The Sun. — London, England, 1812-11-19 00:00:00

WAITS. ARttivtn-1 Gottenburgh, 1 Waterford., DUE—i . raaiZ, 1 Lisbon 1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 Brazils, l'Doblin, 1 Waterford. PPICE Or STOCKS TUIS DAY AT TWELVE 59 Red.. Ann. 57i Consols TirkE, SUN. s9f.Em QUIS DI cut': FALSUM AUDEN!' ? L 0 1%.* D, N , THURSDAY, ICOVRNIVER 19, 1812. It is with the most 'sincere satisfaction that we are enabled by the arrival of a GottenbureOlail, to • communicate to our Readers the further, apd, we hope, decisive 'successes of the Russian arms.. Government lave nat . received any official intelli= • gence, 'but private letterS froMGOttenburA state, that accounts bad reached that place from Riga, da • t.'A 7thir se. which assert; in the most positive terms, that a tremendous Amide had been fought in the neighbourhood of ; Sinolensko, by the two Grand Armies, in which the Russians were so completely successful, that'ls,ooo 'of the French laid down their arms. We hope that•this account may.prove as true as it is probable. From the defeat o MUR:I.T . S corpt on the one side, and that of ST. CTR, at Polotzk. (which was most decisive) on the other, there was every reason to expect the most important resu!ts frOm the united forces of those two ablt Generals KUTusow, and WITT- . GE,NSTEIN. It .s a most singular circumstance that neither 'the French Papers nor the Gottenburgh Mails, give us any account about BLTONAPARTE. No human. being seems to know . where he is, or wilat he is abOut. Is there any foundation for the report spread by the insurrectionary Generals in Paris of the death of this pest of the human race Can the 25th Bulletin have been written by BI.I6NAPARTE A few days, however, must clear up this extraordi- nary mystery. - • • It is reported that the Bavarian division has been completely defeated • by General WITTGE STEIN. We understand that TRAI'.IEZZANI, Madame Bt . - A*CIII, and ANGIOLINI, who have lately been to Brighton without the, Secretary of State's permis sion, . were sent to. the Alien Office a few- days - since, and their licenses of residence withdrawn: In consideration, however, of their general good' conduct, prior to their breach of the Alien Regu lations, and the intercession of many respectable e.araeters, they have been allowed to continue their residence here. It is to be hoped, that the salu tary notice that has been taken bf their impropriety of conduct, will operate as a warning to every class of foreigners ,in this country, not to tamper with the indulgent:consideration they have hither to enjoyed. The Alien Act subjects every Alien, who violates the condition of his license, to irn- prisonment for any -time not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the Justice of the Peace before whom he shill be convict ed ; and if this penalty were more rigidly in flicted, there would, in all probability', be more attention paid to the wholesome regulations established upder the Alien Act. It is not, surely, too much to expect from foreigneis who resort to this country for convenience or business, to com ply with our legal forms, which are so extremely plain. Every one who neglects so to do, renders himself fairly an object of mistrust arid punish - in mt. Yesterdav a Court of Directorl was held at the East India - House, when the Earl of AlotßA was appointed Governor-General of Bengal, and Com mander in Chief of the Company's Forces in the East Indies. The under-mentioned Commanders took their final Leave of the Court previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz. :-- o,ptain:H. Scott, of the Ceres, for St. Hetna, Bencoolen, and (.'llitta; Captain J. Loch, of the Char!es Grant ; Capt. 'l'. 1;;..( of t 1 Perseverance; Captain C. V. Pa•scott, - of the I;viieral Harm: ; Captain J. Dalrymple, of the Marquis of ; M. Isacke, of the Maequis, Camden; forßoni ha and China. Detachments of the Ist and 2d beavyDrav c' oons, and tit and 2d Hussars, Ki9g's German Legion, embarked on Tuesday and detachments of the f;th, 11th, 12th, and 16th Light Dragoons, em barked yesterday for Portugal. Detachments of the 13th and 14th Light:Dragoons are waiting at Southampton to embark for the same destination, the ships not being, ready for their reception.-- Lord WELLINGTON, it i'SC,..peCted, will be shortly reinforced by 3500 Dragoons of the King's Ger man LCgion, who, it is expected, will be embark ed frdm Portsmouth. Every man of taste must be gratified in find ing that Mr. SOANE'S beautiful new front . in Lin toin's.4un-ftelds, which was so unaccountably presented as a nuisance, is, by the decision of the c(itirt of Kin Bench, likely to remain without umber moles . tation. indeed, should conceive, that even the District Surveyor, wilt) by his pro fession Must; of course; be convinced , of the ele gance of the structure, I:lost probably felt some regret that'a sense ditty obliged him to urge tny objection against what may really be consi oereil'as en ornament to the metropolis. , Certain extensive premiseS; situated in Park lane, Leeds, are at this time fitting lip as . harraeliS for the reception of the mi:itary, and are calculat ed to aCcouituoaate 1400 infantry. NAV AL NEWS, NOV. 16.