The Sun. — London, England, 1812-10-07 00:00:00

, 41 - • kaftlvro-1 Gcittpnl?prgh, t Ilelip - ,ol:rino. Lisbon : T.Gottenburgli, 2 Watbrfoid.- PRICE OF STOCKS rius UAY Tw! , :ixt o'cLocN. 530 I Onmittni 4 pr. Clmols.. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUMs.4OIIEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER-7,-1812. A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning. The accounts from Peterourgh claim a decisive vic tory in the battle of Moskwa, on the 7th Ult, and state that MURAT (King of Naples) arittNtvr were among the' prisoneri,' and :DivousT - among the killed. The victory, as onr.Re.aders will recollect, . • -. was asserted m.the bighteetith Bulletin to be on the side of the French, and guns were fired in France, and a dizdered to celebrate it. . . . We find, on the other hand, that 101 great guns • .• .• vs-ere discharged at Petershurgh, and the city il luminated, to celebrate the victory . uhich the .. • . Russians claim as the result of this very same battle. It will probably turn out that there was not a decisive victory on either side ; but that it may be more. truly described as a drawn battle, which, however, is un doubtedly to the French, under the circum stances in which they are placed in Russia, equi valent to a defeat. ,The papers also contain the Russian official amount of the Battle of Smolensk. The following are extracts : PETELISRURGII., G 30, (Siit.ll) have, thank God,- gloriOns. news from the interior. ,No news of the battle is published yet, and. conse quently we cannot discriminate what is official from what siSTonly report. Certain :it is that a general and bloody battle was-fought on the 26th, O. S. not very far fromMnkow,. in which the whole . of the two Grand Armies were en .gaged, and the enemy completely .defeated. It is said thelmage of the Virgin Mary.was brought from the Cathedral of Moscow,' and pßat a e,d. in front of tbeßussian Army before the battie j:691 1 wru sovi,.antl all his officers, then pledged, themselves by a solemn oath, to conquer or clie. ;ThiS' operated an the Russian armylike electricity, and the at-. tack instantly commenced with an impetuosity beyond all example. The slaughter of the enemy is said to lie immense, and be was already driven 13 worsts from the field of battle, when the dis patch .was' sent off, which was done before any account of the number of the killed, wounded, and prisoners could be made up, that the account might reach the Emperor yesterday, being St. Alexander's day. This intelligence at rived just asthe'lmperial Family *ere going to church, and it may : easily be imagined with what grateful feelings the Te .Deunm (always sung on that day)• was celebrated., The victory was announced to the public by the discharge of, 101 great guns from the Citadel, and - the town illuminated in the evening. It is said that DAvousT is among the killed ; MunAT and NE? among the priioners. GoTTENBtMG-11, SEPT. 25.—The Russian part of the expedition has arrived at Riga, where it is supposed they Will change the garrison for the Finnish troops. OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM GENERAL BARCLAY DE TOLLI, DATED. ii OLZE, 9, '(2Dit:uo. 1812.. After my last official report to your, 'lmperial Majesty, very important events have: Liken place respecting the positions of the army. On the 3d ( lsth) August, a report was received from Major-General NEWERAUSKYE, that the enemy, who advanced in great force towards Krasmow, hild pushed on his advanced guards to Lady ; in the mean time I also received informa tion that NAPOLEON had left Witeptk, and concen trated his whole force nearßalomoutzchy, Orocha, and Dubrowna. In consequence of this, it was immediately determined that the 2d Army should march to Smolensk, and after uniting ail its corps on the left bank of the Dnieper, halt. The lst Army was o approach Smolensk, or act offensively, should .be enemy divide his forces. On the night of the same- day" LieutenaTit General RAsEw3s - .1 -re .