The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-08-14 00:00:00

+MI • • • - fs... 34. x•-• GO7TENBURGH M.IILS. --do.— RUSSIAN BULLETINS. `.,. - ~ . Lord. This este he not only expressed his own wishes,, but those of all the Ministers who conduct ed English policy since that moment in which rege nerated Franke resumed those rights and that rank to which she was entitled among civilized nations. doubtedly those times no longer exist—when effemi nate officers brought with them all the luxuries pi cities, and presented themselves upon the figldief battle, dressed with that gaudiness which would have served at Versailles, or the Opera Boxes—thosepe tits maitrt warriors, who knew how to brave death, knew not how to fight, and were frequently van quished by fatigue before coming intometiou. Those are the men, Lord Castlereagh, vrho'm you regret, and not the Marine Officers, who in the war of 1778, bumbled the British flag, and which your Ministry landed on the Coasts of Britsn,ny dariag the Revo lution. For us, we regret having lost them ; but ,fortunately, there are now forming in our ports, dander the protecting influence of the genies of France, numbers of 'brave men, who will, one day; make you sutler for your pride and cruelties. Consoie yourself, Lord Castlereagh, the times are passed tifv?r again to return, whets nn English Commissary insolently demanded the demolishing pf the Port of D tukirk —when an imbecile and timid Government allowed you to insult its flag with impunity, and dared not revenge your multiplied injustices. Call to your recollection the conduct of year Ministers in the wars which have occurred between Prance and England during the last century—was it not one of she lint points of your policy to take all our mer chants' vessels before your intentions were suspected of being hostile ? and did not Lord Chatham, more frank than his colleagues, haughtily say its the Se nate—" if we are just to France we are lost?" Alas ' If when you were guilty of the first act of injustice France had had recourse to reprisals ; if the lust time you detained French vessels which sailed upon the ocean on the faith of treaties; if when you first buried in your prison-ships the unhappy prison ers, your's had been subjected to retaliation, you would, without doubt, have practised that modem flea, which now, in your mouth, is an insult to hu manity. You still take advantage of that seotimeut of generosity, the principal character of the French Coverument ; but do you not fear that your words, coldly ironical, will arouse its indignation Z—Hi th?rto to you have been reserved the honour of the infernal machines and floating prisons. Has the idea of a just and terrible reprisal never occurred to your mind ? This last thought must have struck all those who have read the detuils of all the atrocities committed upon the French soldiery, who, by an express capi tulation, had their liberty guaranteed, and whom, at the orders of the Agent of the English Ministry, were thrown upon a desert islaud, and for several days exposed to the horrors of hunger and thirst. Mier 40 days passed in the island of Cabrera, the Officers were taken away, to be put In prison at Palma. Immediately on their arrival at that prison they were visited and plundered. Nevertheless pro positions were made to the French soldiers who re• ;mined at Cabrera, to induce them to enter the English service—they were rejected with contempt. All the attempts of the Euglish emissaries were vain. Not a single Frenchman would betray his country. The cruelties were doubled, to punish them for their devotion to their Sovereign. The execrable agent of the British Ministry organized a revolt, which had fce its principal object the massacreing all the French Officers. He even appeared in the midst of filo sedi tious, distributing guineas and haranguing the mob. Already had an English agent at Valencia violated all the rights of humanity, by exciting the inhabi tants of that city to destroy all the French without distinction. The agent at Malaga had pursued a similar line of conduct, monsters, who the nation that has produced them should disown—that huma nity repels, and who would only be protected by the most perfidious of Governments. Never have there been seen among the savages, not even 'among the most ferocious