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THE N ATIONAL REGISTER.

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/eve on foot at the distributtoe, of meal. This light cavalry could
pL,t form but a quarter of a league at farthest. Whilst the enemy
this hole, park of 12 pieces of cannon, and 20 caissons
peeet rated by
of General Sebestiani, "ere taken in a ravine, with baggage waggons,
in number 30, in ati, 65 waggons, instead cf 100, as stated in the
jest
" At the scene time, the enemy's regular cavalry, and two clumns
cf infantry penetrated in the hole. They hoeed to gain the wood, and
the delile of Voronowo before us ; but the King of Naples was
there ; he was on horsehaek. Ile marehe en I penetrate,: the Russian
Ffir: JI cavalry in ten or twelve ditEirent charges. He perceived the
eivisioa of six coo bettalions. com.neneed by Lietit.-General
elneer ehreted and penetrated it The division was massacred—Lieut..
Cenerel Muller was kill d; hi; this was passing, General Poniatow-
iki successfully repulsed Russian division. The Polish General,
Fischer, was killed by a ball.
" The enemy nut only suffered a loss snotrior to ours, but have the
se:meta' hevine violated the truce cove I uded bet weent he ad va ncedguard
a thing 'welly ever done. O ur Les amounts to WO men in kiltcd,wounded
at:citakeo. —T het of the enemy is double ; severe! Russian Officers
were taken ; two of their Generals killed ; on this day the King of
Naples has preyed what presence of mind, valour, and a knowledge
of war can effect. In general, throughout all his cameeizo, this
Prince has shown himself worthy of the supreme rank :n which he is
pieced.
" However, the Emperor wishing :o oblige the enemy to evacuate
lrs intrenched camp, and drive them several marches hack, in order
to be able tranquilly to proeecd to the countries chose.: he- the winter
quarters, and actually necessary to be occupied fur the execution of
Ilk ulterior projects, on the 17th ordered Ceueral Lewiston, with his
advanced etterd, to place himeelt behind the creole of Wiekowo,
order that his movements might not he perceived.
" Ater Moscow had ceastd te exist, the Emperor had determined
either t e atm& n t his heap of ruins, or city occupy the K retnlin with
:lee° mcii ; but the K rennin, atter fifteen days laeour, was not
judged sufficiently strong to be abandoned for twenty or thirty days
to its own forces. It w .uld have weakened and incommoded the
eeny in its movements, without giving a great advantage. if we
wish to protect Moscow from the beggar) and plunderers, 20,000
men would have been necessary. Moscow is at present a truly un-
healthy and impure sink. A population of 200,000 wandei leg in the
eeighbourieg woods, dying with hunger, come to these ruins, to seek
what remnies, and vegetables in the gardens to support life. It epe
paired useless to compromise any thing whatever for an object which
was of no military importance, and which has now become of no
political importance. All the magazines which were ie the city
[ntitle been carefully examined, the others emptied, the Emperor
caused the Kremlin to be mieed. The Duke of Istria caused it to
ha blown up at two o'clock, a. m. on the 211 ; the arsenal, barracks,
uneezines, all were destroyed. This ancient citadel, which takes its
date from the foundation of the Monarchy, this first Palace of the
Ca ,r, has been destroyed.
she Duke of Treviso has marched for the Vereja. The Emperor
of Russel'. Aid-de-Camp, B rot, Winzingerode having on the 22d,
aeempted to penetrate at the head of 500 Cossacks, was rep ulsed and
taken prisoner with a young Russian Officer named Narisken.
" On the 19th, the head-quai nos were in the castle of Troitskoi ;
they remained there on the 10th. On the 2lst they were at Igiiatien ;
the e2d at Pomemskoi, all.the army having made two flank marches,
and the 211 at Boruwsk. The Emperor reckons upon marching on
the 21th, to gain the D wine, and taking a position which will bring
hen within 80 league; of Petersburg and Vilna, a double advantage ;
that is to say, 20 marches nearer his means and his object.
" Of •11/00 stone houses which were in Moscow, not more than 200
remain. It has been said a fourth remained, because in that calcu-
lation 800 churches were cemprehereled, a pert of which are un-
threaeed. 018000 It .uses of wood, nearly 500 remain.
It was proposed to the Emperor to burn what remained of this
c:IY, to treat the Russians in tt.eir own way, and to extend this
Leasure round Moscow. There are 2000 villages, and as many
country houses and chateaux.
." It was proposed to fcrm four columns of 2,000 men each, and
charge them with burning every thing for 20 leagues round Moscow.
That will learn the Russians, said they, to make war according to
rule, and not like Tartars. If they burn a village, a house, we must
make them answer for it by burning I[o.
