The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-22 00:00:00

. . MAJ:I7,. A.Rnivrv---1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey,'" Dublin, I Waterford: . Lisbon, 2-(9ottennurgb. TH kj 4. .4 4 T QUIS DICERE FALSI - 31 AUDEAT L O'ND N, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,' lgi 2. We this. day lay before our Readers the . Six teenth and Seventeenth, Bulletins of the . French Army. BUONAPARTE, it appearsiis pursuing his eareerr, and advancing rapidly = towards .Moscow. It does, not appear that there he been any action of consequence since the battle - of Valentina; ex cept an,affair.-,between the French caValry under 11IuRAT and the rear-guard of theßussians, in which the French, of course, .are represented as having 'obtained.all the advantage . . These Bulletins, like the,former ones, are.full, of abuse against the Rus sians•for retreating, and for destroying or. remov ing their magazines, and yet, with rhe incon sistency which peculiarly marks these docu ments, they 'boast of ..the quantity 'of ; flour, soap, brandy, .&e. &c. which fell into the hands of the, French: There is a singular instance of this species of contradiction in the Sixteenth Bulletin. After mentioning the en trance of the French troops into •Vidsma, it says. ) , considerable resources in ,flour, soap, drugs, &c. and large magazines of 14.ancly were found. The Russians burnt the niagazines."—Now how the French could contrive to get possession of the contents of the magazines' after the 'magazines themrselves had been burnt, we are unable to corn , prehend. . The 17th Bulletin is dated at Ghiat, the 3d ingt. which 'is ,about midway between Smoleusko and Moscow.; it states that the Russians are forming lines in front of the last mentioned city ; and there, it is probable, a battle will. be fought—a battle in which, if 'the Fredeh are not victorious, they are ruined. To retreat in the month of Oc tober, from the neighbourhood of Mosgow to the Vistula, in the presence of a victorious enemy, we should suppose to be almost impossible.. "General Ku - I'l;w* has taken the command of the Russian Army, whieh has been strengthened by his troops tom the Danubv. This accession of force Will more than supply the loss which the Russians have sus stained. • It is singular that the French Papers furnish us with the Russian account of the battle of Stuolensk.o, which, as may be supposed, differs - materially from that contained in the• French Bulletin. We Ore happy,_ however, to have it in . onr.,power to contradict, from another authority, the exaggerated statements of the. French Bulle tins. We understand Sir RozEBT WiLsoN was pre sent at the battles of SmolerAio and Valen tina, and that he has written to Government an account of those two very important actions. states, that on the 17th . BLION 'at tacked Smolensko, with his whole force, first on the Eastern, then on the Southern, and .in the . . evening on the Western face ; but that he was re pulsed in all his attacks, and merely succeeded in firing the town,. On the 18th the Russians took a position on the right of the Nieper; waiting .an attack ; but -the French merely sent :across into the suburb the Spanish and Portuguese brigade - , which were driven back just as they-had set' fire to the suburb. On the 19th _tie Russians retired Oa the Moscow road, when the French attacked their rear guard. The attacks on different parts lasted the whole day, when the Russians effected the retreat of their whole army without the loss of ,a gun. The loss of the Russians on the lith is st.aed at 6000 and two 'Generals of the French above 12,000 and on the 17th each army is sup posed to have lost 3000 men. The French, after the evacuation of Bilboa, again made their appearance before that place, in considerable force, and took .possession of it, but were soon forced to abarnion it. The following leiter contains some details upon the subject. ' l6 BILBOA, SEPT. 9.