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INTELLIGENCE.
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Extracts from the 'f'rfiy-jfth Bulletin of
the French Grand Arrau,
Pultusk, Dec. JO, 130".
The battle of C/. trno.v, that of Nas
I'elsK. that ol Kursomb, the a flair of cav
alry at L->pa<*ygvn la ve been followed by
th battles <n Go'vmin and Pultusk—
and the entire and precipitate retreat of
the Russ’an armies has terminated both
the year and the campaign.
WATTLE Or PULTUSK.
Marshal i.anaes could not arrive op
posite Pultusk before the morning ol the
2<>m. All the corps of iknigsen were
concentrated in the night. The Russian
division which hud been beat at Na
z’n lsk , and pursued hy the 3d div ision,
commanded by marshal Davoust, entcr
d the camp ol Pultusk two hours after
midnight. At ten o’clock, marshal
1.mines attacked, having Suchet’s divi
sion in the first, that of Gudin in the
third division ot the army, commanded
byr Darliana, upon his lelt.
1 lie combat was spirited. After a
few struggles, the enemy was overpow
ered. J he 17th regiment of light in
fantry, and the 3-1ih, covered themselves
« ith glory. Generals Vedel and Cla
parede were wounded. General Treil
lard, commanding the light cavalry of
tlic army, general Boussard, command
ing a brigade of the division of the dra
goons of Beker, colonel Barihelemy, of
the 15th regiment of dragoons, were
wounded by grape shot. Voisin, aid to
marshal Lannes, and Curial, aid to gen.
Suchet, both fell with glory. Marshal
l.annes was slightly touched with a ball.
The 85lh regiment sustained many
charges of the enemy’s cavalry, with
coolness and success. The enemy the
same night sounded a retreat, and re
treated to Ostroderka.
BATTLE OF GOLYMIN.
While the corps of Benningsen was
at Pul tusk, and beaten there, that of
Buxhowden joined Golymin at night.
The division Panin, of this corps, which
had been attacked the evening before by
the grand duke of Berg, another divi
sion which had been beaten at Nasielsk,
arrived by different routes at the camp
of Golymin.
At the same time marshal Angerenu,
arriving at Golaczima, took the enemy
in flank. The general of brigade Lapine,
with the 16th light infantry, carried at
the point of the bayonet a village which
served as a point of support to the ene
my. The division of Ilcudelait, dis
played and marched tor it. Tnree hours
afternoon, the fire was the hottest. The
grand duke of 13 erg executed with the
greatest success many charges, in which
It in’s division of dragoons distinguish
ed themselves. Notwithstanding even
ing came on too soon, the combat conti
luecl tiil eleven o’clock at night. The
enemy retreated in disorder, leaving
their artillery, bag and baggage, and ma
ny dead. All the enemy’s columns re
treated to Ostrodcrka.
(un. Feneroile, commanding a bri
gade of dragoons, was killed. The in
trepid general Itapp, the emperor’s aid
de-camp, was wounded at the head of a
division of dragoons. Col Smilie, of
t’ne brave 24th oi the line, was wounded.
Marshal Angereaa Lad a horse killed
under him.
Altogether the Russians have lost 80
pieces of cannon, all their waggons, and
12,000 men killed, wounded or made
prisoners.
We have lost 800 men killed and have
had 2,000 wounded. At length, finding
himself master of the enemy’s artillery,
and all their positions, and having dri
ven them more than 40 leagues, the em
peror has ordered his army into win
ter quarters.
—
PHILADELPHIA, March 19.
('apt. Messervy, who has arrived at
Marblehead from Bordeaux, reports,
that Bonaparte arrived in Paris, about
the 20th January; that he was collecting
more troops, and putting into requisition
as many as he could find; that 14,000
men were required from Bordeaux, to
join the grand army in Poland : Iliat
there had been several recent actions
with the Russians; and that in the last
battle, when each army consisted of 140,
000 men, the Russians gained the ad
vantage.
A letter from St. Thomas, under date
of Feb. 5, says—“ The Tortola crui
sers continue to blockade this port.
The royal license for British vessels to
trade at Hayti, arrived at Antigua a
short time since,uwtd there have arrived
from windward fiv«W>r six British ves
sels, all bound to Hayti, which have
come here to procure German goods.
A British armed ship also -rived here
from Liverpool, with a cargo of dry
goods bound to Ilayti.— A captain D.
who arrived here from Aux Cayes, in
forms, that there is every prospect bf
Petion becoming complete master ofthe
island, as he has already actual posses
sion oi two thirds Of the seaport towns.
A Portugese ship with a very valuable
cargo oi city goods, quicksilver, &c. has
oecn lately condemned at Tortola. She
was bound from Cadiz to Vera Cruz,
with a licence from his Britannick ma
jesty. She had been strictly examined
t>y the blockading squadron oft' Cadiz,
and also by several cruisers on her pas
sage ; but she could not pass through
the ordeal oi a Tortola court.—She had
on board some articles invoiced Prun
'tilS Hooks : Dougan had been charged
to examine them, and instead of follow
ing the Christian maxim of beating
swords into pruning hooks, he beat the
pruning hooks info swords ,* and Judge
Robertson accordingly passed the sen
tence oi confiscation of both vessel and
cargo.”
WHEELIN’ G,
Thursday, April 2, i 807.
Marrif.1)—On Sunday evening k\st,
by the Rev.- Seaton, Mr. Thomas
Ellison to Miss Polly Perrine, both of
this town. '•
On Saturday the 14tn ult. a num
ber of the Citizens of Ohio county met
at Hamet’s tavern, to agree upon proper
persons to represent the county in the
House of Delegates, when it was unani
mously agreed to support
WILLIAM IRWIN and
JOHN MORGAN.
Nothing was determined on respecting
a Representative in Congress. It was
understood generally, that JOHN G.
JACKSON, Esq. the present Repre
sentative, would serve if elected. It
was not known that there'would be any
other candidate.
Recent information from the upper
counties in the district, states, that
NOAH LINSLY, Esq.
has been taken up, there, for Congress.
We are authorised to state, that Mr.
Linsly will serve if elected.
Road from the Potomac to the Ohio.
The Commissioners appointed by the
President of the United States, to ex
plore and report the most eligible route
for a road from Cumberland,on the Po-,