Star.
London, England, 1812-08-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK JUNE 2,...

The news of war produced a bustle on Saturday
more easily imagined than described. Commodore
Rogers sent the Argus to the Hook, with orders for
the Congress and United States frigates not to come
up. Lieutenant Perry was stationed in a boat at the
Narrows, to prevent the capture of a single vessel, as
it was believed the Belvidera and Tartarus were still
off. It is said they have gone.
• The President went down at five yesterday mor-
ning in company with the Powhattan. Mrs. Gene-
ral Moreau is passenger in this vessel.
Commodore Rogers has here, under his command,
the frigates President, United States, Congress, and
Essex ; the sloops Hornet and Argus. The Consti-
tution is hourly expected.
The Commodore, in an address to his crew on Sa-
tuvday, told them, the time had arrived when tEe
country required their services. 66 If (said he) there
are any of you unwilling to risk your lives with me,
say so, and you shall be paid off and discharged."—
Every man huzza'd, and said they would band or
fall with the Commodore.

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FRENCh PAPERS.

SIXTH BULLETINOF T I IE GRAND ARMY.

YARIJ, JULY

Vilna, July IL

•' The King of Naples continues to follow the
enern)'s rear-guar,!. On the sth he met the enemy's
cavalry in a position upon the Dziesna. Ile caused
it to he charged by the brigade of light cavalry,
commanded by General baron Sui)ervie. The
Prussian regiments, the Wirtembergers and Poles,
which form a part of this brigade, ell irged with
the greatest intrepidity. They overturned a line of
Russian dragoons and hussars, end took 200 pri-
soners, with their horses. When they arrived on the
oth;:r side of the Dziusna, they broke down the
bridges, and slimed a disp•'srtion to defenci, the
passage 'of the river. General Count Montbrun
then brought up his five batteries of light artillery,
which, duting several hours, carried destruction into
the ranks of the enemy. The loss of the Russians
has been considerable.
" General Count Sebastiani arrived on the same
day at Vidzoni, whence the Emperor of Russia had
departed on the preceding evening.
" Our advanced guard is upon the Dwina.
" General Count Nansouty was, on the sth of
July, at Postavoni. In order to pars the I)ziana,
he proceeded six miles further on the right of the
King of Naples. The General of Brigade, Rous-
sel, ss ith the 9th Regiment of Polish light cavalry,
and the 2d Regiment of Prussian hussars, pissed
the river, overthrew six Russian squadrons, sabred
a great number, and took 45 prisoners, with several
Officers. General Nansouty praises the conduct of
'General Roussel, and mentions with c,)mmendation
Lieutenant Borke, of the Prussian hussars, the Sub-
Officer Kianse, and the hussar Lutze. His Ma-
jesty has granted the insignia of the Legion of Ho-
nour to General Roussel, and to the Officers and
Sub-officers above named.

04 General Nansouty took 130 Russian mounted
Hussars and Drsgoons prisoners.
o' On the 3d of July the communication was open-
ed between Grodno and Wilna by Lida. The Het-
man Platoff, with 6,000 cossacks, when driven out
of' Grodno moved towards Lida, and found there
the French posts. He descended to Ivte on the .sth.
GOlCral unt Grouchy occupivd Witchnt.w,
Trabeni, and So botnicki. General Baron Pajol was
at Perchia ; Genet al Baron Borde Soult was at
Blakchtoni ; Marshal the Prince cf liekrnithl was in
advance of Bobrowitski, pushing heads of columns
in every direction. _

" Platoff retteAted precipitately on the 6th, to
Nikolaetv. _

Pi ince Bagration having set out in the beginning
of lily from Wolkowisk on his route for Wilna, was
interc, ptod in his march. He turned back with a
.view to !Inch Minsk: anticipated thereby the Prince
of Ecknitihl, he altered his direction, g.iye up his in-
tentitln of procLeiling to.vaids the llssina, and
mt,ved towards the Boristhenes, by Bobruisk, across
the m .rslies of Beresin:s.