—Sh i ce the llth of -August, when the French evacuated this town, it has been twice attacked by them, `and on both occa' bk.lns they were repulsed. On the , 27th ult. the General in Chief, Count CAFFARELLI, ad vanced at the head of 9000 infantry, 800 cavalry, and several, pieces of artillery, and entered the town without any opposition, the Spanish. forces withdrawing on his approach. .T;ie enemy re- , 'trained here until yesterday,'. the Bth, when they. finally quitted us at two o'clock, 'P.M. and imme diately -afterwards the town was entered by the troops of General RENOV NLES." It appears, from the last accounts from AemeOca, that groat apprehensions. are entertained respect ing the safety of Commodore RODGERS and his squadron. It even, said, ,at New Yoik, that be was gone to France. If that valiant herd should pay a visit to Europe, we trust that he will honour .acme British port with la presenec. Dispatches were this morning reeeiv'ed at the Admiralty from the Admiral commanding at New . foundland, which state, that the AL"rt slbop war of sixteen guns has been taken by theAnie rican frigate-Esau of 44 guns, after a very severe action. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Pike of YORK had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Catlton House. Ifhis'clay, at two o'clock, the PRiNCE REGENt mill 1101(1 a Privy Council at Carlton House.--The Corpvration of the City of London Will also-wait upon the PRINCE REGENT with their Addres.' The Loan MAYOR, we understand, is to be created a Baronet of the United Kingdoms ) be fore he retires from his high Civic Office. • By private accounts from Riga; we learrrthat the force assembled in that town is very-considerahle— not less, it is said,than 29,000 men. They are by no means confined to m erely defensive operat ions, and must derive .material support from the gun-boats and other craft in the river Aa, which are manned with 5000 Russian seamen. The - following; -letter slims, that the garrison was annoying the-Prus sians extremely., and had made a cumber of pri- soriers "The result of Gen. Lowis's eNpeditidn * , - is-600 .prisoners and S officers. They were surrounded and taken at Kekkau. The elnirch, containing their stores they burnt. A redoubt of seven cannon was 'stormed and taken.: Anothef Russian column had. taken the road to Olai, and a great many wounded have been brought from I? olbusch. Colonel Thiedemann died of a xvourid be received froni a pistol-shot this morn ing, shortly after he was brought in. General Lowis is returned. The Prussian flying-artillery at Kettliau retired with precipitation, and saved their cannon; so that only the seven pieces' men tioned have been tako. 'They are this afternoon still fighting on the road, to Olai : Rtissian and Prussian wounded are continually bringing in," A letter from Cadiz, dated 27th.riltimo, relates the folloWing interesting particulars :—" I have the happiness to' inform you that the French have entirely raised the siege" of Cadiz. On the', 25th, they began to bloW up their works (which , ' haVe cost 'them four years of hard labour to erect), and burst - th Ar mortars and - - guns,'by overcharging and placing their Muzzles one against another, and exploding them with port fires and trains.— They had just completed a martello tower, and got a very long brass 24-pounder on it, but they blew this up also ; but out of 600 pieces of ord nance (all brass)„ from Chiclana to Rota, almost the whole have either bursted or been rendered unserviceable. The contrast between the night previous to their departure' and the - next morning was singularly pleasing. In' the night the French employed themselVes in throwing shells into the city and the inhabitants were filled with dismay. Tile next morning was ushered in with. the spectre of the enemy, in fullretreat, and their strong holds involved in. flames, accompanied by the jocund acclamations of " Viva. Zprcl Wellington, Viva. los Ingles6, Viva Fernando, Viva Espanioles I" The current of joy ran through. the populace like an electric spark, and soon the people were. seen bringing their beds and goods from the bomb proofs, and replacing them in their houses, while boats, crowded with persons of all descriptions, proceeded to the opposite shore, for the purposes of curiosity, or to see old friends, from whom they., had been so long separated. All the gun-boats, we expect,willremove to Gibraltar. Three have gone up the river to Seville." buoNARNaTa has issued a decree, ordering all ships from the Hanseatic ports to