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LAST NIGHT'S LONDON GAZETTE. iMIRALTY OFFICE, DECEMBER 29. .utter from Captain John Snrman Carden, late Com his Majesty's ship the MACIDONIAN, to John Ater, Esq. dated on board the American ship Dui at Sea, the 28th Octoher,lBl2. is with the deepest regret I have to ac for the information of my Lords Com of the Admiralty, that his Majesty's late lonian was captured on the 25th instant ited States ship United States, Comma ur, Commander. ill Is as follows :—A short time after day ing N.W. by W. with the wind from the d, in latitude 29. deg. N. and longitude 30. min. W. in the execution of their Lord bars, a sail was seen on the lee-beam, which At.ly stcod for, and made out to be a large ider American colours: at nine o'clock I th her, and she commenced the action, returned ; but from the enemy keeping off the wind, I was not enabled to get as as I could have wished. After an hour's .nemy backed and came to the wind, and enabled to bring her to close battle. In wn, I SOOll found the enemy's force too su. .pect success, unless some very fortunate :urred in our favour ; and in this hope I the battle to two hours and ten minutes, Lig the mizen.mast shot away by the board, sh t away by the caps, main-yard shot in , wer masts badly wounded, lower rigging pieces, a small proportion only of the to the fore-yard, all the guns on the :k and forecastle disabled but two, and wreck, two also on the main-deck dis several shot between wind and water, vat proportion of the crew killed and Ind-the enemy comparatively in good or iel now shot ahead and was about to place a raking position, without our being en turn the fire, being a perfect wreck and able log ; I deemed it prudent, though a remity, to surrender his Majesty's ship, dreadful alternative resorted to till every :cess was removed, even beyond the reach nor till, I trust, their Lordships will be effort had been made against the enemy my brave officers and men, nor should 'Eva surrendered whilst a man lived on she been manageable. lam sorry to sty .ery severe ;—I find by this day's muster Lied, three of whom lingered a short time Ate, thirty-six severely wounded, many of tot recover„ and thirty-two slightly wound ay ail do well; total one hundred and four. iy noble and animating conduct of my id the steady bravery of my crew, to the it of the battje, mug ever render them it country. Lieutenant, David Hope, was severely the head towards the close of the battle, below ; but was soon again on deck, dis ‘t greatness of mind and exertion, which, _,ay be equalled, can never be excelled;— Lieutenant, John Bullard, was also wound not obliged to quit his quarters ;—second t S imuel Mottley and he deserve my . high ledgrnents. The cool and steady conduct Liter the master was very great during the iso that of Lieutenants Wilson and Magill ines. taken on board the enemy's.ship I ceased at the result of the battle. The United jilt with the scantling of a seventy-four iounting thirty long twenty-four pounders iip guns) on her main deck, and twenty .wo pounders carronddes, with two long pounders on her quarter-deck and fore itzer guns in her tops, and a travelling in her upper deck, and a complement of . 'men. nny has suffered much in masts, rigging, Lbove and below water ;—her loss in killed ided I am not aware of, but I know a Lieu ' six men have been thrown overboard. you will be pleased to receive the names and wounded on board the Macedo.tian; the honour to be, &c. (Signed) roker, Esq. Admiralty. Officers and Men killed and wounded on board his Ma ,. Macedonian, in action with the United States. .Mr, James Holmes, boatswain ; Mr. Thomas James master's mate; Mr. Dennis Colwell, schoolmaster: , own, boatswain's mate ; John storvey, captain fore-. Wells, captain fore-top; Josh. Newell, captain mast; Jehu Pierson, John Smith (1), Wm. Hodge, John M'Wiggan, John King, Thomas Curtis, in, Thomas Hutchinson, John Card, Thomas Kay lniliff, Wm. Shingles, James Beat, John Hill, John Kelly, and James Warren—seamen.—Joaquin Jose Compass—boys.—John Johnson, seriesnt of Marines r, Edward Skinner, Mathew Jackson, Wm. Firth, 'Hugh Hughes, and Wm. Pillipan—privates. --Lieutenant David Hope, severely; Lieutenant slightly; Mr. Henry Roebuck, master's-mate,' Geo. Greenway, midshipman, severely ; Mr. Francis 'neer, Ist class, slightly; Samuel Latchford, sail. James Bulgin, armourer, ditto; James Nichols, JNO. S. CARDEN. .stet, dangerous; Job■ Lane, captain fore-top,severely; Homer, captain mast, ditto ; Peter Johnson (1), cap • lard, slightly; Thomas Richards, sailmaker's•mate, Elias Anderson, Richard Stone, 1 hornas Dowler, , rely; Jacob Logholm, ditto, ampteated leg; George severely; Andrew Thorn, and James Fenwick, Thomas Ryan, ditto, severely ; John Bates, ditto, ip Reed, ditto, amputated