The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-10-03 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS. 116. T. EIGHTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. MOIAISX, San. 10.—On the 4th, the Emperor set eat ft•om Ghjat, and encamped near the post of Grit- DOE The sth, at six otlock in the morning, the army put itself in motion. At two in the afternoon, we. perceived the Russians formed with their right upon Moskwa, the left upon the heights on the left bank of the Rologha. At 1200 toises in advance of the left, the enemy had begun to fortify a fine height, be tween two woods, where they had placed nine or ten thousand men. The Emperor having reconnoitred it, resolved not to lose a moment, and to carry this position. Orders were given to the King of Naples to pass the Kolegha, with the division Compute and the cavalry. Prince Poniatowsky, who had marched on the right, %vas in a coalition to turn the position. At four o'clock the attack commenced. In one hour the enemy's redoubt was serried, with the can non ; the enemy's corps driven from the wood, and put to flight, leaving the third part on the field of battle. M seven in the evening the firing ceased. On the 6th, at two o'clock in the morning, the Emperor surveyed the enemy's advanced posts: the day was passed in reconnoitring. The enemy were In a position much contracted. Their left was weak. Bred by the loss of the position on the day before t backed by a large wood, supported by a fine height, crowned by a redoubt, planted with 25 pieces of cannon. Two other heights, crowned with redoubts at 100 paces from each other, protected their line, as far as a large village which the enemy had de. stroyed, to cover the ridge with artillery and in. (antry, and to support the centre. Their right ex tended behind the Kologha, in the rear of the village of Borodino, and was supported by two fine heights, crowned with redoubts, and fortified with batteries. This position appeared strong and favourable. It was easy to manoeuvre, and to oblige the enemy to eve. ovate it, but that would have been renouncing our object, and the position was not judged sufficiently strong to render it necessary to avoid fighting. It was easy to pereeire that the redoubts were but half formed, the fosse shallow, and neither pa lisaded nor defended with chevaux.de.frise. We reckoned the enemy's force at about 120,000 or 130,000 men. Our forces were equal, but the superiority of our troops was not doubtful. On the 7th, at two in the morning, the Emperor was surrounded by the Marshals in tie position take) the evening before. At half-past five o'clock, the sue rose without deeds; it had rained the pre ceding evening.—" This is the sun of Austerlitz," paid the Emperor. Though but the month of Sep tember, it was as cold as a liorenther in Moravia. The army received the omen--the drum beat, and the following Order of the Day was read : " soldiers ! behold the field of battle you have se f' much desired henceforth victory depends on Og you ;it is necessary to us—it will give as plenty, 66 good quarters for tha winter, and a speedy return ig to your country, Behave yourselves as you did " at Austerlitz, at Friedland, Vitepsk, at Smolen. fc sko c end that the latest posterity may speak of your conduct this day with pride,—that it may say 4 g of yOU, g Ile was at that great battle ender the 6 g walls of Moscow.' " 64 AA the Imperil); camp on the heithts of Borodino, 70 of aria. at 2 o'clock. A. M." The army answered with reiterated acclamations. The ground on which the army stood was spread with the deod bodies of the Russian, killed the preceding ,doy. Prince Poniatowsky, who was on the right, put himself in motion to tpr►n the forest on which the enemy rested his left, The Prince• of Eckmulsi marched on the skirt of the forest, the disision Corn, pans at the head. Two batteries of 00 cannon each, commanding the enemy's poiltion o hid been On struated in the night, At six o'clock Generpl Count Sorbier, who had armed the battery on the right with the artillery of the reserve of the yard, commenced the ire, Ge. sterol Pernetty, ‘sith 30 pieces of cannon, put him self at the head of the division Comma (4th of the Ist corps), who skit ted the wood, turning the head of the enemy's position. At half-past sis General Complus was wounded; at seven the Prince of Bek odd had his horse killed. The attack advanced: the musketry cpmmenced. The Viceroy, who form ed our left, attacks and carries the village of Boro. dine, which the enemy could not defend ; that Til lage being on the left bank of the Kologha, At mean the Marshal puke of Elchingen put himself iu /notion, and under the protection of GO pieces of cannon, which General