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By Mr. FARMER,
At the Three Crowns Inn, Leicester, on Saturday, the 26th of
December in :u. at Three o'Clock in 'he Afternoon, in one or
more I min, as may be then agreed upon, and subject to such
Conditions as will be then produced,
AFARM, consisting of a Hons?, and 21S Acres
of Arable and Grass Land, at ilestion, in the County of
Leicester, now in the occuption of hitir Gideon Humphreys.
This L•ttate adjoins the .1 urnpike road, leading front Leicester
to Uppintham, and is about 2 miles distant from each of those
town 4.--; t u view the Euate apply to the Tenant : and for further
Particulars to Mr. Burbidge, Solicitor, New-street, Leicester.

TO BE SOI D BY AUCTION,
By Mr. COX,
At the Angel Inn, is Grantham, on Thursday, the 31st day
of December instant, at Three n'Clock in the Afternoon,
THE PERPETUAL ADVOWiiON of the
RECTORY of WILSFORD, in the County of Lincoln;
comprising a substantial Parsonage-house and offices, with Yards
and Gardens, and several Parcels of Land, containing in the
whole upwards of 390 Acres of Lind; also, the Rectorial Tithes
of Hanbeck Farm, containing about 369 Acres: the present in-
cumbent is about 54 years of age.
Wilsford is about eight miles from Grantham, and four from
lleaford.—For further particulars apply to the Auctioneer In
Grantham—November :!4, 1813.

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
At the London Tavern, Foxhole-street, Plymouth, on Friday
the Ith day of January next, at .12 o'clock at noon,
THE Beautiful Ship GENERAL GATES, of
the following Dimel:sions :
Length on Deck, 117 ft. 4i in. the Main Deck to the tipper
Breadth, :13 feet, 1 inch. part of the Hold Beams, 5
Depth of Hold from the under fret 41 inches.
part of the Main Da:ck to the Dept of Waist, 4 ft. 41 Inches.
Limbers, 1. feet 2 Inches. Admeasures 54872-94 Tons.
Depth from the under part of
This Ship is about two years old, has a Bush Deck, and is
pierced for guns, and was built at New York, of the best ma-
terials, by an English Mechanic. She is voppered, and copper
fastened, has a Bust Man Head, and is wen found in Sails and
other Stores. Being strong fur defence, she is admirably calcu-
lated for a .hip of war, and would make a most desirable runner,
or forany other employment for which a ship et her class ntight
be wauted. She was captured on her voyage from Bourdeaux,
after a smart (lace, by his Majesty's ships BELLE POOLE, ABLY.
atomism, and DRYAD, and has been condemned as Prise.
Far Invenlories, and further Information, apply to Mmes.
Marsh and Creed, Norfolk-street, Strand; Messrs. Wilton and
Creed, Crutched-friars, London; Messrs. Thomas and William
Earle and Co. Liverpool; or to Messrs. Hawker and Sons, Mer-
chants, Plymouth. JOHN LUSCOMBE, Broker.
Plymouth, Dec. 14, 1812.
I Her large and valuabe Cargo, consisting of Cogniac Brandy,
Wine', bilks, Crapes, Ribbons, stationary, Gloves, Silk Stock-
, ings, Sc. &c. will shortly be expose/ to sale, as soon as It has
been examined and passed by the Revsnue Olken.
SIAWILSR and SOW
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Pug biItP4IICIi•SALFFERNT.

" SALES BY AucnoN,

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GREENWICH, KENT.
CROOM'S-HILL AND ROYAL-HILL.
CAPITAL FREEHOLD MANSION, with roomy 01fiees%
School and Lodging Rooms, Court Yard, extensive Garden
Grounds, walled round, &c. very eligible for Building.
By Mr: ROBINS,
At &arming's, on Thursday, January 28, at Twelve,
ACAPITAL FREEHOLD ESTATE, the
Property of WILLIAM SAVERY, Esq. comprising the spa-
cious roomy Mansion, with Offiees of all deseriptioos, a range of
well-planned Apartments, forming the West wing, contains vas
pious Apartments, Lodging and School-rooms, Court-yard,
Lawns, Play-grounds, and extensive Gardens, surnr:nded by
lofty alls, clothed with choice Fruit-trees, Tool-Lot. ~ warm-
yard, Coach house, and Stables, and Our-buililingc, th whole
nearly Three Acres, situate on Croom's-hill, and commun•eating
with Royal-hM ; the whole in possession of Dr. Burney, as au.
Academy of the first respeetabt ;ty and extensive accooamodas-
non, or a Residence fbr a Gentleman.
May be viewed, by Tickets, an! leave of the tenant ; Particu-
tars of Mr. Knowlesden, Carpenter, &c. ; Mr. Blalt,-; and at
the Gratheatud,Greenwick; of Mr. Chilton Sol:c:: -r, Chancery.
lane ; at Gatraway's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Gol-
den-square, where Pickets fur viewing may be had, and a Plan
of the Estate seen.

