The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-29 00:00:00

PRtNCII PAPER.B. ..)TUTGARI), Strr. 14.—His Majesty has re "'vett, by the First. Lieutenant De Miller, dis patched from the head-qaarters of the Wurtcm burgh troops, the following report, dated at their bivouac in advance from Pucwaren on the road from Smolensk to Moscow, the 24th of August, 1812 :---- S. ‘, • • After departing from Liosta, on the 12th of August,' the Sd corps formed the -advanced guard: of the army ; .the Ist and 2d regiments of light Nurse of the griarfls, - and the 4th chasseurs of the Bing, ,on the 14th, charged the Russian infantry at Krasnoi, and covered themselves With 'glory in that affair 5- in the forenoon of the 16th, the 3d corps d'armee arrived before Smolensk. " That city, Which the enemy wished to _con- . 7vert into a sort of out-:work, and whiCh he had fortified accordingly, was immediately invested ; and the troops which he had,posted in the wood and on the heights in front of the town, were at.; t lelied-by the S'd corps. The battalion of Chas -4ei-trs of the King was employed as sharp 7 shooterS, while the rest of the division supported the corps, . and a portion of the, Royal Artillery kept up a vi gorous fire on the ,eneiny's batteries. The -bat talion of Chasseurs of the King displayed. the greatest bravery. " The brigade of Koch, and a party of artil lery.„ received orders to occupy the Valley, of the. - Pnieper on 'the left wing of the cordon, to-defend it aPinst any attacks Which the enemy might at tempt from the suburb situated on the lett bank of that river. The brigade took up • poSition suitable for this pnrptise, and pushed a consider , a ble detachment as far as the entrance of the sub urb ; but the •enemy gave no opportunity for' fighting, and there was only a 'short cannonade. 43n the 17th, the enemy attempted to dislodge- this a uvanced post ; but as it was promptly supported; a short fire of musketry only ensued, at the- close °F - Ivb.,ich the enemy retired.._ Scarcely was this akirMish terminated, when the whole division re ;eiVed orders to advance with its artillery, on 'the, 1 0 1 wing, in the valley of the Dnieper, and to t arry the suburb situated in that valley. In •spite the fire froM a battery of the enerriy, which o pened from the right bank of the Pnieper on t he left flank' of the division, and. of that of a ':econd batte r y w hi c h owned in its front, this at ack Was effected in column by the brigade Hugel, and the 3d • battalion of light infantry under the' eoitunand of Colonel Stockmaier, supoorted on his tight flank by the royal batteries.. The village, 'hough occupied by a. considerabie force, and pre ,/,"til/g great obstasles, was taken..and held by the two brigades, even within reach of :the can 7 11 .," of the city, and as . far as a hollow of Consi erahle depth'. s ' During these affairs, the enemy exerted him, telf iu sending over the Dnieper some strong de lachtnents of Cos Sacks some lea g uesg below near the village Catani, to annoy the di "si°n on its left -flank and rear : but .as the 4th I:4egiinent of cavalry, the King's- chassenes a and the "-hattalion of light infantry were posted in this t;arter the- Cossacks' were consequently repulsed. he' first regithent of cavalty also supported th - e 1 0on. on its right dank, against the- sallies which he enelev's shar p -shooters Made from the town ; thf regiment of light horse of the: guards ‘,l l s l=ured as a corps . of reserve in the valley of . e Dnieper.. As there . yea - s 'reason, to presume th at theenemy, who had been vigorously attack ed, on the 16th and 17th,•by inf a ntry.and-artillery, 41 ° 1-1 g the whole front of the town, which was t ,.9' ll pletely invested—fearful of a breach bting ,"'"ei and of the consequent assault, would wish ey\aeuate the town in the night of the 17th, and „ t vitharaw to th e r i g ht b an k o f the Dni e p er , th e 4 d corps d'armee received orders early in the b '°rning of the 18th io advance; to pursue the rear-guard,,• and-take possession of the, 9 "n• The brigade Hugel, supported by the re tin) tnt of infantry Duke William, immediately ad - ''' .4 eed;.repuise'd the enemy's sharp-shooters, took "rriplete possession . -of•• the suburb which .com manded the aboYe-mentioned hollow; and by this aide enter e d Smolensk, which was abandoned by • ate enemy. That city being occupied, the divi • t° l l of infantry received • orders to cross the tlieper at at ford four feet deep, and to take Ij esession of a suburb on the right bank of the t'' er which was thought to be nearly abandoned the enemy. • `` But scarcely had the 2d battalion of the re . . . F l tnent Duke William passed the ford, and began " form, when the enemy, • concealed in great tltunbers, in . the houses and streets where 'they - ) . 