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61st . . - • - 366
Upon this review the Country may decide which de-
scription of force encountered more danger, suffered
snore loss, gained snore glory, or was entitled to more
praise, To some persons he knew it would be ab-
surd to appeal. From those who paid more regard
to their own will than to lain; or reason—from those
who could originate an order apparently designed, i
and since it was issued he would undertake to say no-
toriously
conceived, to involve a direct violation of ,
law, be could not expect due attention. But he
looked to the consideration of the Gentlemen of that.
House, who must feel, that whatever difference of opi.
nion might prevail upon general questions, the ex-
planation of this extraordinary order was calculated
to do good—and he hoped that that explanation
would be rendered effective for the satisfaction of the
army and the public." With this view, he suggested
that the explanation of this night ought to be put
into an official shape, and promulgated, in order to
do away the general misunderstanding, and he would
1 add, the general discontent to which the order under
discussion had given birth. Perhaps the manner in
which the debates of that House found their way to
the public, might be deemed sufficient to, give all de-
sirable publicity to the explanation; but he thought
it would be more satisfactory, especially in the army,
to take the course he had suggested. The Noble
Lord concluded with asking the Secretary at War, to
say upon what authority he learned that the German
Officers understood the order as he had this night ex-
plained it to the House? •
Lord PA L ME R STONE in explanation, contended,
that he had not expressed any contempt of the Act
d Settlement. The command was temporary, and
was founded on the article of war, applicable to the
German Legion, by which these Officers took prece-
dence. He also saw nothing inconsistent or uncon-
sltutional in the assumption of the command of a
sbassict by General Linsingen, as it must have de-
volved upon him in the absence of Lord Chatham,
and was perfectly agreeable to the Article of War to
which be had alluded. The Noble Lord appeared
to have totally mistaken the nature of the reference ,
to the Gazettes ; for the proper, and in fact, the •
only way to make the reference was, to establish a
fair estimate by the comparison of numbers, as equal
as possible, between certain proportions or corps of
the British Army and the German Legion.
Load FOLKESTONE maintained, that he had '
founded his estimate upon that very comparison
which he. was charged with 'not having made.
Mr. WHITBREAD assured the House, that after
the arguments- which had been advanced, and the
explanation which had been given, lie should not
trouble them at any length. The gallant General,
in the panegyric he had bestowed upon the merits
and discipline of the German Legion, had, perhaps,
in the fervour of his enthusiasm, extolled the officers
of that corps somewhat too highly. The eulogium
would not probably be thought too extravagant by
the officers of the British army, who were always
ready to allow and admire splendid achievements
and high deserts even in an enemy ; but the gallant
General ought to have recollected, that it was not
the British army, but the House of Commons, which
was called upon to express an opinion, and that not
in a military, but s constitutional way, on the ques-
tion before them. He was, for his own part, very
willing, to grant ranch and well-deserved praise to
the services of the German-Legion; yet he could not.
help saying, that while he, Mt all the value of their
services out of this conntry, he certainly did not wish
to see them in it. As an allusion hpd been made
by his Noble Friend to the extravagant imitation. of
foreign dress in our own native regiments, he had to
lament in common with many others, that the rage,
for Germanizing and Freachifying our troops was'
carried to so strange and unaccountable an excess.—
It was not, howevert to the taste itself, bad ,e§
.111 at
taste was, that be objected, but to the 'erroneous
judgment that had produced such fantastic changes,
RDA which was pregnant with further evils, particu-
larly in the moment and heat of battle. It was
fact, with which max.y Members of the.l4ouse were
acquainted, that during several actions in the Penin-
sula, English officers and soldiers were so bedecked
and bedizened, as to be alternately taken for Germans
and Frenchmen. In snore than one instance this idle
and apish imitation had proved fatal. It was well
known, that at the battle of Salamanca, an English
officer had been killed, because he was taken for
one of the enemy. Remonstrances, he believed, had
, been made, but all recommendation, and all advice
on that head bad been neglected. No alteration had
been adopted ; and it was likely, that the power of
taste would continue to prevail over the influence of
judgment. He felt that he had raid quite enough
' upon the subject. and he should not expose himself,
like the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool, who
certainly had not surprised the House, by speaking
On one side of the question, and voting on the-other.
Lord PALMERSTONE, in answer to an inquiry
from Lord Folkston, on what authority he had
stated that the officers of the German Legion under-
stood the order relating to their receiving permanent
rank only in a qualified sense, said it was from alet,.
ter from General Dekin, who had expressed himself
"distinctly to that effect.
Lord FOLKESTONE, wishing to know the date.
of that letter, Lord Paimerstone replied, that it was
.subsequent to the notice of his Lordship'; motion.
The motion was then negatived without a division.,
After a variety of obsereations as to form, and the
recusant theuames of Offielels by loadPA Lusagrowi,
herd-voirmuroNE, Mr. wairmitAD, Sir H. Must.
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!given notice, to enable certain or the gagers in Chan:
wry to assist the Chaniellor.
The House went into a Committee On the Jartiaica
and Stt Domingo Intercourse Bill, when the usual
progress was made, and the Chairman ordered to
rekrt. •
The SPEAKER having resumed, the Report was
ordered to tomognsr.—Adjourned.

