The Sun. — London, England, 1812-11-21 00:00:00

purposes of intelligence in the conversation of the world. natever lanamage you in prudence assume to the pUblic, you - cannot but be sensible that the separation .of those_ gentlemen who withdrew from the Bill of Riglits was bf considerable .dis •service to yo . u: -It required; in my ,opinion, your utmost dexterity and resolution, and not a little of your good fortune, to get the better of it. But are yob really now upon the best ground on whichMr.w might stand in that city? Will you say, that to separate Mr. Saw-bridge from a con nexion every. way hostile to you, and to secure him against the insidious arts of Mr. - Horne, and the fury of Mr. Townsherid, (if it could be done without embarrassing your leading measuresiknd - much more if it promoted them) would not live you a considerable - gratification) Will you say that a pul)lic declaration of Mr. Sawbridge in your favour, and the appearance of your acting toge ther, '(I do not speak at Nesent of a hearty coa lition and confidence) would not contribute to give vou a more secure, a more permanent, and without offence to any man, a more honourable hold upon the citythan you have at present ? what sensations do you conceive a union between you and Mr. SaWbridge - would excite in the breast of Dir. Home ? Would it not amount to a decisive re futatiOn of all the invidiOns arguments he Intschlw;) from , your being deserted by so many of-the great • figures of the party ? The answer to these ques tions is too obvious to be mistaken. But, you will . say to yourself what you, would not confess to Ju nius.. Mr. Sawbridge is a man oft unquestiona ble probity, and the concurrence of his, reputation would undoubtedly be of sei vice to me ; but he baS not pliancy enough to yield tolpersuasion, and I, , Wilkes am determined not to suffer another to reap' the harvest of my labours : that is, to take the lead of me in the city. I do not mean or ex - - . pect that you should make such .a sacrifice to 'any man., But besides difference in point of conduct between leading and going foremost, I answer your thoughts when I say, that although Mr. .Sawbridge is not to be directed (and even this, perhaps, is not so literally and completely true as he himself imagines) on the other hand he does not mean to direct. His disposition, as you well' know, is not fitted for that active management and intrigue which acquire an operating popularity, an 4 'direct the people by their passions. 1 attri bute to) you both the most honourable intentions for the / public, Nut you travel different roads, and never can be rivals. It is not that Mr. Sawbridgc dots not wish to be popular ; but, if I- am not greatly mistaken, his virtues have not ostentation enough for the ordinary uses of party, . and that they lead tattler to the esteem of individuals than to popular opinion. .This conceive is exactly the man you Want—you cannot always support a fer -2.' mcnt in the minds of men.* There will necessari ly he . moments of languor and- fatigue ; and upon these OCCRSiOIIT: Mr. Sawhridge's reputed firmness and integrty may be a ,capital resource to you,-- you have too much sagacity not to :perceive how far this reasoning might be carried: (To he continued.) liiutrytn-1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 2 Waterford. nur—T Ca. diz,' 1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 trazils, - .3 Dublin, 1 Water• ford. - 'PRICE Or STOCKS THIS "AY AT TWELVE ..CIA - oelt. Cmsols. 59 i ltd. Ann....67K 5A 1 Ornnium 5a THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS I)ICERE VALSUM AM/EA!' LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1812. There were not any arrivals yesterday from the North, or from the Peninsula ; nevertheless in numa.! able reports were in circulation. AccOrd ing to some of them, a battle had been fought be twecn the Marquis WELLINGTON and SOULT ; in which the latter was said to have been successful, while others stated, that his Lordship had been completely. victorious. From the North, the ru mours wet e equally various ;. but as they had, not the slightest foundation in fact, .it is unnecessary to repeat them. We are happy to find that the late accounts from Russia concur in stating, that the army under Ge tieral NUTusow . had received very large reinforce ments. , After the dreadful and sanguinary battle of B'rodiuo, the effective force of the Russian army is said not to have exceeded 50,000 men ; but since that period it has' been joined by the force collected by Count RAsToronsT, when he evachatedMoscoW, amounting to 63,000 men— by the Militia of Toula and Kalouga, amounting to 15,000 men —and by 18,50 Zaporaiski • Cossacks, making (besides the 'armed peasants, who constitute a very effective foree) an army of above 146,000 men. .With respect to the force tinder BUONA?ARTE, itis•certainly difficult to form an estimate of its strength: The 'army with• which he entered Russia, consisted of ten corps, or about three hundred thousand men. Of this, army a considerable part was left under the com mands