Star. — London, England, 1812-12-17 00:00:00

0... - t THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECZMBER 17. pIICE tit S COCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: l o wed 6111-4 per Cent 77i —Cons. for ac. 654 63 6111 o il . lot 11 iO4—Bonds 6a. 7s. dis.--Lg. Anna. 1S 7-16ths Wt. Alb ( 3 04 18 - pre - '44 4 4 " 56 . pr - In addition to the glorious details with which we yester day presented our Readers, some further Rus sian accounts have found their way to this country, is hich, although not more recent in date than Lord CATHCART% dispatches, will be found to partake of that highly interesting character which has marked t he whole of the operations of the Russian Armies. Indefatigable perseverance on the part of every indi. Tidual, and the noblest spirit of enterprize, combined with consummate military skill on the part of the Russian Generals, have achieved a series of triumphs wiparalleled in quickness of succession in the annals of the world. But let us not give the praise of the conquest to mankind alone. The elements of nature have made common cause o ithihe suffering inhabitants of Europe, and HEnonn b is =summated that retribution, which their wwwgs had so loitg implored ! Two . htmdred tisoup pd armed robbers, within a little month, have beta swept from the face of the earth, and an awful lauon held out to future invaders, who may thirst for the blood of their fellow-creatures. How truly may we apply to this tremenduous visi eatiou the elegant and laconic expression of Queen ILIZAMII, on the destruction of the Spanish Armada, 44 Mink Daus et dissipantur I" Bet however well founded our exultation at the re verse of fortune which has swallowed up the French army, the measure of our joy is not yet tull. The Sunless villain, whose sanguinary mortal career has thus been nearly closed, is still alive ; and while he lives, we fear that the snake is scotched only, not killed. If he . escapes to France, he has still the ca pabilities to perform much mischief. The pusillani mous fsovireigtisp by whom he is surrounded, are sunk too deep in lethargy and delusion, of themselves to Shake off their Unnatural allegiance ; and, unless we can see a rebellious disposition break out among ,their subjects, we have no hopes of the speedy de- tersraac; of gurope. They will probably place at his disposal fresh hordes Of bravos to perish amid the snows of Russia; hot we may venture to promise for her, that she will meet them with increased energies. Nor will the ,Shoetrees of Eugtand be withheld from her generous . ..All. No ! the age of chivalry has not yet passed Nttay--the univenelglbw of sarisfaction,which swells *cry Baitish beast, krn hearing of the triumphs of Ibe lurainuis, lithe - tar pledge which we call offer Sem tut our sincerity as allies. But let us trust that the Russian Generals have by ibis time averted from their country the horrors of another campaign. 726911..PAHTS fled on the 17th from the field of battle at Krasnui—to Minsk he cer. tainlydirected his steps—but Minsk is 190 miles from • Rrasnoi l and TStHatiCIAGOInno army would arrive there on the 19th, or at tardiest on the 20th. could suppose that the loads in Russia were. like those of England, and that there were post horses at every stage, BONAPARTE may have passed through Minsk on the 19th, and the same rapidity may have marked his movements to Wilna, we cummunica , tines between which place and Minsk, by the bye, were completely interrupted by cl ou ds of But we have something lute evidence (coming in aquestionable shape it is true) that his flight was not continued with so much celerity, tor the Paris Papers •informed us that the Emperor was at borosson, and jagood health,' on the - :Oth ; now this place is auout hslf.way betweett lirasnoi and Minsk, and he must have taken ten days to reach it—in other words, he was sot able to march at a qUicker rate than ten miles a-day. The nature of the roads, and the inter- ruptions of the Cossacks, account fox the " good take in which he was making his movements ; and we must confess, that until we see better evidence to the Contrary, we are inclined to think that he was alive and well on the •27th of November. Now his lull:811\4nd Polish guards must have displayed un commoo prodigies of valour during the whole'route, and VICTOR must have defeated WITTGENSIIIIII, and interrupted his junction with TSICHAGOFF—nay, he mast have occupied Minsk before the latter reached it, tad in this way he may have covered his Master's re treat to Wilna. All these objects were evidently in diecoutemplation of Vi l ma, but that esey were of doubtful attainmeni• iii, ire think, clearly demon strated by Lord Caxacasa's dispatches. The