leg ; William Biggs, ditto, lolin Gordon, ditto, slightly; Charles Hand, ditto, Lee Edmonds, and Richard Hiffern, ditto, slightly; siter, ditto, dangerously; James Duffy, ditto, slightly ; di-to, dangerously: George Glass, ditto, slightly ; -khill, ditto, da.lerously, since dead ; Emanuel Isaacs, ly ; William Burnett, ditto, dangerously ; Daniel severely; James /14•Carthy, ditto, slightly; John ; John Active, Thos. Steward, and eby, slit tn, si•gittly ; RobenNkhols,ditto, dangerously, Andrew Smith, and Thos. Turner, ditto, slightly ; whoa, ditto, severely ; David Conner, ditto, dange. n Lala, ditto, severely; Thos. Jenkins, do. slightly ; tel,nwood, ditto. severely; David Nolton, and Law ditto, slightly; Thomas Gray, ditto, severely; i . .1111111:1! FROM LAS' ADMIP i ' Copy of a Letter f ) soarVer of his i Wilson Croker 1 I tell States, at S SlR—lt is ' qusint you, fo inissioners of t ship Macedoni by the United dore Decatur, The detail I , lig' ,t, steering i Southward, ii , 29. deg. SO. 43 iships' orders, ; 11 immediately frigate under ci sed with It which we retu two points off close to her as action the enet I was then en: this situation, perior to expet chance occurri continued the when having t topntat silt pieces, lower 1 all cut to pie foresail left to quarter deck a filled with vim 1 abled, and se a very great wounded, -and I der, who had r himself in a rt I abled to return unmanageable paint ul vxtrem nor was this dr hope of success of chance, nor aware every efl by myself, my she h tve been board, had she our loss is very thirty-six killeii after the battle whom cannot I ed. who may a The truly PC "Officers, and t last moment c dear to their c, My first Li, wounded in th, and taken bvin playing that g; though it may the ihild Lieut ed, but not o Lieutenant S it eat ,icknowle4 of Mr. Walker batt:e, as also t of the Marines On being tal to wonder at 1 States is built gun ship, mout (English ship two forty-two twenty-tour po casie, howitz, tarronade on 478 picked •me The enemy and hull above and wounded ] tenant and six Enclosed yo of the killed ar and have the li To J. W. Croker, List of Officers a j.-sty's ship MI KILLED—Mr.] Vankivell, master William Brown,! castle; John Well: AlL:ander Johnsoi Wm. Aldridge, J George Watson, 1 ton, George Insliii Wallis, James Kell and I oze de Comp Philip Molloy, E Wei. Miller, 'Hui WOIINDEr.--Li John Bulford, sli ditto; Mr. Geo. ( i Baker, volunteer, ' maker, ditto ; Jai i quarter-master, di Thomas Homer, tam after-guard, severely ; Elias , seamen, severely; Griffin, ditto, set ditto,. 'lightly ; 'I slightly ; Philip II @evenly; John I severefy4 Gies i Thos. Vi littaker, Jams Smith, de , Thos. Stoskhins 1 dia.), 'evenly ; Eagle, ditto, sevt W ...on k I ) ditto, Michael E•eby,s since dead; And Mathew Davisoi rously ; John La N.N. Kicoard Susid,nl N. Vence Mulligan, • Daniel Nalland, Thos.Wiilleott, and Charles M'Gibbons, ditto, slightly; Thos. Boa, James Scratchley, boy, and Robert Ha therley, ditto, severely, John Jordan, boy, amputated kg; Ro bert Sneddon, din,, ditto; John Duckworth, private marine, severely; John Bitlwd, Win. Reynolds, and Benj. Harrison, ditto, slightly; Lancelot Mills, and Thos. Cox, ditto, severely; Igdaliath ditto, slightly; Samuel Browning, and Johan Relic, ditto, severely Killed 36, .everely wounded S 6, slightly wounded, all likely to recover,B2. Totallo4. (Signed) JOIN S. CARDEN, Captain. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 29. Copy of a Letter from Captain Burdett, of his Majesty's Ship the Maidstone, addressed to Vice Admiral Sawyer, and trans mitted by Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren t• John Wilson Crottr, Esq. His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, at Sea, October 17. SM—i have the honour to inform you, that this afternoon, in latitude 41 degrees, 30 min. N. and longitude 66 degrees, 48 min. W. on St. George's Bank, his Majesty's ship under my command, with the Spartan in company, captured the American pri vateer brig Rapid, of fourteen guns (carronades of different calibres, with two long sixes), and a com plement of eighty-four men, after a chace of nine hours (blowing fresh), during which he threw eight of his guns overboard, and cut his boat from the stern. I find she had been three days from Port land, but had made no captures ; she is coppered and copper-fastened, stored and victualled for a three months cruize, which I learn by the Captain's in structions from his owners, was to have been first off the Azores, Madeira, the Cape de Verde Islands, and from thence off Cayenne, and so to have returned to windward off Barbadoes. