The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-12-29 00:00:00

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After this audience, the Council •of State, con ' ducjed and introduced with the same forms, were pre sented to his Majesty, by his Serene liigkitess the Prince Arch-Chaucellor of the Empire. . ylis Wetteucy M. the Count Defermon, Milder of State, President of the Section qf Finances, spoke as follows : I tt s InE ,--The first wish which the Members pf your council of State feel, in common with all yogr faithful subjects, is to lay at the feet of your Majes ty's throne, their congratulations on your happy re turn ; and to express the sentiments of gratitpde with which they are inspired, on learning that your Majesty is come to crowq by your presence the hopes 4nd wishes of your people. I" Whilst itt the absence of yoqr Majesty we were employing ourselves in thnse,labours with which you deigned to entrust us, and whilst every moment of oqr time was ciccupied in the execution of your or ders for the happiness and prosperity of the empire, we were far from conceiving that any Frenchman could forget those sacred and protecting principles which have extricated us from att4rcky, 4 ,,a which should ever secure us from it. . . tt Sire,—lt was with' the melt profound grief that we witnessed the crime committed by a:maniac, syho, for a *vim* offence, had deserved a' pqaish meat which your Majesty was so generous as to re , mit ; but his attempt has °lily served to convince our old enemies of to fruitlessness of similar plots, and to prove anew the sincere attachment of all the functipttaries of the empire to the constitution which your Majesty has given to it. All parties in the empire exhibited proofs qf their attachment; and all your subjects have rivalled the public function ? aries in respect for principles, and in attachment to your sacred person s and your august Majesty. L°God, who protects ,France, will long preserve her from the greatest of misfortunes. But in such an event, every heart would rally around the Prince who k the object of our hopes and prayers ; sod every Frenchman would renew at his feet the oaths of fide lity and of love for the Emperor whom the coustitu tion would call to the succession. g; We have been touched with the recitals con tained in the last Bulletin of the Grand Army.— What admiration must not be excited by the deve, lopment of the most august character during that month of perils and of glory, when the sufferings of the heart could takeaway none of its vigour from the intellect ! 46 What sentiment must not be inspired in a na tion truly generous, by the faithful picture of its ult. foreseen losses, on perceiving that the tutelary genius of France has known how to prevent their effects, and to make them the occasion of new glory ! Your Majesty never appeared more fuily at the summit of your destinies, than in those moments, when fortune, by arming the elements, seemed to endeavour to remind us that she could be incon stant. • Paws, Dec. 20.—This day, Sunday, Dec. 20th, 1812, at noon, the Emperor, being seated on his throne, surrounded by the Princes, Grand Digni taries, Cardinals, Ministers, Great Officers, Great Eagles of the Legion of Honour, and attendants of bis Majesty, received the Senate, who were con ducted to this audience by a Master and Assistant of the Ceremonies, introduced by his Excellency the Grand Master, and preseuted by his Serene Highness the Prince Vice Grand Elector. His Excellency tJfe Count Lacepede, the President, delivered the following Address : " StaE,—The Senate hastens to present at the toot of. your Imperial and Royal Majesty's throne, the offering of its congratulations on the happy ar rival of your Majesty among your people. The absence of your Majesty, Sire, is always a national calamity, while you; presence is a blessing which fills the whole French people with joy and confi dence. Your Imperial and Royal Majesty has laid all the bases of the organization of your vast empire ; but ninny objects yet remain to be consolidated or executed ; and the smallest delay in the completion