The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-05 00:00:00

the continuation of the journal of the operations - of the Austrian auxiliary corps : " On the 16th of July, Captain Braqueville, of the .hussars of Kienmayer, passed the Bug at _Madowa, surprised a piquet of Cossacks., and made the Officer and his soldiers prisoners. On the-17th we . took at Pinsk, four`Russian Officers; and 134 soldiers. On the same day the column of the reKimentof hussars- of Hesse Hom burg, which had been sent .to the banks of .the of Ogins\ki, took a convoy 0f.198 waggons, and 393 holvs. " On the 18th, the Aotrian auxiliary corps marched in two columns - upon Nieswitz. The one took the great road of Slonim ; the other, commanded by the Field-Marshal Lieutenant Baron de Frinaont, inclined upon Pinsk . and So- Liczin.. Captain Paulini, of. the hussars of the Emperoe, surprised on that day a Russian post at Lubiti, and took the Officer and horses prisoners, Some. Russian troops:having come up to support thiS post, Lieutenant CountForgacs, of the same regiment, overthrew them, - and killedthe Russian Commander. On the 21st, a Saxon regiment of cavalry and two regiments of infantry entered Koslow, to relieve the Austrian Major-General Dach- weister. ""On the 25th, the Russians advanced 'upon .Pinsk, which was occupied by the Field-Marshal Lieutenant Baron de Frimont. The object of the, enemy was to retake the" considerable- magazines which had been before taken' from them : but after several hours' skirmishing, they were eblig-: ed to retire with great loss. The waggon train of the Austrian auxiliary corps emptied 'a part , of these magazines into 966'waggons. On this oc, casion a company of the, Tegimcnt of the fron tiers of Waradin, made a fine defence against the enemy, who attempted to proceed beyond La Pina. _ _ _ " On the 24th, - the Field-Marshal Lieutenant Frirnont gave up to the the position which he bad till then occupied, as well as the maga zines of Pinsk, which had not been. emptied ; and began his march, to effect at Niesivitz his junc tion with the first column of the auxiliary corps. " On the 25th, Major-General de Zachmeister was relieved at Kobrin by the Saxon General de Elengel, and proceeded to rejoin the corps d'arniee at Nieswitz, where the head-quarters az . rived on the 27th. • "On the 30th the corps d'armee' was to have continued its niarch by Minsk, when intelligence was received from the Vrench General Replier, that the corps of the Russian General Kamenskoi had driven in the Saxon posts at Brzesc, attack ed their advanced guard at Kobrin, and that the object of this corps seemed to be . to advance to cut off our - communication with the Duchy of Warsaw. In consequence, the Austrian auxiliary corps remained at Nieswitz, to support, in case of need, General .R.egnier, and to be able to at tack the enemy in concert with him. " On the 31st, in the afternoon, intelligence was received from General Itegnier, that the Saxon General Klengel, after having defended Kobrin with much bravery during ten hours, bad • been obliged to surrender with the greatest part of his brigade ; and that the enemy detached his patroles to the environs of Pruszana. In con sequence of this intelligence, the army began its march in the night of the 31st, from Nieswitz upon Shaw. _ _ " Lieutenant-Colonel Count Kinsky, of the Beaulieu infantry, remained with a detachment of three companies, and 100 horse, at Kletzk, 'to Observe the debonche of Pinsk, and maintain ' the communication with the French General La tour Maubourg, who had left some regiments at Bobrinsk. On the same day, Lieut.-Col. Count Latour, who.had been chargedwith a Mission to the head quarters of Prince Poniatowsky, returned from Mobilow, with an account that in the environs , of that town General Rajenski had attacked the Mar shal Prince of Eekmuhl with two divisions of gre nadiers, forming part of the second 'Western Army,. - commanded by General Pr; nee Bagration in,' order to open his way upon i‘.3ohilow ; but that the enemy, after having lost 4000 men, was obliged to desist from his attempt. " The General of Cavalry, the Prince of -Schwartzenburg, gives assurances that the corps d'armee under his command is in the best condi tion, that it is abundantly provided with every thing necessary, and is particularly distinguished for its discipline and good appearance." 