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London, England, 1812-11-12 00:00:00

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Beret Vern, was it the sane Isom anted la
move northward from Smolensk with his reserve, mid
thus by rendering the French army too formidable
their retreat, to deter KUTUSOI7 from opposing it.—•
,The vigilance—the intrepidity—the military gal of
this distinguished hero, defeated the whole of this well
digested scheme. Without a moment's bentationibe
dated forward with his invincible army apenMuasm's
advaaced.guard, and completely routed it, with ii.
mense loss.-Two thousand dead bodies of the Freed,
marauders were scattered over the geld of battle, and
1500 were made prisoners.

Ktrrusorr's details of this brilliant affair w ai
doubt dated on the field of battle, and we canna
therefore as yet tell what became of the routed hew;
columns ; but we must presume that he 'mu
ting in his duty. The probability is that ituur
would hurry forward towards Smolensk, and the
KUTUSOFP would next day have the- immortal ha.
nour of dealing vengeance upon the mahtind7
the French army* commanded by the teem* is
person. For the details of these events we look with
an anxiety unmixed with fear. The Russians have
every advantage litri their side r they are at home, in
midst of their resources; their army is not now row
posed of mere soldiers, /out of men and of citizens,
armed to protect and defend their dearestprivileges.,
and to Obese the foulest and most atrocious of all
massacres. The wretched miscreants on theotherhand,
to whom they are opposed, are now destitute of every
thing which oan enable them to stand up against an
armed man—without food, without clothing, withnie
tents or baggage, without cannon or ammunition;
for of all these have they been deprived—with the err
raged Rwssiaus pressing upon their rear; the Cossacks
hovering in angry clouds upon their flanks, and the
snow descending upon their war-warn carcases. How
can a -remnant even be saved, without the interval.
tion of one of those stupendous contingencies which
frequently base all human calculation ?
The importance of Kurusose's movements is
heightened, when we tars our attention to the Della,
where the brave Wirrosuirrent has at length reaped
the reward of many a hard fought battle. Almost
at the moment when Kirruserr was in the field with
MURAT, WITTOZNSTIO'N was driving General St. Cu
out of Polotsk—an achievement which he effected
concert with the Russian General Sratrinau, who
had previously in his turn defeated Marshal-MAO.
DONALD on she south side of the Duna.

From General Wuroes:rapes dispatches we s
lect, with delight. the following passage: the men
whom he thus describes are,. indeed, invincible—the
bayonet for ever I—w The first Petersburgh Mini,
upon Its arrival in my camp, was distributed in the
different regiments, and to the delight of every body
these warriors have fought with such good will and
courage, that they could not be exceeded by the
comrades, the, OW soldiers, and they hare digit.
gushed themselves, in a particular meatier, in coe
lumds, with the bayonet, under the direction ef their
brave.leaeler, Senator Bisteoer. We have few killed,
but many wounded, and the more from its having
been almost.impossible to keep the men back in ce•
lumn, from their eagerness to throw themseleminef
the enemy's batteries and lines."
Amid our joy for tjae successes of Ktrrusore tmg
WiTostesrme, we had almost forgotten to notice the
re-occupation of Moscow by the Russians use*
.WITIENSIEROWL Although this event took place
without any resistance being made by the Trench
rear guard, which KoTtreorr's victory, no doehr•
compelled to decamp with unusual precipitation...,
We fear we shall have to deplore the less of the bt*
and meritorious officer who entered it at the head
the Russian army of the North.
Private Letters state, that Count WRIZINCIDOM4
in• a reconnoissance, which he made too adventamee
ly, had fallen as a prisoner into the bauda dfdM
French.
The dastardly Austrian army which was Asia
in Volhynie, has been driven out of that ProrinclN
the armies of TORMASOU and Plecneoorr; which se
now at Minsk. and thus another of the rotten rol"
removed, upon which the future destiny of Boa&
?aim rested. •
It hes; indeed, been said, that dissection te'tbi
cause inkwhich they.are embarked his Moored ia
the Austrian Army, and that the Archduke Caaill
had positively refused to take a command ;lathers
sent war. We care not *whether these repoetsste tie
or false ; the issue of the Contest, now that the ism
.of patriotism is spreading in Russia„ will net deeded
upon such auxiliaries—the Germans, the roP,
sians, and all the reneged° Princes of the Coll*
ration ; have been too long accustomed to in.
Europe with their hired bravoes, at the beck lot
tyrant who could purchase them like catssieo
market. The Emperor Ammons may 1010106
with abhorrence--
......- tails ausitas et'defessodbas Wet
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There is a report in the City, that a gelsa Vs'
moment took place on the 23d ulnas' betoteilLlik.
French and Russians, which terminated in the
defeat of thiformer, with immense slaughter.
a battle might take place about the taw
headtk..
tioned is apparent, from the accounts a .
the public, but we ought to state, that we bet:
been abler to aseataiu the agthstritY 00 did' "r",`
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