of 01.1DINOT, St. CYR, and MACDONALD, in the rear, while BUONAPAETE penetrated with the main body. towards,Moseow. His loss in . the various engagements that took place before he reached that capital, particularly in the bat tle of Borodino, must have been enormous ; but, ' probably, not much greater than that which, his army 'sustained from sickness, fit tigue, the severity of the climate,, and want of provisions. We think it, therefore, almost impossible that, when he evacuated Moscow, his effective force conla bitve exceacci Loo,oon in en . If this estimate be correct, Uteri sow's. army possesses a numerical superiority ; besides beinc , in infinitely better condition, and comprisinga numerous cavalry,while that ofßuoN - PARTE is, by his ov. - n confession, in a most wretched state. These are, therefore, we think, rationa grounds for hoping, that, if the retreat of BUONA. PARTE be not cut off, he will, at least, be so ha rassed, and his force so much diminished, that be will neither have the inclination nor the powei to renew the contest. A.Clbinet Council was held yesterday morning at the For lign Office, which sat upwards of two hours. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at. the Eist India House, when. the following Appoint,- . ments took" place :--Lieutenant-General Sir G; •'agent, Bart. to be Commander-•in Chief of the CoMpany'sForces on the Bengal Establishment, and to retain his seat as Second in Council.— Lieutenant ; General the Hon. John Aberocombv,' who was appointed. Commander-in-chief at Ma dras, on the death, resignati.on, oncoming away of Lieutenant-General . Sir S. Auchinuty, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Fort St. George.—And Lietitenant-ColOnel Mark Wilks, of the Madras Establishment, to be GOvernor of St. Helena. The following communication has . been poste( at LLOYD'S " Myd's, Nov. 19, 1 fil2. " In consequence of a representation made the Committee, the Underwriters are recom mended, in case of average b e i ng made, on hernp, to require- that the survey 4liould express the weight of each quantity of the hemp; whether the bands and touzels arc separated, and whether the hemp is damaged : by sea -water, or heated from natural causes. "JOHN BENNET, jun." EXTRACT, OF A LETTER FROM J. \'V. OROKER, ESQ DATED NOV. 16,1812, TO MESSES.W. P.EMES. ",Certain circumstances' having detained his ) , Majesty's strips at Llano up to the 2d i n st an t, an d probably some days later,, directions have been given to the officer commanding in the Baltic, to give convoy to all trade which shall he collected previous to the time the squadron shall sail on its return to England; and this protection their Lord ships trust will completely answer the objects of your _application on the 3d instant." THE THEATIM—The Comic Opera of The Lord . of the Manor was followed last night at Covent- Garden Theatre, by a new farce, entitled ,Love, Law, and Pkisic.---11* chief purport of this farce is to afford scope for the versatile powers of MATHEWB, the provincia' correctness and rus tic humour of EMERY, and the general, pleasantry of LISTON. The plot is founded upon the -Alec _ tion which Captain Danvers entertaing for Laura, the dau g hter of Camphor, an apothecary at York, which is the scene of action, and the Captain's affection is returnbd by The young Lady. Camphor, however, is under an obligation to dispose of his daughter to another suitor, and, therefore, Danvers is obliged to resort to the aid of his friend Flexible, a Barrister (MATHLw.S) who assumes various disguises in order to draw Camphor from his house, and afford the Cap : tain au interview with his mistress. In the course of the fable Flexible pleads in favour of Camphor's favourite medicine, who is so de lighted, that he readily agrees to let Flexible's friend, the Captain, have his daughter, provided that they can enable him, Camphor, to get rid of the contract by which she is to be assigned to a rival.—Another expedient of Flexible overcomes this difficulty, and the lovers are uniteds.---MA , TnEws, as the Barrister_ introduced a new spe- Cies of mimicry, in giving the manner of severa: well-known Pleaders, and also of a Judge in deli vering a - charge. The imitation was so close,, thht itinflorded peculiar entertainment to those who, knew the originals, and also to the audience in general, as ,the respective manners of the per-, sons represented were peculiar and ludierous.—.- MATHMS also introduce! 'a humorous song, de scriptive of the agitation which prevails among a ,crowd in attempting to enter a Theatre. This song gave scope to a' whimsical and most divert ing •imitation of various characters in the motley. , groupe, and excited a loud and universal. encore. On the repetition of this song, MATHEWS intro duced new imitations, and proved himself an ex cellent actor as well as mimic. The Farce was written by Mr. KENNY, author of Raising the Wind, Illairintony., and other popular dramas.— It was throughout admirably supported by the ,Performers, and very warmly applauded by a nu merous audience. The Overture and the Music are: high!y creditable to the taste and 'science of Mr. M, P, KING. The following, is a specimen of the Poetry : A tE.