-ported that Major General Nr\VEAUSKYE, after having been attacked by a superior force, had found himself under the necessity of retreating, after having suffered considerable loss, and that he was only 7 wersts from Smolensk. All the other accounts agreed,in stating that the enemy with his whole force were passing to the left bank of the -Dnieper, in Consequence of which, without loss - time, I immediately put the army in, motion, I in the night of - the 4th (16th) arrived near :nolensk, just as the enemy were making a heavy tack on Lieutenant-General RAJEWSKE'S COTS• affair has already been niaiie:,kpnwn to -Ctiief of the 2d army, and . scr,v-ea at a new proof of the invinci;ile courage of your Majesty's troops. Having aseert:ained that the enemy concentrated their whole force at one polnt, and had even drawn Prince pornATowstces corps to their assistance, it was to be supposed, his real intention was to anticipate us. in Dorogulush, or 'any other pojnt by which he might . obtain possession of the Moscow road. Taking this. : into. consideration, we ditertniued,•together with - Prince BAGRATION, that'tbc 7th , Army should Occupy Smolensk, arid remain on the right bank . (at the Dnieper, and by that means cover the march of the 24 Army to Dorogolush. In the night . betwenn the 4th and. sth (lali* -s and 17th) this plan was' exe cuted. The sixth corps, to which was attached the 3d division of infantry took possession of Smolinsk and all the out-posts. The 2d army, which put itself in motion on the same night, took its position 1.5 worsts from Sine,- lensk, and sent the, irregular troops towards Jilnce and Rosbowl to observe the enemy. Meanwhile the enemy_ concentrated their whole force, and brought 150,000 men against Smolensk. Ott the sth (17th), at one p. m. they attacked our troops, who were drawn up on the road from Xroino and other points round Smolensk, but after an engagement; - which continued without intermisgion 'for three hours, they were repulsed .at every point. At sp. m. after bringing a strong column of their forces, and an uncommonly nume rous artillery forward, they attacked the city in every direction, but all their efforts and endeavour's were vain although they drove back our advanced troops even to the ruins of the walls of Smo lensk, and appeared determined to storm the city, our valiant troops not only defeated them back to such a distanee, that at night our advanced guards were placed without the wall's. - The attack of the enemy was very impetnous, but they received their recompence in their loss, which was so in credibly great that ours bears no proportiOn to it, although we had 4,000 killed or wounded. Our intention in defending Smolensk was to ar rest the enemy, and prevent their arrival at Jana and Dorogulush, and thereby give Prince BAGRA TION time to arrive, without opposition, at the latter place ; the further defence could have been no longer .useful, but only on the contrary have occasioned the loss of our valiant sol diers, for which reason, after having success fully repulsed a severe attack, I determined, in the night between the sth and 6th (17th and 15th) to leave it ; but still keeping possession of the suburbs, called St. Petcrsburgh, and with the whole army take possession of the heights opposite Smolensk, and to appear as if Ntaiting their attack. The enemy, after garrisoning the town, skir mished the whole day with our Yagers, who were posted in the suburbs of which during the whole evening; they attempted to take possession, but were constantly driven back. 