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

JAN. - 24 Extract of a letter from an English. Gentleman at Peters burgh, dated Dec. 7 The campaign has been carried on .with unexamoted resolution by the Russians, which, together with the desolation that always marks the paths of a reti eat ing army., has given the war features of unusual ferocity. As an instance, I need only relate what General W INZENG ROD E declares : ' From Moscoly to 'Smolensk I travelled a prisoner, and I firmly believe that not less than 60,000 dead bodies are lyius; on the road.' BC ON APA RTE, in his presence, chare;ed the gees d'armeg, who escorted WINZEN GERODE, to shoot him if there was any danger of his being re-captured." The ollowing anecdote is extracted from the St. Peters burgh Patriotic and Political Journal, a periodical work, something in the nature of our magazines, now published in the Russian capital :—" We hope to afford pleasure to our readers, by furnishing them with an account of the escape of Lieutenant-General W INZENGERODE, and of Major NA RISHKIN, who was taken prisoner at the same time with the Bzron. On their way to Minsk they continued to che rish great hopes of being freed from their captivity ;. but When they had advanced beyond that town all shadow of hope fled. The French also were so confident of the secu rity of their prsoners, that they guarded them carelessly. One mo; eing Baron \VINZENGERODE espied a Cossack at sam:- distance, and communicated this to Major NA RISH KIN, Who at fir , t was loth to credit it; however, on approaching twarer, they :vete soon Convinced that they had in reality d'seovercd a warrior of the Danube. Baron W INZENGE- Rt)U E rose up, ekbibited his orders to view, and exclaimed, • i atu a Russian General .' The Cossack vanished in an instant; but soon after, twelve of his companions appeared, fell upon the guards, disarmed them, took the captives from the carriages, placed them on Cossack horses, and gallopped off with them to the Russian head-quarters." About the latter end of last month, the King of PRUSSIA, from temporary indisposition, or some other cause, did not appear for some days in public; and a report having got into circulation, that he had been Privately carried of to Silesia by the French, the people of Berlin' began to grow exceedingly indignant, openly insulting the French Officers, as veil as privates, in the streets. The Trench, although little used to such treatment, in any of their vassal States, for sonic time passed it over without notice. At length they prevailed on the KING, who was far from well, to make his appearance at the Theatre, thinking that this would tran quiNse the citizens. On the sth inst. he went thither, but his reeeotion was far filial satisfactory, either to himself or his conductors. No one cried " (lop save him ;" but, as if with one voice, they raised a loud and continued shout of 6 ' Long' liVe ALEXANDER," which they repeated at inter vals throughout the whole evening, intermixing it with other sarcastic exclamations, such as " Who ran away from his army ?" a question bandied about from all sides of the house. These manifestations of the Prussian spirit highly incensed the French'Officera, who thereupon gave orders to their soldiers not to spare the citizens, in case of insult ; the con serpfences of which, as may easily be'conceived, were many violent affrays, not unattended with bloodshed. A mail arrived on Wednesday from Malta, brings letters from that island to'the I.sth ult. In these a 'flesh Mention is made of the conspiracy at Leghorn, formed against Bu o N A PA RT t's authority in that quarter ; and, as before, this con- from that island to 'the lgth •In these a .fiesh mention I :7sZd' ‘t i ; He was proceeding to read them, is made of the conspiracy at Leghorn, formed against BuoN when the It r Aottitions were handed to the Clerk by whom they were • PA AT E's authority in that quarter ; and, as 'before, this con- ; rea hey regretmd the course the egletation had taken, and set ; forth in a masterly manner the evils to be apprehllpded from the ex- spiracy is connected with that at Paris in October last.— tension of the import trade. Many persons were . in custody on a charge of high treason : The 'first resolution was then rt-ad, separate from the rest. but their fate had not been decided when tile last accounts Mr. Hu E after apologizing for offering himself to the notice of , the chair, betve many pasona VP.I4 were hiy superiors in talon came away. . _ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. The Black Sea is open, and a great trade tarrying on in most kinds of grain. The letters from Gibraltar, by the Malta packet, are to the sth instant. They describe the dreadful effects of a gale of wind in that quarter. Several ships were totally lost, and nearly the whole of them driven from their anchors. Hun dreds of dead hodies were found on the beach, which bad been cast on shore by 'the waves. Extract of a letter flow Heligoland—" A small vessel has just arrived here from the Continent, whiCh brings the pleasing intelligence, that the Russians have entered Konigs berg, and that another part of their - army was proceeding to Memel, where they expected to find large supplies of corn, and a vast accumulation of ammunition and military stores of every description. It is even asserted confidentially, and generally believed, that they are already in possession of Dantzic, the enemy not being in a condition to oppose any resistance to their progress." Letters from Rio Janeiro of the 23d of October, state, that. the Buenos Ayres army had attacked the Portuguese army of observation, on the frontier. After an obstinate enc. flict, the Spaniards are said to have been defeated. The particulars had not transpired when the last accounts left the Brazils. The Monilcur of the 15th January contains a decree, dated head-quarters, Moscow, 15th October, 1812. entitled a dr. cree relative to the super intendance, organization, responsi bility, police, and discipline of the French Theatre. All the Comedians of this Theatre arc to be considered as formed into a, society, subject to such regulations as shall secure to the public the entertainment expected, and prevent disap pointment in any of the parts of the pieces announced. A fund is also to he established. from which any performer, after having acted 20 years, shall be entitled, if he chooses to retire, to a life annuity of 2000 livres, EAST _INDIA HOUSE. On Tuesday, a Court of Directors and Proprietors %Sas held, pur suant to a Resolution, to take in! consideration, the Letter of Lord Buckinghamshire. Sir HUGH INGLIS in the Chaita The minutes of the proteedingsof the last Court having been read: The CHAIRMAN shortly stated the purpose for Which they were assembled. He thought it proper . to state, that the Gentlemen be hind that bar had seen nothi g since they last met, to induce slain' to alter the opinions they had at that time expres..ed. Reports had gone abroad, that an accommodation had taken place. These, he was obliged to say, w-:re unfounded. Would to God they were not. But at present he was sorry to 'add, he knew of no approximation to such an event. • Mr. WEY R ticz was about to descriue the course the negociation had taken, when he appeared to have torgotten what he had inteilded to offer, and after a pause resumed his seat: Mr. Day Is thought to remove the trade troth the port of London was a measure fraught with danger, as it would be productive of considerable disadvantages to London, while it could do no possible good to the out-ports. If the Government knew the merits of the case, he thought they would disiniss the petitions of those who were at present so desirous of injuring theimelves. After Ministers had possessed iheruselves of that information which they must get on. this 'subject, he thought they would do so, but it, having that intorma , . don. thee shat!cl persevere hi their project of opening the import trade to the outports, he for one, should exclaim Timco Danaos et dona ferentes. Mr. WEYnR DOE again rose. +le expressed his regret that he had been so far overpowed by his feelings, as to be incapable of expressing what he had intended to say. He would, however, read his senti meats, as he had thrown them into the form of resolutions, which he I wished to submit to,the Cart. He was proceeding to read them, when the R... Solutions were handed to the Clerk by whom they were rea ;,—They regretted the course the egac i at i on h ad taken, and set forth in a masterly manner the evils to be apprelApded from the ex-