be received

RUSSIAN BULLETIN.

BULLETIN OP THE OPERATIONS OP THE ARMY UNDER
MARSHAL PRINCE KOTUSOFF, FROM THE 9TH TO
THE 13TH NOVEMBER.
" Nov. 9.—The Aide-de-Camp, Count Orloff
Denizolf, has successfully pursued several French fo-
raging detachments, and taken 126 prisoners and
22 waggons. The loss of the enemy in killed amounts
to 200 men.
" Colonel Adrianoff has attacked a detachment
of the enemy near Dubutotchina, put them to flight,
and taken a standard and 175 men ; also five tum-
brils of ammunition.
" The enemy halted some time at the Convent of
Daldin, hut on perceiving the approach of our cavalry,
they fled with precipitation, after exploding 38 turn-
brils of ammunition, burning some litnbers,and throw-1
ing one cannon into the ditch of the Convent.
" Count Orloff obtained considerable advantages
near Gnichkowo, killing 200 of the enemy, and
'making 180 prisoners, of whom the greater part were
'French guards. He, is addition, captured thirty
provision waggons, which the enemy had collected on
the road.
" Nov. 10.—Count Orloff Denizoff reports, that
several of his detachments having overtaken the enemy I
near the Ferry of Solovino, attacked with impetuo-
sity, and captured eight ammunition waggons loaded
with cartridges, a forge, &c. and made 155 prisoners.
The same day other parties under his command sent
in 102 prisoners.
" General Count Orloff Denizoff having been 147;
formed this the enemy, to the amount of 9,000 mesk,
were marching in three divisions on the road from'
Jellnia to Smolensk, the General having formed a
junction with three corps of partizans, resolved to att
tack one of the said divisions posted in the village of,
Lewkowo. The enemy perceiving his intentiont
promptly occupied a height on its environs. Having
been dislodged from thence by our artillery, they fell
back upon the village, and were instantly surroundeil
by our cavalry, and compelled to lay down their
Arms, after a feeble resistance.

at This is the first instance during the present war
of a whole corps laying down its arms. It consisted
of 2000 men and 60 officers, under the orders of Ge.
ner.<l Augereau.
Som detachments of cavalry were sent by the
enemy to \support General Augereau, but General
Count Orle4 overthrew them, and pursued them
with great slaughter.
44 G-neral Malaradovitch

under date of

_Jenerai .ctiaradovit... reports,
The Bth November, that the enemy lost in his retreat
from Dorogobuz, to the Riker Osigeat, three cannon,
and 40 men ; and of the 9th, that .General Jour.
bossky, who pursued the enemy with his light cavalef
as far as the Ferry of Tolowieuro, made 940 prim..
ners, took 18 cannon, and 60 ammunition waggons.
Since the battle of Borodino, of the 7th Septem-
ber, our Grand Army has taken from the enemy 209
pieces of cannon; General Tormazoff, eight; anal
Count Wittgenstein, 29 ; making a total of 246 pieces
of cannon.
4, Besides which, there is no doubt that several
guns have been throkm into the rivers, or buried, or
bogged in the Woods : this is corroborated by the pri-
biners and the peasantry..
6, The head-quarters of the Russian army were on
the. lath November, at the village of Ballontino, 40
Iwersts from Smolensk."