Africans, such examples of cruelty. Those are, nevertheless, the men who now talk to us about honour and moderation ; who boast of the ameliorated situation of the French prisoners. Let Messrs. Baring, Calvert, and all the other defenders of the British Ministry go to Chatham and Ports mouth ! Let them interrogate our prisoners,•interred alive in their floating prisons—and these unfortunate men is ill tell them," whilst your coo ntryinen,which the chances of war have conducted to France, are lodged even in the barracks of oar soldiers, in places where the air is most salubrious, we here breathe on poison ens air; we are often, even, at the caprice of your subalterns, who shut upon us the hatches, and inter dict us from all communication with the exterior air*. Whilst the prisoners of your nation divert themielves at Verdun and Valenciennes, whilst they estiblish theatres, organize race courses, and give,tbatatelves up to all those extra:ass which can be imetet - tirtbetr health, or soften their captivity, we have a spice of thirty feet, width serves as a promenade to sacral hundred individuals. We are exposed to the insults of your agents,velso behave with a barbarity unknown, except in England. Report these words to your Parliament, and if you are as generous as you pre. tend to be, demand in our favour the first laws of hu manity. Give the English people to know how meek they are dishonoured by their Government; then you may talk of moderation, of justice, and those words will not be in your mouth, words without any meaning. .. • liy a refrnement of cruelty the French soldlen. who bare pot bees accustomed to the sea, are heaped up ita Prism 64 414 ;tad the sailors sent to the interior of Scotland. 110PPLIVICOIT TO TUE COUNT GATIIITTIN fern eno Frontlet Headlemon at atiebofcidwasi, 4th (Mb) 3817, The away seat a very strong fore Girded the right wiark. Tie first army moved to oppose them. Coot Wriebiesstela's two corps, oo the right side of t h e Divine, waived then CCANN of two Freud' regiments of easaleS' haslet apprateinei Ono In egusequenee d this Inaveateaf, Me Kobe; with the Cimino regimeot orV i Zrs, d adders* rack. to pass the river. IC 'loot attacked the rreadi with ibe happiest owes. Two meowed, of the eaemy:r72 ;ad their Conitasader, Brividier.ersterai &. Geste, iris Wire prisoner with wally other *Worse al toe mak ad ' Os the 1* (19th) et tido abooth, the corps et Menial Oadieet domed itedthiteeeeraeberg, eel ei ecbockd eke Nina- • ; • 4. • - • ^~ ~. ing it comMiced Maas* hyt the bridles the garrison. According to the limMiestioe ral !Cubed. Menemy re-cennemed his Ms* inst. sod again he was repulsed with im Prince Bagration has acquainted is with broengral„ Phil, Tier the rutty. Ady)pilatbeindxitheed :guard, under the orders West HA agaientfacked our forms et Mete regiments, under the cemand id Otago* of Ukbi This affair also terminated in oar favour, and the six regimats ' were ornpletelyeiMissyee. We blue tam' an leibieree Mir bee of prisoners. The troops have behaved to admixotieg.. Geo ogail Plata speaks in very high teem of the RiseinnAd)ifteoP . fdp ia l e eral Waschilcbikod, who, with his regime of howl, co d alsarl at thee with the Comacies. ^ -41tir` pkment to tke &gene, of 12li (4MMk) July.) Ilead-quartars, 6th (18th) July. We have received the following Weigel= from the Subsequeoi to the Ole of the details above given,. the int "ow of Cie left wing limadvanced rapidly towards Polotik, taking - measures in coneurreete with the maim body to coentervoll the movements of the enealy—slace which modem fortherhas Um pired. PROCLAILATION. • " By the Grace of Gan, re AtsaliSOSlS, ate. &e.—Theeo c t i l has passed the boundary of our Inlpire, and proceeds to his arms into the interior of Russia, is the hope through fano and cunning, to dieted) the repose of oar Mooareby. Wide falsehood in his heart, nod artifice in his mouth, does he saes. Tour to bring upon us chains and fetters. 