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E . EVE Mi4----;VrATC. LONDON. • MONDAY. DECEMBER t pRILE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ! w oa d 54 68-4 pet tent. 73.1-5 per Ct. situt Coot. for se. 594 —Osso.— —Boo& 6s. 73. die. I.4,Apes. 14 is-16thsi—Ex. Bilis (4.) Is. 2s. pr.—(34.) 2s. Ss. MORE GLORIOUS VICTORIES OVER THE FRENCH IN RUSSIA. bONAPARTE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE RUSSIANS. Two of the Gottenburgh Mails which were due st rived this day. They bring the following most {l 33 pm-rant intelligence. It appears that in the French Twenty-eighth Bulletin, which is dated Smolensk, the 11th ult. all notice of any battles on the Bth and gth has been Oppressed, in the same manner and for t h e same reason as was that which took place at Ko. lotsk on the Ist of November. We hasten to lay the glorious details before our Readers, in the order in which they reached us : 4, HARWICH, DECEMBER 6. a The Lark packet, Captain SHERLCCIC, has this 6 7 arrived from Gottenburgh in nine days, and b r i n gs an account of a desperate battle being fought b etwee n the Russians and French, on the Bth and 9th ult. at Dorogobowz, between Viasma and Smo• lensk, in which the French were d e f eate d w i t h t h e j oss of 12,000 men, and 3000 prisoners as well as 63 pieces of cannon. HETAIAN PLATOFF commanded the Russians (all Cossacks) and was following up his vittbry when the messengers left the army, gißil glint hopes were entertained that the French would be nearly annihilated, as it was known that Kurusow was in the neighbourhood 150,000 strong. Whether BONAPARTE commanded his army or not on that day, is not ascertained. The Russians are in the highest spirits. The Lark brings 20 passengers, and two foreign Messengers. a The Russian fleet, consisting of 23 sail of the Doe, and 17 frigates and sloops, had arrived at Wi ngo Sound, and were' to sail for England the first steady easterly breezes accompanied by Admiral Nom in the &mom. ; they are represented as being very fine ships, and are chiefly commanded by English of& ters ; Admirals TATE and BROWN are among the lumber. Some of them had lost their anchors and cables in their way through the Belts, but Admiral Hoes was enabled to supply their wants," ANOTHER LETFER I , SAME DATE. " After the battle of Viasma, the Russian Light troops purstied the French on the road towards Smo lensk ; and General PLAtopt, with .his Cossacks, fell on them at Dczagobusch,killed 12,000, and made $OOO prisoners with 60 pieces of cannon. The atter apted dispatches from the Viceroy of Italy repre• , sent army _as in a most miserable state :—Tlat they lose 400 horses daily, and do not expect to bring ;my of them to the place of destination." BY THE GOTTENBURGH MAIL. ire; ed t dor r, an 5 nal bet ea 1 tr 9 0 . , Wic r . kOt I link ,ut bl viAig uo, OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM ST. YETERSEURGH, OF THE 15TH NOVEMBER. " Three several couriers, who arrived here yester day from the Field-Marshal Prince Kutusoff's army, have brought the following information : " On the 7th November, General Meloradowitsch attacked the French rear guard near Dorogobntsch, end took 800 prisoners. Four pieces of artillery, and four pair of colours, two of which belonged to the French imperial guards, were taken on this occasion. " On the Bth November, General Platoff attacked &Viceroy of Italy's corps, and took 3500 prisoners, 62 cannon, and several stands of colours. "The French General Jainson is among the num ber of prisoners. " The Field-Marshal Prince Kutusoff is marching with the Whole of his army from Jelua to Krasnoi.— Another Corps is following the French army on the high road to Smolensko, and the Cossacks harass it on all sides. " Adjutant -General Count Kutusoffitas left Mos eclti ad joined himself io the first Russian van-guard• " General Count Wittgenstein marches on Orsza' and it is reported has already arrived-there. "The warn f provisions in the French army, and the loss of artillery, baggage, and horses, is exceed. great." I rkTREE RETORTS FROM MARCUAL PRINCE EUTUIPOFF, DATED FROM THE TOWN 01 BeLKOWN NBA* YUMA, STEI NOVEMBER. II I have most submissively to report to your Ins- Penal Majesty, that since my last report of the Ist /I ""ther, concerning General Platow's movements at t hemonastery of Kolotzk, Adjutant General Count °riot , Denessow attacked, near to the town of Vi.. mine, and at several points, the remainder of the °emirs regiments which had been beaten, and were 14,1 et that place. They made a desperate resist tue, but were every wl.cre beaten. " In this affair we have taken a piece of battering cry and 40 baggage waggons, and made priso. . 