The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-12-05 00:00:00

,1 • , 4 ! 4;, . . l' i 'i:' . f '~. 5 !. • II 41, r e 1..., I n • 4 ... - 1 s 1 P , . t 7 • 4 4 I. , 4 ' • i 4 . ~, 1 t.l • , ~..,.. $ ~. , 1. 7, i . li , .. t. 1 i, I r , , .. • .. . • , ; It '• i• li . • 1' r4s .. ; !' P . 1 • 1 ; I 1 4 ' , , r ; ';:, 1 .1 'I ,•$• I • . . 0 . ... I , 4 !,.. , . f....: i' 3. ••• j . 1 1 . t' ( .1. ... , • . I . - !, it , . t . ( ....? 'I'II C I'ATESMAN this, he broke up with his whole army, and followed the enemy. 64 The Russian advanced guard, under Platow, overtook the French army on the Ist of November, near olotsk, not fur from Borodino, and took I Min colekralknd le-rpitmes of taanoft. " The . 4.3 d Novehnbir, Gen..Wilniedewitch, sup ; Ported Ptak's!, attacked several French corps near 'resort, cottimaticled by the Vice-King of Italy, Datoisstattlasp4,thasscasomsaria.conaptately as : • feated, and lost one colour, fire cannon, and 2000 I prisoners, amongst whom is. Getr. sPetdels. The whole road to Mojaisk is covered with ammunition waggons and dead horses. The FFOOOllO%' retreats 1 daily upwards of 50 wersts. • • " Adm. Tschetchakoff's adianced guard, .under • General Tschnplitz, entered Slonim Ihe 2,lst:Qct.i and took Gen. Kanopka, with the whole of the three] Uhlan regiments of Guards,• prikonrs. Colonel, Tcherniskoff, with a detached co rps,. has .ndranced near Warsaw. A corps, • belonging to General Witgenateitt's army, has entered Witepak." F.XTILACT OF A TATTFA FROM COI:MT M4SEM I DAtti STOCKM.U.M. NOY. 19.• Two Messengers arrived to-night from Rossii. Wittiugstein has totally destroyed Victor and St.' Cyr's armies, and is now near Smolensk. When Bonaparte left Moscow,* he ordered Murat to attack General Benningsen, but he was driven back. Bonaparte then attacked Kutusow in person, with great desperation, near Maloyarosktinvitz, and was again repulsed. lie then intended to fight a general battle ; and, if he was conqueror, to march by way of Kalouga to Poland, and there re ! main in winter• quarters, as near 4alicia as pos sible; but he found the Russians so fortified, that it was impossible; he had, therefore, nothing left but to epucentrate his whole , force, and return by way of Smolensk, which is entirely laid waste; the bad roads a►rd the dreadful wants the French are in, ; gavb Kutusow time to come up with them near "Viasnia, when .he gave them bat* . and defeated them. Before the battle Bona. 'parte gave the command to Murat, and went himself with 6OW men to Smolensk, on his • way home, hut he was met by Gen. Oertel's.datachment, which obliged him to return : he then tried to retreat by the road which goes from Smolensk towards the i sea ; there lie was met by Wittgenstein's advanced- I' guard, was beaten, and ouliged to fall back on the I' Grand Army. - Ile has u•w in front of him Tormasow's, Tait. chakoff's, and IVittgenstein's armies, and in his rear Prince. Kutusow with 150,000 men. • The Russians take daily 3 or 4000 prisoners; Wittgenstein made in one day 6000, and took 23 pieces of cannon; Platow .10 pieces of cannon and 3700 prisoners. • In the written eopy it is Smolensk, but this must beau er ror Of the Translator. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. l dored to !wbiit! before the House. And an humble Address was ordered to b- presented to the Prince Regent, praying Ws Royal Highness to be pleased to miler these Papers to be :aid berme the Nouse by the proper (Mere: HIS SIAJESTY'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. The CIIANCY.I.LOR of the EXCHNUFR moved for leave to bring in at to amend an Act pasied last Session, authorising certain _Cr:run:is- prpperty,. Some douLts hayingorisen, whether or no those Oonuntssioners had a right, under that Act, to manage the farms and forests of his AWeaty . k the Olijeit of"the e 0111 was to give .tioens,•iitat power.