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I GOTTEnttRCH wits. T EVENING STAR. ENTRANCE Or THE RUSSIANS INTO WILNA. TOTAL DESTRUCTION Or THE RE& MAINS OF THE FRENCH ARMY. SATURIIAY, JANUArt 16, 1813. PRICK OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCte Red. 60“--Colls. 5911—•Oons. for opt. Ile—Bonds 21. Ss. 4 per Cent. 761—S_ per Cent. 10611—Lg. Anne% 1-3 Was Eitrietpter pas (3141.) 6s. 7s. pre.---Do. (sid.) 10s. 7s. db. REVOLT OF THE PRUSSIANS FROM BONAPARTE. TOTTERING STATE OF THE FRENCH DYNASTY The catastrophe which has been so long predicted and wished for by every friend of maniinsl. is now officially and circumstantially confirmed. The French Empire in the North of Etuope has Wen, to rise no more 1 We hasten to lay the glorious details before our Readers, in the order in which they have reached us: We ate no longer anxious for the arrival of Got tenbutzh Mails, to announce ofgcially the total over throw, trot only ot the French Army, but of the French cause in the North of Europe. The Paris Papers themselves now teem daily with a succession of events glorious beyond precedent for the suffering k HARWICH, JANUARY IL "u I have only time to inform you, that a cutter' has arrived from Gottenburgh, with Mails. She brings the glorious intelligence of the Russians hav ing entered Wilna on the 10th of- December.---At that place alone they took Twenty-five Thousand Prisoners, two stand of Colours, two Standards, and one Eagle: 44 MACDONALD, with his whole corps, is surrounded at Tilsit, and is expected to surrender. cations of the world. Monitettrs to the 11th instant inform tts, that the brave but unfortunate Prussians, forced into the field in defiance of all regard to their national interests and their natural feelings of amity towards Russia, have .at length displayed the standard of revolt, and ex changed the service of the inexorable p Tyrant for that of mankitt4l in general. • From the commencement of the war in Russia we 44 The Emperor ALEXANDZII has left St. Peters. I burgh, for Wilna, to place himself again at the head of his troops." " YARMOUTH, JANUARY IS. 44 This morning arrived from Heligoland, the Diligence of this port, W. FRYER ; previous to their getting under way (Tuesday last) they boarded a boat which was from Elbing, a port near Dantsic, from which they learned, that sums: still favoured the Russian array—that they had nearly over-run Poland and Prussia, and were joined by Polish and Prussian troops in great numbers. It was reported that HAntburgh would shortly become the mArt for the Not theta Powers ; and there was great rejoicing on the Wand of Heligoland when the intelligence became Inown. Passed this morning a plcket from have persisted in maintaining, that not a man of the Confederation troops, who were dragged from their homes to assist in the sad wotk of the desolation of Russia, could be depended upon by BONAPARTZ in the event of a reverse of fortune. No sooner did MACDONALD appear before Riga,, with the Prussian contingent in his train, than secret negotiations com menced between General Essen and the Prussian Officers; and 201CAPARTt himself had not crossed the Duna, when assurances of amicable dispositions were given by the Commanders of the Austrian con tingent, as authorized by their Codrt, to the Russiaa Generals. Their ...b , equent inaction has confirmed the sincerity of their friendship. We bring these facts again before our Readers, because we have no doubt whatever that the Revolt of the Prussians will_be fol lowed by a still more formidable blow at the Mon strous system under which Europe has groaned for many years. The terror with which the French Ruler has been struck, on this occasion, cannot be concealed even by the masterly chicane of the Editor of the No/akar. He calls the Senate hastily together, frightens them as to he security of their own ill-aequ:red honours and possessions, and then extorts a Decree for a new • l evy o f 530,000 men ! H e thus openly crnfesses that his army in the North has been annihilated. He has the matchless pi*smption to detuttld a new army, ostensibly for a mar campaign against Rdssia. Its operations, howeirtv, if it ever takes the field, will be confined to the frontiers of Trance and her immediate the Northward, with Mails, and as the wind was N. E. would reach Harwich in a few hours. As no boats were launched, we could not learn where she was from." G')TTENEURGH, JANUARY 0. gs A courier has just arrived from St. Petersburgh, and is said to bring intelligence that on the 10th ult. the Russians entered Wilna, taking in and before that place eight Generals, 398 officers, 94,330 privates, 385 cannon, two colours, six eagles, and the whole of the magazines. The Niemen is believed to be impas sable. Macdonald's corps is surrounded, and it is hoped will be obliged to surrender. The Emperor has left Petcrsburgh for Wilna." RUSSIAN BULLETINS. ttztota