'the Duke of Bassano's Secretary, Comuset, with whole of his paper% Captain Hartung, of the ' inn Guards, the head surgeon, M. Schwabhau, nee companies of Marshal Ney's corps, and 130 .Idlers. General Meloradowitsch attacked the cue • on the Sd November, near the town of Viasma. ' he battle continued even until the enemy retreated the town, from whence he was driven with the met by the 11th and 26th divisions, under Major- Cent:tab Pasch, kesvitsch i , add Tichoilottoir. The' infantry regiment of Pernow, which was the foremost, of the columns, the first that entered the town with colours flying and music playing, abd Made a road for the rem of the troops over the dead boe of the enemy. According to the prisoners' report, three of the enemy's corps were in the battle, namely . , those of the Viceroy of Italy, and of Marshals Davoust and Ney. , 4 The loss of the enemy is 6000 men in killed and wounded, and 2500 are made prisoners, among whom is the General Pettier, with his Adjutant and the Chief of Marshal Davoust's General Staff, Colonel Moret. Our loss in killed and wounded does not exceed 500 men. After the taking of Viasma our van-guard ad vanced past that place on the road to Smolensk, and our light troops, under the command of General Pla tow, pursued the enemy from Viasma as far as Ereni nar. We have taken from the enemy one pair of co lours and 1000 prisoners, exclusive of the sick and wounded. He has, besides, left a great number of dead on the road.—Stockhohn Port, November 23. EXTRACT FROM THE JOURNAL OF MARSHAL KUTUSOFF'S ARMY, FROM THE Still OF OCTOBER TO THE STH OF NOVEMBER. " General Miloradowitsch informs me, that the enemy left Jaroslawitsch on the 26th October, and retired to Borowsk in such haste that he lett behind and destroyed his baggage, and blew up his powder chests. General Miluradowitsch made 100 snidiers prisoners, as also one of Napoleon's stall -masters, and an officer of the King of Naples' General Staff. Colonel Kusserhoff reports he has seen the greatest part of the enemy's army on the way to Borousk.-- Colonel Eframoff has made forty prisoners. " All the prisoners which Colonel Kuserhafr made on the 28th October report, that the enemy was in full retreat to Smolensk. On the 28th, General Kar assou reported, that the enemy's rear-guard being for ced to quit Borowsk, had set fire pp the town, and taken the road to Vereja. " General Platow reports, on the 29th, that nine regiments of Cossacks were in pursuit of the enemy, who was retreating towards Smolensk—that he him self, at the head of twenty regiments, was in hopes of gaining a day's march on the enemy, and to fall on his flank near Ghiatsk. " Major-General Ilowaisky, with ten regiments, is already acting on the enemy's flank ; the prisone rs taken by him already amount to a very considerable number. Colonel EframotT states, that one of his detachments has made 50 prisoners. General Pla_ tow's engagement with the enemy at the monastery of Kolotzk, has already been given in a separate Bulletin. 66 General Platow reports on the Ist November, that the enemy's army does not retire, but flies on all sides in such haste us never before has been Wit nessed. It marches day and night, leaving iehind it all its sick and wounded, and all its baggage : the roads are every where covered with his dead and dying men. 46 Within the space of two days, and in the view of General Platow, the enemy has blown up 100 ammunition chests, and been obliged to leave as many more in our hands. He has several times attempted to make a stand, but the Don Cossacks and the ar tillery have, after his having shewn some resistance, obliged him to take flight again, and continue pur suing him incessantly. He has not a moment's rest. " The Cossacks disturb and plague him to the very letter, night and day. The enemy's cavalry is in such a miserable state that the infantry is obliged to defend it. We have found 800 Cuirassiers whom the enemy had left behind on the great high road. Colo nel Davedow has taken 70 baggage waggons on the road to Viasma, and made six officers and 225 soldiers prisoners. The General of cavalry, Platow, reports, that Colonel Kaiserhoff took the advantage of a thick fog to surprise the enemy's waggon train. 66 The French, who were ignorant of our real strength, tpok flight, and were pursued by our Yagers with great impetuosity. One piece of artil lery, the greatest part of the park and the waggon train, together with a very rich booty, fen into the hands of our soldiers. 