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SSIA-N itULLETI:.iS,

Gortighi:hdit,, DEC. i —Reports from 3)::n-
-mark state, that it in contemplation by that
Government to make peace with Great
It like Wise said that Deputies from the British,
Russian, and Swedish Admiralties • are to be a
rattle on. the Danish ieJen of war that nily hare
been lost, and ithe remainder to be reta ned to
Denmark, which is to receive a compensation for
the damages sustained by the bornbardtu It of
Copenhagen, for which the Danes are to join.
50,000 men to the Russiai: and Swedish arnia.
ments for attacking the French army in its retreat
through Germany.

ST. BETERSBURGE!, DEC.• I .

INTERCEPTED LETTER FEUM Till,: PRINCE OF NEUF-.

CHATEL TO MARSHAL DAVOUST.

" PRINCE OF ECKMVLI:_,,-I.t is of the
Emperor, that you support the Duke of Elehirt:
yen in the retreat which he is making with 44
rcar guard, while the Viceroy, to-moriow;
march to take post at Krasnoi. You will, there-:
fore, take care to occupy the pOst which you
shall judge Advkable, and which the 'Viceroy shall
evacuate. The intention of the EMperor that
you-with your corps, and that of the Puke of
hlchingen, retire from Krasnoi, and make this'
movement on the.l6th and 17th. General (That-,

pentier, with his g'arrison, consisting of three 3d
Polish battalions and a regiment of cavalry, will
leave the town at the same time with the rear.,
Beforeiyou march ,out, you will blow up th
ramparts which surround :Smolensk, as the mine;
are ready, and only need to be set fire tO. You
will take care that the an:Munition, powder-
chests, and every, thing that cannbt be carried
sway, be destroyed and burnt, as 'alto the mus-
kets ; the cannon should be-buried. .General:,
ChaS'seioup and Larelossiere will take care, eacl
in his department, to ca,rrytbese orders into pro
per execution.

" You will take care to send out tha!
no marauders may remain behind ; yom ill
also leave as few persons as possible in 'the Ito! -
pitals.
(Signed) " Prince of NEUFCHATEL, Maj. Ge
" Smtlensii, Lvov. 2, (14.)"

THE GENERAL OP CAVALRY COUNT wITTGrNsTE
MAKES THE FOLLOWING REPORT TO His LAC'
RIAL MAJESTY, DATED STAROY 110R150T/i, 1i 11[

(29T11) OF 110VEMBER

Yesterday I reported to your Imperial-MajLi-tr
that 1 should proceed to the river Beresina, near.
Studintzy, which I the same day accompii,hd.
On coming up with the enemy at the abov
tinned passage, they halted, and with a vcry.
strong force defended the passage, in daler to
save. their baggage and heavy waggons. -
Notwithstanding this, I drove am feom
first position, and pursued them three wtn-sts.—
The action continued the whole day. T )-day
forced them across the river at Studintzv ; hving
done which, they burned the bridge.
Tchichagoff having sent me pontoons, I am t
establishing the bridge. • I shall then act in con-
cert with him and Count Plato lf on the opposite
side. Yesterday we took from the enemy, ond
gnu, and. 800 prisoners ; and this day, at the
passage, we took 12 guns, many -more having.
been thrdwn into the river.
Several Stall' and General Officers were taken
prisoners, besides others of inferior rank, and more
continue to be brouglitin, which I have not yet
been able to take an account of. . .

The number of waggons belonging to Govern
ment and private persons is so great; that
space of half a werst sonare is so covered with
them, that it is iinpossibie either to ride or walk
through them; and three companies of the new
raised militia have been employed tnerelv'to clear
a passage for the army.
In these vehicles, which chiefly consisted of
carriages of different descriptions sent from 7."vlos-
etm, we found besides a very great booty for the
arniy; silver and other articles belonging to
the churches which were plundered by the enemy
at Moscow.:" we are now collecting them, and
shall dispatch them to the Governor of 2.loseom
Congratulating your Majesty on the above, I itri
at the feet of your Imperial Majesty a stand of co-
lours. The los's in' killed and wounded is :Var
course of thest two'dnys exceeds 3000 men.

REPORT FROM GENERAL COUNT 1V ITTGENSTELIt,

TO HIS IMPERIA4. MAJESTY, DATED ISORISSOW,
NOV. 28.