-- Leave given to bring in a Bill. The House then adjourned till Monday. kern , Math. Due 1 1 .., . 0 1 0 , Lisbon 0 , 1 .. • , .lessev 0 0 ' PRICE Olt STOCKS THIS - Bank 211 • 9 per Cent. Red. !;7iii 3 per Cent. eons. 4 per Cents. 73.1 j per Cent. Netvy Long. inn. DA Y• AT O O'CLOCK: Lludits. Booth. par ' dis; Each vier Hol; 3.}d. 1 2 p Ditto 31d. f ?. p OmHewn 5 pr. Consul: for Acct. ss. l iii • Lottery Tickets . itT—m.l.l4llPion at Villa.: " In the evening the army took pos . :erte rs F Drigo. On the heat day, at day-break d it n ta re k n eli cetl fro it m s mtaherche.neinTyhe, a g n r d eat th i a u t im o b f er hi :f c". i sufficiently prove that his retreat was made v , ith so ' i much precipitation, as to occasion disorder. Il e , then sought to retard our victorious march by throw. ' e pesonera , ing in our way alt the obstacles which thsehouratturdeurs: Elite couutry oilers. The bridge of Tonitemada, d e fended for a moment by his artillery, "e.lej Soon r; tic r power, not withstandingthe disadvautages offer e 4 by the position. After a. canno:(llald,rosuf.edk ttiio7,otlllieuctriateintaays.wacisuorblviagteld-gtuoa retir e wit.. te• • to Magoz, and thliee i ad . r ti i g q c liii i t t : r r s t a : i i r i t t s g , ll : y e tv f: h b a; e nb a reet t i. r .eu l doinnetrileal l' that ha ' the m fro A m uc l u 'o s r:u pu em s a n d e a d r towards in o Pa nn leLi t c r i i a ng . ,as til e ilenn '. command DthuestramsTannitngl, it of wa t s he asc 2 e s rt t a h i 31 GI English ran:°ton army occupied the heights in front of that • 4 h air avi n n; swtritohnhisdeftraocthitrecomvitzedwhboywethree eCauarg'pti ,sod the defence of the approaches to hie brid g es of S im ote sod ion w o 'lsidroauss e toh e i 1 1e. e al t i te l b h t t i r er i -o s o dw k f un. a ,i t , % ; o - a i n t i:i t k:t:o t 1 l b v e ri , i l : a made .u G b u y e : p t e h i r . : I sth ,i 'el d 0.% : r . c et: and' throw," hack to theother e in an instant. Our troops w i r of the river t enemy hiersitissglhwhleien ha e d re pr e madepre rbiyngatocurrunsahceonofthmeit an explosion there, threw down one of the arches, and stopp e d I the march of the column which were going to take I it. I felt the necessity of quickly foichig the e nemy to evacuate the bridge of San Isidro, which Was ! likewise undermined, and I had given oide •rs to p ass the Pisuerga by the bridge above limos ; but this I bridge was blown up at the moment when the more. merit was to be put in execution.' Meanwhile, de furnace not having entirely produced the effect intend. . • ed, the part of the arch which had oat been decroy. ied, furnished the. means of eventually passing some I ;squadrons of dragoons over to the left b an k, w h o t i. I I torously pursued the 'English infantry, charged with the defence of the bridge, and who,although supported 'by the cavalry, were surrounded and made pd. soners. .The enemy perceiving that we were masters bf the left bank of the Pisuerga, endeavoured to ' acceleraio his retreat, and blew up the bridge of San Isidro, situated on the high road from 'f orqueinath to Duenas ; we are consequently occupied in repair. ing the bridges. These works have been protected !'by the fifth division, and artillery placed an the left t i tank of the