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their report, endeavoured to And a place of refuge for themselves after the battle of Krasnoi, intended 0 defend themselves in the villages, but being sud denly attacked, they were at length obliged, atter an obstinate detence, to surrender to the arms of your imperial Majesty: A report from Count Wittgenstein, dated No. member 17, states, that on the 14th Marshal Victor ' la ving concentrated his forces, attacked his van geard with great impetuosity, and that after a very obstinate conflict, in which the village of Smolna, wh e re his artillery was placed, was six times taken end retaken, obliged to retire with the loss of more t han 800 prisoners, and a great number of killed and 'rounded." sunsumricr TO THE PETERSBURGH GAiITTE, NOVEMBER 24. WORT OP' Tin ADJUTANT-GENERAL MARQUIS PAU /A=4 TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DATED LUGA, NOVEMEIR l 8 : igin my dispatch of the 15th, I had the happiness of informing your Majesty of the taking of the town of Kreuzburg by Major Felatow. At the same time I made an humble representation of my intention of taking possession of the town of Friederickstadt, it being a point of consequence, from whence the enemy might easily have made inroads, both into Livonia, and the Government of Pskow. For carrying this into effect, agreeably to the plan I had formed, the following has been performed t g , A detachment from the corps of Lieutenant- General Lewis, consisting of 1300 mess, under the command of Major Bogaunau, attacked the town from the left bank of the Duna, whilst the troops under Colonel Redenger attacked it from the right bank of the same river. " To cover this attack, and prevent the enemy from assisting the town, another detachment from Lieutenant-General Lewis's corps, consisting of 1000 men, under the command of Major Jelestrow, was detached to make a false attack on Wallhoff, for the purpose of amusing the enemy and taking off his at. tention fromFriederickstadt. The attack on this town was made on the 15th inst. at niae o'clock a. m. and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy, after a defence rather obstinate, quitted the town, and fell back in disorder on Jacobstadt. He was pursued about the distance of ten wersts on his retreat by Major Bogaunow. In this affair we have taken one officer and about 70 privates prisoners. On our side we may estimate the loss of all the three detachments at about 460 men. The dead bodies fctund in Friede rickstadt, and round that town, prove the lost of the enemy to have been Very considerable " As I had previously supposed; Marshal Macdo nald detached a cessiderable reinforcement from Misshof to Fredericbtadi, which being on Ms way opposed by dui tietaidaawat lumbar Major Jeboptiew, ate• tacked him, but not being able tb fore: their way past him ; could not prevent the capture of Friedrickstadt, in which there were about SOO Bavarians, and three squadrons of Prussian cavalry. The enemy having for some time past fottned a plan for fortifying his sight flank, he, for this purpose; on the morning of the Sd (ISth), attacked the detachments of Lieutel rant-General Lewis, which covered Riga, and endea. 'oared to force hini to re&reat iato the fortifications of the City, in order thereby to cover his tight flank, and by taking advantage of the river Duna being frozen, to find means of carrying on his operations in my rear. " The enemy, who had a greater number of troops, especially cavalry and artillery, the half of which was horse-artillery, drove back the advanced guard, pos ted at the Customhouse and Plankinzum, and forced them to fall back on their own corps. " Lieutenant-General Count Lewis left the posi tion he had hitherto occupied near to Dalei Church, and took another which was far more advantageous for his force, at the distance of three wersts from his former one. --- " The former position was advantageous to us, on account of the surrounding morasses : but this advan tage was now last, as being, at this season of the year, rendeted by the frost, ih some measure, passable for the cavalry ; and consequently the corps of Lieute= nant•General Lewis, being very inferior in cavalry to the enemy, might easily have been turned : whereas the new position, being less extended, strong by means of the defile, and surrounded by coppices, does not permit the enemy's cavalry to act with effect. " This action, which ceased when the night came on, was not decisive, and on the following day, be ing the 16th, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the enemy renewed his attack, with a heavy cannonade. Our