of our institutions is a national misfortune. _ _ i g While your Imperial Majosty, Sire, was at eight hundred leagues from your capital, at the head of your victorious armies, attempt; were made to disturb public order in this great Capital,- by men who had escaped from prisons, in which your Impe rial clemency had saved them from death, merited by their past crimes. They have paid the penalty of their new offences. “ Happy France, Sire, whose monarchical con stitution places her beyond the reach of civil discord, of the bloody feuds to which party gives birth, and of the horrible distractions which revolutions engender. .” The Senate, first Council of the Emperor, and whose authority only has existence when the Mo narch calls it forth, and puts it in movement, is established for the conservation of that monarchy, and of the hereditary succession to your throne, under our fourth dynasty. " France and posterity will find it, under all circumstances, faithful to this sacred trust; and all Its members will be always ready to die in defence of that palladium of national security and prosperity. " In the commencements of our ancieut dynasties, Sire, the Monarch has been more than once seen to ordain, that a solemn oath should, by anticipation, connect the French of all ranks with the heir of 'the throne; and sometimes, when the age of the young Prince permitted it, a crown was placed upon his bead, as the pledge of his future authority, and the emblem of the perpetuity of the Government. " The affection which the whole nation feels for the King of Rome, proves, Sire, both the attach leant of the French to the blood of your Majesty, and that internal sentiment which re-assures every citizen, and which points out to him, in that august infant, the security of his own children, the safe guard of his own fortune, and an insuimountable obstacle to those intestine divisions, those civil agi tatious, and those political revolutions, which are the greatest scourges that can afflict nations. Sire, your Majesty has waved the French eagles over the towers of Moscow. The enemy could neither arrest your success nor thwart your plans, but by resorting to the frightful resources of despo tic governments,—creatlug deserts on all his fron tiers, carrying conflagration into his provinces, and delivering to the flames his capital,—the centre of his riches, and the growth of so many ages. " Those, Sire, who renewed these barbarous tac. tics of their savage ancestors, were ill-acquainted with the heart of your Majesty. It would have voluntarily renounced the trophies which were to be purchased by so much blood, and so many woes to humanity. " The ardour with which we see arriving from all the departments of the empire, under the colours of your Majesty, the numerous soldiers called forth by the S'enalus Consultuns of last September, furnishes an example of what your Majesty niay expect from the zeal, patriotism, and warlike spirit of the French, to snatch from the influence of our enemies the various portions of the Continent, and to con quer an honourable and solid peace. " May yOur'lmperial and Royal Majesty accept the tribute of the gratitude, love, and inviolable fidelity of the Senate, and the French people." His Majesty replied as follows; " SENATORS,--*-What you have said is very agree. able to Me: *I hare at heart the glOry and the power of France ; but my first thoughts are engaged by every thing Reit may perpetuate internal tranquillity, and place my people for ever in security against the rage or faction, and the hUrrors of • anarchy. It is upon these enemies •of the happiness of nations that, with the ennselit and love the French, I have founded this throne, to Witistriteftettdrisatd are at tac lied the destinies of the country. ' " A timid and cowardly soldiery ruin the indepen dence of nations ; but pusillanimous magistrates de stroy the empire of the laws, the rights alba throne,', and social 'order' • - • ' ' • " 'Did noblest of deaths would be that of the soldier who falls in the field of honOus:, were not' the death of a magistrate, perishing in 'defence of his