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Prince Poniatowsky, who was on the right, pit
himself in motion to turn the forest, on which the
enemy rested.his left. The Prince of EClimuhl
marched owthe skirt 'of the 'forest, the di% iSkOll
Compans at the head. Two batteries of 60 can-
nons each, commanding the .eneiny's position, had,
,been constructed in the night.
At six o'CloCk General Count Sorbier, 3v1)(,)
had armed the battery on the:right with the arta-
- lery of the re serve of the, guard, coininenced the"
;ire.. Gen. Peraetty,'-witii, With'.'3opieceS of cannon.,
put hiniselfat the. head of .the division COmpinsf
(4i ii of the I st corpS) who Airted the wood,'t tuning
tiiC head of the enemy's position. At half-past sib
,Gcmi COmpans was wounded ; at seven the Prince'
.of.E;ekinuhl'had his 'terse killed: The attack 4d''
vaneed--:, the'-rmisketry commenced. Tile 'Vice'
roy, who formed our 1.:11_, attacks and carries tile
village of Borodino, vviiidh the enemy could not
defend ; that village be ;g• on the left bank of the
Kohigha: At seven the Marshal Duke of Elchiu"
gen put himself in' motion, and under the protee-
tiOn of-60 pieces of cannon, which Gen. Fouche,r
'had placed the evening before against the enernY.."
centre-, Pore upon the centre. A thousand piece
of cannon spread death on all sides.
At eight o'clock position's of the enervt-::

fiery crowned his heights. The davantagt of pa=
sition which the enemy's batteries had enjoyed
for two hours, now befonged to us. The parapets
Which .had been occupied against us during the

Attack, were now to our advantage. The enemy
saw the battle lost, which he thought had only
commenced. A part of his artillery was taken ;
the rest was withdrawn to his line's in the rear.--
In this extremity he vttempted to restore the com-
bat; and to attack with all his masses those strong

positions which he was unable to protect. Three
hundred pieces of French cannon placed on these
heights, thundered upon his masses; and his sot-
fliers died at the foot of those parapets which
they had raised with se, much labour, and as a pro-
tecting shelter.

The King of Naples, with the cavalry, made

various charges. The Duke of Elchingen covered
himself with glory, and displayed as much, intre-
pidity as coolness. The F,uiperor ordered a charge
of the front, the right in advance; this movement
made us masters of three parts of the field of battle.
Prince Poniatowsky fought in the wood with va-

,rious success.

There still remained to the enemy his redoubts
to the right. General' Count Morand marched
thither, and carried them ; bui‘ at,nine in the
moaning, attacked on all sides, he could not main-
tain himself there. The enemy,'"encouraged by:
Ibis advantage, made his reserve and -his Flast

troops advance' to try his fortune again. The

p,eriaLGuards ±brnied'a part of them. He attack-

ed our. 'centre, which formed the pivot to our
right. For a moment it was feared that 'he' might
carry the village, which Was burnt;. the. division
Friant advanced thither eighty 'pieces of French

cannon immediately arrest, and then. annihilate
the enemy's columns, which stood for two, hours
in close order, under the chain-shot, not daring to
advance, unwilling to retire, and renouncing the

hope of victory. The sing of Naples decided
their uncertainty. He caused the 4th corps of
cavalry to make a charge, who penetiated through
the breaches which our cannon-shot had made in
the, condensed masses of the Itussians,- and the
squadrons .of their cuirassiers ; they dispersed on
all sides. The General- of Divisron Count Cau-
lainCourt Governor of the Emperor's Pages, ad-
vanced at. the. head of the sth regiment of Cuiras-
siers, overthrew every thing, 'and
.entered the re-
doubt on the left by its gorge.- From this mo-
ment there `vas no, longer -any uncertainty. The
battle was gained. turned upon the enemy
the 21 pieces of cannon which were found in the
redoubt. Count Caulaincourt, wbo had distin-
guished himself in this fine charge, has terminated
his career. He fell dead, struck by :abulltt-; a
gioriousAeath, and worthy 'to be envied. -
It was now two in the afternoon; the enemy

- bad lost all hope : the battle Was endoci the
'cannonade still continued : the enemy fought for
iatreat and safety-, but no longer for viclory. •

The loss ol the enemy- is enormous ; • from 12 to
13,0(10 men, and from 8 to 9000 Rugsian horses,
have been counted on the field of battle sity
pieces of cannon and 5000 prisoners have remaitred

ln our power.
We have had 2500 killed; aniftb' rice aint nuns-

`ter wounded.. Our total loss nay be eStirhated
it 10,000 men.; that of the mien-Iy, at from 40.t0
5.0,060. :'ever was: there 'seen such a field .of
.battle. Out of six dead °bodies, there were five
Russians far one Freuchman,.Forty Rt.isian Ge-
nerals Were 'kille4,,.wOunded, or taken; General

Bagrat.:on was wounded.
We baye lost the 'General of Division Mont-
brun, killed „hy. a cannon-ball ; General Count
caulaincourt, who was sent to occupy his place,
Was killed .by a shot of. the same kind, an..bour
afterwards.

