Star.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

1111N1ST11.11 OF WAR, AT WILNA.

se I have the honour of receiving this instant your
, Excellency's letter, under the No. 279, dated the
12th (24th) of this month, in which your Excellency
communicates to me the will of his Imperial Majesty,
for the speedy establishment of magazines at Vitcpsk,
Ostrow, Welski, Louki, and Pskoff. I have already
- dispatched to Vitcpsk the Courier Stophanoff, who
carried me the order. I am about to take all the
necessary measures, in order to its complete execu-
tion, and I shall have the honour of giving yotran
account of the steps I shaill take to accomplish the
otders of his Majesty, relating to the establishment
of, these magazines.
{Signed) " The Intendant General LABU."
" No. 727.—Drissa, 14th, (26th) June. 1 A.m."
lIREPORT OF TILE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF WIIITE RUSSIA
• TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR, AT IFILNA.
" I have the honour of receiving to=day the Ukase
of your Imperial Majesty, dated the 12th (24th) of
this month, by which you are pleased tb declare in a
state of war the Governments of White Russia, of
Vitcpsk, and of Moliiloff. lam occupied in taking
the proper steps to put this order in execution.
" The Governor of White Russia,
(Signed) . " Duke ALEXANDER of WURTEMBERG."
" No. 2197.—Vitcpsk, 15th, (27th) June, 1812."

FIFTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY.
WILNA, JULY 6, 1812.
44 The Russian Army was posted and organized
in the following manner at the commencement of
• hostilities :
u The first corps, commanded by the Prince Witt-
senstein, consisting of the sth and 14th divisions• of
infantry, and one division of cavalry, amotinting,in
the whole, to 18,000 men, including artillery and•
sappers, had been a considerable time at Chawl'. It
bad since occupied Rossiena, and was, on the 24zh
• of June, at Reydanoui.
46 The second corps, commanded by General Bag-
gawont, consisting of the 4th and 17th divisions of
infantry, and one division of cavalry, constituting the
same force, occupied Kowno.
•i The third corps, commanded by General Sell°.
tinnaloff, composed of the Ist division cf grenadiers,
of one divi4ion of infantry, and a division of cavalry,
amounting to 24,000 men, occupied Nov.Trocki.
44 The 4th corps, commanded by General Tutsch-
koffecomposed of the 11th and 23J divisions of in-,
one dwisi of savally iri the. ivhnleti

A 5.000 me-n-, was
"4'rocki to Lida.
. " The Imperial Guards wore at Wilna.
44 The 6tb corps, commanded by General Docto..!
row, consisting of two divisions of infantry, and one.
' of cavalry, amounting to 18,000 men, had formed a
part of the army of Prince Bagration. In the mid-
dle of June, this corps arrived at Lida from Volhinia,,
in order to reinforce the first army. It lay at the'
end of June between Lida and Grodno.
" -The sth corps, composed of the second division
of grenadiers, of the 12th, 18th, and 26th divisions of
infantry, and two divisions of cavalry, was on the
sOth at Wolkowisk. Prince Bagration cornmanded'
this corps, which might probably amount to 40,000
men.
. " Lastly, the 9th and 15ill divisions of infantry,:
and a division of cavalry, commanded by General
Markow, was at the extremity of Volhinia.
L 0 The passage rf the Vilia, which took place cn
, -
the 25th June, and the movement of the Duke of
Reggio upon Janow, and towards Chatoui, obliged
the corps of Wittgenstein to proceed towards Wil-
koroir and on its left ; and the corps of Baggaworit'
to make for Dunabourg by Mouchnicki and Ged.'
roitse. These two corps were thus cut oft tiom
Wilna.
4.‘ The third and fourth corps, and Russian Impe-
rial Guards, retired from Wilna upon Nemcntschin,
Swentsianoui, and Vidzoni. The King of Naples
pressed them vigorously along both backs of the
Vilia. The tenth regiment of Polish hussars„ which
were at the head of the column of the division of
count Sebastiani, came up near Lebowo, with a re-
, giment of Cossacks of the party which covered the
rear-guard, and chirged at full gallop, killed nine,
and made about a dozen prisoners. The Polish
troops, which up to this moment have engaged isia
clairge, have „hewn rare resolution. They are ani-'
mated by enthusiasm and fire.
. le On the 3d of July the King of Naples Marti*
upon Swentziani, and there overtook Baron Tally's
rear-guard. He gave orders to General Monti:iron
to charge, but the Russians did not wait the attack,-
11nd retired with such precipitation, that a squdron
pf Hulans, which were returning from a reconoisance
on the side of Mihailetli, fell in with our posts. It
vas charged by the 12th Chasseurs, and the whole
either taken or slain. Sixty men were taken with
their horses. The Poles, who are amongst these pri-
soners, have applied to serve, and have-been taken,
full mounted, in the Polish troops.
" Ot the 44h4at day-break„ the King of Naples
• entered Swentziani, the Marshal Puke of Elchingen
entered Maliatmd, and Marshal Duke 0, Reggio
Avanta.
OA the 19th of June, Marshal, the Duke of Ta-
re-Mum arrived at Rossiena he proceeded heyond
.that to Ponevieji, Chew% and Tesch„
a The immense magazines which the Russians had
in Samogitia have been horned by, thetnielves, which
has occasioned an enormous loss, Nit only to their
1 ttnances, but still more to thesubsistence of thepeoplit
a. The corps of poctorow, bowevet4 viz. the. lith
.eorps, vim still on the 27th of June without any vrt
I„.oers, and had made no Movement. On the 213th kti,
• !tumbled aid put itself in motion,. in order .to psoo
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