Sovereign, the throne, and Ole lacks, More glo flews still. " When I undertook the regeneration of France, intreated of 'Providence a determinate nuniber of years. Destruction is the work of a moment, but one cannot build up again without the assistance of time. The greatest want of a State is that of cou rageous magistrates. Our fathers hld for their rallying cry, The xi ni is dead,--fong live the King! These few wsrds comprehend the principal advantages of themonarchy. I believe I have deeply studied the spirit which my people have shown in different ages ; l'have'rellected on what hei happened in different epochs of our Itis tory ; I will still think of It. ' " .The war which j maintain-10th Russia is * war of policy. T have • Waged. it llthout aithitosit ; could have wished spiel lier the . intsfor(oftei %vliich she ha§ tsosed'herSelf. '1 shOuld have peers able to arm the greater part Ofletr popolatietiageinst her, by" poclaintintlibeiti . to 'lie shoes; great iPtaiber of, - village! 4eminadit of . nie i !Sal MOM I tierattved ate btetility of that ‘iitireetisizi class bf the Russian 'People, I sefosed to outdo to & 1114141/ali • cOTTEN BURGH M4tL. GOTTENIWRON, Dix. l8.:--Reports from Den mark state, that 'it is in contemplation, by that Go ' vernment; to make peace with Great Britain is likewise said that Deputies from the Oriti'sh, lialashig; and Suredieh Attatiraliies are to fix a 'silt* (lid Danish min of war that may have bean lost, and the remainder to - be returned to 'Denmark, WhiCh is to receive 'a iompansatluit• for the diritage snatalned'bi the bombardment of Copenhagen'; for "ditch "--Aik ant to 517,000•1nen lo' the Rabaul eriganiiints, tor attiiiiieg the Freefh ark., iu retreat thfouth Germany. • • • • •• , • Y I • ST: PETERSRAiIIi, Dim. 1, INTIIRCIWZOLITTER PROX THE PRINCE OF NEUF CHATEL TO MARSHAL DATOUST. gg ihmroo or Ecitnuoz.,-1t is the wish of the Emperor, that you support the Duke of Lichinge, In the retreat which he is making with his rearTguar.lii while the Viceroy, to-morrow, wj3l march to take post at Krasnoff. You will, thergore, take care to occupy the ppst Which you shall judge advisable, and which the Viceroy shall evacuate. The intention of the Emperor is, that you, with your corps. aud that of the Duke of Elchiugen, retire from Krasnoi, and make this movement an the IGth and 17th,—General Charpentier, with his garrison, ceteilyting tg three third Polish battalions and a regiment of cavalry, will leave the tows at the same time with the rear.— liefoxe you march put, you will blow up the ram parts which surround Smolensk, as the misses are ready, a.:d only need to be set Ore to. Yoe will take care that the ammunition, powder chests, and every thing that cannot be carried away, be destroy ed and Ounit, as also the muskets the Cannon should be buried. Generals eintsseloup and Lace lessiere will take care, each in his department, to carry these orders into proper execution, " You will take care to seud out patreles, that no marauder may remain behind; and 'you will also leas as few persons as possible in the hospitals. Tgieneil) Prince of NOVPIIATI-4., biopic-Gen. " Sioolepok, Nov. 2 (44)." TIM OFIEW. Of ,C4TAIAT CQU7(T WITTGIFNIITEjY, ItAlitAlt T s yokuimiza aspuiw to ins istrgit4t. • INAJESTI4 64121140. 11 MY 191%1501 0 , 17p (49Tu) OF NOVEMBER ;•••• Yesterday I reported to your Imperial Majesty 1 that I should proceed to the river /3eresina, near. Stu ! . dintzy, which I the same day accomplished. On coming up with the enemy at the above-mentioned ! passage, they halted, and with a very strpog force ; defended the passage, in order to save their baggage and heavy waggons, 1 Notwithstanding this I drove them from their first position, and pursued them three wersts. The ac tion continued the whole day. To r day I forced ! them to cross the river at Studintu ; having done which, they burned the bridge. Admiral Tchiche . gar having sent me pontoons, I am now establishing the bridge. I shall then act in concert with him and iCount Platoff on the opposite side. Yesterday we took from the enemy one gun, and 1500 prisoners ; • and this day, at the passage, we took 12 guns, many more having been thrown into the river. 