The National Register. — London, England, 1812-08-09 00:00:00

AUG. 9. w as t l'erchi Gene , liaron bade Soult was at Blake ; Mar ., stud the l'iince of Monti! was in advance of Bobruwitski, pushing heads of columns in every dir,:ction. PlstotT retreated precipitately on the 6th, t Nikolaew: Pri-ce B:ignition having set out in the beginning of July from Wol- L o w s oa his route to Wilma, was is tercepted in his march. He turned bark with a view to reach IllinsL ; nticipated there by the Prince of Eckinut I, he altered his direction, gave up his intenti at of prucee di o: , towards the Dwina, and moved towards the lioristhene,: br k, across the inarshe, of Beresina. M.ll-11,1 tit.- Prince of Eckimild entered Minsk on the Bth. He I,timt there consider able magazines of flour, hay, cluathing, &c. 11u hail already arrived at Novni-Sworgiew : perceiving that . he wits anticipated, lie sent orders to burn the 'naval: es; but the Prince of &lambi did not give tiene fur effecting these orders. The King of Westphalia %RS on the 9th at Nowogrodek ; General negaier at Magazines, baggage waggons, quantities of me &cities, and straggling parties, fall into our hands every instant. The Russian divisions arc arraying in these countries without any pre viou,lv arranged route, pursued on every side, losing their baggage, hawing their magazines, destrtying their ai:Allery, and leaving their pl ices wit' out defence. (ieoet al Baron Colbert took, at Vileika, a magazine of 300 quintals of fi )11r, a hundred thousand rations of bread, &c. Ile found also at I'ileika a cli,st containing 200,000 francs, in copper money. • All t..e e advantages have scarcely cost the French army a man. &ace the petting ot - the campaign there have been about thirty killed iit all the co 11S, about 100 wounded, and ten prisoners, whilst we, have already taken from I,ot/0 to ,500 Russian prisoners. The Plidce ut Sch ,arrzenberg passed the Bug at Droghitchin, pur sued the enemy in different directions, and made himself master of loamy b .g,:age carts. The Prince of Schwartzenberg praises the recep tiou lie hat owl with trout the iidsithitants, and the spirit of patriotism %Lich animates these counties. Thus, ten days atter opening the tincatiga, our advanced posts are upon the Dwina. Almost the whole of Lithuania, colitaining tour millions of inhabitants, has been con quered. The operations of the war commenced at the passage of the Vistula. The projects of the Emperor were from that time plainly unt..l l ed, and he had no time to lose in carrying them into execution. Thus, the army has been making forced marches from the period of passing that river, in order. to advance by mea.is of manoeuvres upon the Dwitia, for the distance between the Vistula and the Dwina is greater than that between the Dwina and Musiere, or Petersburg!). The Russians aopear to be concentrating themselves upon Dnuaburg : they give nut that it is their intention to wait for us, and to give us battle bef re we enter their antient provinces, after havitig abandoned Pohlad without a contest, as if they were constrained by justice, and had wished to restore a country badly acquired, is as much as it had ant been gained by treaties, or by the right of conquest. The heat tuarinues to be very violent The people of :Adamd are in motion on all sides. The White Eagle is haisted every where. Priests, nobles, peasants, and women, all call tor the independence of their nation. The peasants are ex tremely jealous ref the happiness of the peasants of the Grand Duchy, who are free; for, w h a t ever ma y b e sa id to the contra/y, li a erty is considered by the Lithuanians as the greatest blessing. The peasants express theni.elyes with a vivacity of elocution, which would not seem to belong to the clituates.c.f the North, and all embrace with transport, the hope tha t t h e resu l t of t he struggle w i l l b e t h e re - esta bli s h ment o f their liberty. The peasants rd . the Grand Duchy have gained their li berty, not that the, are richer, but tl.at the priloietors are obliged to moderate, ust, and humane; because otherwise the peasants would (.Ib.t their lands in order to seek better proprietors. Thus the noble 1 , 14 s noth ing . h e i s only obliged to be just, and the peasant ga i ns mach. !_t WIN be an agreea bl e grat ifi cat i on f or t h e h eart o f t h e Emperor, to 7 1 tnes, in crossi ng t h e Grand Duchy, the transports of joy und graft .- ( which th e hles s i o g of hocrty, granted to four millions of sec, has excited. Si reAraent s o f i n f antry are j est or d ere d to b e ra i se d b y a new l ev y in Lithuani a , and four regiments of cavalry have been offered by the SEVENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. His Majesty has erected upon the right bunk of the Villa an en. camp, surrounded by redoubts; and constructed a citadel uDo u the mountain o n which was 0.. antient palace of Tagillons. Thus, tw badges npoi, piles are being constructed. Three bridges upon lifts are already established. , 011 the Bth Majesty reviewed a p ar t o f hi s g uar d, c o mp o s e d of i„aliorde en d R owlett ', d i visions, commanded by Marshal the Duke of aud the old guard under the orders of Marshal the Duke of 1 , ! 