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, &c. (Signed) GEORGE BURDETT, Captain. [For Military Promotions, Bankrupts, Bta see the last page.] LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. FOREIGN OFFICE, DECEMBER 30, 1812. Dispatches, of which the following are copies, have been received by Viscount Castlereagh, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from General Viscount Cathcart, K. T. his Majesty', Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo tentiary io the Emperor of Russia, dated the 30th November, and 6th and 7th inst. " St. Vetersburgh, N0r.30, 1812. 4 g Mr LORD--In my dispatch of the 25th instant, I had - the honour to state to your Lordship the im portant and brilliant success of his Imperial Majesty's arms in the affairs el the 17th and 18th, in the for mer of which Martial Davoust's division was defeated and dispersed with great loss, Bonaparte and the Marshal flying from the field of battle; and in the latter, Marshal Ney's division, near the same place, said to have consisted of eighteen thousand men, ap pears to have been completely accounted for by the numbers killed and wounded, in addition to those who afterwards laid down their arms. I also stated the general distribution of the armies as they stood at that time, ig I have now the honour to acquaint your Lord-. ship, that General Field Marshal Prince Kutusoff Smolenski reports, on the 23d November, from La niky Farm, that Bonaparte, with his guards, lef t Otcha on the 20th November, and marched on the road to Kochanoff; and that on the 21st the remain• ing troops of the enemy marched out of the former place, leaving twenty-six guns, and some hospitals, in which were upwards of fifty wounded French officers. 44 General Count Platoff is ordered to follow the army marching on Kochanoff. " A detachment under Major-General Ermaloff, consisting of fourteen battalions of infantry, some cavalry, and two companies of artillery, is directed to move by Orsha to reinforce Count Platoff. 44 The advanced guard of the main army, under the command of General Millaradovitch, consisting of the 2d and 7th divisions of infantry, and the 2d divi sion of cavalry, was to cross the Dnieper on the 2:id, at Kopys, and was to direct its march upon Tolot. i china, to join General Ermaloff's detachment. " The main army will cross the Dnieper, at Kopys, on the 24th, and march by Starasel to Tsetzershioff, from whence it may be directed according to circum stances, either upon Bobra or Berezinoff. 46 General Wittgenstein reports on the 21th No vember, from the village of Cherai, that Admiral Tchichagoff was at Borisoff on the 24th inst. whence General Langeron informed the Count, by letters of the 22d inst. that General Count Lambert was at Borisoff on the 21st, where he defeated the whole corps of Dembroffski, taking six cannon, two colours, and 3,000 prisoners, driving them on upon the road to Orsha ; that Count Lambe:A .had also taken at Kaidanoff two guns, and from 2 to 3,000 prisoners, and that, including the hospitals at Minsk, in the last eight days upwards of 11,000 prisoners, and 24 guns had been taken. gg Victor and Oudinot have retired from before Count Wittgenstein upon Borisoff ; the tatter is marching in puisuit of them, and on the 23d took 800 prisoners and many carriages. '6 Count Wittgenstein reports, that General Pla toff is marching against the great body of the enemy's corps upon Toulochinow, by which it appears the lenemy is enclosed on three sides—General Platoff in his rear, Admiral Tchichagoft in their front, and Count Wittgenstein on their lank. gg A report was received yesterday of another Ge. (neral O ffi cer, whose name I have not heard, having been taken prisoner ; and I have also understood that accounts are received, that General Ertle was arrived at Egoumen. 6! The detachment under General Sacken is un derstood to be fully adequate to keep Prince Schwart zenberg in check. 44 The attempt to blow up the cathedral of Smo. lensko failed, the match having gone out before h I reached the mine. 1 " The fate of Marshal Ney has not been ascer ' tained. —I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 4 6 CATHCART!' " St. Peterebmgh, December 6. 16 MY LORD--I have the honour to transmit the Report of the defeat of Victor's corps by General Count Wittgenstein, on the 27th November. 66 It would seem that this corps had altered its di rection from Borisoff, and was proceeding up the left bank of the Berezina, when it was charged by Count Wittgenstein. On the 16th, at daybreak, the Count pursued Bonaparte on a road which leads to Vilna, still upon the left bank of the Berezina. 44 A bridge had been thrown over the river, at a place about thirty wersts from Borizoff, where there was an advantageous position for-the enemy's rear. guard, and for covering the passage. 66 In this day's march the French lost the whole of their equipages and plunder, and were vigorously and repeatedly attacked at the bridge. 