GREENWICH, SENT.
EXTENSIVE FREEHOLD ESTNIE; COMPRISING A

ROOMY COMPACT CHAPEL.
Capital Family Residences' with large Gardens, &c. Eligible
Houses, for Priviee Families, and Houses, desirably situ.:te tor
Business, with Warehouses, Workshops, &c. situate in Lone
don-Eject, Croons's-11U, Royal-hill, Orchard-row, Sts. and
Garden-ground, well situate for Building.
By Mr. ROBINS,
At Garraway's, on Thursday, January 29, at Twelve, in Lots,
Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE.;, the
-1- propeity of Witt.tan Say Wat Y, Fol. A capital subst-n ial
FAMILYRESIDENCE, situate on Croom's-11111, with Offices,
kc. lately improved at a considerable espenee; with large Gar-
den, &c. in possession of Mr. Cheminaut ; three excellent Pee
sidences adjoining, p:anned nearly as the other, in posses:on of
Mra. Prictard, Mr. Thrm% and Admital lk.uslaw; two
Houses adjelning, in peisessiun of Mr. Hewett and Mr. Green-
wooil, Lhien.draper ;.3 roomy, compact Chapel, fitted up with
Pews, Sec. and two Houses; with Shops, itirarehousee, Gardens.
Sec. in London-street; twelve eligible Dwellit.g-houses, with
Gardens, dec. and large roomy Stables. Gardens, &c. on Royal-
hill, in possession of ?4r. Knowleilden, Mr. Harley, Mr. Bran,
Mr. Stowe, and others; live twat 'muses in Orchard-row, in
poese,sion of Messrs. Reeves, Ihrce, Leven, Hobson, atal GiU ;
a capital Garden, very eLgible for building, .r,er the Circus, &A.
the Property brit eempact, and eel), el gible for investmg money,
being all Fteei.old.
May be viewed, by leave of the tenants, by applying to ?di.
Nntw.,sden, Carpenter; Mr. B Ake, LlphOld..r,'l...ndon•street ;
where Parieuiare may be tad, and At the Gieyhound, Greenwich;
of Mr. Chilton, Ch incory-Lne ;at Gat raw ay% and of
Mr. Robins, Vary/Leh-street, Golden-square; whine a Plan of
the Estate may be.seen. •

SOU FH W Al.ES.—Very areasive 11WNI-WORKi valuable
MINES, COLLIERIES, FARMS, CORN-11111i, COT.
TAGES, the.
By WINSTANLEY sad SON, at the Auction Mart, London,
on Tuesday, Janintry.stn,at Twelve, In Lots,
'THE I-1 I RWAIN IRON WORKS, which, from
A the suppiforOre, Coal, wad Hme•tonts obtained upon the
immediate spot, it Is presumed ate caprblu of bring carrietFon
with superior advantages to must (eters of •11..• Lind ; consisting
of two blast furnaces, two fineries, casiim-bouses, forge c.fpable
of rolling tram Vo to 104) tuna pis week, capital bias: engine on ,
Bo!ton and Watt's improved principle, with water regulator, e-,d
all the valuable machinery, trantsoads, Ba. The Mt:iee et inn,
Ore and Coal are of supesier quality, L..nd now winking with veil
considerable advantage. An excveding good Family Residence,
with sui'able offices, coach-helm-a, stahlinr, two dwell'ng-housed
for an agent and manager, and upwards of 120 cottages; sundry
farms, water corn-mill, wharfs, Ste.
Hirwain is desirably situated ;or water carriage, being only
about five miles from the Neath and Aberdare Canals, to each
of which is a rail road, forming thereby a direct and easy commu-
nication with the shipping ports of Neath and Cat dill, distant
frem the harmer about 16 toile; and from the latter 25., from
Swansea 24, from Brecon 18, and from Merthyr G.
To be viewed, atid particulars had, on application to Messrs.
Shawes, Le Blanc, and Shaw, New Bridge-street, London ; par-
ticulars also of Mr. Robert bigg, Solicitor, Bristol; Messrs.
Jones and Powell, Brecon ; of Robert Borrows, Esq:Clare•ityret.
Dublin; of Mesas. Robinson, Alt:slie, and Paterson, Edibburgh -
of John Lang, Esq. Glasgow ; of Mr. Phoebus -Winstanley,
Li-
verpool; at the principal Inns at Merthyr, Swansea, Neath, Car-
diff, Newport, and Gloucester; at the plaits a sale; and of
Winstanley,md Son, Paternoster-raw. -

