The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-28 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. ►I ; i r 1 1i FRENUM PAPERS. PAMIR, Sen. 22.—A lettee from the Emperor's l keed-quarters announces, that on the tth iostant, at live o'clock in the morning, his Majesty attacked the Russian army at Mojaisk.; the enemy were some. Vletely routed. At three o'clock the Emperor wee still on horseback, following up the successes of tie fay.—(Men tear, Sept. 23.) • Sass. v.—According to the latest intelligent* from the Grand Army, the head-quarters were eel the 6th inst. before Mojaisk. S i n. U.—letters from Wilma, dated the 12th, &IMO that Te Dam had heels sung there, ow eacee p ::l the signal victory which the French army obtained oh the Sth instant over the Russians. One of these fetters; upon which we can place ea. tire tonfidence) states, that the battle commeaced at seven o'clock in the morning—at three the enemy were In full rout. His Majesty the Emperor caused , them to be vigoroutly pursued. A seven o'clock his Majesty was still on horseback. We shall not be long in receiving the details of this battle, vs hich was fought at Mojaisk. His Majesty enjoys excellent lsealth.--(Journal de Paris.) Beams, Seer. 12.—A1l Courland is occupied by the Prussian troops. At Mittau a new Govern meat has been established, at the head of whi,:sh Is placed M. Chamboudoin, French Intendant.-- The Prussian Major, Both, is the Military Cam mandast. • VIRMIA, SEPT. 12.—The Emperor set out some Jaye Igo from Baden to proceed to his estates of Lube ;egg- SEPTEMBER 9.—Our Court Gazette has published the following Journal of the operations of the Aus trian auxiliary cops, from the 14ti: to the 28th of August : " On the 14th, Prince Schwartzenher; c—dered the enemy, who 'led from Kollryn, to be pursued to. Wards the Diwin, by Bianchi's division, Zechmeiter's brigade, and a battery of cavalry ; the remainder of the auxiliary cops, with the 7th corps d'arosee, under the orders of Gen. K.ynier, was encamped near this town. • I I. dislodgbd from the woods and heights.—Ge neral Frolech's advanced-guard pursued the enemy across the wood to the skirts, before which all Czaplitz's division was posted, occupying. the village of Altweischeva, whilst Rollulenskri re giment and a battalion of Czarteraysky immediately followed the advanced-guard. A very brisk engage ment took place, the success or which was balanced ; if lasted till night, and was supported by a very vi gorous fire of cannon and musketry. Oa this oc. casion Field-Marshal Bianchi and Prince Lichten stein advanced to support with Alvinzy's regiment a battalion of Sembschen, and two battalions of greua. diers, the troops engaged. Bianchi, with Lichten stein's brigade, passed through n wood almost impe. netrable upon the right, without cavalry or artillery, to attack the enemy's left, and force them to retreat. The attack of this brigade upon the enemy's flank was very impetuous ,• it entirely turned and put them In disorder. At half-past nine in the evening they made en attack upon the advanced posts, but our troops repulsed and pursued them to Wuschira, be. yond the river,causing them great loss. " 6 The enemy, after pasting some thousands of mon between Widreneca and Lusttsche, left that po, titiou and retired upon Welemscha, At nine in the morning the enemy made several movements at different points against General Rey. Ipier, At two o'clock they advanced numerous ca. valry against the Sazops, and threatened the right wing. Replier marched against the enemy, attacked, land forced them to retire to Podgorodno and Rade chow' and took some prisoners. " On the 26tb, the bridges were constructed upon the Wechewo, which the enemy destroyed." [The details from the 24th to the 28th of August inclusive, at which time Sieginthal'a division was en camped at Iforoditscke, and Bianchi's hehind the vil lage of Krasnowla, are very unimportant?) 66 On the 15th, they overtook, and attacked the enemy's rear, near Ploslif ; but the enemy could only be pursued upon the causeway of a dyke, surround ed on beth sides by impenetrable marshes. The 7th corps d'aroree then received order; to march upon Bulkow, to turn the enemy upon their left flank.