Star.
London, England, 1812-12-09 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTER.-SAME DATE.

" His Highness Prince Peter Kosloviky, Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. Petersburgh to
the King of Sardinia, arrived here this morning from
Gottenburgh, in a small cutter belonging to Heligo-
land ; as she sailed on Wednesday last, of course she
brings nothing later than the King George packet.—
Some time must elapse before we can expect any fur=
ther arrivals from the North, as it is very generally
supposed here that the Pi ince of Wales, the next
packet in turn, may be frozen in, the weather having
set in very severe in that quarter on Tuesday night
last.—Wind North, and moderate."

There was a report in circulation last night that
the whole disposable French force in Spain, had qui-
denly been called back to France, in consequence of
fresh insurrections having at length assumed a for-
midable aspect. We shall be glad to bear of this
rumour being confirmed. At all events the destruc-
tion of the army sent to Russia, must necessarily call
for an additional force to maintain order in the Pro-
vinces. That this force cannot be furnished by
France, we need not go far to prove. The evacua-
tion of the Peninsula, therefore, is one of the great
:bjects arising out of the conflagrAion of Moscow,
even if BONAPARTE escapes from Smolensk.
The following sketch, taken from the best Maps of
Russia, will enable our Readers to form a correct
idea of the probabilities of BCfNAPARTeS escape :
From Smolensk there is no road leading directly
westward, but there are two which lead indirectly to
svc.s ernly termination; one that rune N. W. to
Witt psk, and then, with nearly a right angle, turns
southwari to Wilna ; another, which runs S. S. W,
by C tsza to Minsk. The former of these, we before
knew, is occupied by General WITTGENSTEM, and we
learn, that he is endeavouring to reach Orsza, in or-
der to defend the latter. In occupying both these
roads at once General WI TGENETEIN can only be
able to act upon the defensive. But General KyTu-
SOFF, with the main body of the Russian army, is ad-
vancing to Krasnoi, a small town about forty miles
from Smolensk, on the road to Orsza.
Mobil,w, towards which BONAPARTE. is now
flying, is upon a road from Smolensk, which runs
rather more southerly than that to Minsk. He ap-
pears now to aim at reaching Kiow, and running
thence to the frontier of Hungary.

Thus we have a loss of nearly 40,000 men per
month, even when the French were tranquilly em-
ployed in picking up the furs, the brandies, and
wines, which filled the cellars of Moscow. Another
month elapses before they reach Smolensk, if we are
to believe the French Bulletin ; and if we estimate
their loss on the dreary and perilous march, at 40,000,
more, Smolensk contained among its ruins on thet
11th November, about 45,000 men. Since that pe-
tiod another month has elapsed, and we are per-
fectly warranted in hazarding a conjecture, that tat
this moment there ate not a dozen of French soldiersl
in Russia bearing arms ! The sukequent intelli-
gence from Gottenburgh is more likely to p rove, thit
cur calculations are under than &et' rated.
When BONAPARTE left Wilna for the Duna, be
boasted of having 350,000 men at his disposal in the
North. We believe that it was subsequently aster..
tained by the Russian Gcvernment, that his whole
line of operetions was limited to 210,000 troops—of
these 40,000 were left behind as a reserve, which we
are ready to admit has been since greatly augmented,
but its communications with the main army have been
a t the same time completely cut off.
We are the more particular in this our enumera-
tion of the French army, because its annihilation fur-
nishes an awetul warning to those European Princes,
nay, and we may add, to those Parents, who have .
placed their population at the disposal of the foulest COURT OF KING'S BENCH.--This day, HUNT, the
Editor and Proprietor of a weekly Paper, was found
and most unprincipled murderer that ever levelled
the weapons of destruction against his race. If ever guilty of a Libel on the PRINCE REGENT. The trial
..
there was a period in the history of mankind, inf asted three hours. Sir W. Gamtow led the prose
cution, and Mr. BROUGHAM conducted the defence.
which whole nations woulde justified in the sight Accounts have reached town from Riga, of the
of HEAVEN, in rising suddenly and putting to death 17th ult. which state, that on the 15th, the inhabi.
every armed slave wha oens such a tyrant for his tants were alarmed by a heavy firing, apparently
master, it is the present ! Well may the widowed not many miles distant. The same was repeated the
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and the childless mothers of France now call for yen- next morning, and at length a Messenger arrived
with intelligence, that a battle had taken place be.
geance on him whose horrible ambition has dragged tween the Russians and Prussians ; that the latter.'
their offspring to premature death through all the had been drawn close to a masked battery, which
opening upon them, had killed great numbers ; and
various tortures which have attended this short cam-
,
paign in Russia! that the rest had been pursued two German leagues,
We would extend our appeal to the pitiful and ab-
and had suffered greatly.
The Duchess of MONTROSE arrived in town on
ject Princes of the Continent, who have poured their Monday. Her Grace's return from the Highlands
contributary streams to the great torrent of blood of Scotland has been considerably retarded by a series
which deluges Europe, but that we fear, they are of accidents ; the travelling carriage broke down at
themselves Dunbar, owing to the extreme badness of the roads.'
" In blood so deep, The repairs occupied some time ; but ere the chariot
4. That to wade back, would be as bad ts to go o'er reached town, it again broke down twice. Provi-
If Europe is about to .be purged of its abomina-
dentially the Duchess sustained no other injury in
lions, and we trust we are on the eve of such a revo.
co‘ting therefrom.nseq. uence, than the delay and fright usually re-
lution, the whole Sovereigns of BONAPARTE'S creation suiting
Persons who declined purchasing in the late Lot-
-nay those who are in alliance with him, will pro- teries, because they could' not obtain particular hint:-
bably be driven from their thrones ! Let them ask her: in the high Thousands, which they had been always
him for an equivalent! in the habit of bespeaking, may now gratify their'
As connected with the hints we have just thrown
wishes, as the present Lottery consists of 13,000
out, it gives us additional satisfaction to inform our Tickets, all different Numbers, each to be drawn se.
parately from the Wheel, according to the old mode
Readers, that the letters from St. Petersburgh confl- of drawing.
. dently state, that Lord Waeroee had left the Rus-
Dauer-ease THEATRE.—Mr. RAE'S performance
shot Capital on a secret mission to Vienna, or rather
; of Douala,, last night, did not confirm the idea which
for the frontiers of Austria, where, it was added, he
we had formed of his powers. Miss SMITH, in Lady
was to open a negociation with the Leaders of the
Randolph, was dextrous ; but, like Mrs. Poweee in
Austrian armies. If the Emperor FRA. cis wishes to
the same character at the other house, not always
exonerate himself from the charges which the mar-
correct in the text. Miss SMITH'S , excellence
' riage of his daughter have created against him, it
seems to lie in the stronger scenes of tragedy, and
must be now or never.
Lady Randolph's high and lonely griefs were but
A Manifesto has been also issued at St. Peters.
feebly suited to an actress who loves to mingle so
burgh, in which the Emperor ALEXANDER solemnly
; niuch of passion with her sorrows. But she gave the
retracts all former acknowledgments of BONAPARTE
proof, which takes away all answer from criticism—
. as Emperor of France, and once more declares that
he will never conclude a peace with France while she drew many a tear from the spectators ; and her
that villain is acknowledged as her Ruler.. It is even brief appeal over the body of " her beautiful—her
brave,"—the wild wringing of her hands.—the re-
said, that when Lavitistosi came to beg a trace from
pulse of the touch of all that could now connect her
. Kolusoee, the Hero nobly demanded the dead body
with the world, and the glance of eager resolution
of his master as a pledge of his sincerity r with`such
with which she rushed on her final purpoie, were
evidence of the spirit in which tie Russians view the .
I
Present contest, where is the man, who would give a
.sixpence for the reversion of all the Crofts is Europe,
at BONAPARTES dLSlpoSill ? equally arduous and admirable. Mr. WROUGHTON
siv/AtiasivrasapeTtetaGbieseivonle in OldanNdervfiena/Lph RAYMOND‘%ithspiarintd. Hot..
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GIBRALTAR MAIL;