I had the-honour, on the 24th of November,
most submissively to report, that Marshals Victor
and Oudinot were retta sting before me towards
Borissow. I marched after them frOm the town
of Tschituga. . General Platow followed the roe-
my'sGrandArmy. Admiral Tschichagbw was to
receive the enemy at Boris-sow, and by this menus
it was intended to inclose hint on three sides. In
consequence .of this arrangement, I caused any
van guard, under Major General Wlastow-, tw
pursue the enemy. This General defeated General
Dintiln's division, -near the town of Patera, and
within two days,- one Lieutenant-Colonel, 36
officers, and 2000 men were,made'prisoners.. Ai--
I- theh perceived that the enemy were quickly re-
-treating, I undertook making a 'flank movement
from Kolopenitche, and marched towards time
town of Baran, in order from this point to cut
him off from the Lepilska road, and be enabled fo
act on WesselowO and Stadinvy, where he was
forming bridges.
•When I arrived at the town of Kostrizy, I re-
ceived information, that Napoleon would cross.
the Beresina river, and that Victor's corps formed
his-rear-guard: I therefore put myself in march
to attack him whilst crossing, and desired General
Platow to hasten to Borissow, which he accord-
ingly did. lie proceeded on the Toletschin road,
and after 0/, arrival with the whole corps . at Old.
Borrissow, cut off the enemy's rear. guard, con-
sisting of half of Victor's corps, and attacked it..
on yesterday afternoon. After a heavy fire, of
rimsketry, which continued for four•hours, and:
by, the effect of lour artillery, the enemy were-
throwo into disorder, and put to flight : we took
one piece of artillery, and 30 officers, and 1000.
men, were made prisoners. Ile suffered a great
loss besides in killed. and wounded. Meanwhile
v,,sent a flag of truce to inform the enemy of our
Superiority of force, and tell him that he was stir.

the
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*0 ,titled,a:l:lnrist sin'i•ender,, The courage and
Aioni; Of the troops tn'dcr my command, together
t!liftri i-;11 at Bbrksow; torced
enanw.t6 send me -two flags 'of . with
nforing.tion•that they surrendered: At 'lnidni2iit
.he General of Division Pa rtonneaux the. Brigai
..Tieneral Lettie, 2 Colonels, 40 officers, ana SO
nen., whO ha&alreedy
.submitted., were Ybroitghtt
o inc.- , ,

At seven o'clock thiS morning, the renutitger
aid down their arras; viz. ;Generals Catuuse and
laimont, 3 Colonel's, 15 Lientenant-Colonels;
84 officers, .and 7,000 men, and delivered up 3
deces of artillery, 3 standards and a number of
laggage waggons. Among theSe troops are two
egiments of cavalry, one Sa-ion, and one of Berg,
rith very good,hotges. •
On such a victory, .a similar to which has
carcely hitherto been gained over the French,
'‘'tke the liberfy of congratulating your Majesty,
nd of laying all these trophies a.,• your Majesty's
L!et. The loss on our side is not great. lam
o;clay going to attack Napoleon at the town..ot
;indintzy. Admiral TschitchagoW, and; Count
'tato*, Will attack him on the other side of the
iver Beresina.

The Co'niniander7in-Chief of the Armies, Field
Marshal General Prince iCuTusow of Smolensk°
eports to his Ittperiak. Majesty, under date the
lth (23d) November, from the village of Lau-
iki, follows :

" I have the happiness of informing your Im-
erial Majesty that on the Bth (20th) November,
;TAPOLEON, with his guard, left Orscha, and
narched off on the road leading to the village
Itochanowa. On the 9th (21st) ditto, the last
If the enemy's troops quitted that place, leaving
lehind them 26 pieces of artillery, some protisions,
.nd an hospital, in which we found upwards of
Sty wounded French. Officers.

" GetierAPCOUllt PLATOW is in pursuit of the

nervy, who is retiring towards Kochanow
['he detachment under Major-General. J E MAL 0 W.,'
vhicli crossed the river near Orscha, and which
onsists of 14 battalions infantry, some cavalry,
.nd two companies of artillery, serves to support
;ount PLATO'.

