The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-22 00:00:00

F':. .► t F 1.. ~ r THE IMPERIAL DECREE.. .• Hetul.Quorters. Slnekowts. Aug. 20. " Napoleon, Elope. or of the Preach, /he. " We hove decreed, Nod do deerer a ballot's s -4` The Gener.ol of Division Covent Gouviuu SI. Cyr. 14 ap• pointed It Morthol of the Empire. " Our Minister tit War ischarged with the mottle* of the present decree. (Signed) William; Major-f enerai Dc Vincenti vies directed to defend the village. " At eight o'clock the enemy advanced In di" columni on the road to Navel, against Count IYrede's right wing, who immediately caused the batlries,, Gothied Gravenroetti, to advance on 'the left Of Spas* 04 a freigfith where they were ad. vantageously posited. He ordered Colonel De Deroy to corer these hatteries : .with Ake 6111 of-the Rue, Duke William, and to preserve the communication with Spins. lie then gam orders to Najafeneral Count De Beckers to cover the right ssing..with 105 brigad.. St'J. I eel y had the troops and batteries com menced their march, wheu the enemy began their at. tack with a fire of musketry and artillery. " As the importance of getting possession of Spass could not escape the enemy's General, be directed his chief attacks against that place, but was repulsed by General Vincenti and the troops under his com mand At length, being reinforced, he attempted to carry the village at the point of the bayonet, amid, is spite of a fire of grape from the batteries which were upon the left of Spass, he succeeded in making the, Bavarian troops retire to the church, and to the church and the garden of the castle. The 2d batta lion of the 6th of the line, Duke William, then re. tired partly into the Poleta, partly beyond that river, and commenced a sharp fire of musketry.— At the same time Major-General de Vincenti made an impetuous sally from the garden of the castle, and, charging the enemy, drove him from the village with considerable loss. Nevertheless he continued his attacks upon Spass, and the entire of the line, and advanced on the road of Sebetz against Ike French division. " The enemy attempted a second time to take Spass by assault, but was repulsed. Major-General de Vincenti was wounded on this occasion. Colonel Count Spaner, who was reinforced by two companies of the sth battalion of light infantry de Ruttier, then took the command, and repulsed a third attack with much spirit; but as the troops which occupied Spass were, in the course of a battle of such duration, and supported with so much glory, overcome with fa. tigue, and very much enfeebled by their losses in killed and wounded in their different attacks, Count Wrede had them relieved by four other companies of " N APOLFON." Wit.m.t, SETT. I.—Every day numerous corps of the Army of Reserve arrive. This continual passage gives the town a very animated appearance. On the otherhand the levy of the Lithuanian regiments are _pursued with success. The Duke of Reggio, wounded at the affair of Pnlotsk, has arrived here. The wound which he received in the left arm proceeds well ; it even sp. pears that in less than a month he will be able to re sume his duties. WARSAW, Ana. 29.—Extract of a letter from the camp of Duna : " The 10th regiment of Polish cavalry continues to conciliate the esteem of the French Generals, as sell as that of all the allied troops. They designate It by the title of the brave regiment—it always forms the advanced guard, and hitherto there has been no actioo. in o bids it has wot supported the honour of our arms. 'I his regiment meeting an enemy's column of infantry and cavalry, overthrew it, after a long, a very tong and warm combat, obliged the enemy to fly in the utmost disorder, and took a great number prisoners, This corps is well mounted, and in the best pcisuible state. Several of its offcers and sol diers have been proposed for the decoration of the Legion' of Honour. The General of Division, Se bastiani, under 'whose orders it serves, in Ms Orders of the Day, does justice to its bravery." WARSAW, AUG. 31.—At the taking of Smolen like, the Polish troops gave fresh distinguished proofs of that bravery which characterises them, and have merited the eulogiums of his Majesty the King of Naples, who commanded the cavalry in this affair. In 1654, the fortress of Smolensk° was in the power of the Poles, and only taken from them by treason. Yesterday a considerable number of Russian pri aoners arrived hen.. _ _ The district and town of Boheuyek has just sent in Ithe battalion of fluffier, and by two companies of their secession to the General Confederation. ! the 11th of the line, de Kinkel, and committed the Nuaestaran, SEPT. s.—Private commercial let- defence of the village to Colonel Count Buttler. ters from Brody announce that the Russian troops " The enemy, however, continued his attack upon in Western Wallachia have struck their ten's in con- the whole l.ne with much ohstinacy. Colonel de De sequence of an order on the part of the General in roy, who had opposed to him the whole of the ene- Chief Tschitsehagoff. my's line from Spars to the point of the wood, and FRANRIPLIST, SEPT. 12.