The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-19 00:00:00

OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE ARMY.

The Commander in Chief of the. Army, Field
Marshal General Prince KUTUSOW, reports.to his
Imperial Majesty, under date the Ist (13th)- Oct.
from the church village of Letasehuska, as fol-
lows :---

I have the happiness, most submissively, to
inform your Imperial Majesty, that General Do-
ROCHoW, who was detached with orders from me
to act on the whole distance between Gshatsk and
Moshaisk, had directions to make the destruction
of the entrenchments which the enemy bad
thrown. up on the town of WTereja his first
object. This brave General has executed his
directions with equal courage and rapidity.—
A pair of Westphalian colours, which have
herewith the honour to lay at.- the sacred
feet of your Imperial Majesty, and a great numL
ber of prisoners, are the trophies by which this
day will be commemorated. Your Imperial Ma-
jesty will learn all the particular circumstances of
this victory from the report of Major-General
Doßocnow, which I
,hereWith' transmit in the
original.
The zdjiit ant of• your Trulierial Majesty, Lien-
•tenant ORcoui, who has brought the intelligence
of taking the town of Werrja, relates that the
storm was curried on with such , impetuosity that
notwithstanding the great loss of,the enemy, the
loss on our side did not amount to more than thirty
men killed.

REPORT OF MAJOR-GENERAL DOR OCHOW TO THE
FIELD-MARSHAL GENERAL; DATED 29TH SEPT.
OCT.)

According to your Highness's directions, the,
town of \Vert:in is cleared of the enemy, and their
entrenchinents were carxie4.l. by storm at half-past
five o'clock in the morning. These entrench-
ments, which were formed on a steen hillat five
fathoms height, .v.-ere surrounded by,
a palisade.
the course of half an hour our brave warriors
forced their way on the parapet, notwithstanding—
the obstinacy of the enemy's defence, and im-
mediately every thing was in our hands with-
Out firing a single s-hot—without mentioning
the grt'at number killed,. upwards of 350 pri-
vates, fourteen Staff and Chief Officers, toge-
ther With the Commandant, arid a pair of co.. •

bowl, wbkb I forward he; e.rith, are Ile fruits c.t
this sueceaul aqsault: After having accomplfs'i-
ed this, triy, next cattttas the destruction of suc:
of the enemy as 'still remained in the town. It
was to no purpose that the enemy made his ay.-
pearance at eleven O'clock, with three battalions,
and four squadrons, as Iva as.some pieces of ar-
tillery; on the Moshaisk road. The storm was al-
ready finished, and our reserve was in good
order, and in readiness to ',repulse, this .new
force of the enemy. When the
,enemy, after

a small resistance, perceived that his Wereja de
tachment was destroyed, he speedily withdrew
himself, and was pursued by our light cavalriy.
who cau-e.d him aconsiderable loss. The steadi-
nees and activit!,.. of our troops in this storm ex-
ceeds all

With the eircuMstantial description of this affair,
I shall not omit informing your Ilirhness of
those who have distinguished themselves in Ciis
business. Our loss, God be-thanked, is very
trifling. The tiQO muskets of the .enemy which
fell into our hands at the- taking of the toq-ri
of. Wereja, have been distributed' among the
peasantry. _

Our columns were led With iPdescribable
rage to the storming of \Vereja, by four citizens
of that place. The difficulty of the enterprize did
not cool the loge of their' country in their hearts,
and they we; .e the first to throw themselves on the
walls of the entrenchments. One of them wAs
wounded, and by- the directions of the Generdt
Field Marshal, they, were all four rewarded with
the military badge of,honour.—(Supplement to the
l'eiees.bitrh Gazette of 15th (27th) Oct.)
Lieut. Gen: Count STEINHILL reports to his
Imperial Majesty, under date bf the '9th (21st)
Oct. from the town of Disna) as follows