CLARE-STREET HALL & rwo HGUSES ADJOINING.
TO Bii SOLD BY AUCTION, by Mr. FARGUS,
At the Commercial Sale Room, Bristol, (entrance to the Room
by the door in Small-.trees), on 'Thursday, the 28th of Janu-
ary next, at One o'clock in the afternoon, (unless in the mean
time disposed of by private contract, of wh ch due notice will
be gives),
ALL those well-known and Extensive FREE-
HOLD PREMISES, called CLARE-STREET HALL;
situate in Marsh-street, in the parish of St. Stephen, in this city
of Bristol, and for some years past in the occupation of Messrs.
Masse, Vaughan, Longmore, and Co. whose term expires op
the 25th March, 1813.
These Premises comprise a capital range of Warehouses, capa•
ble of holding nearly 2000 Hogsheads of Sugar, with Cooperage,
Sheds, Stables, and other Buildings; and dry arched Cellars un-
der, capable of holding 600 puncheons of Rum. They have a
capital hauling way from Marsh-street, and extend in depth flora
thence 160 feet, or thereabouts; from whence branching off to
the right and left ; they extend from a place called Glastonbury-
court, up to Baldwin-street, a depth of 190 feet ; where there is
an exeeedlogly gad DWELLING-HOUSE, with every conve-
nience bulk by the Proprietor for his own residence, and well
calculated for the residence of an acting Partner, in a very large
Mercantile Concern.
The Ground on which the Premises stand, comprises an
"area of .nearly 17,000 square feet; and is subject to the very
small grouncl-rent of 1.9:125. and LI. 10s, paid to the town of
Tetbury, as bread money.
From the contiguity of these Premises to the Quay, and all the
Public Offices, added to the trifling expence of converting them
into Bonded Werehouses, and the probability of the East India
trade being thrown open, it is presumed they
.will prove a very
valuable acquisition to Gentlemen wishing to purchase property
of that deseripdon.
Also, all Vtl-bulit and substantial FREEHOLD MES- •
SUAVE or LING-HOUSE, adjoining Clare-street Hall,
called or luiEwn by the name of The SHIP TAVERN, and now
in the occupation of Mr. Townsend, as tenant-at-will, who has
lire roan years carried on a most respectable and lucrative public
coneern in the mid house.
Also, all that well-built and substantial FREEHOLD MRS-
WAGE or DWELLING-HOUSE, adjoining the Ship Tavern,
and now In the oecupation of Mr. Metro., Baker, as tenant-at-
wait Y which said premises the Baking business has been very
' peeippretisiy carried on for malty years.
Glare-street Hall may be viewed any day by applying to Mr.
Houston, on the Premises; and the two Dwelling-Hoases adjoin-
Ins, by applying to the remadee tenants; but for further Partid-
Wars and to treat for dispoisse by private contract, apply. if
by letter, post-paid, to delimiter, No. 10, Duke-street, Nista
N.B. A Plan of the rodeos flay be sew at the c smakerslib.
Regan.

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WALBROOK WARD, Decrmata 21, 181!.
AT a wARDnoTE held this day at Salters'
Hill, befo, e the Worshipful JOHN ATKINS, Esq. Alder.
*lan of this Ward, for the choice of Ward Officers for the,yeir •
'ensuing ;
Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks. of the.WardMote
• be given to 30tiN 'ATKINS, Vq. Alderman of this Ward, and
•one of Representa:ivea of the City in ?ornament, for his up.
sight cotitLaci as a Mayistrate, and for the ability be displays on
all Myst-nun public questions in which the Trading Interests of -
this great Cny are concerned, and for his impartial condtttt this
day ni the Chair.
ReSolved Zloanimously, That the Thanks of this Wardmote
• be given to blr: Deputy I.Villiams, Mr. Pearce, Mr. lull, Mr.
Ashby, Mr. itytle„Cr. Koss, Mr. Hale, and M:. Woodward,
fcr their gentml conduct 'as our Representatives .n the Court of
Cornmcm'Coui,rit, for their able and *Judicious management of
the tacit% conevrtis of the Ward, and patticularly. in the r..:ent
negotiation with the' Landlord of the -Premises occtivietras the
• Ward Watch-house.
Resolved Unanimously, That the foregoing Resolutions be in-
serted usual Morning and Evenittz Papers, signed by the
Ward Clerk. (Sil!nra) NIOY TIIOMAS, Ward Clerk.

FRENCH PIPERS.

PARIS, DECEMBER it.

