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stay, the Manor of Wellington, from which the
Noble Marquis had taken his tide, happeosi to 4*
at prevent in the hands of persons /alio were willing
to dispose of it, and it would be a desirable concur-
rence that it should be purchased as part of:shose
lands Which it was his intention to move should con-
stitute the remuneration of Lord Wellington on the
present °oration. Under these circumstances, he
legged leave-to move—.

", lb* £lOO,OOO should be vested in the hands of Treetops,
to be laid out in the purchase of lands of that value to 1, sift
fled an Lord Wellinit on, his heirs, and successors."
On the question being put,
Mr. WHITSHED NEENE rose and passed a
high eologinhi on the character of 1...0rd Wellington.
He agreed to the propriety of the grant. •
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, however strong
the case of Lord Wellington might stand on its own
grounds, very little had been added to it either by
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the Noble Lord who spoke .first, or by the Honour-
able Gentkman who followed him. In the present
state of the country, there were three considerations
!which engin to influence them as the guardians of
the public money—the merit of the individual, the
quantity of the compensation, and a proper under-
standing out cf what fund the rAvard should come.
'bile there were any disposable funds in the hands
of Govern rent, surely, at a time when the taxation
of the century bad reached a height almost above
the power of collection,.Ministers should be aabamed
to apply to the public purse. Among otheere-
sourCes which have been mentioned, is the patron.
az.; which they posseis in the dispensation 'of ,sine-
cures. tlever there was a call for public economy
....-wheneier a ety was raised against the existence of
sinecures.--then,were these funds loudly defended, as
being the source by which eminent service.; were to
be rewardeil. 4aet them now be applied to inch pur-
ses. 'l'hye Was another fond out of which he had
. Iltestd it was preprued to remunerate Lord Welling-,
ton ; this was the Droits of Admiralty. Though he
timid-have. ciaiilcted to such an application of a
fund, which, i..bis.opinion, ought to be exclusively
Aveted to navalseiviees, yet if these funt's were, as •
was seen theywire, applied to other purposes than
those ler 4ihich they were designed—if they were •
tsarcelled.eot in grants to Princes of the Blood, acid
?tine's *the Blond will:consent to receive them—
then e thought they could not be appropriated to a
more useful object than to xecompeuce the exertions
of Lord Weltitio,;cii. The Noble Lord (Castle.
reagh) had said, that retreat was no proof of deme-
rit. 'Unquestionably not. Retreats might be of
such a nature as to 111.150 the character of a General
beyond the most brilliant victories; but this WAS the
First time he ever heard a disastrous retreat made The
Subject of a reward. The Noble Lord should have
stated what losses had been incurred; for. it had
'been rumoured that the loss was no less than in the
retreat of Sir John Moo1e—(No, no /from Altai:tem)
At any rate, it was a rapid and hurried retreat, and
it was reported that the hospitals werelost—(No,taar
front the Ministerial lienels.; Indeed, when he looked
at the campaign, es a plats, man, he geoid not bin
observe, that its conclusion wits nothing but failure
end detest. Some military characters of reputation
bad suggested that the battle of Salamanca ought
never to have been fought ; and he wished to know
'why Borges had been attacked, and why it had tail-
ed ; whether owing to want of ability in the COIPr
pander, deficiency of means, or the folly and ne.
glect of Mir.isters? Lord Wellington was reported to
have said that he had little hopetf success at Burgos,
and yet, that he thought its capture necessary to the
objects of the campaign. Here then was repulse ;ad
defeat, though not disgrace, far it was impossible to
disgrace a brave army ; at least, here was twills*.
indisputable success %hie]) entitled a General to come
to.Parlixtnent for remuneration. When the Noble
Lord exalted Lord Wellington as the great military
genius who was to eclipse even Marlborough, he
'must Trilled him that the -victories of the modern
General had none of the characteristics which dis-
•guished the other. The fruits of Marlborough's !
victories wete retainediand kept firm; yet it was not
'll after the decisive battle of Blenheim that he. had
been rewarded by the country. With respect to Lord
elliogron, it bad been said by military men of au,
ority, that he had got himself into difficult situa:
ions, and that his• brave army fought him out of
- • ; he heard that there was a needless waste of
if. at Ciudad Rodrigo, and at Badajos, which had
• taken by storm without a breach • at the first
lace, there was a loss on our part equal to that of
• garrison ; and at the second, General Picton took
e place accidentally, after the main plan bad failed?
d was found to be impracticble. The attack on Bur-
os bad failed from a similar attempt. 'He should
•of himself, on account of Ilia want of experience
nd ignorance of military service; have entered cot
its subject, had not another Gentleman as little at.-
• uainted with them as himself, expatiated upon them.
e did not wish to divide the House, but only that
tie consideration of reenuneration should be deterred
.11 some inquiry was instituted into this extraerdi,
ary campaign. He did not think the raising-of the
'ege of ga,dte a sufficient object of the campaign ;
or did be think the Spanish cause was bettered by I
.victory of Salamanca, or by the capture of Ma, 1
• rid. At least, there was not before the House sof.
• dent means of judging the merits of Lord Wel-
• gum, or the demerits of tie Ministers. He I
con-
uded by moving an Amendment, " that the cossi,.
ration of this business should be deferred till after
•e holidays."
Mr. ROBINSON, in answer? observed, that the
on;Baronett as usual, piefaced his remarks with
.rofessions of ignorance and inexperience in military
Alters.; yet the style of his censures plainly shewed
he had no little confidence in his own knowledge
(Hear, Jeer. )--He would not again trespass on the '
ndailgence of the House by detailing the events of
to campaign ; but to one or two remarks of the
on. Baronet, he thought it. necessary to reply. The'
on. Baronet Ix asted of his high military authori-.4
ies; vha they were, he (Mr. Robinson), did not
now, and it %%SS most probable they never would be
nown ; but he could assure both them and the Hon-
aronet, that they were completely mistaken.--1
Hear, hear.)—Neither at Ciudad Rodrigo, nor at!
taiains was an attack made without a breach ; at •
• nth places breaches were made ; and then the only
• thod of proceeding was by storm. The number

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rel lives lese depended mike resista3es . .I.lfig oa) had also gained met slional,..
