The National Register. — London, England, 1813-02-28 00:00:00

. THE NATION . more dreadful light, and serves as a substantial proof of the total de- struotion of his army as likewise of every thing else that has.before been made public."—(Supplement to the St. Petersburg Gazette, 1 7th (29th), Jan.) The Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Prince G. Kotusoff of Smolensko has laid before his Imperial Majesty the continuation of the operations at - War, from the 2.1 d to the 29th Dec. (4th so 10th January). " DEC. 23 (JMZ. 4.l—Gen. Count Wittgenstein reports under date the I9th (91st) inst. that in the direction which he had taken towards Prussia to act against the cores of Marshal Macdonald, he had over come all the difficulties in his way on the country roads, and come,up with the enemy already at Tilsit. lie immediately surrounded Mac donald', troops of the van with his cavalry, and separated him from the 'Prussian troops under the command of General D'York, by . the detachmentof Major-General Dubilsch, whom he at the same time instructed to enter into a negotiation v. ith that General. .0 4 On the 18th (30th) of this month Lieut.-General D'Ynrk signed an agrement to remain neutral with the troops under his command, consisting of thirty battalionsof infantry and six squadrons of cavalry, with thirty pieces of artillery. -By this means, Macdonald has n o t more than about 5000 men of all descriptions with him, and twenty pieces of artillery. " Adjutant-General Wassiitcbikoff , reports on the 19th (31st) Dec. that the Austrian troops continue their retreat, having divided them selves into three.columns and directed their march towards Warsaw, and that he is at Menshenin, with his detachment. " General Count Platoff continues his march towards Inglerburg, with the regiments of Don Cossacks, under his command. " Admiral Tschitschagoffhaxsent in three Reports. altof the 20th inst. (Jan. 1). In the first he states, that he had detached Major-Ge neral 'Lanskow from the vanguard-tenth the Alexandrian and White Russian regiments of hussars, the Livonia!' regiment of dragoons, and the third Otiral regiments ' with orders . to march to Augustow. lii the second, that he arrived on the 21st inst. (2d Jan.) in the village of Werbalin, from whence he will proceed in three marches to luster burg, and that General Count Platotf marches before the army with his regiments. In his third he states, that all the Prussian inha bitants are well satisfied with the approach of the Russian troops, and every where received them with joy. " Lieut.-General Doren Sacken writes under date of Dec. 21 (Jan. 2), that he has pursued General Re pier's corps as far as the ug, and that the enemy had 1,..5t within that time upwards of 'l,OOO men in prisoners, and an metal number of sick whom they had left behind iodi&rent places. Lieut.-General Sackett, with his corps, is at pre sent between Grannym and Thoren, in which latter place he has the left wing of his army. " Dec. 24 (lAN. s).—General Count Wittgenstein reports, under date of the Q 431 inst. (Jan. 3), that when the Prussian troops, 18,0 0 0 men strong, with 60 pieces of artillery, were obliged to conclude the agreement of becoming neutral, Macdonald finding himself separated from the Prussians, determined on making a speedy retreat with the remainder of his troops. The cavalry pursued him vigorously, and on the first day took several °dicers and about 800 men of the lower ranks prisoners. Count Wittgenstein having, in the meanwhile, ob tained intelligence that the enemy's troops which had been in Dantzic were marching to Taplakin and Wetnaw, probably with intent to strengthen Macdonald or to cover his retreat, he turned with his corps against them, and Lieut.-General Count Stenheil was, on the 22d December (3d Jan.) already in Taplakin and •Wehlaw. He likewise sent a strong party ot cavalry into the low country behind Konigsberg, and towards Elbing, for the purpose of depriving the enemy of all means ofcollecting provisions ; as, according to accounts received, he is driving in corn of different kinds. Admiral Tschitschagoff states, that on the 22d(Sd Jan.) his headmost troopsentered into Insterburg. Lieut.-General Tschaplitz's vanguard entered Gumbinnen; and Ma jor -General Count Woronzow marched into Memersdortt. General Tschaplitz informs, that Major-General Count Oruk was , on his entrance into the village of Stalupenen, received by the inha bitants with undissembled joy and transport ; they all unanimously exclaimed, " May the Emperor Alexander be the protector of the innocent suffering nation ;" and immediately went to procure pfbvi ;ions and forage for our. troops... II I D ite. 25 (J AN, 6.)—Adjutant-General Wassiltachigoff reports, under date the st Dec. ( jan. 2), that according to certain intelligence obtained from the inhabitants, the whole -French Army has passed through Insterburg on its retreat; there was not at that time left of the whole French Guards more than IWO men. The 27th Dec. ( Jan. 8), General Count Witgenstein reports, •under date of the Toth inst. ( Jan. 6), that his van-guard, under the command of Major-Ge neral Scheptleff, on the 2,3 d ( Jan. 4), came up with the enemy near Labrau, where they had taken ar tvantageous position, ancfclefended themselves obstinately. The battle continued till noon. and after the enemy were drivers out of their position they retired towards Konigs berg, into which place Major-General Schepilefr's van-guard was carried on their shoulders. The enemy lost three pieces of csyuon in this engagement, and had several Officers, and about SOO men of in ferior ra_nk, made prisoners . Major-General Schepilettook posses . agsberg with the van guard of the Army, in the night of Ir. 4). His Majisty the Emperor's head-quarters, and k Mild Marshal were on that day alt the village of °tasty. L RgGISTER, FEB. '2B " REC. 28 JAN. 9).