1 Several Staff and General Officers were taken pri soners, besides others of inferior rank, and more continue to be brought in, which I have not yet I I been able to take an account of. I 1 The number of waggons belonging to Govern- , ment and private persons-is so great, that a space of half a werst square is so covered with them, that it is impossible either to ride or walk through them; and three companies of the new raised militia have been employed merely to clear a passage for the army. In these vehicles, which chiefly consisted of car, rieges of different descriptions, sent' from Moseow t we found, besides, a very great booty for the army, silver and other articles belonging to the churcha which wet plundered by the enemy at Moscow, I we are now collecting them, and I shall _dispatch them to the Governor of Moscow. Congratulating your Majesty ou the above, I lay at the feet of your Imperial Majesty a stand of colours. The loss in killed and wounded In the course of these two days ! exceeds 3000 men. " Let our . enemies exult, if they please, in the material losses which the rigour of the season, and the severity of the climate, occasioned; bet let them calculate our forces ; let them learn that there are no efforts or sacrifices, of which, after the example of of your Majesty, the French nation is not capable, in order to realize your glorious plays. " In return, Sire, for your labours and your pa ternal caret, we can only offer to your Majesty, in : • common with your whole empire, the expression of REPORT mast GENERAL COUNT wervormsvere, To gu * our sentiments of respect, admiration, and love. We , IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DATED Boaissow, Nov. 28. venture to hope, that your Majesty will deign to I I had the honour, on the 21th'of November, most accept this tribute with the same goodness With which submissively to report, that Marshals Victor and you have invariably honoured the fidelity and deve- Oudittot were retreating before me towards Borissow. tion of your Council of State !" • I I marched after them from the town of Tschituga. His Majesty replied as follows: ; General Platoff followed the enemy's Grand Army. 64 Counsellors of State, every time that I re-eater I Admiral Tchichagotf was .to receive the enemy at France, my heart experiences the most lively satis. i Boiiiisowl and by this means it was intended to in faction. If the people testify so much love for my i • close him on three sides. In consequence of this ar son, it is because they are impressed with a convic- • rangement, I caused my vanguard, under Major ties' of the advantages of monarchy. - f General Wlastow, to pursue the enemy. This Ge. It is to that ideal system, to those dark me- i neral defeated General Dintilit's division, near the taphysics, which, in pursuing with subtlety t h e : town of Patura, and within two days, one Lieut.. search after first causes, seek to found upon their Colonel, 36 Officers, and 2000 men, were made basis the legislation of stations, instead of accom- i prisoners. As 1 then perceived that' the enemy was modating laws to the knowledge of the human i quickly retreating, I undertook making a flank heart, and to the lessons of history, that we must I movement from Kcilopenitche, and marched towards , attribute all the misfortunes which our favour. the town of Baran, in order from this point to cut ed France has experienced.. Thee., errors errors ne- him off from the Lepilska road, and be enabled to cessarily, and in reality, did lead to the regime of : act on NVesselowo and Stadinzy, where he Was men of blood. Who proclaimed the principle of in- 'forming bridges. surrectiott to be a duty ? Who flattered the people : When I arrived at the town of Kotrizy, I received by proclaiming a sovereignty which it was incapable . I information, that Napoleon would cross the Beresina of exercising ? Who destroyed the sanctity of and : river, and that Victor's corps formed his rear-guard.