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CO TT OR MI INTERCEPTED LETTER FROM THE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON TO THE DUKE Or BASSANO.
- a Moscow, October 18, 1812.
. 64 Duke of Bassano—l have with me at this place.'
Om Prussian regiments,, which have distinguished
timptselves in the advanced guard of the Grand
*ley, but which, as may be expected, have suffered
severely. Might not the King of Prussia relieve these
regiments by two others, fresh and well mounted ?
The former could then return to Prussia, and become
& for service again. The Xing would be a gainer by
this arrangement in every respect, since there would
,not then be occasion to make such immediate expen-
diture to remount these regiments, and it would be-
sides add to the number of his skeleton regiments,
which have been disciplined and practised m grand
mancrAvres. I have given to the Prussian contingent
its natural direction, by sending it to Riga—but I
should wish greatly, that the aid of my 7th division
were no lougta necessary in that quarter. I wish to I
know, therefore, from the King of Prussia, whether
he would not make an augmentation of 1000 cavalry
And 6000 infantry, which might proceed to Riga and
'take the place of the 7th division—the King may
*tidy draw these troops from Konigsberg, Calberg,
and Graudente, and thus they could arrive in a few
clays. These last would be-replaced by those which
might be drawn from Afgreatiir distance, by render=
i . : effective some skeleton regiments, or ordering
• • •ps from Silesia t. in this manner the King of Prus.
M would form a cordon of 4000 cavalry, and !MOO
It
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will be as easy matter for you to make him
comprehend that it is his own interest that this war
tso
aid be teratioseed quickly; hecanserin the-
zitmust be greatly ioconTenieticed by
and that. there is only ooe effectual way
*aging the same to it. temeination, which rm.= she*
4) Intim, by thepowerful.means which the Zorposor
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States, Imt by the stieenuri furnished by his
that the hope. she cherlihet of ruining the
void of foundation; and perfectly illusory: • .1c it
" The same language must be held to Austiis; the 4
Same to Bavaria, to Stutgard, and every where e 154.1
I not only desire that reinforcements be sent to n 4
but I also wish that their force may be exaggerated go
and that those Sovereigns do order to be inserted in
their Gatettes, not only the great number of troops
which they send off, but that they also double the-
number in their statements ; and it is to be well un-
derstood, that the Prbsiian corps at present at Me:
met is not to be included in these reinforcements.
pray GOD to take youinto hit holy keeping:
(Signed) NAPOLICON•9I
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GOTTENBE MAIL. °.l °:
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GOTTENBURGH, DECEMBER 1. 4'
Yesterday morning, the Ri.ssian iteet 'got under;
weigh for gngland, together with Asmittal Hopei .
but the wind coming to the N.W. bhey were obliged
to put back in the afternoon. • i
Owing to the Courageux having loft her rudders .
and paft of her false keel, and being otherwise ma.;
terially damaged, a survey has been caked of her,
and it is thought unsafe for her to proceed. She '
therefore remains here till the spring; She will serve :
as a guard-ship, and as a protection Os the packet* ,• ,
during the winter.
. -. "G 0 ITE N PIU Rc H, DEC.•
.?? During the retreat of the French, General Ansl
•
gereau, together with his whole corps, has been com-
pelled to lay down their arms, and are prisoner's
of war.
" Generals Wittgenstein and Tscliitschakoff have
joined. Kutusoff, with •his grand army is at Koloona..
Smolensk is completely surrounded. The Russians.
have in all taken 250 pieces of cannon." .
WARSAW, NOV. is. , .
The Grand Army having received intimation thatif
it was about to enter into winter-quarters, seventh '
officers took advantage of this circumstance to ask'?
leave of absence. Some of them have passed throggito ,
our walls. As they made, with their corps, that