The victory and taking of the strongly forties
fled town of Polotsk through the valour of your
Imperial Majesty's
,troops, under the command of
Litqli.-General- Count WITTGENSTEIN, gives a
rigit to my movements to claim-' likewise a
participation in this affair, as will be perceived
from the enclosed letter, as' according to the
general plan, the strong diversion which the
corps under my command necessarily drew on it-
self, and the quick movement operated very fa-
vourably on the rear of the enemy's position, on .
the right bank of the Dwina. I marched on
it, and crossed the river near Duaga, and
notwithstanding all the danger to which I was
exposed, from the- enemy's corps under MAC-
DONALD, by the exemplary valour of the Riissian
troops. I on-the 7th (19th) October, overthrew

the strong position of the enemy near the river of
Uschatch, and at the wish of COUMWITTGENSTEIN,
pursued him to within 14 wersts of Polotsk, ex-
actly at the time he was storming the town. The

extraordinary d;:rkness of the night prevented us
from prosecuting our victory any further.' With-
out reckoning the enenay's'dead and severely wound-
ed, we have taken one Colonel and seven superior
officers, and about 500 men, commission, officers
and privates. I have to render partictilar praise
to the Commander of the Staff of the corps, Ma-
jor-General FOlni his Manly courage and pru-
dent measures in assisting my operations. Owing
to the shortness of the time, and rny broken state of
health, I cannot at present eater into further de-
tails respecting others who have signalised theta--
selves, nor of our loss. For more particular in-
formation of all the difficulties surmounted, I
refer to your Imperial Majesty's Adjutant-Gene-
ral, BALALIN, by whom 1 forward this submissive
report.

LETTER FROM GENERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN TO

LIEUTENAtif-GENERAL COtTiTT STEINHOLT

I have the honour to :.ongratulate your F.4%-•
cellency on the taking of the town ,of Po-
lozk, for the happy result of which I sin
much ind6bied- to the co-operation of your
corps. I hope that we shall to-morrow see each
other in that town, and consult together in what'
ever is necessary concerning, ota further opera,
tions. I humbly request Your Highness will
,
please to give orders to Lieutenant-COlonel)
LEDRAGtO pursue the enemy as much* farther
as. possible, as my cavalry cannot possibly get
so quickly across the Dwina the bridges being
spoiled. I am this moment 'planting artillery
on the wall round the cloister to drive away the
enemy, who is on the other side, but in no great
numbers.

At Leominster Fair, the number of cattle was
very large, and prime ones sold readily at good
prices; sheep and pigs also sold well. The boria
market exhibited a very indifferent show of anp-
mals, and all kinds went. rather dear. Butter
sold from Os. 6d. to l4s. per' stone. •
Coventry fair was well supplied with fat beasts,
which met a ready sale, at an average of 7d. Per
pound : those of interior description were not, so
much in demand, and many were driven away un—
sold. A tolerable good show of mutton, wh'ei'z,
went off slowly, at rather lower price's than ar
,
late fairs. Horses of the cart kind, of ' infer,wl
description, were very numerous, ; sale dull.'
Good' hackneis were in short st4ply, and
buyers. .

SECOND EDITION.

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THREE O'CLOCK.

"Wc stop the Pi'ess to lay before our Readers
the following

OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

A Dispatch has been received from tolid CAT 1:1
CART, dated ,'Petersiurgh, Ist November. Ue
inclOses the Bulletin of the actions of the 18th
October, iirhich aro under translation ; also re-
ports from General STEIN inf.'. and Count WiTT-
t ENSTEIN.

The former, in his pursuit of the enemy, had
taken 40 waggons, 22 standards of the Bavarian
regiments, 800 ducats of the military chest, 7 of-
ficers, the Commissary General with all his em-
ploys, and made 100 prisoners, on the 25th oe4
tuber;, and, on the 26th, he took from the ene-
my 7 pieces of artillery, and made 7 officers and
150 prisoners,.--besides those taken in various
Tencontres of the rear-guard, wherein the.enemy
Lac' much suffered.

