The National Register. — London, England, 1813-01-24 00:00:00

" - .... 54 ~• ~ . . .- J.N. 24. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTEO: was posts of cavalry occupied Novogrodeck and Gavion; but that a detach' melt of the enemy, who were retreating with rapality, had been defeated by the Cessacks under the Aide de Camp General Count.Oseharotisky. Dec. 14.—Major General Toutselikotf arrived on the 10. h, with his corps at Minsk, and immediately sent two regiments of Cossacks, under the command of Colonel Grekotf, towards Noeoswerschena, in search of the enemy, and in order to form a communicsdiun w:th the detachment under Count Oseliarotrsky Dec. Is.—Count Oscharoff.ky reports, cm' the 14th, that he en t er ed o en the 13th inst. with his detachment o the town ef Lida, having pushed his advanced posts even as far as tinder the walls of Bielieza; but having been informed that the Austrian troops had quitted t hat place, and had moved towards Grodao, he immediately ordered two regiments of Cossacks, under the command of Colonel A nclrionaff, to occupy it, and send parties on the roads to Grolno Stonim. Die. 16.—H0 also reports on the 15th, that the Austrian General Moore was, on the 11th, with his detachment, at Rouschany, that being watched by the Cossacks, he was continuing his match to wards Grodno. Dee. 17.—General Count Platoff reports, on the 15th, that conti nuing to pursue the enemy closely, he arrived on the 11th of this month, at ten o'clock in the morning, at Kowno; and that the enemy, uniting with the troops in the town, which was surrounded with en trenchments, having redoubts upon its heights, maintained and defend ed himself with obstinacy, opening at the same time a very consider able fire. The cannonade continued on both sides till dark. In the mean time Cntiat Platoll ordered his regiments of Don Cos sacks to pass the Niemen upon the ice, to menace the enemy upon th e left bank of the river, and to force him, by that means, either to aban don the town, as quick as possible, or to surrender. Towards nig it, two columns k one after the other, made a sortie from the town, but they had hardly passed the liver when the Cossacks vigorously at tack:al-them with their pikes, and dispersed them, leaving a consider able number of killed on the spot. One party of them tied along the river towards Tilsit, another took the road to Wilkowisk, being pur sued. by the elite of the Cossacks. Amongst the killed was found a General of rank, as was proved by his being decorated with the chief order of the legion of honour. Many say, that it was Marshal Ney, as commander of these troops. let this attack Major Karatschko. witach took a hausse col, two standards were also taken. At the capture of Kowno were made prisoners 80 Staff, and other Officers, and above 500 privates, without reckoning the invalids that were found in the hospitals. During the pursuit of the enemy for three days, and upon his defeat on the Niemen, 5,000 were made prisoners, amongst whom were two Colonels, and above 160 Staff and other Officers, and 21 pieces of cannon, were taken. Even in this town were found 779 artillery tumbrils complete, and with all their ammunition, and in the magazines . 3,000 tschetwert of rye and torn. Major-General Toutschkoff reports, that having united his corps with the detachment of Colonel Knorring, he will quit ,Minsk on the 13th of this month to go to Novoswerschenne. General Tormasoff reports on the 13th, that the 4th, 6th, arid Bth corps, and the van-guard of the Aide-de-Camp General Wasiltschi koll, take up their cantonments in the districts of Wilna, Lida, Os elioniana, and Wilkomirsk, having stationed the advanced posts of cavalry of the latter place at the village of Bocksti, upon the'Beresina, and at Doudi, as well as strong pickets - of Cossacks at Nikolaeff, upon the Niemen. To-day the regiments of horse guards, and the chevalier gardes, as well' as the regiments of infantry, have entered Wilna.under the command of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine. In defiling before the Field Marshal General Prince De Stnolensko, each man expressed his joy by three hurrahs. All the troops of the guards have: taken up their quarters in the town and in the suburbs, as well as their cantonments in the neigh bourhood. D.Fe. 18.—The head-quarters of.thc Field Marshal are at Willa. JOV&NAL Or THE MIEI/PARY OPERATIONS FROM THE 19th TO THE . . • • - , -.9.5th DECENLHEtt. Dze. 19.-.-The Aide-de-Camp, C'eneral YVasiltsehikoff, arrived to day with his detachment at Mosty. • Die. 20 —The Li. utenant-General Schepeleff reports, that on the 10th December he detached 1;000 men of the militia of Kalouga, to Dobrouisk. The Aide-de-Camp, General Conn. Oseharoffsky, reports on the ' 19th Dece:nber, that Major Schamscheff, whom he had sent with a regiment of Cossacks to Louna, having learnt that a party of Russian prisoners, wider an A usttian escort, were on the Grodno road, imme diately detached L'Esaoul Markowovith a party of Cossacks, who, having overtaken the enemy at ten wersts fisom Grodno, attacked him, and delivered the prisoners, viz. four Officers, five Sub-Officers, and forty-two soldiers, a• .d also took from Officer of gens d'armes and one hundred soldiers. He further states, that he had ordered his detaclonent, consisting of the 1911 i regiment' of