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On the .26th, before Lieutenant General Thliietli--4'"The'RuOian Generale and Officers entertain- an
Golitzen's corps had time to join General Bertigfcn, i uncommon degree ..f dillrult of the Pales ; they treat
the enemy attacked him at eleven o'clock in Aye them every wheie.as enemies. 'There is much more
murniug, with a cenfiderable knee, which was con • . moderation in the behaviour of the Prutilans towards
dated by N. Bonaparte himfelf, and commanded by 1 the Poles."
his Generals, Davoult and Lannes, betides a feparate t
detachment, tinder General Souclief's 4.,.mmand.—
The battle was very. blaqtly, and continued till late
in the night : in'the begining thereof, Davoult with
t 5,000 men, threw himfelf nn the Rua .= right wing,
to take polftffion-of Pultufle, and f, reed by his fupe-
tiority-this wing to give way, until General Bcnig-
fen reinforced it by a detachment from the right
wing ; these the attack was made by General Lan- 1
nes's corps, that drew forward under Napoleon Bo-
naparte's own command, againit the Ruffen van
guard, and attacked it fofutioufly, that hrajor Ge-
neral Batclai de Tolli, who had the command of it,
found no podibility of making refiftance. But as
loon as the mat-clued !misery that flood behind him-
got an opportunity to play, the enemy, who loft a
confiderable part •of their men by the grape 'Ault,
were obliged to halt ; when the enemy afterwardil,
endeavoured to ()Verdun this battery, General Be-
nigfen canted the whole of his right wing to change
their front, and twice fent reinforcemenis to Major
per.cral Barclai de Tolli. When the heat and vehe4,
sneney of the enemy were thus broken, Generil
Benigfen refolved that he himfelf (hotild attack ;-L
and made Lieutenant General Count Otlerman,tritti
the HI of his infantry, draw forward to the eight:
wing, and fupported him with ftrong batteries and
twenty fquadrons of cavalry ; the remainder ,of the
cavalry was placed in the centre, ire order to keep the
enemy's eavairy at a diflance. The French defended
ilicinielves defperately, but were at lad totally rowed,
and forced to leave the field. According to the pri-
loners' reports, All:: enemy had in this• battle above
6pco men killed. The lofs on the Ruffian fide amounts
to isoo, or at molt 2000 men. General Benigfen
fir, towards the dole of his report, that the kith
and bravely !hewn by the Ruffian troops, on this oc.
carton, cannot be defctibcd".

FROM THE MAIN, JANJARY 27.
The French force in Poland, according to public
reply, contias of 300,000 men, betides 80,000 con-
fa ipts, 4000 Pole., the contingent of the Confeder►cy
4,f the Rhine, s,nd that of Saxony. Napoleon the
Great, therefore, may rake the field, in the Spring,
with soo,ooo men; and, in cafe of necelfity, the urmy
of Holland, that of Italy, and a number of French
re;iments, dith ibuted in Upper and Lower Italy, may
alio be brought lnrward.

l'oltufk was celebrated Inc an engigernent before
that of the 26th of December. The Saxons in 1703,
101 l a battle'at this place with Charles XII.

FEBRUABY I.
We have nn certain knowledge of the flrength of
the Ruffian, in Moldavia. We only know they con-
fift of three corps, under the Generals Ellen, Michel
fon, and the Duke de Richlieu. Their number wee
at 6EII rated at 65,000, but we have rearon to believe
it would bear the redugion of two thirds. Mull of
there Min conlitt of cavalry, and the greatelt part
of them are.encamped mar Jelly. We learn from
Wallachia, that 4 tlrong divifion of Ruffians had
appeared before Giurgewo, and that numerous bo-
dies of Butitiacs and Serviansafkmbled at Muldav:a.
VIENYA, JAN.st.
The new Ruffian Ambeirador, Pante Kurakin, is
not yet arrived here. •
Ii is laid that the Ruffian General liamenflcoy
was 11 well pleated with the merits of the Proffian
General Kalkreuth in reveral of the late affairsoltat
after ,oe of them had terminated, he embraced the
Count, took off his own Order •of St. Andrew, and
prefented it to General Kalkreuth, as a teftimony of
his fatisfa&ion.,

. JANUARY sq.—Field Mar Thai Kamenfkoy is gone
to St. Peteriborg, to conceit new meafutes. Genet al
li►.ningfen, who commands in his abfence, has re.
ceived the Order cf St. George.
JANUARY 23....-The fipladYntl of Admiral Louis,
which is mkrred in the 'port of Con(lantin•.ple, 11. s
been joind by fevers) (hips of war from the Meaii-
' cep acean.

He mentions as a proof thereof, until a mare cit..
cumtlantial a4coupt can be given, Major General
Kcfhin's condoet, who, with the regiment of life
eviriffiers, and. two fquadrons of Kargapole drA
goons, fell on- the enemy's column of infantry of
3000 men, who intended to cut. off Major Ger.eral
llagßeutudt's corps. or. the left wing, routed and de-
firoyed the Paid coltimn to tl:e lag man, notwithgand
ing_the incelfant fire from the enemy's battery, under
whole potation this was to be executed.

The Ruffian Ambaliador here has had Te Daum
performed in his chapel, as if • v;Ettiry had been 4-
mined by his cr.uuttymer, but he has not publifhed
any particulars.

In confexpienee of this tntal victory gained over a
confiderable French foic:. commanded by N. Bona•
parte imolai And his Gznerals DAvoull and LAnnet.
the 6tli init. WAS celebrated as a general day #
thankigiming, under the firing of artillery.