—Sailed this day thc 1 3 1 incess Elizabeth packet, Kinn; and Lady Ara bella packet, Capt. PORTEOI. with mails for Lisbon; the Duke of Kent; CRosa-sr - , for Comma, and the Nymph BRYSAY, for Jamaica. The outward-bound Mediterranean and Ame rican fleets are expected to sail on to-morrow; they are about 100 sail - The brig Jane, GLOVER, eight days from Oporto, brings a report that the British Army were in full retreat from Madrid, and that the French Army under Sotr.ur had entered it. The Mackarcl schooner,„ which arrived on Friday, in 60 hours, from Corunna, brings a similar reports. Arrived the brig Maria, NEWRY, from Liver / pool for London. Sailed last evening the Vivid schooner, Viroon, for St. Michael's.; and the Star S 1001); MAY, with fruit, for BriStol. Dr.AL, Nov. •18.---Arrived his Majesty's ship Castilian, after seeing her convoy safe to Ply mouth. • PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18.---Sailed his Majesty's ship Sprightly, with a convoy for Guernsey and Jersey, and the Hope, on a cruike. Several ships have arrived from the Downs, to join convoy; cannot learn their names. His Majesty's ship Coquette wilt sail to-morrow for the West Indies, with the ships that may then be round. MuroßD, Nov. 16.—This doy arrived the Juno, RUTHERFORD, from Laroche, for London, aftei having been cut out of Teneriffe by the French, and curried to Laroche, where she was hkca possession of by the native officers, and given up to the British by the interference of the British Consul. ITAawicH, Nov. 18.—Arrived the Lcrd Nelson packet, Capt. Der;7l:, with a mail and passen gers, from Gottenburgh. SHEERNESS, Nov. 18.—Every preparation is making to receive' the Russian fleet, which are expected every day : the frigates and sloops are to go to Chatham. CHATHAM, Nov. 18.—Came up the River a gun-brig, with the loss of her masts. THE,THEATIIE.—We bad not room to notice the revival of The Recruiting Officer at Covent- Garden Theatre last 'week. It" was repeated last night and was altogether very well represented.-- The part of Captain Plume was supported with great spirit and easy humour by Mr. C. KEMBLE. Kite was very, well represented by .MATH,Ews, in the style of the late excellent JOJIN PALMER, and MATHEWS iS the more entitled to commendation, as he had never performed the part before the revival of the Comedy last week. JONES 'is a little too broad in Brazen, beat he renders the part so divert ing that we' cannot quarrel with, him. LISTON, SIMMONS and Em FRY , in Peurmain, Appt6Aee, and Bullock, contributed to the general. eutertain ment. PaVILION THEATBE (ASTLEY'S).--We were happy to see last night this minor place of enter tainment so, numerously and fashionably attended,. The highly popular grand Spectacle of Voorn,.the Tiger, or the Horse Bandttti, (in which the Qua druped Stage Actors form so conspicuous a part) went.off, with briliant effect. The Comic Panto mime, The Rival Clown, or Harlequin in Scotland, was also received with the-highest applause. The popularity of the Comic., Musical Pieces performed at this Theatre receive every evening additional strength. On Friday morning, about four o'clock, the miners einploved in excavating the Tunnel under the River Severn, at Newnham, discovered a small breach, through Iv!) ich the water issued. This, for a moment, they conceived was occas ed by a spring; but the aperture increasing, they were aware of their danger, and had barelyLtime to be drawn up befOre the water filled the tunnel. ,This public spirited undertaking was completed to the extent of 226 yards, of the breadth of ,12_feet, and 13 feet high. MuitDß.—.Tchn M'Cririe, tenant in Halferne, in the parish of Crossmichael, near Casile DOug las, was found sunrd is a field lidjoining to his house, between nine and ten , o'clock ,on Fri day sem - light. His skull Was traetnreii as if by the blows of a stone, and several paces from the place where the body lay, a prantity of bloodly,,as discovered. The particulars of this horrid trans action arc not knoWn 5 bat suspicions strongly at tach to a man of the name of James McLellan, whose farm of Ringanway is contiguous to that of Halferne. It is said that the 'pal ties had been nintually irritated by the trespassing of each other's cattle on their respective possessions, and that angry words had passed between them ; and it is known, that when Mr : Cririe . .371i0 Lad been sunnuoned to attend for the trespass at Castlez - Douglas, went out after breakfast to, see if his cattle were in, their proper pasture, Mr. M'Lellan was labouring with 11.1 spade on the confines of his farm, in the immediate neighbourhood of the field where the body was found. 