—The first transport of who was appointed to cover the batteries in his rear, Russian prisoners arrived here this morning. performed prodigies of valour with the brave regi. GONST4NTINOPLE, Avo. 13.—The first Dragoman I ment which he commands; but as his division was of the Porte, Prince Pouyteki Movusi, was de. exhausted, he was reinforced by a battalion of the posed on the 7th August. This event has produced i sth and 11th of the line, and with these he continued some sensation here, because he was thought to be the contest till night. devoted to the interests of Russia. l " Although the batteries of Gothard and Gra- His Excellency General Andreossi, Ambassador s venreuth, which were well served, mowed down from France, has arrived here. We are assured that s w i t h a fi re o f grape w h o l e co l umns of Rowlett he has already, had a private audience of the Grand / troops, they, nevertheless, renewed their attacks Seignior. incessantly. At length the part of the village near. Corexuacto, Sm. 7.—According to the last in. est the enemy was set on fire at six o'clock in the telligenee from Petershurgh, the greatest consterna- evening by the grenades, and they were, in cease. den prevails In that capital. As a proof of the want quence, obliged to desist from their attacks on that of resources and money, an appeal has been made to poi n t. the Nobility and all classes of the inhabitauts, to 64 Marshal the D u k e o f R egg i o having been then engage them to make patriotic offerings. wounded, Count Gouvion de St. Cyr, who had him. NAPLES, Alto. 22.—The L'goneers of the Lut. self been previously wounded by the rebound of a tors continue to distinguish themselves in repulsing ball, took the chief command of the 2d and 6th the enemy. corps. On the 3d, a frigate having appeared In the Gulph 44 At nightfall, the enemy used firing, and occu. of Policastro, to procure water and provisions, these pied themselves in removing the killed and wounded, brave men repulsed her crew with their accustomed the number of whom was very great. valour. The frigate, after having uselessly con. " Prince Wittgenstein fixed his head-quarters at mimed her grape-shot, was obliged to give up her Przesimience, which is only a qttarter of a league fres project and stand off, The enemy having attempted spass. to water it another point of the coast, were put to eight by another let •ehment of troops of the Hee. 66 At four o'clock, on the morning of the 18th, MVATICII. Sarr. 9.—The following details with the corps of Gen. Deroy relieved that of Gen. W r ed e , which hsd been much exhausted by the battle of th e respect to the events in which the Army of t3,,,,ri0 was concerned on the loth, 17th, 18th, and 22t1 of formerdays. The enemy remained quiet during the August, have been published in our Gaulle. morning, but Gen. Count de St. Cyr, satisfied that they would soon renew the attack, resolved to a n ti. 6 ' On the 16th of A 'lust, the 2d and 6th divi. i cipate them at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and m a d e sions of the Army were placed beneath the orders of I the Marshal Duke of Reggio. I'he latter, which , his dispositions accordingly. The enemy had collect consisted of the Bavarian troops, commanded by the ed their forces during the night of the 17th, and had increased the number of their guns to 100. Between Colonel.Ge lend of Cuirassiers Gouvion St. Cyr, three and four o'clock on the 18th, a battery of 51 was stationed at Polotsh, upon the right bank of the Duna. The General of Cavalry and Count of the Bavarian guns was established on a height near the Empire, de Wrede, Commander of the lid corps of village of Spass, and the signal for the attack was to i be the Bavarian army, who had had the French brigade a shot from a twelve-pounder. As soon as this was given the battery commencenced a destructi v e I of light cavalry de Corbineau, consisting of the 7th and '2oth Chesseurs and the Bth Polish Lancers fire of grape, which reached the Castle of Przesi. , mience, where Prince Wittgenstein had his head. previously placed at , hisdisposal, was directed to form a chain of advanced posts mu the roads leading to quarters. Navel and Sebetz. The division Verdier was on the 66 When the enemy's advanced-guard was routed, left, l's the rear the first division of the Bavarian the Russian Artillery, posted upon the heights of army, cwnreaeded by the General of Infantry 1)... , Przesimience, began to play. Then the 34 and 7th i rl, wa near Po'otsk, supro-ted by the division 1 Bavarian regiments of infantry of the line, com- Lep mid, the division of Cuiras'le.s De.moire,.aud , mantled by Major-General coptit Beckers, rushed, the brigade of light cavalry Casteck. • 1 upon the enemy with charged bayonets. The