We are enabled to satisfy the impatience of the
public relative to the grand events uhich signalise
'and mask the termination of the campaign of 1812.
The following details are not official, but the sonrce
from whence they are drawn deserve, . cou-
Adence,

A great movement is operating • on the banks of
the Luna and the Dnieper. One impulse moves the
French and confederated masses, ‘thilst•the-measures
of the Russians are subservient to the diversity of the
'views, talents, and intentions of as many 'Chiefs as
there are separate and isolated. corps. ' Every one
must feel the different influence which this must have
•
kin the execution of measures.
His Majesty the Emperor determined to quit -Smo-
lensk on the 144 h, at night, and proceed to Orsha, in
front of the 2d and 9th corps, drawn into that direc;
lion probably with the view of faciiititing-Count De
Wittgenstein's plan of communicating with Admiral
.Tschicliat;olf. •
The Admiral, on his side, advanced with the same
view, and wcs knew it, to Slonim.

66 Monsieur Le Due—By my letter of the 9th,
from Arevalo, I requested your Excellency to an-1
nounie to the Einperor the union of the Army of '
Portugal to the Armies of the Centre and the South.
On the 11th I advanced against Alba, chjclr was
occupied by the enemy. I descended the Tormes to
Huerta, to examine the fords, and to reconnoitre the
English army. It had taken a position, and was
extended from Alba to San Christoval ; General
Hill was op the right, and Lord Wellington up
the left. The enemy setrned determined to accept
battle. I ordered every preparation for passing the
river, and made the necessary dispositions for it on
the 14th.
" To the forte under the command of the Duke
of Dalmatia, 1 added two divisions of infantry and
one division of cavalry of the army of the centre. I
gave to the Count d'Erlon the command of the army
of Portugal, and I placed my guards and the Spanish
troops under the orders of General Merlin.
fi The position occupied l y the enemy was formi-
dable. It had long since teen studied—it was still
that of Arapilcs. 1 was at first tempted to attack it
in front, for by penetrating the centre the enemy
would perhaps have been cut in two, and would have
lost the ;rah of his army ; but I was struck by the
observations of the Generals who are acquainted with
the countly, and I resolved to operate on the right
of the enemy, passing the 'formes at Galisaficho.
66 The armies of the South and the Centre were to
effect this passage on the 14th in the morning, that
Of Portugal to make demonstrations on the fords of
Huerta, opposite Alba de Tonnes, to take posses.
sien ct Alba as soon as that town should be eva-
cuated in consequence of the movement of the left,
and after effecting the passage at Alba, to put itself
in hne with the other Willies. In case Alba should
not be found abandoned, this army was to pass the
river at the same points by whell the armies of the
South and the centre had passed.
" The bridges were throe ❑ over the Tormes,' but
the ardour of the troops did not allow them to wait
for their complete re-construction, and the passage
was accomplished with success on the morning of the.
14th. Time enemy's posts of observation were car-
ried, the WOO men who defended Alba evacuated it.
In the night between the 14th and 15th the armies
were on the lett of the Tormes, the army' of the south
-haring its left at Mosarbes.
" The cavalry of the armies of the South and of
the Centre was advanced on the evening of the 14th,
in front of Nuestra'Senora de Uterus. One division
of the enemy's infantry shtwed itself, supported by
some pieces of artillery, which crowned the heights.
They seemed at first inclined to occupy this flat sum-•
' mit—but we establishtd ourselves there. It appeared
that this movement cf the enemy had no object
but to cover the retreat of the corps which had aban-
doned Alba.

These,two Generals must have been ignorant of
what was passing on the Moscow road—one cannot
oil!erwise explain the imprudence of their resolution.
liowvver may be, the following is %iliac we know
down to the present moment of the respective details
of the movements of the two parties.
• The Viceroy detached with the Army of Italy, by
I•'hepsk, came naturally on the war of the .corps of
W:ttienstein, which had in front and on its flanks
the `2d and 9;!1 coups, and the troops his Majesty had
'with him.. We May calculate the embarrassment
and peril of that situation.
Ou the miler side, Binge Schwartzenberg rrrived
with the advanced guard at Slonim, at the moment
in which the enemy,' rot expecting to be followed so
close, abandoned that city. •
A corps of 20 or 25,000 men, commanded by Ge,
neral Sachen, wished to escape. On the 16th, 17th,
and 16th, there were actions, and always to the ad-
vantage of the allies. At length, on the 19th, we
puisurd the remnant of this Russian corps, which is
flying towards Volhynia.
• The issue of these different affairs is 3000 prisoners,
10Taissons, and a great quantity of- baggage. All
the villages ;:re tilled with wounded Russians.
We give these anticipateJ details on the faith of
private nev. ; hope that the first official reports,
by confirming them, will develope the ulterior views
'upon which such great interests depend.

