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LONDON,
MONDAY, F 2

The Honourable Mr. Bustart.t, son of Lord
Gv..s• co a, arrived early on Saturday morning, from
the Continent. A general expectation prevailed, in
ems:quer:cc, that he had brought a confirmation of
the repotted successes of the Russians, subsequent
to the 26th of December. Nothing, however,
baying immediately transpired to gratify this ex-
pn:aim:, the silence of the public offices was
construed as an unfavourable omen, and the public
mind baying taken a contrary turn, a general re•
port prevailed, of the defeat of the Russians by the
French. The whole of this speculation WAS, how.
ever, funded upon a false basis. Tip. llonnoratile
Mr. Butte cut. neither did nor could bring any AC-
counts of operations subsequent to the 2tith of
December. This gentleman, our readers will
recoil, CI, accompanied Mr. Ro nee r A spa,
some nvinthi since, to the Court of Vi,.rin 1, which
city be left on the 1(3.4 of DecanTher.—Pro.
seeding northward on his way home by the
ISalt;c, he sail:d from konirg,b:rg on the 23.1, and
Dentaic on the 27:h of the same month, in the
Oarrosir gun-brig, which landed him on Friday at
Yarsnons. Front these dates, it is obvious that Mr.
Buttatt.t. could not have brought even an account
of the anion of the 2fith. A !fur= Mail also ar-
rived on Saturday, with Papers from Altona and
Harnburgh, to the 24th, bringing accounts from
Berlin to the 21A. The Telegraph, a Paper printed
in that city by the French, states, under the due
of the 20th, that intelligence bad been received
thee from Warsaw, of the 12.1 and I3:11, which
announces, that Bow A r A IT It was still there ; that the
Russians still cwiatte to retreat ; CiAt. it was
believed tl would take u 7 the.r Ti..ttns
on the other side al the Ker..en, a river which

rises in Lithuania, and, passing by Groh°, emp-
ties itself in the G alt ; and the Allona
Paper of the 23d, contains an article, dated the
Banks of the Eibe, January 2., vh ch says—
Judging by the intelligence an ived from different
countries, and which entirely agrees, there were,
After the vianry gained by On: French, on the
ult. more considerable engagements on the 27. h,
28th, and `2Jili following ; the results of which arc
n H yet oflicinliy known." These are the only 2f•
ticks in the ilarnhurgh and Altona Papers of the
83d, wnich notice the military events subsequent to
the n'6th, and they contradict each other. The
former of the two, we mean the Berlin article,
woaid, however, even without this coutradidion,
appear vet y suspicious. The 47th Bulletin states
the lass of the Russians, on the 26th, at 80 pieces
of cnonon, and 12,000 men killed, wounded, and
taken prisoners ; and the loss of the Fr nch, at
800 prisoners, and 2000 kited and wound ; being
one-third of the alleged loss of the enemy. This
does nut amount to a decisive defeat of the Ru:sians ;
and it is difficult to conceive that any thing less
could induce them to continue their reheat, leaving
the French army to go quietly into winter quarters.
And had it been a decisive action, we cannot sup-
pose that BJNAP A writ, who pursued the remnant of
the Prussian army, after the battle of Auerstndt,
with such aetivity, would, in the excess of his phi-
lanthropy, peruses the routed Russians to continue
their retreat in perfea safety. This is not the sort
of termination of the campaign which would
satisfy his inordinate passion for military glory.
The severity of the season is no excuse for closing a
campaign, which he had taught the people of France
was to end in she total overthrow of the enemy.—
The
bad weather and bad roads must operate
equally against the pursued and the pursuers. The
ridicule, however, thrown in the Berlin article,
upon the reports of successes wined by the Rus-
sians, subsequent to the 16th, is an admission of the
existence of such repot ts, and that they were in
general circulation ; for if not generally believed, it
would not have been necessary to take such pains to
cant: adini them. Scarcely a day passed last week
without bringing a fresh report or letter from
some poi .t between Flushing and Copenhagen,
all agreeing in substance, so far as respc&d the
rumours of a recent detest of the Fiend:. Many
of these letters-, though coming from different
Tanners, may, no doubt, be only teverberstions
of one and the same report ; but even the conti-
nued repetition affords an inference in favour of
the truth of the original rumour. Some of them
we know, made a great impression upon persons in
power, and were circulated upon little less than ab-
solu.e official authority. We were, therefore, a good
deal disappointed in not finding them confirmed by
the accounts brought by the Husum Mail. The
absence of such intelligence in the Altman Paper is
imputed to a requisition made by the French to the
Danish Government, requesting that no accounts
unfavourable to the French should be inserted in the
Danish Papers; in consequence of which the Eng-
lish and Russian Ministers at Copenhagen, had
claimed a similar exclusion of the French Buli
letins. But this will ,not account for the igno-
rance in which we are left by the private letters
received on Saturday. A story is told, indeed, by
a Correspondent at Altona, of the arrival of a
German traveller at Hamburgh, who, upon a strint
examination by the French Commander in that
city, had pcsitively declared, that the French had
been defeated subservient t r the 26th. But this is a
very 'Anne tale ; and we understand that all the
private intelligence brought by the Mail amounts
to nothing satisfadtory upon the subject. Of the
battle of the 26:h, however, some further particu-
lars have been received, which induced Government
to issue the following Bulletin on Saturday :