64 On the 2cl Novemter the Adjutant-General Or low Denissow attacked the enemy at several points, near Viasrna, and notwithstcnding the desperation with which the French fought, they were driven back at all points. ig We have taken one piece of cattnon and 40 wag gons laden with a large quantity of articles plundered by the enemy. 44 It was in this affair that Camuset§ the Duke of Bassano's Secretary, was taken§ with the whole of his papers ; Hartung, Captain in the Saxon Guards; the head-surgeon, Schwabhaus ; and three Commis saries of Marshal Ney's corps." SUMEDIENT TO THE STs PETERSIURGII GAZETTE OF NOVEMBER 3. 4 6 The following are Official accounts from the Ar mies.—Dispatch from the Ctueral of Cavalry, Count Wittgenstein, dated from the village Ustlialsch, 26th October After the defeat of the enemy below Polotsk, and the taking of that town by me, I received an account from Lieutenant - General Steinheil, that he had fallen in with a strong force of the enemy, and in consequence retired to Disna ; I therefore des tached Lieutenant-General Sasasnow, with 12,000 men, to reinforce him, by marching along the right bank of the tuna. then to pass the river at Diana, and form a juactiou with him; I then crossed the Duna at PAotsk, and learned that the enemy had marchid in two columns on the village thicalschi.— I shall not fail to give your Majesty the earliest intel- ligence of any further movements." SECOND EDITION. This afternoon Government published a Bulletin, of which the following is a copy : FOREICN OFFICE, MONDAY, DEC. 7. Dispatches have been this day received by Viscount CASTLEREAGH from Lord CATHCART, dated St. Pe tersburgh, November 15. lit addition to the news already received, and hereby confirmed, there was an action at Dorogobowz, on the 9th, with the VICEROY'S corps. Three thou sand seven hundred prisoners, and 63 pieces of cannon were taken. Marshal KUTUSOFF was marching on Krasnoff. A detachment from WITTGENSTEIN'S army' had taken Witepsk. WITTGENSTEIN had defeated Marshal VICTOR, and had advanced to Orsha. He was in communication with TCRITCHAGOFF. it was not known where BONAPARTE was on the 9th. T:le details will be communicated in a Gazette Extraordinary to-morrow morning. We received French P; p 'rs this morning. They contain no Bulletin—nor are their contents• by any means interesting. On Saturday we informed our Readers, upon tin. questionable authority, that throughout Holland it was generally believed that the Tyrant was no more. A report to the same eff,:ct now prevails along the whole French coast. The following is a private letter, received this morning from Dover on the subject : " DOVER, DECEMBER 6. I , It was strongly reported here last night, and continues so tu.day, that by an arrival in this neigh s bourhood from the opposite coast, BONAPAtiTs was ' said by the inhabitants of France to be actually dead. I give you this as reporied, without pledging myself for the truth of it, although it is an event not improbable." The BEACLE, Captain SMITH, has arrived at Ports mouth, with dispatches from Sir Hosts POPHAM, dated off St. An.kro, on the 28th ultimo. Sir HOME seas maklog increased preparations to attack the French force at Santona—cne side of which port is occupied by the enemy, the other by the Royal Ma rine Battalion. The MADILAI, with a reinforcement of 200 Marines, arrived off St. Andero on Sunday se'nnight. The Guerilla parties were very active in the ATorth of Spain :. they almost daily intercepted -small parties of the enemy's.troops, who experienced very little kindness, and often not even mercy, at their hand. About 100 prisoners were- brought into St. Andero •u Sunday se'nnight, in the most shocking state of wretchedness: the Guerillas had stripped them of all their clothing, even of their shoes and hats, and gave 'hem only as much of cid matting and rags, tied round them with rope-yarn, as would cover their bodies. They had been marched four days, without any other sustenance than thesnuts and water would afford them. LONGA, the Chief who is second in command on the North coast of Spain, himself, frequently sets the example of terror to the len?my, by cutting the throats of those prisoners whom he cannot spare troops to conduct to the ports in our possession. On the other hand, the enemy had burnt the towns of Baseoncellas and Penzares, because the inhabitants Jeserted them. Piedras had been reinfor ced by 300 men from Burgos ; and all the Alcaidts of the district were put under