above are the only probabilities, which can be tatted in flavour of BONAPA z's escape: He may • • Sit: effected it, but it must hare been at the.expenc e 4, nearly his whole escort, and in the disguise of a private soldien t That the report of his death is most . o agetly circulated throughout the whole of the Con -and even the day and hour of his exit men doped, is most unquestionably true. Yesterday a letter from Stockholm, of the 4th inst. positively was tkeived, stating, that a person of great distinction lad arrived, mortally wounded, at Berlin, from Russia ; and it was added, - that this person was Bo ia,PAZTZ. It is probable, however, that Marshal . - o - . - vr: NiT Wls the person alluded to. The next Cotten. burgh Mail will remove all doubts on the subject. The Park and Tower guns were fired yesterday afternoon, in honour of the Victories of our Allies in the North. The demonstrations of joy throughout all ranks in the metropolis on the occasion, Will ever reflect the highest honour on the English character. sg Hourra ! your Highaers !" was the salutation of every honest heart to his brother Politician. There is only one similar instance oh record of the guns being fired for the success of an Ally, and that Ally was Russia. This was the battle of Novi, in 1799, when the im ' mortal SUWARROW took a glorious opportunity of trying the effect of the Russian bayonet. " ST. PETERSBUROH, NOVEMBER 17. 44 General Count Wittgenstein reports under date of the 9tlr inst. that Major General Harpe, who was ordered to both banks of the river Duna, to take pos session of Witepsk, entered that place on the 7th, at seven o'clock, after having had a severe engagement with the enemy ; two of the enemy's cannon were planted ma hill, for the defence of the bridge, which however was set on fire by them immediately on the arrival of our van guard, but a number of volunteers threw themselves upon the Bridge and extinguished the are, in which performance the Jews were particu. larly active. After the enemy were driven out of the town, be was pursued 20 wersts on the road to Smo leniko, he then shifted his course to the Duna. In this action we took prisoners General Porige, Gover nor of Witepsk, the Commandant, Colonel Chevar-1 den, ten officers, seven gens d'arms, and 200 men, two pieces of artillery, with the horses, and powder- 1 chests were taken, as was also the large magAzine of provisions, forage, and gunpowder deposited in the town. The loss of the enemy was great, that on our side does not exceed 25 men. Our troops on entering the town were received with acclamations of joy.— All the Russian public officers who were in the enemy's service are arrested, excepting the Princes Sahega and Radzivil, who had deserted long before. The chief French army, according to information re ceived, reared to Smolensko, where several columns had already entercJ. _ _ " Count Wittgenstein, in another dispatch, dated the 11th of November, from Ischaschoke, states, that after the taking of Witepsk, there was found in the magazines at that place 7.50 tschetwerts oats, forty ditto barley, 400 feeds of hay, and six casks brAndy." , SUPPLEMENT TO THE PETERSBURGH GAZETTE OF THE 171 H NOVEMBER, 1812. DISPATCH FROM GENERAL, FIELD-MARSHAL PRINCE GOLI NISCHTSCHEW KUTUSOFF, TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DA ILO FROM THE TOWN OF JELNA, NOV. 9. " Great is GOD, most gracious Lord! I have again to congratulate your Majesty upon a victory. ". I have this moment received a report, of which', I transmit the original—the complete defeat of the tth French corps, under the Viceroy of Italy-3000 prisoners, a great number of killed, 62 pieces of can- non, with all the carriages, horses, and cartridges be longing to them, are the results of this victory. " The Cossacks do wonders. They not only cut' up the columns of infantry, but suddenly attack the artillery. It is to be hoped, that the small remains of this corps will be annihilated before it reaches Du- Ichowschtsqhina. u For some days, 211 the French who have been brought in prisoners have earnestly entreated to be permitted to enter into the Russian service. Yester day 15 officers of the Italian Guard came with the same request, declaring, that they thought there could be no greater honour than to wear the Russian uni form.' REPORT FROM THE GENERAL OF CAVALRY, COUNT ?LA- TOW, TO GENERAL FIELD MARSHAL PRINCEKUTUSOFF, DATED Ellol4 THE VILLAGE OR HONTOROWO I NOV. 8. 