46 The position on the left bank being continually reinforced by fresh troops, was contested till night, when it was evacuated, and the bridge was destroyed as soon as the rear guard had passed. There is a cross road from this point which leads to the great road to Vilna, and it was the intention of Count Wit tgenstein to pursue, as soon as he either received Ron tons, or reestablished the bridge. General Platoff had already got to the right bank, probably at Borisoff. 4 , Admiral Tchichagoff's quarters appear to have been at no great distance, but no partiular report of the distribution or movements of this part of the force, has as yet been received, since the affair of Count Lambert. " It appears, however, from the conclusion of Count Vs'ittgenstein's last report that he expects the concert and support both of the Admiral and of Count Platoff. " General Millaradovitch was stated to have ar rived at Boriseff when the last accounts came away. The head-quarters of the main army were still advancing on a line parallel to, and to the southward of the main road from Smolensko to Minsk, but con siderably in the rear of the present operations. There are long defiles to pass on the road from Borisoff to Minsk, as well as on that upon which 80. naparte is supposed to be marching ; and it scarcely appears possible, that the remains of his army can get through these difficulties in presence of so many troops, with artillery and cavalry, regular as well as irregular.-1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " CATHCART." " St. Petersburgh, Dec. 7, 1819. " ?h Loan—While in the act of dispatching the messenger, I received from the palace a report from Admiral Tchichagoff, dated tie 29th November, upon the march to Ostachcow, detailing his proceed ings from the 21st November, and stating that, in concert with Counts Wittgenstein and Platoff, he is in pursuit of the French, whose force he estimates at seventy thousand men, including Oudinot and Vic tor, and which he says is provided with cavalry and artillery. (Signed) CATIICAKT." JOURNAL OF MILITARY OPERATIONS FROM THE 7rll TO 13111 NOVEMBER, DATED HEAD-QUARTERS, KOPYS. " NOVEMBER 7.—Major-General Borosdini having driven the enemy from Laeda, pursued them with a part of his detachment as far as Bolschoi Kolotolsky, and with his Cossacks, as far as Kosan,where they were relieved by those of the detachment commanded by t.Lo Aid-de-camp General Count Oscharofsky. The enemy lost in his flight seven•pieces of cannon and a number of carriages. The General of Cavalry, Count Platoff, reports, under date of the sth instant, that having on the 3d approached Smolensko, and having learnt from the inhabitants, who were quitting it, that the enemy oc cupied the Fauzbourg of Petersburgh, he gave imme diate orders to his troops to attack under cover of the fire of the artillery of the Don. " Colonel Kaysasoff, after having with his chas seurs, broken the barrier which the enemy had placed, vigorously pursued them into the Fauxbourg itself, from whence they fled in alarm and disorder within the walls of the fortress, where they were exposed to a fire of grape-shot from the neighbouring heights. Whilst the Cossacks and the chasseurs were engaged in the Fauxbourg, the enemy made a sortie in two columns, with eight pieces of cannon and a mortar, resolately determined to repossess themselves of the Fauxbourg—but Major-General Koutcinckoff with his Cossacks, and Colonel Kaybaroff with his chas seurs, fell upon them, and having repulsed the in fantry, took their cannon. The Fauxbourg was re taken, when night put an end to the contest. On the 4th the enemy established themselves behind the palisadoes, keeping possession of the left bank of the Dnieper, whilst his columns quitted the town with precipitation. ‘, Count Platoff caused Te Deum to be sung in presence of the troops, accompanied by a discharge of artillery and a hurrah of the soldiers. 44 The enemy on quitting the town, sprung the mines which they had formed under several places of the fortress, which set fire to the houses of the Faux bourg of Petersburgh, which were situate opposite the fortress. 44 The Aide-de-Camp, General Baron Mettenako melsky reports, that the officer whom he had de- tached with three squadrons, had my's column at three versts from and having surrounded thcm, he Rottmeister of the hussars of the with a proposal to lay down their mission he executed with cum; number of prisoners amounted to hundred men. " Intelligence has been received, ment under Count Oscharofsky, low after having dislodged the and forage sufficient to subsist thi ing ten days, were found in the p, ~ Head-quarters of the army at Dabroi (pp rind to Orsha). " NOVEMBER B.