in spite of all oppositine„ vigorous rind ~. fr • merit displayed by
.hiM,op-thaf occasiono
was, yet the assault was so condocted,lfiat 5- '
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erefore, was4at ..at 'ill airepare4' io all y); daft
tresses were Captured ;at Burgos a bresveyeri .. 7"i' 'Marquis of Wellington's recent 'event Ira r.
made, and though, owing to the incompara . tidied, in any degreeothe lets ree of his fo ili-'
,defence a. that place, it was not taken, yet the den. . y fame. Certainly, the British anti d, cr
dens of 'Lord Wellington were such as to place him played courage that was never surpassed, at the r
beyond all blame. 'rile Hon. Baronet talked of :the of-ennle* Ni.4l4
calamities of the retreat ; he did not know who
such information was procured. The hospitals bad
nor been taken, as he had asserted.; so tar was the
retreat from being conducted with hurry and rapi-
dity; that there never was one more leisurely. Gene-
ral Hill had never been pressed at all.by
,the enemy ;
and act() Lord Wellington,- there had been merely
skirmishes between the rear and advaneeerguards elf
the two armies. In 'the last dispatches Lord Wei:
liven spoke of severe loss, tint that was 014.04 5;
lily. The Honourable Baronet was not more forttla'
sate In his historical than in his military recollections.
Lord Marlborough was rewarded before the bank'
of Blenheim, by a grant of £5OOO per annum, in ,
the year 1702 ; though Woodstocliumi ' not given
till after that his first decisive batde. Put the pre.
lent compensation was not given to Lord Wellingt
merely for-the battle of Salamanca--it was not f
oat service, glorious as it was, asst immertal ask
would be in the memories of posterity ; but it vat
for an accumulation of -illustrious actions—for a life
devoted to the performance of great ezploits.ooo
(Near, hear.) I,
'Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said a few words la
explanation. - . - I
; . air FREDERICK FLOOD hailed the Marquis I
`Of Wellington as the pride of his own country, and
the glory and protector-of this—Thought the stun,
proposed should be doubled—said it was a maiden
rant, and that it ought to be executed with vigour.—
.(Much laughter).—Fk was also of opinion that there
ought to be a Wellington, as there was a Marlbo-
tough-House (continued laughter), •
Mr. PRO THEROE'fiil his first speech) • uid he
should not follow the NAktord, or the Honourable
Baronet, through their milirary details; • but heanost
say, that he 'thought the Hono9rable:Baronet luid ;
been girilty of the indiscreticka Which he falsely charges
.on the Marquis of Wellington—:he had made an at-
'tick where there was tio breach—(Hear,hear),—Hgd
4be .Honourable Baronet considered the subject wid; '
rmort deliberation, he miht have seen, that there may
.bea bold advance without rashness, and a skilful re-
treat without disgrace.--glear, hear).--kle thought
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the House should cheerfu y agree to the Message of
the Prince Regent. Even posthumous honours were
useful, and were paid to the great Lord Nelson, as
.a stimulus to naval exertiou; but with how much
greater satisfaction should we be struck, it we could
see the Nelson of the army-.,.the man whose natio',
like his, may become the common appellative of a
hero—living among 4s, and reaping the honours duel
to his services, in the, munificence, the admiration,
and affection cilia' countrymen ?-0/04r, hear, heal* .1
He hoped no ill-will would interfere to detract trot*
that munificence, and to diminish that admiring et.
fection. the honourable Baronet had talked of the,
distrersee qt' the country. He himself had amploiA
opportunity of knowing them, and he felt as deeply
for them, and wished as ardently to relieve them, as
any of those persons who most indulged in lament*.
ti9ns over them ;—yet he thought,. with respect to
those distresses. that Mere was a time to speak of
them, and a time to forbear.— (Hear, hear.)-4n4 i
he was ,sure, that the commercial interests of the
country world feel themselves insulted, if their dis.
tresses were brought forward as an obstacle to the
present grant. Economy, both public and private,
was a necessary and signal virtoe, yet it could not
contain in it a more noble or useful feature than
well-timed generosity.— (Hear, hear.)
Lord COCHRANE did not moo to find fault
with the vote which was proposed ; but could not
avoid taking this opportunity of observing, that in
his opinion, we should have done better by applying
Mare of our attention to the attack of the coasts of
the enemy, instead of conferring it to the interior of
Spain. It was his intention to call the attention of
the House, 9n some future day, to the general situa-
tion of the war in the r euipstila. Being convidted,
however, that the Marquis of Wellington bad clone 1
all that was in his power-to do, be should concur in '
the vote proposed.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, that although on some
former occasions when thanks were proposed to Lord
Wellington, be had felt as the Hon,ourable Baronet
(Sir Francis Burdett) had expressed to-night, a doubt l
'whether some further examination would not be ne4l
cessary ; yet, on the present occasion, he felt it in-
cumbent upon hilt; to express his entire approbation
of the vote proposed (ffear, hear, front fhe Ministerial.
benfha). He conceived the present vote as not at all i
involving a general approbation of the present cam, I
Feign, nor any opinion of the galena situation of i
affairs in the Peninsula at this moment. The queo.
don was only about conferring' a reward on Lord
Wellington, for great and aiknowledged military!
services. On a former occasion, he thought it neces.;
sary to put some questions to a Right Hun. Relation!
of his (Mr. W. Pole), before he agreed to a vote-of
thanks; at a period subsequent to that, he had not
hesitated to express his dissent to the almost unani.
1 -mous opinion of the House, for a vote of thanks on the
battle of Talavera. He had thought, that,-upon that oc.
casion, as the Hon. Baronet (Sir F. Burdett) had ea,
pressed it to-night, Lord Wellington had got intou
great scrape, but that his brave army noblyfought him
out of it. He then,however, and at all times, was ready
to declare his inadequacy to express a decided opinioe
On military operations. When, however, he had seen
Lord Wellington's plan of retreat into Portugal delft'.
loped, by the subsequent retreat of Marshal Massena,
and still farther confirmed and crowned by the victory
of Salamanca, he was then ready to give the indeet
credit to the judgment and military skid of Lord Wel-
lington. (Hear, bear.) It had been stated, that mili-
tary merit ofte4 appeared as distinguishd in retreats
as in victory. Tlt certainly mast be recollected; that
many Generals in Europe had increased their military
reputation by 'well-judged and skilful retreats. Mas-
sena had' been highly praised uy the British com-
manders, for his skilful retreat from Portugal; and
he had no doubt but that his master was fully satis-
. fied with Ms conduct on that occasion. Marshal Ney,
who conducted the rear-guard of the French army oh
that occasion, (and whom the Noble Lord had sppkea
of as one of the Geaertas beaten by the Marquis of

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manly Proda. .7esitt-- of
of-t-Ite;eitti" ightened Russ; M.
era to any. calculatitt Avinctation
by . the Marquis .of ...
believer, had nearly failed. 't
-bre4olet Aoing beep nwle, for there ,we'se, ibseenhtess
earaestarnct7reau-toweal=l diall::4,oot.4f,pio;s.gdeoider4.