PARIS, DECEMBER 13.
,Letters from Willie of the Ist state, that an office!'
of the light horse of the Poiiih Guards had just ar-
rived there, with letters from his Majesty ter the
Duke of Lassanu. He quitted his Majesty at Zembin
oa the 2Sth ; he was in perfect health : the army
was in the most satisfactoty state, and continued its
march guiet;v. The hones of the cavalry, and the
train of artilery, had suffered; but not to much as
not to be speedily restored when they have plenty of
forage. This officer, who made the campaign of
1806, says, that they were nearly in the same state
in which they were when, after the affair of Vultusk,
the army returned .to take up winter•quarters, and
re-appeared, after some weeks' rest, more brilliant
than ever.
General Vandedem is arrived at Vilna, having
quitted the head-quarters of the Emperor at Zembin,
-on the 29th. He confirms all the details of the Po-
lish Officer. The King•of Naples and the Viceroy
are in good health. Prince Schwartzenberg re-
matched open Slonirn and Minsk, after having com-
pleted the destruction of General Sachen, who had
delayed him in the first movement lie wade in that
direction.

PARIS, DECEMBER 15.
His :Vfaj-sty arrived on the 29th olNitaember at
Molleschenow, on the great road from 'Vilna to
Minsk: There was an affair on the 28th of Novem-
ber, with the corps of Tschichagoff, which was very
successful. We made sonic thousand Russian pri-
soners. On the same day the corps of Wittgenstein
wished to make a diveteion, but it was kept in check
by the Duke of Reggio.
We have in France very exaggerated ideas of the
intense cold c f a winter inl'cland. The cold is rarely
greater than in Holland, and what renders the winter
ireferaLle in Poland is, that it is free from rain and
damp. The soldiers can easily secure themselves
against the cold in a country where it is easy to take
all ettess:ay precautions—hence they prefer dry
weather to a foggy atmosphere, and' to rains that
render Cie communications difficult. The French
warps have already passed a winter in Poland, and
French maps support- theicold as wind as. tbe Poles
and lausvans themselves. We rernineltathat of all
people in the world the French areihose swim accom-
date themselves best to the different climates.,-
31 Rousseau was the fit st who made this remark,
numerous examples justify it.
At the period of tie conquest in Holland, the win-
ter was as sharp as it may be now in Polane!, for the
French passed 'over the ice :--yet the cold did not
check the ardour of the troops, and there were few
.sick in the hospitals. We made the same remarks
daring the cr.mpaign of 1806; and it is a fact, that
I armies, diseases are rarer in winter than -in
i'ller. •
All the letters that arrive from D:,ntzic, Warsaw,
Wiina, and Grodno, announce, that immense maga-
zines are formed, and that they contain every thing

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The army of Portugal was ordered on the 15th
to rest its right on the Plateau of Nuestra de Uteria ;
those 01 the South and the ceare, to make a move-
ment on their left, in order to advance upon the
enemy's right, and intersect his line of operations,
The same day the army of Portugal occupied
this Plateau, and the troops of the armies of the
South and the centre, the heights of the Chapel of
Nuestra Senora de. Valburena i but the movements
of the enemy were concealed by a thick fog, to which
succeeded an uninterrupted rain, which rendered
ftuitkss all the efforts that were made. The smal-
lest rivers suddenly became torrents, which singu-
larly. confined all our movements. .
..Myanwhile several explosions took place at Sala-
ihanca, and indicated the retreat of the enemy. The
cavalry advanced on the communication of Ciudad
Rodrigo. The enemy's army was in reality in full
retreat. The cavalry followed it on the next day,
the 16th.
" Some thousands of prisoners, including many
officers, among whom is General Pager, comman-
ding tote first envision of the English army, a great
quanti.y of baggage, and a nuniuer of carriages have
fallen into the power of the cavalry of the :omits of
the South, of Portugal, and of the centre.
" The particular reports of the Generals comman-
ding the armies, whiclr I shall take care to address to
your Excellency, will enable you to put the Emperor
in possescica at every thing that has passed.
" 1 coo nut consider it any exaggeration to state,
that since the union of the armies of the South and
the Centre, which compelled the enemy to abandon
his projects on the Ncrth, his army has lost twelve
thousand men, at Chinciila, at the passage of the
Tagus, at Burgos, at Cadit, on the formes, Man-
tilla, &c.
" 1 pray your Excellency to accept my sincere at-
tachment. Your's affectionately, " JosErn."
A true Copy. " PKIRION,
Secretarp:General to tlas Miulster at War."