bear, in future,. the French flag. Letters from Washington state, that a repre 7 sentation had been made to the Government, that. in consequence of the favourable prospect of the Orders in Council being, repealed, a -number of ,_Arnerican ships were taking.goods onboard tl:is country, to be ready to take advantage of the measure, supposing it - would be all that was re-. quisite to satisfy the American Government, and that they would be Well received in America. in answer to this it was Observed, that such ships would be liable to be captured on the high seas by American privateers, as well as those of Great Britain 5. and if ' they had the good fortune to escape both, and to reach an American port, they would then subject themselves to seizure under the non-importation law. Married this morning, at Mary-le-bonnechurch, by the Rev. Mr. JOLLIFFE, HENRY BOycE, Esq. nephew . to the Earl of COVENTRY, to the Right Hon. SOPHIA AMELIA, youngest, daughter of his Grace the Duke of MARLBOROUGH. BREAD.—To-day there being no 'Court of Al dermen, the Lord-Mayor, after inSpeeting the re turns, ordered present prices to ,eontinue--quar tern loaf 20d. . Dutch Sam, of ; pugilistic fame, , finished his mortal career on Monday last, at Deal, .'where he. had a set-to with death, and was vanquished in the combat. Carter, the Lancashire pugilist, has ' been matched by his backer in the late .fight, to :per forin two miles n ten minutes and w half, for a considerable water, within 14 days. Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Rose and Crown public-house, in St. Marin's-lane, before Anthony Gell, Esq. on the boa, of a young woman, named Young,. who, it appeared in evidence, bad, unknown to her rela tions, taken a quantity of vitriol, which occasion ed her' death. A singular and very shocking outrage was corn 'pitted at E. T. M. Ville, within a, mile of Clon mel, last ‘Veek,—On Friday se'nnight, between the .early hours of eight and nine Wclock,. three villains who had lain in Wait for the 'purpose, seized the opportunity of •the door being opened, and rushed through the hall into the par- • lour, where Yr. Butler was sitting with his family. One "of the fellows,. whose face was blackened, immediately presented , a ,blunder buss at his head, and demanded his money_ Mr. Butler being totally unarmed and unassisted, they robbed him of what notes he had about him, and his watch, with which they made of', k_ E , v W 6 Portrstithrra, SEPT. 21.--Arrived his 111:4Yesi.y!'s .1 • ships Savage and Melpomeue 'from tine Dllis and tile ship Hero, STEPHENSON, from Quebec. .Sailed his Majesty's ship Pioneer with a convoy 14 Plymouth. His Majesty's ship Marlborough, with the ships under convoy for Cadiz and Gibraltar, still re- main. DEAL, Strr. 21.—Came down from the River his Majesty's ships Diomede and Success, and Ma= Mbar transport; with troops for foreign seri - ice ; and 116- Majesty's ship Cumber Lund far offPlushirig. FAL,movril, SEPT. I9.—Sailed a few coasters. His Majesty's ship Iphigenia is urider Orders for Lisbon, and will sail the first fair • wind. EDINBURGH, SEPT.. 17.-:—The Shithe 81001; of War is to sail from Leith Roads,, with the eon -voy for Gottenburgh, tn-thorrow or next day.. The brig 'fig& , , Bennet; from Montreal, - ar,- 'ived last night, and four or, five vessels Ate Working up . the, Frith this morning, all from Quebec. - . .Ships, of war in , the Roads, ii(!ainyrit and RyLinan and Snake sloops of war. The iFitigenia has received on board at Ports-: month, I00; . 0001. - (in gold bars) for the payment. 'of the army in Spaiu. She was to Shit yesterday` fol . ' Lisbon. THE TITEAT . RE.--The part of Richard the Third having becoine vacant at Covent Garden Iheatre, ,by the abdication of Mr. KE,MBLE, and the play being one of standard pupularity, which uuld not he hid aside, Mr. C. KE - MBLE; last night, came fq".ard as the,representative. Considering the .attending .the part itself, and the just reputation of,his two irunuate predecessors; Mr. C. KEMBLE acquitted himself very ably, and though by no means free from faults, yet his per ie. nuance exhibited a great degree of . In the earlier scenes we thought he -was much too violent, as there was not.