Carrion, which destroyed the eriene's I'mules, that attempted to j appro.tch from the reeit . t he'euetny e on this +l t lest IQC men in killed, Wounded, and prisoners. ' Pre - dist 'WO that forieil tbi:guillsb army shame. fully to abandon the fine position of Duenas, till right of the 'irfn'y; commanded by General En; todk Ipdsiessfda of Palencia; the enemy was pushed with such v l igen - r'bithe tit division, that in his flig h t he was forced to abandon the bridge of Ealencia, without having had time to.destroy it, notwithstand. ing the preparations that had been made. Forced 'open all points, the rear-guard of the enemy', army retired during the right ; and ou the 26th, the bit,:ges being repaired, the French army continued its march : the head-quarters w,: , re established at Dame. " Ott the e/th, in the morning. I observed the po skim* occupied by the enemy at Cabezon, which the Pisuegra still . separated us keen ; and to render u s e . less his dispesitiona; L ordered the army to await .Upon 'Valladolid and Simaneas, by the rieni ualia or the Pisu s ogre, 11611 having the sth and Om divisions opposite l estiez6ti, to observe the eueiny's :nevem. e. rile right of the army occupied Zaraten ; the '3 i ;,.id l ath divisions marched in Ovalle, of Cigtees, :, ar le ford of the Piss/eget; tire remeiqtler of the army was 3t 1 Cigales. On the 28th,Gen, Fey took possession of :,.. I maiseasoirdeliterdeflordesillas on the 29th. Ti►a bridge of sumasseas, upon the Pisuegra, and that of Tordesil- upon the Douro, has been -destroyed, at the i t pPreack of the ' French troops . .The tete-au-pont I,of Tordesillas • was still occupied by the English. • • flt was .necessary to drive them from that position, to i f be able to repair the bridge with. celerity, Sixty Ihrave men of the Ist , division, and some sappers, f ilissiug. at .theie. head Captain CUNGIiET, of the 6th lightinfaetryttirew themselves into the river, and Icarryhig tbeirliabres 'between their teeth, succeeded t :11 1 mac liiii;i4ke tip - ksite beak., notwithstanding the 1 brisk tire of the enemyi who, surprised at so bold I; aeaction,Wat ilintiiit-tirbek; and left some pri. 1 Psoneis In 'bur' power. ',This enterprise tendered el 1. masters - of tlatttete.dit-pont... .0 Ilia-incitny, .tiittforgiea.of this march of arto iiiih i n Old -Mute, ' kit hew dangerous i: - . , 'd Ibe for:hies.awretnaltp gni iolt&er on the risk b:o.i. , of that Wier, Medd lOUS' While' is weft yet IL - ' 1 abartAis lisiibsiflo,6l.• , ife fahtleued his retrea* -' the 20tii,• after having successively blown up the : . iirldifeS .or Glibei t o); ,: ii ii4.7 Valladolid. TO Fren , , litres , entered Villede etcd 041, 10 . tit; and, on the 3ali v itihsidetisikeee:weroste 44esdesilIes. .. • i'' hildssiiialli t enemi in these different COo . tee* it 9.ollo'peisogers, all Ehglish or Portuguese; a 4101 t :pipit I: -the We e cavalry. In this number 'n4o 4 ' 0 01X Meies, twe'Peuteunot.Colooels, 600 'add tirsOilleal. The 'English army has lost + r,. isith .honea... . ion is killed and woe OA may, : 4464gi'aptiigib$ estimated et 2,500 melt. The ! d i sogeree 3l ) . Van* Csimietelp ALA 4 rai has' been • TILE ST,ITESLILIN. .I.OIVhOS T : . " • • , . SATURDAY, DECtIIBEK a, 1812., I . . We have this morning received Paris Papers to the st inst. inclusive, froM Which yre heve.takeu.the following extracts :—. o , • • ARMY PORTVGBL. - EXTRACT OF A LETTER, WRITTEN TO 818 EXCEL. LENCY ,1 1 1ing MYNIITER .AT WAR, BY GEN. COUNT SODIUM, DATED TORDEiILstAI, NOV. 12. " Mossiititiott,=—When I arrived at the Army of Portugal, to