Star.
London, England, 1812-10-19 00:00:00

BULLETIN OF THE OOVERNOR•OENERAL OP MOSCOW.

" His Serene Highness Prince Kutusoff, in order
sooner to collect all the troops which were marching
to join him, has left Mojaisk to occupy a for tified
place, in which, it is probable, the enemy will not
speedily present themselves. We are going to send
to the Prince 48 cannons, with ammunition. He
says that he will defend Moscow to the last drop of
his blood, and that he is prepared to fight even in
the streets of this town. The tribunals have beeo
closed, but that that may not trouble you, my friends,
affairs must be put in order. We have no need of
'tribunals to proceed against scoundrels; if, however,
they should be necessary, I will take young men
from the city and country. In two or three days.l
will give the signal. Arm yourselves with hatchets
and pikes"; and if you will do better, take three-
pronged forks. To-morrow I will go and see the
wounded in St. Catharine's Hospital ; I will cause
mass to be said, and the w4ter blessed for their
speedy cure. In respect to myself, I am well; one
of my eyes was ailected, but now I can see per-
fectly well with both.
(Signed) " Count RASTOPCHIS.
" Moscow, 30th Aug. (1 ith Sept.)"
No. 3.—[Here is another piece in which the Go.
vernor announces a balloon which he had caused to
be made. It was under pretext of this balloon that
he collected a great quantity of fire-works and arti-
ficers to prepare the incendiary machines of which he
made use to burn the city.]
Adivice from the Governor-General of Moscow
it is without date, but it was published in the month
of August The Emperor has confided to me the
care of constructing a balloon, which shall be suffi-
ciently strong to carry fifty men, and which can be
directed with or against wind. You will one day
know what will result from this balloon, and you
will rejoice at it : if the weather is fine to-morrow or
the day after, I will make trial of it at my own
house. I inform you of it, that in seeing it you may
not think it proceeds from the scoundrel: it is, on
the contrary, made for his ruin.
' General Platoff, supposing that his Majesty the
Emperor was already here, arrived at Moscow, and
immediately repaired to my house. He to-night de-
parts for the army, in order to be is time for the bat-
tle and sing Te Dennu."

WRACTS !ROM THE MOSCOW GAZETTE.
a Moscow. July 23, (4th August).
" The Commandant in Chief of the Russian
armies, Prince Kutusoff, conformably to the elu-
des of a Christian, went the evening preceding his
departure for the armies to the metropolitan church
of Kasan to implore the aid of the ALL.POWERFUL.
After 7e Deem, the Priest gave to this great Captain
of the Russian warriors a holy cross and scme bless-
ed water. After this he performed homage to a fine
image of our Lady of Kasan, enriched with orna-
ments of gold. The celebrated man, penetrated with
faith, having received this holy offering, suspended
' it to his neck, fervently imploring the benediction of
the ALL-POWERFUL, whilst the temple, filled with an
immense concourse of people, shedding tears of joy
and affect on, blessed the hero ready to set out. All
lifted up with veneration towards HEAVEN their
wishes and benedictions for the sacred monarch who
had deigned to cintide the conduct of the brave Rus-
sian warriors to that great man, so experienced in
the art of war, and the true son of his conntry. All
hearts were tilled with a firm confidence in the Rue.
sign armies."
LETTER FAOM THE COMMANDER OF ALL Tfte ACTIVE

All/4111S. .TO TIIE COVIREOR OF moscow, et:1)1)NT
RASTOPCHIN.
" I have just learfied with the most profound
grief, that the reports spread respecting the opera?
tions of the army by ill disposed people destroy the
repose of thp inhabitants of Moscow, and throws
them into despair. I very humbly intreat you,Count,
to assure and state to them for certain, that our
troops are' not yet in that state of weakness in which
they endeavour to represent them ; on the contrary,
all our seltrriors, not having yet tried a general bat,
t:o, cannot haye descended to such a degree of weak,
loess ; and animated by that spirit of bravery which
'is inherent in them, they wait with the utmost impa,
hence the moment for sealing with their blood their
devotion to the auglpt Throne and their countryl.rr,
All our movements have hitherto been directed to
ittarote, Moscow? c first capital! May the 4u,

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COTTENBURCH MAIL.