No official accounts of the battle o; the 26th of Decem-
ber hate reached ws from the Ru•sian head.q.latters; hut,
day after day, something transpires (min Warsaw, which
makes it appear that the issue of it was, in every respects
highly favourable to the Russians.

B inaparte attacked in five columns, of which three were
d•'eated. The gIAnJ operation he meditated, of forcing his
way to the RU;il4ll map tries at Emily-Stuck, Completely

" The latest aeenunts horn Warsaw state, that only one of
the French columns salceeJed in the attack on the 26th, and
It may be depended upon, that the French army could not
be lei to a farther attack on that day. Conaparte is at War-
saw, and has promised his army an 'trillium and winter
quarters. Discontent and distention prevailed among his
Cznerals."

Report adds, that previous to the affair of the
26th, the French had succeeded in corrupting some
of the Russian Generals, but that the plan tr,r be-
traying the troops under tLeir command was dis-
co►ered by the Russian Commander in Chief,
K•lif INSLOY. It is further said, that one of the
principal Russian Generals had agreed to put him-
self and the corps under his command into such
situation that they could be surprisrd by the French,
so as to render all resistance ineffeetual. General
KAU frornsome hints which had been thrown

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.ttt to him, saspc!ted there was a conspiracy in t/i:
army, and flied his luspicion particularly upon Gen,
B—. Flavh,g convincLd himself of the lA, Le
bad him arrested and placed in the face of the army,
when the ceremony of breaking his sword over /
bead was performed, and he was sent off in chi:
to Patersburgh ; but before many hoists were pas:,
his guilt was made mere manifest. Genetal:K s.
maNsaov then sent a courier ;thee him, tot:sting La
back, and on his return to the army he was shot._
Upon the credit due to this story, which is given in:
private letter, we are not competent to decide. lhe:e
are many others, of a similar class, all vouched up-4
like authority. We stated in a former Paper, that t:
repast of a battle on the ith, in which the Fir::
were said to have sustained a defelt, on I e
western side of the Vistula, abort half way Lt.—. I
Warsaw and Posen, was very improbable. A .
tachment from the garrison of Cuimbach,
Graudentz, which, early in the month, crossed
Vistula, and made an incursion into the Palat ;
of Gnczna, within a few miles of Posen, but rein ;
without giving rise to any occurrence of motor!,
appears to have given rite to this rumour.
PARTE still remained at Warsaw, on the 13:h La:
a perilous situation, had he sucered a defeat is its
rear. Upon the whole, then, we think that the is
port of the successes of the Russians, subseqmnt to
the 26th, has rather lost than gained ground once
Friday, and this was the opinion entertained last
night in the best informed circles.

A numerous meeting of the Board of Trade em
held on Friday morning, et hali.past eleven o'ckti,
at the orhce in the Treasury, when a great number
of West India Merchants and Distillers attended.
upon the subkr6t of distilling from sugar. The
Members of the Board present were—Earl Tx
exc, Viscount Homiest, Lords GRENVII.I.I, i!,
PCTTY, and Aucet.*No ; Mr. T. GRENVILLt,
Coney, &c. We do nor understand, that the Beef
came to a determination upon this important sO•
jed.
It appears from the statement of the distribut7.,s
of our naval force for the present month, that thrre
are at sea, 9S ships of the line ; in port and !Wig,
IS ; in ordinary, 4;) ; building, 37.
The monied intere.t in the City are in expels.
tion, that the Loan for the year wili be negotiate!
in a few days. It is ,spelled, that the Minister
trill av:til himself of the arrival of the first D:s.
patches that shall confirm the reperts of r':e dent
of the French, and which will, of course, have the
eff_,a of raising the Fundi, and enable bias to nail
a better Uargein for the pterlie.
New Mern'iers returned to serve in Parliament
for the following places:
Borough of I.esltritliiel....Chailaa Cockatell, Esq. fal
room of William Cnokenatin, E.Q. taho, being chores fordo
sal.) borough, and ekes for the Coicity of Sonsmezt, madebt
election to 'tree for the county.