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was not YOr wanti_of
but it was in consequence of these breaches being 1 '.... ..• -. .; pi, .:.: i. Fuments Ira
.defended in the most able manner by Philippe • • • . -.. • :
lid ieriellabeut ia :sellieh.
ant,*arAripaiison, The success; howeVer•-• etar.e ca44lata to •
of :thnie adicks justified the Getteral who ordeal: low of yiltrietisM aogf arkoo ndt given Wisthee
imposing
red )4m ; and if there was a grey waste of fauna! :: !Bob sthwe
life .an carrying those fortretsei in that Mintier, ir
should be Considered that this paste df Ituntui lire ' career, His success has, been to ttleillti'd)e
had, perhaps, spared a much greater waste which •
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mighpiaberwiie have token pace in the catspe;ga,-- i "VPg P°461:1 Of 1441 DAMMa..I-it as seduced ana
1 (ffeer.).-Certainly -much praise was due to the ce- i; :typified the human intelted:'throtighout Europei
neral, under whose command-the nobfbdaring et our rendering her papktletien, ilUiVilling instruments of
army had achieved those brilliant codquegs. r
lk-we . bis projects for the subveltdifsafeivilized socimi
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the battle of Salamanca, Lord Wellington was ittrea. 1 • i., ~...• • i2_ • e ..:1 .
Panted is new achieved, .I4ht.th4a4rel hordes of
ring. He never had Intended to fight that battle ;but •"e 1-'14u9'n14""4 raw' R. have so I,
after the French Marshal, MatmetiOidElbeen ma-
neuvring in the front Of his army for two days, the human Vietirna v4,bicla lucre *Wilted oue.t. gosa
'Aare y theirbrutal !tempsfor the unchsguiseii
very first mistake which he made, was iminediately i, h So • '...* .
taken advantage of by LordWellingtori, and ;glorious b.
victory obtained. The Noble Lord (Lord Ca.stlat-. o pct. of tuassaCreing the -inhabitanta Of iitt* '' '
now annihilated, and Malt Nem:00444 all sublanary
• i, ter{
reagh ) had recapitulated the many Generals whoa",
Lord Wellington had conquered,-Massena, Mimi catastrophes, that which. mace kindly calls . for the
mont, Ney,lnudan, and the ICsag, whom, by the bye, i gratitude of mankind, is a* &Illicit' of the Dims
a his Lordship had crowned this night for the first time.:
their limbs upon ttsepoil,p„tnip..i44.44ll4hitkinJ.
'supposed(4 Laugh.)-Lord Wellington might well have !1n
o'otoCeressp. °VriCirtaofktheingiirjf"t-miow:446.l4'fiatitivithoetnimdustWiealita*
that his entrance into Madrid would have i and• •
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roused again the apish of the universal Spanish nil- ,tag
Jim: indeed, in the first answer he gave to an ad-' with their atnacities I ...4.ise.;,ww. ea
,a,,; no co . . ;• , ..
dress from•that;city, lie told them pretty plainly that i Again the coeilagration 'of thhetoitceiseiaats isle
he eapectedtk'lns tilem more important exertions than, to our vitow L. the •origia• oAdiletalit ,
.tits r NSA hitherto made. When he afterwards ad. 1.. t, 1, _ • .. •,.....• ... „.•• :7• ! .
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w &tenet., la ips abmio'
vAked to the
,attack of Burgos, he might have fairly ! w"wia
calculated on obtaining possession of that fortress 1„ Pbs're of Europe. As Journatiall wf Ito94lotitielli
• hip although he ntade regular breaches, they were so ; the occasion, and hailed it as new etraraf ilinaas?
well defended, apd spch eatwerful armies began. to i that a •phtenix.woukt• arise from ,rite embertglihiele '
is press upon him, that it became necessary for him to ; would io 4.. ; lob; po)trt the devotrui claw* uvio.
Jail back. fie certainly had in the course of this 1
rcampaigudffutdedOpain a great opporturu ty of snaking .
f.
the heads of the real incendiaries, The great andrtiagsl
,exertions •ia its own cause. He could not agree' nanimous spirit which new animates the uniee;set. .'
%.vitla the Noble Lord " (Lord , Castlereagh). in :the I Russian nation, was, indeed, eakendfrad ft thee ''' '
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, lohJoquy which he, the odes night, put in the mouth . cal furnace, and it, is with becorning tzultstian skip
of that gallant Commander, beginning with-o My 1
1 ere.tt -genius I," but he believed. that. the Noble , ....._ . .
; we find nor augnriet tai that irubject arelicml?agliiit.
as authentic by oar brother Journalists. The 'Edit*
• Lord bad conducted the campaign witkonsiderable
milker) skill; and it appeared by intercepted comp:. of the Morning Chronicle, of today, speaking of the
rrateications, and other channels of informatitin, that affairs of Russia, introduces the fallowing leanly saf
the French Marshals themselves entertained an high '
i candid recantation of his erroneous opinions; •
opidoo of his L prdsbip', military skill, from the i „
W" eof fortune Oa fegr weeks! It now liagelog
manner in which he conducted his retteaking army! .• * '
across the Agueda. He uas convinced that the 'les; that the dflartlFtlins a MoWiWp wl.ch. we, imam
Howe, and the country at large, were fully sea- ' °the% roteirnd as a most inborn= and ovetaeseactißete (toll We.. ,
sible that Lord Wellington. 44 pirformed great , feel it alult in 4111140111', to COIIMNI our error), bag been the ottni..