31rbilieWe pray to Gan for assistance, we resist the enemy with our troops, which are animated with courage to drive hiss back,and to dams him frith the occupation of oar country. We place the tallest truth As their strength sallromess ; het we moose asoiaal tram tzttsubjects, tbat the fare, of the enemy collected from I empires, is aseidderable, and that usdaefti readers flouww-r -rupted watchfolitess necesmry. Os this season we Meths indispensible, in our full confidence of the bravery et threfielly: , to form new armies in the interior, with, as idlikg greater alarm to the canny. may form a seemed idoelltli strengthen the first, and to defend the dwellings, wives; aid children of each, aid every ries of us. We have already card upon our city of Moscow, oar capital, and at present we call upon all our subjects of all condidoes, ecclesiastical fir shie s ! and invite them, by a unanimous and general rise, to support us against all the designs and attempts of our enemies; and, we trust, we shall Said in our progress at every step the true seas of Russia, who n ill oppose them by all their power, without giving ear to his &Veit. May he in every Nobleman led a Pescharsky, hs every Ecclesiastic a Palitzen, and hi every Cl ' tine a Mihn. High-born Nobility, you have In all times been the saviours of your country ; holy Synod and Clergy. you have ' ever, through your devout supplications, called down grace and blessing on the head of Russia." . It concludes It ith a pathetic appeal to every elan and die. auction of society, for the maintenance of the Esnpire, under the formidable dangers.hy %bids it is threatened, and is signed " ALEXANDER." NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF RIGA. •• Rip, Jaly ES. " In order to appease the public anxiety, the Governor thinks It to promulgate the subsequent welcome intelligence. " Last night Captain Tolhniska arrived here from the head quarters of Prince Bagration, commanding the Imperial Army of Attack, with dispatches for the Government, according to which it appears, that the Prince was assailed on his retreat upon Polotsk by a division of Marshal Davoust's cavalry, sup- I ported by several pieces of artillery. The attack commenced In the afternoon, and before night the most dreadful carnage was occasioned in the enemy's maks, who left between 5 and 6000 dead on the field, and lost more than 1000 prisoners, atsu►tr I whom are between 50 sad.* 011icers of the Stag The artillady f e n kite the hands of the troops of Ma Imperial Majesty, so whose side the loss is comparatively trilling, aithoagh they have to lament the death of General Ziednen. 6, The other divisions of the army renal° to the positions they before occupied. Pursuant to the original plan, Prince Bagra don, after halting a short thne, proceeded on his road to Po. latsk." ST. PETERJBURGM, JULY 26.—We have this mO4 meat received information that the exchange of the ; rat a ification of the Treaty of Peace concluded between ! Russia and the Porte has actually been fulfilled.— 1 The latest accounts from the army were of the 21st i of July, and state, that the first army, which bad already left Poland, are pushing forward by forced marches to Witepsk. The General, Count' Von, ; Wellguestein, who has been reinforced by some bat- talions of the Army of Reserve, is now at Drissa for I the purpose of observing the enemy's movements, and covering the road to Pskow. The junction of both armies is the head-mark of our motions. The latest 1 °accounts from Prince 13awration, mention that the 1 van-guard of his army, u nder the command of Lieu tenant-General Rayefske, was in the vicinity of Mo- , hilow. General Platoff, whoie corps forms the rear- j guard of the Prince's army, was attacked near Re- i manow by seven regiments of cavalry, which he i broke entirely, and pursued them 15 wersta. The first regiment of horse yagers, one of the best in the whole French Army, and also a regiment ahem. grenadiers, were totally destroyed in this affair.—' Two Colonels, 16 Officers, and 300 men, were mils prisoners. t !, SMOLENSK°, JULY 21.—111 s Majesty, who ailliflad here yesterday, op his intended journey to Moscow, hos Thi,MOTIMMM vereitredthe intelligence of the Grild T, Seignior having ratified the peace concluded between the Porte and Russia. In consequence of which, his Imperial Majesty intends to have re Deuns sung at Moscow. The Nobility of Smolensko, bare volun tarily offered the Emperor to raise a corps of 20,000 I men, it their own expence. Information has just I arrived of the vanguard of Prince Bagmtiotes army having arrived at Mobiles,. Hs so, Ana. 3.