44 I have the happiness to congratulate your Excel lency on a signarvictory over the enemy. , g After I had sent off my dispatch of yesterday to your Excellency, I pursued my march, according to your directions, on the right side of the great Salo lensko road, that leads from Dorogobusch to Smo• lensko, to come in front of the enemy's columns, and prevent them from foraging and setting fire to the villages. I have informed your Excellency that I continued my march upon Solowiewo, but expected to meet the enemy on the Dochowschtschina road. I yesterday came up with the corps of the Viceroy. of Italy, Eugene, on his retreat from Dorogobusch to Duchowschtschina, attacked it, and by the aid of Providence, divided it into two parts. 44 One part withdrew itself upon Duchowschtchina, and the other turned Dorogobusch in the ut most disorder, and dist ributed itself in different places; but to-day, they united themselves by different roads with that part which had gone upon Duchowschts china. " To-day I again attacked the enemy, notwith standing the continual rainy weather, and as soon as I found him, completely defeated him. " In these two actions the enemy lost a great nom-, ber of among which were some Generals, as appears from the insignia and decorations' brought to me. The amount to 5000, among whom are chiefs regiments, staff, and upper officers, " The Cossacks have taken but few prisoners— having cut the greater part to pieces. 44 Sisty.two pieces of cannon have been taken, and probably more, for I have not yet had time to enu merate them accurately ;—standards have also been taken, which, on account of haste, have not yet beep brought to me. With respect to the killed and wounded on our side, I have no account, but thanks be to GOD they are not very many. The regiments are following, with me, the re mains of the enemy's defeated corps, which has retir ed in the utmost disorder upon Duchowschtschina. a On my right side, near the town ofDuchowscbts china, Major-General Ilovraiski, with his brigade, has also defeated. I He has taken the Chief of the General Staff and all the armies, General Saneon, and above 500 privates. 66 I have sent rive regiments, under the command of Major-General Grekows, in pursuit of the enemy along the Smolensko road, and am myself hastening with the rest of the regiments, completely to annihi late the remainder of this corps of the enemy. 66 I shall conclude my Report by observing, .that every thing proceeds excellently, and it is only ne cessary to pursue the enemy.,• • - • . .• SECOND EDMON. STAROPPICE, TWO O'CLOCK. MORE GLORIOUS INTELLIGENCE FROM • THE CONTINENT! ARRIVAL OF LORD WALPOLE' AT VIENNA!. I REVOLT OF THE AUSTRIAN STATES FROM BONAPARTE! A vessel has arrived from the Dutch Coast, which she left on Monday last. By this opportunity we learn that Lord WALPOLE had arrived at Vienna from St. Petersburgh, charged with dispatches to the Em peror of AUSTRIA. His, Lordship is said to have been received with every mark of distinction, and Estaffettes were sent off next day to the Austrian Armies now in the field against Rus,ia, who were understood to con vey instructions to suspend all hostile operations.— Lord Wst.pots performed the journey, a distance of 3000 miles, with uncommon rapidity. It was generally reported in Holland, on Sunday and Monday last, that BONAPARTE was dead, and that MURAT had declared himself Regent of France. The arrival of several Co•triers in Paris, from the Armies in the North, but no Bulletin, had given rise to suspicions which were loudly expressed, of a most 1 gloomy nature against BONAPARTE and his partizans. I The arr;val of General VALENCE from Wilna, which we noticed yesterday, was followed by the sending off of couriers from Paris to all the French Generals in Spain, and to all the principal Depart ments of the French Enipire. The Ctikvorttott of the EXCHEQL7IIII, in the House of Commons last night, held out the cheering pro. spect of a speedy termination to the War. We shall rejoice to see these expectations tealized. In the dis cussion tut t h e Army Extraordinarios, which were ' limited to three month:, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER observed, " that events might occur in the course of the next three months, calculated to make a coutiderable alteration in this article of the national expenditure, and that for that reason such a propo sition (to vote the Extrordinaries for three months) was preferable to any other." The Dukes of YORK, CLARENCE, KENT, CUMBER LAND, and CasautuDGE, dived with the QUEEN and PRINCESSES, at Carlton House, on Tuesday. The . Countesses of LivgitPOOL, HARRINGTON, and ROSSLYN, Mrs. Howe, Lords ST. HELEN'S, AHRAN, and HEN LEY, Generals Tunpart and GwyNNe, Colonel BLOOM FIELD, and a select party, were invited, and dined with the QUEEN, and spent the evening there. Tuesday Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES stepped at Kensington Palace, on her way to London, and dined