Star.
London, England, 1812-08-12 00:00:00

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Ind Mentioned in the crtspatches of Admiral Main
from RJga,
On reference to the contents of the Anholt Mail of
this morning, Mar readers will find abundant evidence
that we ate correct in our view of the subject.
BONAPARTI has failed in cutting off the commu-
nication between Prince BAGRATION and the main
Army, a failure which has evidently chagrined him
much, and for which some of his Generals will no
doubt feel his Vengeance. He has also been obliged
to keep a strong force in the rear to watch the move-
ments of the inhabitants whom he has left behind
him. s In the mean time BAGRATION, with the flower
of the Russian army, seems determined to hover on
the flanks of the French army, and without ever
coming near enough to hazard an action, he will
keep the despot and his slaves in perpetual alarm.
We repeat, that in the abandonment by the Rus-
sians of their positions on the Dwina, we see nothing
to alarat us. They have been again at the work of
destruction and desolation, and they are retreating
through a country studded with mountains and fo.
rests, and intersected by broad and deep rivers and
lakes, where we trust see shall hear that BONAPARTE
and his motley legions have followed them. A win-
ter campaign in the heart of Russia will be a novelty
to the French Generals; and as their Bulletins partly
admit that they must now rely on their own resources,
we sincerely wish to see the system of retreat conti-
nued by the Russians, until famine and ague enter
the French lines as their auxiliaries. We trust we
shall hear of no battle having been risked at Witepsk.
We shall now commit these Bulletins to the peru-
sal of our Readers, without farther comment; but
once for all, we must enter a caveat against an im-
plicit reliance in their statements. Prevarication and
falsehood are evident throughout ; and wherever they
wish to cover an unsuccessful movement, or to blind
the eyes of mankind as to the real situation of the
Russian corps, BONAPARTE, or his travelling Journa-
list, makes no scruple of fabricating names of places
which have no existence.

camp on the borders of the Dwiaa, near to
Our troops have sustained the difficulties of the march
with their accustomed hardihood.
" All the endeavours of the enemy to tilt off same
of the separate corps of the First Army, and to turn
our right flank, have been fruitless. At present his
chief force is directed against our left wing, in' order
to take a station between the First and Second
Armies. Prince Bagration has received orders to
attack these corps of the enemy which are in his front,
and the necessary dispositions for this purpose art
already made in the First Army.
" Since the small actions which took place at the
passage of the Dwina, our rear guard has not sus.
rained any attack of consequence from tl ---enemy."

EXTRACT OF A BULLETIN FROlf THE GRAND ARMY,

DATED THE 14111 JULY, 1812:

gi General Platoff has totally destroyed three regi-
ments of Polish tans. Two Colonels and several
Officers were made prisoners, and General DuLwau,
who commanded these troops, saved himself with
great difficulty.
"On the 14th of July the Head Quarters were still
at Drissa, and it was expected that a great battle
would be fought in the course of a few days.
The letters from Stockholm by the Anil°lt Mail
ihform us that the embargo still continues; and that
forty of the largest vessels have already been taken
as transports for troops, &c. All vessels laden with
corn, bound to any port in the kingdom, have recei-
ved permission to clear out. -

A letter, dated Wingo Sound, July 28, says
4. The North of Europe wears a most favourable as.
pect. The Russians have 400,000 men in arms and
1500 pieces of cannon ; Sweden is preparing to land
40,000 men in Germany, and those will be joined by
20,000 more from Finland. Thus Bonaparte will
have an army of 60,000 men in his rear ;—and if
Russia can protract the war, it is supposed that the
population of Germany will rise up against him. The
most spirited Addresses have bees circulated, calling
on the people of the North to emulate the example
of Spain—Mean time the South begins, to stir ;—its
Chief from the Tyrol, went to the Emperor. Alexan-
der, and on finding him determined to oppose France,
declared that his countrymen, aided by the Swiss,
were ready, en the first favourable event, to rise.—
His Rnyal Highness the Crown Prince is greatly
liked, and Ale3andor is guided by his advice. Ten
thousand men. embark here in a few days for the Ger•
man coast, and it seems probable that Sweden will
again have the hononr of recovering the sinking
Liberties ni Europe. You have a silly report in Eng-
land, of the Crown Prince being about to divorce the
Princess his wife. Nothing is more unfounded and
malicious : there is not a happier couple."

RUSSIAN BULLETIN
OF THE OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH.

