The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-26 00:00:00

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR.

Jul,T and S. G0D130,1,D„ 'Prop tutors of the
• VEGETABLE BALSAM', respectfully inform 'the
,Pulylic, 'that through thetecommciadation of the liach.t Hen.
Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward, and others of the Nobility,
Clergy, and Gentry, in i-arions -parts ct the Country, who
loive.talien into consideration the iramber of Poor that di*
annindly in Consumptions, and , their' 'ring o.selmled the tee•
tient of tins :Medicine from its -high pricey which is eillowed
by the Physicians to be the only etlizacious rented:: to he de-
Deaden upon for this Disoreer, the Proprietors have imcom-
seldence now planted-their Vegetat,le.ilalsara • at one prinei-
pal•Veader's in every principal Town in this Kingdom, where
it maybe had oy all vet-sons for this Charit-,, at ed. per
half-pint, and ins. en. the pint, which, to ail other 3- is ~014
at 16s. the pint,. and Os. the half-pint, as usual.
-Several stirpri,ing cures hare becii alre!../I_.! performed in
cousevence of tins the ~,rtiticates of which;
may Ile seen. at the ,3, Blootnsbury-square,
where the Medicine .11 :or this Charity; as Well as at
Messrs. Bath-is, • No. 4, c.orivritic, and Bacon and Co.'s,
Oxforti-strott, ale 0i.15 Agents in London for this
histitatiOni

...CXT a Nomerotis MEETING of Noblemen and
Gentlemen, convened for the purpose of considering of
id Si.4...ription for the REDIEF of the POOR SUFFERING
INHABITANTS -of the different GOVERNMENTS of
RUSSIA th; origh which the Frenclh Armies have paSsed :in
their to -.atrocious Invasion of that Empire, held at the,Crown
end Anchor in the Strand; the 23d day of December, 1812,
His Rpyal Highness the Duke of YORK, in the Chair; •

rt e., !vt anid un, mously, That this Meeting views with the
stroagest, sentiments of admiration and gratitude, the heroic
constancy displayed by the Russian GovertinientandNation, in
a conteSt, in which not only their 6\ll honour and independ-
ence but the best Intel ests of this country and of the civilized
world are deeply involved; and feels the warmest sympathy
for the great and unmerited sufferings brought upon the
peaceful inhabitants of Russia by an unprincipled invasion,
attendeil by circumstances of the most atrocious violence and
devastation.
_ _

Resolved unanimously, That this Meeting feelit to be their
duty as Men, as Britons, and as Christian's, to:contribute, by
every means in their power, to'telieve distress so aggravated
and so undeserved. • • - .• • " •

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Resolved unanimously, That a subscription be opened for
the relief of such of the inhabitants of Russia as bat ;suffered
in cOnsequence of the French invasion ' • and that the produce
of the subscription hip remitted to his INtikiiisty:s Ambassador,
at St. Petersburgh, to be by him applied' ib aid ,of the sub-
scriptions there raised for .the. same purpose, or otherwise, as
his Excellency may thank most expedient and effectual.
Resolved unanimously, That ti. Committee be appointed for
The m nu:gement .Of the said -subscription, and that the follow-
in;; gentlemen be members of the said Committee,'

Thecltight Hoii, Georgeßose J. Julius Angerstein,,Esch
The Right Hon. Chas. Long J. C. \Veguelin, 1%,f1•
The Right Hon. John Sullivan James Broaden, F;sci.

Thomson llonartEsq.
William Wilberforce, El.
William Henry Hoare, Esq.
John Thornton, Esq.

Sir Hu-gli Inglis, Bart.
Samuel Thornton, Esq.
A. H. tintlnifland, Esq.
Robert Thornton, Eq.
Et:in-and Esq
That, three be a Quorum, and that the Conunittee havo au-,
thorty to add to their nordier such na►ues as they, may think
fit. •

Res:dyed unanimously, That Samuel Thornton, Esq. be re-
quett-d-to undertake the ofliee of Treasurer to-this subscrip-
tion, and to manage.the remitance theteefTtinder
.the.direc-
tiou of the Committee, and that books he opened to receive
• the nrnnes e Snbscrincrs at the Bar of this House, w Jere a
Gentleman Nvill attend 'for tliat 'purpose daily,' from -Ekren
till Three o'clock,' and the Money subscribed may be paid
there, or to the different Bankers-of London and Wernminster,
under the title of " Crown and 'Anchor Subscription .for the
Russian Sufferers:"