wits the Princess of WALES. In the evening, between eight and nine o'clock, her Royal Highness Princess CHARLOTTE went to Carlton House, and joined the Royal party to supper. Yesterday morning the QUEEN and PRINEEMS visited the Duchess of ButtNswtoc. Yesterday the QUEEN and. PRINCESSES dined with the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House. The Coun tess of HARRINGTON, Mrs. HowB and a select,party, were invited to meet them. In the evening there was a dress party. Among the distinguished characters present were— Lord Viscount Castlereagh, the Marquis of Hertford % the, Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester, the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess of Bathurst, Viscount and Viscountess Melville, the Lord Chancellor, &c. kc. Mr. DANIELS, the King's Messenger, arrived at Lord CASTLEREAGH'S house on Tuesday night, with the dispatches from Lord CATHCART. Lord CAS TLERZAGH had gone to bed, having been indisposed for several days with a cold : his Lordship rose, and finding the dispatches so truly gratifying, he went to Carlton House at a quarter past one &Clock, to corn. umnicate their contents to the Pringcs REGENT. Yesterday the Earl of Livauroot. had an audience of the PRINCE Reovrr, at Carlton House. Count Woaowzow, on his present embassy from 1 retersburgh, has brought with him his two sons, who are to be educated in England. Marshal SOULT, at the present moment, rides an English blood bond as his charger, of which he be. came possessed in the following manner :—On the retreat of the British army and their re-embarkation at Coruna*, all the horses being ordered to be shot,, Sir Gormazy WEltirsx's groom, rather than destroy his master's favourite charger, stripped him of his furniture and clothing, and, turning him loose, ha ran immediately into the French lines, and being' down to Souvr, he adopted him immediately for his own charger. This horse was no other than the no ted horse Pedestrian, that won so many plates and matches at Newmarket. An eminent Medical Practitioner, who was the, Lucky Purchaser of a Half of the £20,060 Prize, sold at Wesa's Office, 17, Ludgate-street in the Last Lottery, has been giving his advice gratis, to all ranks in consequence of this acquisition of Fortune—'Tis simply this—" Try your Luck at Wises." Ezzcurrows.—This morning John Shipman, pur suant to his sentence for forgery, was executed befde the Debtor's Door, Newgate. This unfortunate young man ascended the platform at a quarter after eight o'clock, dressed in a bottle green coat, striped waistcoat, and dark pantaloons, attended by the Or dinary, where, after remaining a few seconds in prayer, he was then launched o&-: his body, afterbeing suspended the usual time, was cut down and deli- i vered to his friends for interment. The eagle, which, by the order of BONAPARTE, has superseded the use of colours amongst the French troops, is a very proper symbol to be carried in their front.—What can be more proper than a bird of prey to preclde an army of banditti P • 'THE ARMY. The Regulation laid down by his Royal . ness the Commander-in-Chiet, respecting OfßCert bolding permanent Stair situations, is about to ' forced, and they are all to be placed on half-pa\ Thursday last, a private belonging to the 7L infantry, fell into the Military Canal at Hythe, was drowned, . NA 1 7 .4(L INTELLIGENCE. CAR Rocs.—The Sir Joseph Banks schooner _ upon the Car Rock at three o'clock on the mornii of the 12th inst. and unshipped her rudder, and believed has since been towed into Anstruther, _ overhauled. The Car is a most dangerous reef rocks, lying about three miles off Fife-ness. some years post a floating buoy has beetl,moored this reef, to answer as a guide for shipping in the time, wheat the rock is covered by the tide. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 14. r Sailed the Duke of Mpntrose Packet for Lisbon lend the Brazils; and the SZAHOSSE frigate, and QUETTE sloop of war, with about 30 ail of West diamen, to join the fleet now off this port, • convoy of his Majesty's "ship RAOUL'S& IPLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 15. Arrived his Majesty's ships V/INGILUR and PIUNCII6II CAROLINE, 74 guns each, from off Cherbourg) Sail. ed the HrucoN, 10 guns,. on a cruise • and AMARANTH', 18 guns, for Coricom-WitmeE. DEAL, DECEMBER 16. Sailed the detained ship Pomona, for kali Pier, with the loss of an anchor and cable. The Briton transport cut from two anchors and this morning ; she has been supplied with others,_ rides very well.—Remain in the Downs his Majes• ty's ships Monmouth,. Chatham, Cornwall, Bedford * Duncan, Gloucester, Plantagenet, la Hogue, Warrior * Asia, Clarence, Rinaldo, Rosario, Cretan, Mosquito, and Manly ; the Drake, Harmony, Glamorgan, Free Briton, and Lady Cathcart transports.