The Ruffians have followed yip the taking of the
Mind of Cnrzola, by making themfelves matters of
Brazza and Lizza. Lerma is threatened by them.

On Mrnday afternoon, at five o'clock, the Ame-
rican brig Rolla arrived at Weymmith, from which
Sir HOME POPHAM, with his Captain (KinG) and
his Secretary, immediately landed and proceeded to
London, where they arrived 1411 night. Sir HOME
Pot HAM left Buenos Ayres in potTeffi.)n of the Spa-
niards, in December lan, upon being fuperfeded by
Admiral STIRLING. There appears to be very little
doubt enter ained by Sir HOME refpeering the re-
capture of the above place, without much difficulty.
Letters from the River Plata were delivered at
the Pat Office of Weymouth from on board the
Roth.

WARSAW, JAM v.%
Yellerday there was a lull at the Pt ince of Bene-
vento's, At which the Emperor was prefent.

BRANDFNBURG, FEB. 3.
From Warfaw we learn, that his Majefly the Em-
peror Napoleon fct out again fur the army on the
27th r.f January.
Marlhal Alaffena has left Berlin for the Grand
Army.

From Pulntik, of the Bth ult. we are informed that
the French briOges upon the Vigola and the Bug,
were broken briftg ice in the night of the 6th. Gal
liciail.llill'open : the Cow t of Vienna permits both
the Belligerent Powers to porthole
_provilions and
forage in that Province.
SWEDISH POMERANIA. JAN. ;t.
Before the French entered Grietbwold, they were
compelled to fire upon the place. A chalreur of the
26th, and a folder of the 6;th, were killed, and five
or fis.wonoded. There was another fkirmint near
Grimm: the 22d regiment had fome wounded, as was
one of Mat (hal Mortier's Adjutants.

The following merchantmen had arrived in the
River PlAte:

The Duke of Kent, R ostfq sou ; Sprits/ Grove, Carr !MOOD ;
Anna, l'As rwica ; —; Minerva,--; and 111 Meld ion
I.• Barrow. from Landon ; Kelton, --, and the John Bull
from Jolty ; Hard, ; and thr Venus, PAINT, from Guernfey
Horatio, BROWN; and 111110. HA titan. from Liverpool., King
Crofts. and Medway, —, wtre kit with Admiral
ST A/LINO at Maldonado.

An American brig has arrived at Portfasouth
from Treguier in France, laden with wheat ; into
....Lich port At wa! compelled to pnt and remain for
Come days, to refit fur the damages fultained in a
(form. The Captain in the interint bad occafion to
go to Paris, and hi. intelligence i. of courfe the
ieceived from that capital. ' reports, that
it was generally believed at Paris, that the French
Armies were fuffering very feverely under difeafe,
and that Boma PARTS 1141411 f was lb fe►ioufly indif-
poled, that the management of the a►my had de.
volved on Prince IitIVRAT and Martha' Davoosr. It
was reported that it was chiefly thefe difatlers that
had canted the French Armies to enter into winter
quarters; neither Prince Mum nor hlarlhal Da-
voubr deeming it prudent to take on thetufelves the
refpnnfibility of aelive operations. The day before he
left Paris, it was laid that a battle had taken place
in P• land on the 15,1),in whiell General VICTOR was
taken prifoner, and carried off ►o one of the Prutlan
turneries. The followiing letter from our Correll
pondent at Plymouth is perletStly in unifon withathe
above Ilatement:

Wolgalt is in the hands of the French.
DRESDEN. JAN. 18.

There has been lately much talk about the motions
of the Aufirian tsoons; but we know that there mo-
tions have been made on the fide of Moldavia and
Wallachia, merely to cover thole frontiers.

The SAzon contingent cantoned is this neighbour-
hood i• upon the march.

The lilegratt, contains the following article :
" The report of a change in the Pruffian &Unit!: y
is confer med, and the King has entirely given himfelt
over to the Ituiliv party. Thole Minillers and Ge.
nerals, %sho had laved him with the greatell fidelity,
have received their difmiffion. Count Haugwitz
has pallid through Gallicia, for the purport ot taking
4 circuitous route to his eflate in Upper Siletia. He
has declared to feveral perfoos upon his route, hat it
was hi, intention to pars the reit of his Jays in retire-
aunt with his Teals. Count Haugwitz not only
licked the King to agree to the armillice, but even
to accept the mediation of Außria as a preliminary to
a permanent peace with France. This advice being
communicated to the Ruffian parry, the Generals of
tart nation who were about the King's perfim fought
to have the di: eelion of the war; and being fitpported
by their dependents, they fucceeded in petfuading
his MAjeay io withdraw his confidence from Count
Ha ago it a.

" PLYMOUTH, FEB. r 6.
46 By a pairenger landed here this morning uut of
64 an American Teal ;mom Tregueir, we learn that
46 a report was in circulation there, of an arlion hay.
ing taken place on the asth ult. betwcert a divifion
46 of the Ruffian army, and a diyilion under the
command ut General VICTOIIIa, iu which be
hingelf WAS taken priconer, his army completely
44 rooted, after experiencing a-great lot's. 'He alto
• informs of the whole of the ammunition being
.4 taken from the drew.

" General Kohler, who was Governor of Warfaw
len years, has alto fallen into difgracc. The King has
deprived Lieu of every kind of authority, but he is to

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