Borough of Cockermouth....Thrimas Hamilton, T.sq. (nom
mnnly called Lord Binning,) m the loom of John Liasthet,
Esq. who, being chosen fur the said b irougli, and also for its
county of Cumberland, made his election to serve for the
county.
Borough of Midhurst —William Crinengharn
Esq. His Majesty's AtharterGenersl for halals), in the r0,..1
of the Right Hlnoureb.e W.lliam Wickham. who,
chosen for the said borough, and also fur the borough of rd.
lington, made his electioa to serve for the borough a
Halite Within Williams Wynne, Esq iu the room of lolls
Smith, E.q. who, being chosen far the <aid berouvh, ant she
for the t son and counts ei the town of Nottingnam, male
his election to serve tor the town and enmity.
Borough of Tralee—..itouel hodningtoei in the teem of
the Right lion. Maurice Fitzgerald, win's, being hu es fur tie
said borough, and also a Krii,lht fin the comity of Lerer,
made his election to svve for the futility.
Borough of Heyt..sbuty.--Charles M.sere, Esq end l'itttrht,i
Sy Intl, Esq. in the room of the Rica Hon Charles Ab'n',
who, being cliostm fur the said be ch, also fat ens
University of ellanird, made his election to *my. for the
verity ; and Sir William A'Coun, Bart. who, Hoeg his ..er•
lion fir the said borough. accepted As office of Steward or
Bailiff of His Majesty's Three Chiltern Handraia of St•'.,
Desborough, and Bonenharn, is the county of Suckingi....n.
Borough 0. Dundalk.—wliasias Daum !swelter, E.q. iii • .1
rmm of John FJ.q. irnot his election fo• s
taint borough,accepted the office of Escheatoe of
Ser.
A middle-aged man, booted and spurred.
with every appearance of a country farmer, w
about three o'clock on Saturday, found almost 1::.•
less at the corner of Wych.street, from which he --as
carried into the Tap of the Angcl Inn, where he
soon after expired. Door STALK TOM, of the
Strand, was sent for, and he opened a vein, but to
ne purpose. The unfortunate man had in bit
pocket a 101. no:e, and korne gold and silver. 'IV
person who found him in the street, was able to ed•
left from him, that he had left his horse at tie
Mirsh gate, Lambeth.
It is a remarkable. hue n-ce-sary fenfare of the
plan of The Jorritql of Ceatemix,rary robins fa
Tease/s, that it contains the most ircent d scup iomt
of all the Countries which for the last two 'ran have
been objeas of public inquiry and cariosity. A
periodical wi-rk, which, systematically, and at
cheap rase. exclusively introduces its renders to the
last and most intereoing Voyages and Travels. r- •
seises a pie-eminent clam to the notice of every id."
who piques himself on good intelligence and superior
kn )wledge.
The Lottery Contrailor has been so successful .t'
to dispose of all the tickets; 4 circumstance wh,ei
has not happened for many years past. A lew
Tickers ind Shares rem.zsit to be disposed of at
Hoa asar and Co.'s 26, Cornhiil, 52, Ch
Cross, and St. Margaret's Hill. Borough. Wed-
nesday nsiating the First-Drawn Ticket will he
30,0001. The Wheel contains tss s Prises of 30,0031.
one of 20,0301. two of 5,0001. :on of I.OOLI. dud
six of 5001.
Thirty Thousand Pounds certain for the Fire-
drawn ticket the next day of drawing. Weds's:4olr
4th February. There is no instance to be found is
the History nt Lotto ies, of so itch a Wis,el ss the
escnt. viz. Two Prizes of 30,0001. each. 20.0001;
and Two of 5,0001. each s 4:110 Four of 1,0001. atl
numerous other Capital., &c. The undrawg
ets and Shares are on sale at Roni:e. and Co.'s
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