The Generals of brigade Compere, Plauzonne,
.Marion, and lluart, were killed seven or eight
(4.enerals were wounded, the most of them slightly.
The Prince of Eckmulit has received no injnry.—
:The French troops covered themselves with glory,
and displayed their great superiority to the Russian

troops.
• Such, in a few words, is a sketch of the battle
• of Moska, fought a few leagueg in the rear ofZ.lo-
jaisk, and twenty-five leagues fliomMoscow„' near
the little river Moskwa. We fired 60,090 can-
non-shot, which arc already replaced by the ar-
.
of 800 artillery-carts., which passed Smo-
.
preyious to the battle. All the woods and
Villages from the field of battle to this place are
euvered 4rith dead and wounded. • We have found
here 2000 killed or amputated Russians'. A num-
ber of Generals and Colonels are prisoners.
The Emperor was never exposed ; neither the
foot nor horse-guards were engaged, nor lost a
tingle mtni., The victory' vas never uncerpin.-.--
4ad the enemy, when driven from his entrench-
., /.4ents, not endeavoured to retake them, our loss
Would have been greater than 'his; but he de-
sesfroyed hi§ army by keeping it 'from 8 o'clock till
Avz, under the fire of our batteries; and in obsti-
Vo—ti4telv attempting to regain that which was lost„

every dne 4istinguisltecl himself. 'rite tilt tot
Naples) and the Duke of Elchingtp, were pecu-
liarly pouspicubus. -
.The artillery, and particularly that of the guards,
surpassed itself. The actions which have ren-
dered tbiS day illustrious shall be made known iii
detailed reports.
" Monsieur Bishop of , the passage of
the Niemen, of the D'wina, the Borvstbeues, the
coinbats 'of Mohilow, of the Drissa, of Polott,k, of
Ostrowno, of Smolensk, and, in fine, the battle
of Moskwa, furnish so many respective reasons
for addressing thanks tb the God of armies ; our
will therefore is, that on receiving this present
letter, you concert measures with those to ,whten
it of right belongs. Assemble my people it the
churches to chaunt prayers, conformably to the
usage 'of the, Chureti simila4circuinstances.
This letter having no other object, I pray God to
have you in his holy keeping.
" Front our. Imperial quarters at Mojaisk, the
10th of. September, 1812.
" By the Emperor, .
(Signed) toNApor.Do!4.
• . " The Minister Secretary of State,
(Signed) • ",Count DARU." ,

REPORT TO HIS MAJESTY TIIE'EMPEROR AND KING.
SIRE,

The result of the examination of the prisoners,
of- whom the. greaier. part arc ignorant recruits;
or men taken before the close, and off the field of.-
battle, as welt as almost gall of them wounded
with bullets, .ad the grehter part dying, has af-
forded me the following it forquition with regard.
to some divisions of the enemy's army
Ist. The 12th division, forming part of the 7th
corps, composed of the infantry regiments of
SmOlensk, Narva, 'Alexopoi, and New Ingria, '
well as of the 6th• and 41st regiments of foot
chasseurs; and commanded by' Major-General
Palitzin,, who had succeeded -General' Kulbakin,
wounded at Mohilow, received its:recruits, which
were draWn from depots, and brought up by Milo-
radowiti on.the inst. in can Sequence of which'.
the regiments of infantry were raised to SOO each,
and the ehasseur regiments to 1200, which Makes
the Strength of this' division to .have amounted,
before the battle, to
.4,600 men, exclusive of two
companies of artillery, with 24 pieces, of cannon,,
from 6to 12. pounders. -
On the day of the battle of the ith of Septem-
ber, this divlsion was' stationed in the centre of
the first line. About two in the afternoon it had
already w sustained great losses, and was in ant of
ammunition. A !lieutenant of the regiment o
Alexopoll, named Peter Voronin,who, having been
sent to the reserve to demand more, lost his way
among the brush-wood, and was taken after the
retreat of the army,. declares, that Gen. Rajewsky,
commanding the corps d'armee, received- a 'se-
vere contusion, which obliged burn to quit the field
of battle, and that the General-in-Chief Prince Wt.'
gration was wounded. All the .prisoners of this
division agree in stating. that it lost more. than
half of its number ; that its confusion was. com-
plete at the time of its retreat ; anti that it, owed
its safety solely to Meow and Uvaroh, who Co-
vered 'it Those of the 41sechasseurs say, that there
scarcely remained 50 men to each Company.
2d. The Ist division of grenadiers, consisting of.
the grenadiers of the body-guard, of St Peters-
burgh, Ekaterinoslav, Taurida,. Palowski, and
Arakschezeff, otainmanded byCoutit Strogonoff, and
forming part' 'of the 3d Corps d'arniee, was on the
extremity of the left, 'in the rear of the battery,
where it suffered Considerably by the fire of the
,artillery ; it was flanked by two 'squadrons of cui-
'raSsiers, -which equally suffered without being
:.brought. into action. The respective strength of
-these grenadier regimentt -amounted, before the
battle,. to from -8 to 900 men,
TheirloSsiS- estimated at one third, which they
4aSBribe ...to the cowardice 'of the' officers, who
abandoned their ranks,' and concealed themselves
in the brush-wood.,

