The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-10-15 00:00:00

I I ill ; I : 7: FRENCH PAPERS. TWFNTY-FIRST BULLETIN or Till GRAND ARMY. " Moicow, St.rr. '2o.—Three hundred incendia ries have been arrested an shot, they were provided with fuses Ax itches long, which they had between two pieces of wood ; they had also squibs, which they threw upon the roofs cf the houses. The wretch Rostopchin had these prepared on the pretence that he wished to send is balloon full of combustible mat. tet midst the French Army. He thus, got together_ the squibs and other materials necessary for the axe- cation of his project. . 66 The Gres subsided on the 19th and 20th, three quarters of the city are burned; among other palace; ttiat beautiful one of Catharine, which had heels newly furnished : not above a quarter of the houses remain. 64 While Rostopchirt was taking away the fire-en gines of the city, he left behind him 60,000 muskets, 150 pieces of cannon, more than 100,000 balls and shells, 1,500,000 cartridges, 400,0001b5. of gun powder, 400,0001b5. of saltpetre and sulphur. It was not till the 19th, that the powder, ,saltpetre, and sulphur were discovered at a fine establishment, half a league from the city ; this is a matter of import ance: we ere now supplied with ammunition for two campaigns. Wt *very day discover cellars full of wine and brandy. " Manufactures were beginning to flourish at Moscow, they are destroyed. The conflagration of this capital will throw Russia 100 years back. " The weather is becoming rainy ; the greatest part of the filmy is in barracks, in Moscow." 44 PRINTED RULLETIN OF THE GOVERNOR.GENERAL OP MOSCOW —( zzilhout dale). gg Our advanced guard is near Gjat ; the post oc cupied b. our troops is very strong; and his High regs the hince intends giving the enemy battle.— Our army is equal to his in number, and will re , 1.. the course of a few days, a reinforcement of ttyitat men; our troops are all Russian, all of the same religion, all under one Sovereign. They fight for the church of God, their homes, their wives, their children, and the tombs of their fathers ; the enemy fights for bread: should he lose a battle, he Will be obliged to fly. " Some wounded soldiers have been brought in. They are lodged in the Palace Golovne. I have been to see them, have procured them food, and given orders Nit h respect id their accommodations. • " They have fought for you, yoh should not abandon them, but assuage their sulierings, by your 'kits and conversation. " Administer to the support even of the conviets t they are our friends ► and the faithful subjects of oor Sovereign. How Is it possible to refuse them assistance ?" PROCLAMITION OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OP MOSCOW, ECBLISkIED THE 11T11 OF SEETEI4IIEII, ON TILE EVENING PREVIOUS TO THE ARRIVAL OF TILE EMPEROR. • " Brethren ! Our numerous army will defend their country at the risk of their lives. Let us pre r..nt our perfidious enemy from entering Moscow : not to second the efforts of our people with all our power would be a crime. Moscow is our mother, she has supported you, it is from her that you have derived your wealth. I call upon you in the name of the Mother of our Saviour to defend the temples of the Lou!, the city of Moscow, and all Russia. " Arm yourselves each man as he can, as cavalry and infantry—provide yourselves with bread for three days—assemble beneath the banner of the cross, and proceed as quickly as possible to the three mountains—l will be with you, and we will extirpate the wretch. Glory shall be the meed of those who may die in the contest, their grateful country will preserve the memory of those who die In the cause—those who are indisposed to do so shall receive retribution on the day of judgment." ritycLANIATIoN OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF MOSCOW, ROSTOPCM N. 44 It has been reported here, that I have forbidden any one to leave the city. If that were the case, sol diers would he seen stationed at the barriers, and thousands of carriages of all kinds would not have egress on all sides. I am pleased that ladies and merchants' wives should avoid inconvenience by quieting the city. The less fear the less danger. — But 1 blame .very much the husbands, brothers, and fathers of those women who have accompanied them without any intention of returning. It is acting ill if they think them is danger, and they load them selves with shame if there be none. " I will answer it upon my life that the enemy will not enter Moscow-, and for this reason : in the armies there are 130,000 chosen men, 1800 pieces of cannon, and