prover ;of this most wonderful change In the aspect of the war. 'l'b-
rapid 1 military services i and if the Crown thou
uitilite, . rapid advance of Botrairwal a to Moscow, after the bark Of Be v A
ito reward them with the honour uf a
on his parr, a master-stroke of tactics-fir, it b,
' dip Heise and the public woult4bink it right to radt4), oat,
wore-him inarnediatay the means of supporting
that ; had taken 'obsession of that city whok, and with all it. sips, ,
AMP/. with b
;it' waiting for the discussion ot wha: e would bare preferred tie army iotaat for anothercampalga-:
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miglit be spitted from indirect and precarious funds, but the design failed. the pre-determined phi; of she mega-
-1 the application of which might form a subject of , graStationutterly disconcerted alt his views, and the* fterssara
distinct consideration on a future occasion. He did tainly the greatest sacrifice ever pude ay a nap(); haunt heal.
lowed t 1 it tuts .awed the Hatton. We feel no personal weds
Ipot like the compalisons which hail bees made be-
Bastion in achnowkiiglng ow error; but 011 the contrary, bay"
tween the Noble Lord and the Duke of. Marlborough,
Eacb of those illustrious Commanders had suthcientt the Pme lively sense of the grandeur of willow that could
bring a people to consent to pay such a price fur their Wel merits of their,nWn upon which their fame might
rest; but since the ,comparison had been made, he. pendent-a,"
I wouldld says that it was precitely.npon pecuniary points For oursebes we 'repeat, that from the insta4.l.;.!
that the character of the Duke of Mar/borough was Russia met her opponents 9u the retreating system,
rulucrgble ; whereas upon those points. tke 4isenterese
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we hare been enthusiastic admirers of every =6064
• tedness of Lord Wellington was perfectly.kpown,
(Ifear, ,star,)-and in those points he was a truly me- of her Statesmen, her soldiers, and her population...l4 •
ritorious servant of the public, We were told that If there are still any human beings in existence wilt'
..._:_.
, snipe great Statesmen were somewhere to be found, can palliate the mon:strops invasion Of heit wt.itilipelea.
who would have clone a great deal more in the Pen- )
instil?. If they had been in armee kle did not wish .. „.
and would have had kir bisoft-sed generdus people`
'to see those conjurors in Ace,. sa.he thought the re- to hgve bent their necks tQ thp ypke like the destatsily
sources of the country were already strained as far population of warmer climates, we ensy them mac.,
as they would bear in the prosecution of this war.-e- the possession of the emotions, WhislApreitipsf anew!
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had, in his defence of devastation must have excisido••• :-T‘rtielit; wf
of Ministers, told the House. the other night, that world ask them, are we Nulehtecl tilt Raul
they, had spent upwards of eleven millions on this •
war in the last eleven months, Now as he was sure suPeri°67 ci Britain mote than ;!I.P 3. tiff ant! ;.
that every thing confided to Lerd Wellington had pithy injunction which is Made tet • Itht;eat 41
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i bee° employed with judgment, he thought a vote of of avey infant sailor :
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14100,000 rcpt too much to reward his great service;
... " Burn, elnks and ikanrsT i'..,' ~ Z'7 ,so 'al
in this war. H .
He therefore entirely concurred in the . Tht, ; and imrnort.;l auw
gr4ut of the sum proposed, and lAnUfhtibett it shollld
ke given by a direct vote. ....: a , ..... - the bayonet system--taught
1 Mr. CANNING would not trotible the House soldiers.-,. Stab the first--lialor
iwith going into the details of the brilliant services I never let the third escape I" •* ataall 4 le.',a, as ir, - 4
l performed in the Peninsula .by the Marquis of. Wal-
lington, but he entirely concurred in what bad been 1.
* When the sacred rights of ••••
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already said in his resist, xi coincided partial- "' curate life, these Fe the 9e """11.11"1 J
Indy with what had fillen from a new Member (Mr. they repel.the midnight
.robber..:nre armed
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'Protheroe) wbo shewed by the soundness of his ob- ;hen to be permitted to deyore other ttlitnibtylW
iervations, the acquisitions which had been gained in sale with impunity I A 14 .•
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this Dew Parliament. Without going over the .:
de- LONDON GlA;ErTfl.ilna*- I'4"
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tails 'cif Lord Wellington's services, he would call -T .
upon the House to recollect how different were the #ssowv,. sncipmeu - lint''.
feelings of the country, both as to its safety and :mi. . I"RitiN OIII42'..I)IICEIPt 10,17:: ' '''
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litany prowess, before the Noble Lord had commas- Pi,_,.°Patill"ia„°,LlVecehje fiakiwilieltp"tall %. eau 46
ced his career on the Peninsula.. He was still young, ;;;1',;,. ---i.7.=-vbeeeetpledostentunir-•. .;• -7 ..
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and we might fairly hope for many facture gloriesand i Aussie, by Vilest* if& :11`. ti. 4
advantages in the course cif his life. Before Lord Wel- end Beeretitses et atsit-i-.--77" lt ' • 44 e,..1.1.1.t •
lington's career began. the country.never entertained " St. Petawheralik Nev. is, UM
the hope of driving the French beyond the. Tagus or 44 MT Loan-I have,the kosseuiteinkosine feelfos '
the Douro. It was not the Tagus, but the l'itames Lordship, that Bonaparte has esearet kenetlite fleae"r .
that we then thought of defending. To fortifying otir vernment of . , and has foroodivaa,ro.
ist •
Moscew
coaits, and flooding the country, we Ulu) loOked as
alititark measures to ensure our safety. -Hew, ice. pmolensko by which he tarns. . ' Afj'i • • :1111 '
yeah is the prospect now I The honours and rewardi It Generals Count
id ' Plater aturtntOriloirttedi;
conferred upon Lord Wellington, would not only be Buff have been incessantly in-lis--Jea r, and., on- . • .
