Star.
London, England, 1812-12-29 00:00:00

THE gVENING STAR.

time. The greatest %SW of a State is that of
eer-
tageous Magistrates.
" Our fathers heal for their rallying cry—' The
Sting dead —long live the King !' These few
dr
words cArrehend the principil advantages- of the
Monarchy. I believe I have deeply studied the spirit
which my people have shewn in different ages •'—l
have reflected on what has happened in different
epochs of our history ; I will still think of it.
" The war which I maintain with Russia is a war
of policy. I have waged it without animosity ;—I
could have wished to spare her the misfortunes which
she bas cansed herself. I should have been able to
arm the greater part of her population against her,
by proclaiming liberty to the slaves ; a great number
of villages demanded it of me; brit when I perceived
the brutality of that numerals class of the Russian
people. I refused to accede to a measure Which
would have devoted many families to death and the
must horrible punishments. My army has sustained
josses ; but they arose from the premature severity of
PARIS, DECEMBER sm. I tlie season.
This day, Sunday, Decembe: the 20th, IEI2, at " I accept the sentiments which you express to-
noon, the Emperor—being seated on his throne, sue- wards me."
rounded by the Princes Grand Dignitaries, Cardinals, After this audience, the Council of State, Fondue-
Ministers, Great Officers, Great Eagles of the Legion ted and introduced with the same forms, were pre.,
of Honour, and attendants of his Majesty—received sented to Hs Majesty, by his Serene Highness the
the Senate, who were conducted to this audience by . Prince Arch Chancellor of the Empire.
a Master and Assistant of the Ceremonies, introduced His Excellency M. the Count Defermon, Minister
by his Excellency the Grand Master, and presented 'of State, President of the Section of Finances, spoke
by his Serene Highness the Prince Vice-Gfand-Elecr as follows:
tor.—His Eicellency M. the Count Lacepede, the " Sire, the first wish which the Members of your
' President, delivered the following Address : Council of State feel, in common with all your faith:,j
IP SIRE—The 4enatelhastens to present at the foot ful subjects, is to lay at the feet of your Majesty's]
of your Imperial and Royal Majesty's throne, the throne, their congratulations on your happy return; ,
offering of its congratulations on the happy arrival and to exeress the sentiments of gratitude with which
of your Majesty among your pepple, they are inspired, on learning that your Majesty is
" The absence of yeilr MnritY, sire, is always a come to crow,' by your presence the hopes and wishes
national calamity, while your presence is a blessing of your people.
which fills the whole French people with joy and ig Whilst in the absence of your Majesty we were
confidence. employing ourselves in those lalsours with whisk you
" Your Imperial and Royal Majesty has laid all deigned to entrust us, and whilst every MOPICEt of
the bises of the organization of your vast empire ; our time was occupied in the execution of your. orders
•but many objects yet remain to be consolidated or for the happiness and prosperity of the empire, we
executed ;.and the smallest delay in the coMpletion were far from conceiving that any Frenchman could,
pt our institutions is a national misfortune. forget those sacred and protecting principles which
44 While your Imperial Majesty, Sire, was 4t eight have extricated us from anarchy, and which should
hundred leagiiei front your capital, at the head of ever secure us from it.
your victorious armies, attempts were made to' dis. 44 Sire, it was with the most profound grief that we
turb public order in this great capital, by men who witpessed the crime committed by a maniac, who, for
had escaped from prisops, iu which your Imperial a previous offence, had deserved a punishment which,
clemency had saved thein from a deaths merited by your Majesty was so generous as to remit but his.'
their past crimes. They have paid the penalty of attempt has only served to convince our old enemies'
their new offences. of the fruitlessness of similar plots, and to prove anew
4eliappy Franee, §ire, whese monarchical consti, the s:ncere attachpient of all the functionaries of the
onion places ye beyond the reach of o'6l discord empire to the constitution which your Majesty hp
t—of the bloc y feuds to which party gives birth— giiten to it. All parties in the empire eahibited
and 01- the horrible distractions which proofs of their attachment ; and all your' subjects
• engender._ have rivalled the public functionaries in respect for
4 The *--ioles

GUTENBURGII, DECEMBER

PY THE GOTTENBURGH MAIL.)
Reports from Denmark state, that it is in =intent:
plation by tkat dovarnment to make peace with
Great Britain. It is likewise said, that Deputies
from the British, Russian, and Swedish Admiralties
are to fix a value on the Danish men of war that mar-1
have been lost, and the remainder to be returned to I
Denmark, which is Os-) to receive a compensation '
for the damage sustained by the bombardment of Co..'
p.-Ahagen, for which the Danes are to join 50,000 mai'
to the Russian and Swedish armament, for attacking:
the French army in its retreat through Germany.