arrest until they had paid the last contribution. Two Americans, with cargoes, had lately put into St. Andero, supposing it to be in the hands of the French, and were taken possession of by Sir Home Poplin:4's squadron. by x Cartel, arrived atLiverpool, we have received papers from Philadelphia to the 25th of October, and from New Yolk to the sth ult. It we may judge from their contents, the clamours of the American people against the war have become louder than ever, since the recent dira:ters of their army in Canada. Their j papers are filled with the details of the recent glorious action at Queenstown, in which General Nock was killed. The Americans admit that they were beaten in every direction. We have no mean sof ascertain ing from the letters and papers which we have seen, the real dispositions of the American Government ; but we suspect they are still determined on hostilities. The length and importance of our intelligence, by I the Gacenburgh Mails, compel us to deter giving • any extracts from the above Papers. Four troops of the 10th Dragoons, intended to form the depot of that corps, commenced their march this day by squadron, through Hampstead and Highgate for t►e Yorkshire district. The remaining three squa drons ordered for foreign service, will be quartered in London, until relieved by the Earl of thrsalnces ' (the 7th) Hussars, when they will proceed immedi ately to Portsmouth for embarkation, to join the army under the Marquis of Wr.t.ctscrron. Captain WARDIML, of the Dawn transport, which arrived at Plymouth, from Lisbon, on Thursday last, with 120 sick and wounded soldiers, states, that on the night of the 23d of November, in lat. 42. long. 10. during a heavy gale, he spoke a ship in distress, when he got so close to her as to discern by moon , light her dick full of men, and from that circum stance supposed her to be a troop ship. She was in a sioking state, and calling for assistance; but befiie the Dawn could wear round for that purpose, she was out of sight, and it is feared foundered. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, DECEMBER 7. 1 he Essex and Suffolk supplies of Corn to day are large—The Wheat trade, at the opening of the Market, commanded last week's price., but towards the close, it appeared rather to give way In prices ; Rye is 2s. per quarter higher; inferior Barleys are cheaper, but fine samples are (tiff as dear, as are also Oats of good quality; Hog Peas are is. per quarter dearer; Boilers and other Grain continue as before.—Caraway Seed la 4s. per cwt. . . higher, but Rape Reed is again English :Wheat, 90s. 114 s. 138's. Foreign do: 885. 114 s. 1345. Dantzick, -- to Rye, 68s. 705. 70.761. Barley, aoa. 60. 60. Malt, 1085. 114 s. Caraway, pet cwt. 82s. 80. Coriander, do. 40e. 441. Tarry, per bathe-4005.005. IVII 4 e *Ve t t 44 ! S C I% fft S. per list lower. Brown do. 404. 43e. Oats 495. Ms. Sas. 60s, Horse Beano, 76c. ags. Tick Ditto, 681. 1 74 a. Hog Peas Ws. 90s, Boilers 105 s. 180$. Canary Seed 98s. 120 s. 138 s. WinterTares,oos.oos.per bush Rape Seed £56, 480, per last . FAY! ph. MI 119% pot 84, ATAkAI. INTELL/G.EAtt BALTIC TRADE.—To Mr. JOHN BENifiti-r.jvn. " :%dmiralry-Office, Dec. 5. 11 -" Stn-1 hale received and laid before my Lurdb Co stoners of the Admiralty your letter of the 4th ins anr, r to the homeward-bound trade in the I:0.k, and I hay! Lordships commands to acquaint you, for t''e irformatio , Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, tha , thr A, had not thought proper to attempt to bring home the sembled at Han.; a determination whihh, consid.ry g .1 Creme risk of bringing home so large a convoy, at solace a ao their Lordships cannot but entirely appro►e. I am, Sir, your very obedlen , Setvart, " j.rr. caoxi BRESr FLEET BOUND FOR AN,BRICA ! PRIVATt " Boyne, Douarnenes Bay, December Is We are now 1) ing at anchor in this B ty, shall remain on the station three mi nths. On S. day, November 28, we reconnoitred the enemy, found them six sail of the line, five frigate , , and sloops of war, all prepared for sea, h► the outer rl Blest, and Apparently ready for the tart. We four sail of the line and tw > frigatts. You may pose we are keeping a sharp 100k -out, as we A they are going to America. Two frigates slipped ott the Loire on the 25th ult. and fairly gave our sl the double. There is no doubt of their be:bg g to the American seas." • FALMOUTH, DECEMBER s. The Carteret packet has arrived in eight day* fil Cadiz: left therkthe Ezrniss packet Admiral Cu BURN had sailed for America. The Diana packet rived in 38 days frrm Surinam ; spoke on the 2d i the WOLVERINE sloop Of war, on a cruiv, a4l w The Freeling packer, which has arrived in seven d from Gibraltar, brings information that the L Mary Pelham packet had arrived there frAn Sic on the day the Freeling lets, with accounts that W, BENTINCB had arrived at Alicant, accompan by about 3000 Sicilian troops, and 2,500 British General MAITLAND had arrived at Sicily. 