Count WITTGENSTEIN reports, that by the ope-
ration of General STEINHILL, the Bavarian corps
'vas separated from that of ST. CYR. He himself
the pursuit bad, taken 800 prisoners, and 'lO
Imbrils ;' he found 300 horses killed on the road,
dud some limbers ; the cannon belonging to
which, he sUpposes, were buried in' the marshes,.
The enemy had retired to Lepelle.
He adds, that. St. CYR'S COITS is so weakened,
thdt it is impossible for him to attack again till
he is considerably reinforced. .
General, STEINHILL dates from Koubliche, on
2tith October, and Count WITTGENSTEIN, on
the same day, from Outchatehi.
Lord CATHCART states, that nothing of mo-
/bent. had been reported from the Grand Army.
,Tbe French .were in the utmost want of provi-
tions and forage, and the Russians were greatly
Supenor in the Dumber and vigour of their
tava.lry.
The French left seveial thousands sick in Mos-
bale; in the most miserable state.

THE

(CIRa LAIL)
Herse-G6rds, Nov. 12, 11e.
SlR,—Certain inen of the militia, serving as
substitutes, having been led erroneously to sup-
Pose that they will be entitled to their discharge
/ at the expiration of ten years service, the Conk-
Mander in Chief, desirous of affording every in-
formation that can tend to remove this error, has
been pleased to signify his commands, that you
immediately explain to the . regiment of
that on reference to the 41st clause of
the Militia Act of the 42d of George 111.-chap. 90,
(which contains the terms of their enrolment), it
AppearS, that the oath taken by every ballotted'
luau is, to serve for five years, unless sooner dis-
charged ; and that the oath taken by every sub-
stitute is, to serve for five years, or for such far-
MO- time (if the Militia shall be drawn out within,
the five. years) as the militia shall remain embo-
died ; and the militia having been so drawn out
and embodied, it follows, of course, that the men
serving as substitutes have no claim as to their
discharge.
His Royal Highness entertains no doubt that
'the men, from this statement, will be aware of the
nature of their engagements ; and I am to desire
You will use your utrowit endeavours to afford
them every satisfaction on :this head, and to ex-
Plain to them, that the Act of Parliament now re-
ferred to is the only one which relates inimedi-
4tely to their case.
I bare the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,
HARRY CALVERT, Atli. Gen..
ColonelTo the
. -
or Officer commanding
Regiment of Militia.

KING'S BENCH.—Jzidgwnt.—This day Sir WM.
13•ARRow made his first motion in the character of
sc~licitor-fsener~ 1, and Mr.. Daniel Lovell was
°l'ought up for a libel in the statenuan on the
oltnnisSioners of the Transport Board. Mr.
RPUGHAM, his Counsel, was heard in mitiga-
s,'Qn; :when Sir SIMON LE BLANC pronounced
the sentence of the Court,—which was, that
the defendant should be imprisoned for eighteen
Illonths, pay a fine of 5001. and find security
1,
QT-his good behaviour for three years, himself in
4000/, and two others in 5001. each.

Melancholy Occident.--A Most melancholy ac-
ident happened on the 2d instant, at the mill of
I)nnover, near Greyabby. A young Man who
},anal to call at the mill, incautiously laid his
.44nd-upon a chain,; then in the act of taking up a
klek from the ground, and getting entangled, was
)" danger of losing his life, When his brother (the •
)''rson who worked the mill) instantly flew to his
belief, which, he , happily effected ; but; alas, by.
-,ls gencrous,exertion, got. entangled himse,lf, and
°citing' to relate, was nearly torn to pieces
left arm was taken off by the shoulder, and
is whole body bruised and mangled in so shock-
ing a manner that no rational hopes can be enter-
altted of his recovery. What adds to the melan-
vb°lY catastrophe is, that the unfortunate young
itlau was married' only a few days before the me-
arcliol y accident happened. This should operate
t 8 a varninE.,, to all persons, to be particuldrly
2ntiots bow they meddle with any thing connect-
t'td with the machinery of On Wednesday
,`',C 11. th inst. the unfortunate sufferer was still
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