FREDERICK, Chairman

His Royal Highness the Duke of York having left the Chair,
It vas moved by Mr. Samuel Thpr nt on , and resolved unani
niouSly, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to his
Royal' Highness the Duke of York, for his truly noble and
-philanthropic conduct upon thiS occasion
The following sums were immediately snbscrihed
:
The 'rin^eßegent.~.
The L ❑!ke of ork

Lord Live! p.)01
Lord BucLinghamshire
Lord Castlereagh

Lord Hl.rrowb3,
S. and 3... Thornton and Co
Thomson Bonar and. Co.
John-Marley, Esq
Lord"Sidtnouth
Mr. Set; cant Pell
Lord Kenyon ...
Sir George Warrender. Bart.

Sir Hugh Inglis, Bart. .

Itobertrthoiit Esq

The Right }Pin. John Sullivan

The Right Hon. George Rose .-
-The Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Julius Angerstein, Esq.
John Angerstein, Esq.,
Mrs. John Nwrer-ttein
• William Wilberforce, Esq.

.... 105 0 0
.... 105 0 0
.... 105 0 0

103 0 0
200, 0 0
200 0 0
200 0 0
103 0 0
e 2 10 . • 0
100 0 0
52 10 0

52 10 0

52 10 0

50 9 0

.. IN 0 • 0
.. 105 0 0
.. 100 0 0
.. 50 0 0
. . 50 0-0
.. 50 '0 .0

_ .
Ascough Bonclierett, Esq . 50 0 0
The Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot
Thomas Ferguson, Esq. lO 'lO 0
.1. W. FL Parkes' Esq.
W. A. Wagner, Grosvenor-row, Chelsea '
John gtoddart, L.L.D '
, ,
The Times Journal . :- lO5 0 _ 0
Matthew Martin„Esq. . I I- ,0
Thomas Wells,•fo'sq . 5 5 0
Lieutenant-Colonel Bathiirst• . • . 100 0 0
.
A. RobertsOn, Esq. Gerrard-street 4 2 0
Admiral sir John Orde • • • 26 -5 _ 0
. . . .
Mr.-Jaines Putman
Henry Jones, Esq 1 1 0
The-tilarquis Of Hertf.a,l
Edward Orme, Bond-street 2O 0 '0
The Rev. Wecdon Butler . 5 5 0
The Marquis of Headfort l'os 0 0
The Right Ikon. Richard Ryder 32 10 0
Mr. Toisias Gainsford
,'ll- Frederick Baker, Bart , 52 10 0

MAILS.

.AitraliEn—l Dublin, 2Waterfor4. Due-1 Lisbon, I Gotten-
burgh, 1 brazits, 1 Dublin, 1 Waterford.

THE SUN.

SOLE3I QUIS. DIOERC I'AL3LTM. AUDEIT ?

L 0 N 1) 0 N,

' -SAURDAY, DECENIBER 26, 18.12.

. .
• We are extremely anxious to receive.the Rus-
sian account of the operations of the Russians and
'French, during the last days of No-vernber, be-
canse we have no doubt, that it will appear that
the loss of the French has been greater, infinitely
greater, than BUONAFARTE thought proper to ac-
knowledge. The account of the battle of Berisina,
is very confusedly given, and those which relate to
the subsequent movements,we hive not the slightest
'doubt but that they will turn out to he very
The Bulletin is drawn up with, the
intention of inspiring a belief, that BUONAPARTE did
not quit his army until they arrived at Smorgonia :
we are strongly inclined to suspect, that
be left it immediately after the battle of Berisina,
a:;companied only by his Marshals, and by his
sacred squadron," as he impiously terms them,
Of officers. The battle was fought on the 28th
November; on the 29th, the French army arc
stated to have remained on the field of battle;
and then—we are told, that on the 30th, -the
head-quarters (not •the army) were at Plechnetsi,
.on the Ist of December at Siaike, and on the 3d
at Moloditchna. It was impossible that the ArMy,
even if it had been in a good condition;could.have
moved with so' much rapidity The "head-quar-
ters" must be understood as being those of Buo-
NAFARTE and 114 Marshals, and his corps of ca-
valry Officers ; the main body of. the Arniy was.
left behind, NyithOut a leader, without oflicers,
vvithout cavalry and without artillery. There is
souiethir,.., very mysterious, in the
,account which
-?
litioNnliAßTE gives of .his sick and wounded; he

Crroi)eotgs..