artillery, by a well-directed fire, soon silenced that of the enemy ; and our cavalry having a favourable Position, although furiously attacked by that of the enemy, repulsed it, and obliged it to retreat, which by the good effect of our artillery, was done in great disorder. In such manner all the enemy's attempts were defeated at every point, and he, at 12 at noon, entirely discontinued his attack, being compelled to retire. In this action the enemy lost about 400 men killed, and 18 were made prisoners. On our side We had about 100 men killed or wounded. laanr-Geniral Lewis s nor Can 't sufficiently praise tite judgment, prudence, and zeal of Majoi-CieneralWel garnenore, Colonel Rudinger, and Majors Bogaunou and Jelestratou. “ As soon as the movements with regard to this undertaking are finally completed, I shall have the happiness of transmitting a particular report to your Imperial Majesty, both concerning these movements, as likewise mentioning the other Staff and Chief dr ficers who have signalized themselves in this action.;' " STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER to. " It is reported and generally believed that nego tiations are on foot between Russia and Austria. " About 400 guns, taken from the French, are to be formed into two monuments at Petersburgh. A great number of stands of colours, taken from the enemy, are placed in the Carzen Church at Peters. burgh. Lord Walpole, it is said, has proceeded from Petersburgh to Vienna." SECOND EDITION. S fAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. TMs morning a Messenger Arrived with dispatches from St. Petsrsburgh. Our Readers will see, from the subjoined Bulletin, that their contents are of the same gratifying nature with all the accounts lately received from the North : 66 FOREIGN OFFICE, DECEMBER 21. " A letter from Mr. THORNTON, dated Stockholm 66 the 10th inst. incloses a Precis of the accounts from 46 the Prince of SMOLENSK° to the 24th November, 66 dated Petersburgh the 28th November. 66 General Count LANIBERT, MIIO commands the 66 advanced guard of Admiral TCHICHAGOFF, has " defeated BONAPARTE'S advanced guard, under 64 Dombreuski, and made three thousand prisoners . " The killed are in proportion. 66 Count WITTGENSTEIN is at Copysse, in COMITIII - nication with Admiral TCHICHAGOFF. In his " report of the 24th he states, that he had killed 46 a great number of the enemy, and taken eight " hundred prisoners. " Actounts from the Grand Army of the 2.9 d " November state, that the Prince of SMOLENSK° was " Marching on Orcha, and. Mohilow,. parallel to " BON . APASTeS retreat. " Nothing could prevent the junction of all the ar s mks, if neciiSsarys.'l Since Saturday that has been an arrival of French Papers. some of our contemporaries say to the lsih instintioi-bnt this is a misprint—the real date being the 19dt. The intelligence ht these papers is impor- tant. We are informed of the defeat of O. part of TsnoLtocriPr's army, but the details are, as usual, so suspicious in their texture, that we put no faith in them We were the first to announce the landing of an unfortunate French General and two Colonels on the French coast, for the avowed purpose of taking ad vantage of the insurrectionary symptoms, which, for many months, have appeared in France. The Jour nal de PEseepire does us the honour to allude to our statement, of November 30, with a view to chew that they were exaggeiated. The laboured efforts of the French papers to conceal the real truth, convince us, however, that our accounts were under, and not over-rated. The Paris Papers contain nd intelligence of BONA rAwrz, nor do private letters enable us to say any thing on the subject—in the mean time, Rumour, with her thousand tongues, is busy, and his death, in a ♦ariety of ways, is reported throughout the whole Continent. Every hour that we do not hear some thing of him in an authentiC form, increases the pro babilities against his escape. Since writing the above, we learn, that French Pa. pers, of the date of Thuisday last, have been received in Town. They are understood to state, that BONA.