movement from Moscow to Smolensk, it is very lutes),
resting to hear them give the details of this smirch't
which has confounded all the idle calcuhitihns, ands
unmasked the weakness and irresnlutioa of an enemy,'
always victorious in his BulletinS, not, however, dar-
ing to annoy a flank movement on a grsind Scale, the
most difficult to be executed, even before forces very
mferior.
, Since its departure from Moscow, the French army
always Catered .itself with coming to a genera) af-
fair; it considered it might be esteemed apart of the
next campaign, should it take places 'l'he Emperor,
yielding to this unanimous impulse of courage And
confidence, twice offered battle since the combat of
Maloyaroslawirs. The Russian General did not think
proper to risk them, and for along time only spewed
Cossacks. II
At last, on the 2d instant, appeared on the side of
Viasma, a corps of 12,900 Ragsinns, the froite of which
was covered by a cloud of Cossacks. Two columns
Were detached upon the flanks of this corps, which was
I
in an instant.cut to pieces. A Major-General, 6 pieces
of cannon, and a great number of prisoners, remain-
ed in the power of the conqueror. a
It was known by the ,prisoners, that Kntusow's
army was very much weakened, by the departure of.
all the men entolled by farce, or marching in their
ranks on consideration of receiving bread. This po-'
pulation return in crowds to their homes, haughtily •
announcing that the war has changed its object for .
them. Other recent levies which were in march, hav-
ing
learned that the Grand Army had left Moscow,
dispersed of themselves : they were told, in order to
inflame their warlike ardour, that the French army'
Was dispersed; that the Emperor had already gained •
Warsaw, and other tales of this description. This
contemptible trick had an effect quite diffetent to ,
what was intended ; it furnished a pretext for a de-
fection for which every one sought an opportunity. • ,
Nov. 18 —On the 12th instant, the head-quarteee •
of the Emperor were still at Smolensk. His Majesty
continued to enjoy the best health.
BERLIN, NOVEMBER 21. 7 . i
The Dukes of Reggio and Belluno are again in • ,
march to act on the offensive against Wittgenstein's .
corps. General Tschitschagoff continues his retreat;
his columns were proceeding from Slonim to Nietwiez.
Prince Schwartzenberg, and General Regnier, were ' '
following close at their heels. The** was •march-
ing on Royana, and the latter tweeds Slonim. The
last mentioned General was at %lima on the 10th inst. , ,
LEIPLIC, NOVEMBER
There are upwards of 10,000 Bavn troops, se-'
Alraral columns of which have already .passed through'
'stony, and are on their -match to join the corps (
.leder General Count Wrede.
Exclusive of the first contingent of the Saxon army, ; •
being 20,000 men, and of Prince Maximilian's regi-
ment of infantry, stationed at Griefswald' and. W-ol-
under the command of Marshal Duke of I Can-
'one, there have been since sent two regiments of t
try, one regiment of cavalry, and 400 artillery.
to the Grand Army. All possible attention con-
*lnes to he paid to the completion of all the Royal
Ousaiscoms now in the field ; and for this purpose se-
Itsliiid *Wood recruits have been raised this year in • •
die country, which are formed in provisionary batta.
Nuns at Torgau, to be in readiness to enter the ranks
or their brethren, who . are so gloriously figkins for
'the common cause. The last transport, consisting
of upwards of 1000 men, marched in the latter end of
October, to join tide 7th corps of the army. At Tor. '
gan they are incessantly employed in forming the
new raised men ; in whom the greatest ardour afid•
lithst lively inclination to the service, so essential to
their king and country, is evident. Several delive-
ries of horses from Moldavia; and the north of Ger.,
many, give us assurance of the Saxon cavalry. being .
completely re-mounted.
Twenty-Eye thousand conscripts have just been or-
dered out in the department of Warsaw, 18,000 of
whom will very soon be in readiness to depatt for the
Gioia Army.
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the North;
all

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