and that Prussia, unless she alters her politics, must be conipletely overrun in the course of a month, the French not bring in a sitalation to give her any assiStance." EXTRACT FERMI THII bAOLTSRI . .AWIXIANOA t ' GP 24T1( t4Otrhielt/A kg The great Russian army is meting from Jelna to Krasnbi. The Cossacks •petintrn wonders—they not only 'destroy the columns of infantry, b'it even attack the artillery itself with the gratest br 'very: The French have lost between So and 40,000 men on their retreat from Moscow. The whole road is covered with the dead bodies Of men and horses, ammunition-chests, baggage/ gun-carriages—in one word, there never has been an example of such a flight in the memory of man, All the valuable articles which had been plundered at Moscow are retaken. Upwards of 100 waggon' have fallen into the hands of the victors. The French are in want of every thing, and are reduced to the necessity of eating horseflesh. K Their cavalry no longer exists, and they are daily losing part of the little artillery they have left.--* Fifteen officers of the Italian Guards have arrived in our army, and requested to be taken into our service. We are assured that the strength of the whole great French army does not now amount to 60,000 men. Intelligence received from Count Wittgenstein famed, that he is at Orsha. Major General Harpe, who was sent forward by count Wittgenstein, reports, that the head of the French columns bad arrived at " Laselie, Nov. 7, 1819. " I have the honour to Inform your Highness that .Imashed out this morning at four o'clock, but the difficulties of the ground, and the slipperiness of the roads, obstructed the movement of my army to such a degree, that it has not been possible for its vanguard to reach this place till six o'clock this evening, and that the rear has been prevented from taking up a nearer pedalos than two leagues behind us. " Front 'Wu to fbur &cloth the enemy has been hovering on i my right; he attacked almost at the same time with artillery, I Cosaaes, and dragoons—the van, the centre, and the rear. In the van he discovered an opening of ? which be prcfited to penetrate, ; and tarry off two battalion guns, which were drawing up a very steep accilsity. The 9th regiment of infantry battened to the spot, but the field-pieces were already taken. Upon the rear, the enemy fired with four pieces of ordnance, and General Or gans thinks, without being positive, that he saw some infantry. On each of the tVro other points there were two field-pieces. ' " Your Highness will sadly conceive, that being encumbered 'With my heavy baggage, Which has been restored to me, as web 1 a with a numerous artillery, whereof four hundrbd horses have died to-day, my position is sufficiently critical. 1 shall, howevers ! continue my march, and set out very early, in order to reach • Cologui. From thence I mean to send out recoenoitring parties, and according to the information they may brag me, I shall either take the road of Doubnutehlna or Braze. " I cannot refry n• from informing your Highness that, after employing every means - in my power, I find it unfortunately im possible to transport my artillery any further, and that your Highness, in this respect, must evpect very great sacrifices. A number of pieces have been rendered useless, and bided by me to-day. 1 am, &c." " Before passing the Vop, Nov. 6,1812.. " I enclose your Highness a letter which 1 wrote yesterday, but which could' not come to band, as the bffuser wht was the bearer of it was taken into a wrong road by his - guide. k . . " Your Highness will be surprised to find, that I am Only ar rived at the Vop; yet I set out this morning at five o'clock.trom Zaselt ; but the road is so Intersected by ravines, that it required extraordinary efforts to arrive here. I am sorry to find oiyself reduced to the disagreeable necessity of owning to you the sacs- fices which we have made in order to hasten our march. " The last three days journey hire cast the army two-thirds of its artillery. Yesterday four hundred horses perished, and to- day 'perhaps twice as mane, not including the great number of horses which 1 bad caused to .be aided both for military and private carriages. Sometimes all the horses that Were drawing a carriage perished at once ; several carriages were even furnished three times with fresh sets. 4 " The army has hot been .hanissed in its progress to-day.— ; Only a few Cossacks have apt :ared without artillery, for walch 1 I cannot account: If I may believe thereport of a iroltigeur, who was sent out marauding; a eolumh of Infantry, artillery, and ca valry is taking the same direction with us, namely, towards Douboutebit ea. 4 . To-night I intend sending a strong reconnoissance to Doti* bootchina, and 1i0,,e to arrive there to Worrow, if the enemy does not prevent by it serious opposition; for I must frankly own to your kligkness, the sufferings during the last three. dais hale . . ' . .• •, . ..4 .... .. (.... :es:, . . • ' - • ' Smolensk." The above Mail of to-day, has brought us long article from Copenhagen of the 115th November, in which it as stated that, the whole of thegrand French Army had arrived at Smolensk in perfect order 1 This is evidently of French manufacture. On the other . hand we are happy to find by the same con veyance, that the Kremlin has been in a great mea sure saved. Some of the %alli only were undermined by the explosion. Nointelligence has been received by Government, by the above Gottenburgh Mail, of a later dare than that which is detailed in the xtraordinary_Gastette. ••••••••.•1•9.1 the Bona Fortuna, a Portuguese brig, has arrived at' Cork from Oporto, which place she left on the T. 'At Oporto the movethents of the hostile armies, sub• sequent to tie abandonment of Salamanca by the 1 British, *ere wholly unknown, and rumours of the tnost vague and gloomy deseription.prevailed. FALMOUTH, Dec. 5. • iri. ed the Prussian ship Sophia, from B aurdeau iii days, -.4ad the RAPID schooner from the Down ailed the CoNquier, with • a convoy of 20 , sal for Wiles.—Wind S.S.W. , PORTSMOUTH, DRCi 7.7 A/T:Ved his 14 ijesty's ship [ ANT, from Lymingtori ; illici the FRRVENT,. &urn Off ' i Havre _ ; also the ship Saialithrstiann4Youso, tient j Corinna. His Majesty's ship .TWEED is just got un der weigh, but as it is dark or thereabout, it is sup posed she will bring up Again, and sai,l with her con ; voy in the morning. 1 Ettean.—No Alteration in the price this weet : the 1 qUartern boat is Is. 6{4. ! VKILIs fiF STOCKS 'CFOS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ' Rerluted 58}1-4 per Cent. 741 7.1—.1.per Ct. dun . Cons.tof ac.5141-om. 61 el—Bonds 8,9 s. di..-11k Stock 117 Lg. Ansa. 1514 i.... 111. 1441(4) Ss. Ss. prCit.) 14 Ss. , • . , . . ', • -: ' _, , , .