Foueher had placed the even. lug before against the enemy's centre, bore upon the Mere. sbouseod pieces of cannon spread death •n ail sides, 1 ,►t eight o'closk the position! of th e enemy WRTO Carried, his redoubts noon, and our artillery crow his heights, The sdveotage of position which the IleePy's batteries heel enjoyed for two hours, now, belonged to as, The sesrapets which had been °cm. Alai against as sleriog the attack s were new to our itelesntage, 'f ba enemy saw Oho 'settle lost, which he tbogbt bad only csts►eseased, A pert of his artillery was &Opus the rest was withdrawn to his lines in the rear, In this estreadt, ha ♦ttewpted to restore the shat, oiti to ittiCk Iviib 00 his masSes those *song reitloos wifoh he was amble to protest. Three bsooksi Ow 0 itressb mon plecei go thess .t 1 i p.' . .1 THE STATESMAN. heights, thundered upon his masses, and his soldiers died at the foot of those parapets which they had raised with so much labour, and as • protecting shelter. The King of Naples, with'the cavalry, made va rious charges. The Duke of Elchingen covered him self with glory, and displayed as much intrepidity as coolness. 'fhe Emperor ordered a charge of the agent, the right in advance ; this movement made Its masters of three parts of 'the Setd of battle. Prince Poniutowsky fought in the wood with various success. There still remained to the enemy his redoubts to the right. General Count Morand marched thither, and carried them ; but at nine in the morning, et. tackid on all sides, he could not maintain himself there. The corny ) encouraged by this advent*, made his reserve and his last troops advance to try kis fortune again. The Imperial Guards formed a part of them. He attacked our centre, which formed the pivot to our right. For a moment it was feared that he might cart/ the village which was burnt l the division Plant advanced thither s $0 pieces of French cannon immediatily arrest, and then annihilate the , enemy's column's, which stood for two boors in close order, under the chain-abet, not daring to ad. vance, unwilling to retire, and renouncing the hope of victory. The King of Naples decided their on. certainty. He caused the 4th corps of cavalry to make a charge, who penetrated through the breaches I which our cannon.shot had made In the condensed masses of the Russians, and the squadrons of their I cuirassiers/ they dispersed on all sides. The Gene. ral of Division Count Caulaiucourt, Governor of the Emperor's Pages, advanced at the head of the sth I regiment of Cuirassiers, overthrew every thing, and I entered the redoubt on the left by its gorge. From this moment there was no longer any uncertainty, The battle was gained. He turned upon the enemy the 21 pieces of cannon which were found in the redoubt. Count Caulincourt, Isho had distinguished himself in this fine charge, has terminated his career, He fell dead, struck by a bullet ; a glorious death, and worthy to be envied. It was now two in the afternoon ; the enemy had lost all hope; the battle was ended, the cannonade still continued ; the enemy fought for retreat and safety, but no longer for victory. The loss of the enemy is enormous ; from twelve to 13,000 men, and from 8 to 9000 Russian horses, ha►e been counted on the field of battle: sixty pieces of cannon, and 6000 prisoners have remained in our power. _ . We have had 2500 killed, and thrice that num ber wounded. Our total loss may be estimated at , 10,000 men; that of the enemy at from 40 to 50,000. Never was there seen such a field of bat tle. Out of six dead bodies, there were five Rus. sians for one Frenchman. Forty Russian Generals were killed, wounded, or taken ; Gee. Bagrathion was wounded. We have lost the General of Division Montbrun, killed by a cannonball; Gen. Count Caulaincourt, who was sent to occupy his place, was killed by a shot of the same kind, an hour afterwards. The Generals of brigade Compere, Plat:swine, Marion, and Huart, were killed; seven or eight Generals were wounded, the most of them slightly. —The Prince of Eckmuhl has received no injury. The French troops covered themselves with glory, and displayed their great superiority to the Russian troops. Such, in a few words, is a sketch of the battle of Moskwa, fought a few leagues in the rear of Mo. jnisk, and twenty-five leagues from Moscow, near the little river Mobkwa. We fired 60,000 cannon abet, which are already replaced by the arrival of 800 artillery-carts, which passed Smolensk° previ ous to the battle. 