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VictorUv Marshal a t the head . of 15,000 men, and, having taken post near -Tchasnik, was there defeated on the 31st of Cictober by Count Witt genstein, who, considering the enemy's position a good one for himself, had continued to occupy it; detaching • a com • a to take possession• of Witepsk. AdmiralTchichagoff's last dispatches of the 22d of October, from Breslitow, report the success of a detachment under General Tchaplitz, who, on the 20th of October, took the Polish General Konotkolf with the whole :of, the 31.1 reiiment of Hulans, of the FrenCh gnarl. • - • Prince Schwartzenberg had, crossed the Bog without giving- the Admiral an opportunity of bringing him to action. • Admiral Tchichagoff and Count Wittgenstein had reciprocally sent detachments to ascertain each others position. Sir Robert Wilson, with his usual activity, has been in every action, and has contrived to see • every remarkable occurrence ; his last dispatches are dated at Viasma the 4th of November, his ac counts tally with the official BulletirtS, which have been published here. Lord . Tyrconnef has joined Admiral Tchichagoff, by whom he has been received with •every possi ble attention ; his letters of the 22d of October, have been received by Sir Robert Wilson at Vi asma, and by myself. His Lordship speaks in . high terms of the condition of all the corps of that army, which he had until then had the means of seeing. Having obtained the Emperor's perintssion for Major-General Dornberg to serve as a volunteer in the army under General Count Wittgenstein, I have given to that General Officer instructions si milar to those of Sit Robert Wilson and Lord Tyrconuel, and I expect bY the next courier to have the pleasure of learning his safe arrival at the head-quarters of that army: I have the honour to be, Btc. CATHCART. • IsTovEsdisea. 12.-11 having been found imprac ticable to pass the Neva, the messenger has been detained until this morning. I have now the ho- Pour to inclose herein the report of the capture-of Witepsk, -by General. Count Wittgenstein, - who has made prisoners the Corrimanding OiliCer of the enemy's forces there, General CountPou get, and the Governor of the town, Colonel Chavondes. BULLETIN St. Petersburgb, Novep - ibeol, 1812. \Vitepsk is taken by Couiit de Wittgenstein. The General Count Ponget, who commando d the troops, is made prisoner, as well as Colonel Cha-, vondes, the Commandant of the towu. MY LORD, St. petersburo, Nov. 15, 1812. I avail myself of the departure of a Spanish courier to acquaint your Lordship, that several Officers arrived here in the course of last night, dispatched from the head-quarters of Marshal Ku tusoff, at Elnee, on the 9th November. The-Rield-Marshal reports, that the flight of the enemy continues with increased precipitation ; and that the pursuit, by the' q!ver.al , corps of the Russian army, has been constant, Vigorous, and successful ; a part only of the relation of the af fairs which have taken place has, as yet, been 'published ; the remainder is in the press : the fol lowing are the most important particulars. On the sth November, General Millaradovitch reached a village forty versts from Viasma, on: the road to Smolensko, in pursuit of the enemy. neral Plato" marched to the right of the yoad, to endeavour to reach the head of the cc - Annul, whil the main army moved; on the left of it, under the Field Marshal, towards I' nee. Sir Robert. Wilson describes ,the march on the. main road as one a:ch exhibited scenes of destruc tion without example in Modern War,' from the 'l:lumber - of dead and 'dying men, and 'carcasses of horses,.many of them cut up for food ; peasants' houses every where on fire, anununition carriages ' blowing up, 'and quantities ofwreck of every de. , seriptiOn. It may be • observed that the frost is set' in, and is stated ':o have been froth tenth fifteen .de grees The effect 'of famine, fatighe, and cola upon, a flying army, through a country full of exasperated, peasants, may be easily understood. . In the course of , this march time Cossacks took two standards from the Hulans of the:imperial' guard, who