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eminent services, but they would hold put fair hopes
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to other gallant officers, who are .forming lv orming themsees pnsition defended by infantry ap4aanandaa
and from I carried, taking two colours,. bt '-tiriSilliegifif
under his auspices, and under his eye •
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whom the cow' try may expect a constant successioniartill. and
of distinguished Generals. If his valuable career• V't . •Ver Iwo .
should be terminated, they would tread iu his steps, • •
i ante which he has every IYilarl;tf;larPlaValMai/C a".ll° -
has taken many trophies and quentittecof it egg ae1,,1 4.•
'and, like him, might fairly look to those honours and
rewards with which a grateful countryrecompences
distinguished services. ammunition waggens; -with itrifonersh , ,and scisee.4
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the eftehly, and from the state of the toad, described on MO;aisk,_ he agaht advanced upon Medina, and
to be covered. with the bodies of dead men and I having received intelligence that the French bead-
horses, the retreat of the rear diessivoss of the French ,quarters were, on the; 30th of October, at Coloki, a
is stated to have every character of continued flight. monastery not far from Borodinci, he formed his dia-
ls On the Sd November, General Millaradovitch, position to attempt to intercept him near Smolensk,
pith the column under his command, reached the " Platow and the Cossacks hating been detached
beim road near Viasma, where he had a sharp en- for the purpose of harassing and surrounding the
tsgsrnent wiii the rear guard, which is reported by . enemy, Marshal Kutusoff reinforced General Milla-
the prisoners to have been composed of the divisions • radovitch's! corps to upwards of eighteen thousand
of geauharnois, of D , Davoust, and Ney ; their divisions men, and directing him to march by his left aowarcia,
in vain attempted to arrest his progress, and, after il Viasma, the Marshal himself proceeded by Spaskoi i
several brilliant chsrges by the Russian cavalry, I and Celinka, in a parallel direction to that allotted
were driven through the town of Viasma at the point ' to GenerarMillaradovitch ; the main road forming
Oldie bayonet, and punined to Erenina by the light ; an arch, these parallel lines of march were shorter;'
cavalry under General Platow :—in this attack, the but exposed to greater diffichlties, the roads being
infantry regiment of Pernoff, led by its Colonel, Ge- less practicable.
netsl Tchoglokoff, and by Major-General Parkivitch, ' 4* The head of Genetal Millaradoeitch's column
fooled the head of the column, and charged into the i reached tbe mairi road first, near Viasma ; the head-
lea* with drums beating and colours. flying. , ' quarters of Marshal Kutusoff were established at'
a The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded its the village of Bikovoi, a little to the southward of
this affair is stated to be at least sir thousand, with Viasma.
two thousand five hundred prisoners, among whom • '44 In regard to the French army, it appears by the
are General Peltier, of the Artillery, and Colonel papers of a Commissary-General, who was made
watt Aid-de-camp to Marshal Davoust. prisoner, that they victualled one hundred and twenty!
* In the course df the pursuit from Viasma, great thousand men, but that their efficient force was re-
numbers of the enemy were killed, one standard and duccd to eighty-five thousand, at the period of the
nett pieces of cannon were taken, and upwards of evacuation of Moscow, and that Bonaparte had con-
one th iusand men made prisoners. tracted with a compaoy of Jews for a supply of pro-
.; In the former part of the retreat, Ramose, Se- visions in the line of his retreat. His guards, and
cretary to the Duke of Bassano, was taken, with all some select corps, have been nursed with peculiar
the Chancery care, and kept as much as possible out of action, and
si Referring to the relations which have been re- these corps appear to have preceded the retreat oil
gnarly transmitted for more minute details of the the remaining troops.
Several actions, I will briefly recapitulate the few , olt is reported that Bonaparte travels in a coach',
grelat movements which have,raken place since the ' accompanied by Murat, who has received a contu.
arrival of the French at Moscow. sion in his knee, and Berthier.
e Marshal Kutusoff sontinned in his position be- 66 It is hardly to, be conceived that this rear-guaild
' hind the River Pokhra till the 2Sth October, cover- at least can continue its march without halting, so'
itig the old road to Kalouga, the Toula and Regan which case, with 'the assistance of the light troops,-
roads ; but having made occasional movements on the Russian army will be enabled to overtake them:
the same line, according as the enemy's operations They have before them the gallant and active Count
appeared to point to either flank. Wittgenstein, whose character for zeal and enter.
e In. the mean while the enemy, by his own 20th prize is so well established, and they have also, on
bitlletin, and by his conduct, seems to have been for the Minsk road, to encounter Admiral Thichagoff,
some tjthe uncertain of the position of the Russian with the Moldavian army, which is to be hoped may
army. Ai soon as it was ascertained, a considerable have time and notice either to unite with Count
4portion of the army under• Murat occupied the in- Wittgenstein to wait for them on the above named,
diate country beteeeen Moscow and the Pokhras road, or to move to either flank.
"it Was presumed that the French, having it in 44 Marshal Kutusoff has sent ont, among others, a
their power to bring forward their whole force to considerable detachment, which was at Elnee, nearer
either flank of Murat's position, would endeavour to Smolensk, under Lieutenant-General Shepetoff on
to paoce.ivre‘ r 3 ,as to *induce Marshal Kutusoff to the Ist of November, and which may have the means
retire behind the Oka, in order to procure a more of interposing delay. •
extensive theatre 'of grpond, with the convenience 4, Thus the fruits of the incursions of the French
of nloiieg . either on galonstie or Smolensk° ; to to Moscow, at the expence of the lives of so many
avoid Which, and with •ii view to preserve a more brave officers and men, seem to have been limited to
certain conveyance for provisions and reinforce- the burning and destruction of that city, and to the
meats from the south, and at the same time to hold ruin and desolation of the• inhabitants and proprietors
,the command of • the Smolensko road, the Russian near the great road, and ne the vicinity of Moscow,
•
ri y began its march to occupy the position behind while, on the other hand, it will, to the latest period
'lnver. Nam changing its front to the right, upon , , of history, reflect lustre on 'the Spirit and patriotism
els-pgrallel to th s old Kalouga road.
of the Russian Empire. .s
- '%, This position, strong in itself, and strengthened , ~ The last accounts from Count Wittgenstein are
aft, wa3 not likely to be attacked in front; but dated the 34 November, at Tchashnik, two stages
ii watt of course foreseen, that if it were to be at- east of Lepel. After the affair of Polotzk, that Ge-
nutted, i previode dispositian must be made by the neral detached a corps to observe Macdonald;
enemy'on the new Kalouga road, to turn the left whilst he sent General Steinbeil on the road to
end tear of this position, and the Marshal professed Vilna, who, after having cut off the Bavarian corps
lit readire,sa to meet the enemy upon that ground. ! from that of St. Cyr, and entirely dispersed it, with
fi 'Lie movetnentswas completed on the Sd of the lass of cannon and colours, joined Count Witt-
totier ; on the 4th of October a smart affair if ad- genstein, who proceeded to attack the remainder of
'allied guard took place with most decisive success the French under the command of Le Grand, Mar-
on the side of the Russians, which was followed on shal St. Cyr having retired on account of his wound.
