Star.
London, England, 1813-01-18 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1813.
crEIN'S BIRTH-DAY (it l'T.)—Holiday at the Stock Exchange.

.At length we are enabled to preset our Readers
with the official details from Russia, for which we
have been so long prepared. But, at the date of the
last intelligence from the Russian armies, the work
of destruction was not complete. On the 14th De-
cember there still remained a body of scattered and
forlorn fugitives, who took the road to Konigsberg
and Dantzic, with MURAT at their head. The intel
hig, nce received at Paris, includes the operations of
seventeen days later, and in that period the Russians
must have advanced from the Niemen to the Vistula,
for all the strong places in East Prussia have been'
declared by the French in a state of siege. They
are at this moment, in all probability, in the posses.
sion of the Russians.

We have now before us the French and Russian
Official accounts of the occurrences which took place
from the passing of the Berezyna to the entrance of
the French into Wilna. The deficiencies of the 29th
Bulletin—the blanks left in that masterly chef d'avvre
of special pleading, have been filled up by the Russian
details. On the 20th November BONAPARTE, with
75,000 men, left Orsha with the intention of arriving
at Minsk before the Russians ; this desirable object
he certainly would have attained, if the Austrians had
Behaved like true and faithful : between Orsha and
Borrisow, which occupied him eight days, he lost
fully 15,000 men. On the 28th a battle was fought,
in which, by his Bulletin, he claims a victory :—the
fact was, he was compelled on that day to change his
march from the Minsk to the Smorgonie road, and
in the three subsequent days he lost 20,000 men in
killed, wounded, and prisoners; and though last not
least in the catalogue of his mlfsfortunes, drowned and
frozen to death I

On the Ist December, therefore, he had 40,000
men, but as he tells us, they were 66 without cavalry,"
I" destitute of ammunition," 64 horribly fatigued with
50 days march," and " had lost all their gaiety !"
On the 2d and 3d December the miserable Bavarians,
amounting to 4000 men, laid down their arms with-
out firing a shot.
From hloldestscheno the French fled at midnight,
and TISCHAGOFFN advanced guard immediately oc-
cupied it. The next start was to Smorgonie : from
this place the French again precipitately fled, leav-
ing 3000 men, and 25 pieces of cannon. The next
lhalting place was the small town of Ochsniani, which
BONAPARTE reached in the evening of the sth Decem-
ber, with nine infantry battalions, and 1000 horses
which included his 4, sacred squadron." Here while
the fugitives were preparing quarters for the night,
and had piled their arms, the Russians fell upon
them, cut down a few thousands, and BONAPARTE
changed his dress, mounted a horse, and fled at full
gallop for Wilna!
Wilna, the discomfited and drooping remains
of his shivering retinue arrived on the 9th, but the
Russians entered the suburbs with them flag milt, or '
to use the humbler, but not less expressive language
of the Russian General, *6 on their very shoulders."l
The number of prisoners taken at Wilna, reduced
them to about 10,000, who seem to have fled to
ICowno, where we have no doubt the Russians came
up with them : the arrival of Muaar at Konigsberg
without " the grand army" is a proof of this.
From the moment that the great isiaroLEotsr, the
tu;elary genius of Europe, and the father of the hu-'
man race, left Moscow, the whole of his attention was
tent tn his own personal safety—for the attainment
of this base and cowardly objett, one hundred thou—
sand men have died a thousand different deaths !
Repeatedly his situation was critical in the extreme,
even from the vengeance of his own starved followers
—they cursed him as the author of their miseries.
—For a long time he rode in a close carriage, stir.
rounded by his half-famished and dispirited troops.
At length the men, indignant at seeing him sitting
at ease and feeling no part of the calamities he had
so wantonly brought on them, cried aloud, 66 a la:
is voiture !" This call was not to be slighted: Bo-
NAPARTE instantly quitted the vehicle, and mounted
his horse, covered with his cloak, and muffled with
fur. This condescension did not, however, appease
his followers, half.naked, and famishing with cold
they again cried out, "4'4 bar le mantrau !" The great
NAI cu.xoN, in compliance with the "mandate of his
soldiery, immediately threw off his cloak and fur,
and in common with his men, exposed his person to
all the inclemencies of the season.

however, profiting by experience, the 'acre 1 srqua-
eron was immediately formed to protect the great
emperor from the rising indignation of his own
1(7117, till an opportunity should be afforded of mak-
ring his final escape. Since his arrival at Paris, the
slme spirit of disaffection 1-as 1 token out among his
wretched subjects. When his bust ,cas broken in the
Theatre, the cry was, a as le mekrat ! The watch-
word throughout Europe will speedily be the same !