-141-ils E. BOLTQN. 1 1-VI:Ile all nature raind him sleeps, Love his tender vigils- ke , Ts, Where to marl; his secret way, Nought hut whispering "Zephyrs stray; -And in whispers soft as thely, Midnight silence •(iweetly breaks, Then how blest the sighs and tears, II hen gentle lover fondly speaks, What list'ning maid ac fondly hears. Ar R—M p, BROADI - lURST. What nerves tit soldier, when danger surrounding, Scowls o'cr the field that his valour must win ? Whht cheers his heart, when , the war-note resounding, Swells with the signal'of battle's loud din ? 'Tis a sweet charni that, while homeward still betiding, Fancy present:, and his danger reinoves; , 'Tis a fond pray'r then in silence ascending, Warn► from the heart of the giyl,that he loves What to his ;sope is the pleasure that's nearest, Safety and Victory crowning his toil ? 'Tis to behold on the cheek of his dearest, Sorrows bewailing dispers'd with a smile, While the green laurel his country is weaving, Dear to his heart, tho' the joy that it proves, Dearer, far dearer, the tender thanksgiving, Breatied from the lip of the girl that he loves/ v E.''ECO-ND SUN. OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. We stop the Press to give the following Bulle tins, which are highly gratieying, as they show the determined spirit with which the Russians assail the enemy. : , .'ROM THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE PE.TERSEURGH GAZETTE 01? 18 (30TH) - O . CTOBER, 18.12. "Major-General ILOWARSKY informs hi: im perial Majesty that the Aide-de-Camp 13 , 11'011 WINZINGERODE, on the 10th (22d) of October, ordered the van-guard of his 'corps, under his (ILOWAISKY'S) command, to march from the vil lage Nuolshaye to Moscow, the remaining corps followed, under the command of Major-Gerieral BENKINDORF. Baron WINZINC;ERODE attacked the ~menvv's out-posts that were placed in the city itself. _w th extraordinary rapidity, and, after some skirmish ing forced them to retreat.' Dtirintli pnrsuit of the enemy, he himself galloped towards tleKrern lia, and; regardless of some shots that were.tired, advanced beyond the' front of his detachment, in order to induce the French Commandant to cense firing, it being entirely useless, since it eontd not prevent the Russian corps from possessing itself of Moscow. This great intrepidity *as attended with per-, nicious Consequences to that brave and 'worthy Creneral ; for a detachment of the enemy seeing him attended only by Capt. NARGSCHKIN, of the Isum Hussars, suffered him to approach very near, then seized them both, without paying any atten tion to the - white handkerchiefs, by which those who come to parley are generally ,distinguished, and led them away prisoners. General It_o7-.1:- sxy, who completely executed the measure taken by Aid-de-Camp Baron WINZI.`GERODE, took possession of the Kremlin, and cleared the whole city of enemies, who left beh'nd them their hos pitals, and a large quantity of military stores. Exert moment prisoners are brought in." REPORT FROM LIEVT.-GEN. STEINTIEIL. " Koubliehe, Oct. 26. • Since my Report of yesterday (in which he states his having driven the enemy to .(Kou bliche) I have' pursued my movements, I oc- , copied this plSce yesterday, and having learnt that the enemy retired upon Gloubokoe, T sent my advanced guard thither, under Major Gene ral HELFREIGH, who, from eight in the morn ing to six at night, pursued them, having. fre quent conflicts. The brave troops of your Ma jesty, seing that the day was closing, and,' ex cept the taking of prisoners, they had not 'yet distinguished themselves by any important: suc cess, resolved to achieve greater things.. the enemy's detachment there Were eight pieces of cannon, which we attacked.. The attack was so. vigorous, that we took the cannon, seven of ficers, and one hundred and fifty persons. I am now %in communication with General WITTGEN STEIN. EXTRACT FROM GENERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN'S REPORT " Ouchatki, 2Gth Ociobei. After detailing General StFnctutt's march lolKoubliche, he says this movement . the Bavarians •are cut 'off from ST. CI:WS corps, and. are retiring by Glosbokow, pursued by a strong advanced guard. I have marched with the rest of my troops after the envray, whom I pursued to Ouchatki,where I am now, after having sent my cavalry in pursuit of the enemy. I am going to follow the: enemy to Lepat." NAVAL N E WS. PLYMOLITTI, Nov.' 19.—Arrird -. the Swedish slip Euchares, FoRsEr,L, and the brig 'Zevey Gebruders, PETER BUCK, master, from Peters burgh, with cargoes of hemp for this dock-yard.. Also arrived the Danemark man of war, from the Eastward ; the Two Brothers, WILLS, from Dartmouth ; Providence, HALL and the Bearnish, ITENDERsoN, from Sunderland. Put in here to join convoy the William, RICH ARDS,. from Youg - ball, with a cargo of wheat, for Southampton. FALMOUTIT, Nov. 18'. Nothing has arrived or sailed to-day but two coasters. The brig Duke of York, SpEIRs, has not been able to join the Mediterranean convoy, in - conse quence of her being leaky ; part of her cargo was tiischarged to-day, and proved very much da maged. .' , DEAL, Nov. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's ships Thistle and Pioneer from off the French coast. RV&SIAN VEON± THE SLIFPLENTENT TO THE PETiESItsi,TROII GAZETTE. OFFICIAL - BULLETIN: RE,FORT rithm ,GENERAL 'BENINGSEN TO Itlls Er . CELLENCY FIEL? MARSHAL 'PRINCE KUTUSOWi _COMMANDER IN. CHIEF, &C. DATED THE 19114 OCT. 1812. 4th corps were thus situated :—Ten regiments of C9ssacks under Ma ;:,r-General Count Orloff Denis-4; twenty .re , *:l'nts of, the Yagers4 and four regiments of the first corps of the Guards, under Major-Gen. Baron Muller Zako miuskoi. We marched in three columns,•the first' consisting of the Cossacks, under Count bring Denisoff, and the twenty regiments of Pagers under Baron Zakominskoi, wilich division was cliretled penetrate the left flank of the enemy.-' The. second coluwn consisted of the. first corps of infantry, folio - Wed by .1 brigade of Yagers un der Col. Rilaud, with for field,pieces from the se" eond Cocos of; infantry, followed by a brigade of Yagers ander Colonel Pilland, with four field- . pieces e:•oin the second cor s, under Lieut. Gene' rat Bakavute. The third column was under the command of Major-General Count Stroganoff, and it had two - hatteringtrains, and two compw' niei of horse-artillery, under Count Osterman Talstoy. . , " The enemy's "videttes Were; at a short tanc2, when I ordered 'Colonel to l e ave woods' in which he was posted with a brigade hussars, with the view of protecting the four pieces of attill''ry which were with the cohmnr.of sometime, I gave orders to ese Officer commanding the battering train to *fire. as a signal to . General 0. Denizoff,• to attack the enemy in his rear ; at the same moment Count Talstoy had instructions to leave the wood with. four regiments', for the, Purpose of joining the troops under General Doctoroff, the duty si , ned . for which was to assist in the attach Which had commenced on the .enemy's left flank. " We 'found the enemy in battle array, in an • I advantage ous position, ju6t before the village.o( Milfofficks, under the command of his Majesty iho King of Naples, and perfectly prepared to receive us. I then'ordered one of the batteries to take possesslon of the adjacent heights, 'and - :for this purpose, supported by two detachments, the artil lery, advanced. As soon as we had forthed the line of baffle, the cannonading on both sides took effect, and we had the misfortune to lose, at the onset, our gallant comrade, Lieutenant Gener4 Bakavute, and his detachment dzwolved under the command of Lieutenant General Altufioff, who was gecond in rank with that detachment. In the mean while Count Osterman left the wood with three regiments, having orders to take , possession of the second h e i g ht on th e l e f t ; S su r ported by the battering train under the command or General Talstov, from which the discharges had taken great effect. But tlis dill not continue more than half an hour,-,before I observed, in the ranks of the enemy a Consid2rable movement. This movement, I found, was designed to bripg into action their troops from every direction, for Count 0. DenizotT, havirig pressed upon the French toward.-- the left flank with ten regiments of Cos 7 sacks, lmfl excited mach alarm and trepidation• " At this favourable interval I ordered my di vision to advance to the attack with great rapidity , and the result - was, that 'the enemy was driven from every position he load occupied . at the com mencement of the action. Under these circum stances I continued my approach to the left flank of the enemy, in order to join the force with Ge neral 0. Denizoff. " puling these operations I had learnt noAing of the progresi of Count Osternian, but I presum ed he was with General Ductoroff, as the infantry of the enemy still kept possession of the verge of the wood which we had passed.' In this uncer tainty, I ordered the infantry to charge with the bayonet, when -they rushed i n t o th e i n t ren ch,. ... • ments, and both the columns of which the ene my's force consisted took-flight, and not one man would have escaped if the cavalry could have been at this time engaged in the pursuit. " I now hastened to - the division of General Doctoroff, who, as. I supposed, was with Count Osterman, and I ordered him to take possession of a third height, which enabled us to molest the enemy by a cross fire. Count 0. Denizoff at this time attacking the left flank of the enemy, p the fort une o f t h e d ay was complete, so that with the small number of troops I have described, I had the honour of forcing the army of the , Near olitan Ki ng to a disgraceful flight, taking one " I have the honour to acquaint you with tbe particulars of the battle of yystcrAv, in which I had three corps under my orders. In consequence of the plan arranged with the Prince Marshal, I left my position on the 17th of this mouth, at seven in, t' e evening, when the 2d, 3d, and