4 'ZIC, in fr , itt of the intrenelted camp. The flue appearance of these 4 '4 4 mited general adusira4ion. _-•. • THE / MTG. 9• amialliglOMlONMENlMlMMaiffrimmillsw al l~anur bode Souls was at Blakewas t Perchil Gene. shal the Prince of Eckinul was in advance of Bobrowi heads of columns in every direction. PlatotT retreated on the 6tll, t Nikolaew: Pr+ ce 13:ignition having set out in the beginning of Ju L o w s oar his route to %Vilna. was is tercepted in his tamed bark with at view to reach MinsL ; . nticipated Prince of Eekinur I, he altered his direction, gave up pr , ree di o ,, towards the Dwina, and moved towards the by B. lir k, across the marshes of Beresina. M.ll-11,1 th- Prince of Eckimilil entered Minsk on t famit there consider able magazines of flour, hay, cluathi gration had already arrived at Novni-Sworgiew : perceii was anticipated, lie sent orders to burn the 'wagtail: es; In: of Eckaauld did not give dale fur effecting these orders. The King of IVestplialia "as on the 9th at Nowogrod. negnier at Magazines, baggage waggons. gnaw &cities, and straggling parties, fall iiito our hands ev rilic Russian divisions arc arraying in these countries with, • jou,' v arranged route, pursued on every side, losing th learning their magazines, destrtying their ai:illery, and I Pifer!, isiCiout defence. (leacial Baron Colbert took, at Vileika, a magazine of of fl air, a hundred thousand rations of bread, &c. II at Vileika a clii•st containing 200,000 francs, in copper nit • All t..e e advantages have scarcely cost the French ar Sider the peuitsg of . ' the campaign there have been about ins all the en ps, about 100 wounded, and ten prisoners have already taken from 1,000 to '2,500 Russian prisoners. Thr Priace of Sch ,artsenberg passed the Bug at Drogh. stied the enemy in different directions, and made hirose, many b .g r otge carts. The Prince of Schwartzenberg praise ticu Ise has met with trout the inhabitants, and the spirit e %inch intimates then counties. Thus, ten days atter o esronsign, our advanced posts are upon the Dwina. Almos of Lithuania, coutaining tour millions of inhabitants, hat quered. The operations of the war commenced at the pa! Vistula. The projects of toe Emperor were (ruin that t tinfil , ied, and be had no time to lose in carrying them into Thus, the army has been making forced marches from tilt Passing that river, in order. to advance by mea,is of manta the Dwina, for the distance between the Vistula and the creater than that between die Dwina and Musiere, or F The Russians swear to be concentrating themselves upon they give nut that it is their intention to wait for us, and bank bef re we enter their antient provinces, after having Poland without a contest, as if they were constrained by j had wished to restore a country badly acquired, is as tame not been gained by treaties, or by the right of conquest. tuarinues to be very violent The people of :'island are in motion sin all sides. The V% is haisted every where. Priests, nobles, peasants, and i call for the independence of their nation. The peasaii tremely jealous ref the happiness of the peasants of the Gra alio are free; for, whatever may be said to the contrary considered by the Lithuanians as the greatest blessing. Ti, express rherwelyes with a vivacity of elocution, which wool to belong to the en:nate:suf . the North, and all embrace with the hope thin the result of the struggle will be the re-establi their liberty. The peasants elf the Grand Duchy have gain. bert), not that th ey are r i c h er , b ut that the pr..plietors are L moderate,ust, and humane; because otherwise the peasl (,1 1 1.t th ; i t lands 111 order to seek better proprietors. Thns loses nothing, he is only obliged to be just, mid the peasant gl Itwuki be an agreeable gratification for the heart of the E. s 'itorsi in crossing the Grand Duchy, the transports of joy h ide which the blessing of lioerty, granted to four millions o excited. Six reitiments of infantry are just ordered to be raised by •in Lithuania, and four regiments of cavalry have been offer ed ic- ns SEVENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARD ,1,0 r.d His Majesty has erected upon the ri g ht b u nk of the Vi ounn, surrounded by redoubts ; and constructed lie .49"11 mountain on which Was th • antient palace of Tagilli tw • tio, b ' a i r d egiel rebsn4ir Poi• nitro are being constructed. Three b r i t established. liin ()" the Bth his Majesty reviewed a part of his guard, co ntde e II; Tr, A m Ruguet t 's divisions, commanded by Marshal di vista, *slid the old guard under the orders of Marshal th chy 1 . lio in fr..nt o f t h e ierrenclied camp. The fl ue appearan sp s 4;it w ed genera' admiration. - • •••• . • , . • - • • ~~ . rAc.' • N. '• ti'' •'•I t 483 .. ~«~rrrn..,~airi.