take the command-of it, it occupied cantonments bet Ween the right bank of the Ebro and Breviesea. Wishing to force the enemy to raise 1 the siege of Burgos, which the Efiglisb army covered, -I I ordored the army to unite, preparatory telideanc ing. On the 16th of October it put itself in motion,.. and was followed by a corps of infantrkand cOvalry belonging to the Army of the Niarthi:ufider the or ders of Geu. CAFFIRF.LLI. The headquarters established at Brevleita. The acivanceclguartrof the army occupied the villaAee of Qeentanovedes and: Santa Ololla , ivhldla the - e'nerdy had' hein fotced:tol evacuate, and we took .ftegoool. number 0:0 f-prisoner s • . ; ..) from him. ~ . . ITOLISP. OF LORDS, Dee. 4. I 46 In the night between the 18th arid 19th of Qo.. Tho • Lord Chancellor took his • seat on the Wool.. her, the enemy abandoned Moniatero,iiningleated,' sack about half-past three o'clock, when a few orders': by his ritreatinglnovement, that tie renonatetipthe acre made with respect to the hearing of Appeals, and touching the judicial busi n ess o f th e House. I hope of ifeing able to defend the he position Aihich I commanded that village', and whiah was immediately! A Bill to naturalize Joel Henri Whitgel was read . a first time. . occupied by our troops. I then wished to recoil. THE MARQUIS OF WLI.I.I'VOTON. noitre the' position - which the English ,army had After sons! interval, the Earl of LI V ERPOOL : chosen, and in conserencitl on the morning of the entered the House, and presented a Message from 2oth, I ordered General: KuLcbstr, commanding the, his itoyai iF.Thaess the Prince 'Levitt, touching thel Marquis of Wellington, to the following effect : I ... advanced-guard'of the itimy to march•with the sth • - ~ xi. P, R. • and Bth divisions, and part of the light cavalry, to i ~. . .. ADMIRALTY OPPICL, 1):..e. 4. Art"the ' from ; alt* " His Royal If i g hnesSthe Prince Ifgent, acting in the Dame ! stuintanapalla, and' ..- • enemy Rear-Admiral Hope has transmitted to Mr. Cro- and ou thelse.calf of his Mikity, Irtvin'c taken Into his consi- : which was immediately sticceisfully 'executed. This ker the following translation . of two Russian litille- !Aeration th, .no•uentints and signal sz.rvices of General th e Mar tins, dated St. Peterstfurgh, Nov. 9 and 11, top. I ( pi s o f Welli.t g ton, 'von soms.ty and variou s occas i ons , fwd. movement skewed the English &rely, which was en- , ther with au extract of a lette r r ec e i v ed a t G o tten- l i more p ink :lady at Cw.glitrions battle of Salamanca, isdesir. camped upon the -heights behind: Olmos and Quin burgh, friati his Excellency Count Rosen, Governor i °US ut• ht.-stowing mic't fo r ay er ma rk s of !cultism' approbation tanapalla. s . After hating observed the uneasy ma.: of tnat place, dated Stockholm, Nov. 19. Thelthcreof, as may enable ItIM to support the high honour and dig. - no/erre' of his divisions, I made the army take. a I nay which hi . Royal lii4 , sness has thought proper to coder on Rear-Admiral had not received any scoosiats ()Hi- . ~,.." , , , ris it to th no position Up on the heights before Monastero, , the I him. The Prince IL,. in t.ter4 fore recommends e a , e . . Challis • . lof Lords to c onc u r Josue!' measures us may be necessary, to right at Timeno, and the left at Fresno de Keheira. Rear-Admiral Hope also acquauits Mr..Croker, I enahle his Royal Highaess to ,carry law effect so desirable au The enemy then being convinced of the impossibility ender date of the t4th ult. that the whole.R.ussiau o b ject ', fleet, of about 20 sail of the line, had The Royal Message being read from the Wool passed thel • of longer continuin g thefroitiess attempts ' which he ' - Belt in safety, and Captain Dru r y, the b e arer of the i tac k , had made to obtain po , ;s.ession of Burgos, decided dispatches, reports that they were standing into I. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, that 1115 Royal upon .retreating, whkh• he began to carry into eke- Hawke Roads, when he sailed. _ . Highness's most gracious Message be taken into con- cution on the night bet w een. the 2 1 s t, and WU. The , st- re'troblrgb , l'i°Y- I '. aideration on Monday .next, and the Lords sum- army imMediately pursued him : the right marched: General Wittgenstein reports to his !Majesty, 00- :mined .f9r that day, which was ordered accordinglyi' „/,,„ tuber 31 : Villalow, and the same day entered Burgos. -,-Siljourised till - Monday. " After our entrance into Polotsk, the , enemy • i At Villa Toro we found two 18-pounders , which _____._________..._ .. ha; suffered much by the fortunate operatiens of '. i the . nemy had been obliged to abaudon. : HOUSE OP CONIMONS. Co.int .4teinheil's corps. The loss of the enemy at I. " On the `23(.1 . , in the inornisig, the army conti the battle of Polotsk, and during. their retreat to Iriuse • that Lord G. Bt informed the 1 , I. pel, amount, in prisoners, to 100 Stiff Officers 1 the Prince aegeist had received the Address of the i n . u h ed its march -upon the traces of the • English army. (amoug whom are 5 Calonels), and 9000 privates ; House respecting the Monument to Lieutenant-Gen. , e advanced -guar d , which kad. the preceding even -9 pioces of cannon, the whole lisrgige be!onging to kolas au ei ght , Le Matchatit; tind:fhat 'his Royet Higlinessintd pre: tog pursued tt to Ilan ?patois , - and te . I the Bavarian reginients—Uo powder waggons, and a m i re d to give the itecessary orders about it. .- !pounder from it, was ' not long joining it. Thelightl great number of giiii-earriuges, the guns. being 1 ELECTION PF I TITION. ' brigade of cavelry, ender the order's of Colonel i thrown into the river by the enemy. A Petition was presented hoax Valentine Blake, , . . • • Fitt;t:, precipitated itself if upeiiVie enemy, 'and - cote, " Their loss in killed m ttst have b e e n i mmense , as . Lsq. complairtieg of the acidic election of the.lleu, . ,_._, `routed , , ,_ brilliant _ O . . .film. . 111 tnta • a. utr, C0. t.,0 not only the held of battle, but even th e whole road Fr , tl..nick Pensoithy, for-the countrof the towo of Pew!) . . is covered tsiih dead boditis, • so that this corpi of the Galway, on the ground ef.unqualined voters having tenet Snag displayed, mach lel repidit y and rang enemy is entirely destroyed ; besides, this had forced! beet% sulteted.to poll for him. . ' '..froid. A . second .citarge,.eacceted some time I Victor with his corps to separate from the Grstal ' ScARCiI, st;;IAR,:AND GOLD COIN BILIS, "I..afterwards,•by the brigade of avalry, Coaireanded i Army. They haie left Sinaltaisk by forced rnarehes,";• Mr. LUSIII.SIGtON brought in a Bill to renew and joined the weak remains o f St.•Cy r ' s r.rmv,which. an Act passed last Session, to allow the use i rangy trite disorder. The Kiiglish army, presse of by Colonel Mmtust, ,finishedthrowing the 'enemy's d is commanded by General Le G ra nd ; S t . C yr kav- Swat- in Brew inn ; and Mato reuew the Gold Coin • i-, , 'g hug gone to Willie, on aceconnt of W wounds. ': B , and Slaren di 4 - -1 Z • briskty,lhesi felt the necessity of supportie thso I e re-. 4 ‘ Sr. PrTEll3l3tlltilft. Nov. 1).