batta- ' 46 At teson the advanced guard of a division of , lion La Roche took the village of- Hamernia, about the enemy's 'army, commanded by t h e f A lice e a . league from Spase, in order to menace the enemy's Wittgehstein, attacked the advanced posts on the left wing- The battle became General. General : road to Navel ; but was quit kly repulsed by Major- Raglovich was wounded severely, and Col. Zellern ; General Count de Beckers; and when about five succeeded him in the command of his brigade. Gen. o'clock in the evening the enemy advanced in greater Deroy, after he had directed several battalions to numbers: to attack a part of the chain of advanc e d attack the enemy at the point of the bayonet, was I pests occupied by the division of Verdier, he was, in wounded iu the lower part of the belly by a musket this case, also obliged to retire. ball, and carried off the field. The fire became every i " The sth and I tilt of the line. De Kinkel, and moment more violent, and did much execution on the sth Notele t , of tight Infantry, 11! Settler, judi. both sides. Comic Wrede took the command of all ciously led on by Colonel BaroWd'ilabermanto, who the Bavarian troops. He sent the brigade com- cortege' ded them as a Brigadier, repulsed every at- : minded by Gem de Siebein to support the division of General Legrand. Gen. de Sieboin and Colonel tack of the enemy with the utmost bravery. Fr o m the movements of the enemy, and his reiterated do Zollern fought with the gr e at es t b ravery . The attempts to advance by the roads of Navel and Se. oth Bavarian infantry regiment of the line attacked! beta, it was easy to pe r ceive that he had serious in. the castle of Przetimence, defend e d b y infantry and' i t tontines of attacking in force the division in front of artillery, by order of General Co un t Sty C yr . Th e Polot-k, enemy was driven from it, and having be gun b . re .' ---- - - - 6 6 It was In conseq uence deemed prop r to oun. treat,obout eight o'cleck in the evennag the victory centrate the second French division, and 'hat ^f tta, Was complete. Ge-eral of Infantry a ithin and around Pointslt on 66 We took 21 guns, many baggage and anima. both Ain of the Polo's, to take pest ui tae wil'age salon waggons, 1,500 prisoners ; 4,000 killed and of 4pess, *Wile on the right book of the Poluta, wounded remained upon the beid • but so many half a league In frlnit of the toast, in rear of which w oun ded and prisoners have been b i neght in since two blidgeg bad been thrown over the riwecs. Count from the neighbouring forests, that Om loin of the Wretio , t as posted along tf.e point*, and occupied enemy may beeompated at 17 or 16,000 seen. Con. 6,,a-4al II t..e first :fletalln. l of the V.d regiment of tilehebt was detached In pursuit,, but Wit wounded, the I.ne; 11, red, ts ry Ist hien, 1.1,1 the tat company of Colonel liaron•de Schoolse succeeded himi.oltd ewe.' agioxewin. a the tlttit *Vend si 11W lieea !Juke dulled Ike attack with enieb,liratary sail pposecie• 141 i! 1 SAIA N. mind, ar)d the enemy was driven from a defile, where he seemed inclined to take up a position. 6 6 Then the brave Bavarian warriors have, on the banks of the Duna, erected their banners with lau rels. In tbsrplains of Polotsk, they have answered Men espectatlims of the greatest hero ot•the age, This brave army is the pride of the nation, which might loudly - express its joy, if that joy were not adulterated by the grief necessarily attendant on the loss of se many brave men who bus fallen in their country's cause. The number of killed in the Bata rips Army °tithe 16th, 17th, and 18th of August, amounts to 144; that of the wounded to 1136 ; and the misting to 'M. Among the' ltittEd - there sire two Generals, two Colonels, and reheat-Colonel ; two Generals, three Colonels, two Lieut.• Colonels, and 11 Majors were wounded. 66 The Russians had,ir treat number of Generals killed. 66 Sem.lo.—The infantry General Dem has since died of his wounds." _ .__ ••4 Arr. Mails. _____ Ilse 1 1 e Lethoo .................. 9 i i Cadiz .. _.................4 1 cooburgil ................ 1 't i 1 ei 1 eof _ y• • Jeney .................. 0 KING . II CORONATION.- iletidayet the Public Ojfiree, THE STATESMAN. LONDON: TUILSDAT i rEPTEMBER ti, 1814. we t bare iri"ma gire Paris Papers have been received to the ieth i nst. containing the Sixteenth a n d S eventeenth Bulletins o w f hi t c h h e , Grind e A th r e m r y im ; po the rtan termer t articled:ted a Aug. 31, and the latte r at Ghjat, the 3d last ., ° at full length. They bring no account of any bat. tie, but state that some skirmishing had taken place in which the Rus s i ans have lest a few h nn d red prisoners ;. and, from the rapid advance of the French army, it h probable they are, by this time in the environs of Mosc ow . Th e weather is repre: sented to bees fine as it Is in France, and they ex. pect a continuance of it until about the I9th of Oc. tober, when