'Nevertheless, dur ing the night they succeeded in throwing a bridge across above the suburbs and in re pairing the old one in the suburbs. At 7 p. m. when no further attack from the enemy was. expected, a part of the army which formed the 2d column of the 2d and 3d corps of cavalry and sth and 6th of infantry, and a part of 'NNW-- General NEWERO\VSKYE, under General DOCK- Toßow, put themselves' in motion, and conti nued their march through Sakilena, Bisklow, &c, At nine r. m. the first column, consisting of the 2d, 3d, and 4th divisions of infantry, and of the first four of:reserve of cavalry, under the com mand of Lieut. General Ki.TruSow, marched by the way of- Kracbatschens, Gcdonow, &c. to the high road of Dorogoiush, but the troops under the command of Major General. BARAS KORF who garrisoned the Petersburgh suburbs, marched on the• 7th, (19) two hours after mid night, and formed the rear guard of -the - front colurrin. [We are compelled by want of time and space to postpone the remainder of this account till to morrow.] Since the above we have received the following account of the action, which the Russians call the battle of Borodin. Further intelligence of the Battle of Borodin which had reached Stockholm on the evening of the VA September : On the sth of September 4 Eagles and 8 tan •nons were taken from the enemy. The same day and the following evening were taken 4000 pri- soners. On the 7th, General PLATOFF, detached with all the Cossacks of the army, were fn pursuit of the enemy, 15 wersts in advance from the field of battle. Among the wounded are Generals Prince BA" ORATION, LEUCIIKOFFS (the first), the Prince GORTCIIKOFF, the Generals lioci.orF, RAMSKY, and the Count de WORONTSKOFF slightly. Te Deem 13 , ' n+ ". AleNander N'4wsliy tin the birth-day of .the peror.- After this ce - rcniony, Prince Kuiusow was created Field-Marshal-Gcncrai, and Ids decorated with the portraits of the Emperor and Empress ; the Prince has also received a box with 100,000 roubles. The two .-following were posted at BATsoN's they havebeen received by. Merchants of the first respectability : EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM sT.PETtRSSURGH, DATED SEPT. 13 " This morning arrived the official account, that General KUTUSOW had totally defeated the French, and taken 20,000 prisoners, among whom are the Viceroy of Italy and Marshal NEY. Day OUST is dead." THE - OTHER LETTER. The battle was fought 90 wersts from MOs`- • COW, on Bth September : it is said that MURAT Al ,among the prisoners." Various other letters from St. Petersburgh have be - en received;, they all agree Mat the result of the battle was in favour of the Russians. It is stated in some of them, that the French lost 100 pieces of cannon : onirof them concludes with observing that the rejoicing at, St. l'etershitrgh on account, of the victory was excessive lie says he could not write for the roaring of the cannon. The following is an extract from a private let ter from a person . in a high official situation .--- PETERSBURGITy SEPT. 11.—Thank l God it is now nearly all over with the French! General Ku-1'1) . 7 sow' victory has struck the decisive blow. You, will herewith receive tbt.. details. The Emperor, ALEXANDER has, crcated,KuTusow a Field Marshal, presented him with 10J;000 roubles, and ordered fake pounds sterling to be presented to every sol dier who was in the action. There arc a variety .of reports in joivii of a khirioUs 'victory gair..cd - by the:Russians on the Bth ult. but w e. fear they refer only to the battle on the 7th. Yesterday Earl BATHUthT had audience of tbePRItsicE.RECT:NT at Carlton-house. - • _ _ Dispatches were yesterday received from Ad miral LEG GE, dated on board the Risvenge, in Ca diz Bay, the 15th tilt. which were immediately forwarded to Lord MELVILLE, at Wimbledon. Mr. GREGORY, of Conte, in the county of Gal way, has been appointed_ Under Secretary to his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND, in the room of Sir C, SAXTON. _ The . Dtike of YORK yesterday visited Drury-lane theatre; attended by Mr. Wyatt, the architect of this most beautiful building. In the morning the orchestra was filled by' the full band, with Mr. inart, leader, to try the sounding effect of the House. Grad !Save the King, Rule Britannia, and several other favourite and popular tunes, were played and the'effect was found most complete. — There will be a rehearsal of Hamlet, the opening piece, this day. The afterpiece, we understand, will be The Devil to Pay, in which the ➢evil will get his due from a Mellon. The Owerriere was originally a French frigate, and captured by the