— fin the 16th, they met the enemy between Ur and Mein, who were posted with considerable forces in infantry and cavalry upon the skirts of the forest. " Field Marshal Lieutenant Bianchi immediately ordered them to be attacked by the regiments of Hil ler and Davidovich. The battle lasted till evening, because the enemy obstinately defended this advan tageous pest, which covered their retreat. 'ln those places where the ground would only allow us to form in platoons, we attacked theta with the bayonet, whilst our timilleurs marched through the marshes up to their middle in water, to gain their flank. The enemy disputed the ground foot by foot, in con sequence of the obstacles which prevented our ap proach to them. Capt. Count Hartop, commanding battalion of Hitler's regiment, bad, in less than au hour, three horses killed under him, Th e enem y were eiked to giveway to the bra very of our troops, and, favoured by the nht, re tired behipal the Diwin towards Summary. The bet tie cost hire 700 men killed or wounded. We took won than 300 prisoners, and some hundreds of bag dgage or other waggons. Our loss I. killed, wound. led, end missing, was about 300 men,' among which ere five officers wounded. The greater pert of the oetemes wounded perished in the marshes, from which it was impossible to draw them; the cavalry were even obliged to dismount to carry away pur own. " Gee. Count Reynier bed been informed, Oat the sunny occupied Brzesc with five hundred horse ; be immediately ordered forward his ati:anced guard, Thiett found that town evacuated by the enemy, vbri bed retired along the Bug. Field Marsha" Sim. ginthal afterwards marched with his division upon St a 7 rival t be pushed forward his advanced guard under Centre{ Frolic's to Ruda, which the enemy had abets-' . donee; pr( reeling evening. Upon the intelligence that Majcr-GEworal Baron Mohr sent from Biota witsche, that the enemy's General Milesin had refired by Chomsk and Janow towards Pitinn, ilth &corps of 1000 light infantry, a pulk of Cossack s , _ and four ca m ; von, PrinceSchwartzenberg gave that Major orders to advance by Janow epon punts, wpue the enemy : - )y timbaschew, and occupy Pinsk, afterwards esta blish a post at Lohiozin, and place himself in com munication with the POlish detachment at Slutak, and obierve the neighbourhood of Petrikow end Moryr., "On the 171 h, I)iwin was occupied by s our troops. The advanced guar d under Gen. Zechmeister, reached the enemy on this side Surnmary; they had taken a position where the ground allowed th em to d ep l oy five regiments of cavalry, two of Ahasseurb two of Wantry, and lt pieces of cannon. Nevertheless as the enemy could be every Moment reinforced by the forces which they had in their rear, end ps on our part we could only have advenc e d upon the dyke, by lJsing a great wither of men, because we were under the fire of their artillery, field-Marshal Lieut. Pianchi, judged proper te . occupy the deOles of Di -win, and wait the result of our movements two& the {eft flank is' the ene m y. . 46 .4* tb, 18th, the enemy Tete posted on thin side Ratno, occupied Summary, and placed their ad, Tanned Fiera iq advance of that place. Our two Rd. nooed taaitlf, tspon tha two roads of Diwin and lifoltnusy to !Gana, did .apt lose sight of the enemy, At every itiateat ;hey brought ja prisoners ; the iteemy bed burnt a great pert of their baggage train, which the, could not leisp with there- Siegtathal's rllisioa we. at Mokreny, and the isdvanced (prised befitre the oust place t - Frimont's division of 'cavalry, that 'Of Trantainberg and the Va r k of artillery , matched upon &now. Tke 7th r 11 14,. .'oro4o anaaptpad near nobenka, half -wily b e . "bllloo4allokrany, and Gegieral Mohr was at Jauoq. 4a we could not attack the e4nry in front upon Ofe dykes of !Melt; -end vftv - - Gap. eyniat marched with midi by Scharnambany, towards turn by left . Rank " " • '•• " (In the 10411 1 the snood post ATM tiefOre 1141 locitlrsi talked contains the following remark upon the sth french Bulletin, dated \Vilna, July 18, in which it is „ id that several thousands of horses had lost their lives, &c. 44 The real meaning of this is, that ti.e Fieec.b Army suffered a most astonishing loss in men, ho., and cannon, during their rapid march ; and that niatowski, when he attacked Bagration's army en its retreat, in order to join the first army, was defea:ed with great loss." MEW Zechmelster reestablished the bridged to occupy Summary, and pursue the enemy with his advanced guard. Upon the road of Mockrany the tinnily, at tacked by the advanced poets of General Trolesitl, near Solitz, bad retired upon the Knienza-Guru t end fortified themselves there.. 