by what means ? the army itseqwas in full retreat
to Wilna, flying as fast as its worn-out state would
permit, without horses, and. without waggons,
as BUON.,iPARTE expressly tells us ; how then were
the sick and wounded to be for Warded to Wilna.?
INlarch they could not, "and. means; of transport
there were none. The fact; we haVe no doubt,
will turn out to be, that they Were abandoned to
their fate. It will be recollected that much surprize
was felt at the great disproportion between the
number of officers and men that were taken pri-
.
soners, when. NE Y and DAvousT were defeated;
but the 'difficulty is easily solved. BUONAPARTE
foresaw, very soon after he left MoseOw,...that he
should lose the greater part of his army, and he be-
.
.gan veryearly to send away his officers towards Po-
land, not out of "any, humanity tOWards them, but
because he knew that it would: be more easy to
procure men than to, make officers. The German
Papers, it Will be recollected, told us sOrne weeks
ago that a number of officers:had arrived there, I
upon leave of absence, from the French. Army.--,
Leave of absence !—ls it to be supposed,
that in the- condition which the French Army
was, that BN NAPARTE would have parted.
with his Officers with any other view but
' the one which werhave mentioned? The usual
proportion in the French Army is One Officer to
twenty-five men ; but among the prisopers of
NEY'S and DAvousT's Army there wag" not UDC
Officer tO 100 men: 13VON:\FARTE afterwards
took as more decisive step : finding his dangers
increase, he collected between band 700.0fficers,
formed them into a corps, and with them escaped,
leaving the army (if :army it- could be called)
to its fate. Is there to be found in the
whole annals. of scar an instance in which
.a Genera, when his Army was in a cri-
tical situation, separated his • officers from his
soldiers, and formed the former into a corps by
themselves ? ,Can it be suppose I that BUONA-
PARTE would. have adopted such a measure, unless
he-had considered the army As irretrievably lost ?
No ; we are convinced that the unfeeling monster
deliberately abandoned the wreck of hiS army in
the way that we have described. We shall, we
suppose, be censured by The Chronicle, for applying
strong epithets to this man, but.when we recollect;
that since the 201 th of last June, he'has caused the
death of little less than half a million of human
beings, it is impossible to speak of him with mo-
deration. The Party indeed, will not apply
any4arSh,terms to the Tyrant : no ; they studi- •
ously, both in their speeches and writings, give
him all his usurped titles. They know that their
oivn, Government have not acknoWledged •him as-.
Emperot of, France, and yet they always style him
" the French Emperor" or "the Emperor of,
France." We recollect that some years ago, the
Party never spoke of the Emperor of Austria or
the King of Prussia without calling thedi despots,
but then they were in alliance with this canary,
which is quite sufficient to secure to any Prince
or Government the abuse of these patriotic' gen-
tlemen.

We this morning received the following letter
from Bermuda, dated Oct. 28 :
" On Sunday, the 18th inst. the Poictiers fell
in with the American sloop of war Wasp, having
possession of his Majesty's brig Frolic, which she
had captured about two hours before, after an ob-
stinate resistance on the part of the Fro/c, and a
hard-fought engagement of 45 minutes; • both
vessels were talten' by the Poictiers, and ordered
for this Island.

" It appears 'from the most correct statements
we haVe been able to obtain, that the Frolic, When
fallen_ in with by the Wasp, was in a very dis-
abled state. Having suffered severely in a gale
of wind, and having her main-yard on deck, for
the purpose of fishing it, her inain-topmast
sprung, and being unacquainted. with .the exist-
ence of the American war, she was totally un-
prepared for the contest ; yet., notwithstanding
these untoward circumstances, the vessel was
fought till her mast and bowsprit were gone, her
First Lieutenant and Master killed, the Captain
and Second Lieutenant wounded; and 65 of her
crew killed or wounded, when she was boarded
by the Wasp, and her colours were struck by the
crew of that vessel. •

The gallant manner in which the Frolic was
defended, when attacked by a vessel every way
her equal, and rendered doubly her superior by
good condition, reflects the highest credit on, the
captain, officers, and crew of the Frolic, who
thereby enabled her convoy to effect its escape,
and perhaps accomplished the ultimate capture of
both vessels by the Poictiers.

" The boatswain and boatswain's mate of the
Waip were recognized'as deserters from his Ma-
jesty's naval service : the latter from the
Cleo-
patra; r and the former had been Sir J. P. BORES--
FORD'S coxswain, when in ttie Cambrian ; they