are left ,behind with the army now retreating, and the eneiny also abandoned a:how itzer.' On the morning of the ith November, General Millaradovitch entered Dorogobugsh. The enemy attempted same resistance, but was driven from his advantageous .position by the Russian chasseurs, with the loss of three hundred men taken prisoners, exclusive of the sick and Wounded. In this attack, and on the preceding day; one howitzer and three gnats were taken - ,• and upWards of one hundred and forty atinnunitiOn waggons. The number killed at' this place must have been very great, but I brave not yet heard it estimateci Two, Russian officers of note were retaken on this • The enemy.are described to be in. a:state Of lunch insubordination, and it was understoOd that their navel' is directed upon Sniolensko. On the 9th of November, Marshal Kntusoff had arrived at Once, where he received a report front General Platow, of his having overtaken lour divi sions of the French army, under the command of Beanharnots, upon the road from Dorogobugsh to Doughovtchstchina. That General states, that the Cossacks charged through this body, dividing it into two parts, with great slaughter andthe capture of sixty-two pieces of ordnance, which had been already brought in and counted, and' some standards; many plans and papers of con Sequence, and upwards of 3;000 prisoners, among which, as well 'as among the 'killed, are many officers of rank and distinction. Part of the remains of this corps fled in the di rection of Dorogobugsh, .and the other part, in the direction of Doughovteltstchina, closely pur sued by the Cossacs and light cavalry. ' • General Sanson, Quarter Master General of the Whole. French ttrmy, was taken, with fife hundred • Reaurnur. . „ . 4' \ ' Men of different ranki", ultan the 'right flank of General Platow, neat Doughovtchachina Major-General Kutusoff, who,has been entrn,;t ed with the command of , the corps la.ely undAr tile orders of General Winzingerode, had, by ex traordinary forced marches,. reached the msain army with his cavalry. An officer has been intercepted with lets's from Beauharnois, which • will be published to morrow, and which will afford indelible proof of the state in which Buonaparte has left this. part of his army. These letters are addressed to Ber-, thicr. • It dose not appear that the March -of the French guards, and of the Ist division has been effected without great loss, many of their bodies having been found on the road. Field Marshal Kutusoff intended to continue his march upon _ Krasnoy, two . stage N beyond Smo lensk°, leaving that town.upon' his right hand, and intersecting the communications towards Mohiloff. I have not heard that it 'is • ascertained where Buonaparte himself was oh the 9th of Novenab.er. The first bulletin, containing General Platow's report, is herewith inclosed. - 1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) (Translation.) Marshal Prince Kutusoff's Report to his Imperial Maje ,. .ty, dated from the Village •of near Viasnia, Nor. 5, 1812. I have the honour to, announce tp your IMpe srial Majesty, that since my report 'of the Ist of November, of the movements of General Platoff, near the monastery of Klolotzk, Aide-de-camp General Count d'Orloff Denisoff attacked, at dif ferent points, near the town of Viasma, the re mainder of tbeenemy's regiments, which had been beaten, and -vhich were still there. They resisted with obstinacy, but were repulsed every where. In this affair we took one cannon, and forty waggons, With their baggage Camttsier, the Se cretary of the Duke of Bassano. and his chancery, two officers,- and three ComMissaries' belonging to _ Marshal Ney's corps, with 130 soldiers, were made prisoners. On the morning of the 3d of November,' General. MiloradoWitch at tacked the ,enemy near. Viastna. The battle lasted till .the enemy retired into the town, from whence he was driven out by the bayonet by the 1I th and 26th divisions, under the command of Major-General Paskwithch - and Ichoglokoff. The infantry regiment of Pernow being at the head of the column, entered the first into the town with drams beating and colours '4. 