► THE NATIONAL RtdISTER. On the 4th, timbal the . Duke 0 lerentum set m out.lrorp he , head quarters iq Itosseieti, 'the eapitel'OC nap of the.ltandsornest and most fertile Provinces',M,Polad ; .: the _General of Origin/es, .Baron Ricard, with a part of the 7tif trt, march upon,Ponicorie.4 ; th e Prussian General Kleiot.hec,l bfro.sent lir Chawle ; and the•Priissisit • Brigadier de Jeareral i. ..with ,another rrusian upon Tacit. Thee three Gettetatt • liayf . irtiieCat their peitinati,as. Gen. Kliest •wes only able i4'reaelt Ittissidn: Ole euetuy%having Intstily evasuelett . Gliawle„ after .setting.the magaFines on fire„ Gest. Bicard mit ed:par,l)t in Otemorning-of the 6th-at Poniewiez. .He had The good ferttpte of sacipgkthe magazines which wera.in it, and which containe(l4o.ooo quintets of meal. He took .160 pkisnners, among which were fourefficers. ..This expedition ' does the greatest ho nour to the detachment ef..she.,Prussian death t itussars, who' were charged with the execution of it. His Majesty has bestowed the Le gion of Honour the Commandant• of it,.: to Lieutp , de Revert,' to Sub ollieers IVerner and Poruineroit, and Krigadier.Grshousii, who in this affair distinguished themselves.. . The inhabitants of the Province of Samognia are distinguished for their patriotism ; they were free, their country was ricb,:bet their 'des tinies changed with the fall OP-land. , The better and -finest parts of the country were given by Cathetine to Souboir•-: the-peasante, free as they were, were compelled to- bet:owe slaves. The! flank qettvernent made by the army.upon \Vilna having turned.this fine provvinee, it will be of the utmost 'utility, to the army. Two-thousand• horses are their march to repair the` loss of, the artillery. Considerable magazinei hats been preserved. The, march of the army from Kowno upon' Wilms; and from %Vilna upon Dwutbcurg and Minsk,.. hitt übitged the eneiny to abandon the banks of the. Nieruen, and 'rendered this- river free, by which numerous conveys arrive at Kownw . . - • We have at this moment more titan' 150,000 'Or, tries', '2,000,000 rations of biscuit,' 000`0(10-cplintalsbf rite, See 'The cOn. voys succeeds each other with rapidity ; the . Niiiiited ii'coirdiect with boats. The passage of the Nienierfiriok Orite on the 24th. and the Emperor entered Wilna on the '2Bth. , The Ist army.of d 4 commanded west, commande by the Emperor Alexander, .is composed of nine d ivisions of infantry; and fonr of cavalry : .driveti fron t post to p6st, occupies ilte en s trenched camp at 'Drissa, in which the Kiiig of• Naples, with the corps of Marshals the Dukes of Elchingen and Reggio, several ,divisions o f r• the Ist corps. and the cavalry cr.epz.of Counts Nansouty and .Montbruh, keep it. The 2d army, commanded by Prince Bagratiuti, was on the Ist of July, at Kobreti,_ where it had collected. The 9111 and .13th di visions, under Gcn. Turmazow,, were still farther of. the Ist in telligence of the pessage t of the Niemen. ,Bragation put himself in mo tion to march upon Mina"; he effected his junction with Platnirs cossacks, who were opposite drotitni. 'Arrived slynti the tip of the Ivie, he learned that the road to.Wilna was abut against him : he dis covered that the'exeetilion of the orders he. had.receivedWould Ix rush, and cause his ruin. Simbouthicki, Trohouy,'Witchuctv, occupied . . by General Or9ucliyab :General Baron PagUl,.. and the Pi ince of Eckinuhl's corps; lie tberebre retrograded, and took the di rect ion of Minsk : but, arrived raid-way towards thattown, he learned the Prince of Eckmuhl had entered it; he again retriigradkA : from, Nevr:g he marched upon Slousk, and from thence upon Bobreusk, from whence he will have no otherresource than that of passing the Bor.'s thene!. * Thus the two armies are completely divided and separated, there being between them a distance of an hundred leagues. Prince Eckmaid hes seized upon the strong place of Boresou, upon.the Bere , sins : 60,0001 b.. of power, 16 pieces of besieenti4 artillery, and some hospitals, have fallen into his power. Considerable magazines were set on fire . ; a part was, however, saved. On the 10th, General Latoui Maubourg sent the division of light ca. Veity, commanded by General Roan , eke, adv Inced towards rler. It met the enemy's rear-euard at a short di-tatice from that town. A very brisk engagement took place. Notwithstanding the inferiority or the Polish division in number, it remained master f tote field._ the fiesieral of Cossacks, Gregoriow. was killed. a ,r 1 1500 Russians were killed in id wounded. Our loss, at the titni,i-t, was no. more than 560. The Po lish light cavalry tonglit with tile greatest intrepidity,. and its courage supplied the want of number. The same div we entered Mar. On the 13th, the King of Westphalia had his head-quarters at Nisvy. Die V 'riv has arrived at ne Vicern . • The Bavariatis, commode(' by General Count O. St. Cyr, were-ri• viewed on the 14th, at Wilna, by the Emperor. Deroy and Wrede's divisions are very fi ne. These troops have marched on Slouboku. The Diet at Warsaw, being constituted into a general Coufedatatiou of Poland, has named Prince Adam Czait. riiiski tor its President. This Prince, stet d SU years, fins for 5O years been Marshal of the Diet of l a Poland. The first act of the Diet was to declare the kingdom of P,land re.. ci tablighed.. A Deputation of the Confederation was presented i. ~_. tee I ••