'The unfortu nate survivor, upon. his. going home, told his fa mily that he had quarrelled with M'Cririe, and he believed that lie hi4llllft him severely ;= and in about a minute after, he - said,''in seemingly great agitation, he doubted he Was killed, and. desired them to go and, inform his family where he was. While tliey were doing this lie absconded, and was seen wading through .the river Dee i about one O'cloCk' on the day of the murder. Though the most active means 'arc employed for liis appre hension, he has not since been heard of. .A re port indeed has been spread tut he had drowned himself; but, this seems to be unfounded. GOTTEXBIJRGII MAIL. CA - RLSItAM 11.—We haw; just received intelligence from Riga, that a battle has been fought between Smolensk and Moscow, whiCh ter minated in favonr of the RUSSIittIS: 15,000 French have been obliged to lay down their arms. The military chest was also taken, besides an immense quant:ty of ammunition and baggage. GOTTEN Nov. 14.—From Stockholm they write under date of the 10th, that they have received intelligence of further successes gained by the Russians, but had not then received the official accounts. • Report says, that an hundred .covers of NA POLEON'S plate were taken at Moscow. The Gentleman who brought the intelligence to Callihan' of a battle having been fought be tween Moscow and Smolensko declares that pre vious to•leaving Riga he had seen General Es sEN's Official Bulletin of the afflir. Forty sail of Russian men of viar passed Han° on Sunday last for England, ten of the line, the remainder frigates and smaller vessels. Admiral CROWN, from Archangel s with seven sail of the line, bad arrived at Sweaberg. The ship that was missing and supposed to be lost, belonging to that fleet, is at present at Tousberg, but daily cxpe - cted here. XXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WARSAW, DATED OCT 25. • For some days past this city has been crowned with troops, who, from hence, continue their march for their ulterior destination.—(Correspon denten, Nov. 4.) BERLIN, OCT. 29.—The latest intelligence re ceived from the Grand Army is dated Wilna, Oc tober 21; it announces that the Emperor NAPU LEoNi was still at Moscow on the 1-Ith, and en joyed the best becilth. Up to that day, whether through incertitude Or weakness, the enemy had made no movement. In general, confidence is on one side, and gust on the other. The French soldiers repose upon their forces, and make a common cause with the inhabitants, whose protectors they are, since their own. defenders behaved to them in so • cowardly a manner. The Cossacks underitand this unity of interests, and therefore cannot hope to surprize detachments of posts the: least strong, in consequence of the strict dis cipline they maintain, and the information. the inhabitants- give them whole troops of them have disbanded and returned .to their de serts. They take with them the opinion of the nullity of the profits of the war, and consequently, the motives for making It, as it is never for the Go vernment, but for the hope of plunder that they take arms.:---(Same Paper). OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE ARMY. The Commander in Chief of the. Army, Field Marshal General Prince KUTUSOW, reports.to his Imperial Majesty, under date the Ist (13th) - Oct. from the church village of Letasehuska, as fol lows :--- I have the happiness, most submissively, to inform your Imperial Majesty, that General Do- ROCHoW, who was detached with orders from me to act on the whole distance between Gshatsk and Moshaisk, had directions to make the destruction of the entrenchments which the enemy bad thrown. up on the town of WTereja his first object. This brave General has executed his directions with equal courage and rapidity.— A pair of Westphalian colours, which have herewith the honour to lay at . - the sacred feet of your Imperial Majesty, and a great numL ber of prisoners, are the trophies by which this day will be commemorated. Your Imperial Ma jesty will learn all the particular circumstances of this victory from the report of Major-General Doßocnow, which I ,hereWith' transmit in the original. The zdjiit ant of• your Trulierial Majesty, Lien •tenant ORcoui, who has brought the intelligence of taking the town of Werrja, relates that the storm was curried on with such , impetuosity that notwithstanding the great loss of,the enemy, the loss on our side did not amount to more than thirty men killed. REPORT OF MAJOR-GENERAL DOR OCHOW TO THE FIELD-MARSHAL GENERAL; DATED 29TH SEPT. OCT.) According to your Highness's directions, the, town of \Vert:in is cleared of the enemy, and their entrenchinents were carxie4.l. by storm at half-past five o'clock in the morning. These entrench ments, which were formed on a steen hillat five fathoms height, .v.