7 ing, and' made way for the other troops through the corps . of the enemy. According to.the ports of the prisoners, three of the enemy's corps were engaged; that of vice King of Naples, and those of Mars:lis Davoust - amiNey. The loss of : enemy in killed and wounded is six tholi.7::: men, and we havetaken two thousand five hunied prisoners• ; amongst whom is general Pattien, of the artillery, and the Chief of Marshal Davoust's Etat Major, and Colonel Morat. Oar' loss in killed and wounded does not exceed five hundred men. • After the taking of Viasma, our advanced guard marched through . that town, and took a position upon the Smolensko road, while our light infantry, under the orders of GelIC V3l Platoff, pursued the (mealy as'far'es . Et-eniFea One colour and three pieces of can7n ,, 1 lye fallen into ourhands ; and withoat re- , ; the, great number of killed, with which ;:,y covered; we have taken one tlionsau:i besides the killed and wounded. (TRANSLATION.) . , Intercepted Eetters .from the Vic , ...roy of Italy, toAhe.-PriaCe , of Neufchatel. .. , . . , Laselie, Nov. 7,1312. I 'have the honour to inform your flighness that I marched out this -morning at four o'clock, but the difficulties of the ground and the slipperiness of the roads, obstructed, the movement%of my army to such a degree, that it has not been possible for its vanguard to reach this place till sik:Welock this evening 4 and that the rear has been prevent ed from taking up a nearer position : than two leagues behind .us. From two to .four o'clock the enemy has been hovering on my right ; 'he attacked almost at the same time with artillery, Cossacs and dragoons the van, the-centre, and the rear. in the van he discovered an opening, of which he profited/to pe 7 cnctrate, and carry off two battalion guns, which were drawing up a very steep aeciirity. The tith regiment of infantry hastened to the spot,.but the field pieces were already taken. Upon the rear, the enemy fired, witb four-pieces of ordnance, and General °mans thinks (without being positive) that be saw some infantry. On each of the two other points there were two 'field= pieces. _ _ - Your Highness will easily coneeive,.that being, encumbered with my heavy baggage, which has bee❑ restored to me, as well as with a numerous artillery, whereof upwards of four hundred horses have die to-day, my position is sufficiently cri tical., I shall, however, continue my march, And set out very early, in :Order to reach Cologni.— From thence I mean to send out reconnoitring parties, and according to the information they ,may bring the, I shall either take the . road of Dott. boutchina or Bruzo. I cannot refrain from informing your High ness- that, after employing every means in my power, I find it unfortunately impossible to trans port my artillery any further, and that your High ness, in this respect, •thust expect very great sa crifices. A number of pieces have been rendered useless, and buried by me to-day. , I am, &c. Before pasirig the Vop, Nov. 5, 1812. I enclose your Highness a letter which I-wrote yesterday,, but which could not come to hand, as the officer who was the bearer of it was taken in to a wrong road by.his gaidc. Your Highness will be surprised to find, that I am 'only • arrived at. the Vop yet I set out this inorning at "five o'clock from Zaseli ; but the road is so insected by, ravines, that it requir ed extraordinary efforts to arrive here. I am sorry to find myself reduced to the disagreeable necessity of • owning to you the sacrifices which we have made in order to hasten our march. The last three days journey .have cost the army two thirds -of its artillery, , - Yesterday four' hundred horses perished, ani.l to-day perhaps twice as many', not including the great number of horses whi, h I bad caused to be added both fol • military ;,rivate carriages. Sometimes all the 'horses t':-it were drawing a carriage perished at once ; ,•ve; al carliages were even 'furuished three times v.-ith fresh sets. The army has not been harassed in it 3 progress to-day. Only k few Cossacs have appeared with out artillery, for which I cannot account. If I may believe the report of a voltio;eur, who was sent out mar auding, -a column of infantry, artillery, and ca valry, i ; t Ils:;ng the same direction with us, namely towatd3 _)ouboutchina.