Two regiments of chasseurs attached to this di-
,which were stationed in advance were
disper4ed ; their loss is unknown.
A soldier,, named GregOriot rlePskow, who has
•:served for nine years.in the regiment of St. Peters-
burgh, declares, that 'he never saw his regiment'
give way as it did on this occasion.. • He says, that
before. the battle, General Kansa' rode along
their, line-and harangued his troops, which, how-
ever,.• did not ,-prroduce much effect. - This man
adds,, that he heard Major Dalin, the .Command-
ant of his regiment;• say, that about mid-day,
Benigscn had gone 40 versts beyond Mojaisk, to
prepare there the means of .defence:: he believes
that he went to •Little Viasma.. • •:.. • • •
It was notknown What had becOme of Tutsckow,
the Commander in Chief of the 3d corps, or of the
3d division af Kanowitzin, which , formed part Of
it.
3d. The 2d division of grenadiers,consisting of the
reghnents of Astracan, Fanagoria, Kioff, Moscow,
Little Russia, andiSiberia, commanded by Prince
Charles of Mecklenburgh, and forming part of the
Bth corps of Borosdin, was stationed on the sth
of September at the great redoubt, which was taken
on the same day, and where it lost its cannon, a
colonel, and more than the half of its men. The
regiments of this division were quite full .on, arriv-
ing at Sinolensk ; but they had not more than 1000
each on the sth, before the action ; and numbered
not more than from 7 to 800 each, on the morn-
ing of the 7th, when they.were in the village
which they were charged to defend, in advance of
the batteries of the left flank. It was at this time
that the Prince of Mecklenburgh was wounded.

, . .
. 4th The 2d corps Of Bagavout had manoeuvred
on the 6th and 7th,in order to advance to the left
of the line, to support the 3d corps. Altthe pri-
soners assert that not one half of it returned to
Mojaisk. •
The. musketeer regiments of Minsk, Tobolsk,
Volhynia; and Krcnientschug, as well as the 4th
and 34th chasseurs of the 4th division, command-
ed by the Prince of Wurtemberg, amounted to 800
men each ; and after the battle, none of them
could muster 400: it was the same with the regi-
ments_ of .Raizan, Belosersky, Brese, and Wii-
manstrand, as well. as the 30th and .48th chasseuri
~c rtf Al ccinfi ff

A tni•4Aitern of the regiment of itaizati, name
ProhOroff, declare's, that his Colonel, Avens, was
killed .and that during the retreat, he -saw on the
hank of the river, the General in ehid Ttitschkoff
'wounded, as Well as the ColOn el of the Grenadiers
of Moscow. This corps had few officeis killed,
but many wounded.

sth. The 24th division of the 6th corps, which
was, stationed in the grand central. battery, mus-
tered after the battle only s3O men each company
though two days before they amounturto 100
each in -the regiments of SchirwanSk; Bittinkas,
and Toinsk ; while the companies of the
19th and . 40th chaSSeurs amounted to 115 men
each, by, means of recruits drawn frOm Novo-
gorod-Sewersly.
6th. The 2d division of the Gnards, composed
of the Ismailoff and Lithuanian regiments of •Gre-
nadivrs, .and of two Chasseur regimentS of • the
Guards of Finland, under the orders ofGener.--,1
LaWrciff, were stationed in line in the rear of the
three battthies, on the_ left of the centre. These
-regiMents suffered considerably from the artillery;
but that of Ismailoffhaving advanced With the
bayonet,, Was so vigorously charged by the caval-
ry,. that not more than 40 men each company
were left to it. General Krapowitski, command-
wing a brigade, and the,Colonel of the regiment.of
Ismailoff, were there wounded. •

(Signed) SOKOLNICKI,
General of lDivision, charged with a Special'Service.
Mojaisli, Sept. to, 1812.

brn it ?.