the nth of October by the flag of truce sent by Bo- Yis corps was reinforced by Marshal Victor at the
niparte; with an overture to obte:n an armistice, and head of fifteen thousand men, and, having taken
to open a negociation, which was rejected. • post near Tchasnik, was there defeated on the 81st
" At this period several 'considerable detachthents October by Count Wittgenstein, who considering the
Isere trade t harass the enemy. which appear to have enemy's position a good one for himself, has con-
beenconducted with equal skill and success: the roost tinned to occupy it, detaching a corps.to take pos-
important of. these was the one against Verreai which , se's'sion of Witepski
place•was taken by assault on the 14th of October. ' " Admiral Tchichagoff's last dispatches of the 22d
" On the 16th if October, several regiments of . of October, from Breslitow, report the success of a
Cossacks having arrived, it was proposed to attack detachment under General Tchaplitz, who, on the
Murat. The amack did not take place till the 18th ; 20th of October, took the Polish General Konotkoff
, of October. with the whole of the Sdregiment cf Hulans, of the
li The etiediy,ititetiliik affair, of which I had the French guard.
hondui to transmit to your Lordship a report in my ss Prince Schwtrtzenberg had crossed the BO
dispatch; retreated behind the little river Mosa. without giving the Admiral an opportunity of bring.
" Bonaparte was not beard of out of Moscow or ing him to action. Admiral Tchichagoff and Count
its vicinity.till.after this period. Wittgenstein had reciprocally sent detachments to as-1
" The only detachment of any importance made . certain each others position.
he the French' in a' northetn direction was the one ! "Sir Robert Wilsonswith his usual activity,has been '
• rratiasid at Demeteileffi :which was recalled in great fin every action; and has centrived to see every remark-
Inge, as ken al-therellitettation of Moscow was de- ; able occurrence ;his last dispatches are dated Viasma
Li-mined ob. ~ - - the 4th of November; his accounts tally with the
o The Itussiatit' Ot I
cupled the latter city on the official bulletins, which have been published here. •
25d of October; -With- the loss of Lieutenant-deneial i "Lord Tyrconnel has joined Admit al Tchichagoff,
Winaingerode, most treacherously carried off, with by whom he has been received with every possible at-
his Aid-de-camp, Captain Narishkin, while advanced tendon; his letters of the 2251 of October, have been
with a flag of truce to remonstrate against a protrac- received by Sir Robert Wilson at Viasma, and by my-
led and u
... , n • 'isistence on the part of the , selfi His Lordship speaks in high terms of the condi:.
fear-guard. - • • tlon of all the corps of that army, which he had not
" On the 24tHtifibetober, the Trench artny was until then the means of seeing.
reconnoitred by an officer of Cossacks belonging to, " Having obtained the Emperor's permission for
'the corps of Moscow, esho saw four camps, one oti Major-General Dornberg to serve as a volunteer in
the new lialotigaxoad, near Borofsk, and
.three on the-army under General Count Wittgrstein, I have
the left bail Of the Protva.
"lit the night Ofthe 24th of-October, GineialDo- given -to that General officer instructions similar to
those of Sir Robert Wilson and Lord Tyrconnel, and
toceff was ordered to occupy MalaaTarosliff, jt Pon- I expect by the next courier to have the pleasure of
town on the new Kalouga road, between Borofsitemd 'aiming his safe arrival at the head-quarters of that
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that place; that Berieral already found it occupied atrhy. I have the honour to be, &.
in force by a teeneis detachment; a very obstinate (Signed) " eitelreAßT."
Contest immediately. took .place, in the course of 66 NoAramnait 12—It having been found impractica-
. which the troops on both sides were reinforced, and Me to pass the Neva; the enemeeger has been detained
the town was taken and retaken eleven times. The -until this morning. I 'have OW the honour to in-
Marshal, in the mean while, put his army in minion close herein the Report of the capture of Witepsk, by
' °,7 the left, and arrived at Mela-Jaroslaff, establishing General Count Wittgenstein, who has made priso-
n's head-quarters two wersts to the southward of.that ners the Commanding officer of the enemy's forces
tome which was burned, and detaching a cOnsiler- . there, General
.Count Ponget, and the Governor of
cs
able corps under General Platow, to Medina, on his the towns Colonelf-luivrurdess. Is 9t,
left, where he took eleven pieces of cannon, and left -. s-' a 4 BULLETIN. .e .
the ground covered with dead. • • , ' ' *, at. Petersburg'', November O.
s' Wifepsk it take by Count de Wittgenstein.—
with
obstinacy of this contest for Mala-Jarotlaff,
with other Circumstances tended to cOnfirM the Field Ttse General Count Pongett who commanded ded the
Marshal's opinion, that 'the object of the enemy was I troops, is made prisoner, as well as Colonel Chavon-
to fence a passage to the Southern Provinces ; and • des, the Commandant of the tovrn."
44 St, Peersburgh; Norerhtcr 15.
of the departure of a
althOngh there were also strong grounds to believe
that he was prepared to attempt a retreat upon Smo- "MT 149.1)—1 assail myself •
le nsk, and bySpanish courier to acquaint your Lordship, that se-
deemed the Niemen, yet the Marshal
." 'al attention veral officers arrived here in the course a list night,
d d itdirect h'
necessary to os principal
to the roads pointing to the southward -; and, with a dispatched from the bead-quarters of Marshal Mau-
•
'view to obtain more complete command of them, re-
soff, at Llnee,on the 9th November.
tired to a position within forty versts of Kalouga,,,The Field-Marshal reports, that the flight of the
near Gorki, enemy continues with increased precipitatioh ; and
" Findillg that the enemy was moving by Verna, that the Pursuit, by the several cups bf the Russian ,
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so mach dispirited the *Mien, that i tidbit tii4m little ail at
presen: to make an effort.