- To-night. I intend send ing a strO , lg retonnoissance to,Pouboutchina, and hope to arrive there to-morrow, if the enemy does not prevent it by serious `opposition-; for I must frankly own to your Highness, the sufferings dur ing the lasf three days have so much dispirited the soldiers, that I think them little able at present to ,make an effort. - I.‘f ~thy men have died -with hungeeor coil ; o'. - hers, being driven to despera tion, suffer themselves to be taken by the enemy. I am, tkd Faam THE LONTON GAZETTE, DEC. 5. DIVIDENDS—At 'Guildhall. Jan. 2. J. _Moore, St, John's-square, and Mark-lane, brandy merchant, at oue. Jan. 19. I{." Cooke, Birchin-lane, merchant, at eleven. Dec. , 26. W. Owilvy, jun. G. Milne, and.J. Chalmers, Jefferi's- ..- .. sqnare, merchants. at.ten. Dec. 24. H. Wylie, Mitre-court, Aldgate, merchant, at one. Dec. 26. J Burgess, jun. Uxbridge, stone-mason, at eleven Dec. 0..1. Lee, Broad-street, factor, at twelve. - Toop, Bath-square, Portsmouth, sail-maker, at ten; Dec. 26. J. Pain, Peckham,S . urrey, brieklayet, at ten. . . Dec. 19. C. C. Bird, Little Abingdon-street, inerehant, at ten. Dec. 12. H. Alarchant, Barking, Essex, fisherman, at eierrn. Dec. 2G, W. Gibson, late of Edgeware-roail, clieesonionger, at eleven. • Dec. 26. W. Clancy,.St. Mary-Axe, merchant, at one. • • . Dee. 8. J. Holt, Whalebone-conrt, Lothbnry, victualler, at 11.- Dec. 26. W. Berry, Alphington, near Exeter, tanner, at 12: Dec, 31. A. Whitehead, late of 13arn, SaOleworth, York:hire, clothier, - at two, at the Globe Tavern, As :ton-under-line, • • Lancashire. Dec: 31,. C. Ridsdale, LiverpoOl, boot-maker, at one, ,at ,the Globe Tavern, Dale-street, Liverpool. Dec. 23. H. H. Walker, Halifax, Yorkshire, and H. Sunder- Northowram; Halifax, _.dyers, at eleven, at the Coopers',Arms Inn, Halifax. Dec. 28: J. Jackson, jun. Oreenlaw-walls, Norham, Durham, miller, at twelve, atthe house of WiHiani Wutd, inkeeper, Durham:- . 'CERTIFICATES—Dec. J. Bennett - , Plymouth,•haberdasher. J. Roberts, late of Russia-row, Milkstreet,haize-factor, W. Raworth, Birmingham, grccer. It. Morton, Commercial-road master-mariner. S. ExatiS, Wolverhampton, carpenter. J. Howes, late of Strood, Kent, ardener: T. Tedstill, 'fyldesley-with-Shackerley, Lancashire„ calico printer. . T. Browne, late o f Savage-gardens, wine-merchant. E. Shelson, Cohgleton, Che irroct•r: S. Davit:, Lyii ehrgis., Dorsei`si.ire, vintrier. 7.-I,broan and G. Hobman, Grol'e-street, Deptford, cow keepers: • R. Miles, London, merchant. S. Jennoett, Tottenham-Court-road, coach-maker. 'l'. Hinson, late of Orange-street, St. Martin's-in-the-fields, carpenter. W. Morris, late of Gracechureh-street,.victualler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOIXED. C. Gaillard and ll:Layeil, of Craven-street, Strand, wine- merchants. ' G. Godfrey and J. Thorpe, of York-st,rect, and London Bridge, • orange-merchants.- - . E. Watson, T. 'Nelson, G. Nelson, and G. Cooke, of "Love lane, London, and of Nottingham, .hosiers. •J. Pickering and B. Armstrong, of Hatton Wall and of Le. tber-lane, -• • - - • - S. &ides and B. Tcpl,nr„ Coventry-street;. Haymarket, jewel- lt , rs and old" piths. - J. Brooke and E, Brooke, Beech-street; London, hatters. R. Faultier, J. Walker, G. Wilkie. J, Robinson, J. Richard eon., R. Lea, and S. Hamilton, Weybridge, Surrey, printers. SiT UAL—The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, commuted from the Returns made in the week coding Dec, 2, 312, is 495. 7-id. per hundred weight, exausive of the Duties of customs. 'The French General, Con - at St. CYR, who has• been defeated at yolotslc. by General WITTGENL. STEIN, was taken- prisoner when in the 16th year of his no,.in the. Bovine Citajjenne. He is son of the latii (len. ST. CYR, who was in the service of the late Louis XVI. 'the living of St„Martin's in the Fields., vacant bp . the death of Dr. HAMILTON,' has 'been given tv,;Archdeacon POTT, a. son of , the celebrated gtirgeon. . _ _ _ Mr.' Cor..Erubc. E, it 'seems, has turned his at tention to the Drama, and has presented a tragedy to the Managers of Drury-Lane Theatre, 'by Whom. it has. been accepted. 