FRCNcif PIPERS.

-.4e &nate,. first pawn cf the Emperor, and
whose 4toliolity only has existence when the Monarch
cells t fails, end puts it in movement, is established
few the conservation of that monarchy, and cf the
hereditary succession to your throne, under our
fourth dynasty..
. 114. France and murky will find it, ender all cir-
tutnetances, faithful to this sired trust ; and all its
nd:K.l. Mee • will be always rear 7.t0 lie in defence of
that palladitunsof nitionar security oud•prospet it y.
In the commencements of (air ancient dynasties,
Sire, the Monarch has been more than once scan to
ornain, that a solemn oath • should, by anticipation,
connect the French of all ranks • witft the ben• of the
throne; and sometimes, when the age of the young
Prince permitted it? a crown vas placid upon his
head, as the pledge of his future authority, and the
emblem of the perpetuity of the 3overnmenr.
• • " Tbe.aftection' which the whole nation feels for
the King of Rome, proves, Sire, both the attachment
of the French to the blood of your Majesty, and that
internal sentiment which reassures every citizee, and
which points out to him, in that august infant, the
security of his own children, the safeguard of his'
own fortune, and an instfrmonntable obstacle to those
intestine divisions, th%e civil agitations, and those
political tevolutious, which are the greatest scourge!
that can afflict nations.
" hire, your Majesty has waved the French eagles
over the towers of Moscow. The enemy could neither
arrest your sm-cess nor thwart your plans, but by re-
sorting to the frightful resources of despotic govern:
xnents—creating deserts on all his frontiers, carrying_
conflagration into his proVinces, and delivering to the
flames his capital—the centre of his riches, and the
growth of so many ages. •
Those, Sire, who renewed these barbarous tactics
of their savage *ncestors, were ill-acquainted with the
heart of your Majesty. It would have voluntarily
renounced the trophies which were to be purchased
by so moth blned; and so many woes to humanity.
" The ardour with which we see arriving from
the departments of the enipire, under the colours or
}oar M.rjesty, the numerous soldiers called forth by
the Servants Consultum of last September, funtishee
an example of What your Majesty may expect from
the zeal, patriotism, and warlike spirit of the Vreech,
to *Hatch irons the influence of our enemies, the trip
rious portions of the Continent, end to milder as
honourable and solid e.

pea 1
May. your Imperial and Royal Majesty accept
the tribute of the gr#titude, love, and inviolable fide.:
lity of thy Senate, antk the French people.".
His Majesty replied as follows
a Senators—What you have said is very agreeable
to me. I have at heart the glory and the power of
France; brit my 'first thoughts ate engaged by every
thing that may perpetuate internal tiangnillity, and
place my people for ever in security against the f-age
of faction' and The horn rs of anarchy. It is upon
these eneiniiis of the hal pin“s of nations that, with
the consent and liise of the French, I have founded
this throne, to which henceforward' are attached timt
destinies of the country.
..
4‘ 4 timid and cowardly soldiery ruin the indepen-
cieux of nations ; but pusillanimous magistrates de-
stroy the empire of the laws, the rights of the Throne,
and social order itself.
a The noblest of deaths would be that of the sol.
direr . who falls in the field of honour, were not the
death of a Magistate, perishing in defence of hill So-
tereign, the 'I krone, and the laws more gloric4s. still.
" When I undertook the regeneration of 'France, I
Lintreated of PKOVIDENCE a determinate number of
years. Destruction is the work of alnorhent, but
cue cannot build up again without 'the lasigetnce of