his nighties Prince Kutusow has been chosen, by the Emperor to command the whole army. In roar of the enemy the corps of General 'forms- sow and Pchitchagow amount to 85,000 chosen men, Infantry and cavalry. " General l'Ailaradavitsz has arrived from Ka louja, at Mojaids, with 30,000 infantry, 3800 ca- valry, 84 guns. " Count Markow will be there in the course of three days with 84,000 men, who will be followed by 7000 more. There aro at Moscow, Klin , Za vidow, and Podolsk, 14,000 infantry. If these troops should be insufficient to defeat the perfidious enemy, I will say to you, come my Muscovite friends, let us too march; we will assemble 1(10,000 men ; we will take the image of the holy Virgin and 150 pieces of cannon, and we will put an end to the business at once. " The enemy has 150,000 men of his own and such as he has been able to collect. They are now feeding on horseflesh. This is what I hare thought prover to communicate to you, in order that some of you may rejoice, and others become tranquil, par. ticularly on account of the expected arrival of the Emperor in his faithful capital, Read i .it is easy to c o ppr Awed all„, but draw *to iutwilaces fs what 1 bp@ commtinicated,_,- 'Ill& STATESMAN. ill idrords our troops immense resources. The An. Wr i ss" inns keep themselves cautiously entrenched be- 4 110500‘r, OP THE l e 2Tll 01 SEVITIlltit. ad Louck, from whence they dare not stir. Their u Wateeford ................... in • posts are covered by entrenchments and marshea s hnt -,..1 ig I shall proceed to-morrow, to confer with_ Ms the biml weather has set ln, and it is not likely they Lid,on .................... i Highness Prince Katusow, in order to adopt, Na vemain, during the rains, in I damp and us. 0 ••• PRICE ()V STOCKS • T (L it neYeUe l: :::Yr.gh• ... ............................................. 211 0 conjunction with him, such means as will lead to the txterelinatiott of yout eneiMes. "We will deprive , wholesome situation. Letters have been received from Mitten which Bait 21 61 these goeste of their lives, and Send tOelo to the state, that Prince de Wittgenstein has been defeated' ; P er (lel "' °lns ' 68 " devil. I will return to dinner, and we will cont. ; b aggage . i 6 per Ceat. Navy 891 i mence our operations to grind. these perfidious 44,margbai Goavion ds St. Cyr. The Russian ult_ . 1.4 pp: (Ce;einitit.. it7ed2l. ,7** watches to pewter." - - - - - - - i neralAost a &mat part of his ertillery and ..... --, mmod yintanty were surrounded, and after soma resiassue 4 l_ ? '''''' . " .......-- - - PA tuts OCT. 7.4:-Leiteranom Valslol o 9 4l a 6l the' iLkArther stiffed, that two Ititsslan regiments' of • I ' r ' Au ' ' to capitulate and surrender. The ienfiime: 19th of September, , state, that the Marshal Duke of _ w4 ' .li , lion of this news is anxiously expected. Thlmatiti had suce'etled in effecting a julictiee 'WI OA, • the Army of the Nlerthal Duke de Albufere. Sus. 10.—The troops of the Grand Da- A•Decree of his Majesty, dated the 7th -of mat I , left this for the Duna, from Du last, was published in Paris to-day,. relativo to . thl city Sot Perg o who hid halted here for some days, whence they ate convocation of the Electoraleollege v g.The calltans of the department of the : seine . :• 0 ,opening a l to join the Grand A rm y. . these Electoral Callers is fined forth* .15th of the present month, and 'these pioceedings are to till& nate,on the 30th. . ..: • . A Foreign Journal-east!' the followineirenm stances with respect: l W .the ' Orbit' denends,Abe rni and Semi% tabo fell at glorious a ff air of Po hl letsk::— - - , 11q.!• • LP Generals Deroi and Sebeidemestenced at the same time their military career, they continued it in the same corps, they shared *the same dkngers, and died together. This connexion had begotten between them that degree 0f friendship, that intimate Cl/Wi de:ice,- the elleas .of . which -were often felt, b the , service. Both in their • Idiot years sea , selves in anselioritine.flie organization of . ' ttrtny t , in instructing young Officers, in encouraging talent, and perfecting a system of tactits.• Both were ad dicted to a single and frugal life ; both were modest, disinterested, and generous; there were tint more than seven hours interval b etween their deaths.