411 the woods and villages from the field of battle to this place are covered with dead and wounded. We have found here 2000 killed - or amputated Russians. A number of Generals and Colonels are prisoners. _ _ _ The Emperor was never exposed; neither the foot nor horse.guards were engaged, nor lost a single I man, The victory was never uncertain. Had the enemy, when driven from his intrenchments, not endeavoured to retake them, our loss would have been greater than his; but he destroyed his atmy by keeping it, from eight o'clock 'till two, under the fire of our batteries, and in obstinately atteceptingl to regain that 'whiCh.Was lost, This was the conk of his immense loss. Every one distinguished himself. The King. of Naples, and the Duke of Elchiagen, were peculitly conspicuous. • • . . The artillery, and part:cularly.that of the goards,• surpassed itself. The actions which have rendered this day illustrious shall be made known iu detailed' reports. 0 Monsieur Bishop of --r—, the passage of the Niemen, of the Dwina, the Borysthenes, the combats of Mohilow, of the Drissa, of Polcitsk, of Ostrorno, of Smolensko, and, in fine, the battle of Moskwa, furnish so many respective mesons for addressing thank 3 to the God of armies ; our will therefore is, that on receiving this present letter, you concert measures with those to whom it of right belongs.— Assemble my people in the churches to chum( prayers, conformably to the Doge of the Church in similar circumstances. This letter having nu Miter object, I pray God to have you in his holy keeping. q Fres ear Imperial omega at *jai* P Me 101 h of 14•48 r, 1412. • of * By OW likaperar, Moon * NAPOLEON. ' ," 7 % , saitow Iggreig9 at etms fias9oo) " ° 0 " 1 D4119 ' " I DM:MT TO XIS MAZINITY TON IMPSNOR AND LINO. , Stae,—The result of the ezaminetioe of the pri soners, of Whom the greater part are ignorant re cruits, or men taken before the close and off the field of battle, as well as almost all of them wounded with bullets, and the greater part dying, has afforded me the followleginformation with rested to some divi sions of the enemy's army Ist. The 14th division, forming part of the 9th corps, composed of the infantry regiments of Sme lensko, Nerve, Alezopol, and New Ingria, as well as of the oth and 41st regiments of foot chasseurs, and commanded by Major-General Fontein, who had suc ceeded General Kulbakin, wounded at Mob!low, re. attired its recruits, which were drawn from depots, and broeght up by Miloredowite on the 3d instant, le consequence of witch the regiments of infantry were raised to 800 each, and the chasseur regiments to 1200, which makes the strength of this division to have amounted, before the brittle, to 4800 men, es. elusive of two companies of artillery, with 24 pieces of cenpon, from ti to 12 pounders. On the day of the battle of the 7th of September, this division was stationed In the centre of the first line. About two in the afternoon it had already sus. tabled great losses, and was in want of ammunition. A Lieutenant of the regiment of Alezopol, named Peter Vorenln, who, having btlpient to the reserve to demand more, lost his way Itafoif the brushwood, and was taken after the retreat ofjlie army, declares, that General Roiewsky, eotosaanded the corps d'arm&e, received a were contusion which obliged him to quit the field of battle, and that the General (a Chief Prince flogretbioe was wounded, All the prisoners of this division neer in stating that it lost mere than half of its number; tst its confusion was complete at the time of its retreat; and that it owed its safety solely to Platow and (Jvaroff, who covered it. Those of the 41st ohasseurs say, that there scarcely remained 50 men to each company. 24. Tie Ist division of grenadiers, consisting of the grenadiers of the body guard, of tit, Petershurgh, Ekaterinoslav, Taurida, Pawlowski, and Axakselts. self, commanded by Count Strogonoff, and forming part of the 3d corps d'ermee, was on the extremity of the left, in the rear of the battery, whore at suffered cousiderehly by the fire of the artillery ; it was flanked by two squadrons of cuirassiers, which equally suffered without being brought into action, The respective strength of these grenadier regiments amounted, before the battle, to , from $ to 900 men, Their loss is estimated at one.third, which they ascribe to the cowardice of the Officers, who aban doned their ranks, and concealed themselves in the brush-wood. Two regiments of chasseurs, attached to this di. ! vision, which were statioued in advance, were dis. l persed ; their loss is unknown. A soldier, named Gregoriot de Pskow, who has served for nine years in the regiment of St. Peters burgh, declares that he, never saw his regiment give way as it did on this occasion. He says, that be fore the battle, General Kutasoff rode along their line and harangued his troops, which, howiver, did not produce much erect. This man add that hei beard Major Dalin, the Commandant of