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Vrral Souchet, which attack lasted three
hours; hut the enemy were repulsed
with considerable loss’.
On the 2(5th Dec. the greater part of
the 4th division uir.lcr prince Galitzen,
had joined gen. Benigsen. Th e enemy
made an attack at eleven o’clock, with a
numerous force, under the immediate
command of Bonaparte, led on by his
held marshals Davoust and i.annes,
with a detached corps under general
Souchet.
1 he Battle was most bloodv, ar.d con
tinued even during p irt of the night. At
the commences nt ot it, gen. Davoust,
with a c t. 15,CJJ0 men, fell upon
c<ur left v. mg, in order to possess him
selt ol Pultusk in our rear. Gen. 15 a g
gavout, who defended this place with
-> jOO men, was obliged to give way to
the superior forces of the enemv ;’but
a-; soon as this was perceived by gen.
Benigsen, he ordered that this detach
ment should be rc-inforeed from his
right wing, by a force under gen. count
Osterman, which joined and checked
the progress of the enemv.
1 he attacit upon the right wing was
impetuous. ^Marshal Jeannes’ numerous
corps of infantry, under the command
*«i Bonaparte in person, moved through
an underwood upon our advanced guard,
v. nich had been posted there to cover
oir- ing, and fell upon it in so desperate <
a manner, i hat gen. Barclay de Tolly, -
commanding there, found, himself una
ble to maintain his position. His re
treat having given an opportunity for a
masked battery to play upon the enemy,
-he discharges of grape shot soon stop
ped their career. They attcmp'.td a
gai’i to outflank this battery, and obliged
j‘,cn. do Tolly to tail back cn.ce more.
1 h*n. Benigsen upon this, ordere'd his
own right wing to change iront,'and sent
i r-. iuforccmc. t to the support of gen.
d • Tolly. He thus checked the impe
tuosity of the enemy , hut the lire of ar
tillery and musketry still continuing g n.
.Benigsen determined to attack the ene
my himself; for which purpose he or
dered gen. Ostcrman so advance with
the rest of his Snfantrv towards die
right'wing, ard suppoit d him with a
strong train of artillery, and twenty
smiadrors of cavalry. To tiic i\‘tol
the cavalry li gave directions to form
lh< ir front in lus cintre, in order to keep
that of the enemy in its position. The
Frin li defended themselves with des- j
ju ration, but v * re obliged to yield to
<he y dour of Jji imp * majesty’s
troop?, and being entirely defeated,
were driven in confusion from the scene
of action.
The prisoners we have taken, declare
that they have lost in killed alone, above
6000 men—Our loss does not exceed
2000 men.
Gen. Benigsen extols the courage of
our gallant soldiers, and mentions that
Maj. Gen Kosen, with the Cuirassier
regiment of the Imperial body-guard,
and two squadrons of Cargopol dra
goons, charged a detachment of the
enemy, consisting of 3000 infantrv,
which were upon the point of cutting off
major general Bnggavout, and notwith
standing the galling fire ot the enemy’s
artillery, they were cut to pieces to a
man.
i ne most enthusiastic jov prevails
here in consequence of the hue \ ictory
ol the Russians. They have in Poland
abundant supplies of every thing. The
only thing wanting is money. A liber
al subscription has been set on foot l>v
the Russian Nobility, and two millions
ot rubles have been alaeady raised.
1 he war is universally and cordially
approved oi.—The British merchants
here have subscribed 15,000/. The
Lmperour was much affected by this
mark of liberality.*, and expressed his
satisfaction in the most flattering term's.
Dr m i-orrici ai. Bulletin.
Colonel KMiser arrived at Konings
berg on the 3cl of Jan. with dcspatcues
from (un. Kalkrcuth, and a Russian
messenger followed the day after with
dispatches from general Kamenskov.
I.xeepting tiifling affair on the 28th
Dec. m w hich n detachment of French
cavalry made an unsuccessful attempt
to cut off a corps of Cossacks, which
was posted in advance of Rozaw, it
does not appear that any engagement
has taken place subsequent to the 26th.
1 he Victory of the Russians, on the
26th, was decisive: its consequences
would probably have been more impor-*
tant, had not general Benigsen been re
trained in his pursuit of the enemy by
intelligence that the divisions of Noy
and Angcreau had formed a junction
ih ar Crodzisk, and were advancing in
Ills rear ; the approach of night likewise
contributed to the escape of the enemy.
u pwards of seventv pieces of cannon,
tak on from the enemv on the 26ih, had
on the 36»’u arrived at Ostrolenka ; se
veral others were buried in the roads.
The peasants cheerfully pr uned in their
conveyance#
Fresh troops are joining the Russia*
army, which by the middle of February
will comprise three hundred thousand
men, between the Niemen and the Vis
tula.
Gen. Tolstoy commands a corps of
16,000 men at Sielse ; gen. Bagonaut is
posted at the little village of Martinsky,
on the Omt:!c:o, across which river he
has established a bridge ; gen. Tolly
commands the left wing of the army of
Sielun ; the rear, with gen. Osterman,
has fallen back on the strong position of
Kolno ; and the other corps of the army,
under the command of prince Dolgo
rousky, gen. SomdofF, fete. occupy Wiz
na, Boilstock, Mazow, fete. Gen. Bux
how den’s division occupies Nowygrod,
Clinki, Lomza, fete.
'File whole of the army is thus con
centrated within the circuit of a few
miles, notwithstanding the difficulty
to provide provisions and forage ; and
it is hence obvious that gen. Kamenskoy
is determined to resume offensive oper
ations the moment he is in a condition
to do so. The Russian army is impa
tient to meet the enemy—nothing can
surpass their enthusiasm and confidence.
Gen. Sitoff, previous to the affair at
Fraingurkaw, read at the head of his
detachment one of the French bulletins,
containing scurrilous reflections on the
Russian army, on which the soldiers in
tumultuous indignation exclaimed,‘dead
us on, and we will punish our calumni
ator.,.” A strong Prussian corps has
taken possession of the defiles of Noko
larkcn ; the French division under Ney
has fallen back behind the Driebentz ;
and ‘a corps of about 300 men, which
had puvhed^jeyond Osterode, was sur
rounded by* a Prussian regiment at
Dentsch Eylau, and cut to pieces.
That you may judge of the risk and
danger which attended Bonaparte’s per
son, his aid de camp Segur is taken pri
soner. Every one is anxiously waiting
further particulars.
I tem the Bouton Ccntinel.
French Grand Army Bulletins.
Note.—The bulletin which was re
ceived at Marblehead, and (r ither inac
curately) translated at Sale in, was the
47th, and not the 4 5th. The 45th was
dated Polukv, Dec. 27; the 4r>th at Go
lyrfun, Dec. 28. These bull tins giv£
very detailed accounts of the affairs
Czarnowo, Nazitlek, frr