Blanche frigate, Captain Sir THOMAS LAVIE, off the Ferroe Islands, after, a severe engagement of three-quarters. of an hour, July 19, 1806. She belonged to a 'squadron. , of frigates 'which had effected their . or.eape from a French port, and greatly annoyed the. ships em, ployed in the Greenland fisher j. The number of guns mounted at the time was 50, with a ample, ment of 317 men, and commanded by MonSienr IktEaT, a Member' of the Legion of 'Honour. — In that affair the enemy lost 20 men killed, and 30 wounded, of which 10 were dangerously. The number of guns mounted since her accession to.. our'navy, consisted of twenty-eight 18-pounders, sixteen 32-pounders earronnades, and two guns, 9-pounders.; total, '46 guns, with 309 men•: though she had not by a great, number so many on board when she struck to the Constitution. — Captain DACRES is son to`the late Admiral DA CRES, who for many years had' the chief command on the Jamaica station. He is about 28 years of. age, and has been 'upwards . of _six yeas a Post'. Captain. Capt r DAcriEs was recovering. from the. wound he had received, at the time when the - patches were sent off. CITY ELECTION.—(Th Poll nt one o'cliwk ird Day.)--State of the Cotphe 2071 I At'sin , , 1466 Curtis 1763 Wadi . 1023 Shaw ... 1595 1 Wood . . 939 SbIiTIMARK ELECTIo - s.—(Third Day)ll,te state of the Poll for the Borough .of Southwark at -12 . o'Clock this day, was as follows :-- Charles 00s-en, 1279 Henry Thornton, Esq 1075 J. Ij. Burilett, Esq. " 473 . ' At a dinner of the Freemen of -Liverpool. on. Tnesday last, the following was the Bill ofFare.:t. , -... Two whole sheep, 50 rounds of beef, 1 barOn of beef, 30 legs of mutton, 1500 Itiaves of bread., - 2,_. cart-loads of. potatoes,. 23: barrels of 'ale and, porter. The - battle between Ford and Holloway was de- . tided yesterday on a,commOn, near Harrow, for p. handsome subscription Purse. At two. o'clock, after the usual forms, the combatants entered the ring, with their seconds,. Caleb Baldwin and Sil verthorne for Holloway, and T. Jones and Joe Norton for Ford.—Betting was_ even. • Ford had no chance the last half hour, but the fight was protracted (although Ford often fell. on his blows, and from weakness), to tryHollowav's game, for he was apparently the greatest sufferer, but that admirable requisite in him never was ex-. celled by Ford himself, or by any other man, and at length victory was giVen to Holloway, when Ford had become, as it were, lifeless, and WAS carried into a post -chaie. No two men were ever worse beaten, nor in no battle was more na- tlrm 5,7 TA NE 1* '...")° P7'6771 the l DNB ON G-IZE TTE, co. C. Athniialty Office, Oat. G, 1812. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward PeHew has tracsrnit- ted to John Wilson Croher, Esq. a letter from Captain Clnunberlayne, ,of his. Majesty's ship. Unite, giving an account of the capture of three ves4els of from eighty_ to..one lnindred tons, oil. the 16th of June, in the small port of 13adisea • .near i Otranto, by the boats of the Unite, Orlando,, and Cerbertis;: under the direction of Lieuteaant .11‘Dougall. A letter from Captain ,Hollis, of the Achille, stating, that on the, lith of the bOats of that ship-and the Cerberns captured or des-troyed,, off-Venice, twelve sail of - the enemy's ttabacco, toes And also a letter from Captain Rowley, of the reporting the capture by storm, on 20th subsequent destruction' of the.battery-of ( cape Ceste,in the Adriatic, by a detachment true. , - the 35th regiment, and a party of marines, under 3 rEitttain Rutherford, of the 35th, ernbarkedlti the -boats of the Eagle, under Lieutenat Cannon ; and the capture by the latter of an enemy's gun-boat - on the 22d; Admiralty-Offcg, Oct. 6, - 1812. