The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEII_:

NOT. 29.

East India affairs, and the renewal of the Company's Charter.
The following arc the chief points to which these docomenti
must have reference, and which are marked out for e,is.

CUSSiO n
I. The trade, and the degree of participation which is to
be granted to the public, both in that to China and to India.
2. The Company's Army ; whether it is to remain as it is,
or to be transferred to the Crown, as proposed by the la!e
Marquis CORN%VALLIS.
3. A more rigorous control in the Ministers of the Crown,
not only over the Company's political and military edits,
but the extension of that control to the Commercial and
Home concerns (especially the establishments at Canton and
the East India House.)
4. The confirmation and improvement of the Civil Rigtiti
and Privileges, granted by the Governments of India, dur;ri
the last twenty years, to the native inhabitants of the Cou.
patty's Government.
5. The establishment of the College of Fort William hv
legislative provision, and its extension to the settlements of
Madras and Bombay.
VI. The last, and by far the most important and complex
question of domestic policy, relates to the state of og
finances; to the condition of public credit; the taxes; i;ut
especially those of Ireland, and the !ncome tax here: the,
present commercial system also, but more particularly the
, icences.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCP..

FREN CI I P.l PERS.

TWENT Y-SIXIII I3ULLETIN OF THE GRAND AMY.
•' llorowsk, Oct.

" t e'er the battle of Moskwa, General Kutusow look a pesitioe
league in advance of Moscow, he established several redoubts to de
;cud the tcwn ; he remained there to the last moment. On the lit'
September, seeing the French army march towards him, he took
Iris resolution, and evacuated the position, passing through Moscow
He crossed through the city with his head-quarters at hall.eas
nine o'clock in the morning. Our advataced guard paised thruttg'
it an hem after noon.
" The Commandant of the Russian rear-guard reqeested to
allowed to defile in the city without firing ; it was allowed him, bv
in the Kremlin, the canaille, armed by the Governor, made a re)ltaiic
and were immediately dispersed. Ten thousand R fission f,oikiw
were the next and following days collected in the city, into whit:
they wee brought by their thirst for plunder ; they If.ere old at
geed soldiers ; they augmented the number of prisoners.
1 On the 15th, 16th, and 11th of September, the Russian Goer
commanding the rear guard, said that they should fire no 'tweet, th
they ought to fight no more, and talked much about peace. 14
marched upon the road of Kolomna, and our advanced *teed pc
itself five leagues from Mosk we. During this time, the Ressi
army left the Kolomna road, and took that of Kalouga, by crc
roads. He thus made the halt tour of the city at six leagues &state.
" The wind carried thither clouds of flame and smoke,. &c. Tr
march, according to the statements of the Russian 01hcers, n
sombre and religious—consternation filled their souls ; they :eeei
that Officers and soldiers were so penetrated, that the most proloun
silence reigned throughout all the army, as during prayers. .
"We quickly perceived the emetny's march.—The Duke of lstr
marched to Disna, with a corps of observation.
upon pod"'.The King of Naples, At first, followed the enemy
and aftet wards marched upon their rear, threatening to cut their o
from the Kalouga road. Although the King only had %veil hiev
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advanced guard, the enemy only allowed themselves time to
the entrenchments they had constructed, and marched six leagues •
the rear, after a glorious battle for the advanced guard.
' Prince Poniat owski took a position behind the Nara, at the an
fluence of lsha. •
" Gcncral Lauriston having on the sth Oct. gone to the Riese.
head-quarters, the communications were re-established bet
wem Ills`
but
advanced poets and those of the enemy, who, between thetnscti
agreed not to attack without giving three hours notice ;
on
18th, at seven o'clock in the meriting, 4000 Cossack.; came out Iree.,'
wood, situate within half a cannon shot of General
NadiSehsti na
, tcsre.:
hie. the extreme left of the advanced guard, who eeitber I
occupied nor inspected that day. y f 1".1 :11
" They made an attack upon this light cavalry z,t a time

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