— Their remains are interred on two neighbouring emi nences, in the environs of Polotak. Letters from the Grand Army, dated the 20th of September, state, that our troops are recovering from their fatigue, and that they have found greater resources in Moscow than they had any reason to hope for. The wreck of the Russian Army is re treating towards the Volga, and the Cossacks, who enter the service only in the hope of pillage, finding that hope now frustrated, are dispersing in great numbers. The situation of the Russian Army Is deplorable ; discouraged by their reverses, deprived of their magazines, they do not know where to seek resources. The taking of Moscow has produced a great sensation among the Poles, who in every loss sustained by Russia perceive a new guarantee of their independence. What effect must not such an event produce at Constantinople, and at Teheran, where the Court of Persia resides. VIENNA, SEPT. 26.--4119 Imperial Majesty, in con sequence of the long continued services of Prince Charles D'Auersperg, and to the devoted seal he has always evinced towards his Sovereign, has con ferred upon him anew the rank of Field-Marshal- Lieutenant, which he formerly enjoye4,-andAbe Ml. litary Order of Maria Theresa, which he had already obtained in the campaign of 1790. SEPT. 23.—According to superior orders, thek will be a grand recruiting on the 28th of this month, which will terminate on the 6th of October. This recruiting will serve to complete the rank of the third battalions. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. FROM TUE ST. PETERSIIIIRGH GAZETTE, OR FRIDAY, SEPT. 6TH (18TH), 1812. OFFICIAL NEWS FROM TUE ARMIES. Lieutenant-General Count Wittgenstein reports as fellows to his imperial Majesty, from Gute-Sokn. lischtscha, under date of the Ist (13th) of Septem ber " All is well with the corps entrusted to me : my troops continue in the same position. The enemy re. mains quiet, and undertakes nothing; but is in great wow% et provisions, find has many sic*: deserters and foragers are brought in daily. With, regard to r-Macdonald, after having sent back about 10.000 Prussians and Poles to the neighbourhood of Itiga, and left two regiments of the same troops at Duna burg, he has marched from Oeseros with the re mainder of his force; but the direction he has taken is not yet ascertained. However, there is reason to suppose that he has put himself in march to join the Saxons opposed to the army of General Tormazoff." Lieutenant-General Essen reports as follows to his Imperial Majesty : " RIGA, AUG. '2O (Sem 10).—The position of the enemy in the vicinity of Riga still continues the same ; nothing occurs but some skirmishes at the out-posts; and on the side of Frederickstadt, I have no accounts that the enemy has yet crossed the Duna. I have free communication and frequent correspond• ence with Lieutenant-General Count Wittgenstein." Imola TILE BAlliniaati coaRuPoNDEN2, 0! UM. 211. PARIS, SKr?. 15. SWAM dONsuurum Or 'EFT. I, 1812, RILATITL TO ' ERR RECRUITING O!• TIER ARMY. •• Napoleon, by the Grace of Goa and the . •Con. stitution, Emperor of the French, King. of Italy, ace. DAT AT ON O'CLOCK, India Beads 1 it dig. Exchequer Bills Ad. p Ditto 30. 6 G p (holmium pr. Commas for Acct. 931 i Lottery Titlet --z7: I 4 I I WWPATEM • The Senate, after having heird the Orators of the Council of State, has decreed, and dothuider as fol. lows EXTRACT FROM THE REGISTERS OF THE CONSERV/MYR SENATE" OF TUESDAY S GEM. 1, " The Conservative Senate, assembled to the num- 1 ber prescribed by the 00th Article of the.Ceststitu• Hausa Act of the 13th of December, 1701 ; consi dering the project of the Senates Con:dimsdrawn' up in the form prescribed by the 57th Article of the Constitutional Act, dated August 4, 1812 ; after having heard upon the motives of the said project, the Orators of the Council of State, and the report of the Special Commission named in yesterday's sit ting ; the adoption having been voted by the num. ber of voices prescribed by the 56th Article of the Constitutional Act, of August 4, 1802, has de.' creed :-- LONDON: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1812. " Art. 1. One hundred end twenty thousand men, of the conscription for 1813, shall he placed at the disposition of the Minister of War, for recruiting the army. " Art. 2. They shall he taken from among the French born between the Ist of January and 31st of December, 1793. _ _ Paris Papers, to 11th inst. was received this morn ing, tram which we extract the following;_ ARMY OF PORTUGAL. PARIO, OCT. 10.—Two thousand Spaniards, who preceded the English army, having, on the !!oth of ISeptember, attacked the posts of Can. Gouverr•r.'e brigade, near Prodanos, that General collected part of his brigade, and marched against the enemy ; he, in his turn, attacked them, and carried, at the charge, several strong positions, in which the enemy had established themselves. The soldiers of the 118th and 119th regiments,overanne all the obstacles of the ground, succeeded in dislodging_ them. and forced lem to retire upon Villa Franca ; 150 prisoner s • were taken. General Gouxui Ea praises the conduct of the troops, &c. &c. FRANKFORT, OCT. 4.