The van-gaard of the mtin Army, under the
omniand of the General of Infantry, *lNlmonA-
lowrrscx, consisting of the 2d and! 7th corps of
afantry, and the 2(1 cavalry corps, will pasS the
)nieper on the 11th (23d) inst. near to the town
I Kopys, and take their direction towards the
illage ''of Tolotschin;: in order to join MajOr-
ieneral JtNIALOW'S ditachMent; and by this
icanE a considerable mass of troops will be
ormed to pursue the enemy. Our main army,
Thiel) is waiting for the supplies of Provisions that
aLrethained behind; on accOlot of the celerity
f our Movements, will pass the Dnieper-, near
;opys, the 12th (24th) inst. and urtrch
to-
aids the village Of Zeierchen by, the way 'of
;taroSsilgi, from whence i,t . Will continue
:s motions; according to circumstances, either
a Bobr, or on the Beresina. By this move-
lent I hope to stop the road for the enemy;
a case he should turn from Bohr by the
ay of the village of Beresina towards the town
quman. On the 9th (21st), Colonel Dm-mow
btained intelligence, by an intercepted letter, of
he retreat of a depot of the enemy's cavalry to
copys; he immediately followed their steps, came
p with thein at the passage of the river, attacked
heth immediately, Made 285 then prisoners, and
'ad 'took the whble train: Not contented with this,
le passed the Dnieper by Swimming; and completed
heir defeat.

His 'detached Parties stretch froth Stal;os'selgi
he village of Tolotschin, and likewise along the
ranks of the Dnieper .--(Petersburgh Girzette, Ist
)ecenzbei.)
iht
" In order thereby to gain time to destroy three
ridges at the village itself, over the river Selwy,
met the 'enemy's advanced guard, consisting of
ome squadrons of cavalry., about 14 Worsts frOin
he village of Selwy : they attacked my Cossaeks
vith great impetuosity, in expectation of math-
ng the bridges before they were destroyed; but
hey were totally destroyed -by the tithe that they
sere within only one werst.of the river.
" In the course of the night I received infor..
nation that another of my parties had -likewise
lestroyed the bridge at liwasehlovitschi, and that.
wO hours after it was burnt, 'a strong detaclu'-
nent of the enemy's cavalry from Isabelin bad ar-
ived at the village cf lwaschkWitschi.
" After passing the' night in the village of Set-
vy, and at a very small distance fromthe enemy,
found early in the morning of the 28th (9th
;.ovember), that •he had not only -desisted from
iaking any attempt on me, but that be had even
etired on Wolkowisk, to which lie was no doubt
minced by the offensive operations of General
ACKEN "against the main body of the Austrian
rmy.

‘, Just as T waF, preparing to follow the enemy,

received directions ,from the Commander-7in-
:l3l'ef at Polanka, to go from Dirctschin through
henzol, on Nowogrodsk, to observe the enemy
leng the Niemen, •atisl then proceed further, ac-
ording to my first destination. From Nowogrodsk,
hieh place I reacted by 'forced marches, making

I 0 German Milo an:lL:wards every (14; 1 nil brt
My venturesome expcdi:ion at the very linie•V,llen
there *ere stronk •defaciiMenis of the enemy in
Belezy, Nekolagew; Lidy, Rakow,,
arid RadosekkOwitsiii, and the whole corps of
General DomnAo*ski was to the right in Stol-
.
lhry and KordanoW.,

I crossed the NieMen near to tioiodesm, by
sivimming, and took My route, through. Naliboke
and Kamen .t 6 Iwenez. In both the last-men=
tioned villages I found an inemy'S hospital, in
Which there were 800 sick, under the. protection.
of 100 men. The impottance of my object, and my
distance from the army would not allow of my send-
ing these prisoners off to. the army, or to en-
cinnber my detachment with the:.ranporting theM,
and 1 therefore contented myself With destroying
their.arms and ammunition, and of carrying away
their horsei; of which I have, in the whole course
of the expedition, taken seireral hundreds, to which
the sudden and unexpected appearance of the Cos-
sacks gave me an opportunity. .When I approach
ed the great road; at about two German miles from
the, village of DubrowO Isaezed, a French piquet
of cavalry, consisting of twenty cuirassiers :nd
des goons, appeared, who I permitted to depart,
after taking their horses and destroying their