--Mrer 5404C0V1 : [map WELLINGTON', • , !treat of efts of its columns, a high followiti(l.the. rose was re-taleii hi! the RusstinS, XIIWOr Ceti. Winziii- Lord qe.4.BPLEILEA.t . i II .presented a Message .of Castronerix, altsl'4 l lo.'9 l. s. "Faalrbe n g 0 4ched *1 gel ode's cllminands, Napoleon mortal • . his whole from the prince ilogeet on the same subject With that ; ills rear.gustd ball been' reitifotend ..11'.1111' fde il 'ex • f army -en the- rend to Klteoga, against Borowski presented in the House of Leeds (for which see Re- ; w a ry ; . i t e,d'l t . h ,id. s i st ekai le 4 it s " o lOros k ;lit, ipoo . thel thinking, as is" prof ~.d by letters found on t t couriers' pert ii,f 44e,LorOs), vii..a ptoaploit to " enable taken prisone.r, to fo r ce hiarsett'ilitO the' most truiti suiilsorOhe honeurs • • votifoited .. 4o . col. 1401. : c Y . j is Tit i ° 4 iiei,,slit•Of *Celtditi.' • I Immediateffniderechhebriglide I • "a ' of.cavalrvfeetnithe 'Army of Ahe . North , te• Ildrerile, ful previrces 9f Russia. •.); , ' • .. ', ` : I Moiiee(4'hiii'Lordship a do t airoittee was,appointed . -, ., -'I lu ' " General liotosow eillieely !counteracted tate: to take shetsubjeet Tipto• consideration on Monday and charge the. enemy,' Who,' notWithslending 43 ... plan; by a seriohsettack i whichtcok,plaeo on . the 2 Ith ' tleftf;* .:-:,_ . . ' .- .•' . " periority, was overthit en as tools he . attacks*: and Otialilers at MaiVareskavitz ; , this little .NWti , was; • *Lesiiio..4.sTL'Eagg3ls :ptpAtiot4l the Itepoitof ,abamd icd the, pi;l4 of hist4e %dish . lie lect.triersel taken and re-Liken eightalifferent times ; attest the. the Committee who had h:en eppeinted to enquire French were ehliged 16 Teti.* with Me', loss of 16 ' into Me iv, o . Idirtelaiti ‘.4Stie and Litneitatee.Gte4 • ' with his dead 'and. wootided. L ; On atilt day! i f ila-„I f the Abair df , ,he North cereied Wel,. with pieces of cannon. .- , .. , The Report. was prayed to lie .en-the taiga,. end to , salty is . ..,, 0 , . t. ., . - levy '4lelotteL .liseoLik coMemachog the :Oren& 44 pieces thew Weep Maples, left the dray ;be printed . . • • • .- -•, , ; g ?•' • and took the . 1441'14 ,gtnoillitilt, after he had Omni ' Pti.thq sMotiOn of Iif, , ,,.NYRARNOINt 7 an . acCpPtil " ♦rl err k 10 0, 11 1 k I a 4: : 0 0 41 ' Pi. 41ii • 644 t. 1 • . % 44604 / 4 4.1 • 4 4 ' oadera for the whole. army . 110 follow .in . the same . ' rm.'s:tiered to h,e'lad..before.the Home', of • - all the the t Ath cheisieft'Setif Irtd.t.'!",a ' tto'l 4 7 ll lit s 'ff I toed. To c.nni . its*nch .it,'psiliplo thus his rrs : picketipei Blflt entitislidinii and,stot provide d fort . ,tha 44'epro ~ .411 ' it, ' '''' ' • ' ' eilerielitet '' -. ! rB 4ts ho qr . ‘4 ` eitstorwits;ntscHitt to Mediae, saki The . Metisttl. at 1,41T11. .Follteitowl' ,:gstimialui It T o t ' llist • 4 . - 0 , witStit„ %'.i*s . ~ i 1 ~ . i mi= o he 44 ifde,difli to ' 'Petrels mine! .the 'RussOitt , left, Relit!" ef . the dangler ef,fieettlealQlfiltetar fte 'Or r,,,,i T r - - 1 ' ' ' t h l i taikein '• , liflelseak' sessiessejoss et y, wiPS tbiklf gilt !la* ; 1 144 Qo4Lftl4o Witt! thO.4PllOOO. M01 6 4;741 P: 0 00401 1 1 1 404 1 Wigrti; ' 2 '; •C '. , ; .' I t' *V l la ‘ la s p ip iw illae ' ':` '4 ‘444,*kaALAwipisigit t mli fikl 0,44a-aftty, tOorckbcrtoeerolt hitsjai* T , . .j : WhoppeeoLe sty. tediattoottiuopy No*, /11,-; - ~....,.,1; .•,. : ~, , 44 eel ~ 4; "A. /IP.III !is g e . a l*Pkionvtr !rale sPPAiIi !# Ow 7? 9.o;rmisi t 1 Pampon ruts wui 4114PCM! OFFICIAL BULLETINS. • - _.777ith;?.'"?' .. .y. • .• .