-ere surrounded by , a palisade. the course of half an hour our brave warriors forced their way on the parapet, notwithstanding — the obstinacy of the enemy's defence, and im mediately every thing was in our hands with- Out firing a single s-hot—without mentioning the grt'at number killed,. upwards of 350 pri vates, fourteen Staff and Chief Officers, toge ther With the Commandant, arid a pair of co.. • bowl, wbkb I forward he; e.rith, are Ile fruits c.t this sueceaul aqsault: After having accomplfs'i ed this, triy, next cattttas the destruction of suc: of the enemy as 'still remained in the town. It was to no purpose that the enemy made his ay . - pearance at eleven O'clock, with three battalions, and four squadrons, as Iva as.some pieces of ar tillery; on the Moshaisk road. The storm was al ready finished, and our reserve was in good order, and in readiness to ',repulse, this .new force of the enemy. When the ,enemy, after a small resistance, perceived that his Wereja de tachment was destroyed, he speedily withdrew himself, and was pursued by our light cavalr i y. who cau-e.d him aconsiderable loss. The steadi nees and activit!,.. of our troops in this storm ex ceeds all With the eircuMstantial description of this affair, I shall not omit informing your Ilirhness of those who have distinguished themselves in Ciis business. Our loss, God be - thanked, is very trifling. The tiQO muskets of the .enemy which fell into our hands at the - taking of the toq-ri of. Wereja, have been distributed' among the peasantry. _ Our columns were led With iPdescribable rage to the storming of \Vereja, by four citizens of that place. The difficulty of the enterprize did not cool the loge of their' country in their hearts, and they we; .e the first to throw themselves on the walls of the entrenchments. One of them wAs wounded, and by- the directions of the Generdt Field Marshal, they, were all four rewarded with the military badge of,honour.—(Supplement to the l'eiees.bitrh Gazette of 15th (27th) Oct.) Lieut. Gen: Count STEINHILL reports to his Imperial Majesty, under date bf the '9th (21st) Oct. from the town of Disna ) as follows The victory and taking of the strongly forties fled town of Polotsk through the valour of your Imperial Majesty's ,troops, under the command of Litqli.-General - Count WITTGENSTEIN, gives a rigit to my movements to claim-' likewise a participation in this affair, as will be perceived from the enclosed letter, as' according to the general plan, the strong diversion which the corps under my command necessarily drew on it self, and the quick movement operated very fa vourably on the rear of the enemy's position, on . the right bank of the Dwina. I marched on it, and crossed the river near Duaga, and notwithstanding all the danger to which I was exposed, from the- enemy's corps under MAC DONALD, by the exemplary valour of the Riissian troops. I on-the 7th (19th) October, overthrew the strong position of the enemy near the river of Uschatch, and at the wish of COUMWITTGENSTEIN, pursued him to within 14 wersts of Polotsk, ex actly at the time he was storming the town. The extraordinary d;:rkness of the night prevented us from prosecuting our victory any further.' With out reckoning the enenay's'dead and severely wound ed, we have taken one Colonel and seven superior officers, and about 500 men, commission, officers and privates. I have to render partictilar praise to the Commander of the Staff of the corps, Ma jor-General FOlni his Manly courage and pru dent measures in assisting my operations. Owing to the shortness of the time, and rny broken state of health, I cannot at present eater into further de tails respecting others who have signalised theta-- selves, nor of our loss. For more particular in formation of all the difficulties surmounted, I refer to your Imperial Majesty's Adjutant-Gene ral, BALALIN, by whom 1 forward this submissive report. LETTER FROM GENERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN TO LIEUTENAtif-GENERAL COtTiTT STEINHOLT I have the honour to :.ongratulate your F.4%-• cellency on the taking of the town ,of Po lozk, for the happy result of which I sin much ind6bied - to the co-operation of your corps. I hope that we shall to-morrow see each other in that town, and consult together in what' ever is necessary concerning, ota further opera, tions. I humbly request Your Highness will , please to give orders to Lieutenant-COlonel) LEDRAGtO pursue the enemy as much* farther as. possible, as my cavalry cannot possibly get so quickly across the Dwina the bridges being spoiled. I am this moment 'planting artillery on the wall round the cloister to drive away the enemy, who is on the other side, but in no great numbers. At Leominster Fair, the number of cattle was very large, and prime ones sold readily at good prices; sheep and pigs also sold well. The boria market exhibited a very indifferent show of anp mals, and all kinds went. rather dear. Butter sold from Os. 6d. to l4s. per' stone. • Coventry fair was well supplied with fat beasts , which met a ready sale, at an average of 7d. Pe r pound : those of interior description were not , so much in demand, and many were driven away un— sold. A tolerable good show of mutton, wh'e i ' z , went off sl o wly, a t ra th er lower price's than ar , late fai rs . H orses o f t h e cart ki n d, o f ' infer,w l description, were very numerous, ; sale dull . ' Good' h ac k ne i s were in short st4ply, and buyers. .