useful to a great army in winter quartets. We have 1 ' MORE RITSWAV igr,Li..ETliq.
nOuneisiness 'respecting subsistence ;—atid since the I
provisioning is conipletecl, grain has falleniu Prussia EEPONT OF THE ADXIXAST-GEFIRRAL ?Aktn,Tiocr, 150,411)
and in Poland. ,IMPERIAL MAJEFX, DA/TEE RIGA, NOVEMIIIiIt 22:
Letters from k'hiladelphia announce, that the e;ec. ! ." On the 20tli inst. intelligence wairec4ed from
tion of President of the United States is over, and Major-GeneralVeljaminow, stating that the enemy
that Mr. Madison has been re-elected by a great nia- was approaching with 10,000 men and SO pieces of
jnrity. This important news is in' the Boston Journal, artillery, and appeared intent on making an attack.
called the Columbian Ctruincl. It is added, that Con. Major-General Weljaminow received directions, in
gress has met, and that Mr. Madison made a speech' such case, to retire to leis former position; and Lieu-
toll of eloquence and patriotism. The Federalist tenant-Genera.l.l.4ivisp who commanded Colonelfteti-
Party, which is in favour of England, has been dinoerPs corps at Friedrickstadt, was 'ordered to ap-
beaten in the principal States of the I.Jnion, and proach Rip, and to take position on the right b3in):
every thing favours the presumption that the pre's'ent of the Duna, whilst4Ylajor-General Weijaminow kipt
war will become a national war, and will be prose- possession of the left. Bithis'the city was perfectly
cuted with ativity. i secured, but the enemy'did not think proper to vent.
PARIS, DECEMBER 13. r We an attack, but immediately retired on all points,
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN TO THE MINISTER ,and on the evening of the 21st our patroles had al.
AT WAR, BY crao.atat REY. ready lost sight (*.him.
" Bitrgos, Dee. 2. I " Major-General Weljaminow was therefore orde-
" I have received a note from the Count d'Erlon, red to collect his whole force, and with the needful
an. precautions pursued the enemy on the roads to Ec-1
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Portugal,
kaw and Kemal. According to all the intelligence
nouncing that ;k)00 prisoners, English, Portuguese,
and Spanish,' left Valladolid on the 29th, to proceed received. Marshal Macdonald was concentrating his
to Burgos, tinder the escort of a brigade of infantry., whole force at Eckaw, from which it may be certain-
and a brigade of light cavalry,
ly inferred, that he intends joining the French main
" Among the prisoners are Lieutenant-General t army
with the greater part of his troops, which cer-
tainly stands highly in need of such reinforcement."
Paget, and several other English officers. They will
arrive at Burgos this day or to-morrow. REPOIIT FROM GENERAL FOUNT WITTGENSTEIN TO. HIS
(Signed) " REY, IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DATED TCHANCHNIKI, NOV. 22.
Governor-General of the .sth Government~'' This Report states, that the enemy commenced his
?AR's, DECEMBER 12. . I retreat on the evening of the 21st, and was pursued
copy or A LETTER WRITTEN BY HIS MAJESTY THE RINI? by General Wittgenstein. It is imagined that the
OF SPAIN, TO TliE MINISTER FOR WAR. I enemy will shape his 'retreat towards either Tolots-
" Salamanca, Nov.llo, 1812. chin or Smolensko, to join his main army, which ap-
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pears to be still standing on the Dnieper.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL PRINCE WOLKONSICJI TO III; imiT-
RIAL MAJESTY, wiry. 5, p 7.)
44 The cbonenshji Beloussow o Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Tschentosubow's regiment of Cossacks, who
had been sentirom the detachment of troops umier
my command to procure intelligence of the enemy
in the circle of Duchowschtschina, on the lq (13th)
inst. sent into the town of Beloi *SI private soldiers,
whom he had taken prist nets.
Captain Tichanowjkji, of the Vs:erchnei-ural
garrison regiment, who on the same day entered the
town of iikeli4l with the .sth Baschakir regiment
unclr his conirnand, took there three marauders and
1000 pods f rye.nneol left by the enemy, as also SCO
of hay, 50 ischetwerts of oats, and 60head of horned
cattle. This regiment has likewise taken sir marau-
ders on their march in the circle of Welish. The
pattoles cf this regiment which were sent to Poret-
schje and to Surash had not lound any of the enemy
remaining,"

' OFFICIAL ACCOUNT FRO;/ THE ARMIES.-.DEPORT OF
IHE EMFEBOIt'S A DJUTANT-COLQNEL ISCHERNMHEW,
TO GENERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN, DATED THE
7TII NOVEMBER. •
" Whilst Admiral Tschitsehagoff was advancing
with his army from Brzesc to Minsk, he rn the 6th
November detached Colonel Ischernischew with a
regiment of Cossacks, to open a direct communica-
tion with Count Wittgenstein, of whose operaticins
no intelligence had been received for a long time past.
But on the same night the Admiral received a report
from Lieut.-General Sicken, who had been left in
the vicinity of Brzesc, that Prince Schwarzenberg had
sent a cr).isiderable number of troop; to Wolkowisk
and Selwy, which threatened to cut off the commu-
' nication between General sacken and Admiral
Tschitschagoff. Colonel Ischernischen therefore re.
ceived orders to go for the present with his regiment
to Selwy, and there watch the enemy's.motions.—
On the Bth, when he came to Peretschin, he was in-
formed that an enemy's corps, under General Moor,
was employed in throwing bridge over the river
Isl'‘man. At the same time he was informed by the
spies he had sent out, that another corps of the enemy
had already taken possession of Wolkowisk, and was'
on its march to F.elwy. He then resolved immedi-
ately to go against the enemy, in order to destroy all
the bridges over .the river before their arrival, in
which he was successful.