By an Anholt Mail, which arrived this morning,
we have received the Bulletin of the operations of the
Russian Army to the 15th ult. It is a plain and
modest statement of facts, and has all the manly
characteristics of truth to recommend it. The brave
PLATow, the Hetman of the Cossacks, whose intre-
pidity and skill, according to Sir RoaaRTWILION, was
never equalled by any Cavalry Officer in the world,
has been actively engaged in that kind of warfare
which best suits the gallant men whom he commands.
—They have already burst forth from their recesses
on many occasions and annihilated several regiments
of regenerated Poles. Would to Goo that the Im-
perial Guards of France, and BONAPARTE at their
head, would come in their way ! Those who recoi-
-1 lect the share which the Cossacks had in the dreadful

We have to announce the arrival of three ships
from the Coast of Spain at Plymouth, and yet they
bring us but little intelligence in addition to that
which ht by the aun-brio - the

affair of Eylau, will unite their prayers to ours on this
oceasiun.

was brougi buoys:NT gun-brig on
subject of Lord Watunorott's glorious victory over
_ _

The Russian Bulletin, although it does not enable MARMONT. These ships are the MAGNIFICENT, man
us to judge of the nature of the operations subsequent I
of war, Captain WILLOUGHBY LAKE; the ROTA fri-
to the 14th. is additional evidence, if that were gate, Captain SOMERVILLE, and the Lima, Captain
wanting, to induce us to regard with caution the BLOT& They left tße Coast of Spain neirly at the
statements of the French. same time with the INsoLENT. From the Officers

of these vessels we learn that in the glorious affair of
Salamanca, the enemy's artillery was carried by some
desperate charges of our inimitable cavalry, who had
excellent ground for their exertions, and who bore
down every thing opposed to them, like an overwhelm-
ing torrent. Towards the end of the affair the enemy
declined the combat in every part cr the line, and
sought safety in retreat. The Spanish cavalry under
SANCHEZ, came up to the several charges with great
gallantry.
The MAGNIFICENT, ROTA, and LYRA, left the
Coast of Spain on the 4th instant. Their passage,
owing to the state of the wind, is considered as
having been tedious.
The above are all the particulars on this interesting
subject which we have been able to collect—indeed
we can scarcely expect from the coast ofiSpain more
than we have already received. It is from Lisbon
that we must now anxiously expect the confirmation
of the agreeable tidings.
From Plymouth we learn, with regret, that so
, late as five o'clock on Monday evening, th. wind
continued unfavourable to *arrivals from Spain and
Portugal, being then E. S. E. The Duke of Kens
packet is expected every hour from Lisbon at Fal-
mouth, and a' shift of wind to the Southward and
South-West would bring in several vessels.

Before submitting it to our Readers, however,
it may be necessary to mention, that the passengers
from Gottenburgh repeat the rumours of the French 1
being repulsed in three desperate attacks on the 1 lth, !
12th, and 13th, with the additional circumstance of ;
their having lost 15,000. This is evidently a mag-1
nified version of the affairs alluded to in the French
and Russian Bulletins :
66 ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY 14.
" Our Newspaper contains the following state-
ments regarding the operations of the War :
66 Head-quarters at !kasha, 7th July.
46 The army has this day marched into the follow-
ing places:
66 Count Wittgenstein's corps into Breslaw ; the
2d and 3d corps into Dedin ; the 4th into Naulska ;
the sth into Miloscka ; and the 6th into Novagrad.
Since the 3d July, the motions of the enemy have
been of more consequence, which has given rise to
several skirmishes. Major-General Korf, who com-
mands the rear-guard of the joint' 2d and 3d corps,
has repulsed all the attacks made on their road to
Disna. By wise precautions he was so fortunate, at
this place, to stop the enemy's progress, notwithg.k.
standing their superiority in cavalry. The boron
artillery, under the command of Major-Generel
Count Kutusow, forced him to retire, with loss.
46 The Lieutenant-Colonel in the Wurternburgir
service, Prince ofl-lohenloh.-r Kirchberg, and 30 men
were made prisoners. The Comtnander-in-Chief
praises the conduct of the-Major-Generals Korf and
Count Kutusow, as likewise the bravery by which
the Body-Cossacks and the Polish Regiment of
I Uhlans distinguished themselves. The Lieutenant.
General Count Schuwalow has, on account of a heavy
illness befallen him, been obliged to lay down the
command of his corps, which his Imperial Majesty the
Emperor has been pleased.to give to Lieutenant-Ge-
'neral Count Asterman Tollstor, who was previously
in his Majesty's suite."
" Head-quarters at ranetaelty, July 9.
id All the corps. belonging to the first army have
joined, and A. Weariaot to march into an entrenched