The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECUSTER. borne out by facts, as it is, by facts which could almost in duce a belief that he has the gift of prophecy, we cannot bu: think the whole entitled to attention. «' hen we find him speaking of the then projected expedition into. Canada, as an undertaking very different from what it appeared to be to M maisoN, as it has since proved-,--when we find him urgie4 the probability of General Ilut.t.'s failure at Fort Malden---of his being placed in a situation of great peril—of the impracticability of sending. him timely rein- Cr.-cements—of a disastrous termination of the campaign— of the Engl.sh, ha% jog overpowered General Hut L, being enabled to cross the river against Fort Detroit—of the cap ture of that place—of the frontier.settlements of Ohio being seriously menaced, and of nearly all the Indian nations flocking to the standard of England ; in all which instances the view he took of the subject has been proved to be correct, has been completely verified by events, we cannot but think his judgment to be relied on. The opinions of such a man are not to be passed over, as the vague surmises of a super fcial orator. They are to be regarded as coining from real knowledge and an exalted understanding; and when we oppose to such a character the stupendous ignorance and almost incredible folly of the American Executive, who, after being thus warned, could send forth Gen. merely to furnish the British with a timely supply of arms, it is almost impossible to feel alarm at the probable issue of the contest, When to the language lie?d by General GERM AN we add that witch has been heard from Mr. ItaNDoLr it, and many of the most intelligent Members of Congress, we feel still more confirmed in the opinions the have uniformly expressed with re , pect to an American war. The decided tone in which the people of the United States have generally reprobated the present conflict, and the strong remonstrances made against it, furnish irrefiagable evidence of the ruin with which it is li'- eh. to be fraught to those who have commenced it. The dissolution of the 4.71pi0n is not one of the most remote con sequences likely to result from the folly or the treason of Mr. otsoN. Their trade to the East Indies, which is of no inconsiderable importance to them, cannot he expected to survive the shock, and nearly or quite the whole of their colninerce will be completely swept from the ocean. Univer sal distress mint be the consequence ; and, supposing the worst for England—supposing the Americans to succeed in their designs upon Canada, such a conquest will not coun terbalance the losses they must be exposed to in other quar tets. Tlaasetvogaged in privateering may possibly thrive on the general ruin, but it is not too much to hope that the voice of the great body of the people will be raised so loud, in consequence .of the tremendous pressure of the war, that the present Government will be completely overturned, or compelled to adopt a new line of policy. In the event of either of these changes being effected, the speedy Winn of peace must be the consequence. The worst effects of American hostility have already been felt in this country, in those measures which preceded the war, and which, in fact, amounted to war—war on her side, though unanswered as unprovoked on ours. America made herself impotent, in a great measure, before she commenced the contest; and we trust it will be found that her hostile declaration was but the signal for her ewn chastisement, the harbinger of her own humiliation. That proper means have been taken to make.her feel the force of our arms we cannot doubt. It were vain longer to hope that she may be conci liated by pacific means. To the people of this country it NOV. 8. must now be obvious that concession is useless and modera. tion unavailing. Let the storm burst on these who have provoked it, for to a vigorous prosecution of the war alone, can we now look for the restoration of peace. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. RUS:IAN BULLETINS. GOTTTNIATION, Oct. 14.—A Geo*leman just arrived from stairs, that all elas , es of the Russians are most anxious for the conui• ►nuance of thy war ; and that fourteen of the first Nobility had 'wed upon the Emperor Alexander. to request he would •ut make peace, b ut rather burn St. Petersburgh, should it be necessary. OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF TILL ARMIES.. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armies, Field Marshal General Prince Kutitsow, reports to his Imperial Majesty as to!b , ws : From the town of Podolsk, of the tit h (18th) of Sept. " According to my submissive report of the 4th of this month, 1 con• tinned my movements towards Moskwa. After having, in prosecution of lay plan to approach nearer to the enemy's Imes of communicate ,n, made twu marches, I left my rear-guard behind me on the river Poetra, in the p isition near kulakow, and made a Mrced dank ararcli On Poilidsk• " Last &tied my rear-guard, by a stolen march, followed the army on this flank road. having lelt 8 party of Cossacks behind them, who were to make a lidse movement towards Kolonina, as if the army had like wise made its retreat towards there. I still continue hitherto to receive accounts of this fake movement, the enemy having followed the Cis. sacks in divisions. This of me an opportunity of placing the away so that it will to-morrow, after haring made a flank movement of 18 wersts on the Malaga road, and sent a strong party on the Moshiiik .road, very much threaten the rear of the enemy. I hope that by these tura: s the enemy will endeavour to give me battle, from which, being in an advantageous situation, I may expect the same result as at Bo rodino." From the village of Krasnya Nary, 1 lilt (sad) Sept. " The army, which is at present on the old Kaluga road, and in its position cosers Tula, Kaluga, and Orel, has happily perthroted the movement which I submissively explained is my report of the lath instant. The army, by making this flank movement, after having crossed the river Moskwa, to conce d its intention, put the enemy i n to tleuht by every march, and smasked itself, whilst taking its road to the intended point, by talse movements of the light troops, who made de monstratiens towards Kolumna, and sometimes towards Serpuchae, which were followed by large bodies of the enemy. The rear-guet!, which crossed the river Pochra, followed r.tter ; and it is at preen( in a parallel line with the army towards MosLwa, about tee svcrsts distance, and has not been disturbed by the enemy since turning off from the road to Koloinua. " The enemy, who has lost sight of our army, and still remains in , doubt, detaches strong parties out on different rousts t,) discover us. On the 7th (19th) a MajersGeneral, whit a party of Cossacks and the Mnriapol hussars, discovered the enemy near the village of Snaminik, attacked four regiments of the enemy's cavalry, and made 200 men pri sutlers, tegether with a Colonel, Id officers, and 40 subalterns : a v ntinsber of them were cut down t and lie totally defeated theta. Even mar parroles bring in many prisoners ; the numbers of which sent in . yesterday.. and to-day, amount to 5 00 omen. As lam now p osted on the road, and have approached the enemy's rear on the side of Moshaisk, m order to operate against it, I have sent out a strong detachment under the command of blnjor.Geiteral Dorochow ; from whom I have this day received a report, stating his having already succeeded in making sit officers and 200 privates prisoners : meanwhile Lieutenant-Coloe el Dawydow, of the Achtyrke regiment of hussars, has long been posted between Ghatsk and Moshaisk, and performs his operations with great success in stopping the enemy's communications. "The Adjutant• G eneral Baron Winzingerode, who is posted on the road to Twer, has ales a detachment on that to Jaros!aw, lied in concert with the operations ! of the army on the Moshaisk road, will likewise act on the same. " General Dorochow at this moment reports, that be has discovered the corps of General Lanusse, consisting o f infantry, cavalry, and in t tillery, on the rand from Mosheisk to Moskwa. The rest c oncerng the Moshaisk road your Impelial Majesty will perceive from t he re 1 , port of Major-General Dorochow, which I herewith forward m the Pciersten et Gazette, Oat. (i.) Extract from the reports of Major-Genera! Doruchow to Prince 11:r tusow, of lilt! 10th (t2d) Septetuber.