chasseurs ) the hussars of Marienpor, and a company of fl Ong artillery, to ad. vance to Grodno, in orddr to repose after its fang and fatiguing marche• ; and tha ha was himself, gohig witl4. the Cossacks to Bialystock, . " . Doc. 21,.....Maj0: General Toutschkoff zr:ived with his corps ; the detachment of Colonel Knorring having been added to it at Kiadanow, on the 2d. C( lone) Grekoff being with two regiments of Cossacks at Holbzach, made prisoners, by a party which he had detached, four men of a,. enemy's patiole of the hussars of Kieninayer. I)Ec. —Lieutemint-Geveral Sachen reports on the 12th of Dec. that he should march, on t, e 13th of DeLeinber, with his corps to Pinsk, from thence to Sionina ; and that after the battles which took place on the 13th, 11th, 15th ' and 16th, at Gornostintz and Wilke. wit.k, his right flank occupied Kowle and Kulka, and hip left tlauk Loubomte. Admiral Tchkhagoff reports on the lath, that he is arrived with his army at feszno, and-that Major-General Landskoy, whom he had sent with a detachment of light troops from jeszno to Preen, tell in with the encmv at this last place. atrac:lted him on two sides, repulsed him, and made 1)6s -fa rs five Officers and 180 soldiers. Another party, under the orders of Letitcoant-Colonel Davidoff, having been detached along the right hank of the Niemen, attacked the enemy near Poune with the bayonet, and trade 217 prisoners. This same party having afterwards passed the Niemen, occupied the position of Balberschick . In the mean time, Major-General Landakoy opened the road to I.Vilcovitch, in order to establish a communication with the troops of General Platoff, at Kalwary, and entirely cleared thz country of the enemy between the frontier and the line marked. Iu . these operations he made 14 Officers and 600 soldiers prisoners. The partizan Colonel Davidoff reports, on the 21st December, that on the 20th he occupied the city of Grodno, and found there the enemy's magazines and hospitals, of which he will send a detailed report ; that he liketviso found a magazine at Meretech, and that he left it under the protection of the Moscow regiment of dragaons, which had just arrived. The Austrain.General Froelich, who occupied Grodno, retired. General Count Wittgenstein reports on the 21st, that the Aide-de- Camp Genera! Golenistscheff Kutusoff, in pursuing the enemy from Wilna to several miles beyond Kowno, made prisoners 139 Staff and other Officers. and 1970 soldiers, and took one colour; and that on the 17th, a party of his detachment, going to Furburg. overto'k a small column.. of the enemy ' co mpletely defeated it, and took one Staff Officer, seven superior Officers, and 200 men prisoners. This detachment afterwards occupied the town of Furburg. The Colonel of tilt guards Suchosaneff. having been detached from the advanced guard of Major-General Diebitsch, found some small magazines at Kaidanow and Darko ff , took several prisoners, and one hospital with eighty sick. Another party under the orders of the Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery Kostom.roff, discovered the enemy on the 23d at Grinkischni, and having attacked him in the evening, made prisoners two Officers and thirty soldiers, and also took 200 new muskets. His Imperial Majesty arrived this day in good health at his army at Wilna. Dec. 23.—General Platoff reports on the 21st, that since his re port of the capture of Konow, several mavazines have been disco vered, and 170 tonnolets of brandy ; that 30,000 new muskets with bayonets were found in one of the churches ; and that a like num ber had been burnt at the arsenal, of which nothing remained but the iron. Dec. 24 —General P 1 -toff also reports on the 23d, that 200 barrels of flour, 150 of lye, 605 of oats, and 59 quintals of hay, were found at Kalwary ; and 500 muids of fl our,i and 200 of flour at Wileovitch. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood had also eneaged to furnish ra tions, every three days. of bread and grain for 50,001:I men, and also oats and hay for 15'000 horses. They were ordered to provide this quantity for the use of the enemy, and they now voluntarily offer to supply our troops with it. During the pursuit from the passage of the Niemen to I.Vilcovitch, the enemy has lost . , independent of the privates, of which 1000 are daily brought in, more than 200 Offuers, and four pieces of cannon. General Count Wito , ,ensteist reports, on the 2.3 d, that tit:- detach ment of Lieutenant-Colonel Tittenho;n, sent by the Aid-de-Camp General Golenistcheff Kutusoff fell in with two squadrons of Prus sian hussars before Tilsit, immediately repulsed them, and pursued them through that town, and a mile b. yond. The enemy lost forty men in prisoners, and one cannon was taken at the village of Do browski. Considerable magazines were found at Tilsit and Ragult. Lieutenan;;-General Sachcn reports on the 21st, that he is passing with his corps by Chomsk and Pesky, and hOpes to arrive at gcua nany on the 2lth. Head-quarters at Wilna. 'STATE Or THE CAPTURES MADE lII` Ti:! RUSSIANS VP TO TUN 26111 DECEMISED. . „ TOTAL. 41 Generals. • 1498 Officers. 167,510 Ncn-connnissioned officer; and soldiees 1,131 Pices of cannon. St. Petcrsburgh, Dec. 31, 1812. MY LORD—It IS With deep affliction that I ata to announce to your Lordship the death of the Earl of Ty rconncle I