his regi. ment, say, that about mid-day, Beirigsen had gone forty wersts beyond Mejaisk, to prepare there the means of defence: he believes that he went to Little It was not known what had become of Tutschkoff, the Commander in Chief of the third corps, er of the third division of Kanywittin, which formed part of it. 3d. The 3d division of grenadiers, consisting of the regiments of Astracan, Fanagoria, Kier, Mose cow, Little Russia, and Siberia, commanded by Prince Charles of Mecklenburgh, and forming part of the Bth corps of Boreadln, was stationed on the sth of September at the great redoubt, which was taken on the same day, and where it lost its cannon, a Colonel, and more than the half of its men-. The regiments of this division were quite full en arriving at Smolensk° ; but they had not mere than 1000 each on the sth, before the action ; and numbered not more than from 7 to 800 each, on the morning of the 7th, when they were in the village which they were charged to defend, in advance of the bat. series of the left dank. It was at this time that the Prince of Meckleuburgh was wounded. 4th. l'he td corps of Bagevout bad manoeuvred on the 6th and 7th, in order to advance to the left of the line, to support the 3d corps. All the pri. soruni assert that not one half of it had returned to Mojaisk. The musketeer regiments of Minsk, Toboisk, Vol. hynia, and tirementschug, as well as the 4th and 34th chasseurs of the 4th division, commanded by the Vrine. of Wurtemberg, amounted to 800 men each ; and after the battle, none of them could muster 400: it NIS the same withl the regiments of Raisin, Belo sersky, Bres and Wilmanstrand, as well as the 30th and 48th chasseurs of the division of Alsoufier. A subaltern of the regiment of Raizan, named Pro ' boroff, declares, that his. Colonel, Arens, was killed; and that during the retreat, he saw on the. bank of the river, the General in Chief Tutschkoff wounded, as well as the Colonel of the grenadiers of Moscow. This corps had few officers killed, but many wounded. sth.fil'he tith division of the 6th corps, which was stationed in the grand central battery, mustered after the battle only 30 men each company, though two days before they amounted to 100 each in the regi ments of Schiswansk, Butinkas, Usa, and Tomsk ; while the co:Overlies of the 19t1t and 40th chasseurs amounted to 11.5 men each, by means of recruits drawn from Novogerod-Sewersky. 4th. The td division of the Guards, composed of the Ismailoff and Lithuanian regiments of Grenadiers, and of taro Chasseur regimepts of the Guards and of Finland, under the orders of General Lawroff, were stationed Iniine In the rear of the three batteries, on the left of the centre, These regiments suffered con. siderably from the artillery; but that of Ismailoff hailing-adereced with the bayonet, was so vigorously charged by the cavalry, that ant more than 40 meu of each company wean left to it. General Krepo witski, commatiding the brigade, sad the Colonel of the regiment of Is:pallor, were there wounded. (mime) . soKOpif WKS. Ciener.!l of Qivistylt, 144.4* s,s. O. 1814, charts{ with a Special Service. • PEIPIARIVI I SIM 18 . - -The eeneentestfenser the French armies in :Siete is on the point of being stlf- 1 *OA. vovady tiveArmy glitmliss kica.4 that of the Duke of Albufera; and these two corps, the movements of which are combined with those of the army of the Duke of Dalmatia, have thrown dent uncertainty into the plans of the enemy. The expedition under General Maitland, which lauded at Alicant, and which hoped to be able to march for.. ward, has been driven back under the batteries of that fortress by the army of the Duke of Albucera.-.. To this have been confined the operations of this scar of the enemy, on whick their partizans had built great hopes of success. Beaux, Sur?. 15.—The return of his Majesty th e King from his jourwey to Toeplit; is every day ex. parted. PARIS, Sacs. 47.—Yesterday, at I`4,' o'clock, the cannon announced the arrival of the /Bth Bulletin of the Grand Army, containiug the details of the memo. rable battle of the 7th. GENERAL ELEGTIOIY. The Marquis of Stafford has gone hastily do defence of his interests in Staffordshire, wE wailed by various Candidates. The Candidates for Exeter are James Boller, Esq. and William Courtenay, Esq. They hare corn. nienced th"ir general canvass ; at present there is no appearance of any opposition, as no other Gentle. men ha►e yet started. Sir Charles Betaplyide has declined coming forward. Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart. hasdeclined representing the County of Deron.