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army, if the nature of the service required that it lost some colours and cannon, and many prisoners, me, announces that the enemy has left near Smolensk,
should not actually join at Minsk, was at least in among whom was a General. 112 pieces of cannon, in an extent of 17 versts.
fu s CIXIMMIiCatiOG with that of TIISICIIAGOFF. aOn the 17th, the army went to meet the enemy- 66 The ntruberof ptisaneri is far more considera.
So much for the regular troops which were to in. The sth, 6th, and Bth corps of the army, the division ble than I have stated it in my two Reports."
tereept the last feeble remains of the invading army.' of cuirassiers, eight regiments of Cossacks, the Nigin I When the Emporor Alexander received the above
Then we have, according to KITTUsOFF'S dispatches, Dragoons, the Marrepol Hussars, and the 19th of Reports, he gave to the illustrious Kutusoff the ap-
' several Pulcs of Cossacks, some regiments of regular chasseurs, were ordered, notwithstandieg the numer- propriate title of Prince of Smolensko, and made him
cavalry, with Count ORLOFF DENIEOFF, and the im- ous defiles and the greatest difficulties, to turn the a Knight of the Order of St. George of the first class
mortal PLATOFF at their head, in full pursuit of the enemy, by marchingtowards the village of Dobrovo' —an honour seldom conferred, and only upon Field
flying enemy in every direction by which he can pos. which is on the high road leading to Orcko. The j Marshals who have defeated Field Marshals. Ad-
sibly escape. Do the Cossacks travel at the rate of vanguard of General Miloradovitch, composed of the miral Tschitschagoff's father was the last Officer who
ten miles a day ? No ! In this and former cam- 2d and 7th corps of Infantry, and of a corps of ca.; .deceived this honour.
paigns they have frequently galloped over thirty valry, had taken a covered position near the village
miles between sun-set and sun-rise :itis in short, tha of Merlino, with a view of awaiting the arrival of The measure. recommended by the CHANCtELLOR
glory and excellence of their system, to come in upon Davoust's corps at Krasnoi, while Prince Galitzin of the EXCHEQUER for the relief of the suffering Rus.
their enemies " before they have mounted their was advancing towards the same place, with the sians, is perfectly in unison with the general feelings
horses !" third corps and two divisions of euirassiers. The of the country. It is singular that we should have
But let us not be to sanguine in our expectations. enemy was astonished to see our troops advance from received letters from various quarters recommending
BONAPARTE may have escaped to Wilna, but he could all directions ; he made, indeed, some dispositions the very measure, and written before the motion
not have arrived sooner than the 12th of December. for an engagement, but the well-directed fire of our made in Parliament was known in the country. One
Upon his arrival there, he would instantly dispatch 'artillery, and the impetuosity of whole columns rush. of these letters we wouldhave laid before our Readers,
a Bulletin to Paris, or set off himself I the latter ing upon him with levelled bayonets, overthrew and had nJt the arguments and reasoning been, in a great
supposition is most probable ; but at Paris, neither put him to flight. Napoleon himself was an eye- measure, anticipated by the Members who have
he nor his Courier could arrive ina shorter-space than Iwitness of this decisive combat : but seeing the bad spoken on the motion. But though the whole letter
a fortnight. It will be Christmas, therefore, or the , situation of affairs, he rode off at full speed to Liadi, is no longer necessary, we cannot refrain from stating
commencement of the year, before we shall be con. abandoning the corps of Marshal Davoust to the one prominent feature ; for it consists of something
vinced of his persqnal safety, even if the Russian Bul- mercy of the conqueror. more than "Beare warmed, and le ye clothed." The
feting continue to be silent on the subject. l 66 The remainder of this corps, which was almost writer (the Rev. EDWARD WARD, of Iver Parsonages
It would be unfair to cunceal from the Public our totally destroyed, endeavoured to save itself by flight, Uxbridge) offers five guineas as his mite towards
apprehensions on the subject of his escape; but we and ran, with the greatest disorder, into a forest on procuring wine and oil to pour into the wounds or
repeat, that it will be secured ander most miraculous , the banks of the Dnieper, ilnagining that it would be our friends who have fallen among thieves, and been ,
circumstances. His whole dependance, and the whole safe there I but our light troops pursued it everywhere, stripped, wounded, and left half dead.—Let us hope
of our fears, are founded upon what may have been ; and destroyed it entirely. Two Generals, 58 Offs- that some of the Gentlemen of Lloyd's Coffee-honse,
effected by Vieron. This General must have previ- cers, 9,170 prisoners, 70 pieces of cannon, three pair who have never been backward in the cause of suf-
ously defeated WITTGENSTEIN, prevented his junction tot colours, and the baton of Marshal Davoust, are firing humanity, will immediately appoint a Com-