OF THE ADJUTANT-MISSAL OOLENVATICHET KA UTOUZUFF TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DAVID " Beuzlns, eats Nov. (2d Dee.) gi In my preceding Report, I had the honour to ac quaint your Imperial Majesty with my arrival at Ba betowetsche, where I discovered the corps of Count Wittgenstein, and established a communication be tween him and the main army. In the mean time, I acted on the enemy's flank, and almost at the same moment on his vanguard, from Orcha to Boressoff. By our repeated attacks the enemy found difficulties at every step, and I took in different affairs three Ge. nerals, 73 Staff and other Officers, and 5929 rank and file, and killed of course as many. " Near Boressoff I joined Count Wittgenstein, and by his orders I act and defend his right flank. I have taken to the right of the Beresina, from whence I hope to cut off the mad from the enemy, in order to have no difficulties in crossing the Beresiaa, and to be before him on the road to Weleika. 44 On my arrival in Lepel, 1 was informed by the inhabitants that a strong corps of the enemy, under the command of General Wrede, was in Dokeheu.— I immediately sent out a strong vanguard under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Tillenborn, to re connoitre him ; and he reported that the enemy, the moment he perceived our troops, retired on the road to Weleika, probably with the intention of joining the main army. 46 I this moment am going to march in pursuit of him. Having joined Count Wittgenstein, I shall of course now remain under his orders, according to the directions rofeived from the Conimander-in-Chief." liamdeneiet. The Russians are at this moment rapidly advan -ting Into the heart of Europe, carrying all before theta they have driven MACDONA LD (the only French General in Russia whose corps was entire) across the Itiemen, for it was during his rapid re• treat that the Prussians deserted him. We ate not afraid of the charge of exaggeration, if we now esti mate the total loss of the French in the late ruit.ous campaign, at 300,000 men.— How much more they have lost in popularity, in reputation for military skill, and in finances, time will chew. To retrieve his shattered fortunes, all that BONA PARTE Can do, is to call out for service Ilya the frmtiert,.loo,ooo men, the remaining 250,000 are to protect France. With the disposition manifested by the Prussian and Austrian Generals, with evidence before us of the total inability of Saxony, Bavaria, Wirtemberg, Italy, nay even Poland, to supply fresh contingencies, is it possible that a fresh campaign can be commenced against Russia ? again we say that se deadly has been the wound inflicted upon France by her wanton aggression upon Russia, that twenty years even of war in moderation will not repair it ! Her means tf malting war both prtroaa/ and material WO annihilated—the once potent leader of her ar mies has been stripped of the magic of his name— the spin is dissolved—and he now stands before the world a recorded coward and deserter—a defeated, disgrteeth incapable General ! • Mod hem tbs ntrentest upward of his head o To the &went and dust beneath his feet, • A Mat tnittlirpotted villain!" We refer our Readers to the extracts from the Paris Papers 'with infinite delight—the fermentation has begun, aad BONAPARTR is already convulsed with the tray of anticipated ruin ! AFPOnT OF GEN,ERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN TO HIS IM• FERIAE MAJESTY, DATED NOVEMBER 29 (DEC• 4), IN EIvOL'AC, NEAR KAMM is As soon as Napoleon had passed the river Bere sina, near Hudeney, I directed Adjutant-General Kutusoff, who had joined me with light cavalry, to march to Lepel with his whole corps, in order to enable him to act on the enemy's flank, who had crossed the river at that place, and to observe the remainder of the Bavarian tcorps, under the com mand of General Wrede, who was in the neigh ' bourhood of Dokorhiti ; on his arrival at. Lepel. American Papers to the lith ult. have been re ceived, the principal contents of which will be seen in °lir first page. The armies had gone into winter quarters, and the squadrons on the lakes into harbour. the American General Slumu hat fled from his army, wl•icli is said to be in a state of mutatiy. he was informed that the Bavarians had passed Do)glnoff and Weleika, with the intention of join- A paragraph hating itp ---- pPared in the STAR etspied F''' , rn a Morning Paper, i. That the Dowager Mar- mg the main army at Smorgona ; he therefore " aimless TOW NS,IIIIND had solicited the situation of had detached D. Coins Tittenborn to reconnoitre, ':. Governess to her Royal liighnesi the Princess` who reported on the 20th (Dec. 2d) that he had P.11(1.1.7 ric of WAL ES ," we have authority to craw overta k en an d defeat e d their rear-guard, near Dol 1,.a(1,ct it, her Ladysship rtever having directly, or indirectly, solicited any sittu t t;on whatever. I genoff, and taken 26 officers, and 1 0 00 rank and /esterday being the A nn i versar y of the Birthdayfile t—faand as our troops now occupy Dolgenoff, of his Royal Highness the Duke of GLot:crwrsa, it their communications with the grand army is cut off. ass celebrated' by a very numerous assemblage of his a Adajiral Tschitschagoff being in pursuit of the Royal Highness's 'ade smelt, at the Thatched-house Tants. M enemy to Molpdechino, / will take another route, in otde t 6 give oft MOP SAM spate in their Match, and proceed by NoMiiseisina through Kostenewechei tiaroch, and Nestacoethie, act on the enemy's flanks, and endeavour to cut off his route with the Cossacks. 