Maphal t!,e Prince of Eckmuhl entered Minsk
on the Bth, die found there ccusiderable magazines
of flour, hay, clothing, &c. Bagration had already
arrived at Novoi,Sworgiew: perceiving that 'he was
anticipated, he sent orders to burn the magazines;
but the Primo of Eckmptil did not give time for ef.
fecting these ordep. •
The King of Westphalia was on the 9th at No-
Fogr!aclqk; .geset-Al jtelsgier at Koittp; maga4ues,

baggage-waggons, quantities of medicines, and
straggling patties fall into our hands every instant.
i The Russian divisions Are straying in these coun-
tries without any previously art-ailed route, pursued
on every side, losing their baggage, bet:fling their
magazines, destroying their artillery, and leaving
their places wi,hout defence.
" General Baron Colbert took, at Vileika, a ma-
gazine of 300 quintals of fl3ur ; an hundred thou-
sand rations of bread, &c. He found also at Vileika
a chest containing 200,00(1 francs, in copper money.
" Ail these advai:tages have scarcely cost the
, French army a man. Since the opening of the cam-
paign there have been but thirty killed in all the
'corps, about 100 wounded, and ten prisoners ; whilst
we have already taken from 2000 to 2,500 Russians
prisoners.
" The Prince of Schwartzenberg passed the Bug
at Droghitschin, pursued the enemy in different di.
rections, and made himself master of many baggage-
' carts. The Prince of Schwartzenberg praises the
ireception he has met with fi am the inhabitants, and
the spirit of patriotism which animates these coun-
I, tries.

" Thus, ten days after opening the campaign, our
advanced posts are upon the Dwina. Aimo,t the
whole of Lithuania, containing four millions of in.
habitants, has been conquered. The operations of
the war commenced at the passage of the Vistula.
The projects of the Emperor were from that time
plainly unfolded, and he had no time to lose in car-
rying them into execution. Thus, the army has
been making torced marches from the period of
passing that river, in order to advance by means of
manoeuvres upon the Dwina; for toe distance be.
tween the Vistula and the Dwina is greater than
that between the Dwina and Mos:ere t r I'etersbuigh-
-44 The- Russians appear to be concentrating them-
selves upon DUrtabing ; they give out that it is their
intention to wait for us, and to give its battle before
we enter their ancient provinces, after having aban-
doned Poland without a contest, as it they were con-
strained by justice, and had wished to restore a
I country badly acquired, inasmuch as it had not
been gained by treaties, or by the right of conquest.
44 The heat con hales to be very violent.
44 The ve.iple of Poland are in motion on all sides.
The White Eagle is hoisted every where. Priests,
nobles, peasants, women, all call for the independ-
ence of their nation. The peasants ate exttem:lv
jt alous of the happiness of the peasants or the Gia.id
Duchy, who are tree; for, whatever may
.be said io
the contrary, liberty is considered by tie Litituanians
as the greatest blessing. The peasants express them
'selves with a vivacity of elocui itir, w!,it.h would not
stem to belo:ig to tl.e climates t f the North; and all
embrace with tr in,port, the, live that the result of
the struggle si ill be the re establishment of their li-
berty. The pia 'ants of die Grand Duchy have
gained by their libel ty, not that they are richer, but
that the prprietors Are obliged to be m .derate, ja‘t,
and humane; because othtrwise the peasants would
quit their lands in order to sea betttr proprietors.
Thus the noble loses nothieg; lie is only obliged to
be just, and the peasant gains much. It must be an
ayteeable gratification to the heart of the Eini-eior,
to witness, in crossing the Grand Dichy, the trans
ports of joy and gratitude which the blessing of
li-
betty, granted to heir millions of men, has excited.
" filk regiments of infantry are just ordered to be
raised by a new levy in Lithuania, and four regi-
ments of cavalry have been offered by the nobility.

ACTS RELATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION OF
LI I'HUANIA.
ORDER OT THE DAT.

ARTICLE 1. There shall be a PI ovbional Government Of LL
thuanja, composed of seven Members and a Secretary Genera.
2 '1 he Commission of the erovisional Government of Lithua-
nia shall he charged with the administration of the finances, with
the care of the means of suhsista-ce. with :he organization of the
troops of the country, with the torniatiou of the national guards,
and of the gendarmerie.
9. 1 here shall be an Imperial Commissioner with the Comnues
'loner of the Provisional Government of Lithuaida.