--vNo Candidate has yet of. feted himself, Dr. Crompton stands for Nottingham against M r . Smith and Mr. Coke. be most frien d s ds o n f o numerous usand e Stanley, in t he tt the ;isl e f7C nGnMeeting eL a i g y ei ohflb neighbourhood ons o id f e ldi r t v h e e rP° be o et i, m w es as ns he o l f d Se. " curing his return to Parliament u one of the Repro. sentatives of the County of Lancaster. his Lord. ship's address to the Meeting was received with great applause; and although it must be presumed that so nunleroos a Meeting would be composed of persons who differ on political questions, yet we are happy to say that, on this occasion, the most p..rfeq unanimity prevailed, Lord Stanley was desirou , of taking the sense of the Meeting as to the mode of conducting the canvass of the County, eepressing his wish, if it were possible, to pay his personal re. spects to each Freeholder; bat the Meeting declared its conviction that such a mode of canvass was im. practicable in the short space of time which might probably be allowed for it ; and recommended the ep. pointment of a Committee to promote his Lordship's interest in the divisions of Liverpool and •Prescot,-. Several Gentlemen immediately offered themselves as Members of the Committee, and many names have since been ridded. It cannot he doubted that the same zeal will be manifestml, and, we trust, similar Measures adopted, in other parts of the county, On Tuesday last a public dinner took place in to encampment in a field near Greet George's-street s Liverpool, where 2000 sat down (1500 of the party were electors in the interest of Brougham sett Creevey). They were addressed after dinner, with great energy, by Mr: W. Roscoe and Mr. C whp Mere cheered throughout by the ardent • -Js:. mations of the meeting. General Tarletori hes Nested an ativernsea dated from Durham, stating that ill health de: him there, but announcing bit lotentinu of of hhhseif again. Yesterday a select Meeting of the Independent Electors of the Borough of Southwark, was held at the Cottage of Content Tavern, its order to consult on the means to be taken to were the Election pt Jones Bartlett, Bari.. as one of their Reprerseeter tires in Parliament ; at which, there being a doubt whether Mr. Jones Burdett would consent to take his seat, if elected, the following Resolution Was paused That It be resounded to the geonittee to eatamealtile the Itesolutioa to Jones Burdett. Esq. requesting ot bite us favour their Chairman with bliaoswer, by return of post, espe cially statieg , whether , to the Met of is beige will take his seal." Lord Delvin is expected to declare himself a Calle didate for the County of Westmeath. The Hon. Colonel Packenbam and Mr. Rochiort till offer themselves again. Lord Fates has arrived from England on his war to the County of Longford. His Lordship and Sir Thomas Feetherstees are expected to be reelected for that County, without opposition, • Lord Gleotworth, it is said, will start for the city of Limerick, against the Right Honourable Colonel Verekee, who relies upon the support of the Corporation. Two. Gentlemen, besides the present Members, are expected to become Candidates for the County pi Dublin, Lord Bective, son to the Marquis of fleadfort, has addressed the County of Meath., and le: lye present Members, Sir Marcus Somereille and T. finihe, FR. mean to offer themselves, a very contested &Wien may be expected. ' • Lord James O'Brien, are believe, will he opposed to the Burton Interest in the County of Clare, There will be a sharp contest in Galway. We understand that Mr. White hes declared h im, self a Candidate for the Coonty of Ipitrim . A s the Members, Mes srs . M od e e s r srs tbe C m le s m o e s n e t s s , a i i t td Latouche, is selpected determinedatphrraeetsetnhtere willbe a very warm contest. We hear Colonel Barry has relinquished his in• tention of opposing s'ir Frederick Flood in the Coon• ty of Wexford ; as, however, Colonel Ram is et. petted to persevere, there is likely to be a strong opposition to the present Members. without Colon el Longeld is opposition,for the ez C Pec ity ted of Ctoork.be returned, Yesterday the High Bailiff of Westminster pub• lished the Writ, so that the Fiection will come oat gt ceeenPgarden ) on Thursday morning nee. --- We trust independent Electors will not fail to td• sort their right to pass, on horseback and in tilt carriages, toll-free; to and from the hustings duridg elections. In some places impudent attempts WO been made to deprive Freeholders of this Atilt; but Ne trust that ell independent men will exercise Mr righteor bring actions against every gee-keeper wike skafl wlsivest to Puri 20407 hoe Show PSI of %I. Clks at or. of his tati the the of :sq. no Doe oL Mr. the I at Se. )rd. pith med i of are .fee of I of ; his re. 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