principles, and in attachment to' your sacred person,
and your august Majesty.
'f GOD, .who protects France, will long preserve
her from die greatest of misfortunes. But in such an
event, every heart would rally around the Prince
who is the object of our hopes and prayers ; and
every Frenchman would renew at his feet the oaths
of fidelity and of love for the Emperor whom the
constitution would call to the succession.
We have been touched with tl:e recitals cop-,
tained in the last Bulletin of the Grand Army.—
What admiration must not be excited by the deve-
lopement of the most August character during that
month of perils and of glory, when the sufferings of
the heart could take away none of its vigour from
the intellect !
gs What sentiment must not be inspired in a na-
tion truly generous, by the faithful picture of its un-
foreseen losses, on perceiving that the tutelary genius
of France has known how to prevent their effects,
and to make them the occasion of new glory!
0 Your Majesty neverappeated more fully at the
summit of your destinies, than in those moments
when Fortune, by arming the elements, seemed to.
endeaVOur to remind us that she could be inconstant,
i! Let our enemies exult, if they please, in the me-
wled losses, which the rigour of the season, and the
severity of the climate occasioned ; but let them cal-
culate bur forces ; let them learn that there are no'
efforts or sacrifices, of which, after the example of
your Majesty, 'the French nation is not capable, in
order to realise your glorious plans.
• it In return, Sire, for your labours and your pa-
ternal cares, we can only offer to your Majesty, in
common with yoiir whole empire, the expression of
our sentiments of respect, admiratioe, and love.—
We venture to hope, that your Majesty will deign to
accept this tribute' with the same goodness with
Which you have in*ariably honoured the fidelity and
devotion of your Council of State !"
His Majesty replied as follows :
Counsellori of State, every time that j reenter{
France, my heart experiences the most lively satis-
faction. If the people testify so much love for my
son, it is because they are impressed with a atlvic-
tion of the advantages of monarchy.
gi UIS to that idal system, to those dark rnetaphy-
-ocs, which, in pursuing with subtlety the search after
first causes, seek to found upon their basis the legis-
lr' of ' initead of accommodating law-

ation nations, ....sting laws to
the knowledge of the human heart, 'and to the lessons
of history, that wf must attribute all the misfortunes
which our favourecl'erance has 'experienced. These
errors necessarily, and in reality, did lead to the re-
gime of men of blood. Who proclaimed the princi- '
ple of insurrection to be a duty ? 'Who flattered the
people by proclaiming 4 'sovereignty which it was in-
capable of exercising ? Who destroyed the sanctity
I of and respect for the laws, by making them depend,
not upon the sacred principles of justice, die nature
of things, and of civil justice, but solely on the Milj
of an assembly composed of? men, strangers to the
knowledge of civil, criminal, administrative, political,
and miliftry l.tws? When a map is called to regent=
rate a state, he must follow principles dircctly op
site. History paints the human heart: it-is in history
that he must search for the advantages and inconve-
, niencies of different modes of legislation. Such ire
the principles which the State Council of a great
enflame should never lose sight of; it must unite to
them a courage superior to every trial ; and, after
the examples of the Presidents Harlay and Mole, be
ready 'w perish in defence of the Sovereign, the
Throne, and the Laws.
I appreciate the proofs of attachment which the
Council of State has given in every circumstance. I
accept its sentiments."

41

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Sheclentzy, which I, the same day, accomplished,
On coming up with the enemy at the above -then,
tioned passage, they halted, and with a very stroll
force defended the passage, in order to save their
baggage and heavy waggons.
Notwithstanding this, drove them from their
first position, and pursued them three wersts. The
action continued the whole day. To-day I forced
them to cross the river at Studentzy, having do.
which they burned the bridge. Admiral 'relicts.
goff having sent me pontoons, I am now re.euath
lishing the bridge. I shall then act in concert
hint end count Platoff on the opposite side.
,s 4 Yeterday we took from the enemy one gun sed
,-1400.ptisoners ; and this day, at the passage, ere
took twelve guns, sunny more having been chess",
in!o.the
64 Stlirdal Staff and General Officers were takes
prisoners; besides others of inferior.. link, and not
continue to be bFought in, which I have not yet beta
able to take an accour.t of.
' The number of waggons belonging to Govern.
niwic.sita private persons is so great, that a spacer(
half st worst square is so covered with them, that it is
impossible, either to ride or walk through them; and
three companies of the new-raised tnyitis have
.hem
employed merely to aear:sicfi
sagye_cfoiontsli7tevmd4 of tar.
f.' t heie. vehicles, valichh
a p
ridges of different descriptions sent from blowy,
we found, betides a very great t booty for the army.
silver and other article; belonging to the churches,
.which were plundered by the enemy at Moscow. We
are now collecting them, and I shall dispatch them
to the Governor of Moscow.

