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London, England, 1812-12-25 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

DRESDEN, DF.CLMBER 6.
The intelligence from the seventh corps cit4t
army announces, that this corps, continuing to pur.
sue General Sachem- arrived at Brzesc on the (46(1,
November. The enemy retired to Ratno, and seemed
to intend traversing the morasses. And to retire as
Kowel and Luck. The Saxon cavalry, although
ferior in number, always sought to attack 0 eammh
and have done them much harm. FIT,Iti WOikOkliit
to Brzesc, the loss of the Russians amounts t,, swo
men ; and as far as Weili-Hainke, we had already
taken 2400 prisoners. The Saxon cavalr) afterwards
took 2100 prisoners, and that of the Alismans alam
1500. The Austrian Colonel Scheiter surprised
at
Prussany 350 Cossacks with ten officers. rtt.Brzesa
we took a Russian hospital wit-NOO men, and butte
released 200 of our own mery. The Sawn mops
have suffered hut little, and the mort .lity rn our hos.
piud is but very small, in comparison with %heti;
generally is in campaigns.
The Captain of cavalry, fount De Schulenbing,
who left the head-quarters the seventh corps 04
the 29th November, has brought the following hi.
telligence :
" The 7th corps d'armee put itself in march oa
the 20th November from Weilli-Hanke, conjniatly
with the Austrians, ails' marched by Rudna, Sue%
zee, Czernawezne, upon Drzesc, wirewit arrived
the 26th. The enemy's Genera/cSachen, had take%
the same route, with the greater part of his corps,
having only caused a small column to p Iss through
Kameniec, and a strong detachwnt of cavalry by
Kobryn. From Brzesc he retrograded to Ra.no, and
it now appears beyond doubt that he probably vali
retire across the marshes to Kowel and Luck.
I'he 7th corps did not cease pursuing his rtaa
guard from Weilie-Hainke to Brzesc, whilst de
Austrians in their march constantly menaced hie
right flank. The bad roads and the re establishing
a great numiier of br.dges, the whole of which hal
been destroyed by the enemy, greatly retarded the
march of the corps, and these different obstacles
quired considerable efforts. The Saxon advance&
guard was several times obliged to tight during this
march ; these different combats always did it the
greatest honour, considering thegirat superiority of
th 9 enemy's cavalry ; it lost in all but ten mr.D.
" The 233, towards midnight. a corps of 600 Cos-
sacks, supported by some detachments of infantry,
wished to surprise it. The vigilance and mg fra
of the cavalry piquet of the Grand Guard, com-
manded by Li. utenant d'Urlaub, and the admira-
ble promptitude with which all the troops, freinaig
tho.advauced-guard, got Ruder aims, occasioned 411.
the *disa.,:intages of- this attack to fall upon the
enemy. The Grand Guard succeeded in drawing
the enemy's cavalry under the fire cf the Saxon 1i ht
infantry, and a piece of artillery masked, wick
forced him to a speedy retreat, which he executed,
but with considerable loss. The Saxons only ha
one light infantry slightly wounded on this occ4,i.si,
The lo,s of the enemy, from Wolkowisk to Brzesc, u
at least 6000 men.
66 We had already taken 2400 prisoners on his at.
rival at Weilie-Hainke. During the march to this
place, the Saxon advanced-guard made 2100 pi.
soners, and the Austrians 1500. The Austrian Col..
Scheiter made, with five squadrons, a very successt.J.
charge upon the Russian cavalry, near Pruzzauy,
and took 300 mounted Cossacks, with ten Officers, e

the new regiment of the Ukraine. At Brzesc, tht
7th corps found an hospital •with SOO Russian. ink,
and delivered about 200 prisoners. Among the Ras.
sians taken by the Saxons, were one Maj.,T and 11
officers. Major de Wm tzdert also took, on the mid
from Brzesc to Ramo, 19 carriages laden with
visions.