OHNIPOTENT bless our undertaking ! Stich' should be
the prayer of all the children. of Russia.
" I beg you, Count, to assure all the inhabitants
of Moscow, by my grey hairs, that 'hitherto we have
never had a single affair with the enemy's advanced
guard in which our trocps have not had the advs..-
sage, and that if there has pot been a grand battle",
that has depended upon my Commander in Chief.
e From the Monastery of Kolotskow,
August 21 (Sept. 2)."
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE GRAND ARMY.
" Parts, October 13.
" Private letters from Moscow, of the 25th Septem-
ber, contain fresh details, the authenticity of which
we will guarantee, respecting the catastrophe which
happened in that city, and which we hasten to pub.
lish at a moment when every thing that comes from
the North excites the greatest interest.
a We could hardly have believed, that the burning
of Moscow was the result of the first movement of
despair, when tl•e impossibility of arresting the march
of the French army, forced the Russians to abandon
their ancient capital. That idea was so natural, that
I many persons had adopted it ; and although it can-
: not justify the conduct of the Governor Rostopchin,
I it a little lessens the horror which the frightful image
of an immense city given up to the flames by those
hands who ought to have protected it, naturally in-
spires. Now that certain facts, which admit of no
Idoubt, prove that this fire has been beforehand con-
ceived, that the means of destruction were leisurely
combined by deliberate reflection, astonishment and
indignation know no bounds. Never was a destruc-
tive combination better combined. The agents of
Rastopchin, that is to say, 5000 banditti, to whom
he had opened the prison doors, proceeded with
torches in their hands to the different parts of the
I city ; to set fire to the houses and to render the fire
more destructive, they i bserved from what side the
wind blew, to burn all the buildings to windward.—
:in many houses were found all sorts of combustibles,
• which, when discovered, our soldiers found impos-
sible to extinguish. At the moment the soldiers made
this discovery, they feared some might have been
placed in the Kremlin, but the most minute researches
proved the contrary. It appears that in their blind
obstinacy, the enemy thought they could maintain
themselves for some time in that fortress, horn which
a few cannor. shot were sufficient to drive them. It
was the profnpt arrival i•t our troops which saved
the Kremlin. All these facts explain how the fire
' began in buildings and uninhabited houses. The sus
pert, building of the Bank was almost entirely con-
sumed before the iron gates could be p netrated,
and an entrance made. Vs/hat surpasses all bchet is,
i that when the Fond' presented themselves to arrest
the progress of tee flan,es, a single engine could not be
found. The ;icemen had even been obliged to quit
Ithis unfortunate city, the inevitable destruction of
1 which was calculated with, a sang froid which Makes
humanity shudder. There now remains to us the
paieful task ct relating a trait of batbarity, with
which we could have dispensed, were it not neces- mem OF THE GENERA{.IN-EHIEW =MOW, TO MS
sary that Europe should know the character and man- IMPERIAL. MAJESTY, FROM ree VILLAns cutus,
ners of that people who have often been represented DATIto sEPTEMISER 4 (16.)
as civilized. A wretched man, named -Wirtigen, . " After the sanguinary though victorious hank,
had been imprisoned six months for having written fought by your Majesty's troops on the nth ultimo,
that within six months the Emperor of the French Sept. 7), I was obliged to leave my position near
would be in Moscow. Upon the first news of the orudino, for reasons of which I have already had
arrival of the French, the Governor General brought the happiness to inform your Majesty. After that
forth the prisoner, and without any judicial' form, had battle the armies were moat weakened. Under such
1i him executed. Rastopschin took a horrible pleasure . circumstances we approached Moscow, having dai
in insulting this unfortunate. " Thou host announ- ' much fighting with' the enemy's advanced
I ced, (said he to him) that the Emperor of the ' The reinforcements which I hoped to meet with had
French would come to Isloscow ;it he comes, you not arrived. The enemy formed two new c010r...,
will not see him." By a refinement of cruelty, Ras- one on the Borowsk, and the other on the Zwenigo
topchin sent for the rather of the victim to be a wit- , roads, with the view of acting against my reserve,
I ness of his punishment. Fortunately he had fled.— near Moscow. In consequence of this I could not
1 After reading these horrible details, which will serve risk another battle, the issue of which would not
• to form the opinion of all Europe respecting the lon
nlyhredu ceave beenosc M destruow to
ctive
as thes .
o the army, but would
have d
events which have just passed at Moscow ; and when :
.s In this trulylamentoble situation, and aftercoes
one reflects upon the efforts made by the French ;
army, under the eyes of the Emperor, to save Mos- suiting my Generals, amongst whom there were some
cow from total destruction, very opposite sentiments of a different opinion, 1 was compelled to let the
will be felt, and one will be convinced that true cou-
enemy enter Moscow, out of which allethe valuables,
rage is always accompanied by clemency and genero- the stores in the arsenals, and somost all other pro-