In the last page of our Paper will be found some
interesting extracts from Paris Papers to the 12th in-
stant. BONAPARTE has still the unparalleled aim..
tery to appear in public, and his Journalists continue
to use the most intemperate language against this

countrf.theic scurrilities are, like their master, be-
neath even contempt. —An article from Vienna
affords us some hopes, however, that Austria is se-
cretly preparing to emerge from her disgraceful sub-
jection. It requires no great foresight to entitle us
to predict that the revolt of the Prussians will not be
a solitary instance of disaffection on the part of the
Confederation troops. In a word, the h Ipes of Bo-
NAPARTZ are blasted for ever, and nothing but the
most unexampled imbecility on the part of the various
Courts of Europe can ensure the existence of his power
even fora few months longer. His whole system totters
from its base, and he may vapour as he pleases about
fresh levies. His whole force is not adequate to the
maintenance of tranquillity in France. He insinuates
from the Nottingham Petition, that the people of
this country are unanimous in their wishes for peace.
His argument may have weight in France, but no
where else. When it is known that the humblest in-
dividual in England is entitled singly to petition the
Throne, and that a portion of the inhabitants of one
town only in the whole:empire has resorted to the ex_
ercise of this privilege, the absurdity of his inference
is obvious.

The accounts from the army in Portugal inform
us, that they are enjoying a little rest after their long
and hard campaign. As might be expected, there
are many sick, and the army has suffered much from
want of cloathing; some regiments have been very
badly off in this respect. It appears that the loss of
men in the retreat has been considerable—many lay
down and died from cold, fatigue, and hunger. The
Portuguese suffered most from the cold. These evils
will soon be repaired. The Marquis of WELLINGTON
has put his army into comfortable warm winter_
quarters, where they are enjoying repose after their
dreadful hardships. Every regiment is now getting
new cloathing—some Colonels of the crack regiments
have been very bountiful in this respect, and have
sent out extra articles for our brave fellows.

Since the army heard of the great and glorious
news from Russia, their mortification has been ex-
treme, that we should have been obliged to raise the
siege of Burgos. If BALLASTEROS had not been a
traitor, and if the British army in Alicant had ad-
vanced and acted their part, Lord WELLINGTON would
have had time to get up guns, have taken Burgos
and then SOUHAM must have crossed the Ebro if nt t
the Pyrenees. Had this been the case, the British,
Spanish, and Portuguese, might at this time havc
been crossing the Pyrenees and entering France with
a view to its liberation. Never did a campaign open
more prosperously, never was one on so large a scale
conducted with more consummate military skill, and
never was more disappointment felt than at such a
termination of it. What must have been tle morti-
fication_of Lord WELLINGTON ?
The brave Spanish General ALLIVER, whom th(
French Bulletins describe as mortally wounded, has
accompanied Lord WELLINGTON on horseback to
Cadiz.

A house is fitting up in Town for Prince STAII-
REMBERG• who is expected here as Ambassador from
Austria. Our Readers will recollect, that a recent
article in the German Papers stated the circumstance
of this Nobleman's having been sent for suddenly to
Vienna from his country seat.

We have reason to believe that it is the intention of
Ministers to seize with promptitude upon the first
indication of revolt which may appear in the Prussian
States. The whole line of coast, from Konigsberg to
Hamburgh, is expected to be immediately thrown
open to British and Russian commerce, and Den-
mark, it is said, will be compelled to renounce her
alliance with France.

Friday morning Lady Da CLIFFORD resigned her
charge as Governess to her Royal Highness the Prin.
cess CIIARL3TTS of and took an affectio-
nate leave of her Royal Highness.
The PRINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Duke of
CUMBERLAND, arrived at Windsor on Friday, and
dined with the QUEEN, his Royal Daughter and Sis
ters, in'the Castle, at four o'clock. After dinner, the
Dowager Duchess of LEEDS was admitted to the Royal
Party ; when his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT
was pleased to introduce her Grace to the Princess
CHARLOTTE, on her new appointment. The PRINCE
REGENT afterwards returned to London.

Dispatches from Srl EDWARD PELLEW, off Toulon&
were received yesterday at the Admiralty.
The bearer of the last dispatches from Lord
CATHCART was Mr. YEUES, a respectable Russian
merchant.

The inhabitants of Dumfries mean to present a
splendid sword to Prince Kutusow.
JEROME BONAPARTE has ordered the property and
estates of General BENNIGSEN, in Westphali& to be
confiscated.

Tuesday morning 350 French prisoners, under an
escort of the Perth and Ayrshire militia, marched from
Leith far Greenlaw, the depot at Perth being full.
To the Right Worshipful the PRESIDENT, the Wor-
shipful the TREASURER, and the rest of the Govan-
NORS Of CHRIST'S HOSPITAL :
" My LORDS AND GENT LEMEN-1 beg leave to return you my
grateful acknowledgments for the honour yon have done me by
electing me to the Mastership of the Royal Mathematical Sao( 1
in your Venerable and excellent Foundation. It shall always he
my constant endeavour to evince my grktitade, by a conscien-
tious discharge of my duty towards the Boys intrusted to my care.
—I avail myself of the same opportunity to return my warmest
thanks to a great number of kind Friends, many of them quite
unknown to me, who have been good enough to Interest them-
selves so strongly in my behalf. I can only assure them, that no
pains shall be wanting on my part to render myself worthy of so
mnch kindness.—l have the honour to be, my Lords and Gentle-
men, your very obedient and obliged humble Servant,
January 16,1819. Tao,. Simms" Er; nt