ON ink LATE MEETING TO PETITION' FDA I,Ecdir

When laie the faCtious iebel rout
Made all that mighty stir.-about,
Petitioriing for PtAtE ;
These disuffeeted Demagogues,
ilarg.ngtiltig mobs of itlie rogues.
Deciar'd that.Wmt should cease!

And cagy srcll th6r fakce oti;
They each biA ricifi-Cori parsii

As mischief was their aiiri :
Ptil•sic and Law, however planed,
To aid the cause were mit ashalied
fati the factious clause.

These mighty thief's, in concert join'd,
Their doughty speedies had Ourlciin'd

From 'JACOBIN \REVIEWS :
Each prompted each when menery fdirdi
And Ministers were loud assaild
With rancorous abuse.

Should Sweden ALEXANDER join,
In BONEY'S read• their hosts combine.

With RusSia's deadly gale;
They'fear their staunch and potent friend
Might bring iris glories to an
And their predictions

If Itussia.send him to the Devil, •
Who always eras to ahem sv ciril,
Thett ail-their hopes must end
Fle.was their faith and their strong hold,
'Twas his success that made them bold
.Rebellion to defend;

Their 'abject Erst, or I'm mistake%
Is meant to save friend BONEY's baton,

(Thus courting execration)
Our rulers next they hope to vex,
Thwart all their measures and perplex,

But never serve the nation.

Nix.

Derby, Sept. 26, 1312

GENERAL ELECIION.

PIFFIN WILSON, WILLIANI LOFTUS, and E. t.
LACON, Esqrs. are the Candidates for Great Yar-
inontb. -

J.. R. ASTLVE, and T. W. COKE, - Esqrs. are
Candidates for the County of Norfolk:
JOHN PArTESONi Esq. notwithstanding reports
tO the contrary, again stands for the City of
Norwich.

Lord PALMERSTON and JOTINT HENRY SMIPTVe,
Esq. the. late'Members, are the only Candidates
who have yet offered themselves for the Univer-
sity of Cainbridge.--LorA CHARLES SOMERS=
MANNERS :-(TIOW in Spain), one of the AidesLde-
Camp to the-Marquis of Wellington), ' and 'Lord
FRANCIS GODOLPHIN OSBORNE, Of GOgrlngog
the. late, Members, are expected to be re-
turned without opposition for theCounty.--Ge-
ner.4l-..the Hon. EnwA.ap FiNckt and
,(3en.erat
MANNERS, the late MembPrs, have canvassed.thz
the voters, aud_will certaiktly be re-cleofed- for
_..•:
the Town.

- J.-FANE, Esq: and Lord F. A. SPENCER Ftr.nd
•of the • Cottutv of Oxfoid J. I. LocT.J.-rAwr, F.
BultToN; GEORGE :EDEN, 'JOHN ATKINS WRIGHT,
and 11. R. CURZON, Esqrs. are Candidates for the
City..
The Hon. CHARLES DUNDAS and WM: HASLET,
Esq-. ,stand for
,the County of Berks..
Lord NUGENT and T. HussEY, Esq. stand for •
the Borough of Aylesbury.
The Hon. WILLIAM HILL, retires from Shrews-
bury. The present Candidates are. ,the Hon.
HENAY GREY BENNET, Lieutenant-General Sir
`RoWLAND HILL,. and BENJAMIN BENNET, tsi.
. 11. BROWN declines for Bridgenorth.
Lord HENNIKER stands for the County of Rut-
land.. He also offers for the Borough of Stain-
.conjunction with E. FOULKES, Esq. They
are opposed by Messrs..ODDY and G. N. Nox4.
W. E., WELBY ,staads for the Borough of
Grantham.

ROBERT HERON, Esq. offers for Great Grimsby.

The Hon. C. A. PELHAM and CHARLES CHAP,.
LIN , Esq. stand for the County of Lincoln.—
J. N. TAZAKERLEY offers for the City, in the
room of LordiVuxson9uGii-, who declines ; Mr.
OSBALDESTOI•T' also declines.

Tlie late Meeting at Derby, for. the purpose of
•
petitioning the-PIINcE REGENT, and both Houses
of Parliament for Peace, was held in the Market-
giee, the Mayor having refused to lend the
Town 118.11..:: The Meeting was attended, we un-
.derstand; by a motley crew, consisting chiefly "of
women and children from tile silk and cotton -mills,
.to the number of beiWeen four and 500, which
hav'e been•magnified--into.as. many thousands. .

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FMST,.OOTOBER MEETING; ism

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.

IA Foley's Osprey, Bst. 7Th. beat Ld Jersey's Antlionio,
est. 21h, T. Y. C. 230g,"5, h. ft.,-6 to son Oiprev.
Mr. Prendergats's Skirmish, beat Mr. Baririg's br. c. by
Totteridgc,..-est, 7114 each. rah,. M...-500g5.--5 to lon

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