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew has transmit- • ted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. two letters-from - Captain Sir Peter Parker, of his Majesty's ship Menelaus, one giving an' account of the boats of that ship having, on the 2d of September, under the direction of ..Lieutenant Maitiwaring, brought out froni the river Mignore, near Civita Vecchia, the St. Esprit, French letter of marque, ,;pierced--for 12 guns, but only two mounted . i Theother stating, that on the 4th two of the ciiroatS under Mr. James Saunderson, master's mate, Areught out from the entrance of the.Orbitello ake, La Fidelle, a gOvernment transport, loadiag..,:; c .' • with ship timber.: And also a letter from Capt. Shaw, of his Ma jesty's sloop Philomel, giving an account of his, having, on the 24th of August, run on shore French Polacre privateer, near Valencia, where she was burnt by the crew on abandoning her. Adi?iiralty-Office, Oct. 6; 1512. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew has transmit ted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. returns - received from Capt. Bathurst, of the Fable, anti Captain. Hamilton, of the Termagant, of seven towers or • batteries destroyed on the coast. of Valencia, tween the 14th and 29th of August, mounting gether twenty-one pieces of ordnance : . :report from Captain Hamilton of his hav n 4.he 16th, captured two French privateerb `tine a four and the other of three guni. ‘ )l ' 4 1 .ildruiralty-Office, Oct. 6, 1512.- Rear Admiral Laugharne, has transMitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Captaia Sir Peter Parker, of his Majesty's ship the ' 4 ll-..1;e•! Inns, addressed to Captain Sir Robert the :ajar, giving an account of an attack made 1);" t hint, on a,sinwil convoy of the eneniy, it, the pa: of St, Stefano, iu the limy of Orbiteilo, on the 10th, of August last. A lour-gnu battery vrbic ti commanded the right of the harbour w4s stormed and taken possession of by the marbles, -and two vessels. in the port' were carried by flit boats, One of them, a brig of two hundred tons?' laden with timbers and beaths for a line of battle 'ship, Was brought out; the other, a bombard, la* den with naval stores, got aground and was scut' .tied.-1-Catain Sir Peter Faller highly commeads he conduct of all the officers and men employea --this.oceasiion. The loss sustained by the' . 1 0, c0, , 0t) mvishipman (Mr. George Thom, ;gua rd); and une seaman and five men wounded - PLY:46t7TIT,. 062. s.—Arrived this mornilig a French schooner _privateer of 14 guns, six of which are brass, and a large complement of men; captured yesterthly off Scilly, by his Majesty's brig Dotterel of 14 . guns, Captain DAllicr-, 13 sight of his Majesty's ships Racehorse and Jai" core, which had also been chasing her; slit, 0 considered to be an amazing fast sailer, is ab° ll ,. 150 tons burthen, pink sterned, and we under stand, has cruized successfully five years ; sail ed from .Morlaix eight days since, and has. only made -otteitapture this cruize, which, it is said, vw-s l l3 t;lnsPort., called the Bash and iiragon, from Li s ,ppn, with French prisoners, which was iinnle' irliatrly ordered to France as a cartel, the vessel having been given up to her crew, on condition that they were to proceed to a French port and land the-French troops. The Growler gun-brig has detained and sent here this day, the Prussian brig: Zevee Freetie \VILLE:As, master, from Calais, in ballast, bona(' to - 13 . ourdeaux - , whiCh she fell in dih Oil the 3d instant. .;;Arrived the British shij Diana, GILLIs, mist er ' from Santa Cruz with a cargo, consisting Of ° pi . ..and sugkar, bound to Liverpool, was captured "days since by an American privateer, acid re c4.tiired shortly afterwards. by the Potirphe' rvs man of , war ;also arrived . the Piercer gun -brig ' Lieutenant KNEESHAW, from the coast of Spain' r" the •Assisiance, KNIGHT, from Falmouth ; maid, GREGORY, and the Unicorn; TREVNICIC.! from Dartmouth; Emanuel, T M. ON KIN, frOP. ell' mods zance ; North Star, REED, from Bristol; Goodwill, Sr!snr.pos . ; and the Dutchess of 5 ,9749-. A set, ADAMS, from Wales, culm laden ; t w ith Commerce, RICHARDSON, from Sander;lnd cargo . of coals r this ort. • Charl' el Arrrived the fo Teazer' p gun-brig from the - fleet. . • , ; .§ i tl f iled the St. Alba2s man of war for Port J*l. friFsfP frP nl the