4 wiesufficient to leave behind, neer 'Summary, General Zechmeister with two battalions of Davidovich, and Kienmayer's re giment of Hussars, with half a battery, either to pursue the enemy upon the dykes, or to defend that place against their attacks. Field-Marshal Bianchi had approached by the road (roes Mokrany, which was not so rugged as that of Diwin, and marched with the remainder of the division upon Tschernay. Fri :moat's division of cavalry, Trautenberg's and the park of artillery, marched from Bulkow to the camp of Rudna. The 7th corps arrived at Oltusch. " Upon the representation of General Reynier, that he was too weak, especially in cavalry, to turn the enemy's position, the more so, as after bis pass. age from the debouch of Schatzk, there was too much plain before him, Frimont's division of ca valry, and Trautenberg's division, were put in mo tion, by Oltusch and Orechow, upon Schalzky, to support the seventh corps. Bianchi's corps entered the camp from Mokrany, upon the road from Diwin • to Ratis, the enemy had receded to Konsarny, where they had marched their rear-guard. General Zechmeister had occupied the skirts of the wood before ILomarna's and the point of the- ke of Summary. • 46 Upon the road of Mokrany, the enmity had posted behind a dyke of 300 feet long, some tqfaatry, and two pieces of artillery. To reconnoitre their position, General Frolech advanced with a company of chasseurs before the Mattis; the enemy received him with a very brisk fire of musketry, marched from the abattis with a battalion of grenadiers and a com pany of chasseurs, and advanced upon his front mid flank at the same time. At this moment Captaiq 90TTENBURGII 111114. Pappran, with a company of chasseurs, rushed sport I the enemy with the hayonet without firing a single Oorrreautice, SEPT. 17.—The Russian official shot. Upon this the troops of the reserve arrived, account of the battle of Smolensk° has not yet been and the enemy were not only repulsed, but driren received, but private accounts from different quer from their abattis. They then commenced their re- ten, speak of its falls as a matter ef no copsequeuce. treat •, they had destroyed the bridge behind Kni- It appears that the Russians did not think the place enza-Aura; General Frolech took measures for re l worth defending; and that upon this occasion, they storing it, ip order to COlitillUe the pursuit of the strictly adhered . te their original plan, of not sane, enemy. I cessarily precipitating a battle: out of the 11 disfei " On the 22d, Field-Marshal Siegiuthal adynnced Isions, oply fopr were engaged and by permitting towards Knienze,aura, tat support his advanced- ; the enemy to take possession of city reduced to guard, The enemy had retired from Monkrany and ashes, they were able to dispose of a very conaider- Summary, to Ratno ; they had abandoned OW place able force in a most edvantegeoise manner ter 'pump and taken post behind the river Przepet; ; they had ing them on the rear. destroyed the bridges. We occupied Ratno, and ' OFFICIAL ACCOUNT FROM THE ARMY. we placed our adveuced.posta towards the Mlle.-, Se. Prreasagaert, Aue.2o.(Szer.l.)--Lieutenant- Frimont and Trautenberg's divisions were at Oltusch. General Count Wittgenstein has transmitted the inl and Orechow; the Saxon corps at Schatiky- lowing Report to his Imperial Majesty dated the Manske. Vii(llith)lof August, from the village of Belojoe,near 66 On the 23d, it Ina not possible, on amount of Polotsk : the large maashes of Przepetz, to pass that ricer in 44 I have already had the happiness, on the 31st presence of the epemy, who had their camp before of July (12th Aug.) to report to yuur Imperial Ma.. Wideeneca and Raseisea. In consegience Field- jesty, from the village of Osweja, that after the se- Marshal Siegintlial