- PARTE was alive and well on the 90th of November. They are constrained, however, to admit that the horrors of the retreat from Moscow have been be. yond all precedent. New York Papers to the 10th have been received. The motion made in the House of Representatives on the Bth ultimo, for prohibiting the exportation of • 1 flour and bread stuffs," was negatived by a ma jority of 78 to W. Superfine flour at New-York on the 7th, was at 11 dollars the barrel- Saturday dispatches for Lord CATHCART ' at St. Petersburgh, were sent by a Messenger from the Se cretary of Staters Office. They are understood to I relate to the vote of Parliament on thepreceding night. Execurtosh—This morning Markt Ptedn* PA" and SawavlTeliag, for the murder of which they were at Friday bet convicted at the Admiralty Sessions, were, pheasant to their sentence, executed on a tem• porary pktfotta at Execution Dock, in presence of an fiII:MINS crowd of spectators, collected in the course of the procession. Their bodies, after being suspended the usual time, were cut down and deli vered over for dissection. —joie Brits, Who *as tO have suffered with them for a similar offence on the person of JasiserDeanei at Milford Havea s has been respited•for footings days " Up to this hour the troops are employed in ca r, I 'ling my plan into execution ; agreeable to the su preme commands of your Imperial Majesty; and although I cannot as yet say that every thing has been completed according to my plan, yet I must do jus. tice to the ardent zeal and skilful measures of Liente. THE ARMY. iviiik4L hiiiiii76Kra .M••••=wmomm•• ........... . . , I • Tkro 11011drimi of the 10th, or Pampa eatßaGar HOMEWARD.BOUNIj FLEET. Own 'Hussars, set off this day fo r Ep som an d EweU;l brt the 7th or Bth instant it was officially assert where they will remain for a short time, previous to that a convoy would sail, but as no ships had milt ' their embarkation for Portugal ; another squadron before the Packet sailed, no accurate account can ' will march to-morrow for GuildfOrd, Surrey. They given, nor can it be ascertained what number will acl, will be relieved by a party o f t h e 7 t h D ragoons , w h o company it, but it was said about 200 sail out of 450,i arrived at Knightsbridge bn Saturday, and will do in Carlsham and Carlscrona. duty at the Horse Guards. ' 1 The Berkshire Militi a , now on t h e i r marc h f or the FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 19. Yesterday Sailed his Majesty's ship RAWL . tIES.'• Garrison at Plymouth, will arrive there on Wednes- ... ‘4 , guns, Captain Sir J. C. HARDY, fur the West In day next. r I dies and Ameiica—she has on board Lady WARREN, The 2d Battalion of the sth Regiment (very much . going to join Sir J. B. WARREN, at Bermuda. The teducad) which lately landed at Plymouth Dock , RAMILLIES left Pcrtsmouth in the expectation • from Lisbon, have their head.quarters at Kings...! joining the outw,ard-bound West-India fleet, under bridge, Devon. convoy of his Majesty's ship SZAHORSE, bat which • had sailed the evening previous. —Sailed hiS Majesty' ships ALBICORE, CASTILIAN, and BOLD, on a cruize PICKLE brig for Guernsey ; the Carteret packer, Ca . ' tain DAVY, for Corunna, and the Diana packet, Cap tain PARSONS, for Jamaica ; also, the brig Midas, GOUGH, and Sir Charles Cotton schooner, for Guerra' sey ; the schooner Alert, Bosusrou, fur Lisbon, with a cargo of bale goods, &c.—Arrived his Majesty' ship IPHIGENIA from Portsmouth, and th? Zeiltra o IS guns, from Mount's Bay. The outward bound Mediterranean ships are expected off this port hourly Alm Portsmouth, to join the vessels lying here. , ' The Lapwing packet is expected to sail to-morrow with the Lisbon, Cadiz, and MediterrAnean Mails. PLYMOU I'H, DECEMBER 19. TELLERS OP THE EXCHEQUER. The following is a Copy of the Letter No. I, trans soititd by the Marquiss?s BUCKINGHAM and CAMDEN to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, relative to giving,up a proportion of their net incomes as Tellers of the Exchequer : " Exchequer, November 21, 1812. " Sto—Under the impression which we entertain of the encreased sacrifices, to which the Country will in all probability be called by the pressure upon its resources, in a moment of unexampled expense and difficulty ; we are anxious to express, through you, our desire and intention of contributing our voluntary aid to the expences of the war : We therefore request you, as the regular official channel of communication from the Exchequer to the Lords Conimissioners of the Treasury, to signify to them, our intention of paying, in aid of the general services of the year, and in quarterly payments, One-third of the Net Profits arising from the Salary and Fees of our respective Tellirships rf the Exchequer.—We propose, and in tend, to contiutie this voluntary conttibution for and during the present war; and to commence it is om and after the present quarter ending on the sth Ja nuary next.