LONDON. .
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29.
ARRIVAL OF TWO GOTTENBURGH

MAILS. .
RUSSIAN DETAILS OF THE OPERATIONS

♦LLUDES TO IN THE
TWENTY-NINTH FRENCH BULLETIN.
The arrival of two Gottenburgh Mail; last night
has again put us in possession of a brilliant series of
events connected with the Russian campaign.
We hasten to lay the glorious details hefQre our
readers in the order in which they have reached us:

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN BULLETINS.
R$ ow'. FROM GENERAL COUNT WIT fGENSTigIN, TO lIIS
IMPERIAL MAJESTY, RATED
" BOcsuw, November .211
I had the honour, on the 14th November, most
submissively to report, that Marshals Victor and Our
diaot we're retreating before me towards Borissow.--
I marched after them from the town of Tschetuga.
General Platow followed the enemy's Grand Army::
Admiral Tschitchagow was to receive the enemy at,
Borissow, and by this means it was intended to inclose
lifition three sides. In consequence of. this arietnge-
merit, I caused my vanguard, under Major-General
Wlastpw, to pursue the enemy ; this General de-
' feated General Dentiln's division, near the town of
Batura, and within two days, one Lieutenant-Colo-
nel, 3Q Officers, and 900 men, were made prisoners.
As then perceived that the enemy was quickly rer
treating, I undertook making a flank movement from
Kolopenitclie, and marched towards the town of
Baren, in order from this point to cut him off from
the Lepelka road, and be enabled to act on Wesse-
low° and Hadinz, where he was formrng bridges.
When I arrived at the town of Kostrezy, I re-
ceived information that 'Napoleon would cross the
Ilireasim River, azlctthat Victor's corps formed his
, 'rear-guard, I therefore put myself in motion to at-
tack him whilst crossing, and desired General l'la.
tow to hastestto Borissow, which he accordingly did.
He proceeded on the Tolotschen road, and after my
arrival with the whole corps at Old Borissow, I cut.
off the enemy's rear-guard, consisting of half of Vic-
toes corps, aad attacked it on yesterday afternoon.
After a heavy fire pt musketry, which continued for
lour hours, and by the effect of our artillery, the
enemy were thrown into disorder, and put to flight;
‘‘e took one piece of artillery, and 30 officers, with
1000 men, were made prisoners. He suffered a great
loss besides, in killed and wounded.

" Meanwhile 1 sent a flag of truce to inform the
enemy of our superiority of force, and tell him that
he was surrounded, and must surrender. Tl:e cou-
rage and valour of the„ troops under my command,
wgether with General Platow's arrival at Boriscow,
forced the enemy to send me two flags of truce, with
information that they surrendered.
At midnight, the General of Division Partenot,
the Brigadier-General Lettre, two Colonels, forty
officers, and 800 men, who had already submitted,
were brought to me.
44 At seven o'clock this morning the remainder laid
down their arms, viz. Generals Camuse and Blai-
mont, three Colonels, 15 Lieutenant-Colonels, 184
officers, and 7000 men, and delivered up three pieces
of artillery, three standards, and a number of bag-
gage waggons. 'Among these troops are two regi-
ments of cavalry, one Oaxon End one of Berg, with
very good horses.

On such a victory, a similar to which has scarcely
hitherto been gained over the French, I take the li-
berty of congratulating your Majesty, and of laying
all these trophies at your Majestyls feet. The loss
on our side is not great. lam to-day going to attack
Napoleon., at the town of Studenzy.
4, Admiral Tschitschagow and Count Flatow will
attack him on the other side of the river Beresina."