4. Each of the Governmilits o• Grodno, Minsk, %%a
Bialistock, shall be administered by a Commission of three Mem-
bers, with an Intendant presiding.
5. 'these Admimiurative Commissions shall be under the or-
ders of the Provisional CommiNsion of the Government of Li-
thuania.

6. The Administration of each dist:cc shall be coil& d to a
Sub-Pt rfect.

7. There shall be in the city of Welna a Mayor, four Assk-
tants, and a Mun cipal Connell, composed of Meniber4. 'This
Administration shall be charze.l with the management of the pro-
perty of the city, with the super ntendance ,A 1 the Lharitable Es-
tablishments, and with the Nlunicipal
8. A national guarl, consisting of two battabons, shall be
formed at Wilna. Each battalion shall have six comon'es, each
company one hundred and nineteen men. The strength of the
battanons 1450.

9. There shall he in each of the Governments of Wilna, CPA-
no, Minsk, and Bialistock, a corps of Gendarmerie, c immanded
by a Colonel, having on ler his orders--thqse of the Governments
of Wilna, and Minsk, two Chiefs of squadrons—those of the
Governments of Grudno, and Bialistock, oar Chief of a Squa-
dron. Ihere shall be a company of Gendarmerie in each district.
10. The Colonel of Gendarmerie shall reside at the chief seat
of the Government. The residence of Vie officers, and ihe sta-
tioning of the brigadea, shalt be de:ermined by the Provisional
Commission of .he Government of Lithuania,
I. Ihe officers, sub officers, and volunteers of the Gendar-
merie, shall he taken [ruin the gentlemen proprietors of the '
trict : no one can be exempted. They shall be appointed, v;ft.
the officers by the Provisional Commission of the Government of
Lithuania : the sub-officers and volun. errs by the Administrative
Commission of the Governments of Wiltia, Grodno, Minsk, and
Bialistock.

12. The Poli,h uniform shall be that of the Gendarmerie.
13. The Gendarmerie shall perform the scrvice.of the police:
It shall supporr the public authority : and hail arrest traitors,.
marauders, and deserter, of whatever army.
14. Our Orders of the Day of the of last hoe shall be
publised in cacti Government, and there shall consequently be
established in each a Military Commission.
IS. The Major-General shall appoint a General or superior
officer, either French or Polish, of the troops of the line, maim
command of each Government. He shall have under his orders
the national guards, the Gendarmerie, and the troops of the
country. (Saved) NAPOLLON.
Imperial Head-quarters, Wilua, July I.
WARSAW, JULY 7.
His Highness Prince Poniatowski, Generalln-
Chief of the Filth Corps of the Grand Army, has ad-
dressed to the Poles, who are under his command,
the following Order of the Day :
•

Head-quarters, Baygrado, July 6.
Soldiers!-1a communicating to you the Proclamation of his
Majestythe Emperor of the French, I am convinced of the sen-
timents with wliich you will reply to his appeal, and thaj yost
will re.idly perceive that a new field is opeling to you in which
you will cover yourselves with glory. Already in twp wars you
have had an opportunity of recognising the re,torer or yoyr couti-
try, and of laying the foundation of the glory of the Polish army.
I have no doubt that, tanning as you do in the present war, ui
the grand army, a corpa, this powerful Protector has him-
self denominated the Army of Poland, and which is to decide the
fait (inlay sw4ioat of l'Orso your cortrymcs rod will pon

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yourselves worthy of the French, In conjunction with yrbrik,,4
fight., as welt a.. of those prop:. t. %shwa II me, during so keg
period, formed. the ohj:•ct of our withee, and whi.h nnw
to be put in execution CT us. We ought, then, to redouh'e
efforts. Let no fatigues, no prlvaiinr.s, enfeeble the evardke
tr
rit which we have inherited. We shall once more prove to
whole world that the sacred name of country renders its rid
children invincible.