The troops of his Majesty have suffered vert
little, notwithstanding the great efforts they hare
been ohliged to make. There are now oq their
route considel-abie transports of military convalet.
cents, 'procleeding from the hospitals of W.irsaw,
tusk, and llialystock. Tile mortality has been mad
less ist these different hospitals than it as in th, pro
ceding campaigns."—(Jourual de fad:, Des. 19.)
NAPLES, NOVEMBER 30.
For some tine past the enemy had ceased to dis-
quiet the navigation of our ports, fur the who!,
length of the Adriatic Sea, in those of the kingdom
of Italy, and the 11lyr iitU provinces. It seemed
if the many attempts he had made, without suceeik
had taught him to respect a coast where he Won'
stantly.encountered as many brave men as there nese
legionaries destined for its defence.
After a tong repose, during which, though withont'
giving up appearances, he was nevertheless krpt
a respectable distance horn the coast, bit tne 15th
inst. determined on recommencing hottii ties. fie
no doubt flattered himself that the inactive state it
which he had kept himself for several m nibs, had
rendered the defence of our coast less vigilant, ad
that at night be possible for him to surprise with 1,4'
vantage, some one of those numerous convoys which
keep the navigation in agreat state of activity in=
one extremity of the Adriatic to the other.
In this hope, ansu_ at about lour o'clock in the afte•
noon of the said day, at the ni,,menL when the Ap•
proach of night rendered the surprise nviNt easy, be
attacked a convoy of sever.'! Italian and Illyrian ves-
sels, which, taking shelter tmder the *Oast 01,CalaPp
Matino, repulsed him, aid cause., unit to bust do, a
very chnsideraule a.tmage.
At night the fire ,:eassd. On the 16th, at hriiik d
day, tht enemy steered towards Techio. whew .he •
whole of the convoy was lying at anch.r
At the first movement of the enemy, Lieutenant:
Y. isco, sho commanded the legi, cams J -14
gentrale to °eat. Every thing teas disiioseo it/ 'llO
attack, and we immediate).- forested a battery, it"
6-pounders on the spot. Tae battle was left up the

whole of the day. taleards the evening, the ere*
of one of the vessels belonging to the convoy, yielding
to the snperiority of the enemy's force, retreated from
the combat. The action then became more brisk, and
the enemy was forced to abandon his prey. The
reams of blood, which ran the whole length of his'
side, sufficiently proved what damage the well-di.)
rected fire of our artillery and musketry had caused
Lieut. Prisco being persuaded, that the long dura-
tion and fatigue of the battle was the sole cause of
the enemy's keeping silent during the night, but that
be would recommence the attack on the following
day, took advantage of the time left him, to prepare
for a more vigorous defence next day, in case the
doerny should again come to action. In effect, his
loped boats essayed to disturb our preparations, and,
by a bold coup de main, make themselves masters of
some vessel. The enemy directed his whole force
against a trabacole, richly laden, which was lying
at the right of our line. The Lieutenant of the Le.
gionaries of Rensis made such a determined resist-
ance, that the enemy endeavoured in vain to board
the vessel; nor did he succeed but by setting fire to
the vessel on her quarter, which was immediately
burns.
The whole attack was then directed against our
to-boat and our battery) but it was all useless ; the
Tegioniries precipitated themselves into the water,
and in the 'Midst of cries of rive le Rai I sustained
the enemy's attack, repulsed him, and forced him to
renounce every attempt in future.
lb this last attack, in which the fire of our brave
troops was kept up with surprising activity, Lieute-
nant Prisco received a contusion from a discharge of
grape-shot. On the 17th, in the morning, the enemy
was seen at a great distxtrce from the coast ; at about
eleven o'clock he directed Ns course towards the
East. At the same hour our convoy had got under
sail, and steered under its guard towards the port of
Vasto. The enemy had at the same rime the humi-
liation to see a second convoy of 20 sail pass him,
and steer alopg our coast.