The same General reports, under date of Novem-
ber 12 (24) from the village of Tscherija, as follows:
" Admiral Tschitchagoff arrived on the 22d at Beris-
son, from whence the General of Infantry, Lan,
geron reports to me, in two letters of the 10th (22d)
inst. that Adjutant-General Count Lambert took pos.
session of Burissow on the 9th (21st), and therV dp.
featet the whole bf Donibrowski's corps, taking sir
cannon, two stand of colours, and 3000 prisciners ;
the remainder of his beaten corps marched off in the
toad to Orscba.

ft Count Lambert also took two pieces of artillery
at Kadanon, and made about 3000 prisoners, and
had in all, in the course of eight days, made about
11,000 prisoners, including the sick that were found
in the hospitals of Minsk, and taken 24 cannon. Vic-
tor and Oudinot are retreating before me towards Bo-
rirow. I am in pursuit of them, and nsterday took
upwards of 800 prisoners, and a number (.4 b.iggage
waggons. `The General of Cavalry, Cuytt Piatow,
is already in pursuit of the enemy's grand army to-
wards Totosch in.
s Your Imperial Majesty will phase to perceive by
thii statement that we are compressing the enemy on
three sides. General Count Platow pursuer them on
the rear—l act on their flank, and Admiral Tschit.
cliagtrw will receive him at Borissow."
REPOIti OF THE GENERAL ON CAVALItY,COUNT WITTO*II-
- TO His IMPEItIAL MAJESTY, DATED
" Stacy Barisal', 17th (s9tb) November.
" Yesterdays I reported to rinr Imperial Majesty,
that I should proceed to the river Beresina, near

Congratulating your Majesty on the above, I
lay at the feet of your Imperial MajeetY a stand *1
Fqio9rs,
The lots in killed and wounded. fs.Osecounqii
these two days., exceeds 5000 men.l
INTERCEPTED LEITER, •
FROM TIM TIMM OF NEUFCHATEL TO MAMMAL Mr
VOIIsT, PIUXCE OF ECKMUHL.
" Smolensk°, November 1t
is It is the wish of the mperor, that you supple
the Duke of Elchinger in tla retreat which ht
making with his rear-guard, while the Vltemy te.
marrow, the '27th, will march to take post at EMS.
poi. Ycu will therefore take care to occupy the
post which you shall judge advisable, and which flat
Viceroy shall evacuatp. The intention of the Em.
peror ic, that you with your corps and that of
tile Duke of Elcbingen retie from Krasnoi, and
make this movement on the 28th and 29th. Gene.
ral Charpentier with his garrison, consisting ofthres
Polish battalions, and a regirpent of cavilry, will
leave the town at the same time with the mr, Be-
fore you march,out, you will blew up the marts
which surround Smolensk, sis the mines are may,
and only need to be set firp'to. You will take care
that the ammunition, powder•chests, and every this
that cannot be Carried away, be destroyed and burnt,
as also the muskets and cannon should be buried....
Geaerals deassiloup and Laulossiere will take cm;
each in his department, to carry these orders fete
propei execution. You will take care to vend c
paroles, that no marauders may remain behindivid
you will also leave a% few persons as possible in the
hospitals. (Signed) 41 ALEZANDER, •
'4 Prince of Nessfchmel, Major. General.'
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL BULLETIN,
" FOREIG N-0 FFICE, DEC. N.