received orders to make a lank cond defeat which 1 gave Marshal Oudinot on the movement upon the right towards Salisge, and march 29th July (Aug. 10), he made a rapid retreat, during thither. He pushed forward his advanced guard which he had daily skirmishes with my vas-guard upon the Przepetz, and endeavoured to open a coin. but having received fresh reinforcements, be made a munication with General Keynier, by Kramso. stand before Polotsk ; I was, therefore, under the 44 The dyke and the bridge of Krasuowla, upon necessity, on the sth (17th Aug.) to give him tattle, the Przepetz, are very narrow, upon which two in order to drive him into his intrenchments. In waggons cannot peas abreast !• the de fi le is from 7to this battle, which lasted 14 hours, the enemy sus soo feet in length, and com manded on both sides tabled a very severe loss, and afterwards retreatsc by the heights of Sands ; General Frolech seized into his intrenchments. I upon them without any difficulty. Bianchi's divi. '‘ The loss on our side amounts to about 20(k0 ision encamped at Tur. General Zechmeister was men lu killed and wounded. During the whole time I charged to obstinately defend the pest of Ratno ; he of the enemy's retreat, and in the battle, we made up. . pId rone of Kienmayer's hussars, and half battery 64 Whilst I remained with the corps close to Po. there. The reserve of the light artillery had been lozk, I resolved to make a movement for the per. put in motion from Brzesc, and from thence to WIo- pose of observing the corps under Marshal Macdo. dawa. The reserve of the heavy artillery followed nal& Meanwhile Marshal Oudinot had, exclusive !it 3 the train of pontoons had been sent to Wlo • of the reinforcement of Bavarian troops under the !dews, to throw a bridge over the Bug there before command of General Wrede, received a further the 25th. reinforcement of the same troops, under the coin ' 44 On the 20th, Gen. Mohr gave information, mend of Gen. Deroy ; and then, at four o'clock la ' that a party of the enemy, consisting of 3000 infan. the afternoon of the dth (lath) instant, attacked me, try and cavalry, and six cannen, upon the approach at all points,• with five divisions of infantry; colt of his adrenced-guard near Kuzeluzen, had retired mencing the attack with a most heavy cannonade beyond the Pinna, and burnt in the neighbourhood from all his artillery. This was one pf the bloodiest, the bridges and magazines. Thus Gen. Mohr occu- most severe, and obstinate battles fought on both pied the passages to Pinsk, and established the sides. bridges. Ile had received orders to advance beyond Your Imperial Majesty's valiant troops, without the i ire a. towards Limbaschew, to disturb the ene, regarding the enemy's 'number, which was triple their my upon re •r, and open a cominunication with own, encountered then every where, with .their the French General Latour Mauhourg. ('den. Rey- usual courage and animosity, drove back their bat nier's corps was at Schatzk ; 'Prautenberg and Fri, teries and strong columns at different times, obliged ! mold's divisions at Schatzky-Miltieke. diem to retire into the town, and even fought in the ! "On the 24th General Frolech passed with the very streets. The thick darkness of the night com ; advenced-guard from Przepetz to Krasnowla, after pelted us to put an end to this exceeding hot and having re-established the bridges which the enemy desperate action; after which they withdrew into, ' had deetroyedriOtrof the esseply's cavalry were their iotrinchmenti,' whilst ',according to my former chased from Stockawel, from whence they retired plan, after leaving my vanguard there, marched with to the wood in the evening, which is in the environs the body of the army on the Sebesch road, to the of Waschera. akt the same time, Colonel Aners, I village of Belojoe. in this battle the loss in killed perg, whom Fie -Marshal Frimont had detached and wounded was great on both sides. We have with four squadrons of O'Reilley's light horse, en- ' taken prisoners two Lieut.