—We have the honour to he, Sit, your very obedient humble Servants, (Signed) " Nast NT &CI:INGHAM. " CA NI DEN. " Right Hon. the CLancellor of the Exchequer, 3cc its." The Marquis CAMDEN has resigned his scat in the Cabinet. He gave up his key of the official boxes this day se'nnight. A letter from Heligoland, deed December 12, says—" Since the welcome intelligence of BONA PARTeS disastrous retreat from Moscow, a partial communication has been opened between this island and the Continent. Small •essels now arrive daily, laden with beef, butter, eggs and vegetables : these are not paid for in money, but in kind." Sailed the PROMETHEUS sloop of war on a cruize ; INTELLIGENT gun• brig for the Scilly station ; and the ANDROMEDA sloop of war (late Hannibal) for Falmouth. The ANDROMEDA has the hag of Admi ral Licata-on board, who takes the command at Ca diz. Also sailed the Mistrroa, of 8 guns, for Ports mouth ; VENGEUR and PRINCESS CAROLINE, of 74 guns each, to resume the Cherbourg station ; and the Tuttri.s, of Id guns, for the Eastward At rived the WIZARD sloop of war from a cruize ; and the CRES- CiNT frigate from the Eastward. Every frigate in ordinary in this haeboar is to be put into a state fit for commission. The MtLastrus.is to be repaired in Catwater. The CAMBRIAN, a large trigatei•was taken into Deck last night to have her copper exa mined, and will be commissioned. An orch-r arrived here yesLerd.ty from the Navy Board, to send ship_ wrights (volunteers) to the Cape of Good Elope. PORI SMOUTH, DECEMBER so. Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ship Banitvba; from off Cherburgh. Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ships Dimwi:4r and ALERT, on a cruise. 'Dm BEAGLE takes convoy for 'he Downs, instead of Eh, COUNTESS o ELGIN.—Wind N. E. DEAL, DECEMBER fO. A letter from Hamburgh, dated December 9, says ••••••14 Beneath a grave exterior, which it is still neces sary to assume, our citizens are overwhelmed with joy. The astonishing events which have taken place in Russia within a few weeks, appear like a dream. We can scarcely credit them. I have made the ne cessary arrangements--you may send the goods; but for the late news, tiiiis act would have cost me my life, the confiscation of my property, and the impri sonm-fit and ruin of my family." Letters from Bourdeaux, Coblentz, Maestricht, Nancy, and Chalons-upon-Marne, state, that the re maining conscripts of the year 1813, have been called out to join the corps to which they were attached. Many of these young_ men arc not more than sixteen or seventeen years o age. Extract of a letter from an Officer on board the -- sloop, at Malta We have just returned to this place from Tunis, whither we can ied 70,0(X) dol lars from Sicily, as the ransom of the slaves of that Nation. We next proceedzai to Tripoli, the •Bashaw of which having learned that his unjustifiable conduct towards the Spaniards had been retaliated by the imprisonment of his Minister at Cadiz, proceeded to aKreliend every Spaniard in Tripoli ; but the re monstrances of Mr. WHAM and Capt. CRISPIN, who pleaded the alliance between Great Britain and Spain as the ground of their interference, procured the li beration of the Spaniards. This ferocious barbarian is at war with the Bedouin Arabs, by whom he has been defeated. Suspecting his courtiers of treachery, in corresponding with the enemy, he 'invited forty of them to an entertainment, in the middle of which, upon a given signal, a guard rushed in, seized the guests, and bound them, when this monster ordered twenty-five to be hacked to pieces, and himself cut the throats of the remaining fifteen. He has like wise murdered his father, and banished his elder bro ther; and, knowing the abhorrence in which he is held, whenever he quits the city on an airing, he ge nerally carries R 9.00,000 with him, lest an insurrec tion should take place among the citizens, and his return be obstructed." On Saturday, the dispatches by the 'CHARLES GRANT, MARQUIS OF ELY, PERSEVERANCE, MARQUIS CAMDEN, GENERAL HARRIS, for Bombay and China, and Cam for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China, were finally closed at the East India House, and de livered to their respective Pursers. Passengers per Charles Ortnt—For Bombay—Messrs. W. H. Wathen, W. B. Hackley, writers; Mr. L. Laplam ; Meurs.W. Allen, A. B. Pudhant,free mariners ; W. Clark, 2d mate of the Herefordshire, A. Chatfield, 4th ditto, ditto; and Mrs. S. M. Stockbridge. Per Marquis of Ely—For Bombay—Mr. F. Bouchier, writer ; Mr. W. Sheriff, free mariner; Major D. Leighton; Captain G. Kemp ; and Misses M. and 3. Cousens. Per Pereetrrance--For Bombay—Messrs. J. Taylor, W. 1. Lutnadess, writers; W. H. Foy, A. A. Auldjo, I. W. aid J. R. Watson, Cadets; J. Poire, Volunteer Bombay Marine; Captain T. Thatcher and Lady ; Mind C. H. Proud S. Pemberton ; acid