-external provocation to . excite so vehement an expression,--but he 'very evidently improved as he proceeded; and where animation was required, was very spirited and effective. Upon the whole, his merits very mtich overweighed his errors, and we have no doubt, to adopt the.usual terin, that when:he is . mellowed in the part, it. will be one of his most stieceful efforts, .which, considering his excellence in many characters, is paying no ordinary tribute to his performance. REMBLE, BEAHAM, Miss DUIN;CAN, BETTY, and Miss CHILI), it seems, are to appear in succession at the Bath Theatre, which is ooa to be' opened for the season. , . DISSOLUTION REPORTS.—The Marquis of TAvIsTocK Will, it is said, offer himself as a third Candidate/ for the City:of Westminster. Mr. LASCELLES has again declared himself for the County of York. • MONTAGU BURGOYNE, Esq. renews his never ceasing. opposition to Adiniral HARVEY and Mr. llouz-eoN, for the County of Essex. Mr. GASKELL opposes Colouel STRUTT and Mr. C. C. WESTERN, for the Borough of Maiden., Mr. SHERIDAN, it is. to b hoped, will have an unmolested return for his favourite Borough of Stafford. - _ _ , The HOn. CHARLES IVI - NnnAra and Mr. ROSE. FULLER are prepared for a strong opposition in the County of .Sussex. The Hon. Mr. NEVLLLE opposes the Sitting Menibbrs for Berkshii-e, with a certainty of success. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S class of Constituents declare that they have a Candidate in petto, as an opponent to Mr. MCLT.ISH, for.. Middlesex: `241 . 1. CHARLES YORKE has been strongly solicited to offer himself again for the 'County of Cant bridge, but- he has declined this respectable invi tation. . _ YORK', SErT. 19.—We understand it is the in tention of a Gentleman of the highest respectabi lity to offer, himself as a candidate (as third mari), Id represent the town of Hull in Parliament. A most wonderful, and, at the same time, a , most. fortunate escape, took place at nriwton, last Sunday week. Captain HARDACRE waSidriv ing his family to church in an openlandaulet, when the dici,':y-box suddenly broke doWn, 'and precipitated him between one of'the horses heels , and the splinter-bar of the carriage, in Which pe rilous situation he hung,. and was dragged a con siderable distance, with his head nearly touching the ground all the way, .and until he could extri cate hiniself, which. he did while the horses'-were - going on at a brisk rate; and received nO other in jury than a sprained ankle and a few bruises and scratches ; the. coachman, hung by the box for' some time, and at length jumped - off, , without re ceiving any hurt the horses then ran away With the carriage, in-which. , Were sik - young Ladies and their GoverriesS; who all serearned Most 'drea'd fully, supposing their.father killed. - The h c Olsies, frighted at the shrieksi and screams of the chil dren, kept running till they Were stopped by . Curtis's coachman, who seeiiig the bores coining, and being fearful that they would go over the Cliff- (in which case they all must have been dash . ed to pieces), he sprang from his box, and, at the risk of his own life, met' the horses and stopped their,', when the children and their Governess were all got out without receiving any sat of injury. So near was the carriage to the edge of the Cliff v at one time, that a hoop to' one of the wheels was knocked off against -a post Which stood on the edge of the precipice. At Union-hall Police Office yeiterday, the pro prietor of one of the Woolwich .coaches was fined and costs, for carrying more than'the number of passengers allowed by the Act,—John Scott was '.fined Ns. and costs, for'riding on the shafts :of his waggon ; and . Williatra Laws was fined 20s. and costs, having been convicted of gathering turnips in a field belonging to Mr. Smith near the Dun Cow, in the Kent Aoact. 1 7 'ItiNtil PAPERS. 4 gLXTEET4TIfIIULLETIZ , i OF THE GRAND FRENc:i ARMY. Viasma, A !gust 31 The head-quarteri of the Emperor were ; on the 27th, at Slakovo ; on the 28th, near Senlevo oil the 32th, in a CaStle, one league in the rear of Viasma ; and on the '3oth, at Via Slll3. ; the army marching in three eOlitnins—the left, formed hi the Viceroy, proceeding by Kanduchkino, "a‘k trienk6i, KOsterectkoiro, and Novoe—the centre, formed by the fiirg Of Naples, the corps of the l'rince of Eckurahl, the Duke•of Elchingen and the Guards, marching on the grand road- . --and 4 the left; by the Prince Poniatowski, marching on tilt left hank of the Osna by Volosk; •Louclake, Pokroskoe, and Sionckino; On the 27th the enemy Wishing to rest on'tho Qsma, opposite the village,of Riebke, took a tam Bitidri with his rear=guard. The King of .