Narot.soe will probably be in possession of Moscow, and terminate the campaign. The last French Papers mention two Rustiest Billeting hay. ing been found at Ghjat, in which the &Hoeing passage was inserted—" That the truth is not to be told to the Russian People, but that they are to be deceived by lies." This appears to have been the policy of Alex seine, or his Councils, since the commencement of the present campaign, in order 'o prevent any alarm that might arise from his disasters being made known throughout hi• domi.tions. Ever since the days of Comeragerive the G Res?, when the Christian Religion was moulded into tie politics of the State, has that religion, when united with the corruption of the Courts, bell made instru. mental in fomenting' the worst of human passions. What millions of lives have been sacrificed at the Shrine of ambition, when artfully concealed, or attempted to be concealed, under the sacred mantle of religion : I The wild preaching of the fanatics inflaming the I Ignorant multitudes in the time of the Crusades, and I the anathemas of bigotry, issued in numerous publi. I cations against tile Reformers in Germany, France, England, Scotland, itc. are memorable instances of the perversion of a religion, that teaches good will and peace to all mankind. But we never remember to have seen, either among their benedictions, or to i any of those hypocritical publications, such a farago of bombast, presumption, and sanctified folly, as I appeared in the Address of the Bishop of Moscow to the•Ensperor ALIXAMPRS; and our astonish. i mint is increased, on seeing a gave answer from I that Monarch to such an article:—it shews that ..ti 'e is either a finished dissembler, or extreme. •ly wanting of sense. ll.sd Latvians Sweats,. :mean known as much as this old Bishop, he • might have saved him,el( tome trouble In searching : for the city of the New Jerusalem ; as we find, by ithe testimony of the latter, that it stands eithin the I walls of Moscow, which may likewise he a timely hint to BONAPARTE In his project of disposing (Atha Jews : as he may find it much easier to translate them to Moscow than to Palestine..-if they an be made converts to the new doctrine, broached by the Metropolitan PLayow. Really owe would think that this 66 Reverend Palley" was singing praises to the conquering hero, and iuviting him to this New Jerusalem ; for he qeotes in his song a well known passage from Scripture, which says, --" Hosanna be to he that (*meth in the name of [ the Leap." It cannot be ALIZAHDER that la here alluded to, because the man that advances with ruin in his front and disgrace in his rear cannot be said to " EOM in the name of the LORD." But in the nest sentence we are relived from all doubt about this " Reverend Father's fidelity to his Sovereign," for he there compares the tittle Conqueror to the great Goliah, with his moony shield, and spear like a weaver's beam, and the great Max ANDER to little DAVID, with his sling and his stone, who is to slit the r h dof the former with the powerful weapon of CAMBRTDOE, SETT. 10.—yeseerday _di e d, & sem _ tore..eg eilly lamented, at his seat at Long Stanton, in this , " the Holy Faith." We fear, however, that suc h a county, in consequence of the wounds which he re.' weapon will not stop the progress of Boy triers; cared by being thrown out of his curricle the pre- ! for we well remember what passed bets is( him and the ceding Saturday, Sir THOMAS DINGLET HATToN t ' Porn., in the 1796. who acc e•ding tr she dip year w , r . Bart. Ile succeeded to the title upon the death of i itv of his office should have had fully as much in his brother, about twelve months since, had but just ; n , ' iluence with the Councils of heaven, as the Bishop completed the family seat for his residence, and was ; actively employed in promoting th e enclosure of his'. of Moscow. The POPE kindly admonished Box A own and the two adjoining perishes, in which he had ! ?Aare not to be too audacious in advancing towards a large property. Sir Thomas having thus so un- ' , the holy territory, lest, for his presumption, he and fortunately died without issue (never hawing been all his host should be destroyed by the ire and thure married), the title becomes extinct ; but the estates, . which are considerable in this county, a n d in Nor- der of Heaven. But Napo:Awe replied, by sarats folk, devolve on his two maiden sisters, as his co- ' flea ! Ily thanking the Holy Father for his admonition, 1 heiresses at law. stating, that the tigansier of his great guns mould prone The new sewer, to drain the water, &c. from Pad- m o r e terrible than the fire and thunder he alluded t o. dington, throughllyde Park and Knightsbridge to ' A n d s o, it seems, thought the Pore; for he shortly the Thames, is nearly completed, afte r an anemias after purchased a peace of the Conqueror on very de expeuditure, from the difficulty in turning the shafts, • • grading terms. The