'KONIGSBERG, AUG. 9.—On the alt arrived here Marshal the Duke of Belhmo. The next day he reviewed the troops in this city. WARSAW, AUG. B.—lt - is confirmed that the Emperor Alexander has extended the left wing of his Corps d'Armee- to Smolensk, to facilitate,' by that means, his junction with Prince Bagration. We have reason to expect, that for once the cue-, my will make a stand, and defend their own coun try. From this , movement upon Smolensk, it seems that the Russians have no other object than that of covering the two capitals of St. Peters burgh and Moscow ; the first of which is menaced by the French army, which marches with celerity towards it by Newla and the Wielku Lake ; and the second by ,the army which marches upon Smolensk. • EXTRACT' OF A PRIVATE LETTER. A( WITEPS AUG. 9.---The Emperor is still here: His Majesty is iu excellent .health'; the fatigues of war, and labours of the Cabinet, r,,ap pear to strengthen his health. lit season is su perb, but the beat is . texcessive. Every day con voys arrive, and provisions become daily more plentiful. ' Our small carriages which our rapid marches hod left in our rear, have, rejoined us ; they have been to us a great resource. The chiefs of corps have very severe reviews and inspections. 'The material awl personal are by turn - the objects of their inquiries. Never, was there an army more numerous, more warlike, More impatient-to conquer. " His Majesty labours day and night he sees every thing himself,' and descends to the ininutest detailti with a truly paternal solicitude. The hospitals are, in particular, the objects of his at tention-: their organization leaves nothing to be wished for ; in them the wounded receive all ima ginable care. " Witepsk is a considerable town, but not well peopled. The greater part of the inhabitants are' composed of Sews and Germans. Mgazines were, however, found in it, which were very useful to the a:rmv. The Emperor is well lodged. ale occupies th'e. Palace of the Prince of Weir temberg, Governor of White Russia. lie is the same :Who, in this place, issued such fine Pro clamations. ." It appears that the Russians are,prOdigal of 'discourses, addresses, and manifestoes ; one would' say that they had with them a battalion of writers. The Emperor Alexander and General Barclay de Tolly, scarcely let a 'day pass without issuing a new invocation to the God Of armi..s. In propor tion as they retreat, they swear to advanee.; and it is at the very moment in,which they abandon their most fertile provinces, that they engage to defend the integrity of their empire to the last extremity. We are assured the Emperor Alexan der is gone to Moscow, to' organize and preach to his levies. Ile does well to make haste, for we have arrived at Witepsk, at the same time .that his decrees order the people to rise en masse and annihilate us. " Every. morning at' seven o'clock, there is a grand parade before the palace. Yesterday Ge neral Frianfwas received as Colon'el;of the grena diers of the Imperial Guards, in the room' of Ge neral Dorsennc. Ever): body has, with pleasure, seen that this reward was ;panted to a General, who for 15 years has ,always been, found at the' pdst of danger and glory, and who in Egypt, Italy, Germany, and in Maud, has continually taken part in all the fatigues and successes of the French arms." , AUG. 30.—" The Caroline privateer, of Naptes, carried into that port, on the l Och inst. an English ship, bound to Multdplatien with wine, honey, &c." PRICE OF STOCKS THVi PAY-At O'CLOCK• COtiVivlS • - y9; 71 Pr. THE SUN. 1S 1 , 101:Itt: FALSI7,:ti AU nEAT ? GOTTENBURGH GOTTENBURGH, AUG: 29.-051cial intelligence is just. received from Stockholm, that a Russian courier al-rived there as the post was coming away, with an account of a' greAt battle having been fought near Smolensk; n which the RtiSsians were victorious; the particnlars are not . known. The Russian army from turkey has joined the.grand army ; it consists of about 80,000 men. It is stated in private letters from Vienna, that a report having been there ell-Ciliated of a,great victory having been gained by Lord Wellington over the French, the French Ambassador iunne diatelv circulated hand-bilis, declaring it to he a mere invention of the enemy ; and requested the Austrian Government to make diligent search for and punish the English agents. It was neverthe less fully belitrred that Marmont had been com pletely routed. FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, AUG. 9.