" Dispatches have been received this evening Emot
General Viscount.CATllCAuTt dated St. Petfribargir
,the 4th, 6th, and 7th of December, containing it
accounts of the successes of the Russian army to the
119th of November.
" By these it appears, that General Conat Win:
faNSTE.IN reports on. the 24th November, .Cron the
village of Chesai, that AdMiralTclllCll.leOFF wasst
rßorizoff on the 24th inst. whence GeneralLaxonta
informed the Count, by letters of the 22d, thatc.i.
neral Count tanipaar was at Bori;off on the 2)st•
when he defeated the whole corps of Doseaosami.
taking sit cannon, two colours, and SO4O, prism**
drivini then; en upon the road to Or* t • *at
Count LAMJERT had also taken at Baidaa4.4os
guns, and from two to 2000 prisogetur_sastAilal, e.
including the hpspital at Minsk, in the last eight
days upwards of 11,000 risotterat and 24 gum ha 4
been taken. .
" Vicioi and CIUDINoT had retired float before
Count WITTOENITEIN upon Borizoff: the latter it
Matching in pursuit of them ; and on the rikl took
800 prisoners and many carriages.
" The attempt to blow up the Cathedral of Salt
lensko failed, the match being extinguished befotak:
`reached the Nine. - .
4' General Count Wirrozarrittr repolts os dm
27th November, fiat he had defeated Marshal P
roa, and taken tour cannon, two standards, sill'
seven Officers of the Etl:Major, andSoooprikaaisi
besides a great number 'which the enemy had kg! 111
killed and wounded ; and that in ccitits!quence, st
this victory, the General of Division, PAIMINACIre
General of Brigade, Blum, the Chief of the tad;
Major, D'El..zat., Generals CAMINB and I.3l4amosfri
five Colonels, fifteen. Lieutenant-Colonels, t 24 0111-,
j
cers, and 7,800 soldieis,'lncluding two entire
meets of cavalry, had laid down their arms;
which he bad attacked NAeoLlow and his ,
passing the Beregina, 'near Stadinski, and .
...
him. The campy made the utmost itsistance, in '

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.Isiggt-
sge as much is possible,
tsd than burnt his .bridge, which was soon re-esta-
paaam.---1.
• On the 26th, he took onethousand five hundred
pmehers and one cannon.
A On the 27th, 12 cannon ; and he states, that
*baggage taken from the enemy filled a space of
ka a verst, so as not to be able to pass along it on
or On horseback. Having established his bridge;
kiwis preparing to join in pursuing the enemy. .
• Admiral TCHICNAGOFF reports on the 29th, that
tki,ailemy, having in vain attempted to force thie
lattina.at Bostissow; found a position at the dis..
toe of thirteen versts, where he established a fiat.
oti a thirty pieces of cannon, by which he was,
eabled to pass the river where it was extremely

'm
11(454 the 2&h, be attacked the enemy, who bad
okra front, whilst COunt WITTOZNSTZIN and
*ono ':lifuteked their rear. lie repulsed thi
Iwo to .the"o..!stance of four or fits wersts, with.
lossof onecintion, many • Officers, awl several
wend
• closes his repoOy stating, that the enemy
gig facet, aid he Was %arching in pursuit.
TtitaatanOiev states, that NAPOLIIOI4
joimet liy Itisiortri'stiiißultting, to near
,70.0)ip run ; and that his Guard's, *aid eke Corps of
ogionit sad VIC* 'was nat. in' bid' Order or defi-
risrt
divahly or artinery.
• . •
• Avail Teptilniapyar Was' marching on ester.
rpeitival Dlttidatgiitetteit had arrived at
• ;. ' • •
• rmal been left near BMA
'Aitiimpletely executed his orde%.
Priatelcsiwwwrpojizaa had twice approached
Sionitai but Generil Sant** bad also twice at.
lDitkid'Rtotifisi, and
obliged birh to join Prince
aftereSe leiss'nf one %thndard and
loothisisOnera."

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MORE RUSSIAN BULLETINS.

