The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-24 00:00:00

JAN 21.

Adriiirettchiuhae,offreports, on the 1001 of December, that Major-
General Tsehablitz, regardless of all obstacles, and profit ng of the
disorderly flight of the enemy, had pursued th:an into Wilgus, Liking
SI pieces. of cannon; and that the suburbs had been occupied, and
piquet!' posted round the body of the town, under the orders ct Ntejur-
Generals Orourka and Laskine.
HEAD-QUARTERS, OSCUNISANI, DEC 11 —Major-General It.
naiself detached, on December 6, eight battalions trout Dubrouisk to
M insk.
Admiral Tchichegoff reports that Major-General Tschablintz dis-
lodged the enemy trout Wilna, on the 10th of December, where they
left a great number of cannon, and very conside'aWc magazines, but
time did not permit to furnish the details.
HEAD QUARTERS, WILNA, DEC 12.—Count Wittgenstein reports,
under date Dee. 10, that having sent out several detachments of ca-
valry in pursuit, one of these commanded by Aide-de-Camp General
K had taken a corps of Bavarians ptiseners, consisting of 126
officers, and 2,024 men, part of which consisted of an entire battalion,
which having been sue rounded by the able manoeuvres of Lieutenant-
Colonel rettenbach, had laid clown their arms without firing a single
shot. The requisitions of every description which the enemy had
1 vied upon t inhabitants were recovered ; and with these all the
means of subesterce for their troops. On the 9th, Lieutenant-Col.
Terenbach uttered the suburbs of Wilna, notwithstand.ing the nervy
were in posseasion of the body of the place. Mekr-General Borosdih,
who commanded the other detachment, made many prisoners at Ne-
menchioa, to-k aso a consi.era!tle-siumber of beggage waggons.
Dac 11.—Gen. Count Platoft reports, that in passing near Wilna,
he had driven the enemy back five versts, as they were defiling in
Gotham by Pogolxlanka, and having allowed the first column to pass
(with w hich Count Orloff Denisoff had already htwn engaged), he had
directed M 4-General Nachmenolf a Count Orloff to attack the
enemy with spirit from our right flank ; and Prince Kasatkin Ros-
tollaky, with some regiments of hussars and dragoons, from our left.
The column of the enemy was divided into two, and entirely destroyed.
Gen. Lantern was made prisoner ; thirty other officers, and upwards
of one thousat d men, and we took-two pair of colours and two stan.t-
ards. The remainder of the enemy was pursued, by the horse-artil-
!eta', to the mousitains of Ponary, near which another column was
nearly destroyed by the sabre and bayonet ? 28 pieces of cannon, as
many tumbrils, with their train complete, tell into our hands near
this spot.
Head-quarters of Field-Ms rshal Kutusoff, at Wilna.
On the evening of the sth December, tie partizan Sesslavin pene-
trated into the town of Ossaniseni, where the enemy, consisting of
nine battalions of infantry, and above 1000 horse, were preparing quar-
ters for that night. The infantry haa already piled their arms, when
the hussars of Achtirbky tel upon them, sword in hand, from all
quarters. The whole of the Commander's guard was cut to pieces, and
he himself owed his safety to the darkness of the night. The maga-
zines were at the same moment on fire by sittls ; the enemy dismayed,
and in confusion, fled to the outside of the town, where his infantry
was drawn tip in order of battle; but being pursued by cur cavalry,
they retired with the greatest precipitation to Tabarschkr. The in.
habitants of the town unanimously declare that Napoleon was there in
person; but that having been iiifonned of his danger by some of those
who were devoted to him, he had changed his dress, and fled at full
gallop towards Wilna.
rite enemy has lost in prisoners within tite space of five days, viz.
from the Bth to the Lath December, as follows, one General, 156
Officers, and 95,7.1 soldiers, independent of wounded and sick, of
whom great numbers were found in the villaees near the high road.
One hundred era sixty-eight pieces of cannon, two pair of colours,
twb standards, and one eagle, have fallen into our hands.
Reports of the Commander in Chief of the Armies, General Field-Mar.
shal Prince Kutusof Sinalensko, to his Imperial :Majesty, Dec. 14,
latt.
At the time of the capture of Wilna by our troops, on the 10th of
December, the enemy defiled through the streets, whilst Count Na-
toli*, in order to cut eff his retreat by the road to Kowno, occupied
it with all his Cossack regiments, as well as with those of the Hus-
sars of Olviopole, and the Dragoons of Shitomir and Arsamus. Flay-
ing let pass the first of the enemy's columns, Count Natal* ordered
Count Orloff Denisotf to attack it with sphit, at the same time he
himself attacked. with impetuosity.thc other columns; the artillery
under Colonel Prince Kuudacheff kept up an incessant fire. Count
?Wolf afterwards ordered Count Orloff Denisoff to pass in the rear
• of the enemy, to post detachments on his flanks, and to prevent his
arriving at the Mountains of Pottery. The large columns were com-
pletely routed by the well directed fire of our artillery, and after-
wards entirely destroyed. One General, thirty Officers, and mots
'than
1000 soldiers were made prisoners-; pieces of cannon were ta-
ken, and a number of waggons and carriages. The loss on our side
wis very inc.tnsiderable. Colonel Flowaisky, and Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Bibikoff were dangerously wounded.
After the Capture of Wilier I employed every possible means to
- re-establlah order, and to inform myseil of every thing ; but the
shortness at the time does not permit me to present to your Imperial
M jesty, with this report, a detailed inventory of all we have found
laere) espeetally 'as tho quantity of provilioni of every scut, as well