—According to intelligence from the Army, dated the 7th inst. the Russians have in vain tempted fortune, by partial disembarkations in the neighbourhood of 'Riga; Having advanced a little, the Prussian troops under Generals: Grawert and Kleist, at tacked them with such vigour, that they were obliged precipitately to. re-ernbStk, with the loss of a considerable number of men and 14 pieces of cannon. VIENNA,. AUG. 11.-Our Gazette contains the following circular : " To cover the extraordinary expenses which the armaments, become necessary in consequence of treaties concluded for the good of the coun try, demand, and to prevent measures adopted for that purpose being in the end attended with fatal effects upon the state of the finances, - his Majesty has ordered a contribution of a florin per head upOn all the population of the German 'pro vinces."' Extract of a letter from a Prussian Officer, dated Dableukirch, near Riga, July 24 : " The loss of the Russians in the battle at Eckaw was three times greater'than that of the Prussians. " lt,wa.s the Prussians only that took any share in the combat ; for Marshal Macdonald had, together with the Bavarians and Poles, marched direct on Frederickstadt. General Ewis com manded the Russians. The troops being wearied, and consequently not able to pursue the Russians farther, bivouacked on the field of battle. On the 20th, Lieutenant-Col. Von Horn received or ders to pursue them with the van-guard, but did not come up with them. On the 21st, the van guard marched into Dalenkirch, - two German miles from Riga. The Marshal has crossed 'the Dwina at Frederickstadt, and 'is 'marching on tci wards Rio.a the siege of which city appears to 1 - )e intrusted to hini.!" BULLEI'IN. ST. PETERSBURG 11, lath (26th) Av G. 181 2, INTELLIGENCE FIZOM THE ARMIES. The enemy has be€n completely foiled by the junction of the two grand armies. We are in debted principally for this to . the vigorous attack made by General Iti'ljeusky on the 11th • (23d) July, which produced indecision in the- movements of the enepiy, and enabled him to gain two marches in advance towards the army of Prince. Bagration.---Since this time we have learned; that the French have retired 80' wersts, and that our troops have advanced a similar distance. The movement of General Tormasoff's army caused this event. The General has been reinforced by the troops from Wallachia and Moldavia, to the amount of 50,000 men ; so that at present he is in a' candition to fall upon the rear and wings of the enemy, - wit:? a force of more than 100,000 ment. Count has made anineursion into the Grand Duchy of Warsaw; which has, been at tended • with the greatest success and General Mileradtimelet has arrived at Kierlanga, with 15,000 fresh regular troops, to. which will he joined the militia which has been raised .in the Governments of Moscow, Twer, &c. which, toge ther, will form all army of 9,000 men: MAILS. Arn!vrn--1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 Gottenburgb, 1 Dublin, Waterfbrd, Durz--1 Cadiz ) 2 Lisbon 1 Dublin, 1 2 Wa terford, L 0 N D -O_N; SATURDAY, SEPTEXBER - 5, 1812. This morning we received Lisbon Ind Cadiz Papers, the 'former to the 23d, and, the latter to the 10th ult. Their coutents are rendered rather unimportant by the arrival of the Dispatches from the Marquis WELLINGTON% The Portuguese Government has announced its intention of pre serving a strict neutrality in the war which has broken out between Great Britain and America.. There was a report at Oporto, that the American frigate the President had been taken and .'arried into Halifax.' We had yesterday the pleasure of announcing to our Readers the entrance of the British Army into Madrid, and we are now enabled to communicate to them the details of that most'important and gratifying event. A Gazette Extraordinary was published last night, containing the Dispatches of the Marquis of WELLINGTON. His Lordship, find ing that AlAlcuoN•rs Army continued its retreat upon Burgos, and that it was not likely soon to be. able to resume offensive . operationS; determin ed upon pursuing JOSEPH BuONAPARTE; and either forcing