'The new play of The Renegade, notwithstand - - ink the apposition which attended its close on the first night; haS been very Well received on every subsequent representation. It is splendid in the detail, and well sustained in the performance. Mrs. JORDAN is Certainly engaged at Covent Garden, where her perfOrmances will not cbm mence, till February. She is: now playing with great success at Soll.:hampton. The Proprietors . of - Covent Garden Theatre find lug that Mr.. BETTY IS the greatest • attraction which they can at pres..mt bring forward, have ex tended their engagement with him. The Duchess of Mo NTROSE arrived in town yes terday. 'Her Grace's return from chit Highlands of. Scotland has been. considerably retarded - by a Se-' ries of accidents : 'the travelling carriage broke. down at Dunbar, owing to the extreme bad ness of the roads. The repairs occupied some time ; but ere the chariot reached town, it again broke clown twice. Providentially the Duchess sustained no other injury in consequence, than the delay and fright necessarily resulting therefrom. LAW.—In the Court of King's, Bench yesterday, Mrs. SHERIFF, the widow, of an Officer, brought an action for breach of promise of marriage against Mr. GbDB9Lb,, and obtained forty shillings da-; usages. • An Attorney was tried for perjury, but acquit- - ted. COAL MARKET, DEc. 7. Ships sold. • Ships at Marscet. 62 Newcastle . . . 5 Sanderlaud . . . . . 1 -cinders' Price. . . . 425. Od. to 555. Od. . . . 445. 3d. to 465. 6d. . . . —3. Od. to —s. Od. PRICE OF STOC. Bank Stock, Navy 5 per Cent. shut Irish 5 per Cent. 4 par Cent. 73.2 8 3 per Cent. Red. 6'n 58+ . 3 per Cent. Cons. shut BankL.Ann: 14 Ib-16ths 15 India Bonds, 6s. Bs. dis. !KS YESTERDAY. Old Ann. Excbeq. Bills, 34 T d. per day, • 2s. ss. pr. Omniutu, s+i Imperial 3 per Cent. 56a Ditto Ann. Cous..for 19th Jan. 591 M • HIGH WATER AT . LOND( Morning, 27 minutes after 5. iN BRIDGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 53 minutes after 5. QF COILNIONS, . IVION_DAY,. DECEMBER 7. Mr. LEE KEcx- presented a Peition fro , Archdeacon zind.Clergy of Leicestersun e, agliy the-Catholic Nanincipation, witich wets h: • ordered• to lie upon the table.. ELP.CTIO!, , I. PETITIONS. • A Petition was presented from three. of toe Burgesses of Great Liremsley,,,-complainigg of :n undue return, x;,'illcit was oi.d.ered to lie take.' into consideration on the Oth of I , V/tn.-try next. A Petition also presented frun some of the Burgesses of' the.Borou7ll of 1.-Lviieniere, is the county of Devon,. complaining of an huthit return. - Ordered to be taken into eausideratson on Llli 18th of February. SLAi`E TRADE. Mr. WILBRRFORdE rose for the purpose of sub. , mitting two motions that had- reference to Si tve Trade. The first was, That an Addi-e:,s be presented.to his Royalllighness, praying. that he would be graciously pleased to order, that thei'e be laid before the House a copy of all communi -cations connected with this subject, received from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritids, and the Island of Bourbon, since• the capture of these places. Mr. BROWN reprobated in strolls- terms the Commission' that had been issued last year,, with a view to procuring .recruits on the -coast 'of Africa. No measure, he said, could afford_ a bet ter excuse to those who were disposed. to avoid the provisions of the - Abolition Act. That mea sure,; in 'his opinion; gave arriple:.rooni to .doubt the sinceritrof the professions. made by the Go— vernment of this country. He would not oppose the motion now before the House ; he only took that opportunity of entering his protest againgt the plan of recruiting on the coast of Africa. • ,or (l CASTLEREAG — II said, that whatever were the merits of the JneasNre alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman (;lir. Brown), it would conic at a more proper time wider the consideration of the .