Star.
London, England, 1813-01-11 00:00:00

nrottTED striumanitot THE RE-
MAINS or THE FRENCH ARMY
IN POLAND&

Tite reports of this gratifying bat not nneipeeted
event lutire icached us since Saturday through such
a variety of channels, that we are stow stmngly
inclined to believe it. A vessel, which left Ostend
on Thursday laiti has arrived in the River. jibe
Captain states, that it bras confidently mentioned in
Holland, that the Russians, Under Wrrromsrring
and TTRICRAGOFF, had completely surrounded the
French army at Smorgonir, which suttendered at
discretion; bat, we regret to add,• that the French
Marshal, with MURAT and the Vicerby, had been
able to obtain their release on parole, not to serve
daring the wan Their supplies had been totally et-
'hoisted for many days before, and the men had
Mutinied.

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But the above report does not rest on the ausho-
iity of the vessel from Ostend. One of the few mer-
cantile Houses in the Metropolis which maintains an
intetcburse with the Continent, has this morning re-
teived, through the medium of letters from Holland,
the same patticulars,with the additional circumstance
that the foreign corps which surrendered, men and
Officers, petitioned to be allowed to bear arms for
Russia) against the common enemy, in her future
contest, Four Gottenburgh Mails are now due, but
from the state of the weather, we may confidently
expeit their arrival, with a confirmation of the above
glorious news, in a few hours.

HALIFAX PAPERS.
FROM THE HAIFAX PAPER OF DECEMBER IS.

Boston, December 9.
CAPTURE OF A BRITISH FRIGATE.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NEWPORT.
" Office of the Newport Mercury,
Sunday evening, Dec. 6.

41 This afternoon arrived in this harbour, the Bri-
tish frigate Macedonian, prize to the frigate United
States. The following are all the particulars we
have obtained of the brilliant naval action : —The
Macedonian sailed from Spithead on the 29th Sep-
tember, and on the 25th October, in lat. 29. long. 30.
fell in with the United States frigates Capt. Decatur.
The Macedonian being to the windward, kept aloof
from the action for some time, and partial exchanges
of shot took place; when the Macedonian, having
bar miien-top-mast and several of het spars shot
away, Was compelled to come to a close action,
which only lasted 20'minutes, within pistol-shot, when
she struck. The Macedonian is rated at 3S, but
mounts 49 guns, and had her full complement of
SOO man; in the action had 68 killed and 70 woun-
' dad, is dangerously. The loss on board the United
States was five killed and seven wounded; amongst
the killed was Lieutenant Funk, a valuable and
brave officer, who had his leg shot off. When the
Macedonian struck, she bad lost her mizen-mast
and het mizeti-rigging, her fore and main-mast were
badly wounded, and all her spars and rigging are
very much taut; she has upwards of 100 shots in her
bulls several of them between wind and water. The
fire of the United States *as very destructive."
Under the head of Boston, December 8, we have
the following
" THE POICTIERS MAN OF WAR.--The New York
Gazette of Wednesday states, that Captain Bart Low
saw on Friday last a large ship on shore dismasted,
and on fire, one mile south of Cape Henry, and spoke
a vessel which passed her at a very short distance,
whn infotmed she Was a two-decker, supposed to be
the Poictiers British man of war, of 74 guns. The
same paper mentions the arrival on Tuesday of a
schooner, in S days, from Norfolk ; and a sloop, 2
days, from Hampton Roads, which made no men-
tion of any vessel being on shore."

BUFFALCiIIi NOV. 24.

" Friday etening the armistice between General
Smith and General Sheaffe expired. On Saturday a
heavy firing was heard from Niagara, a gun is said
to have burst in the fort, by which three men were