" Many men have died Ivith hanger or cold; others, bens
driven to desperation, suffer thenaelves to be taken by w•
tsternpr•Lattio444l

army, has been constant, ligneous, and successful, a
part only of the relation of the atrairs which have
taken place has, as yet, been published; the remain-
der is in the press the followiarare the mast im-
portant particulars.
44 On the sth November, Getieral:Millaraclevitell
reached a village 40 versts from Viasina, on the road
to Smolensko, in pursuit of the enemy. General
Platow marched to the right of the coaJ, to endea-
voer to reach the head of.the r.olunus, wir le the main
army moved on tl.e left of it; under the-Field-Mar-
shal, towards Elnee. •
" Sir Robert Wilson describes the march on -the
main road as one.which exhibited scenes of destruc-
tion without example in modern war, from-the oum-
bsr of dead and dying men, and carcasses of horses,
many of them cut up for food ; peasants' houses
every where on fire, anununitipn carriages blowing
up, and quantities of wreck of every description.
64 It may be observed that the frost is set in. and is
stated to have been from 10 to 15 degrees ( Reaumur).
ss The effect of famine, fatigue, an 1 cold upon a
flying army, through A country full of exasperated
peasants, may be easily understood.
In the course of this march the Cossacks took
two standards from the. Hulans of the imperial guard,
who are left behind with the army now retreating,
and the enemy also abandoned a howitzer.
64 On the morning of the 7th November, General
Milaradovitch entered Dorogobugsh. The enemy
attempted some resistance, but was driven from his
advantageous position by the Russian chasseurs, with
the loss of 300 nsen taken prisoners, exclusive of the
sick and wounded. In this attack, and on the prece-
ding day, one howitzer and three guns were taken,
and upwards of 140 ammunition-waggons. The
number of killed at this place must have been eery
great, but I have nut yet heard it estimated. Two
Russian officers of note were retaken on this occa sior..
The enemy are described to be in a state of much
insubordination, and it was Understood that their
march is directed upon Smolensk.
" On the 9th of November, Marshal Kutusoff had
arrived at Elnee, where he received a report from Ge-
neral Platow, of his having overtaken four divisions
of the French army, under the command of Beaubar-
nois, upon the road from Dorogobugsh to Doughov-
tchstchina. That General states, that the Cossacks
charged through this body; dividing it into two parts,
with great slaughter, and the capture of 62 pieces of
ordnance, which had been already brought in and
counted, and some standards; many plans and papers
of consequence, and upwards of 3000 prisoners,
among whom, as well as among the killed, are many
officers of rank and distinction.
44 Part of the remains of this corps fled in the direc-
tion of Dorogobugsh, and the other part in the di-
rection of Doughovtchstchina, closely pursued by the
Cossacks and light cavalry.
" General Saitsor., Quarter-Master-General of the
whole French army, was taken, with 500 men of dif-
ferent ranks, upon the right flank of General Platow,
near Doughovtchstchina. ,
" Major-General Ketusoff, who has been entrusted
with the command of the corps lately under the or-
ders of Gen. Winzingero&, had, by extraordinary
marches, reached the main army with his cavalry.
44 An officer has been intercepted with letters from
Beauharnois, whichwill be published to-more ow, and
which will afford indelible proof of the state in which
Bonaparte has left this part of •his army. These let-
ters are addressed to Berthier.
" It. does not appear that the match of the French
guards, and of the Ist division has been effected with-
out great loss, many of their bodies having been
found on the road.
44 Field-MarshakKutusoff intended to continue his
march upon Krasnoy, two stages beyond Smolensk,
leaving that town upon his right hand, and intersect-
ing the communications towards Mohiloff.
I had not heard that it is ascertained where Bo-
naparte himself was on the 9th of Novembee.
44 The first Bulletin, containing General Platoff's
report, is herewith inclossed. I have the honour to
be, &c. (Signed) .. , • : K CATtICART."
(TRANSLATION.) •
Intercepted Letters from the Viceroy of Italy, to the
Prince of Neuchatel.

SECOND EDITION.

EON.%PARTE INTERCEPTED IN PERSON
AT LASTI

- ; STAR-OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
•
The Postscript of a Letter from Stockholm has
been th;s instant read *upon 'Change, where it has
been received with implicit credit, stating, dial the
Russian General TactrAcorr had tallen in with Bo-
P %ATE and his escort, which was cut to pieces.—
l'ht Tyrant is said to have sunazt..nsueti.atusetv A
Pitisonten! Most happy shall we be to confirm this
glorious rumour officially !

-ikNOTHER GOTTEN BU ROTIVAIL:

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FLlditr OF BONAPARTE AND MURAT !!!
THE VICEROY (BEAT:74IeNO 7R-
ROUNDED AT EIMOLENS O!K

iIIitRENDER OF THE ITALIAN GUARDS !

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Abor•
A brilliant tnicession of.dvaitt tta hourly taking
place in the North of Europe: 'Another Gottenburgh
Mail has arrived this morning. The following are
the gratifying details which it contains :
" HARWICH, DEC. 7.—The KING GEORSZ packet,
Capt. Kum, has this morning arrived, in four days,
from Gottenburgh, and fully confirms all the ac.
counts brought by the LARK yesterday ; and farther
announces, that BONAPARTE and Wear, accom-
panied by 15,000 men, had separated from the
French Grand Army, at Smoleniko, and taken
the direction of Mohilow, whither Tscittrottolcord
had pursued him, and, according to some at.-
counts from Stockholm, had overtaken him,
though the result was . not known. That id...
GENIC BRATMARNOI3 [With 50,000 men, *as ann. •
;rounded conipletely by the Russians at SttlolentkC4
that the Italian Guards, having lost their cannot[,
had to a tnan laid down their aims, 'arid 15 of their
superior officers joined the Russians. The Germans
arc represented as deserting by thousands, and Russia,
profiting by the circumstance; was' about to organize
an immense German Legit* in Finland tnat Gnu.
VlOl4 St. Cvn was dead of his wounds, and that Vic-
Ton, who had broken up for the purpose of reinforcing
that Officer, having found his army completely anti-
Milted by Wrrtniantrean and Sratronut., was re-
tracing his stepk, and that Prussia, unless she alters
her politics, must be conipletely overrun in the course
of a month, the French not bring in a sitalation to
give her any assiStance."