-Colonels, 15 Officers, tered iiremns, where he made an officer and sixteen I end about 500 soldiers ; we have also taken two Cossacks prisoners. The advanced-guard pursued ! pieces of heavy artillery. The cuirassier regiment the enemy to the environs of Weckowka. Our ad, ; had taken 15 pieces, but we could not bring all off vanced poste were before Stockawel and occupied for want of horses, and the di ffi culty of getting them Kremus, Ralekno, and Janonaki. Field-Marshals' over the ditches which separated us. Frimont and Trantenberg marched upon Caalowne. 66 The enemy has , to a cectainty„ Ipst three times Rut during the nerds, Geueral Reynier was in- the number in killed wounded that wehavedoqe; formed the; poinertem detachments of the enemy'l • for whilst they threw themselves with their columns of cavalry appeared upon their right lank, and peoaced infantry on our batteries, they each time left the their rear.Field-Marshal Friniont itp consequence greater part of their oleo dead on the field. On this took post with his column upon the heights pf day the cuirassier regiment cut to pieces two whole Kresehuitsche, occupied the village of Sepolga, sent ! columns, apes duril the whole continuance of the patroles to Molecule and Opelen and by Mat po- action, that regiment every where gave proofs of the sition covered the rear of the Saxoni corps. The most distinguished valour. Neither is our loss triding, Saxon corps made u strong detachment of the enemy 1 the Major-penerals Berg and Gamen have each re fall back to Krescheitsche. ceived a contusion; Major-General Kosatschkoweki "Oa the 05th, at break of day, General Frtilech% is wounded by a musket-shot, and Colonel Froloilr advanced guard maçched upon Stookawel, which was by a cartridge ball. The enemy is throwis into grad occupied by an enemy's advanced post, and hantedi- contusion by thli battle. On the sth (17th) Marshal "Hely atitritdoned. In advance of this place the enemy, Chiding, himself was wounded ie the sbnulder, and the wood s , oft the (fth (111th) the neat eenior s Commaqder of the cavalry in ! *wale Inept (11Woy). The French Galenl the troor Gaiivion St. Cyr took the Command in his'place, and lisigit that he 1111 not be able ter undertake any thing leN4 ntltequeurg. I shah now observe, the reed to • 4 t " 11 •4 * *:;• rskolf p* al} =id* to4yotAfi tes.rtalt propels the 11 118f1g4, ee 10" g• Y 4 t a ll er act, et 11 IC tii• rat of Septet**, BERLIN, SEPT. 3.—On the 221 ult. the garerson of Riga attacked the Prussirro corps, with a superior force, ;t. three different points. After a brisk en. gagement, in which the loss on both sides was not in considerable, the enemy retreated back to His Majesty's troops fought with the utmost intrepi dity. BANKS OF THE MAINE, AUG. 21.—Almost every day, for some time past, we have seen the skeletons of French regiments pass through Fraulfoit, which came from the army, and are going to France, t o receive the conscripts belonging to their regiments. G I ;( l'4ll/ikrimy fled 11:111.in boa. NO peered infantry along th e ' *ins of fist 7th corps upon the/ WO *Thad ,Ormd samaras, cietachelerits of cards grJuitoil ifoleeK pielirriff of ILie:ll4tnd th e b . atk of the'49eoY;l l pokier* *mill the rear of " ' • 41 1 ,1414..?darahal thal wool the e9enlll4o Flt lifta ONO. 4 1 WA* wee Shale& to be•otteckelt.bx 1 *44talaiy, itte!destry- - f 9 1 21 0. tOr _rata 4 `'),,Ml !!!.•51 1 r4 4 1 0,110; 4 0of irtlt fr 4 -44,1 . , - - . : ~.;~ LISBON PAPERS. Lisps, Sri. 13.—Dreadful disputes have ariren betweep the French leaders. Soult directed Sue,* to make tome movements ; Joseph seconded St,.:!•N orders but Sachet flatly refused, saying he wu.. only obey the Emperor. Sear. 12.—0 n the 7th inst. Gen. Hill bad collected all his tomes in Villanova do la Serena, and its neigh. boarhood. His Excellency Senor Marshal Beres. ford is on his return to this city. Wean, Ssirr, 10.—Orr the 7th ult. the inhebi. tants of Malaga were delivered from the French. According to the latest letters from Seville, Soult was marching by Baza, in the kingdom of Jaen, for Granada. We learn by private letters, that flea. Hill on the 3d inst. had united the greater pa't of the limy in Serena (to the north of the Sierra Mareu4). It is said, that Joseph Bonapare was in Chin. chilla (in Murcia), and expected to join Souk s who was marching in the direction of granede. LISBON, Sao?. 9.