WILNIA, JULY 11.
[Extract from the I itituanian Courier.]
'PROCLAMATION OR LM:. PROVISIINAL COMMILTRR, To To
LI INUANIANS.
" Ciizens—For the apse: of to year., a foreign Gloyemmot
has commttnirated its orders to us in language wth wh cjweami
unacquainted. Lite!) now to the voce ot your Brothers; LIN
to the voice of Poles, addressing you in the Poli.ll langust,,,
Return thanks to Providence, which evidently manifestt nth,
nelitent clettgns towards you, through Napoleon the Grttir. H,
coming, Ilk: that or the Sun, bef ore which the ice dtoofve , haul,
sipattsi every obstac:e , and his benign ac:ents, while they awl
the joy of hope in our bosoms, till us with uem,,,,,,,,01,14
most ardent gratitude.
•• by the Order of the Day of the ath of.hdy, by which a Prs
visional Goverumen2 has twen constituted, we arc enabled .6:4
upon you to 1 artake our sentiment:. Can there be any more rr,.
sonablegmund fur esulcation. than the hope ot stew; out
try c nee more tae r rank Amor; the ttatiucs
" Y stall be v itne se: of our solicitude to assuage y, IN
and !eaten as nine, as loicsti.le the cclanitttes of v.ar. 'l4 isc.
fir swe shall cAI on y•itc to make will be but wilco
comparison writ the benefits w r shall procure you. harm. pr.
mist d thus much, we erchre that we have been insitleds,
Frovitiott:l t ;overt-anent, sill we nitrite all our felicar.citiuca
cuter uron the neces.at y edition. with us.

" g ea by the Meuthers of the Commission,"
TNa eacivlstosta I. cost I.i:sot/Naas of Tilt (101rtP.tittiol
TNt DUCHY of LI THUANIA, To Tilt CLIOGY Of lit I.oflLt
Off %VILNA.
ht pry ciplts of the rel!Aion of the Ll:lahaniaa peopkwyd
know... They have been weal inculcated by a *sae nil
ened .
The Provlslona/ Government cannot better annsnittnthe
people the benignity of the Great Napoleon, wha has tens lolly
Pa ov Den ea into Lithuania, nor choose a Lever cluarti is Inks
them st quainted will the amelioration of their ka,usati,7",,,
hull i tin. great interest to the Clergy.
Vs-e, thcref are. order the voille :o assemble for the porpoi4
returning thanks to Goo, who has bean g-stioualy pkaiedtid
s4vtove of ettiaod; and to pray, tma: he will hank: ow
successes of h., arms.

'lite CI •rgy w•ll afterwards endeavour to thrril proper fa.
thncots to the 1 apple, so that, supportt.d Ity thaw I,t.,,tar, th,T
may continue • heir 4preir.l4ural Ishwire.

he Kagian nitht net be renimi in the perrortattnceigta
duty. Their aeety and h.livine.. &pen! tLereuti.
Utley may diqcuver in the abUlluAlit Lt ve.t h.:ore :hem. tils
evident aseistance afforded by l'auvioExca to l'i.pc'eou ty
Greet.