—Wier E. and blows fresh. LEITH, DECEMBER 14. His Majesty's ship Success, and the folio) transporti, with prisoners of war, viz. Freya, ' bar, Grant, Matilda, Tartar, Elisabeth, and TT sailed from Deal on the Bth instant, for Leo Tuesday the Danish sloop Two Sisters, laden pork and butter, prize to his Majesty's sloop RA SNAKE, and bound to Leith, was taken into Berwif by the Mermaid cutter, Captain JENKINS ; owi contrary winds, the prize was unable to main Frith. Yesterday a Court of Directrirs was held m East India House, .when the unde.inenti , ne 1 Oi were sworn into the command of th it resp. ships, viz. Capt. PRENDERORASS, of the H pe ; Dorms, of the Weimer Castle ; and Cap . lON, of the Cumberland, for China. —The folio, ships were taken up, viz. Moffatt, Charles Mills, James Sibbald, Batavia, and David Scott. A General Court of Proprietors was yeiterda. vend, for the purpose ot receiving the Repot Court of Directors, respecting the dividend to chved for the- half year esdn. tise-45-6-01 ban nar , y, which was accordingly declared to be St per ce:- The CHAIRMAN observed, that it migh•, perh be expected that the Court of Directors were ',refill to make some communication to the Pro Irk irs, ,petting the renewal of the Company's Ch titer. begged, however, to state, that the Court ot Direet.ort could not, at the present moment, give any specio' information on the subject, although at no very cant period he trusted they would be en bled before the Proprietors a proposition tor their serious consideration, in order that their most advice and instruction might be obtained, Mr. JACEsON inferred, from what ha • fill e from the worthy Chairman, that it was the intention ..f the Court of Directors to propose a series r prop' siti• ins upon the subject of the Charter, for the consideration of the Proprietors, on some early day. Whenever the subject came under their notice, it was at least satis factory, in reviewing their past conduct, to observe, that in all their proceedings they had invariably acted as became the character of British subjects, and had nut been actuated by any selfish considera tion of personal interest. The great principle they bad laid down was, that it was impossible to open the trade to India to the country at large, with out openly shaking the security of the whole Indian empire to its very foundation ; and this was a priposi. tion founded not alone on their own isol It'd opinions, but upon the opinions of the greatest Stateitni n this country had ever seen. Mr. rot, Mr. Pitt, and Lord Melville, in their successive Administrations, had all trembled at the ruin which they saw must* be inevitable if the trade should be thrown open and ad felt sena 'sible, that, whatever oaks' arsang t ments ml 4 h; be made in the Government of India, the trade assist be carried on, in order to flourish, by a svelliergulated monopoly, Alderman ATerns did not tnean to Impute say blame to the *Directors ; he could not help believing, however, that they had nothing good to communt cate • as, he was satisfied, if they had, they would not f ail l to set the doubts of the Prnpri; tors st; res t .. With this idea, he should feel it his dutytes,advisethnee persons with whom he had the hotirttr of s OrntleCtiO to be awake to their danger, and to lose el opportu• pity; bypetition to Parliament, and otherwise, to open the eyes of the public to the shoek which must be sustained, if the trade to India was. thrown open The CHAIRMAN said, he felt as deeply as any man the great interests which were at stake, as did the Directors. No oppor unity should be lost by them of furthering the general wish cif the Proprietors. Hs begged also to state, that the Ci urt of Directors ad hered to the same opinions they entertained on the Sth.of May last. {Hear.) In reply to a question frtim Mr. Rock, Whether. in case of an increase vu the Income Tax of '2 Lies cent. the Company would make •ood the payment of income on bonds ; the Chairman explicitly stated, -that should such an increase take place, the Corn. pany would most assuredly pay the tax. The Court, which was respectably attended, adt jolirlied fix fit. - . • l . _I • I Itigh. Officers o be en- say. ,st light tie s and. struck corning nd it is to be reef of For d near be day Lisbon nd Co. est•ln. under LWOW Sail. id the Isgate e Free 000hlea rs, and M.4jes. arrtor, squib", organ, ind lowing Mala- Uninn, n with kTTLE. erwick to ite the at the ctive Capt. ILltllt- lowing * James ty cor• the It RAM, :en , . erlo4ps, ep wed 'II, re- T. Ile irect rS specific pry dose to 14y . r most serious n front n.,f the , larmtinn