—To-day was celebrated here the success of the French and Allied Army i n the North. " Art. 3. Seventeen thousand men taken from the conscription of 1813, among those who shall not be called upon to form a part of the active army, shall he destined, according to the sth and 11th articles of the Senatus Consultum of the 13tb of March, and of the 14th article of the Decree of the 14th of March, to replace the men wanting to - complete the cohorts of the first ban of the National Guard.; and placed at the disposal of the Minister of War, who will call upon them should there be occasion. " Art. 4.. The mustering., and their pedal, ihalt be determined by the regulations of the ppbllc Ad ministration. ' • " Art.A:The present Senates Commit,* shall be tmosasitte4 to Ms Majeri l tiss a l!!!!!! *nor ft* The Preside') . a . • 9 •)4 (Signed) CA MHA t. 4 de:t. t . . • LATOUR NAVOOlike, _ ? th im mies. Count NOISSY.LrANOLAS, S Seen mid Sealed. • The Clmaceller of tits heat.; covet LAPLACE:' I We cernmend and order that these presents , seated with our Steal of State, inverted - 1u the Bulletins of the Laws, be addressed to the Courts, Tribunals, and Administrative Authorities, to be inscribed la the Registers, observed, and caused to be observed ;aad the Grand Judge, Minister of Justice, is charged to see them published. Done the 4th September, 1812. (Signed) NAPOLEON. They write from Willie, that the national guard of that town is almady well established, well disci. plitted, and full of honour and patriotism. It ap. pears now on parade. The number of individuals of which it is composed, amount to 1200. All the prisoners are confided to their care. WARSAW, SETT. 22.—Upon the great intelligence of the taking of Moscow, our town was illuminated for three nights, WARSAW, Stn. 20..4-4 fresh considerable trans. pert of Russians has arrived here, coming from keen, in Lithuania. A Gottenburgh Mail reached town this day, to the 7th instant: - Owniewstrarari - Oes. 7.—We have received ae. counts from various quarters of the French having entered Moscow, without another battle having taken place. FROM TU OOTTEMNITROIt ALLERANDA I OCT. 7.) Pasitsl3Ca4l4l, SEPT. 16. TIA 'ast accounts from Prince Ktpmsow are of the 11th ef September. 'that Goncoat was stlll e-cropie..l in orgat.iziat indcur4;,.. ing his troops, after th Loixiy victory that he Rained. Fie is now strengthened by the recruits from the Governor of Moscow, and we may soon expect to hear of a new battle, which will most probably be more effective than the former, and the consequence of which will be decisive. The battle of Borodino will for ever be renter', Is as the bloodiest ever heard of, and several Generals write that the battles at Austerlitz and Eylau were mere child's play in comparison with this. There Is hardly a family in St. Petersburgh to be found which Idoes not miss a relation, for the regiments of Guards, hich usually compose the reserve, demanded, with I loud voice to be brought into the fire, and bat few of their Officers have escaped wounds or death. Fi►e thousand men have been employed three whole days in burying the dead, and carrying off the wounded. Both amongst those of the former and latter descriptions, were found one third more Frenchmen than Russians. Prince BAGRATION, since his arrival at Moscow, has been under the necessity of undergoing a most painful operation, which was performed by the EMPEROR'S body sure gaon. It is not expected that he will be able to '•take his command again in less than two mouths. illaew received French Papers to the 9th inst. tatic,h contain the Twenty-first Bulletin of the Grand Army, dited Moscow, the 20th ult. By this do cument it appears, that the conflagration subsided on the 20th, after having raged six days, and con sumed three-fourths of that renonwed city. About half a league from Moscow the French found a depot, containing a supply of arms and ammunition, sufficient to sustain a two years' campaign, which the Governor RosTorcnrril had left behind, preferring taking' away the fire engines, that the city might be destroyed I! The dreadful impolicy of this transaction is too evident to need a remark, as the destruction of the city must be of far more conse quence to the inhabitants than to the French army. I When the city was in flames, the Times says that 66 BONAPARTE was in the Kremlin, beholding the calamity as