A Gibraltar Mail arrived this morning. The fol-
lowing vre some important ct n.munications from
that quarter:
" GIintALTAR. NOVF BFR 29.
"By the last accounts from Aircant, teem
that the first division of the A 1. d Army marched
born thence, in the direction of Valencia, ob the
206, and the second division aas to hillthodre. next
day. The litlst regiment had had mall akirmi_h
ith the enemy's adiaaced posts.
" Lord William Bentinck was hourly exFectea
there, with 4Q Sicilian troops, to tate the com.
tnand of the army.
" By letters tram Carthagena, of the 20th, it ap-
pears that the yellow lever has entirely ceased there.
About 800 pe,•ple have died there this season. AU
the accounts fiom the Faculty and Board of Health
concur in stating, that, nots ithstandi, g the
highly-
contagious nature of the disease, no pet son Las ever
been attacked with it a second time, and that all
those who have had it in former years have escaped
-it this year. Dr. Wright, Physician to the British
Forces there, and his two sons, are dead.
" General Ballasteros is to be banished to Ceuta.
Nobody pities him, as if be had joined General Hill,
agreeably to his crdors, their united armies would
have effectually kept Souk's army in check, and pre-
vented his marching on Madrid, and coming in the
rear of Lord Wellington's army, which obliged him
Ito retreat from Burgos.".

" MESSINA, OCTOBER 17.
Yesterday a Council of War was assembled in
the Citadel, for the trial of some spies who had been
arrested, wEen, befote they proceeded to any trial+
two persons were brought before them, of the names
of Don Benedetto Corlando and Don Felippo Car-

tese, natives of Sicily : the former had been arrested
in the Channel endeavouring to pass to the enemy in
Calabria, and the other accused of assisting him to
carry his intentions into execution ;—when, after an
admonition from the President, relative to their con.
duct in future, they were informed that Lord Wm.
BentincE had been pleased to order, that they should
be set at liberty on giting security for their future
good behaviour ; both because they were least cul-
pable of any of the persons arrested, and to give a
proof of his clemency, and of his high esteem for the
Sicilian Nation."

PAI .ERMO, NOV. 26.
" By a Royal Edict., published ',ere, all possessers
of grain are required to give in a statement of the
quantity they pcissess, and the place where it is de-
posited ; and those who shall be found neglecting to
comply with this order, are to be subject to a foe,
according to the quantity that may be attempted to
be concealed."