4, Froth Nemenchina I shall be able to co-operate with Admiral Tschitschagoff, and to threaten Mgr shol Macdonald. During the three days pursuit of the enemy, and his passing the river near Studinery, his loss exceeds 20,000 men. I have already-sent off 13,000 prisoners, and the number of killed and drowned is more than 7000. To the twelve pieces of cannon, which I had the honour to report to your Majesty on the 17th (29th) of this mots*, I now add two more and an eagles taken from the inemy. The latter I beg to lay at your Imperial Majesty's feet." SECOND EDITION. STALOFFICE, THREE O'CLOCK. We are now enabled to present our readers with A most glorious document from Russia. It is th official enumeration from the War•Oice of the losses in prisoners alone sustained by the French during their campaign. The number of prisoners greatly exceeds 150,000 men ! The killed, wounded, frozen to death, and drowned cannot be less than 150,000 more I . . 90 . . 1,300 • 85,000 KILLED. FRENCH PRISONS/14 _Generals Officers Men Generals Officers Men • 1,800 .150,789 . . TAKEN. • Cannon - Stand of Colours Eagles - Marshal's Staff 700 . 90 18 . 1 Ammunition Waggons 1,200 Provision Ditto - 2,000 The following is the latest cos Russian Capital. It is oihcial : from the DECEMBER 22. 41 Our gallant armies have defeated the Flinch at Wilna. They have taken Ten Thousand Prisoners, Seven Generals, and Two Hundred Pieces of Can• non. The Emperor set off yesterday in great haste for the Army. Head-quarters were at Wilna on the 10th. THIRD EDITION. OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE ABOVE GLORIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Lord CATHCAIreS dispatches to Government are dated at St. Petersburgh, Dec. 22d. They will appear at full length in a Gatette Extraordinary this evening or to morrow morning. The following, however, is a brief but accurate sketch of their con tents : The last dispatches from General ECTUSOPS Prince of Smolensko, are dated at Wilna, on the 14th of December. They confirm in every particular the details brought by the Gottenburgh Mails, inserted in the !preceding column, and state the following particulars: General lUTUSOFIO has published a proclamation to the Poles, promising them a new organisation of Poland, and calling upon them to take up arms against the French invaders. Thousands were flock ing to his standard ; and it was with the view of giving additional effect to this that the Emperor ALEXANDER had left St. Petersburgh. The number of Prisoners taken at Wilna amounted to Fourteen Thousand, together with 200 pieces of Cannon. It was thought next to impossible that Marshal MACDONALD could escape, being surrounded on all sides. The number of Prisoners taken between 13eresina and Wilna amounted to Seven Thousand. BONAPARTZ% personal Baggage also fell into the bands of the Russians. It contained an immense number of State Papers of the utmost importance. Among the French prisoners taken at Wilna General Lawman. This villain made his escape from Cheltenham a few months ago disguised in women's clothes. He was taken prisoner in Spain during Sir Jowl Moona's retreat to Corunna. The Austrians had many opportunities of mating several most formidable diversions in the direction of Minsk, to favour the retreat of the Vrench, but they were kept in check so closely by the Russians under General BACKEN D or were so adverse to the service, that they effected nothing. GOVERNMENT BULLETIN. " FOREIGN OFFICE, JANUARY 16. 14 Dispatches have been this day received by Vis count CASTIRRIAOH, from Lord CATHCART, his Ma jesty's Ambassador at St. PetersburgE, dated Decem ber 22, 1812. as They bring the reports Qf the operations of the Prince of SSIOLIN6IO, from the Passage of the Bere• sins, to the Bight of the Preach Army from Wilma. on the 10th of December, where their Rear-Guard were taken prisoners. 