Nsao on the turret in Rome." True, the Bulletin states that he was in the fort during the con. I legation, but he was very differently employed. Nano was playing his harp, and the city was set on fire by his orders; BONAPARTE and his soldierF, on the contrary, were endeavouring to extinguish the flames ; Nu to is• to have a parallel, the monster Ras ?omits, who set the city of Moscow on fire, is the man. The burning of cities and towns has often been practised by civilized as well as barbarous na• tions„ and when unnecessarily employed as a wanton engine of destruction, is the very height of human dePravitle—Thes gar War Ministers appe ar to have ' 4ll alit engines at work-aloe ROWANS are sinfilog We rejoice to say, that the good and worthy i Whig, Wm. PLUMES, Esq. the staunch and incor ruptible Member for Reds, has been in a manner most truly honourable to the Borough of iligham Ferrets, invited to return to Parliament for that place, and elected without solicitation, canvass, or expence. This is as it should be. If all the cities ; and boroughs who have published their lamentations at not finding Candidates to spend money, had looked out for ) and elected such men as the venerable Mr. PLUMER, we should soon see the just influence ell the House of Cemmous on the measures of Govern.l meet. Ills Royal Menses' the Nuns RIGENT has, It is said, settled upon the widow of the late Captain I,F . Luutte (who lost his life in attempting to cut out some vessels near Gibraltar) 1251. per annum for her Ulte ; 2M. per annum upon each of the sons, until they ire twenty-One years otage; and 231. p e r *MUM epos each of the dasiiiitert ) Roth Niet are i married, ,„t . . •• LI SEQUEL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONS OF TILE AUSTRIAN AUXILIARY CORPS. According to the latest reports of the Prince of Schwartzenberg, General of Cavalry, commanding the auxiliary Austrian corps, dated head-quarters, Golubia, the 15th of this month, this corps conti tinues to occupy its former positions, such air they were described in the last page of the journal of the operations, in order that the troops might take the necessary repose, to recover from the fatigues which they had undergone. Since the last reports nothing has occurred on the whole line of operations, except that the corps of the enemy's General Ertel, on the Bth, drove in, near lasiolda, the advanced posts of Major-General Mohr, who was near Lachwa. As the movements of the enemy made General Mohr apprehensive that his communications with the prin cipal corps would be cut off, he therefore determined to retire to the right bank of the Pina, behind Slap pan, and to draw nearer to the main body of the army, near Liubaschew, which completely secured his communications. In order to ascertain the intentions of the enemy in attempting to cross the river Stry on the 9th, with a detachment near Guidawa, we made a reconnois sance on our side towards Lutzk, and found that the enemy had burned the bridge and lad that city :under water, Dein/ idvintigeously encamped behind in a position near Dworetz, but that beside these, there were no enemy's troops on this side the shy. General Regnier undertook at the same time:a similar reconnoissance near Radomisl, Saxon corps. ,••••••1•1•••.• Bomix, SEPT, 2g.—The triumphant entry of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon into Moscow, on the 14th 'of September, was announced yesterday ensuing at the Theatre, and this morning by the lira lug of guns ; Divine service will be performed to morrow iu the Catholic Church, where Te Dews will be sung. All the principal Military and Civil Authorities will assist at the ceremony. The French General of Division, Baron de Mo. rand, set out on the 23d for Strakend. Oenerals . Phitippon and Russien, arrived here on the 24th.-. The Russian General of Division, Lichatscheff, a Prince Potemkin, and a Prince Gallitzen, of the Guards, were made prisoners at the battle on the 7th of this month. COPPIII.WEN I SEPT. 22.—The forces assembled in Zealand have never been so considerable as at pre. sent. They are estimated at more than 40,000 men. Our road is filled with gun-boats. SEPT. q3.-All our troops are in motion towards the couts, The head-quarters are to be establish ed at Kotschild. The King will command the mar in person. The citizens and students will petters, the duty at Copenhagen. Generel Count Schullen. burg has been appointed Controandaat of the plipltal. laz me, Sam SlS.— c Ths,last intilligoutrufa fore reeeired yids fagot Who Samoa tioeps f manatee& vid by Goteral Ropier ) are very sa!istlitvviy. 4i101.• , r 4 ill