—The Aide-de-Camp, Cameral Count Oscharofsky, reports on the 7th, that a & French army having abandoned, on the night al the Bth, the village of Kosan, had marched to Dot. browns, and that many prisoners had been made in their flight, of which, however, the Count couldnet yet fix the number, as it increased every MOlnent . 44 Head-quarters at Romanoff. , g Nov. 9.—The Count Oscharofsky reports, th at a detachment sent by him pursued the rear-guard of the enemy on their retreat from Kam. The Cos• sacks, in following it on each side of the great toad, had cut off part of it from Dombrowna, and, tepid. less of the fire of grapeshot, threw themselves, toge ther with the chasseurs, upon the enemy's co!tutut, killed more than a thousand men, took four pieces of cannon, with the caissons laden with grape, besides a considerable number of carts, and made six hundred prisoners. 44 Major-General Borosdin reports, on the 4th, that having with his detachment driven the enemy from Dombrowna, he had pursued him to Orsha, on which occasion he took above four hundred men and eight officers. At Dombrowna was found a small maga. zine of flour, oats, and hay. General Count Platoff reports on the 7th, that, proceeding from Smolensko to Dombrowna, he had destroyed a detachment of the enemy, which, alter the defeat of the French army at Krasno, had saved itself by flight, and passed over to the right bank cf the Dnieper, in order to come up again with the main body. The Count made three thousand pri. soners, among whom is the late Chief Commissary General at Smolensko de Puibusque. In a second report, General Platoff states, that, continuing on the 7th, his route to Dombrowna, he was informed that Marshal Ney was marching with the remains of his corps to Loubawitzch, and had been seen in the afternoon at Gousuiroff. Having occupied this place with his Cossacks on the left, General Platoff ordered masked batteries to he raised on the road; and having permitted the enemy to advance,l* vli denly opened upon them a tremendous fire .4 - grape shot, so that confounded, and seeing it impossible to pierce through to Loubawitzch, they threw them. selves into the woods on the banks of the Dnieper, and covering their march by chasseurs, pressed along the bank of the river until the night was far ad. vanced ; and threw into it the four pieces of cannon they had with them. 44 The Btll, at about six o'clock in the morning, the advanced guard came up with the enemy in ad., vance of Dombrowna. He was again received with grape-shot on coming out of a forest on the road.— Our Cossacks, profiting by the disorder of the aid • my, and the well-directed fire of our artillery, at. tacked with the lance, killing many, and making 800 prisoners, among whom was a Commissary-Ge. neral and ten officers. Marshal Ney, seeing his total defeat, threw himself into the forests, and collecting the troops whom the attack of our Cossacks had dis. persed, he occupied the village of Jarouboff, where he defended himself with obstinacy until night, whiei put an end to the combat. 64 Nov. 10.—General Count Platoff reports, on the 9th, that during . the pursuit of the enemy to Orsha he made 400 prisoners. The enemy defends the passage of the river with his artillery, while be gives the town up to the flames. The Partizan Da vidoff attacked the enemy on the 9th at Kopys, and killing many, made 285 prisoners, besides taking a quantity of equipages ; passing afterwards the river by swimming, he sent various parties to Schaaf, Staroselije, and Orsha. 46 The Count Platoff reports, on the 9th, that the enemy had, after some resistance, been drivenfroat Orsha, and that at one o'clock the town had been occupied by our troops. The enemy left there 2 0 pieces of cannon, some provisions, and his hospitals, in which were found, of officers alone, .50 persons.. an( 1 the " On the 11th the grand army halted at Lannike• " Nov. 12.—The Aide-de-camp General Coot Oscharoffsky reports, on the 12th, that having ar• rived on the 11th at Gorhi, he had sent Major Rschef sky, with the regiments of Cossacks of the Don, of Schamscheff, and one hundred and fifty hussars, in pursuit of the enemy, who had just quitted the place. The Major Rschefsky came up with and nearly de stroyed them, making four officers and two hundred and fifty soldiers prisoners, taking many equipages. ge The head-quarters of the army at Morosoff. •' The Tiratlleur of the Ist grenadier compael of the regiment of infantry of Moscow, Stepan Jere. menko, had been left, in order to be cured of the wounds he had received at Smolensko, to the care of the principal of that Government, the Sub-Lieu tenant Krestschetoff. After his cure had been corn- lett ( discovered an eat , t 4 om Winnisa-Louky e to sent the Staa4. I hi Akimfieldt guard; it arms. This co nk t I nplete success-- t h e oW o two thousand fi n g eg lye ed, that the detach. 1151 has occupied Mubi. ar enemy. Provision' 'fn he whole army, du. 11 nog place.