11 prating the :Oxen from the Beresine, and et S. • • Wilna, the French tot shoe* Mary 'ilk is priennerai near two hundreJ pi •ces seven Generale, and a great number of a great part bt BoNAPA tar's personal b.., , as their magazines, which were very to Foreign Enke, January t 6." LISBON AND CADIZ MA A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning: brought by it are to the 6th inst. and do not mention any military movements; nevertheless highly gratifying. Kin; once more fled from the Capital to Vaißadolid, der to be ready to start for France v and gorous preparations were Makingigt Lisbon British head-quarters to commence brilliai campaigns Nothing less than the esi - French from the Peninsula in a few months petted, even if they should not fall selves, in consequence of the threatening the Continent. So much for the burning which is now admitted, in the French ments, to have been the primary cause Itunities that have befallen Mt Grand Army MALTA AND GIBRALTAR Mails have also arrived from Malta, Cock. With the exception of a descri ceremonials attending the arrival of Wastattaros at Cadiz, the Spanish Papete no news. The intelligence from the will be found in our Ship Newt. NiIPAL INIIBLLIOEM TORBAY, JANPARY 14; Arrived his Majesty's ships LATOXA from Plymouth, vith marines on board barked this morning, and matched for Barracks.—Sailesi his Majesty's ships roms, and Dovea.—.-Wind FALMOUTH, JANUARY Arrived the Prince Ernhest packet, front Lisbon, in ten days-iamb news; ka t from Cadiz, with a mail, in ten Elizabeth packet, with a mail from . (S 7 days. Arrived the Regent, TZAZEIt o ,auras; also arrived seven Sail of tram them are the Robert and Ann. the Percetal, Wiiliatti,) all from Lisbon t they formed convoy that sailed on the 3d instant under the Thostans, from whom they parted • or three days after sailing, hi which ships were dismasted. The above seven ire numbered as follows, viz. 465, _ 395, 396, and 428.. The Queen Charlotte with a mail for America, has gone into Wind West, im..tmotrnt i JANUARY , Arrived last evening about 50 sail of convoy from Lisbon, and passed up Channei transports, part of the convoy * came Ii the HANNIBAL, 14., for off Brest ; the ACHATES, of 18 guns each, on cruil Durum, 64, and LAWN/4 1 Se, (eft Ate' calion of Marines on board, for Torba for orders. Yesterday the CULLODEN, of 74 guns, was broug down the harbour to the Jetty Head, near the Ste Dock, preparatory to her being cut down to a tali Orders arrived here today for the } 4 A VOURITE dos of war io sail Immediately, knd to take 30 additiosi hands :—she had. not her hold stowed this awn a but must go out to night. The Portsmouth oicibit is said to be off this port, waiting for reinforc .m.t.ti but as they sailed on the 10th from Portsmo a h, .;. more probable that they have passed on tor Cork. There are now cruising off the Westam Islanc three squadrons 1-..-one consisting of the CoLoast of 74 gnus, Rmx, 98 guns, and GOLDFINCH, of guru ; another of the Dismays and Bau.olta, of guns each, and the Niemen frigate ; and one , the ELEPHANT, of seventy-fourgun, and the HUN rigate. The Councus and ELEPHANT are remit kably fast salting ships. A letter from the CoLoast i received at Plymouth, says, ~ We have been plottgl ,ing the seas and boarding of vessels in all direutim in hopes of falling in with the Yankees—hopes which we devontedly indolgsf." 1 PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 11. Arrived the Wnuourn and Coastonnut Ito ships, the latter with dispatches from the Med4err nean, and ate put under quarantine, left Gibraltar t' the 81st ult. The gale so severely felt at Lists , n sui the Western Isles, it appears was more dreadful in i consequences at Gibraltar and up the Plediterraneat A great many vessels were lost at the back of tt Rock, and I am sorry to add, with most of their crew A largtr ship coming down the Mediterranean, four dered, and all on board perished.; STAG, 86, Captai Hennas , ' from off.Cherbourg ; also twelve sail c transports, part of the DIOMEDE'S convoy. Sailed the Vioo man of war, and JASON frigate the Fitivrar gun-brig, with aconvoy for the Down* PIGMY cutter, and his Majesty's ships Born am DWARF, for the Downs. Went out of harbour l' sail of uansports, having the 18th Hussars on board the lOth began embarking this morning. DEAL, JANUARY 15. Came down from the River the STEADY gun brig. Attived the Rwassuaw cutter from a cruise, and with transports, *c. remain. Sailed the GRIFFIN sloop of war, for of Boulognai--..Wind N. W. thoosin i t . or cant StlfFoto baggage. 1$ eonsiderat The tie Alt/laugh rents; they 00, ioserti pliadolid, in Id the *nom .itbOn and brilliaat sp epolsion ofi lentils waa back of tit! fling Raped ing of Mosel e of all the I 'my It MAiLSs Gibraltar, t caption • of the Marialt Pape coot Meditterrant wt. i; lit and MUM rd : they dial for Berry-ht 4 DiAraragi I Is. Let, With a tg Sandwich p days ; and lo the Brains, Kano from 1 - 14 Isp olll 4 (aft(' trcetal, and rmed part of I under confor d In a gale several tif I seven ttanspu i 0, 65; 09, 91 :harlotte pack Ito the Roads. '46 of the Detentes: Channel- &. 5 Hg In here. flail e FOXHOUND at :ruies ; and t fate) with a ba ay, there to an ices Lila Ts, has s of and ion, rien• CCU' Ale. L y o f Vis' *lv&