Star.
London, England, 1813-04-28 00:00:00

STRASBURGH, APRIL 15.

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A great number of horses have left this, and all the
neighbouring stations, for the department of Mont-
Tonnere, on the route from Metz to Mayence. We
continue to see pass through our town, or set out from
it, a very considerable number of troops of all de-
scriptions, for our armies in Germany.

It appears, that on the 12th instant, the French
garrisdns of Stettin and Neudamm made a sally as far
as Finkenwalde and Greitenhagen, surprised the out-
posts of the blockading troops, consisting chiefly of
militia, and took several cannon; but they were at last
driven back by the adraim 9f 'MC gusaus
Cosucks.

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1815.

Captain HAMILTOY, of the Lord Duncan packet,
whose arrival we mentioned yesterday as the bearer
of dispatches from the Armies in the North, was.
landed at Aldborough. The only details of a public
nature with which this Gentleman was charged, are
contained in the subjoined Russian Bulletin—with
the surrender of Staroy Czenstokaw we were pre-
viously acquainted, but it was accompanied wit!
circumstances which reflect the highest honour on die
Russian General:
RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
" OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMY.
Staroy, Czenstolaw, April G.
44 Lieutenant Gen. Baron de Sacken having caused
the fortress of Czenstokaw to be entirely surrounded,
pointed out, immediately after his arrival before it.
the places where batteries ought to be constructed..
This was carried into effect on the 18th and MIL-.
Count de Rochehouart, Lieutenant Colonel in the
suite of his Impetial Mai, sty, superintended the
works. On the 21st, these batteries were finished, and
provided with cannon. They opened their fire at the
break of day, from eight pieces of the tenth battery.
On the 22d at midnight, three fresh batteries were
erected to play upon other point., close to the fortress.
They were formed of twelve pieces of the 18th corn-
pany of flying artillery, of 4 pieces of the company
No. 24, of the light artillery, and of 4 pieces of the
battery No. 38. These flying batteries played with
such rapidity, that the enemy bad scarcely had titre
to level their guns against them upon one point, be-
fore the fire was opened upon another. It was se
well directed as to set on fire three magazines, viz,
one of hay, another of straw, and a third of wood for
fuel. Whilst the artillery was doing such executions
the Sth and 29th chasseurs kept the garrison in so
much awe, that not a mart durst spew himself upon
the walls dfthe town. The whole of this service was-
entrusted to Major General-Count de Lieven. Lieu-
tenant General de Sacken, on finding that the confla-
gration made such rapid strides in the fortress, or-
dered the batteries to cease firing, with an intent to
preserve an image of the Holy Virgin, a monument
of devotion, which some centuries ago had been car-
ried hither from the church of the East. On the 23d'
the Governor dispatched to Lieutenant General de
Sacken, Meller, the Commandant of the fortress, to
request an armistice of twenty-four hours, to enable
him to draw up the articles of capitulation. This was
granted. However the conditions proving inadmis-
sible, the General ordered the cannonade to re-com-
mence. Two hours after, the Commandant returned
with a promise to surrender the fortress, and the an-
nexed capitulation was signed. The forbearance
shewn to the place proves the respect of the troops
for whatever concerns religion. Every church or
monastery, to whatever sect they may belong, suspend
the fury of attack : thus, likewise, discipline in every
department, is daily found to gain more ground
throughout all the corps of the army.