f. 114 *AM THE ARMIES.
:4110611.4 the Itepiert`iif Colonel Tscherny-
Adjutant to his Imperial Majesty, to:the Ge-
)1014' Cavairy, 'Coatis Wittgenstein, of the sth
Crith) Itlehintask.: • • . I
• hire the honour to rtifat l jrtiur Eicellencf,
bai, lifter Iny'rnf! return from the Duchy'of War- f
sow fnth the aetachnsent under my command! at
fis tline when die Western Army was on its ittaroh
item Bret tt to Minsk,* Commander-in-Chief, Ad-
atiral Tchfrlagol& who for a long time past bad *not !
received thieleast inallfgence t of the glOricins opera-1
titts the irodpis under Zour Excellency's com-
watuf, SiOrolthOsi the corps Inkier hiarshal Vic-
tor, etviiiidered It to be necessary 'to oie all possible
ins it to eftat h siiisidteeitithunieation with your
Latncy's coin as Speedily. .as'pOssible.; and :for
iltts'itkpode, the COMMatider-in-Chief thought pro-
ter',„n the 25th October' 6th 11/41oveiri6er), to confet
ba me the °COnimand of 'the Cossack Regiment of
Pantelejew, then at Slonem.
" On the night between the flsth and 26th) 6th
Mind 7th of Novembel-, Admiral Tschitchigou, after
bating already sent fdrwaroil all the columns to Nes-
eCeived intelligence that Prince Schwarixen-
berg, to ciptiiiie whom Lieureitant-Genetal.s.acken had
been left with a corpi 'in the vicinity of Brest, had
detached I considerable .body of 'troops . towards
Wollowesk and Selo* by which ifieins he threat-
wed cutting off the conimanicaiion betaken General
tidal and the army. ,
'l4 The Commander-in-Chief ite'reTere directed inc
to rearth with the aforesaid regiment of Pontelejeu,
which drab A 'that time at Siouan, to DiAtir.lien and
&ivy, to take posiesstim of both these costs, and
observe the :enemy's inereineifti.
u On di 517111.0csolier (9th Nolte rtber) arrived
ati)rutsehin Where I learnt that tie enemy's corps,
Under General War, Was marching froni GrOdno to
!the *Silage of Macy, and had already begun to
throit a bridge over the river at that Village. Al.
%bough the Niemen was at the distance of eight
leagues hail met I itarnediatelY sent a detachment
the% 11461hilid
tie
covering the labourers on
the* batik of tie river, and destroyed all their
"PhilliMismade isn the left bank. . .
east the keit same time the parties I hid de
-
mind m Wolkoivisk, 'earthed me, that lite enensi
had Andy garrisoned that village, and appeared oti
tharoad to Silwy, whip induced rue to collect the
Ornithinents of the Cossack regiment of ?antalejeu
*hoot loss of time and to proceed With them agthist
the enemy in order thereby to gain time to destroy
three bridges. At the village itself, brit the river,
"UT, I met the enemy's advanced guard; consisting
*ileac squadrons of cavalry, about 14 wersts from
,116 Silwy t they attacked my Cossacks
voith:reat impoinosity, in expectation of reaching the
bridges ;,•efotV they were destroyed, but they were
totally destro7ed by the time that they were within
Only one wens! 'he rifer.
" In the course of :he night I 'received informa.
site that another of my roles had likewise:destroyed
the bridge at Iwasch Kewetsch, and that tvio hours
aisr it was burnt, a strong detachment of the enerity'i
from Isabela, had arrived at the village of
lwasch Kowetsch. After passing the night in the
village of Silwy, and at a very short distance from
the enemy, I found, early in the morning of the 28th
-,(91b-Noftober) that be Ilad ;lot only desisted from

