The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-08 00:00:00

OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF TILL ARMIES..

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armies, Field Marshal General
Prince Kutitsow, reports to his Imperial Majesty as to!b,ws :
From the town of Podolsk, of the tit h (18th) of Sept.
" According to my submissive report of the 4th of this month, 1 con•
tinned my movements towards Moskwa. After having, in prosecution
of lay plan to approach nearer to the enemy's Imes of communicate ,n,
made twu marches, I left my rear-guard behind me on the river
Poetra, in the p isition near kulakow, and made a Mrced dank ararcli
On Poilidsk•
" Last &tied my rear-guard, by a stolen march, followed the army
on this flank road. having lelt 8 party of Cossacks behind them, who were
to make a lidse movement towards Kolonina, as if the army had like-
wise made its retreat towards there. I still continue hitherto to receive
accounts of this fake movement, the enemy having followed the Cis.
sacks in divisions. This of me an opportunity of placing the away
so that it will to-morrow, after haring made a flank movement of 18
wersts on the Malaga road, and sent a strong party on the Moshiiik
.road, very much threaten the rear of the enemy. I hope that by these
tura: s the enemy will endeavour to give me battle, from which, being
in an advantageous situation, I may expect the same result as at Bo-
rodino."

From the village of Krasnya Nary, 1 lilt (sad) Sept.
" The army, which is at present on the old Kaluga road, and in its
position cosers Tula, Kaluga, and Orel, has happily perthroted the
movement which I submissively explained is my report of the lath
instant. The army, by making this flank movement, after having
crossed the river Moskwa, to conce d its intention, put the enemy into
tleuht by every march, and smasked itself, whilst taking its road to the
intended point, by talse movements of the light troops, who made de-
monstratiens towards Kolumna, and sometimes towards Serpuchae,
which were followed by large bodies of the enemy. The rear-guet!,
which crossed the river Pochra, followed r.tter ; and it is at preen( in
a parallel line with the army towards MosLwa, about tee svcrsts distance,
and has not been disturbed by the enemy since turning off from the
road to Koloinua.
" The enemy, who has lost sight of our army, and still remains in
, doubt, detaches strong parties out on different rousts t,) discover us.
On the 7th (19th) a MajersGeneral, whit a party of Cossacks and the
Mnriapol hussars, discovered the enemy near the village of Snaminik,
attacked four regiments of the enemy's cavalry, and made 200 men pri
sutlers, tegether with a Colonel, Id officers, and 40 subalterns : a v
ntinsber of them were cut down t and lie totally defeated theta. Even
mar parroles bring in many prisoners ; the numbers of which sent in
. yesterday.. and to-day, amount to 500 omen. As lam now posted on the
road, and have approached the enemy's rear on the side of Moshaisk, m
order to operate against it, I have sent out a strong detachment under
the command of blnjor.Geiteral Dorochow ; from whom I have this day
received a report, stating his having already succeeded in making sit
officers and 200 privates prisoners : meanwhile Lieutenant-Coloeel
Dawydow, of the Achtyrke regiment of hussars, has long been posted
between Ghatsk and Moshaisk, and performs his operations with great
success in stopping the enemy's communications. "The Adjutant• G-
eneral Baron Winzingerode, who is posted on the road to Twer, has ales
a detachment on that to Jaros!aw, lied in concert with the operations
! of the army on the Moshaisk road, will likewise act on the same.
" General Dorochow at this moment reports, that be has discovered
the corps of General Lanusse, consisting of infantry, cavalry, and
in
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tillery, on the rand from Mosheisk to Moskwa. The rest concerng
the Moshaisk road your Impelial Majesty will perceive from the re
1, port of Major-General Dorochow, which I herewith forward m the
Pciersten et Gazette, Oat. (i.)

Extract from the reports of Major-Genera! Doruchow to Prince 11:r
tusow, of lilt! 10th (t2d) Septetuber.