41 d not be perceived, attacked this battalion i lth some thousands of troops : the fire of the w 'fantry was very lively, especially near the ford, . 4 d an of ' though extremely unequal, e enThat commenced. However, Colonel Bauer ,;og With his battalion taken a redbubt, Deco- Vett by the eneuryelose to the ford, and the latter f ettl es , • tnus repulsed for some time, time was of t. .ded to send overthe brigade Huge!, to main -441 this important entrenchment, which the ene 41toY endeavoUred to retake, by coming several times the Charge with renewed force ; bat he was r ° Ostantly repulsed by the . efforts of Major-Gene al RUgel, his officers, and men. .The enemy was e esantly bringing up fresh troops, both..to re. the the redoubt, and to post them along the trbank, and, thus to drive back . the Royal jops from the suburb upon the left bank. In i i `l'sequence, it became necessary to bring the t on Of light infantry and,that of Koch, into ti7ion ; and tOplaCe upon the left bank these trio 4'gldes,,, in order •to support the troops which a `' • 1 crossed to the other bank; and•thuS to render the action. general. , !h .( ' This obstinate*CoMhat began at seven in the - and lasted, with some short intervals, o o ' f u:ten at night; -its result-, was, .that the troops., I b., the King kept the suburb, or.rather its-sruok- - "g ruins, -for the - enemy had himself burned the • treate r part of it. As he supported his infantry 13 3 7. batteries placed on the heights of-the opposite 4 A :Ai this defence and his numerical superiority,' t Tied us also to support the royal infantry by t c)r ne batteries; but on the ruined walls of•the- j t j 'wl'i there were only confined spaces for their! tjection Which were althost completely exposect 1 _the fire of the enemy's infantry. lloWey'er, batteries were established-with the greatest t 2• 7 ity, and, during the whble of - the action, ke pt up Unix ire without being covered.' the 1-7 o reiittentt of light .horse; tinderh"e orders of Major General Breuning, likewise en deavoured to support our infantry, by various de monstrarlons along the Ourse of the river; they partly passed the Dnieper, threatened, the right flank. of the enemy, and had various skirmishes with his infantry and cavalry; but as the t groutid was very unfavourable for cavalry, he was ob liged, to confine himself. to these demonstrations, which, however, obliged the enemy to divide his force. " On the Morning.of the 19th, the enemy vas no longer visible'; it was, however, piesumable, •that hiS year-guard would turn to advantage, for the purpose of covering the retreat of his army, the rugged heights which enciecied the right of the valley of the Dnieper, and that' be would take a position behind their crest. ;'1 he. third, corps d'armeetberefore received orders to advance, and carry these heights should it be necessary'; but, contrary - to all 'expectation, the enemy did not de fend them, and the division of Royal infantry' was posted there as an advance.. The two regiments of light horse passed the Dnieper lower down, and followed the corps d'armee. After a - few moments march,. the 41arp-shooters came: up with .a troop of, Cossacks, who retired in the val a ley of the,Dnieper, on the road of Moscow, when they perceive) the cavalry, and when our sharp shocters opened their fire On them. " The corps &amine, in three columns, March ; ed in the- same 'direction in the valley, and about a league from Smolensk fOund the enemy pbsted beyond a Considerable stream with very rugged banks, and , --liich - fallingiinto the Dnieper, iater seefed the road itasuch a- Way that the left wing of the enemy's first line rested 'on the Dnieper.