Star.
London, England, 1812-10-13 00:00:00

SUSSEX ELECTION.

TO THi. GENTLEMEN, CLERGYMEN, AND FREE-
HOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX.
r GIMTLZMIN,
IN presuming to solicit the high honour of Repre-
senting you in Parliament, I derive great satisfaction from she
avowal of one of the Gentlemen to Whom you entrusted that
important charge, of his intention to surrender it, as I can now
make a respectful offer of my services, without opposition to one
considered by you ..s worthy of holding so sacred a trust, and the
peace of the Country will not, I hope, be disturbed. lam fully
sensible of the great and serious responsibility a enemy Member
-undertakes. Should 1 be so fortunate as to attain the object of
my ambition, you may rest assured, that I will devote my best
exertions to the promotion of your interests, and to the active
and independent discharge of my parliamentary dudes. It would
ill become me to make further professions, but I pledge myself
not to be deficient (in endeavour, at least) to deserve your con.
bdence and prove my gratitude.
he short period of time that will elapse prior to the day of
Election will, I much fear, prevent my having the honoun of
waiting on you all individually ; but, be the I•esult what it may,
I shall not fail eagerly to seize the first opportunity to perform
that duty.-1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, very sincerely,
your attached anti faithful servant,
Battle Abbey, 2cl Oct. 81‘2. GODFREY WEBSTER.
The Friends of Sir Go nrR er WcasTr a, Bart. are respect fully
requested to address all communications to Him, at Battle-
Abbey ; or to 'Messrs. Da wsos4 and WRATULAW, Saville-
place, New Burlington-street, Loidon—The day of Nomination
Is fixed for Wednesday, the 14th instant, ( To.morrove) at Lewes.

We may be thought sanguine in the cause of Rus- !
sia—but we call upon our Readers tQ accompany us i
in a short review of the campaign which ended in the
destruction of Moscow—We bre not fearful of lower-
ing ourselves in their estimation by the warm interest
which we take in the struggle of our allies :
In every action which teak place during their ad-
vance, except at Krasnnoi, where General Neve-ii
ROFFSKOV, with 5,000 men, was attacked by 18,000,
the Russians had a decided advantage. Whole re-
giments of the French were in several instances lite. !
rally cut to pieces. Even in the partial action at
Smolensk, General DocToacire had obtained such a '
superiority, that.he disolat yed the first order to quit
the town, and sent word to the Commander-i!,-Chief,
k
that with 8000 additional men, he would engage to
'repulse BONAPARTE and all his army. BARCLAY DR i
TOLL,, however, chose to adhere to his criginal plan
of retreat. His object was to draw the enemy sol
far into the heart of the country, that they could not
extricate themselves ; and it is far from certain that
this plan may even yet be wholly frustrated. The I
battle of 13orbdin was undoubtedly a drawn one. It
was undoubtedly the most sanguinary contest in mo-
dern times. P..rhaps not less than an hundred thou-
sand
individuals were killed or wounded, and of these
the majority were French and their allies. It is a i
fact, admitted by themselves, that the Russian artil-
lery continued to play after the battle was over; that
is to say, when the French cannon were silenced, and
their army retreating. The great struggle was on
j the Russian left. There it was plainly a matter of
bard fighting. The superiority, if any, was on the
part of the Russians ; they having been at the com-
mencement protected by redoubts, which the French
carried by main force. This left wing, commanded
by BAGRATION, went into battle 30:000 strong ; it '
came out only 8,000 ; and from the very nature of
the struggle, it may be confidently assumed, that it
destroyed at least an equal number of its adversaries.
The battle was not a mere.affair of military discipline.
Every Russian soldier was clamorous for the fight.
The Guards insisted upon it so urgently, that Ku-
Tusoer could not appease them but by permitting a
" PARIS, OCTOBER 5. 1 company from each battalion to join the action.—
•i•
" Private letters from Moscow, of the 18th, inform I Facts such as these ate strong encouragements to
us, that one third of that great city had escaped the hope, not merely in themselves, but as indications of
flames, and the inhuman barbarity of the Tartar a spirit deeply interfused through the whole mass of
the nation. This army, then, with its vengeance yet
ROSTOPCHIN. Every day new discoveries are made,
which place at the dirosal of the Emperor, provi.. unsated, draws if to a pew position; but it draws
`ions and stores of all sorts." off in one entire body, unbroken, having all the form
‘• WI.ODZILMiERZ, (Volhynia) AUG. al. t and ar-angement of an army, led by a General the
" We have already entered Volliyi ia, under the . dearer to it for the dangers he had shared. We conjec-
command of the General of Division KORINSKI, and lure, that those who talk of the Russians retiring
we have found here the same Poles as in Lithuania, through hloscc won the road to Kashna on the Oka,
who have received us Wish acclamations of joy. The have given too much credit to a hasty perusal of the
Clergy have blessed our army. The Magistrates, at French Bulletin, which pretends that parties were sent
the head of the Tribunals meet us with their colours out on tl: e two main roads, to St. Peter eiturgh ss estward,
displayed, arid have presented ps with salt and bread- and to Kazan cn the Volga eastward ; and says, that
The• Jews have also supplied the different wants of the enemy—meaning, perhaps, a portion of the MOR-
thesoldiers. The inhabitants of the ntighbouring L cow militia—was retreating cn the latter road. Now,
villages came out to greet us. Every Pole is ani- , all this we cousider as affording no proof whatever,
mated with the most pure and ardent patriotism." ' that the main army had withdrawn from tlie posi
We wait with impatience for the receipt of the Con it had taken up two days after the battle of Ea.
Russian details; and principally that we may be as- •rodin, in 11 e ntiglitoutl ood of Zo enigorod. The
cured, as we hope to be, that the Russian mind has very day succeeding the battle, it received reinforce-
not been at all subdued by the superior tactic* of the i nients, and ell. plie sof vat it us kinds, which were ex:
enemy--.for while this anchor remains, we may hope , pedited by Rest OPMN, " the traitor," as he is libel-
that they will yet ride out the storm, 1 loaaly palled by the French Papers, for having per-
Cold, indeed, must that heart be, which cannot i fi'73,ed the must active and paii.l4l diptir.s to his So-
beat with responsive ardour in the cause of the brave e
and gallant Russian Nation. Great have been the hear) that
Until we hear (which we hope never to
that this airqy is brekcp and dispersed, we shall
continue to believe that the French are unsafe in
sacrifices of domestic conveniences by the citizen-e-
-goivaanisnous has been the conduct of the soldier is ,MOSCOW.