I. Fartabarsoa. Per Marquis Camden—Pot Bombay—Captain A. Clifton ; Mr. W. Oliver, did Mated the Herefordshire ; Captain T.D. Ditty; mod Mi. Sinew G. Irvvrar--For Madras—Lleutenact W. ladle. Per Gensiaillberit—iior _ Hardy, T. WNW* tree manners; H. Moto" tagariaiTenitant a Marine; ,J. Mar id Mass ',tie ffulkisildiltu; Mr. Joha Credtess; Usesaleast MOW idol; Pillaames M. A. Hun triaC. iftratire, K %same, la Loins, M. Wensley ; ls g et. J. Pludead, W. A. Tani sad Maatur, Cadrts. Per Ceres—For St. lielima—Mr. J. ehold and to 214 ; J. Linden and Inamadowifti. Skis. The Vows frigate, Captain K. WKENzit, is ap pointed to take the first East India Fleet for the sea son, which was dispatched at the East India House an Elatutdap J. Ft. Wdgbt, A. Arrived yesterday the NYMPIIEN frigate, from off Flushing : Sailed the PLANTAGENET for Shtetness, and the OMAN for the Scheldt. Arrived to-d.iy his Majesty's ships CORI/ELIA ) BARBARA, and BOXER, l i from a maize. Sailed LA Hogue, lur Poetsmouth: —Wind N. E. HARWICH, DECEMBER so. The Beaufoy packet, Capt. Noattis, is arrived in a very short passage of culy 70 hours from Gotten.; burgh; but hringi nothing in adaition to what we already knew from the Armies, no Russian senger haring arrived at tizockholrn since the of e which was the bearer of the brave Kurusores Vic ries, on the 17th and IStik ult. It is semewlat sirs gular, that a similar report >houl¢ be prevalent in that capital to the one lately received from Paris; namely, that the Tyrant has fallen under the errspe ra;ed band of one of his own Generals ; not 13xtt- TIIIER, as vas formerly asserted, but Day - over.— Mats the Messenger has come by this conveyance, the bearer of Dispatches from Mr. TilontaTox, At Stockholm. The Beaufoy brings fifteen passengers. A convoy of sixteen sail, homeward-bound, put to sea the same day as the packet, under the direction of his Majesty's ship EREBUS. The Lord Nelson, DEANE, has also some in from Heligoland, in thirty-six hours • she does not Sting any news, the communication with the Continent being, if possible, more completely closed than ever, and such is the dastardly state of subjection in which the unhappy Dutch allow themselves to be kept by a few French Douanniers, that there is nut a single purchaser to be found for the article of coffee, which they might buy there for sd. per pound, and sell on the opposite shore for as many shillings. The Ma. labar transport, one of those under convoy of the SUCCESS and FREYA frigates, with French prisoners on board, has come into harbour with the loss of her rudder, anchor, and cable. The LORD DuicAN, Captain HAMILTON, is detained for a Messenger. Three other packets bound to Gottenburgh and He ligoland, are prevented from sailing by contrary winds.—Wind E. blowing strong. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 20. During these last four days we have had a eunti. nued gale from the E.S.E. attended with snow, and of course all communication betweed-ships in the roads and shore has bet% suspended. Sat drclay, the gale being moderate; sailed the WATCHFUL tender, for Hull, and arrived the RANGER cutter.—Remain the SOLEBAY, DESIREE, STARLING, ind BEAVER sloops of war.—Wind E.S.E. Yesterday morning a Gorlestone yawl, with eight men, went out to some of the ships in the Roads, and in returning for the Pier, it unfortunately upset; by which melancholy circumstance they all met a watery grave, except one man, who reached the shore. One of their companions standing on the pier threw them a rope, and being entangled with it, fell from off the pier, and was drowned. They have all left families. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, DEC. 2/. The Essex and Kentish arrivals of Wheat to-day are large; the Meiling trade has declined from 3s. to ss. per quarter; Rye and Mak continues wittobt variation; Oats are la. per quarter high; Barley it as much lower; Horse and Tick Beans mini , nue as before, good dry samples are io request; Hog Peas are 4 trifle cheaper; in Boilers no material alteration; Canary Seed is ts. per quarter lower; Caraway and Coriander ar e still i n great request, and Rape S tet has revived a Bak la pric.l. English Wheat, 83s. 108 s. 1255. I Boilem 105 s. 1 als. 126 a. Foreign do. 80s. 105 s. 130 s. Canary Seed 9.54. 1011 s. 1 its. Rye• 745. 7681 I C C o ara ria w stler ay, , per ....A c 4 .1 Or t. . 6 4 6 41 94116 Barlef, 60s. 645. 67r. Mat, las. 114 s. 'I arcs, per bushel, 00s. 00a Oats. 475. 535. 60s. 635. White Mustard, de. 281.32 e, Horse Beans, 765. Mis. Brown do. 34s SRI. Tick Ditto, 6135. 745. Rape Seed ,£si, £62 per last Hog Peal 511.53.. 13901 1451. to 119.. per mit