EXTRACT FERMI THII bAOLTSRI ..AWIXIANOAt' GP 24T1(
t4Otrhielt/A
kg The great Russian army is meting from Jelna
to Krasnbi. The Cossacks •petintrn wonders—they
not only 'destroy the columns of infantry, b'it even
attack the artillery itself with the gratest br 'very:
The French have lost between So and 40,000 men
on their retreat from Moscow.
The whole road is covered with the dead bodies
Of men and horses, ammunition-chests, baggage/
gun-carriages—in one word, there never has been
an example of such a flight in the memory of man,
All the valuable articles which had been plundered
at Moscow are retaken. Upwards of 100 waggon'
have fallen into the hands of the victors. The French
are in want of every thing, and are reduced to the
necessity of eating horseflesh.
K Their cavalry no longer exists, and they are daily
losing part of the little artillery they have left.--*
Fifteen officers of the Italian Guards have arrived in
our army, and requested to be taken into our service.
We are assured that the strength of the whole great
French army does not now amount to 60,000 men.
Intelligence received from Count Wittgenstein
famed, that he is at Orsha. Major General Harpe,
who was sent forward by count Wittgenstein, reports,
that the head of the French columns bad arrived at

" Laselie, Nov. 7, 1819.
" I have the honour to Inform your Highness that .Imashed out
this morning at four o'clock, but the difficulties of the ground,
and the slipperiness of the roads, obstructed the movement of
my army to such a degree, that it has not been possible for its
vanguard to reach this place till six o'clock this evening, and that
the rear has been prevented from taking up a nearer pedalos than
two leagues behind us.
" Front 'Wu to fbur &cloth the enemy has been hovering on i
my right; he attacked almost at the same time with artillery, I
Cosaaes, and dragoons—the van, the centre, and the rear. In the
van he discovered an opening of? which be prcfited to penetrate, ;
and tarry off two battalion guns, which were drawing up a very
steep accilsity. The 9th regiment of infantry battened to the
spot, but the field-pieces were already taken. Upon the rear,
the enemy fired with four pieces of ordnance, and General Or-
gans thinks, without being positive, that he saw some infantry.
On each of the tVro other points there were two field-pieces.
' " Your Highness will sadly conceive, that being encumbered
'With my heavy baggage, Which has been restored to me, as web 1
a with a numerous artillery, whereof four hundrbd horses have
died to-day, my position is sufficiently critical. 1 shall, howevers
! continue my march, and set out very early, in order to reach
• Cologui. From thence I mean to send out recoenoitring parties,
and according to the information they may brag me, I shall
either take the road of Doubnutehlna or Braze.
" I cannot refry n• from informing your Highness that, after
employing every means-in my power, I find it unfortunately im-
possible to transport my artillery any further, and that your
Highness, in this respect, must evpect very great sacrifices. A
number of pieces have been rendered useless, and bided by me
to-day. 1 am, &c."
" Before passing the Vop, Nov. 6,1812..
" I enclose your Highness a letter which 1 wrote yesterday,
but which could' not come to band, as the bffuser wht was the
bearer of it was taken into a wrong road by his-guide. k..
" Your Highness will be surprised to find, that I am Only ar-
rived at the Vop; yet I set out this morning at five o'clock.trom
Zaselt ; but the road is so Intersected by ravines, that it required
extraordinary efforts to arrive here. I am sorry to find oiyself
reduced to the disagreeable necessity of owning to you the sacs-
fices which we have made in order to hasten our march.
" The last three days journey hire cast the army two-thirds
of its artillery. Yesterday four hundred horses perished, and to-
day 'perhaps twice as mane, not including the great number of
horses which 1 bad caused to .be aided both for military and
private carriages. Sometimes all the horses that Were drawing
a carriage perished at once ; several carriages were even furnished
three times with fresh sets. 4
" The army has hot been .hanissed in its progress to-day.— ;
Only a few Cossacks have apt :ared without artillery, for walch 1
I cannot account: If I may believe thereport of a iroltigeur, who
was sent out marauding; a eolumh of Infantry, artillery, and ca-
valry is taking the same direction with us, namely, towards
Douboutebit ea.
4. To-night I intend sending a strong reconnoissance to Doti*
bootchina, and 1i0,,e to arrive there to Worrow, if the enemy
does not prevent by it serious opposition; for I must frankly own
to your kligkness, the sufferings during the last three. dais hale
. .
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Smolensk."
The above Mail of to-day, has brought us
long article from Copenhagen of the 115th November,
in which it as stated that, the whole of thegrand French
Army had arrived at Smolensk in perfect order 1
This is evidently of French manufacture. On the
other. hand we are happy to find by the same con-
veyance, that the Kremlin has been in a great mea-
sure saved. Some of the %alli only were undermined
by the explosion.
Nointelligence has been received by Government,
by the above Gottenburgh Mail, of a later dare than
that which is detailed in the xtraordinary_Gastette.
••••••••.•1•9.1
the Bona Fortuna, a Portuguese brig, has arrived
at' Cork from Oporto, which place she left on the

T.
'At Oporto the movethents of the hostile armies, sub•
sequent to tie abandonment of Salamanca by the
1 British, *ere wholly unknown, and rumours of the
tnost vague and gloomy deseription.prevailed.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 5. • iri. ed the Prussian ship
Sophia, from Baurdeau iii days, -.4ad the RAPID
schooner from the Down ailed the CoNquier, with
• a convoy of 20, sal for Wiles.—Wind S.S.W.
, PORTSMOUTH, DRCi 7.7 A/T:Ved his 14 ijesty's ship
[ ANT, from Lymingtori ; illici the FRRVENT,. &urn Off'
i Havre_; also the ship Saialithrstiann4Youso, tient
j Corinna. His Majesty's ship .TWEED is just got un-
der weigh, but as it is dark or thereabout, it is sup-
posed she will bring up Again, and sai,l with her con-
; voy in the morning.
1 Ettean.—No Alteration in the price this weet : the
1 qUartern boat is Is. 6{4.
! VKILIs fiF STOCKS 'CFOS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
' Rerluted 58}1-4 per Cent. 741 7.1—.1.per Ct. dun
. Cons.tof ac.5141-om. 61 el—Bonds 8,9 s. di..-11k Stock 117
Lg. Ansa. 1514 i.... 111. 1441(4) Ss. Ss. prCit.) 14 Ss.
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