Metropolitan of Moscow threat in some parts forty feet under grimed. In the •41 with the vengeeece of an Hero, excavations necessary to this work, a piece of black !mid NAPI I 4°. the oak timber was found in a bed of marine shells, vbs., power he supposes is irresistible ; that is perfectly mod s at, the depth of more than' thirty. mighty SUOMI, the tutelary saint • of Russia, whose five feet. - ' bar wee pressetud to ALECilloga, eta talismailic JAMAICA MAUL. I The Montague packet is arrived at Falmouth, In 39 days from Jamaica. In consequence of the war with America, the Governor of Jamaica had opened the ports to Spanish and other vessels, with dour, 1 1 meal, beans, peas and all kinds of grain and lum. bee.. The following are extracts from the letters and papers to the 11 th alt. brought by the abo►e Mail : ! KINGSTON, AVG. 7.—By the Minorco, from Car. thagena, we learn, that the Independents, in that quarter are losing ground fast, and haws been re.. Gently defeated in several reneontres by the Royalists. Auo. B.—The Variable brig, of 12 guns, arrived on Sunday. On the 26th ult. she fell in with and ' captured the American ship Resolution, of Philadel phia, bound to the Havannah, and laden with a • cargo of flour and rice. On the 30th, in the Crooked Island passage, the Variable spoke the Rhodian brig, which had touched at Cape Francois, where !an American schooner had arrived from Philadelphia, with information of war having been declared against Great Britain, and that fourteen privateers had sailed down the Delaware to cruise against British vessels. Between Cape Maize and the Navassa, the Variable chased three privateers; the first she fell in with on the 30th ult. the second on the 31st, said the third on the Ist inst. all of which escaped by calms, aided by the darkness of the nights. A French privateer was brought into Po• t Royal !this morning. This vessel was taken about a month ' ay.., by the Cyane frigate, and carried into Curacoa ; [she was then sent down with an officer and ten men, but was captured on Thursday last, of Cape Tibu. ion, by an American privateer schooner, of one jan and 30 men. The officers of the latter made use l l of every persuasion to induce our tars to join their colours, which they manfully resisted, and finding their endeavours to subvert their allegiance ineffec-, tual, they gave her up, after taking some sails front I her, and cutting away her main-boom. The priva-i teer had captured the brig Caledonia, which sailed on , the 10th ult. from this port, hound to Trinidad de Cuba, and ordered her for Charleston. The name I of the privateer is La Sirene; she mounts four guns, and had on hoard 60 men when fallen in with by the! Cyane. The capture took place on the 6th ult. after I a long chace ; when the enemy, finding that they would be taken, ran•her ashore on the coast of St. Domingo, from whence she was cut nut by the boats of the Cyane. The crew of La Sirene concealed themselves among the bushes, and, as the boats ad. minced, they gave them a volley of musketry, which amfortunately killed the master and one seamao. The American ship Enterprise, arrived at the Ht.! eannah, was fallen in with not long before by the Sappho brig, Captain O'Ga.tov, who sent en board her, and was astonished to find that she was coat. pletely equipped in every respect, and ready for aced tion. At this time Captain O'G. was unacquainted with the declaration of war against Great Britain by the United States, and felt considerable surprise at, the warlike state of the ship, lint was unable to learn , the reason, as the Yankees were particularly studious in not suffering a syllable to transpire respecting the subject. She was, therefore, allowed to proceod ; and Captain O'G. had the subsequent mortification to fall in with other. American vessels, all of which were also allowed to depart, as it was not until he arrived at Pert Royal that he was apprised of the war. In spite of all the wa.chfultiess of our men of war, merchantmen from France have frequently nr. rived of late in the ports of the United States. The day the Bramble schooner reached iQ`eµ• York, with dispatches for Mr. Forma, two French brigs went hi very valuably freighted with wines, brandy, and silks, from Bourdeauz and Nantz. - - Carter, the Laneahiiire pugilist, has been matched. shield in ten minutes and a half, fora considerable war, ' by his backer in the late fight, to perform two mike against the power of his pursuer. When Acts. LInER, pr Davin if you will, to heighten the bar. within 14 days. 1 Moque replied- 46 The panOlied.image of tho holy Mgas Salm o f p ug ili s ti c fa ns . , finished his inimp to protector of the Russian angel, I have commanded ir ca i ree tit r dia •en th At i o n sida w y u la y s ans t, at a Leal, ga. w the hers co he m bu btu ds s o u s to be given to the armed population of Moscow, `. ll ° hare 'Wales for tie diktat* of their native country. I i 1 ' 110 \ . \_ '