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London, England, 1807-02-10 00:00:00

RATTLE OP PULTUSK.

Private Letter from a very reye..:table Merchant at St. Peters-
burgh, t hr, Brother in Lott.lon, dated 24111 Decembr,
0. S. or 6th January.
" Long live our brave Emperor and his gallant
Army I is the universal exclamation at St. Peters-
burgh. Vassilzikoff, the courier, arrived from tht
army in Poland yesterday at eleven o'clock, and
brought Th auspicious tidings that our brave sol-
diers had defeated the French in a masterly style,
with the I sss on the side of the enemy of 4,000 men
killed, and 6,000 prisoners. The part:cnlars I
haw: this instant learned, from a highly respedable
quarter. They are as follow :
" The scarcity of provisions in the French army,
and the hope of ending the campaign by a decisive
blow, concurred to induce Bonapar to to pass the Vis-
tilla at the head of 60,000 men. On the 23d of De-
cember he advanced ro the outposts of General
Benigzen's army, where General Osterman com-
manded. Although Benigzen's force was formed-
axle (05,000 men), he preferred at first the pew
dent alternative of retreating during the 23J, 24th,
and 25th inst. On each of these days skirmishes
took place, but on the 26th the two armies made
stand in sight of each other, at a village called
sgssa, which lay between them. This village Bona-
parte, OW aeritlaTled in person, set on tire, to
cover his attack cn trle- !rresians, whom he this
thought to envelope in smoke. tt.i artifice, how-
ever, was soon turned against hinam4, Benig-
zen, discovering his intention, instantly formed his
reserve into a hollow square, which advanced, un-
perceived, under the smoke of the village. This gal-
lant corps marched with fixed bayonets; the Russian
line opened their files to let them pass through, and
tkry never stopped until they reached the centre of
the French. Here an obstinate conflift took place; but
the Russians succeeded not only in routing the cen-
tre of the enemy, but also turning both their wings.
The left wing of the French being shaken by the
Russian Infantry, was t btirely borne down and dis-
persed by Cenral Chaplita, at the head of the ca-
valry, who killed 2000 men. Their' right wing
shared a 4imi,ar fate from General Kezen, at the
head of his Yagers. Tee rout of the French was
complete. Davnust, Lasues, Bonaparte himself, all
fled in confusion to Pultusk, which is eleven miles
frton the we're of &Wen, and had been Benigzen's
head-et:a:errs until the 23d inst.
" It is incont eivable what exultation this viflory
has caused thtaeghout St. Petersburgh. Benig-
zen is bjbbittb a Hanoverian; but swch is the enthu•
sitasei for Britain, in Russia, that the people persist
in calling him air Englishman. His viftory is very
generally compared to the battle of Maida. Both
of these memorable events have proved, that the
only way of fighting the French, is to charge them
with t!te bayonet.
" The Cossacks particularly signalized themselves
in this glorious affair. T'leir general orJers from
Kaminskny are, to rush centre a ferret into the very
heart of the French artillery. It was this artillery
which annoyed the Russ: ins so dreadfully at
Austerlitz; but we trust our brave irregulars, the
Cossacks and Bashkers, will prove an overmatch
for it: in which Case Kamindroy has declared he
will answer for the success of the war, since our
infantry is decidedly superior.
"Bonaparte's spies appear to have been as no-
successful as his soldiers. When Kaminskoy WAS
at Grodno, one of these, pretending to be a Prus-
sian General, brought a letter, signed apparently
by His Prussian Majesty, and requesting :a cot.-
fidential comrnunicauon of the intended route of
the Russian forces. The sagacious veteran in-
stantly penetrated the fraud. Two Cossacks st:
he wretch, and, after administering to him soine
.aletary correftii-n, Raminskoy ordered him to reel
turn to Bonaparte, and to drew him on his back
the rout* of the Russian army.
The account I have given you has been per-
sonally confirmed by Vassiaikoff, the Courier, who
was an eye-witness of the azhion ; and I send it you
by a Messenger who is on the point of departure fur
England."

There is a vulgar prejudice, that a person bitten
by a mad dog. and pronounced irrecoverable, may,
according to the laws of the lend, be bled to death,
or smothered.—To correct this prejudice, we quote
the opinion of Sir VICAZT Gum, on this point.

" I •m clearly of opinion, that h is not haw!, by any
recasts, wilfully to put to damn a person who has been bitten
►y a mad &I; and those who wilfuUy commit such an act,
are guilty of murder, and liable to be tried and cworded ac.
cordirtgly.
It probably will be found upon inquiry, that the bleeds
iag was applied as a remedy to the demote', and sot for the
purpose of putting an end to %hepatica's life.

" V. anr.•

An inquisition was taken on Saturday, on tise iiat.
ford-road. on the body of Mr. SILMULL Amotsa,
who was found dead near Selby Faint, on Thurs-
day night. The deceased was a Veterinary Sur-
geon, who resided in the Edgcware.road, and on
the morning of Thursday had gone on horse-
back to St. Al:saa's, and parts adjacent, on business.
He was found lying is the road at twelve o'clock
at night. by a driver of a hay cart, and although he
was not then dead, he was unable to give any
account of the accident that had betallen him. His
heed was very mush bruised, and, to all appear-
ance, he had been inebrlited, and, in that crate, his
horse having fallen down, he rolled over him. The
horse was found in theroad.—deeoleatal heath.

On Tuesday last, the remains of the late WALT i.a
Losc, Esq. in grand funeral procession, were ar-
ried from Bath, to be interred in the tamily vault
at Whatton, near Melksham, Wilts. We have
heard many reports, and have bad as many inqui
ries, respeftmg the distribution of his immense
property; but we are assured that there are very
few personal legacies; lie having outlived an infinite
umber of frieirds, to whom, in tormer wills, he had
bestowed handsome tokens of his respect. The in-
terest of property to the amount of upwards of
200,0001. in the funds,and in the banks, together with
the produce of his vast estates, are bequeathed to his
sister daring her life. The money is to be laid out
is land, and added to the other estates; the whole
annual income of which, at I.er decease, is to be
equally divided between R. LOSQ, Esq. M.P. for
ilts; his brother, JOHN Ltlllo, Esq. of Melksham;
and ()Asial. Jot's, Esq. for their resprelive lives;
then to go to the two survivors ; and aititrwards to
the last survivor. At the demise of Cosa three
gentlemen, it is to concentre in the eldest sou of R.
Loom, Esq. or other assl: heir.. -