The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-25 00:00:00

habitants with undissenibled joy anti transport
they all unanimously exclaimed, " May, the Em-
peror Alexander be the protector uf the innocent
suffering nation," and immediately went to work
to procure provisions and forage for our troops.
DEC. 25 (Jan. (L)—Adjutant•General Wrbsitt,-
cliikow reports, under date the 21st bee. (Jan. 2).
That according to certain intelligence obt.ined from
the inhabitants, themhole Frenth ah;ly bas ,passed
through Insterburgh on its retreat; there was not
et that time left of the whole French Guards more
then 1500 men.

The"7th becember (Bth Jan.), General Count
Wittgenstein reports, under date of `251-11inst.
(6th that his Vanguard, under the command
of Major-General :Sehipc'eve, on the '23d Clth
JAIL) came up with the enemy near Labran, where
they had taken iko avantageous position, And de-
fended themselves obstinately. The battle con-
tinued till noon, and after the enemy were driven
out of their 'position, they retired towards ho-
uigsherg, into which place Major-General Schipe- •
lew's van-guard was carrictl.on 'their shoulders
The enemy lost three pieces of cannon in this en-
gagement, and hart several ofticers and, about
i3OO men of inferior rank made prisoners. lliajor-
General Schipelew took possession of Konigsberg
with the vanguard of the Artily, on the night of
the 23d (4th bun.).

Majesty the Emperor's head-quarters, ana
those of the Field-Marshal, were on that day in
the village of Orang. The 28th December <9th
January). •
'General Count Wittgenstein reports, under date
the 26th inst. (7th Jan.) in'completion of his fur-
mer statement, concerning the taking possession
4 the city of Konigsberg, that the enemy were
driven out of that city by the .four regiments of
Cossacks, viz. that of Major-General Radi4hoiV 2,
of Lieut.-Colonel IschernsSubow 8, Lischillie, and
01- Major Seliwanow, all under the command of
Colonel Rudiger.

They had observed the. enemy'3 movements
from the commencement of the evening, and not-
withstanding the darkness of the night, took ad-.
vantage of every step he made for his retreat. Ott
the 23c1 of this month (4th January), at two
o'clock after midnight, Colonel Itudiger, with
the Cossacks before mentioned, pushed vigor-
forward and after an obstinate fire of mus-
ketry, entered on the enemy's shoulders into the
:city, in which about IMO men were made prison-
ers. :Übe celerity with which our troops forced
their way into the city, obliged the enemy, be,
sides this, •to leave about 8000 of his exhausted
troops behind him, and to sink about 36 pieces. of
artillery, with the cartridge-boxes which lwlonged
to the besieging; rain that Wai in Conrhind, and.
which the inhabitants are now employed in getting
out,

Besides this, several Russian Staff and other
Officers and privatei, stlio had at different times
been made prisoners, were again restored to li-
berty, and a considerable, quantity of provisions
aud forage were likewise foutid in the magazines.
11.10.1. taking possession of the city, •Col. Rudiger
oir) set out. with the aforesaid cavalry, without
making the least delay, in pursuit of the enemy,
In the course of our pursuit of the enemy from
to Konigsberg, and alter taking possession
of the city, he has fifty-one pieces of cannon in
the whole. Ad:int/ant General WaSsittschikow
states, under date the 24th instant, (Jan. 8), that
the Austrian troops, after strengthening their ad-
vanced posts, had drawn themselves towardS
IVarsaw. The bead-quarters of his Majesty the
Emperor, and of the Field Marshal, arrived this
day In the village of Meritiche.,

OFFICIAL INTZLLIGENCE 11101 kt THE ARMIES.
TheiConuriatitler in Chief of the Armies, Mar-
shal Prince Kotutiow, of Smolensk, has pri.,,enteil
to his lmper~ial Majesty the continuation of the
Joninal of Military operations, frcirn the 30th
December to the .Ith January (N. S.) which con-
tain as follow :--

The 18th (30th) Dec. Major-General Prince
Oronsonhas, on the 15th (27th) inst. Joined the
army with 6ve complete regiments, which art un-
der his orderS, and are intended to complete it.
Major-General 'gltton, on the 13th (25th)
inst. caused a battalion of Kourinski infantry, and
a detachment of the regiment of Lithuanian
Uiihns, to depart from the fortress of 13ohrynsk
for Lithuania. Dec, 9 (21). The General Count
states, tinder date of the 17th129th), that Lieut.-
Col. Teninhorn, who was at llognit with his de-
tachment, having received advice that a large
body of the enemy cavalry had shown themselves
on the, road to Tilsit, immediately ptie himself in
iriatioll to meet them. He discovered four
squadrons of Prussian hussars, who Were imme-
diately attacked, and broken by, the Cossacks. We
took from the enemy 3 officers and 50 soldiers.--
Lieut.-Colonel Tollenborn perceiving that the
enemy was reinforcing himself With infantry and
dtagoons, and that he had artillery with him, re-
tired to Len!.en, and placed his advanced guard
at Upper keln. After occupying Gumbimien
and insterhoro„ we took 88 prisoners in pursuing
"'the enemy as 'far as Weldan,

The Aid-de,.camp Gen. Wassittschikoff reports,
that four regiments of Don Ctissacks had, . an the
10th (22d) inst. united with hisi detachment. He
likewise Mentions, under doe of the 156 (270),
that the Austrian corps tinder the orderS- of Prince
Schwartzenhurg, had parted at Tikotehine, and
taken two different routs ; his left wing takes the
way of Wisna and'Lninza to Ostralcnka, and he is'
now putting himself in order to pursue the enemy
with all possible Celerity: ColonelJoussisowitsch,
whom he has in the mean-while detached. with 2
regts of Cossacks., and Charkolf's refit trf dragns,
on the road to Wymkomasowetz is likewise to
pursue the enemy, and: keep up a communica-
tion with his Mips: The, 30th Dec. (Jr.l Jan.)
Lieut.-Gen. Baron VOn fina;co report, under
date of tin 17th (29th) that MajOr-Uortertd Count
deLiewcw, antith ng Wycisokolitowsk,
baddetalliied froni his corps,
who holt:loth-int:ad ByeitlitoWsky, occupied
Out town (250), 'rind there were
wdeltpwardi fn'isoucei the:patrol-tn.C)
tended ai Janow.,- tn-yi Drocitchine.,
who Watt by
the Va%vy of Prou!..,Yane and Chircelieff to Kantinitt,
LitottA, has ,his way picke4 tip about 500 pi-
toners.. Hepushes. ito pAiroles as,Ltr us Bri4usk
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