The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

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[RECEIVED LATE LAST. IVIGITT.I
THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

• Paris, July 14.
FOURTH pULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY.
" Wir-NA, JUN& 30.—0 n the 27th the Em-
leror arrived at the advanced posts two hours be-
fore raid-day, and put the army in motion, With
a view to approach %Vilna; and attack on the 28th,
at break of day, the Russian army, if they ven-
tured to defend the place, or to retard the cap-
ture, in order to save immense magazines they
had collected there. ..A division of Russians occu-
PiedTroki, and another was posted on,the heights
tef. Waka.

` 'Ou the 28th, at day-break, the King of
I\'°l3l-es began to move with the advanced guard,
and the light horse of General Count BruYeres.-7-
`rue Marshal Prince of Eckmuhl suppciited him
With his divisions. The Russians fell back on all
(lltarters. After an exchange of some cannon shot,
they.re-crossed the Vilia in great baste, burned
the wooden bridge of Mina, and set fire to im-
'nt'Ase magazines, valued at many millions of
r"bies. About 150 quintals of corn., an immense
quantity of forage and oats, and numerous suits
ofregiruentals were burned. A great quantity of,
urn:ls''' of which the Russians in general are in
want, and also of warlike stores, were either de-
stroyed or thrown into the Vilia. At noon, .the
tiuperor ;entered Wiina. In the space 'of three
121111's the bridge was restored. All the carpenter's
°i the city were assidirously employed upon it ; at
the same time that the lightermen were erecting
another. The division of: Bruyeres pursued the
4e'r'Y upon the. left bank.: In a slight skirmish
Of the rear guards, fifty carriages were taken from
the Russians. We had some men killed and. wmind-
q, and among the latter, Jegur, Captain of Has-
tars. The Polish light horse made a charge upon
~tlle enemy,_ on the right of the Vilia, put them to
ptirsued them, and took a considerable
to
aloee of Cossacks prisoners.
`` On the 25th, the Duke of Reggio passed the
ilia upon a bridge thrown over it near to
'c'wno. On the 26th he marched to Javoa, and
the 27th to Chatoui. This'movement obliged
the Prince of Oittgenstein, Commander of the Ist
(liv. •
islon of the Russian army, to evacuate the
It'hole of Tamogitie, and the country situate be-,
I‘vixt Kowno and the sea, and to fall back upon
\
4filkornir, being reinforced at the same time by
ttpo regiments of guards.
`` A rencontre took place on the 28th. The
Alarshal Duke of Reggio found the enemy in order
battle' over' against Deviltovo. A cannonade
to •
°k place ; the enemy were driven from post to
Pc'st, and re-crossed the bridge with such preci-
ljitation, that they were unable to burn it. They
'4l 300 taken prisoners, among whom were se-
ei•al officers—and 100 killed or wounded. Our
loss amounted to 50 men.—The Duke of Reggio
Dra4es the brigade of light horse commanded by
•erieral Baron Caster, and the 2d regiment of
1(4,1- tit• '„
Intantry, composed entirely of Frenchmen
frQin beyond the Alps. The-young Roman con-
fer.
Ipts displayed mtueh intrepidity. "The enemy
!et fire to their great magazine at Wilkomir. The
°habitants plundered some casks of corn, of which
4 Part has been recovered.
i`
On the 29th, the Duke of Elchingen threw
abridge over the Vilia, opposite Souderva. Some
[)14111113-rvere ordered to march in the direction
flf Grodno and, Wolhyiiir, in order to meet and
4ttack the different, corps. of Russians . that were
IliVersed in that vicinity.
``
Wilna.is a city containing from 25 to 30,000
thabitants, having a great number of convents,
k,l: houses, and a population full of patriotism.—
lir or five hundred of the young men belonging
to the University, upwards of ISYears of age, and
uei
t, °llging to the best families,. have requested to
e formed into a regiment.
`` The enemy falls back upon the Dwina ; a
great number of Officers of the Staff, and couriers
all every Moment into our hands. We have
Pro
°A of the exaggerations " which Russia has
pal'llsned about the extent of her resources. Two
battalions only out of a 'regiment arc with the
kthi
; the third battalion, statements of whose
ti°lldition have been intercepted, 'in the corresppn-
e4ee of -the Officers of Are depots with the regi
-:
2e4ts, amount, for the most part, only to ).Mi or
n
ye! uteri.

The Court departed' from Wilna twenty-
kllv'boUrs atterhaving heard of our passage at
0
no• Tamogitie and Lithuania are. almost
Li_ °lly evacuated. Bagration haying concentKated
forces towards the North, has much weakened
troopsli
that were to have defended Wolhynia.
Ti3L'ing of Westphalia, with the corps of Prince
along with the 7th and Bth, was to'
Grodno on the 29th. Different Columns
Ike
been dispatched to-attack Bagration's troops
flank, who received orders on the 20th, to ad-
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