him to give battle, or to abandon Madrid. JOSEPH, who. is a much greater adept in plundering than he is at fighting, thought 'it most prudent to make off with what' property he could collect. The Allied Army, therefore, .rafter some skirmishes, l toOk possession of Madrid, where they were received with unbounded demon strations 'of joy. The French left a garrisOn in the Retico (a Royal. Palace in the immediate vi cinity of Madrid, which the French have for 7. titled), they, however, surrendered, after a slight resistance. The quantity of artillery and' stores taken 'by the Allies is inunense, and nothing can afford astronger proof of the consternation which. pervades . the. French in Spain, than their leaving such a valuable depot to fall into the hands of their enemies. We are sorry to•,find that the Portu guese cavalry, upon one occasion, were seized with a panic, and fled ,with precipitation from the enemy ; their officers, however, behaved remark ably well; and we trust, the troops, upon a future occasion, will be anxious to wipe off this stain upon' their character. This rapid and de 7 cisive inovement of the Mar Luis of WELLINGTON is likely to be productive of 'the most . important events. His Lordship will no* be in communi cation with General HILL, and both SOULT and the troops in Andalusia will be placed in a situa tion of considerable danger. The expedition from Sicily (resjecting wh;ch the Opposition Papers have lately made so many sagacious ob- . servatiOns) has arrived at Alicant. Such a force will tend most effectually to embarrass the French in their retreat, if not rendei it impossible. It is said, that MARmoNT wanted SOULT, some time ago, to abandon the' Andalusias, and that the latter positively refused. The next arrivals from the Peninsula will be most interesting. The news of the taking of Madrid must have reached Paris bef9re the date of the last French Papers , which reached this country ; but it was not thought expedient to communicate it to the good people of Faris. Accounis were received, we understand, from Sir HomE POPHAM, detailing some successes ob tained by the squadron under his command, on the North coast of Spain, particulars of which arc expected to appear in the Gazette of this evening. Reports of_ the success of the French over' the Russians were in circulation this morning, butwe. can assure dour readers, that no accounts have reached Government, nor could w•e trace them to any authentic quarter. WINDSOR, SEPT. 4.—Yesterday morning Prin cesses AUGUSTA and CHARLOTTE of WALES took an airing oil horseback, accompanied by Lord, WALI LIGHAM, Lady PAULET, General \VINYARD , and Colonel TAYLOR. Princess SOPHIA is so much recovered as to be able to ride in a carriage for two hours tbrough the Plantations. The Qt;F.y#N and Prineess ELIZABETH went to Froginore in the morning - , and again in the even ing to tea. This morning Princesses ATJOLTSTA and CHAR LOTTE of WALES repeated , their ride on horse back. Princess SOPHIA continues improving in her her health, and took another ride this morning for two hours in a carriage. The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, went this morning to Stoke Park, on a visit to M. PENN. Mr. H. JOHNSTO>TE has , been perfor fling at Glasgow, where he perforwed Sir Arch), after the =turner of Coo Ku. NAVAL NEWS• Pi.kMol.7tll, SEPT. 3.—Arrived this afternoon the Zen - obia srciop- of war, frOm Lisbon, with di•z pafC4es frotii the _Marquis WELLINGTON, the hear& of which is Major BUF.GII, who brings the pleasing intelligence of the capture of the City of Madrid, on the 12th Ult. On the day preceding a part-of the British Army had an affair with the enemy, but of trivial import. jos.erif BuoNA PARTE, who was at Madrid on the 11th, called , his officers and domestics, and directed them to pick up what . they could, and prepare for being off, as the Allied Arthy would enter the city on the folloWing day, which they did, 'and' King Jo- EPII made hir; escape. • •His Majesty's ship Misletot has detained and sent in here this 'day the Hamburgh ship Maria Fr ancisg - a , JANSEN; master, from Havre, in ballast; bound to Bourdeaux. We under Stand she was released soon after her arrival here. • Also arrived the Niobe frigate from Oporto ; Boyne man of war ; and Colossus of 74 guns, from the Channel Fleet; the Foxhound sloop of war from a ernize ; a frigate from the Westward said to be the Rhin, from Corunna ; a French sloop, name 'unknown ; Speculator, LANGDEN and the Reward, PIAKOME, from Wales ; and the • John, HAWKEN, from Portsmouth. DEAL, SEPT. 4.