" Fonrteen wersts from Selwy, he fell in with the
vanguard, consisting of some squadrons of cavalry,
who attacked the Cossacks with great fury, in hopes
to press forward to the bridges before that they were
destroyed : but when they found their mistake, they
on the following day withdrew to Wolkowisk. Co-
lonel Tschernischew was just preparing to follow the
enemy, when he received orders from the Admiral
to proceed along the Rieman to Novogrodek, and
from thence towards his first.destinatiOn. From No-
vogrodek, whither he had gone by forced marches,
that is to say, ten German miles a-day, or more, he
entered on his bold expedition, notwithstanding that
Lazy, Nikolagen, and other places were in the pos.
session of strong detachments of the enemy; and
Dombrowsky's whole corps were in the vicinity. In
Kamen and Jwenez he found an enemy's hospital of
800 sick protected by 100 men, but in consideration
of the great importance of his destination, and his
great distance from the army, he could not encumber
himself with these prisoners, 4nd therefore contented
himself with destroying their arms and provisions,
and carrying off their korses.
" Two German miles from pubrown, he met with
a French picquet of '2O men, whom he likewise set at
liberty, after having disamed them. They informed
him, that the French main army had retired to Smo-
-lensko, and that the whole of the Russian force was
matching on Minsk, or Mohilow ; so that the French
were fearful of being cut off from Wilna. That
finally, alter marching night and day, and at least
nine miles per day in general, I.e tide night luau-
nately crossed the high road, on wi,icit strong co-
lumns of the enemy were always moving in tile day
time, and halted in a secret place, three wersts off the
main road, in order from thence to watch the enemy,
and stop their couriers. Here he was so fortunate as
to release from French captivitY, Adjutant General
Baron Winzengerode, as also, Major Naryschkin,
Major-General wetschin, and sever al other persons ;
he likewise took three French cabinet couriers, one of
whom was going from Paris to the army, and two
from the army to Paris ; the papers found on them
were of the greatest consequence. Colonel Tscheties.
chew afterwards cimatintinued his march until Lie came
up with Count Wittgenstein's army, winch, accord-
ding to his instructions, he was to join. The Russian
loss consists in tour Cossacks killed, five wounded, and
six missing."

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'proceeding to-morrow.
'Um
.I,Q R,D Cl-141N1CILI.gft *ated, Oat be was
iby, A ircumstances which he mentioned, iron giving juilPignmeltil
: the Appeal, " The T.:ast India Company against Autrobus. die
iflight. It would also depend on circumstances wheth, rhe et*
give judgmeht in it to.mortow.
1 The Wellington Estate Bi.l, Household Bill, Etrhetieer
Bill, Rice, Chocolate, and Malt ltuty Billa, and the sereralbh
already stated to have befp 6rAught from the Commons, wo,
read a third time and passed.
Mr. Cousur Eh. r, .r 4 when from the Commons, frria
the Insolvent Debtors' Act Amendment Bill, witli'A ---'
which were agreed to by their Lordships.—Adjoinned. •
IHOT,Y.E OF COMMONS.
1 Asc essage from the Lords informed the House, that kr
i Lordships had agreed to the Gold Coin Bill, Lind Wel.ispet
i Estate Bill, and several other Billy without any smendnierd. •
IMr, PEE.L.E GlP:dried leave to bring in a Bill to appoint cob
missioners for regulating the public endowed Schools iu Ireisit
The Hon. Member afterwards brought up Lis Bill, whiabi,4
rend a first time, and ordered to be Opted.
CALL ON THE lA9usE.
Lord CA.S TLEREAGH vilsOwd to Ali tl:e rtentlonCl &
House to the state of the N 15111013 befuie them. In 4mi:citifies(
to-morrow, it was most Hkely that the House would edict/ski
the 2d of February, and the consideration cf 11.: lira Elect*
Petition was fitted for the 9th of that month; which, however,
Was not likely to be accomplished. that day,
sunless a &line*
ante were previously riligreed. There were also so mazy other
topics of Importance to come berore the Ho*, or its err.
strati), eftrt mely proper that tl.ere shoul.: be a hal airerkske
on an early day after the reefs.. He %lioild, therefore, pro.
pose, that the House he called ever on i itt,day„ f,
the .11 of ie.
bruary, being the first day appointed fur bAllotting an iltuire
Committee.
The SPEAKER wished to soggeit, that as the all of de
House would occu;:y a con.iderald• ttn:e, it m4:iit be intones.
tient to the ; arties and Countel, if i: took Flare on tee saw
day as ttie ballot.
Loid CASTLERF,AGH, Iron, this considcrt'un, treed to
Alter the day to Wednesday the I to h of February, ii.r wind eii,
therefore, the cr.lt of the H4ittp was fixed.
I:AMAIN INGLIS.
Fir F. BURDETT tad he held •ii hi: hand a Pr..him*
Captain Inglis, of the Emea brig, which hatl been rei.,r!rd bhp'*
former state ; but which, having been (.Itertd, Is as not nor
liable to the Fame objeciii.i.s. 'the Petit km call Lined of eta
hardships and int, ritonment to wh•ch he had been sin:jet:lA it
consequence tit a act ffie between some or his men and a pee,
gang in the 1: iv, r, in which one of the gang was womuisi,';
although the Petitioner had ads isial his men to a peactahl: tab.
mission. It also complained of an unnecessary delay of Ns trek
and the great losses he had sustained from being prevented Emit
makii:g his voyage to New South Wales, for which his ship kill
been taken up by Gown:merit. l'be Petition was calends
he oil the '1 able.