• respect for the laws; by making them depend, not i I therefore put myself in march to attack him whilst upon the sacred Pfiftciptft bf justice, the 'int,"±efersittg, and desired- Elena( Platoff to hasten Us tare of things, and of civil justice, but -solely l Borissow, which he accordingly did: lie proceeded on the will ,of an assembly composed of men, lon the Toletchiu road, and after my arrival with the strangers to the knowledge of civil, criminal, ad, : whole corps at Old Borissow, cut off the enemy's rear ministrative, political, and military laws ? When a ' guard, consisting of half of Victor's corps, and attack. - matt is called to regenerate a State, he mast follew iedit on yesterday afternoon. After a heavy fire of principles directly opposite. History points the i I musl : etrjf , whichcontlaued • for four hour, and by human heart; it is in history - that he must search for; the effect of our artillery, the enemy were thrown • the advantages and inconveniences of different modes i into disorder, and put to flight: we took one piece of legislation. Such are the principles which the lof artillery, and 30 Officers and 1000 men were State Council of a great empire should never lose; made prisoners. He suffered a great loss besides in sight of ; it must unite to them a courage superior ; killed and wounded. Meanwhile I sent a Flag of to every trial ; and, after the examples of the Pre- Truce to inform • the enemy of our superiority al sidents Harley and Mole, be ready to perish in' de- I force, and tell him that he was sorrounded, and must , fence of the Sovereign, the Throne, and the Laws. surrender. The courage and valour of the troops 44 I appreciate the proofs of attachment, which the under my command, together with General Platoff's Council of State Ittio4iven in every circumstance. I Itrriyal at Borrissow, forced the enemy to send ma accept its sentiments." . • ' two Flags of Truce, with information that they sur rendered. At midnight, the General of Division; ilartonneaux, the Brigade General Lettre, two Co lonels, 40 olficen, and 800 men, who had almmdt. submitted, were brought to me. tiari " At seven o ' clock this morning, the rental laid down their arms, viz. Generals Carouse and Platii wont, three Colonels, 13 Lieutenant-Colonels, 184 Ulcers, and 7,000 - men, and delivered up mate pieces of "MUM*, three standards, and a number et, pa gg sge isiggens. Among these troops am two re giments :of cavalry, one Saxon and one of Serg i faith very pod horses, . ' "On such a 4ictery , a similar to which btu s .• scarcely 64446 isms gained over the French, I t Mil thistiberty• tiiPee . nrstiihiang yaut MO NT, sod of lat•ing all these trophies at your NI, The loss on our side is not great. going to attack Napoleon at the tow s] zv. Admiral Techichagoff, and Count attack hint ou the other side of the river DOUBLE TAX ON LLATIILR, T HE House of Commons haring adi ill Ow 2d IVefirm:ley, the ttratmiltee o f Trade berefi% give Eunice, that the ticnersil jTinuni,nneirs: Ate,erinsteß.Liifia:nn,:disedoreedriviilerddtinse.hdrit)li:ltsiti: ,Tmern. in Usi.hlip,gate-street, csn tl Fettruasy, at the None place and hour. ilisssi•ceriniowd, that the amount of the dnul Hanle lii.toirt, which ircUsdrs lootolo, sou t h, Wit hi n li ft • nnk of hhortality, WI.• in Ihr hr.( q, deficient ; and that the %ersind quarter, rodiu g tuf t, *till more so, fur initrad of being tar ice the non duty as e%peried, IT to slur AMOV. ‘T TO o 01 THAT SIN 4 111 4T1 , at.ts x fur o w :noon?. in the la.t scat ; it being, front thy dia a( the Thyle the last quarter, only 1,4121. Than the old duty. The etantoittee thertata trlien the estra rites tioveintnent 11:se far Leather G ou gh is inscnis, rand how goesitlr Trade. in every part of the kingdom, ha, tottered ability or the roomer, so porri r ew Wise Its ir. , os their Leather at the prepent pikes; :toll from their, took ueitee evaerably di:Bl444ler! .inre the additia 'fat ism be p l'e la g ee, that the ionpulley of rotarating this wade idiot aitpare4. By order of the Ctinunitteer. (flquell) BE& ORM% saes, gee. miner. DE STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONP. o'CIOCir Dank 4?8 India Sundt' par 7 5 di s I 9 per Ceht. Red. 60i Excheatiei HMI 30 ' 1 5 Pr 3 per Cent. Cons. Diito VI. 1 d 2 p • I pqr Cesits. 