—Arrived the Tickler cutter from the fleet off Flushing. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pioneer on a crOize. off Boulogne. The Fullestone hired armed lugger has a signal, for convoy for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Rosario, with a fleet from the Downs. Sailed his,'lVlajesty's ships Pompee, Paulina, and Dolphin, with 'a fleet for Portugal and_ the Medi terranean. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 4.—Passeil- by thefleet from the Baltic. YARMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Arrived the Vixen, hav ing seen part of the Baltic convoy into the Hum , - her which sailed from Wingo Sound on the ?7th ultimo. Ma. PERCEVAL.-We are sure that the friends Of this Gentleman," who may be properly consi dered as the friends of their country, as Well as of eminent worth and talents, will be gratified ia hearing, that though no portrait was taken of hiss before the hand of the assassin so cruelly de priv'ed him of life, 'yet that a picture has been made of him by the assistance of the mask taken from his face, and other means, which is acknow ledged to bear a striking and animated similitude by all who have seen it, and who knew the esti mable original. The Artist: who has so ingeni ously exercised' his powers , on this occasion i 3 Mr. JOSEPH, whose talents have appeared ,to great adVantage in the Royal Academy and at the British' Institution, at ,the latter of which be has an admirable picture this year, representing Ou- SAVIOUR bearing the Cross. To return, how ever to the portrait of Mr..PERCVAL :—CODSi ileying the circumstances under which it Iva formed,. it may be . deemed a surprising effort of art, as it could hardly haVe been stronger in resemblance if it bad been taken from the origi nal himself. The Artist, we understand, is to paint many copies for the_friends of the lathented Statesman, and we trust that one , of them wil l come into the bands of the Engraver, that the pablic in'general may have an opportunity of go" ~sing a likeness of that Minister who was justly revered by his country, and who was devoting his powers to her service at a - time when it was so inhumanly and'atroCiously deprived of him. The , preparatory arrangements relative to the troops of the First Life Guards, .ordered on fo reign service, have been somewhat delayed, in consequence of the absence of the Colonel of the, Regiment ; but as Lord HARRINGTON is now ar rived in Own, they will prOceed without delay. The most attractive piece at Bartholomew Fair is • " Beauty and the Beast, or Buonaparte and his Empress !7 BUONAPARTE threatened to visit the bankers of Moscow ; and it seems that he has already re ceived a check ! There is no truth in . the .various reports that KENELE has entered into an engagement with the , Managers of the New Drury-lane Theatre, nor is it likely that he wilhappear upon the winter boards during the ensuing season. Mrs. ()RDAs' s engagement at DrurY-lan° Theatre, it seems, is not to take place till -to wards the conclusion - of the season. 7318 LIONI.NN LAC RAGE — . A singular story is extant, about the purchase'of a late Duke of Rol - Button's copy of the first edition of SIIAKSPEARE. A friend was bidding for him in the Sale-rooms his Grace had retired to one end of the room. coolly to 'view the result of.the contest. The bid dings rose quickly to 20 guineas--a gret. 5111 n in former' times, when collecting was not quite so fashionable ,as it has since become; but the Duke was not to be daunted/or defeated.-- A slip of paper. was handed to him, upon which the impropriety of continuing the coriteA was sug-7 gcsted. His Grace took out his pencil; .and with a coolness which would have done credit to Prince Etra,E, he wrote on the same slip of paper , b y' way of' reply— " Lay on, Maeduff! And d-d be he who first cries "Hold! enotte!" • 'Such a spirit was irresistible, it bore down an 1 3- h position, and was worthy of the cause in whoic it was engaged. The Duke was of course de - clred victor, and he marched off triumphantly, with the volume under his arm I .