—By a big of letters arrived here from Itiga, we have advice, to the 24th alt. by which we learn that Prince Bagration bad effected a junc tion with the main army, after cutting to pieces nine I regiments of cavalry, and taking 1000 prisoners, among.whom were fifty Staff Officers belonging to Davoust's division. The French are in full march for Moscow, and the Russians pressing them hard with superior numbers of cavalry. RUSSIAN HZADAUAILTSILI, JULY 24.—Bonaparte has issued a Proclamation, statipg his Intention of mucking direct to Moscow, but the Russian army Is 6 aunty numerous to stop his progress whenever think propel. • The French army Is daily dimi : ug very considerably by famine and sickness, lbw that of the Russians rentaimi eomplete, its I psa being bnessdlately replaced by the Emperor, !*es an inpulese body in the roar. Barclay de 'roily , . w 20 artillery battalions.—These troops cellent appearance. His Majesty often reviews them himself., These corps will march whenever circumstances retty se- Jur..? SO.—kccordigg to Itie int. ill. Majesty the King of Westpha waslitt , the Polish army at Slack ' s —e town JAinising a guard of 1450 men.—The corn liltere in ftdr "beaTty; 'ea" oaarei- mow libualant tired( The ellecentiants of the Tartars, who took nisei 'Llniania'several centuries ago, rettiggegt of Tartars. • • • • it R !MOMS ,T 11.19 DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4191 19 ladlit Bonds 9 10 dts. r Cent. Co.. - F.x &alder Rills 31d. $l9 dis. 4 per Cent. Red. 541 1 Ditto Sid. 3 3 pr r Cents. 714 4i Oinaltita Mie sper Cent. Nary 891 1 11 Cowell fbr Rat. 97f it Lots. Amu 15 7-16 Lotte, flckits " . THR STATESMAN, 7 LONDON: AUCUST 14, *i4. • Often have we pointed out the abeelate necessity there was for Russia to make peaces With Turkey, eepposing Aztiatretit to be seriously inclined to break his friendly intercourse with NADOLEON:—. She might have made a peace honourable to her arms, 'e ad have obtained legal authority to add easy thou. I, 'illetsb more of human beings to the number of her Slaves. But, iusatiite after territory as the tiger is of prey, she wanted more than even the feeble power of the Porte would consent to give up, although his fittest provinces are subject to the ravages of inun dating hordes of Cossacks. She, however, would not make peace with the Turk, except upon b,: own terms : she continued to waste her strength in the hope of new conquests in the South, while • ktorm was gathering in the West, that was to carry desolation into the heart of her barbarous empire; and not till the storm ap proached could she be induced to conclude a peace " with the Turk. Then ALIZANDEB, like a child that weeps for a toy it has just cast away,standi trembling, 'lest the treaty, which had been dictated by his feu re lt should not receive the sanction of the. Turk, Witiod he had so long despised. We are now told thatlde fears on this head are 'weaved-by the arrival of itlel.: ligence at Smolensk, on the 21st of July, that the Treaty of Peace bad been ratified at Constantinople, and Amu Annus ordered lb Dare so besiingis con. ! sequence. This intelligence, if true, is certainly very important to ALEXANDER at the present moment ; and I it proves that a Mahometan Emperor hulas political I knavery about him than a Christidn one ; for If • 1 ALEXANDER had had the advantage which the Turk now possesses, he would soon have been at Cunstenti.: I nipple, except some other conqueror had got there ; before him. ' News, however, from Vienna, of the ; 25th of July, states, that the Peace had not been ra.l I tified by the Turk, and that the latter was ordering.; fresh troops towards the Russian frontiers.. We have this morning received Gottenburgh Malls to the 11th, bid the iutilligence which comes to the ' ; 9th is. the most intereetistg. BY that conveyance 1 we have received a Bulletin and other Russian does. meats; - and, from reading theist over, we should be induced to conclude that AL:MANDRIL and BAG RA. ITION commanded two advancing and victorious ar , mies % did we not unfortunately trace their counter ' i steps, and read of t h eir deserted camp and lost ma ! gazinos in the French Belleau. The "French, according to the Russian accounts, are every whhre defeated with great lois, while the victorious Rus sians, who are so bravely defending their country, suffer comparatively nothing. The writers of the Russiai accounts, and their echoes