—While our attention is directed 1 -to the retreat of Soult, It becomes interesting to know the names of the principal Chiefs Roder hi m , aad-the organisation and amount of his force. By the abeence of Victor and Mortier, the two con* of those MersEeTe iiere United to that of Souls; and this that Marshal is in the Command of three corps, which, however, scarcely complete one. The Ist corps is composed of three divisions, and cern, waded by the General pf Division Vitiate, who di, rested the siege of Cadia ; the lit division was under the command of General Comore, who had under him Brigadiers Meunier and kforequern the 4d by the General of division ikrrois, w.th Brigadiers Cassagne and Vacani;• the 3d, by the General of brigade Le Fol, who has under him Colonel Oom. belle s and Brigadier Pecheux i - there also belong to this corps the cavalry of Brig adier Eannemain, the artillery of Brigadier Abarilie, the engineers and sappers of Brigasiler Gerbert, and the marines of Colonel Cerieax, This corps * been latterly re. duoed to about Il i oop man.' The 4th corps in name, and the 2d in order, WO commended in chief by General Laval, and charged w wh as u c h o w m e p r o e sed com o nu f on cli b r y isi ßri on o gad ni i y ers , with keeping up the communication with Suchet t th M e aca bri tf a se d n es an o ll Rey; the former rendered unfit for active lieffiCe since the wounds he received # Albuera; the 2d, the wont General of &mit, always beaten by Rallasteros, commanded the moveable column of the Serranea of Ronda; there likewise belonged to these corps the cavalry attached to General 1 4 'Allernand's division, and Colonel Bonehe's artillery. This corps was the weakest, scarcely amounting to 700 Q men: The sth corps (or 3d in order) was commanded in chief by Drouet, General of Division, and composed of two divisions • the IK, commanded by Brigadier Baron St. Poi; the 2d, by the GetiPral of Brigade Darricand, having under his orders Colonel Aaron goe, and Brigadier 13,tehe's cavalry, which was for ' merly commanded by General lotour Maubonrg, now in Russian Poland; Brigadier Run's artillery, which suffered greatly in the reconquest of iladajos; Red's engineers, the greater part of whom were killed In Badajos; and, lastly, Colonel l),tmoyer's marines. This corps was the strongest, and pro lbably now may be reduced to about 15 or 16,000 -men. From this it is coneinded, thet on the 536th or 27th of August, Sonit would itisre a force of from 34 to 35,000 men, purely French, without including snore than 2000 Juramentados, who by this time must have abandoned him, and the civic Guards of Cor dova and Cannot*, whom the French themselves will have dlaarieed t Limiest, San. B.—We have received the Madrid Casette of the 27th of August; the following is the I principal article It contains " Corral d'Aimageer (in the road from Aranjaer to Ifalaseis), Aug. W sr On the 16th instant, at ten in the morning, ar rived at this place General d'Ansaguac, with 12,000 men, escorting a large convoy, which consisted of 5000 carriages. The disorder and want of discipline in these troops are inconceivable. The soldiers be longing to the different corps march indiscriminately mixed, and in the greatest disorder; and do not even know their respective Chiefs, or own General. The following fact will give an idea of their disunion and discontent. On the read from Villa, the dra goons attacked the eentiaels and guards of Nassau's division; the latter formed in order of battle, and fought the cavalry for two !marl, suffering a loss of five killed and 36 wounded. Generate ' Nassau a s, ss wounded in the hand. D'Armagnae, r j and other Generals, were obliged to mount on horse , back to appease this tumult. Two pistols were fired upon D'Artnagnac's Major, as *ere two upon O'Farrell„ to whom, besides, insulting language was addressed. Perez de la Castellani also received a *bet. The Chiefs at last aucceeded in qaietin g t he troops, and ordered the cavalry to encamp a league and a half distance. The city suffered, the consequence' of the most horrible sack ; the sanctuaries were broken open, nod the holy vessels mien ; the images of the churches mutilated ; the convents rained, and the nail ill-treated; in short, the unhappy inhabitants reaseined quite nated.” _-..••11 I 1