76ti Onintuin Si 5 per Feet. Nary . Consols for Acct. 614 Long. Am. 15 lAttery Tickets X 2191. THE STATESMAN. LONDON: TuEsDAT, ppenrsEß 21:11 Two Gottepburgh Mails arrived last night, bflec. ing a variety of important intelligence, as , A,U be seen in our preceding colutpns. We have also It. ceived the following extracts this morning, which will be found Eery contradictory to the French ac counts GOETENSURGII I DEC. gl.--Accounts from Copen hagen, dated the 17th instant, state, that a French Courier had arrived there on the 15th, bringing u report of a battle fought on the 23th and 29th of November, between Generals Tschichagoff and Witt genstein, and the Grand Army, in whicil, of course, it is said, the French were completely victoriouo, taking IQ,pOO prisoners. It is also said, that Mu rat, King of Naples, was at Koningsberg, with both his legs off. , The Ptnss34ns have retreated from before Riga.— litr4slans have entered Liebe's, and war •. • • at pected M ewel. FROM TIIII BETS.LIN CaIt;ETTE, etC. 3. Vl6Nua t Not. 24. --The repprt that negoc:a. tious towards a general peace will again be renewed has gained ground within these few dap. It grounded oft the circumstance of the Prince Von Starhemberg, formerly Ambassador from the 4. peror of Austria tp the Cpart of London, being sent for to this city, from which many conjectures kis formed. DEC. 12 t —Clor Gault? contains the fel• lowing : " His Majesty the Epperee has just appointe4 the General of Division Etessi!ls, Governor of Ber• lin, in the place of the General of Division D,eriotte, who has left this place. 66 His Majesty the Emperor :Ni'apoleop, who was in excellent health, had his bead-quarters on the 3d, at Molodzie;no, a small town ir. the ci-droarrt pals 7 anat. of Wilna, between 16 and 18 miles distant from Wilna and 10 or 11 from Minsk." • THE COMMANPLIE IN GRIEF OP THE ARMIES, FIFLR. MAMMAL 'GENERAL PRINCE KUTUSOW OF 940. LENSKO, REPORT! TO MIS IMPERIAL MSJEsq, uNpzit DATE THE 11TH (93D) NOP. FROM INS VILf,AGE OF LANNIII ) ASfO4.LOWS: " have the happiness of informing your Imperial Majesty that, on the Bth (20th) -Nov. NapoLou, with his guard, left Orscha, and marched off on the road leading to the village of Kochanowa. On the 9th (2l st) Nov. the last of the enemy's troops quitted that place, leaving behind them 26 pieces of artillery, some provisions, and an hospital, in which wets found upwards of 60 wounded French Officers. " General Count Flatoff is in pursuit of ill enemy, who is retiring towards Kochanows. The detachment under Major-General Jermolow, which crossed the river near Oracha, and which consists of 14 battalions of infantry, some cavalry, and two companies of artillery, serves to support Count tel a' The van-guard of the main army, under the command of the General of Infantry Melorade• witsch, consisting of the 2d and 7th corps of in fantry, and the 2d cavalry corps, will piss the Dnieper on the 11th (23d) inst. near to the town of Rossys, and take their direction towards the village of Tolotsch, in order to join Major-General Jet' oselow's detachment, and by this means a consider. able mass of troops 'will be formed to pursue thi ellosery. Our main army, which waited for the *applies of provisions that bad remained be Pis n account of the celerity of our movements, Pa the Dnieper, near liossys, on the 12th (24th inst.) toiardt the tillage of Zesusben, by the w 1117 of &SMUT, from whence it will continue its s fro i n , lam , tf of II of stodiii Plato if if to will b' 0 oh Fljou riled or , hire L enth — M•riin g e at the of ihf ' And .; th till' I H i, lui of dAy go ible tux i n W I whrk, ~„d gonirter e . t.e f 4 want ~ t ih.• ./h1 9t,;(1 I.; t el miui•hrJ . lat e id. „ lure I re believe, 0 141 Already paid lv the Lentil, 'rd from the io. t r :Ind in agb n e eir , iork. beim, arldirlo Alan`, An. • I hiblin .................... 1 - 0 3 1.61).. ............. . . .., Rwi c obiad. . . .... .. ... 7 ... ...... , , , .' ' ' ) g • " . ... ........ . Gnernsey ...... ... •.: .. .: ... I ,