in London, make it appear, by their own account, as clear as the sun! at noon.day, that the best possible plan of defend- i isig a country, is lto destroy 4s VOW and desert , wain 'plan IS sure to secure ultimate victory to Ilse Russian arms. We year nothing about stopping to defend the sanctuaries of religion, the tombs of their ancestors, their habitations, end their wives and children : no! but we are told every day, in the ' most exulting manner, bur' the hardy. Rus turns ' ' back upon his pursuer, looks at him terrific, strikes hire in the face, and then runs again. This sort 4 reaioning might do very well Wit were told, at the same time, that the. said army had orders tel do all the possible mischief in their power to- a.l country, which jt was the Intention of their rulers , ' that should never visit more ; but the Russia* Monarchy stamped the word .eaters upon its Coro; bead, in characters so deep, that neither time nor elranistanoes ever can effete,. in order tq seize upon the country that Ai-exempt* is now destroying emi deserting. If hi iatended to adept the system he is now pursuing, why did he coiled such vast maga. steel, sad form such strong defensive positions ? If , re were determined not to . make a stand until lie, tot late the heed of Ms anemia dominions, why did, he .wait the approach of the French In that • about—that the two armies base formed a ju ile( i on at Smolensk, which stands_tipon the Dneiper, end is 1 1515 miles east of Drissa y where they deserted thei r camp on the 13th of July. Of the battle which was reported to have be te Vaught between the French and Russians, w e r i b en not heard any further intelligence; though, if a j unc . Lion has been formed by the two Russian armies, we may expect every day to hear of a most dreadful con. flict, provided the Russians should.'prefer fighting t o the adssirobie plan they have hitherto pursued,_ We shill then see whether ALfXANDER will b e the Fent% which hit panegyrists repres ent to be. • nut how silly is the epoi ca . two ',Jil l '" arrested the progress of IlAnneu, by . la wesoring upon the nsountains of Italy, threatening every moment to pounce open his ad. versary, like en eagle upon his prey; so mad so , that HANSIDAL. was heard to say, " that cloud which hangs upon the mountains will one day b unt upon us like a thunder.stom from the (leavens:o Besides the Russian news we have given, there iv an Imperial Edict, dated the 6th (17th) of ialy, in which It is ordered, that throughout the several pro. Ivinces d the Russian Empire, five men fit for service and of the established stature, shall be raised out of every SOO of the population within a month, and a little vitiation In the height will not he regarded with 'respect to such recruits as are surrendered at the *pat within the first two weeks. It is comp u t e d I, that this lery. Win raise an Amy of Reserve of t 500,000 men. The Metropolitao Bishop has p u b. liaised an Address to the whole nation, inviting the :people to take arms for the defence of their count r y and their religion. _ ; We are yet without any intelligence from Lore Wat.taxarnsr; for thomh the Hermes, Captain Baowx, arrived on Wednesday at Plymouth, from Lisbon, yet as she left the latter, place on the 19th ult. it is impossible she could bring any news about the reported victory. -Tlee-fotiorking is a correct Statement of the Troop and Cavalry Reinforcements under Orders for ae Peninsula, viz.:— ith qrg!ment a Fost so RankFidrile. I 24th ittip . :ment of Foot jo ....Ditto 30th Rek'imrat of Foot lOO ....Ditto 91th Regiment of Foot ... ...... 90 ....Ditto; slst Regiment of Foot . . 96 ....I ins 77th Regiment of Foot A 83d Regiment of Foot ..... ...... tO • ...Ditto . DragoonOuards 46 Ilona 4th Dr 'goon Guards .... 42 ....Ditto bth ragoon Guards )st Dragoons .. 5O ....Ditto 34 1/rogeoni 4th Dragoons 9th Light Dragoons 11th Light Drogoons 19th fight Dragoons .... i r.ttit Light Dr goons ... . Ile ....Ditto 6 th Ligot Dragoons 16th I.i ht 0r..0.0 4 .... itto We are sorry to state, says a letter from Ply. month, that In a gallant attempt of Mr. DAUB ; , Midbhipman, and a boat's crew of the Nieman, to cut out a convoy on the coast of Feance, they were overpowered and made prisoners ) having previously nine killed or wounded. 1111wEaorut. Oceltithavez AT Rtai.