The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-27 00:00:00

SEPT `7 kn o w , a '.(l the battle of Valentina were then felt. Tl,e p. p-tial defeat of th e centre of the Russian army, and its p re- I o,itate retreat, compelled it to draw in its wings formed of the corps under W ITG ENST F.I and TORM ASOW, for fear short be cut oft These movements led to the t h e y sho gradual evacuation of Livonia, by which the road to P e _ tersburgh would remain uncovered, and of Volhynia, Podolia. and Kiovia. which would afford the accession of f esh Polish volunteers to the enemy. The scale of war began to turn against Russia, and a general action with the c entre, which (if fought on the frontiers) would , if t u have only given the enemy the possession of XV ilua, w hilst the Russians in their long line of retreat, would have had time to repair their disaster, and repeatedly to face their pursuers) might now place the ant lent capital of Rusl.ia in the power of the. Conquerof, and by intimidating the naturally weak mind of ALEXANDER, perhaps induce him to termi nate the campaign by an inglorious peace. At such a tical moment, the arrival of the long expected expedition from Sweden on the Russian coast might restore the equi librium, if not turn the fate of the war against France. 1 n any other quarter it would be useless, for even its landing might not be heard of until after the fatal blow had been struck, and the ruin and degradation of Russia sealed. In this, it might save a tottering monarchy, and tear from the very grasp of ambition the prey on whose vitals it has been admitted to feast. How eagerly must all the friends to the independence of the world, therefore, long to hear that the Swedish expedition has sailed, and is landed where its powerful interference will not momentarily obtain indisidual objects, but will retrieve the sinking for- tunes of a great empire ! FOIiEIGN INTELLIGENCE. SIXTEEKTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. Vii:sma, Aug. 31. The head-quarters of the Emperor were, on the 17th, at ,Lovo ; ou the V/1111, near Senlovo; on the `49lh, in a castle one league in the ! rear Viastrot; and on the 30th, at Viaseta ; the arty matching in thre, columns—the right, formed by the Viceroy, proceeding by a nouchkino, blame. kul, Kostereetkovo, and Novee . ; the cell' re, ! formed by the King of Naples. the corps of the Prince of Eclimuhl the Duke of 1 lc-tinges, and the guards, matching on the grand ro it and the left, by the Prince Poniatowsky, marching on left bank of the 0-ma be Volosk, I munike, llolooskoe, and Slunck villaOng the gith, the enepty wishing to re..t on the 0 lint, opprisite the ge of Riebke, took - a position with his rear guard. 'H ie King of . Naples directed Isis cavalry on the left of the enemy, which amounted to 7or 8 000 cavalry. Several charges took place, all to our advan taut% A lmtialion of the enemy was penetrated by Ow 4111 regiment of Lancers. Ac, hundred prisoners were the result of this small itlair. The positions of the enemy were carried, and he was obliged to quicken hit retreat. Ott the the enemy was pursued. The advanced guards of tlsee French columns came up with the rear guard of the enemy ; they eschatnied several euneon-shot. The enemy was driven every where. General Count Cauliii co urt entered Viasma on the i?.•th, at day break. The enemy had burned the bridges, and set fire to several quarters of the city. Vaisma is a town of 13,00:1 inhabitacts : there ate 4600 burghers, met( unl artisans ; there are 3'2 churches. Consider able resources in tlour,suap, drugs, &c. and large magazines of brandy. were f mind. 'lke Russians burnt the magazines ; and the finest houses in the town were on lire at our arrival. Tw , i batiali ins a the nth were employed with muell activity In extinguishing them. We got it under, and 'saved three (pi - niers of the town The Cossack' before they left it committed the most dreadful pil age, which has made the inhabitants say, :hat the Russians think Viasma will be no longer under their dominion, blace they t r eat it in so bArbarous a manner. All the population of the toms teti;eS niva. Moscow. It is said there are now of.. mill Mll amt an ba!lof - m il, in that great city. They fear the re:nilt of these crow Co ds. Tint inhabit ants SI, that General Kutusow has been appointed maim" Uhivi of thu Russet u artily, and that be took the cats:Rand ft the Mb. • SEP T gosolma s lr parti: ll 4 the con thew sl gradual tershitr! Podolia f esh I began I centre, nate, whilst had tit pursue pow(r weak nate t tical from !, AM' landir blow Itos.ti; and ti vitals the fl to hi lande obtai tune: Tit 01) tli rear woic Coin , the I tool the ( 0 villa Nap to 7 true Lait The his I Frei excl br e of bur attic RP Wil • tht iht i till a I I t Ql •0 TIIF. NATIONAL REGISTER. 