with TSCHTTSCHAGOFF, and pre-occupied Mina:. If j the trophies of this memorable day. mittee to tuperintend and give efficacy to the general
Vrevort was able to keep this place until the ar- 16 From some papers that were intercepted on the wish of the community.
rival of BONAPARTE and the corps he has with-him, sth Nov. (17) I learnt the dispositions which had
then, and then only, could they have made good their been made for the enemy's retreat. I found by these
retreat to Wilna; but it must have been after some papers, that the corps of Marshal Ney, composing
most sanguinary conflicts, and VICTOR'S corps must the enemy's rear, was to leave Smolensko and march
have shared the glorious fate which has befallen those in the direction of Krasnoi. I formed my plan ac-
of his brother Marshals et the Empire I cording to this information."
Private Letters from persons of great respectabi- REPORT OF THE eare NOVEMBER.
lity in Russia, describe the retreat of the French as " Fully resolved to cut off the retreat of Marshal
disastrous beyond all example. In every direction Ney's corps,. and wishing to ensure it, I reinforced
where the Russians followed them, the roads were General Milarodovitch, and ordered hint to occupy
covered with the dying and the dead—of the latter, the villages of Chirokorenie and Tchernisk, and to
iu many instances, legs and arms were found halt I await there the arrival of Marshal Ney.
roasted, and partly eaten by the French, who, in a ss At three o'clock in the afternon the Cossacks
state of starvation, and without the means of grati- discovered the enemy. In the beginning, a thick fog
lying the calls of nature, were thus reduced to the allowed us not to distinguish the number of French
dire necessity of feeding on one another. It has been columns, which advanced upon our batteries with a
ascertained that the French, had they had to contend firm resolution of dislodging us.
with Britons, would, to a man, have laid downatheir aAt the distance of 250 paces, they were received
arms long ago—but such was their dread of the Cos- with grape shot from forty pieces of cannon. The
sacks, that they preferred misery and death ia every moment was terrible and decisive. But far from
other shape, rather' than to' into their hands.— beins.disarayed at the sight of inevitable destruction,
It is better for the general interests Of Europe, that
the _ ore enraged, and with the we.
things are as they are. Had the French found them- most fury rushed upon our batteries, which, coot's.
selves in circumstances which would have given tieing to be well served, carried death and destruct-'
them the election of captivity or retreat, they could lion into the enemy's ranks, and rendered all his
never have formed any ccrrect ideas of the danger of attempts fruitless.
invading Russia, or of the miseries of a rfortharn 66 General Paskowrtch, seeing -other columns of
winter. Let those who have escaped without toes or ; the enemy arrive to succour the first, threw himself
fingers—should any yet escape, exhibit in their own I upon them with his brigade, and being reinforced
persons the military rewards that may be obtain. d by two other regiments, charged them sword in hand
by their countrymen in any new enterprize that may %bah so much impetuosity, that he destroyed what.
be undertaken by their mad master against a nation " ever he ma.
that never gave him any just provocation for war. " The field of battle acts covered with dead bodies,
In the above letters it is stated, that soon after the , The enemy abandoning standards and cannon, fled
Russian General Baron WINZINGERODE, mid his Aid I into the adjoining forests. The number of prisoners
de-Camp Captain NAMEHEIN, were taken prisoners is very considerable.
between Wilna and Minsk, they were marched to 6' At five o'clock e. at. other French columns ad-
Verrea, where the Baron was presented to BONA` vanced towards us, with a full determination to con-
PARTE. " Who are you?" said the Tyrant. "lam ! quer or die. A battery of 24 guns, advantageously
Baron WINXINOICRODE, a General in the Russian see- I placed, arrested their first ardour. At the very mo-
vice," was the reply. " No, you are a Cossack," i ment when our cavalry had turned and attacked them
said BONAPARTE, 66 and shall be shot in 24 hours." in the rear, the enemy came to a resolution of send-
Ever since I was taken prisoner," said the ing a flag of truce to General Miloradovitch to beg
brave WINZENGERODE, " I calculated upon my death ' for quarter.
by a French bullet ; and to me it is a matter of in. aAt midnight, the enemy, to the number of 12000
difference whether that event takes place now or of Men, laid down their arms; all their artillery; con-
terwards."—Here the interview ended, with BONA•
isisting of 27 pieces of cannon, their baggage, and
?antes reiterated declaration to carry his threat into !their military chest, fell into the hands of the con.
execution--a resolution from which he was only dial queror. Upwards of 100 Officers were made priso-
verted by the representation of his principal Officers, i
!nets. Marshal Ney received a wound, and saved
that the death of WINZENGERODE, would be avenged himself by flight to the other side of the Dnieper.—
on their brethren in captivity an hundred fold.
._-I The Cossacks are in pursuit of him. The prisoners
that the fr Generals who commanded