---We regretto learn by letters which have been received in tons I from the Baltic,that a most calamitous and destructive occurrence rook place at Riga on the 25th ult, Tke garrison of the city, it appears, amounted to ghost I 17,000 men, and, in contemplation of a visit from the enemy, the demolition of the suburbs nes re. ; solved on as a measure of self.defence. In the cours of the night of the 25th, an alarm was given, and he telligence communicated to the Governor of the ar. rival of the enemy within a short distance from the town. " The garrison was immediately under arms and the predetermined resolution of destroying the suburhs immediately carried into terrible execution. ! The parts intended to be demolished were set fire to, and the flames raged with such violence, and spreid with such rapidity, that in spite of every effort to extinguish or arrest their progress, above tiro , hundred houses not comprehetsded the ',Ahab; were destroyed, and, horrible to add, 2000 persons are said to have perished on the occasion, MUTINY AcT.—The following alterarous in the Mutiny Act, for the present yes', respecting the extension of the furlough of soldiers, has taken place, eir.:—" Whereas soldiers nbsent from their regimeneon furloughs g ranted to them by thAr Come ; mondial; Officer, are sourettmes prevented by sit*' -fleas, or other unavoidable circumstances, returning to their ditty before the expiration of the time limited by such fdrleugh, and, doubts have arisen whether, in such cases, the extension of a soldier's furlough by 11 Justice of the Peace is sanctioned by legal authority, and effectual for preventing such soldier being oppre. ' !mauled upon suspicion of having deserted bis regi ment : Be it farther enacted, that any Inspecting ' Field Officer stationed on the recruiting district, or any Meer of the rank of a Captain, or of a stifle' rior rank, stationed within the district; or in rue there may be no such Officers as aforesaid within convenient distance, that any Justice of Peace may and Is hereby authorized to grant in writing, under his hand, an extension of furlough to any plicate soldier." In commemoration of the PRINCE Rr.ivr's birth day, the Officers of the Woolwich Division of goys' Marines partook of a splendid dinner in their newly erectell mess-room , at which Major-General it Pee Doboaase preside d , when the company was regaled with all the delicacies of the season, prepared utter the immediate direction of Mr. PAR., their sutler.--• After the usual patriotic and appropriate toasts Ilea Am drank; the company were entertained, i n the course of the evening, with several Most excellent. songs, varied, at intervals, by delightful pieces of music ''he Rand. a &fel was fought at .en two gentlemen, Icb° ' other's breast, fi re d tor .^4l dead. The sece ods ens 1p take are of THE ST - • ' • ' riot way b? al, i r alidds, and 2 motrom eller -0140,41.0 face Meek ee the 4 ( 14 * :aimeoliss and re be r i fily4is mat 4 t the „)..... obtained ..... 1 t the Jail' , 0 0111 l ir • i niers the Wog of . le, 0 Jere, iipitb stx Hoke !eel ail is of Stoisiositoeitokl. -N $ ana, and the six regional of Wilna is oil • iron as tausease limy la teat rem llarelay do Telly 014. . IoW apinvauls "" ""I" , -• • lag by forced searches jolted. Prince Begration, eud. Lithuseist j Set t we $l.• told, Allkall chows music by the sand. ► the Russian araly is fully prepared to give the OMIT Do t to t ok w o k until be out & tw o i r s l uitigt i on Mv R meteor" Durt.—TAtely a tattle. aid :1 4 ; -. forn , Norfolk (Virginia), between ,t; Coralaraaza r JULY illajtatylapassomt. with Eleisemesesi slf 'ses way held their pistols to each other bled 'Merest corps of troops betweew • liothecheld alulatka w i t h that' le • v ib i lith i k. rl / 11111011 " 1:1- : dupe at the word, and both fell 'end Leirtre t le the Maud of tintwi. • ' IMarefr her to ' e Ztt! re% we are ifirlealikkar eicaPedr WINE no CaMilt et P t Of la ry, Stir SWAM t4t Ai" 4 ltts We liseight gibe deed Oldies. 1~. i . . , • I ' 1 • I . • 1 . • e l a ft R I • • I f • • • • 41 Iv . 1 I , It- f. 1 r . , c , i, ... 1 , ill V._ . i t ( • t„‘t 1 - Arr. ' ' ir ;1 ;;".1 t• i ' 'DM 1" .. i Wfti • • .41i107 A • i • 1 1 0 — 6 r . Oserniet I. -i• • • ••• e'e 1 v 7 * •• • Get jene dibillile . 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