— The banks of the Stream, which Were covered With thickets, were strongly lined with infantry.; the enemy had! also thrown, troops into two vill iges situated alonga the. stream. Some ,hundreds of paces behind the stream' there was a wooded height, on which the enemy had placed a . senond line Of infantry, , with artillery: The' corps d'artnee deployed; and briskly attacked, with ar 7 tidery and sti7trisbooters, the enemy's 'first line ; but it made a vigorous resistance, and the 'combat became general. One village on the left bank; Was attacked . so warmly, that the enemy was dis lodged; he endeavoured to gain the .heights in his rear ; but at the same moment the light horse of the guard pasSed the' stream, took- both in flank and rear this infantry, which was endeavouring to form a square, and sabreththem, • " Jn.consequence of thisanovernent of the ca valry, the second village was also taken in reverse; the infantry which .defended it attempted in con . sequence to escape the heights ; a trooli of Cos sacks advanced to protect them, but were soon Overthrown by the cavalry,- who pursued, came up with, and sabred the infantry:. At the same time, the enemy, in spite of his reiterated attacks, was also driven back on his left wing, and all the divisions nearly at the same Moment gained possession of the .heights. 'The enemy continued his retreat several leagues with out' halting, and'it was not till five in the evening that the - corps d'armee came up With him, .in the , oeciipation.of a very strong position, The : Royal division, which formed the centre' of the corps, 'could at first bring into ph'my only, its artillery .The.. principal.force o. .the enemy„, jn cavalry and . .infantry, was' posted: in close . columns, with strong batteries in front, on a high ridge, in ad vance of which the ground. tor 4 or. 500: paces was row, intersected with rivulets and ditches, and covered with thickets, wbich formed a sort of gir 7 dle to the principal position.. The enemy bad thrown at least ten thousand' men into this low ground, which was, besides, defended by the.bat 7 teries on the ridge. The prim6pal operation. was to pierce across this girdle, and gain the ridge, which was the key of the position.,,-- The third corps d'armee was charged with exe 'Cutiaig the attack in front. The combat com 7 menced, and had already lasted. two hours ; dur ing 'this time the Russians had been, more than once relieved by fresh troops; night .at length . came on, their columns could no longer beeasilv seen; their batteries gradually produced less efH . fact, and in consequence orders were given to form a column behind a Cloud-of sharp-shooters, and to assault the. ridge.. .. • The light brigade of the King formed a chain of sharp-shooters, and Was followed- by the two brigades of the line:in two parallel colamns The : obscurity of the wood, the thick smoke of gun powder, the obstacles. presented by the hollows and thickets,' rendered the march very painful 5 but at times they afforded. a protection front the enemy's batteries, to which the Royal division was greatly expOsed. Frequently the enemy, who presented a front bristling with steel, over . Whelmed the columns with his aharpsholters, who adeaticed with intrepidity ; but nothing could prevent them from renewing ' their attack, Thrice were the enenay charged . , and thi; sanguinary field of battle had been long lighted up by the moon, when at last the ridge was carried, 'and the ene my's masses compelled to. retreat ; however, the sharp:shooters did not cease firin:g . till NiclOght. ", The whole of the third corps d'armee passed the' night where :the combat had closed. The, troops of his "Alajest, On this day, -took a num ber of very strong positions. On the morning of the 20th this - corps marched a league in advance of the field of battle,. and there encamPed. " The division of his Majesty has taken a great many Offi.cera and soldiers prisoners. Its loss in these different' Combats is seven Officers killed, 41 wounded, and one missing ; 80 subalterns and soldiers killed, 559 wounded, and 45 missing." His Majesty has also received, by Lieutenant Miller, a report from.Colonel,Milkau, command ing the 3d regiment of :ca-alry of Duke William, dated at the. bivouao„ of:RI:Ina, the Bth of Au gust. According to. this . report, ..the regiment had on, that day to follow up the movetnent of a division which was . .zinanceuvring