595 Ihe (i anti Dlike Co t :statittoe, who tiatt ieto.tit tl t the 41 fuilrtl i I, has (Alilled A litt c rain has fallen, which has la , tl thr thi-t ivirletl 111-.• army. The weather to-iivy is very time--it sdl last, a. they be :ievc, to the lt`th of OctuLer, which 6ivei us still lusty ea :le* pulpit SEVENTEENTH BULLETIN THE FRENCH ATIMV. j Fein. 3. The beted-qtritters were, nit the 31st of At gust, at eleche,u ; on the ist raid Yd or Septen,bi r, at Ghjat. The Ring Napns, Nish the advanced etrrd, had his head-quar ters on the ht, ten wersts in advance of 001 the Vieeir.e had his the sante dist nice in advance on the left ; arid Prince I'• Iti.ato.%ski had pushed lot ward two leaote:on the rieht. ';‘,llle discharges ot art elery and attaelvs w.th the sabre carte eschanged in each di;ecio.n, and .t kw buodreds at Wis. Ler% were taken. The Ultjat river empties itself i.tto the H'o' s es. Thus we are in pos session of the cours- rt those waters that flow into the Caspian !sea. he tilij 4 is navi :able to the IVulga The city of Ultjat contains a pupulation of eieht or ten thousand souk. Many art the houses are built ot stone and Mick. lime are many parish churches, and several manotactoti-s of linen 4 ,.1•nh. It is parfectly clear that agriculture has nilde great progres• in this country within the last forty years. It no loafer bears and resemblance to thus descriptions which a-e Liven of it. Pt t ,toes, pul.-e, and cal,hages, grow these iu abundance : the granaries are tell. The present is the harvest season; and we enjily it .w the s tnie w , ather bete as we m Prance at the commencement of October. 'fire des- tiers, the prisoners, th" ;tants, all agree tit:it the locates: crtenstott p evalk at Aloscuw, and i.. the Russian army, whiet, is uistraeted with a diver-I'y of opit.ions, and hos stab red clue-mous kwes iu the different acti. ns. Saute of the (ienerds have he 4 n changed: It appears that the op nion of the army is vol (avo trable• to the plans of Barclay de Tulli ; he is accused of having made his division• fight in detail. The Prince of Schwartzenberg is in Willy - Ilia : the Russians fly he- - fore Idm. Si.me sharp affairs have taken place before Riga; the Erus,tans have always had the advantaae, We Lave found in Lois rlace two Bulletins, which give an account f the acts its before Sawlensko, and el the battle of the Drissa. They have appeared butliciontly curious to be annexed to till Ilt.11,ti:1. When we-•Itall receive the sequel of these Bulletins, they shall he sent to 7lrc ithinitfu , -. It appears by their co , ,tents, that the edam - has pro fited by the instructions he received fram Moscow, " that the truth is net to be told to the liusraan people, but that they are to he deceived with lies." Smolensk() was set on tire by the Russians. Tht y set tires to the suburhs an the day after the battle, when tt•ey saw ( - or brith:e established over the Butysthenes. They also set fire to Doroghohout, to Vtasma and to Ghjat ; but Vet* Irench came up in Our •0 ext.ngeish t. This may be easily canceived. The French have no inter • st ut hurtling those towns that belong to them, and dep.iving thentsAife4 • -it the resources which they t.tfird. The cellars have been every whet e. with brandy, leather, and every species of at jcle that is useful to an army. It the colt ray be wasted, if the inhabitants suffer more that a state of war warrants. the fault iv in the Russians. Toe army rested on the td aild 3d nt the vicinity of Ghjat. It is positively asserted, that the enemy im employed in forming an entrenched camp in fount of Mojaisk, and has established lines before Moscow, At the battle of Krasnoi, Colonel Marbeni, of the sixth light ca valry, was wounded with a bayonet at the head of his regiment, in the iiiid,t of a square of Russian infai:try, which he bad penetrated with the greatest intrepidity. We have thrown six bridges over the Glijat.—(llionitenr, Sept. 18.) The Ullowing is one of the Russian articles alluded to in the seven teenth li•illetin MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. " On the 4th (16th) tit August, the Emperor Napoleots, at the 'Seed of his whole stymy, 100.000 strong, witde his appeal once Wine Smo lensk°. He was received about sit wersts frorn the city, by the corps of lueutenant-General Rajewoky. The battle conthienced at tax in t' e morning, and at noon became tno.4 him dv. The -couruge . of tho Russians ovcrcatne titittibe.s, and the enemy was uvcrtinowst. The corps of Genera! Doctorow, which had :wiled to rep.ace that•of Ka jewsky, attuckcci the enemy cm the sth (17th) at clay-light, and the t•ngsgyment lasted till etigl,t fall. The enemy was repulsed every point ; and the Rot , stati soldiers, full of that uourage us.ti it-treptdity which animate! , them in the defence of Oei. Wash% with clew peratioa, invoking thu assistance of the Alt , 1, 4 0)1C!.1 . " But &thug this time the airy of Salchow . War r ,aill