1 plague raged with great violence in Turkey, and p titularly at Smyrna. Dec. 4.—Arrived the btlg Earl St. Vincent, BR HURST, 17 days from Messina, and the Prussian g hot Henrietta, BREEKMAN, froni Bourdeai,x, in days.; two French frigates were lying at Bourdea r •ady for tea, and one with tier topm ,sts struck. T 1 HENRIETTA was spoken, off Bourdeaux, by his ' jesty 's ships DRY AD and A i.i Diu le ACHt•:. Three A rican schooners had arrived at Bourdeaux the day Henrietta sailed—Two triFates had sa.led tram Nan on a cruize, supposed for America. Nine Ameriei vessels were lying at Bourdeauz. This rui.rningt t the Lizard, the HENRIETTA saw a schooner privates supposed to be an American. PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER S.. Arrived the Arrow letter of ntartiite, Annattso in five dayi from Li•bon, andsailcd immedia el, f, Southampton ; - she brings no particular newts. . Arrived the FYLLA sloop of war (tom the Gnerneti StAtioh, INSOLENT gun-brig and FANCY Cutter tint Basque Roads. Sailed the INTELLIUENT gun-bri with a convoy for Swanse I, limns sloop w: for Liverpool ; Sgatutatt schooner, with the ACT Ann transport, for Falmouth, to join the convoy k Portugal. The Mary-Ann has on hoard 4T06111, an was one of the NIEMEN'S convoy.—Wind E. PIARWICH, DEC:V.IISER 6. Arrived the Lai k pack: t, with mail* and gers from Gottenbuigh. We learn hat the hon. ward bound fleer, consisting i.l nearly 300 sail, we waiting, about 15 days ago, at Matuyck, for to convuy them home, there being at that t.me rn:i one frigate there: it was much feared they Would bi obliged to winter at that place. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 6. Sailed yesterday afk. ?noon, his Majesty's ships VENGEun, 74, Captain DUNDAJI; PRISCEbs CARoLisr 74., Captain DowNMAN ; and Mon s SS, C.ptair MONTAGUE ; to resume their station otf .CherburA, in consequence of an unusual activity having observed among the enemy's ships in th:it port; and the BoEtta, on a cruise.—Sailed this morning the IPHIGENIA, 86, Capt. PELLEW ; and the DR , MEDARY store-ship, with a large c"nvoy for Si.A Pi.rtugal i and the Meditetranean ; also the S t AG, 86, Coptaioi HoItNEY, Oil a cruise. The transports ha e cinsts derable reinforcement for the Marquis of WELT ING. TON. The BEAOLE, Capt. SMITH, left at St. Andric), Sir HOME PrasHAsi, on Saturday se'nniglit, wan , • e VENERAEL.K, Fox, LAToNA, LykA, and INsOLEN't ; the SurtvziLLANTE, lam, and FANNY, were emu 2'4 off the port, The ship Betsey, Boar, from Loodoti o ' for Jamaica, is come int., harbour leaky, hay.ni: birefti on shore on the Horse Sand. His M:.jeseirs ship REVENGE is appoinzed convoy for Spain. Put-mol t ' and the Mediterranean.—Wind E. DEAL, DECEMBER 6. , I Came down from the River aiLd sailed to the Witit ward, the General Han is E.ist Indiam.tn, Pitekcostr, for India. Put back by contrary winds, :.is ftl jesty's ship FREYA—she sailed yesterday tur Leith with 6 transports. Sailed his Majesty's brig ItuarLE, with a convoy for Portsmouth. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 6. Friday, P.M. arrived the Prioress of Walesscutter, With the copies of dispatches brought on Thursd iy by the BeAvcit sloop. Sailed for Sheerness to be paid, the BRAVRDAGERIN. Remain the B.•LEBA Y. Vice• Admiral MURRAY ; DESIREE, BEAVER. and BRja TOMART. The cu:ters in the zo.tdi are all t rimed to sea, to look out and to put pilots on board the Rusi. sian men of war which may want them. CHARLESTON, (SOUTH CAROLINA) OCI - OD,ER 15. All day yesterday Out port <vas blockaded by tht e English btigs of war, who took seven or eight sail cf vessels, and one of the brigs sailed with their prizes last evening, supposed for Nassau. This is the first visit of the kind we have had since wat The vessels off the bar are the Sarfito, O'Ganov, f 18 82-pOund carronades; the RHODIAN, Boss, of 10 12's an d 2 long 6's • and the VAaLial.a, Y Arts , o f 12 12-pound carronades. BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 21 A severe actiou has taken place beta een the priva r teer Globe and a British letter of tnarqu in which many lives were lost on both sides. The likitish ship was captured. ~- l