To the GEN ILEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS
of the COUNTY of BERKS.

GENTLIMEN,
THE high Sheriff having this day declared the
sense of the County to be in my favour,. I consider it a day
sif triumph for our cause. Mr. Neville has demanded a Poll;
bis Agents or Friends have' (as I am informed) endeavoured to
impress a belief on the minds of the Freeholders, that ‘4 it was
never my intention to go to a Poll." l think it, therefore, right
to apprize you, that if I at all hesitated before, the conduct of
yesterday has fully determined me to keep the Poll open to the
last moment allowed by law, and, I trust, the result will he to
!' secure th., independence of the County of Berks. I have hitherto
adhered to the principles I set out with, and am resolved sot to
swerve fry m the m. I have no hired Agent, I mean to incur no
expenses beyond those I may be subjected to by law, and I invite
the other Carchdw.-s to follow my example. As the harvest is
not yet fint,lied it .he Vale of White !dom, and as Weyt ill and
other important Fain arc held at this season of the year, it is the
duly of the Candidates to give time for polling, that the Free-
b lders may snit their own convenience in their attendance as
Abingdon. The imposition which has been practised upon
tome of the Freeholders, that Mr. Dundas had coalesced with
Mr. Neville, is properly met by Mr. Duudas's public declaration
to the contrary.
After the flecticn, whatever may be the event, I shall be
happy to pay my respec.s to you in person, and to a ank you for
your efforts.
To J. R. Monck, of Coley Park, and to R: O. Sloper, of West
Woodhay House, Esqrs. who honoured me with their nomina-
tion, and to those Independent Freeholders who supported me,
ny thanks are due.-1 remain, very truly,
Your ol:oiged and faithful Friend,
WILLIAM HALLETT.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

464,11 FoßATilika.—ln our article of yesterday on the subject of
Russia, the army of Toastazow was stated, by a mistake of
the Press, at 30,000 men. That army is upwards of 80,000
strong,

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Reduced 5734 ex. div.-4 per Cent. 7241-5 per Ct. 594
Cons. 51114—10 r acconnt 5844—Oran. 4i4—Bonds Is. 2s. die.
Long Amu. 14 13-16th. F.-Lottery Tickets £2l 15s.
Rich. Bills. (31c1.) par 3s. pr.—Do. (34d.) Ss. Ss. pre.
Minor French Papers to the 6th, have arrived.
They present no fresh official details from Russia,
but the Journal de Paris contains two following short
articles from the seat of war:

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