Let ti ein peaceably gather in their crops, as in ordiaary 11168.
Circuni +lances even require an increase ot zeal ; and it ca t a at.
,loiltaed, that with the Games by which thy apptar tL kW,
limited, they will be eager to she,/ be teur..st.
WILNA, JULY i.s,
We still enjoy the presence oi his Majesty, who
rides out every day, ;wended by a very few persons.
city before yesterday his Majesty gave indience
to the Polish Deputies, the Senators Wary:don, Wil.
hiski, WI :shlatis, Count Jarousky, tkc. They had
been commissioned by the General Confedrat:on of
Poland to bear their hoot ige to his Majesty. They
were prese,led by his Excellency the Duke of Bas.
saws, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The President cf
the Deput neon, the Senator Vtrarve.'on Wylriski, was
spokesman. The answer of his blaje3ty was couched
in the most gracious terms.
The same day, the 11th, some inhabitant; of the
Duchy of Sloe sgitia, M. M. Bilw uz, Bralosewo,Jd-
lemsq, and other officers, having at their head the
old MA rshAl of the Court of Zietgni, had the honour
of being admitted to his Majesty's presence; they
assured him how much the Samckgitiaas wish to par-
take in the honceir e Opel by their brethren at Wiles.
His Majesty conversed with them on all matters re.
Wing to the interests of their country. Oar city has
never been so brilliant as it has been for the last IS
d tys. T;ie greatest of all Sovereigns is resident
within its walls, within which are also assembled the
principal citia:ms of our country. A youthiul and
impetu ,us race have arranged themselves under the
Polish Eagles, it is here proper to mentionthe names
of those zealous children of 'Lithuania who were the
first to take arms and equip themselves at their own
expß•nce. In the guard of honour we find Prime
Ogiuski, its chief ; Count Plato-, M. M. Pilgudati,
Eliot Berneo, Romer, Ckleaiski, (here follow sew-
ral other Polish names.) In the Lithuanian Guard.
comm:inded by the Brigadier Kon Wail, we ti id M.
M. Manelonski, Narbut, and Mi.h ilowisk. compirrelf
equipi ed. A great number of young p rsons Are Iv-
sily employed equipping thernseves. We have no
doubt but that the Lithuanians will seek opportuni-
ties to distinguish themselves as the gallant fellows of
the regiment, commanded by Count Knadinski, did
at Sons, Sierra, and Benevelite.
The Bishop of Korak fwski has had the hou..ur of
being twice brought to Court, to say mass in um Im-
perial Chapel. He received a drip-rid ring as a
present. The Priests who accompanied him Lai Also
prest..ets. The grand national festival was celebrated
here yesterday ssith unisei sal eethusiasm.
At eleven o'clock al. the Clergy were assembled
in the porticoes of the Chursh, to receive the Con.
stituted Authorities. Bishop K•Takowski officiated;
when le Drum was sung, the nt of the Preli-
siun il Commission delivered a very eloquent dis•
course, and published the Act of Confederation et
Poland. When the reading of the Act was over,
cries of g 6 Long live the Emperor Napoleon
Great," a thcusand times rep ated, filled the IP
cious arches of the church. 66 Saloum fat imotraffig
Nairoleonem," was then sung; after this cereal fr
all the Authorities proceeded to tha residency. of he
Excellency the Duke of Bassano, to present to bil
the Act of Confederation, and beg that he would
submit it to his M ijesty, It was announced the same
day that the Provisi Government of Lithuania,
in order to consecrate this great re-union, hail
solved to give a portion of 10X P franks to a Litho'
nian gill who should marry a man born to the Greater
Poland, and a second 14iti ot 1000 fra ks to a PeLe
.
who slit uld marry a Lithuanian girl. Bi chance it.
occurred that the first couple immediately presented
themselves and received the nuptial benediction. 13
the evening the city was magaificently iJlnmiaated
The National Theatre was thrown open gram.
The Piece, entitled Me Craeoviant was played. TM
festival closed with a ball, of which Count ?fie, a Li*
thuanian, did the honours. The transparencies wnw•
beautiful, and the inscriptions very ingenious. 6e•
veral French and Polish Generals were present at the
ball, which was also honoured by the presence • fWI •
Majesty the Emperor and King. This same Galati
(Tire Lithuanian Courier) announces, this day, the it
filial of the Grano Seignior to ratify the Treaty at
Peace concluded at Bucharest, between the Russo;
per r Napoleon, was still at Walla, on the W Poet
and Turkish Plenipotentiaries. His Majesty the E
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CAILSHAM, JULY 13.
The Russians continue to retreat in the Most pet-
feet good order, and are so will concentrated and
conducted, that the Freach dare not advance faster
than they retreat. Prince Eckmuhl (Davoust) is
disgraced and sent to Myna ; Macdonald commands
in his lace.
Thep last intelligence received from Admiral Mar-
tin, who at previa is at Riga, states, that a can-
nonade, which lasted sixteen hours, had been heard)
butcause of it had not transpired.
the
STOCKHOLM, JULY 16. •
mom) is to, be formed here of 20,000 men ; fif-
' ..en tin:.l64ld are already arrived, and the remainder
en
expected in a few days. The utmost activity pre-
is doe dock-yards here.
GOTTENBURGH, JULY 21.
The Sheerness and Leith convoys arrived on Sun-
day, The convoys from hence for London, Hull
sad Leith, sailed yesterday.
BERLIN, JULY ;J.
The allied army has obtained possession of large
Russian Magazines ; many English merchants have
tied from Riga, Liebau, and other ports in the Bal-
tic; 93 have left Liebau.