-louse." Mr. 13.ENT , ,T . Er..said, that there was a chain of forts to.the.number of 25, on the coast of Africa, the Governors of which were said to afford some tae:lities for the carrying on of this unnaturrd traffic. He wished to know whether any measure had been resorted to by the Gov - eminent respect ing these forts ? Lord CASTLEREAGH said it was . the desire of his , Majesty's Government to put an end to the traffic, and that at present there was a proposition pending upon the subject with the Prince Regent of Portugal. He knew nothing of the forts to which 'the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Bennet) alluded. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEOLUER said, that the forts mentioned by the Hon. Gentlema❑ were under consideration at the time of Mr. Perceval',= death, but The change. of Government, which f.l - upon that event, prevented, as. yet, z any further consideration of tlie.subjf!ct._ The•motion was then read from the Chair, and agrt.e.4, to. Mr. WmaEnFoncr: said, that the exertions of the :Naval Commanders to prevent, as far as they could, this abominable traffic, were deserving of the_ highest commendation. .Even the comrn sailors participated in the samebenignant feelings. When they were offered bribes to facilitate such nefarious commerce, they nobly refused the wages of iniquity and, upowone occasion, in particu- Lir, were- the means of discovering and giving . freedOM to two or , three hundred unfortunate creature's, men, women, and children, who were closely pent. up 'together in the same . vessel. — The fears of these creatures had been worked up on to preVent their discovery, for they had been told, that if , discovered, they would certainly he killed and eaten. By such representations they Were afraidevenlo breathe. They were discover ed and liberated by British seamen, who skewed upon this occasion, that their gallantry was joined with that humanity and those generous feelings that rendered them the pride of the country in whose service they fought. With respect to the plan of Major 'Winfield, he would .feel. obligations to the Honourable Gentleman (Mr.. Brown) if be brought it under the consideration of the House. .The Hon. Gentleman then moved for.a copy of all communications made to the Admiralty' by the Naval Commanders stationed off the Cape of Good Hope, so far as such communications related to the Slave Trade. The Motion was then read from the Chair, and agreed to. THE PRINCE REGENT'S MESSAGE. On the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, the House. resolved itself into a Committee of the whole. House, for the purpose of taking into con sideration the Prince Regent's Message, reli tive to the provision for' he Marquis of Welling ton. On the Message -being read by the Chairman, Lord CASTLEREAGH rose.—ln calling the atten tion of the House to the Message which his Royal • Highness had been graciously pleased to lay be fore them, he might, he believed, feel and express u.confidence tha,t, at least upon the principle of the Message, there could exist but little, if any variety Of opinion. There was, he was.eouvinerd, no per son wl - w then heard him, thut.could feel any lin. willingness to repay the services of so gallant and. so distinguished an Officer as the Marquis of Wel lington,with every title of honour that the Crown could confer, - and every pecuniary reward the country, could afford- to bestow. Whatever dif ficulty there might exist in the calculation of what wits due to his services, and what was due to the nation ; whatever may be the limits they would feel it necessary . to impOse upon the principle of the Message, and the' generosity that dictated it, upon the claims of • the gallant General, upon his Signal, services; upon his high merits and great achievements, • there could exist no difference of opinion. The House should recollect, that the honours which had been hitherto conferred on Lord 'Wellington by. his Sovereign, \vele not sought for by him ; that such honours were not conferred merely for the gratification of the indi vidual, to be worn by him as memorials of his mi litary greatness, andtesti e llonies of his Sovereign's regard., they were conferred as an example. to others -L-that they may feel those motives to noble exertion,- to gallant service, and military fame,