Star.
London, England, 1812-08-13 00:00:00

RUSSIAN BULLETINS.

The following are the latest Bulletins from at
Russian army :

6' Reed-quarten. June 27 orr 114
• Yesterday our army entered the eacopmetg
of Drissa. The rear-guard remained at me flap
long march from the main body, to observe the mew.
meats of the enemy, who does not seem to havens&
any dr""

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Headitiareers Jay (114
64 It appears that the enemy makes a strolling
powerful movement towards our right flank, Oak k
composed of the first Army of the West ; but the Com
mander-in-Chief is well informed of their inteotims,
and is prepared to frustrate their attacks.
46 Prince Bagrathion continues to make those name
meals which have been pointed out to him. .Tha
General of Cavalry, PlAtoff, who covers those mo►e.
meats, fell, on the 26th of Jane (July 8) on the part
of the enemy who continued their march from Nom.
grodka to Korelischschi ; their advanced guard, cos.
sisting of three columns of cavalry, was attacked by
our Cossacks, and driven hack even through the sags
of Novrogrodka.

to ascertain our positions."
It
14J

The following day, the 27th (July 9), tbe
vantages which we obtained over the enemy wee
by far more important. The enemy, after basil
reinforced his advanced guard, attacked General Ph.
toff, who had occupied the small town of Mir three
regiments of Polish flulans under the command ci
General Turno, were completely defeated in this ea.
gagement, two Colonels, several officers, and glO
privates, were made prisoners. Gillen! Tarno bin/
self, with a small number of his Hulas, had Andy
time to escape the same fate."
BT. PETERS BURGH, JULY 8, (JULY 4)
- C.omaida

His Excellency the Minister at War, ..
in Chief of the First Army of the West, hums.
flitted a dispatch to the Minister of the Waite'
from which the following is an extract:
" In fine, I can assure you, Sir, for the idols .
tion of the whole of the public, that our troops la tie
West are in the best condition. All of them are prei
pared, 411 are on the watch, and burn with impatience
to come to action with our implacable enemy. Hi.
therto, besides, all our plans have been successful;
and with the blessing of Con, and the valour dour
soldiers, we have not the slightest reason to doubt de
successful issue of our wart.trel"
With the above dispatch was also transmitted, I/
the Minister at War, the following General Orders
which was issued to the Vint Army of the West. 4,
the 24th of Jr' July 6.)

June, (
" By his unexpected, and even impetuous inroul
into our territories, the enemy hoped to dissipate, by
his columns, into =all portions, our military form
extended along a line of more than 800 /CPUs IA
after he had annihilated each by itself, to accomprit
his vindictive designs, as it were, with one blow. Dy
such means only, however, coosrary to the law d
nations, has be hitherto succeeded is vanquish*
other armies, and in bringing other States under hi
dominion, who were deceived by con&ling in lbs
universal respeit that was paid to the most acsol
rights.
44 But, however furious his advance
=ales has been, hitherto it has not berndeller,
with the effects which he wished. An the 01.111 P.
' corps have, by skilful and vigorous movernsetVelm
&sir chreciion towards the point of general inkei '
They no longer meet with any impediment.
" Soon, brave warriors. shall yos be milli Pi
then will I place you, with concentrated
o pposi ti co to the foe srho hashed the aedesity
terrupt our repose t and tubes be, exhausted by .
less marches, and involved in numberless ffilcllol.
and wants, shall offer us battle, then will we vie
ously grapple with him, and by the help d a
GOD, inflict vengeance arm him for oarsdret+ amir
for all those whom he hal subjected to bus Paw'
You have already seen a specimenof this: roll
the rearguard of the Tint Army of the Nast A!
led the impetuous attack of thee enemy's odor.
guard, which was thrice their nem*, dis
lack, and forced them with gnat loss to seek rair
in the woods, The Sovereign sball soon be Oil
acquainted with this exploit of nun
d. • Pisbed vs
i •
May it be seen as an trample for universal nt416.1
imd den slieti Iry Ls sure tocoureflu.



THE • Mategt R.
--....„
1.1 at the couch where infant beauty sleepy
, Illm.dierit watch the mournful Mother keeps;
" . She, while the lovely babe unconscious ties,
. Smiles on her slumbering child with pensive eyes,
' : 7 '• And weaves a sting of melancholy Joy.—
" Sleep, Image of thy Father, sleep, my boy ! .
. •No lingering hour of sorrow shall be thine;
No sigh that rends thy Father's heart and aloe ;
Bright as his manly sire the son shall be
in form and soul ; but ah ! moreblest than be !
, Thy fame, thy worth, thy blial love, at last, '
Shall soothe this acfhing heart for all the past—.
With Many* smlle my solitude repay,
And chase the'worlia ungenerous scorn away,
And ray, when suinmon't from the ',odd and theses
I. I lay my beta beneath the will.* tree; ' .
Wilt thou, sweet mourner, at siy ate, opprig
And soothe My parted spirit lingerie" uslial.
ek ! wilt thuts come, at evening hevr, to skit
i / The tears of Memory e'er my narrow bed;
With aching temples en thy hand reelitid,
Muse on the last farewell I leave bellied;
: ' • Breathe a deep sigh to winds that murmur lost, ,
: And think on all my love, and all my woes"
So speaks affeedon, ere the infant eye •
Can look regard, or brighten in reply ;
But when the chassis lip bath learuid to Atha
IA Mother's ear by thereedeatieg nem* ;
Soon as the playful innocent can prove
A tear of pity, or a smile if love;
Or cons his murmuring task beneath her earn
Or lisps with holy hope his evening prayer;
i dr taxing, mutely pensive, sits to hear
The mournful ballad warbled in hie ear i
How fondly looks admiring hope the while,
At every article tear,-and every smile;
How glows the j.mass parent to descry
A itiltle.s bosoniorpe to sympathy!

