The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-05 00:00:00

GOTTENBURCH MAILS.

GOTTEkBCRGH, OCT. 28.—Letters from F.a, of
'the loth 06tober, say, " that the Emperor ALEX-
ANDER was epeded there every moment, loaded
with presents of carriages and different toys which
he had got from BUoNAPARTE," The result of the
conference is not yet known. _
The Stockholm Gazette of • October 21, has the
following article:—

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" Head. Quarters, Satnbana,-Qa. t 6...,
" His Royal Majesty has received the following
report from Field-Marshal Count KLINGSPOR, dated
Knopeo, Sept. 3g, touching the retreat of the whole
Northern and part of -the Southern Finnish Army
from their positions near 'Lindulax, Kourlam, and
Sematos Loppfjeid to Kelevee and Kronko Bridge,
north .about Old Carleby. The Northern Finnish
Army had advanced from Wasa, agreeably to the
concerted plan, in order to combine, it possible its
operations with those of his Majesty's troops,awho
were to penetrate from Sweden into South Fin-
land. But this plan, having been altered in copses
quence of several circumstances which uneXpeol-
edly took place, 'and the enemy having been every
whet considerably reinforced, .he began to a& of-
fensively. Relyincs on the gallantry which the army
under my command had constantly displayed, I en-
deavoured- to maintain a position which covered the
most fruitful part of East Bothnia, although nay
line of operation and defence extended from Lin-'
dulax and Omyssa to Lappfjeid, nearly twenty-eight
miles. The enemy commenced his effensive opera-
tions with an, attack on Karstula and Lindulax,-. in
which he succeeded, on account of the vast suise-
riority of numbers, and forced the detachmeet com-
manded by Lieutenant-Colonel FIEANDT to fall
back teOld.Carleby. General USCHAKOFF attacked
afterwards Kanhojocki on the 2Gth of. August, but
was repulsed, notwithstandiag his force was far -su-
perior to-ours. On the 29th of August Lappfjeid
was attacked by SCHEPPELEFF, who was also repuls-.
ed; but in the mean time 'a considerable Russian
corps assembled near Alawo, at least seven thousand'
to eight .thousand men strong, under the orders
of Generals 'KAMINSKY and RAJEFSKY,,WhiCII at-
tacked our position near Kowstane three successive
days, the 3 tst of August, Ist and 2d of September,
without the enemy.. having been able to• force our
above position ; but in consequence of his having re-
ceived very considerable reinforcements, he pushed
on Kanhojocki, by which movement the communi-
.cation between Lappo and Lappfjeid was cut off;
and as, according to a report received from Major
Baron VEGESACK, the enemy was also advancing
with considerable reinforcements against Lappfjeid,
it appeared dangerous to me to let the army remain
any fonger in its extensive position, and 1 accord-
ingly gave orders to retreat. This retrograde move- .
meat, inosight of an enemy vhstly superior in nuni-
her, and from a position so very extensive, was not
easily effeEted. The 'enemy having, already made
demonstrations against Old Carleby, and it appearing
hazardous to me to give battle before all the de-
tached corps should have joined the main body, I
endeavoured by vatiousanaaCeuvres to promote that
junelion while all the different troops belonging to
the army under my command continued to fall back. ,
Baron VEGESACK'S.corps joined the . main body on
tho 1 i th near Lillkyro, and Wasa was evacuated.—
The enemy had pushed on as far as New and Old
Carlsby, and closely pursued our troops. .. On the
17th the army put itself in motion from-New Carle-
by, in sight of the enemy, and took up, on the 21st,
the position near Kanko bridge, which it still occu-
pies, and which secures its communication with the
troops who are a&ing in the environs or Sawolax.
Your Royal Majesty will graciously be pleased to •
perceive by the circumstances above stated, that this'
retreat was not only unavoidably necessary, but that
it was also performed with great correaness,, order,
and succe,s. Not a single piece of cannon, amulu-
nition, waggon, or provision cart having been lost
during the whole of this long retrograde movement,
in sight of an enemy far superior in number. •