The Emperor refused to allow these measures, which would
have aggravated the misfortunes of this population. U t eOOO proprie-
tors, whose castles have been buraiel, 100 perh-ps would have been
sectaries of the Murat of Russia, but 8900 are brave men, already too
much the victims of some wretched men. To Punish one hundred
guilty persons, 8900 would have been ruined. We must add, that it
ould absolutely have left without resources 200,000 poor boors,
innocent of every thing.
ep" The Emperor, therefore, contented himself with ordering the
estructieu of the citadel and, tnilitary establishments, aLcordnig to
lthe usages of war, without doing any thing to ruin individuals,
already too unhappy by the consequences of this war.
" The inhabitants of Russia do not recollect such a season as we
!lave had for the last twenty days. It is the sun atel line clays or a
Journey. from Fontainbleau. 'the army is in an extremely rich
country ; it may be compared to the best in Franke or Getmeny."

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TWENTY :_',ILVENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY.
" Vereja, Oct. 27.
" On t''e 27th Prince Poniatowski marched upon Vereja.
" he 2lid the army was about to follow this movement, but in the
afternoon we learnt that the enemy had quitted his entrenched camp,
and was on march to the little town of Malioardslavitg. -It was found
necessary to march after him, and obstruct his intentions. The Vice-
roy received orders to march.
" Deleon's division arrived on the 231.1, at six in the evening, on the
left bald:, took possession of the bridge, and caused it to be repaired.
In the night between the 23d and 24th. the Russian division arrived in
the town, and took possession of the heights on the right bank, which
are extremely advantageous.
"On the 21th, at day-break, the battle commenced. During ths
time the enemy's army appeared quite entire, and took a position be-
hind the town. The divisions Delzon, Broussier, and Pino, and the
Italian guard, were successively engaged.
" This engagement does the greatest honour to the Viceroy, and the
Ith corps of the army. Two-thirds of the enemy's army were en-
gaged to maintain his position ; but this was in vain, for the town
was taken as well as the heights.
" The enemy retreated so precipitately, that he was obliged to throw
20 p'cces of cannon into the river. Towards night, Marahal Prince
Eckmuhl debouched with. his corps, and all the army was in battle
with its artillery on the 25th, in the poeition which the enemy occu-
pied the night before.
" The Emperor moved his head-quarters on the 24th. to the village
of Ghorodnia. At seven in the morning 6000 cossacks, who had
stepped into the wood, made a general litizza in the rear of his posi-
tion, and took six pieces of cannon which were parked.
" The Duke of Istria set off a gallop with all the horse guard::
this hord was sabred, brought back, and thrown into the river ; the
artillery it had taken was recovered, and several of its waggons were
captured ; 600 of these Cossacks were killed, wounded, er taken ;
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Mon of the guards were wounded, and three ki led.
" The General of Division, Count Rapp, had a horse killed under
him, the intrepidity of which this General has given so many proofs,
is shown on every occasion. At the csuunencement of the charge,
the Cossack officers called the guard which they remembe ed (Musca-
dins de Paris) Paris Dainties. The Major-General of Dragoons,
Letort, distinguished himself. At eight o'clock, order was re-
established.
" The Emperor marched to Maloiardslavitz, reconnoitred the posi-
tion of the enemy, and ordered an attack for the next morning ; but in
the night the enemy retreated. Prince Eckmuhl followed him for
six hours.
" The Emperor then let him go, and directed the movement upon
Vereja.
" On the 26th, head-quarters were at Itorowsk, and on the 27th,
at Vereja.
" Prince Eckrn uhl is, to-night, at Borowsk ; the Duke of Elchingen,
at Mojaisk.
" It is beautiful weather, the roads are excellent ; it is the end of
autumn, this weather will last eight days longer, and at that period
we shall have arrived in our new position. In the battle of Maloi-
ardslavitz, the Italian guard distinguished itself. I took the position,
and maintained it.
" The General Baron Delzons, a distinguished officer, was killed
with three balls. Our loss was 1500 men killed or wounded; that of
the enemy is 6or 7000. We found on the field ot battle 1700 Rut.
sians, amongst whom were 1100 recruits, dressed in grey jackets,
having !Licitly served two months.
" The • :o K na:;an infantry is destroyed ; the Russian army would
have no consistence :he numerous reinforcements of Cossacks
recently arrived from the Don. Well informed persons assure us,
that in the Ruisi*n infantry, the first rank only is composed of sol-
diers, and that the second and third ranks are filled with recruits and
militia, and who, notwithstansling the promises made them, arc
incorporated.
" The Russians had three Generals killed. Gen. Count Pino was
slightly wounded."
P it is, Nov. 21.—News has been received from the Grand Army,
under date of the 6t.h November, that his Majesty then had his head-
quarters at• Michtehovsk, and continued to enjoy the very best
health.
Nov EMar.R 2:L.—The last accounts from the Grand Army are of
the 7th of November. The movement which II had commenced was
continued with the most perfect order. The Emperor, who confamei
to enjoy the best health, is expected at Smolensko on the tith.