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A.biN ,

COURT OP SESSION-SECOND DIVISION.

WARY HOGG V. NATHANIEL GOW.
Ilk was an action of damages, for breach of pre-
mise of marriage, brought by Miss Mary Hogg, man-
tna-maker, -against Nathaniel Gow, music-master,
both in Edinburgh.
Mr. Cow was formerly martied, but his• wife died
ia the beginning of 1.809, leaving hiro with a family
of grown up children. He was well acquainted with
Mr. 1-logg's family, and, in sunimer that year, he
paid his addresses to Miss Hogg. After a course of
assiduous attention, he obtained her consent to their
marriage r but, from a feefing of propriety on his
Fart, in which she entirety acquiesced, arising from
. the recent loss of his first wife, ft was agreed to defer
the ceremony for fame time. In the tneanwile Mr.
tow continued Ms visits, and was favourably re-
ceived. The utmost confidence and intimacy took
place, and continued to prevail between him and all
the members of the family, in which he was openly
received upon the footing of an intended husband.
This state of things continued for a year and a half.
The parties visited, and were invited out together by
she intimate friends of both, and, during all this pe-
riod, a correspondence by letters was kept up between
tLem, of the free and unreserved nature which was
warranted by the prospect of their speedy union.
At last, in November, 1810. the Lady received a
letter field Mr. Gow, in which he informed her, that
having consulted his children upon the subject of the
reposed match, he found.r6 they were displeased"
with. the idea of his entering into any second mar-
siege, and that, upon this account, matters must be
broken off between them.
The sutptise and distress which a letter of this
sort, under such circumstances, was calculated to ex-
cite in a mind tf any feeling or delicacy, may be
easily conceived. The consequences were severely
irjarious to Miss Hogg, both in her health and her
peace of.mind, and, in that sitnatifai, she was ad-,
limed by her friends to appeal to a Court of Jostice,
foe-the only redress that remained for what was con-
sidered to be a wanton and unprovoked outrage upon
her feelings and happiness. ,
She was accordingly prevailed upon u bring an
action of damages against Mr. Gow before the Court
of Session, to Aich defences were made by him ;
and the case having been debated before the late
Lord NEWTON, his Lordship found Mr. Gow liable
110 damages, which he fixed at £5OO.
Both parties represented against this
.judgment ;
Miss Hogg contending, that the sum was inadequate,
*and Mr. Gow, that no damages at all ought to be
awarded. Upen Lord Newton's death, the case was
remitted to Lord WOODHOVSgLEE, who, upon advis.
ing it, reduced the damages to £5OO, and accompa-
- sued Lis judgment with the following note :
es I regard this case as somewhat puticulat in its nature, and
differirg torisiderebly from the ease of a matrimonial enrage.
trent elolated by one of the parties, from a change of affection,
self-interested motives, or motives of pure caprice, and where )
damasks are due both ass islethe to the ether party, and in some
kr wof the fault of the failure. In the present ease,
he- 's breach of engage:flea does not seem to have
irises from a clangs of affection, from selfish purposes, or teem
motives of pure caps ice, but solely from the men& repugnance
(reasonable or unreasonable) of the defender's family to the match;
which lets him only a choice between two great evils, either to
break he,engageinent, or to mine to a rupture with all his chit-
lima, which a worthy parent will consider as a great misfortune;
and the defender seems to have chosen what appeared.to him the
lee mar ceitof the two. In this case, therefore, I cannot allow any
thing to the penal consideratims, bet moor simply regard the par-
-euer's :dation; and, even on that point, I consider this cue as di&
*rent from the ordinary cases of the kind, where the pasty cow •
plain*: has sneered an injury in palm of character, which may
ban= ter.n from hilihrieme Incuri.d, and which will, therefore,
;tatty enter Una the estimate of egotism; !set,bei. there le no
such thing. Against this judgment both parties petitioned the
Court ; and both petitions were, by appointment of
their I.ordships, followed with answers.
On the part of Mr. Gow, it was denied that he ever
gave any positive promise of marriage to MissHogg;
and, although he istiimitted that a courtship had taken
place between them, which it was probafle might
leare,ended in marriage, yet, he contended, that either
party was at liberty to draw back, and that no such ,
angagemeut took place as could have been enforced!
in a court ot law. He farther *fledged, that even it
there had been •a promise, it was- qualified from the
with the condition, that the consent of his

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