againSt the ene my; and to cover its left flank. On this .occasiott they repulsed several . attacks from .3000 of the enemy'S cavalry, and Made several successful ones, in return. However, the regiments, while-earn bating an enemy so greatly superior in numbers, experienced a considerable loss. Major .General Count WaldbOUrg, Brigadier.Of this corps, amidst •a very dense cloud of dust, ryasThst sight of by the regiment. He bad - with „bun. only the First Lientiftint CoUtt - Groev'e.'nitz, the SeCond Lien: tenants Fink and Hornstein,' the Trumpeter of lli.Statf, and three privates. In an instant they were surrounded by twfo sq*.dronS,of Cossacks, and the 'General had the misfortune to fail .from his lio'rse In spite of the efforts of those who attended-him, he was slightly wounded, and made priiorer. The brave LieAenant Nornst*(7;n- Was .severely wounded, but \ escaped, Lieutenant Bax was also .severely- wounded, and made, prisoner. Besides: the. : offi,cers Above named, the • regiment lost in this affair 6 horsemen killed, 13 wounded, 2 prisoners, and 9 missing. , TIitEST SEPT. - 10,—The frigate la „Dura, of 44 guns, and 350 men, stationed : here, blew up about midnight ; the. Commandant had gone on board scarcely a quarter of 'an hour before. The whole roadsteds is covered with the fragments of this vessel, and there are few houses in our town which have not had the windows shattered. ArEtaren, SEPT. 12.--The Officer . of Maritime. Health of this city, having been inforMed that the. merchant ship It Giusto, from Barbary, hail touched at Lissa, and landed some infec! . ed mer s'ehandize ; and that the persons employain trans= . porting this merchu.ndiae had fallen Victims. to the contagion, which had afterwartls spread in the island, has deemed it proper to prescribe the fol lowing regulations for protecting the Italian States from this scourge : , • Ist. - All vessels coming fromailmatia, Ragusa, and the Quarmaro Isles; are subjected to a quaran tine of 40 days. • , „ 2d. Vessels vititedipy enemy's cruizcrs shall be subject, to '2O days', quarantine. 3d. Cabtains must make their declaration with the Most scrupulous exactness; under pain of he ing punished with all the rigour of the laws. EXTRACT OF• A LZTTER, FROM LONGFORD, (IRELAND.) " Yon cannot conceive how welt oar Meeting went off, th . ough we were in some degree deserted by the great, viz. $. T. N. and E. F. We were opposed -by Colonels Forbes and Achmuty ; 'yet when our Resolutions were read, which were very moderate, and adopted from Sligo, the opposition was silenced, and they passed with the, greatest joy and enthusiasm. The first. Resolution was received with three cheers, and it was with some diflicUlty we could stop the huzzas, or moderate the satisfaction of the delighted Protestants :--through the. whole perfect order prevailed and Ido not exaggerate when - I -tell you, that not less than 2000:Protes= tants were in the Court and outer Hail. " The Protestant Cause was - very warmly sup porte4 by Sir Jaiws Hutchinson, and, in fact, by every one except, those I have When the. Resolutions were read; Sir inures Hutchinson asked Colonel . Aclaitinty-=` Now; Sir, I would be glad to .hear your - . objections—l-your 'reasons ?'' He could not say a word ; acknowledged he an-l earned in them, but feared they would agitete.the Country. Mr. Robinson replied, that he thought they would'rather:tranquilize the Country, - as the sober thinking part of the Roman Gatliolie.§ninst see. that to- give them what they called unrestrained Eurancipation,Would be a 1 entire t2urrender of-the Constitution ; that if they expected privileges; they must give -equal seeurity,with every other subject-enjoying them ; otherwise they ',rottld have `an uncontrouled power in the State - , which` the Constitution could not endure. He was therefore. confident, that if they would reject the brawlings of their demagogues, and . .Zite instig-.tion of sedi tious prints, and listen to reason and the advice of their true friends, - they would think it a very reasonable conilition of enjoying equal privileges with their other -fellow-subjects, that they should give equal security with them. . .