Accounts are said to have been received from the
northern coast of Spain, stating, that the Whole
French army in that country had bten ordered to
march for France. The circumstance is not imprci;
bable, although we have our doubts as to the au•
thonty upon which the report is founded.

NAVAL INTELLIGiNCE.

LOSS OF HIS MAtESTY'S CUTTER ALBAN AND ALL
HER CREW, EXCEPT ONE MAN.
Albrough, December 11.
I hire to communicate the melancholy lose of
his Majesty's cutter ALBAN, commanded by Lieute-
nant KEY : she was driYen from the Holland station
by the present very beaby gale, and forced on shore
here this morning, and is a complete wreck. I am

extremely sorry to say, that out of a cre*, consisting
of 56 men, three women, and two'children, only one
wcman, servant to Mrs. KZ; and a young man, a
seaman, of -the name Of James Newton, are saveds
The Surgeon, Mr. JAPALS THOMPSON, came on short
kith some life in him, but he died immediately afters
wards."

VALMOUTH, bECEMBER le.
kotbing arrived or sailed to-day. The Vend
schooner, HOPKINS, from Lisbon for Londbn, parted
from one anchor this morning, brought up with a
second, and rode out the gale until assistance was
given her from the shore, when she hove up and tau
farther into the harboui.—Wind E. and fresh gales.

PORTSMOUTH,'DECEMBER
Sailed his Majesty's shits Rift Noe and PA wifl:oft
with the convoy for Spain and Portugal. The CouN.
Tess of Eton cutter, with her conyoy tor the Downsg
remain at Spithead.—Wind E.
DEAL, DECEMBER It
Nothing arrived ja sailed to day.—Wind
HARW H, DECEMBER it

No arrivals from the Baltic. Arrived the MNlabar
from Sheerness, with the lost of her rudder, two
anchors, and one cable, *ith other damage.
YARMOUTH, DECEMBER it.
It has blown a gale for several days, but we dd
not hear of any damage having been done on the coast.

The Itussian fleet, lately arrived, is now safely
moored in the river Methiay.
The sloop William, of and for Kinsale, from Ca.
diz, was captured, Mat: 49. 54. by le Brestois pri.
vateer, of 14 guns, from Brest, which, after plunder-
ing, gave her up, and she arrived at Kinsale on the
Sif inst. The privateer had captured, on the 27th
ult. about ten miles north of Kinsale, the Virgo, from
Cork for Lisbon, and scuttled het. A brig priva-
teer joined the Erestois on the SOth tilt. which had
that morning captured the Speculation, from Cork
to Lisbon, and sent her for St. Maloes.
A vessel has arrived from Halifax with the intellit
gence, that the number of voters for the Presidency
of the American ltepublic is known, and that it is
ascertained a majority of one only appears in favour of
.Mr. Mumma, in the competition with Mr. CLINTONt
This one vote is itself of doubtful validity/ because ;*
originates in one of the Members of the Elective
Body for the state of Massachusetts, and it is a matter
not yet settled, whether this Province has, or has not,
improper excess of one vote; according to the Code of
the Constitution.

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PRINCE KUTUSOFFS REPORT. I say . tour were
From the Village of Dotroro, November 10. , killed. The field of battle is covered with dead bo-
" After the defeat of the enemy near Viasma, the dies. Orn loss in the van, tinder General Milorado.
army advanced in the direction of Krasnoi, by the vitsch, amounts only to 500 men killed and wounded.
shortest road, in order to cut off the retreat, if not of “The enemy, after blowing up some fortifications,
the whole French army, at least of the rear. This evacuated Smolensko on the 17th and 18th. General
was successfully carried into execution on the 17th Platoff, leaving only a regiment of Chasseurs and
and 18th of November. The van, commanded by Ge- 100 Cossacks, set off himself at the head of 15 pales
neral Miloradovitch, had continued its march by Do-1 from the Don, with artillery; and of one regiment of
rogobouzg, as far as the ferry of Solovievo, but Chasseurs, to the right bank of the Dnieper; in order
within a short distance of that place it took the di- to pursue the enemy by the way of Katane, towards
rection of Liotovo, in order to form a junction with Dubrowno.
the grand army. Napoleon, not having exPected 66 General Platoff, in carrying on his operations
this movement, could not ward off the blow. upon the right Bank of the Dnieper, is in communi•
66 General Platoff having been reinforced by two cation with General Kutusoffi the Aid-de•Camp I
regiments of chasseurs, continued his march upon the and if the enemy should attempt to march upon
roads of Smolensk and Domhovo, and greatly facili- Senno, the junction of these two Generals would be.
tated the combined movements of the vanguard of come very fatal to him.
Miloradovitch, who, on the 17th, obtained advarftages le Our Grand Army is at Stasttoi, and our van,
over the French guards. that tetired from Keritno which is at Dubrowno, will regulate its march by the
towards Krasnoe. On that day the vanguard en. movements of the enemy's army, and will endeavour
countered the enemy again, who Was routed by Ge. not to lose sight of it.
neral Ouvaroff's cavalry. In this Asir the enemy a General Plata, in a private letter addressed to

BONAPARTR AGAIN IiaLLED ie rumoured that
accounts from the opposite coast mention the arr:*4l
of two Officers at Paris, from the army, who related
an account of BONAPARTE'S having been shot by
Bean:nee but thee Gentlemen were immedia:ely
arrested by the Police, and imprisoned as dissemina.
ton of false and malicious rumours. This circuit,.
stance, if true, proves little mote than the jealous
activity of the Polite. The Officers alluded to aft
not represented as having arrived at the metropolis
with any official dispatches, but merely on their owd,
private business; and they may have picked up this,
I and a tbousaad similar reports, ea the road.