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FRENCH. PAPERS.

TWENTY-SIXTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY,

130ROWSK, OCT. - After the battle of
Mosliewa, General Kutusow took a position a
league- in advanec of MOscow ; he established se-
veral Tedonlits to defend the town; he_remained:
there 'till the last moment. On the 14th Septem-
ber, seeing the French army March towards him,
he took his resolution and. evacuated the position,
passing through Moscow. 'He crossed through
the city with hiShead-parters at half-past nine in
the morning. 'Our advanced guard passed through
it, an hour after noon. The Commandant of the,.
Russian rear-guard requested to be allowed to cle-•.
file in the city without firing;' it was allowed
but in the Kremlin, the 'canaille, armed by the.
Governor, made a resistance, and were immedi-
ately- dispersed ; 10,000 Russian soldiers were the
next and following dayscollected in the city, into
which-they were brought by their thirst to plun4' .•
der ';• they were old and good soldiers ; they aug-
mented the number of prisoners.
" On the 15th, 16th, and lith,September, the
Russian ,General counnamling the rear-guard, said
that they should fire no longer, that they ought to
fight no.more, and talked much about peace..
Marched upon. the road of KOlonma, and:Our
advanced guard -placed itself five leagues fronr?i,
Moskwa, upon the bridge of the Moskwa. 'Dur-
ing this time the Russian army left the Kolomna
.ROad, and took that...of Kalouga by cross-roads.
He this . made the half tour of the city, at ;six,
leagues distance. The wind .carried thither clouds.
of flame and smoke. ' This march, according, to
the statements of the Russian Officers, was sons-
bre, and religious consternation filled their souls;
they assert thatofficers' and soldiers were so pene-
trated, that the most profound', silence reigned
throughout all the army as during prayers. . •
'f We quickly perceived the enemy's tnarch.---'
The Duke of Istria marchedlo Disna with a corps .
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of observation.

The King of Naples, at first, followed the
enemy upon Podol, and afterwards marched upon
their rear, threatening to cut them off the
iduga road. Although the King only had with
hiM the advanced,guard, the enemy only allowed
themselves -time to evacuate the trenches t!:ev'
bad constructed, and marched six leagues in
the reap, after a glorious battle for the advanced

" Prince Poniatowski took a position beltina
the Nara,:at the confluence of 1411 a.

" General Lauriston having, •on the sth Oct..
gone to. the Russian 'headkluarters, the commu-
nications were re-established between.- our ad-
vanced posts and those of the enemy, be-
tween themselves, agreed not to attack, each
other, without giving three hours notice ; brit on
the 18th, at seven o'clock in the Morning, 4,000
"Cossacks came out from a wood situated within
half cannon shot of General Sebastiani, form-
ing the extreme left of the advanced-guard,
who had neither- been occupied nor inspected
that day. They made an attack, upon this light,
cavalry at a time when they were on 'foot, at
the distribution of meal. This light cavalry could
not form but at a quarter of a leakue at fartheSt.
Whilst the, enemy penetrated by this hole, a park
of 12 pieces of cannon, and 20 caissons, of Gen-
Sebastiani, were taken in a ravin, with baggage
waggons in number !".30, in all 65 waggons,, instead
of 100, as stated in,the last Bulletin. At the same
time the enemy's regular cavalry, and two columns
of infantry penetrated into the hole. They hoped
to gain the wood, and the defile of VoronosvO be-
fore us, but the King of Naples was there ;
was on horseback. lie marched and penetratO
the Russian line of cavalry in ten or twelve diffe-
rent charges. He perceived the division of -six
enemy's battaligns, commanded by Lieutenant,!
Gen. Muller, charged and penetrated it. This
division was massacred: Lieutenant-General MO=
ler was killed whilst this was, passing. General
Poniatouche successfully repulsed a Russian divi-
The Polish General Fischer was killed by a

" The enemy not only suffered a loss superior
to our's, but the shame of having violated tide
truce concluded between the advanced-guard, a.
thing hardly ever done. Our loss amounts to SOO
men, in killed, wounded, and taken. That, of
the enemy is doublt. Several Russian Wiicers
were taken; two of their 'Generals were killed:
On this clay the King of Naples has proved what
presence of mind, valour, and a knowledge of
war can effect : in general, throughout all this
campaign, this Prince ILS shc%n himself worthy
of the supreme rank in which he is placed.
" However, the Emperor wishing to oblige the
enemy to evacuate his' entrenched camp, and
drive them several marches back, in order to be
able tranquilly to proceed to the countries chosen
for his winter-quarters, and actually necessary to
be occupied for the execution of his ulterior pro.
jects, on the 17i.11;;I'dereciG.eneral Lauriston, With