• " These oh nervations had such an effect upon one of the. Roman Catholic Delegatas, who, with half 'a dozen others; was- listening, that he de clared be thought the condition perfectly rea sonable. • ‘‘.. In Fermanagh,- the Protestant Petition will have near '25;000 signatures; in Arnkagh, 13,000 : upon the whole, it is expected that -upwards of 'soo;ooo:Prote'stant men will pray:thti Legisgature 'not to surrender the Protestant Constitution in. Church or State,!; ELECTION REPOIITS.—Mr. DAVIS, Mr. PRo- TpEnoE, acid Sir SAMUEL ROM ILLY are candi dates for Bristol.—• Mr. BAILLIE retires. LOrd PdLLINGTON anda. P. MILNEsiEsq. the sitting Members itir Pontefract, have offered again. LaclSoNßr. ILiDGsoi, Esq. of Sthpleton, starts 'again there. As Mr. H. LASCELLLS'S dress to the Electors of 'Pontefract was subse quent to- the knovin resignation of Mr. WILBER roncE, it is supposed that he means to persevere in hiS canvass for that 'Alec._ • . . Mr. T. WYNDIIAM, according to report, with draws from Glamorganshire. WALTER FAwK.I;s, E..q...bas been. invited to to stand for Westminstcr, where a sharp contest is expected. Ikxr ERSOx is to stand for Newcastle. COltiel Wox 21.EY is Anong the Candithites lot the County of York. Mr. C. C. JENKINSOI4 declines,, and Citptain RAINIER stands again'for Sandwich. .Mlr. WYATT offers . for Sudbury, tnd Mr, euL_ LITM is rXpeetrtt also to st.trt for the saute place. General Phipps and Mr. ''Sui4o,.7 stand for Scarborough. . Mr. THOMAS relinquishes .Chichester. BROG . DEN, Esq. and COlonel . - Ar:mAnoN are the Candidates for LaunceStOn, Cornwall. . , . . WILLIAM NORTHEY,tS . Cf. and JDN:qHAN RAINE, Esq. stand ;or Newport, Corriwalr. RICHARD SPOONER, Esq. 'stands fol' Wanvick shire. . Mr LAcoN stlids for Yarmouth; in the room of the Hon. E. I.IAREoRti, who retire:; T. KEMP, ESti. , and. G. SiItPFNER, Esq. again stand for Lewes. ' ExtrJet of a Letter from Norwich:- - -- - " Your Old Friend W. talks of starting for the County.— He has made a good use of the X 20,000 Prize he gained in the Lottery two years ago. 'The Estate he bought with it is now worth double the Mo ney. .He desires you will send him a Ticket in the present one ; for he says, as the Lottery draws so opportunely for the Election, he feels confident to get a Prize on tilt 20th, to pay for it." - SEFL. 2 . : . Mr. John Slakcilf VitaS put to the bar to take 14 . 4 trig? on an indifiti-nent, chai•ging him with - sic - ilea several books, a Silver snuff-box, and other articles, the property of Hughlq`Kenzie, Esq. it appeared', : from the evidenceof Chag.Strachan, tqe servant boy of the prosecutor, (who lives u No. 2, Brick-con' rt, 7 Terhlnle, that on the 20th (f July last, the prisoner calfed at the Chambers, and asked if M'Kenzie wai at home ? On being answered in the negative, he said he would write a note to him. The boy inonediately procured hid sonic paper, rind a pea and ink prisoner .thei complaiaed' of being thirSty, and begged the buy. to gethini ;a glad of water.; which' the b 4 agreed to do, and quitted the room for that purpose: 0n his return the prisoner gave hinra note, which be . 'desired him to give to his Master, and then went Out. This note being unsealed, the boy observed, that it was 'nothing but a piece of blank paper. „igkis Suspicions were immediately excited,.and, ire followed the prisoner intc, New-court, and there Abld him that tbeYnote be had left had no writing •in it ; the prisoner said be was mistaken, it was written with a pencil. This, however, not being the case, the hoy insisted upon his going back to the%ChaMbers, and the porter of the inn having Collie to his assistance, the; prisoner agreed to ac 7 company' theM and in 'going up stwrs, 'a book fell from vhich the boy picked up, and re-: cognize:l as his . master's. The . prisoner was searched, and- other bOoks, also the prOperty the prosecutor, were found in b.is possession.• was afterwards conducted to the . Brown where a snutf-boX, likewise the property of Mr: IVl'kenzie, was found.. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, but left his caw in the liandi4 his \ COunSel; who called five mast respectable per Sons liom*Nvito - k depositions it appeared, that the prisoner was fdr merl? a Fellow-conimolier at Cambridge, and a Professor of Chemistry; that he had at all tidies supported the character of .a man of the . strictest honour and integrity.:; but that of late,'in conse. quence of a Variety of misfortunes which .had 'be-, fallen him; he had evinced the strongest marks of a disordered - mind, II 'also - appeared, from the evidence of Mr. Landseer, an engraver, that the prisoner Was above the ceremony of as;:ing any small favour of a friend, such as borrowing books or .other triflingarticleS. Ne always took them without asking, and expected his friends to be equally free with him. It farther - turned out, that the prisoner was upon the molt intimate footing with a gentleman of the name of M'Kenzie, but whether the prosecutor was that person or not j did not appear.. The COMMON SERJTANT having summed up the evidence with gieat impartiality, the jury,: with out hesitation, acquitted the prisoner. The business of the .Session. was yesterday finished,,,when sentence of death was passed en the following - convicts John RobertsJor stealing in a dwelling-bonne ; John JOhnson ; for privately stealing in a shop; Francis Shipman,.: for forgery ; Pietri for stealing goods privately iu a shop; Stefano Haskett, for steAling goods in a dwell.ng-house; Mary Rof;crs, for uttering a .counterfeit money,. having before being convicted of being a tom, mon utterer of base money; John. Rabbett, f6r a highway robbery; Win. Birch, for a ,burglary Thos. Sim mester, alias Davis, for house-breaking; Geo. ,Bell, alias .Geo.W. Porter, for horse-stealing; Thos ;Wright, for stealing privately in a shop; Ann Owen ,•for a like offence; AbelM`Donald, for high= way robbery; John Price, for stealing in a dwelling= , house ; Catherine Forester, for sttzalilig goode privately in a shop ; 'JaMes Westbrook and Eliza , , teeth Phipps, for house-breaking; Joseph Aurora., for stealing privately in a shop; Ann Watts an:i. John Rogers, for stealing in a dwelling-hous ; Mar. , aret Palmer and Mary Turner, for stealing goals privately in a 'shop ; Thomas Williams and Robert Miner, for stealing in a dwelling-house ; Young arid, Wllliam Lewis, for burglary,. Richard.Rieliards, John Car, and Collard, were ordered to:be transported for ; Sarah Bellings:, Edward John Yates, Thoinas Newton; and James Ashton, for 14 years ; Thomas Wilson, Thomas Dolan, Henry Moth, 'Joseph Wayland, Villiath Connor, Sarah Baker, JOhn Hayward Wolf strom, Mary Bruce, John' Bazar, Eliz. John Williams,: Mary , Ann David, Mary Jones, Thomas Cosgrove, Margaret Graham, Isaac Crane, 'William RaWlinsou, • Thomas Norton, Joze Sur batik, Mary Ryder, George Truman, d'i'm. Kirby ; Eliz. King, Mary Squires, Fran. Jarvis, Ed, White, Elizabeth Henley, James Bull, Win. M`Dortald, Sarah Gordon, Sarah Longhurst, Thomas Bent leY, Jaines Bevan, Richard Bevan, George Elliot alias Brown; FranciS Cousins, Thomas Saunders; James Kennedy, and George Cock, for the term of seven years. Eleven were sentenced to be hn prisoried in Clerkenwell Bridewell for years ; eleVen for year; and eight for six months each;‘ thirteen' for various periods in - Newgate 5 three to_ he publicly whipped, and eleven private. ly ; and 42 were discharged by Fociamation. GUMrigALL..-A boy named Roberts,... was yes terday charged before., Sir Matthew Bloxatiq tha sitting Alderman, with a novel species Of theft, by Mr. Wolfe, a tallow-chandler in Fleet-market. On Saturday afternoon, the priscuer with another boy still less in stature than himself, came into the prosecutor's shop which is very large, haying two counters . on opposite sides, behind one of which, a heap of silver.was. piled up, out of the reach of any hand from without either counter. The young thief thrust a slender wooden wand, :across the counter, and dexterously lifted.ont,of thc.silver heap one bank token appended to these top of.the wand, and then a second one, which he 'quiekly handed to his Juvenile accomplice, who instantly effected his escape. Roberts was seized, and a Constable being sent for, was searched, when neither , of the bank. tokens. but other silver was .found, upon him. The •wand was found to have bird lime Rti the top, which. attracted the silver tokens, and .a.box..of that article Was found in the prisoner's pocket.=-He was remanded for further exaMination. . WORSIIIP-STIIEET. A person named ,Slater, alias Ellis,. was yesterday committed, charged with -. uttering forged notes, parportng to be Bank of 'England notes of 11. each, - •