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making any attempt, mOa et hut that he hid even
retired on Wolkeveisk, to le-14—A— b'e was, no doubt,
induced by the'olfeni'ive operationVbfbeneral tac ken
agam,tthe main body of the Aastrian army.
" Just,as I was preparing to follow the enemy, I
received directions from the commander in Chief at
Polanka, to go from Diretschen through Dseniol on
Nowogrods, to observe the enemy•along the Niemen,
and to pro Feed, further, according to my first desti-
nation. Froth Nosiiogrodsk, 'thick place I reached
kT.fieNted marches, snaking ten German miles and
awards every day, I,'nndertookl4 venturesome ik-
pedition, at the very time when, there were strong
detachments ot the enemy in Belizy, Nekbiajew, Lidy,
li•is4atin,. kakow, and Radosck ; kosVitiche, and
=kite ii;hole corps of General DombroYrsti, "vas ko the
.•. - •
rights le litoliry and Kordanoir . ~ .
" I milked the Niemen near to Kolodesna, by
isni •
and,
mg, took my route through Naliboke and
Kaittin te Toren. In both the last mentioned vil-
lages 1 load an enemy's Hospital, in which therti
were #OO Siek, under the protectibn of 100 men.-:-.
The importance of my object, and my distancefroM
the army, it itld not allow of my sending themPri.l
soners off to tie army, or to encumber my detach-
, meat with the traniporting them, and I therefore con-
tented myself widi.*destroying their arms and atiamtr
nition, and of carrying away their horses, of which
I have, in the whole course of the expedition, taken
!several hundreds, to which the sudden and unexpect.
I ed appearance of the Cossacks gave me an oppor-
1-tunity. When I approached the great road, at about
16 German miles from the village of Dubrbwo, I
I ieliit a French piquet of cavalry, consisting of 20
1 cuirassiers and dragoons, who I permitted to depart,
i after taking their horses and destroying *their arms.
" The report, which is very detailed, states his
I having reached Admiral TiChitchagolf, after o'er-.I
coming great'difficulties, andpraises his officers and
soldiers."
. .
" The Petersbargh Gazette, of the Ist December,
'contains a dispatch from the, Marquis of Paulucci,
'dated the 22d NoveMker, aating, that on the 21st
his patrales,had been near Leuden and Tormsdorf,
without having 'seen the enemy, alter which he or-
" tiered his troopi to Bross the D'und, :to* act in con-1
I junction with Major-General Witjemenow ; that on
the morning of the 22d, he received information that I
the enerny had retired from Schbek to Mittan,
that, according to the reports of deserters anti .priso- 1
`nets, the. enemy appeared to be concentiailpg his
foice at Eckaio, a very stroniposition, no doubt in-
Ibbiling 'to ass'l
assist the grand 'Trench army with the
...
greater 'part of hit troops, and be able to`cover its
retreat ivhether 'it khould be directed by Widsa, Wil-
•
korner, or•Jurbarg." . ..
" PETERSBURGH, bEC. s.
.;k rterd. hiaralltid Prince .tuog reports on the
27th Novemlier,ihat he hieg.,,?Crossed the IDnieper on
the 25th'and 26kli. , . ..
" Mohilow' ha's been retaken
nby the Russians, who
found there 'ccinsiderable magazines and provisions
for ten dayi.,
" Gener:,lCount Wittgenstein wis at Borissow on
the 213th November, after haiing gained 'considerable
advantages 'over Marshal Oudinot's and Victor's
corps, in three several 'actions.; in one of which 7000
Men were forced tolay down their artil—among ,
whom were the French Generals Parthontieiu, Ca.,
inu's, and Blemou, 3 Colonels, 15 Lieutenant-Colo. ,
nels, and
,upv.ards of 200 tot:Seers of inferior rank.
Their artillery and baggage were likewiie taken.
44 The Russian Army. of Reserve, which ;vas at.'
sembled at Nischow NovngMod. under general
Connerolstoy, has received 'orders to march for-
ward, and directiti route towards the south-east part
of Poland. Particidar Balkans - will be given of
these warlike operations." . ~
. The Commander-in-Chief Of the Arrnies timid-
Marshal General Prince Kutusaff, of Smolensico,,i4:
ports to his Imperial Majesty, under date the (liei)
?3d Noveinber, froM the village of LannekE, as fol.
lows : . , •, . . ... iiiitt;ri
al hive the happinets of infortning your al
. ~
Majesty; that on the (Bth) 20th November, Napo.
leon with his guard; Left Orscha, and marched off oil.
the road leading to the Village of KochanoWi.,, Oh
the (9th) 21st ditto, the last of the enemy's troopi
quitted that place, leaving behind them gs pieces-at'
artillery, some provision's, and an hospital, in which
we found upwards of fifty wounded Frencb officers.
" General Count Platow is in pursuit Of the enemy,
who is retiring towards kochanowa.
'CI The detachment adder Major-General Jenialoiv,
which tressed the river near Orscha, and which con-
sists of 14 battalions of infantry, some cavalry, and
two 'companies of artillery, series to support Covet
Platovr.
it ile van-guard of die liiiin army, Under the
command of the General of Infantry Miloradowitsch,
consisting of the 2d and 'tat corps of infkntry, and
the 2d cavalry corps, will pass the Dnieper on the (11)
23d inst. neat to the towts bf Keplrsi hod take their
direction tbsVarrii the irillage of Tolotschin, in bider
to join Majoi,General Jemalow's detachinent, an&
by this means. a considerable Inais bf troops will be.
formed to pursue the enetnyi
" Our main army, which it waiting for the past.
plies of provisions that had remained behind ails.
count of the celerity of our movements, will pass the
Dnieper, near Ropys, an the 12th (24th) inst. and
march towards the,village Of Zezershen by the way