&'ardeS directed his army on the left of the enemy, which amounted to 7or 8000 civalry.• Several charged took •Place, all to our advantage: A battalion of the entnny - was. penetrated by . the 4th eßgimet4 of Lancer. A hundred prisoners were the result Of tills small affair. The positions of the tatirif were carried , ana he was obliged to quicken hi& retreat. On the 28th, the enemy was krsned. advanceil="guaras' of three. French columns came: The up with the iear 7 gnard of the enemy they ex changed several cannon-31 Kit. The enemy wa4: driven every where, General Count Caulincourt entered Viasrna on. the 29th, at day-break. The tnemy, had, burned te bridges, and set fior to several- quarters of the city. Viasni is town of 15,000 inhabitints : there are 4009 burg-- hers, Merchants, and a4'tis4ps j there 'are 51 ebufebeS:, Cousi derable resources in flour; Solqq, . , drugs, &c. and large magazines of brandy sv.il sound. The Russians burnt the Magazines, and thc, finest houses in the town.were on fire at oar fi'r-• rival. , Two battalidns of the 25th were eniplo , ..ei with much activity in extinguishing them. We. • got it under, and saved three quarters of toWn.-- -1 The Coisacks, before they left it; connui-te , :l the dreadfullest pillage, which has niade. the . 4 tants Say, that the think Viasnia will lie no longer under their dominion,- since they treat it in so barbarous a manner. All the paptilatio o $ of the towns retires . upon Moscow. it is sa.l there are now one million And a half of souls that great city. They fear the result of these crowds. The inhabitants say that General tusow has been appointed Commnider in Chief Of the Russian army, and that he took the ccuiniarvi on the.2Bth. , The Grand Duke Constantine, who had return' ed to the army, having fallen has quitted it. Aiittle rain has fallen, whiclyhas laid the dust that incommoded the army. The weather to-daY is very fine—it will last, as they believe, 'to, di. 19th October, which gives still 40 days campaig 9 ' • SEVENTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND FRENCO ARMY. Cazjat, Sept. 3, /912", The head-quarters were, on the'3lst cf Augtr!ri at Velitchero 3 on the Ist and 3d of September at Ghjat. The King of Naples, with the advanced guard' had his head-quarters on the Ist ten Iversts in ad -. ' vance of Ghjat ; the Vicerby , bad his the 50 6 distance in advance on the left ; and Prince Poni° . ;‘ - rtowski had. pushed forward two leagues on th e Some dischaiges of artillery, and attack' with the, sabre were exchanged in each direc tion, and a few hundreds of prisoners were take n " The Ghjat riier empties itself into the Wolg s ' Titus we. are in possession of the course of those waters that flow into the Caipian Sea. 1 : 16 Ghjat is navigable to the 1-Volga. The 'of Ghjat .contains a population ° eight or tea thousand souV. Many of the hourst, are built of stone and brick. - There are mall parish churches, and several manufactories of liners cloth. It is perfectly clear that agriculture lie' made great progress in this country within the last fatty years. It no longer bears any re,seo l ' blance to the descriptions which are given of i 1 :! Potatoes, pulse, and cabbages grow there in abtlii" dance : the granaries are full. . The present is the harvest season; and we enjoy now the sauce Nve' 3 " ther here as we have . in France at the coramence- nient of" October. The deserters, the prisoners, the inhabitants, t all agree that the greatest confusion preva."" • Xs' Moscow, and in the Russian army, which Is if tracted with a diversity of opinions, and has fered. enormous losses in the different actions.. , 1 le Some of!the Generals have been changed' • t appears. that the opinion of the.army i s n° l i e vourable to .the plans of Barclay de Tol li; i g is accined of having made his divisions fisbt•l detail.