—General Count Wittgenstein reports, under date the 26th inst (Jan. 7), in completion of his former statement con cerning the taking possession of the city of Konigsberg, that the elle. my were driven out of that city by the four regiments of Cossacks, viz. that of Major-General Radium', of Lieut.. Colonel Tscherniss bow, of Major Tschtschilen, and of Major Selewanow—ali under the command of Colonel Riedeger. They had observed the envoy's movements from the commencement of the evening. and notwith standing the darkness of the night, took advantage of every step he made for his retreat. On 22d of this month (Jan. 4), at two o'clock after midnight, Colonel Riedeger, with the Cossacks before mentioned, pushed vigorously forward, and after an obstinate fire of musketry. entered on the enemy's shoulders into the city, in which about 1300' men were made prisoners. The celerity _with which our troops forced their way into the city, obliged the enemy besides this to leave about 8000 of his exhausted troops behind them, and to sink about SO pieces of artillery, with the cartridge boxes, which belonged in the besieging train that was in Courland, and which the inhabitais . are now employed in getting out. Besides this several Russian staff and other officers and privates who had at difibrent times been made pri soners were again restored to liberty, and a considerable quantity of provisions and forage were likewise found in the magazines. After taking possession of she•city, Colonel Riedeier again set out with the aforesaid cavalry, without making the least delay, in pursuit.of the enemy. In the course of our pursuit of the enemy from Tilsit to Konigsberg, and after taking possession of the city, he has lost 51 pieces of cannon in the whole. Adjutant. General Wassiltschikow states, under' date the Ilth inst. ( Jan. 5) that the Austrian troops, after strengthening their advanced posts. had drawn themselves to.. wards Warsaw. The head-quarters of his Majesty the Emperor anel of the Field-Marshal arrived this day in the village of Meretsch.". (Petersburg Gazette, Jan 7-19.) WILNA. Dze. 30, (lAN. 11.)—On theday before his Majesty the Emperor's departure from this place, namely on the 25th Dec. (Jan. 6), the following Order was issued from his Itnperial Majesty to the MOTS,. 44 SOLDIERS ! Your valour and perseveracre have been rewarded. by a renown which will never .clie among posterity ; your names and deeds will pass from mouth t , l mouth, from your sons to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to the latest posterity. " Praise" he to the Most High ! The hand of the Lord is with us. and will not forsake us. Already there remains not a single enemy on the fact of our county)... You have reached the borders of the Em pire over their dead bodies and bones. It still temains for you to go forward over the tame, not to make conquests, or to carry the war into the countries of our neighbours, but to obtain a wished-for and solid peace. You go to procure rest for yourselves, and freedom and independence for them.—May they become our friends. " The acceleration of peaCe will depend on your conduct. You are Russians! You areChristnins! Is it necessary, in addition to those names. still to put you in mind, that it is a soldier's duty to be valiant in battle, and peaceable on the march and during your residence in'peaceable countries. I do not threaten you with punishment because I know that many among you well deserve it. You have seen in our own court , try, the robbers who plundered the houses -of the innocent peattan try. In your just emotions of revenge against them, you have pu nished those villains who would resemble them. Should such a one contrary to expectation, be found, he cannot be a Russian, he will be driven from amongst you! • " Soldicrs this is demanded and expected from you, by your true religion. your native country, and your Czar.".—(St. Petersburg Ga zette, Jan. 10-22.) LETTER FROM GENERAL YIELD MARSHAL PRINDL M. Go KUTDIOTIP OP SMOLENSK°, TO MS EMINENCE AMBROSIUS I METROPOLITAN OF NOVGOROD AND SIG IPITERCEURGH, DATED DEC. 23, 1812— (JAN. 4.) " Bestow your benediction on this present offered by our warriors, to the giver of victory, the brave Don Cossacks : restore to God the treasure plundered from his temples.. They have entrusted me with the d u ty of transmitting to your Eminence this silver, which was once the ornament of the images of the Saints, afterwards the prey of bar barous rubbers, and at length wrested from their gripe by the brave Don Cossacks. The leader of this corps of Cossacks, Count M. J. Plato''. all his brave warriors, and myself, wish that this plate, which in weight amounts to forty pounds, shall be made into images of the four Evangelists, and adorn the Church of the Mother of God, of Ka sen, in St. Petersburgh. All the necessary expences of casting these holy images we take on our 'account your Eminence will have the goodness to order that able. artificers may be employed to fulfil the pious wish of our warriors, by casting these images of the Holy Evan ' gelists, which they offer in their zeal tor the Temple of God. As soon as you shall inform me what the expense will be, I will remit to you the money. It appears to me that these images would be ap propriately placed; close to the door of the sanctuary, and before the great Communion table, that they may strike the eye of the devout when they enter the temple. On the pedestal of each of these images musrbe engrave** the foll Owing inscripti4n:-lihe zealous offering of the Corps of Don Cossacks. " Hasten to e:ect in the temple of God this monument of battle and vi‘tury, and while you erect it say with thankfulncso to Yrovi. 111t16, _ollof tiot.i 23 , 1 ( Jai ot the t--.•• • • • • t •• • I fiti. •