- -a _ ~ w. . • ...11‘,.z.,410...Apit air .7 :1t5.A., 4 .64.61/4 • to!itemi!fl .. 4' ~ • „• ae 2•11•• ...as— FRENCH P4PERS. REPORT FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL COUNT iVREDIE. " CtiaveNka, near Rat.inetcrily„ On t. S. " Being ignorant if M. the Marshal Count Gott sion St. Cyr has been able for the last two days to give your Excellency any intelligence concerning the position which I occupy with the 6th eorps 4 Bavarians, the Ist brigade of French light cavalry', and the brigade of cuirassiers of General Hiriteir, I think it my duty to inform your Eacelle.ncrof the movements which f have made since the day be• fore yesterday. Perhaps, Monseigneur, you base b ‘en apprised, that on the 19th the enemy, who on the 18th had been so bravely and completely beaten before Polotsk, has by his superior,„l:Orce;, 010 much ground on Gen. Carbines!), who was.chartted to preverit the enemy's pavage of the OWSChitz, and, came by the rear of Polotsk. , "The enemy having been at theineinent dehouFh. ing from the town of Polotsk, the Marshal Gou,ion St. Cyr, caused me to be called to engage me to take the command of the troops which he had reunited on the left bank to prevent the enemy from debouchiug. I took the commaud just as his tiralleurs were coming 1 out of the wood.—lt: was a battalion of the brave 1901flench tegiment of the line that I found had the most to support, and to whom Igave orders to charge with bayonet, as it was necessary to have the enemy • driven back half a league through the defile, before the night came on. This expedition performed, Mar shal Count Gauvion Si. Cyr, put under my orders, the 19th, 37th, and •12-Ith regiments of infantry, the 24 • Swiss regiment,. the 7th Cuirassiers, and the brigade of General Carbfeeau, to endeavour taking with me a Bavarian brigade, very few in number, to repulse the enemy from the Other side of the Ous. theta, on the morning of the 22d. I divided. this corps into three columns, myself lesding that of the centre, the left wing being commanded by General Bared Atney, and the right by the Bavariau General de Strath. " At half past four, A. M. the enemy attacked tne ih - the defile, at the moonlit when I was prepap t big to make my attack. As I had given orders not.' .to fife, .nor to punish the insolence,of the enemy, ex- i cepting with the bayonet only, he was in the coursU of an hour and a half, driven , through the defile, which is three league!' In length. Thibrave 19th and 37th regiments of theline commanded by the worthy Brigadiel.rienerat Greedier; covered themselves with glory. Two Colonels, one . Major, and a great num ber of Officers, and 1800 men were made prisoners. After having (Mouthed from the wood, I attacked the chief corps of General Stengel, placed on the left bank of the taaschatz,. having with him a numerous cavalry and artillery. In the space of an hour, the Bavarian artillery, 'which I had with me, silenced that of the enemy, end I passed the Ouschatz by wading. If General Baron Amey, to whom I had give') 'orders to march down from andnia, by the left of the Oeschatz, to take the enemy en his right flank, had been ablate ItrtiVe at MIX' juncture, it is most likely that. the whole of the enemy's dorpti would have been destroyed...l was in purspiLof the enemy on the road to Disiia, when I received orders from Marshal Count G. St. Cyr, to ieiurn towards Polotsk, his Excelleocy having resolved to.wait the arrivil of the 9th corps, which is under the command of Marshal the Duke of Bellutio . . • isigerd) YREDE." R USSiJ. p a •••,ft. • _ _ % • I • .