ILC HyST ER JAIL.
Sir F. BURDET I.' said, he held in his hand a
Petitii,n li.oln the friends and relatives of ertre c. in per,
sons of the names of Hick wood, Taylor, and Lovell,
%%ho uere at present confined in prison, and nimbi
to be :clotted bail, unjtAliy, as the petition stated;
arid Aho horn their poverty were unable to bear die
expense of procuring a writ of liabea: corpu. These
persons had been represented to nine as decent hard.
working tradesmen in Bath, At the late 4lectiot
here, a sort of riot had happened in the Guildhall,
in consequence of which a few windows were
but no other mischief took place. These'
gi
however, one of whom was a female of the name
Elizabeth Lovell, were not taken up at the mum,
but fixed upon next day as the ringfeaden,anduest•
ed with a degree of severity which t,e thoughtaleit
gether unjustifiable. They• were refused bail,
sent off to Ilchester prison, where they had evert'
been kept in solitary cells, and what was more, hes.
oily ironed—for which there could be no possible ea.
cuse, as their confinement alone was security enough:
All offers of assistance in food and clothing, by that
relatives, had also been rejected. In this excessive',
cold weather they were allowed no stove to want
themselves, and were obliged to turn into their celb
every evening by four o'clock, where they had no.
thing to lie upon but straw, with only one rug and
.t covering. Nay, so far was this sort of prison dip
cipline carried, that %viten turned into their cells, they
were obliged to leave behind them the great corass
that they wore in the yard. A loaf had also been
sent up to him as a specimen of their daily allow.
ante. This loaf, said the I-ton. Baronet (holding 4
forth—it appeared about the size of a twopenny loaf)
was, with water, the whole or the prison allowance
for the daily food of one man. He remembered dug
Mr. Burke had once produced a dagger as ilustratire
the picture of his own imagination, but this lei
(here the lic.n. Baronet threw it upon the don)*
testimony to a real fact disgraceful t•• any civilized
ci,untry. fie was very much afraid, that a Llegiti
of severity and oppression was exercised in many 4
the gaols of the kingdom. which the people at lop
were little aware of ; and he trusted, that one effect
of the present Petition, would be a general engulf,
into such intolerable abuses. It was far prom being
his wish to bring any charge against the Ma.as.racy
of the county, bat he believed that the seventies of
the new prison discipline, countenanced by sone of
t:,em, were really 'shocking. He might be told ,la
the present prisoners had the mCans of obtaining legs
redress ; but they were poor, and could not bear the
expense of an application for a hojeas.celof• lle
cajled upon the House, therefore, to interfere In their
layout, Otherwise they might be actually gaffed be-
fore the period of the Assizes.
The Petition was then brought up and revi—lt
was to the effect stated bX the Hpn. Baroiiet!' '
On the motion for its fying on the table,
Mr. HARVEY observed, that some nits ailaga•
tions were certainly incorrect; for at the disturbane
which took place in Bath, the Riot Act was read.
and after that the prisoners must have been char
with committing an act of felony, for which 64
were not bailable, and which could be tried only s
the Assizes. It would be dangerous for the Home
"to take cognizance of the prayer of the petition,orte
interfere for the telease of the prisoners, as that WA
the business of a Court of Justice:-as to the'
hardships complained of, they mighthe the subject
of inquiry.
Lord PALMERSTONE regretted that the Holl•
!Baronet had not chosen to present his petition in a
fuller House, when there woulu nave been A better
chance of its allegations being pooperly carivasseti—•
1 From the experience of the honourable Laroact la
Session, in the case of Lancaster gaol, he might hew
formation on prison abuses, wer.. not much to be or
tound thaethe persons in the habit of giving funs II:
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