city. Our brave men will relax from their fatigues • , perty,
they have found provisions for several months ; they, ! imperial or private, were previously conveyed,
and scarcely a
ss single inhabitant remained in the town.
without doubt, have not the same resources, as if '
i they were cantoned near a city of the first order ;—; I take the libey most humbly
,to represent to your
Majesty, that the entrance of the enemy into Moscow.
I but what remains of Moscow, is, at least, as large as 1
is not yet the
Brussels, and an exact idea of their situation may be _annihilation of the EMpire. I aris
formed, by supposing that the general head-quarters open my comp
making a movernent with my army towardsthe Toole
road. This will enable me to keep
are in the litter town, and the troops cants ned in the
munications with the neighbouring Governments%
neighbourhood. Since it is evident from every thing
that has passed for some years, that the ambitious Any
hav othe
separated er measure would have
the prevenes of Termted this, and
I projects of the Russian Government, seconded by also me from armies
zooan must confess that the abandonment tithe ca.
d Tschichagow.
con-
England, must necessarily bring about war between '
pital is very hard ; but c..nsidering the .advantageS
I
France and Russia, there is tie Frenchman who,
sidering his country or children's interest, that ought which may accrue to us Isom it, and particularly the
preservaticn of our arm es, it is no longer to belts
.not to congratulate himself that it has broken out
under existing circumstances. Is it not fortunate mented : and I now proceed to occupy, with 111
ds.
for France and Europe, that their destinies are confi-
forces, a line, by which I shall command the roa
ded to the greatest C•tptain of the age, to the leading to Toula and Kalouga, annoy the wholelim
hero whose prudence equals his activity, who aban-
dons nothing to chance, overcomes all obstacles, and of the enemy extending from Smolensk° to Sew"
seems, by his genuine, to enchain fortune, and ' com- and be enabled 6' cut of all reinforcementsmoch*
to join him from thereon By thus occupyingtbsem
mand events ?" 1 tention of the enemy, -I hope to compel him le kW
and to change his whole line of opera'PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL MA ONT. Moscow,
Previous to Marmont's leaving Burgos he addressed 44 The General Winzingerode has received orders _
the following Proclamation to his Soldiers : from me to post himself on the Twer --
detach a regiment of 'Cossacks o Soldiers !—The severity of my wounds, and the
length of time requisite for my cure, oblige. me to to protect the inhabitants from
separate from ydu; I- return to France. Whilst I small bodies of the enemy. lam
•
eras at your head, soldiers—whilst I was with you—
from Moscow, and as soon
pS, I can with cond
my constant care had for its object, to diminish your tr
thOe Oenemy. As long asfi the arm
wants, to ameliorate your situation. In separating
my best wishes will every where (Alt-
horn you, Ma st is entire, and animated
patsy youl.
o Sodiers i.0.--A month of combinations and move- rage h
and zeal, the loss of Moscow
'vents promised the most brilliant 'remits— I was
ot the Empire. For the rest,
assured that this event is the :
of the loss of Smolensk."
that victory must be the reward of our efforts, but
filled with confidence in your valour, and it appeared
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM ustrrx
chance wounded me, at the very Moment even whop wiTTOINSTEIN, FROM GLITZ
I was marching to battle. 1
vi•tril i Of StrTgibIBILR.
ff Soldiers I—Glorious successes will promptly wipe ! " All is well with the corps s
away all past disgraces; nuns, rout rejnicircements at e troops
continue in the soMa
,position.
pn their march to join you o every thing is in ;no. remains quiet, and undertakeebothing ; but is lel ,
tion to support and give you the means of lowering great Want ot provisions, end has many sick: Ai.
the'enemy's pride. Wherever I go, in the midst of sellers and foragers are brought in daily.
my pain, the most welcome ietelligence I can re- regard to Macdonald, after having sent about I
Ceieet and that which will be most grateful to me, PrOesians and Poles to the neighbourhood of Kiss,
will be to hear of your triumphs; the most sacred iiisl left two regiments of the same troops at Noes
of duties which remain for roe to fulfil, will be to Fall burg ; he has Marched from ()cams With the re!
the justice and beneficence of the Em or toweole 1 'minder of his force; but the direction be has ttkt*
OWI4 wh9 Mail them," , is 1101 yet welt:Clod, 4-josreo tiste. oto
. .

JASSY, AUGUST at
The Treaty of Peace between Russia and ta%
is now carrying into execution with regard to i
davia and Wallachia. The Government is in
hands of the Divan and the Boyars, and the militk
department only is directed by the Russians. 71
Russian General Skailat Stursa,
Prince Mourusi, is nominated Governor of the pm,
vinces ceded to Russia, lying between the Dniesir?
Pruth, and Danube. The Russian tro3ps are,
ing in columns towards the Pruth, but their meth
is rendered difficult from the wet weather.
TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TIIE ppm.
The following are the Frincipal of the fifteen Arkin
Tfer y of Peace concluded between Russa sod 6.444
Porte t
Aar. t. There shall be peace and friendship
Powers; and both the coutractlng ?artier sue ~„„►
to avoid every thing that may occasion bosuntinble,;ll7.
subjects.
' it. Full and perfect amnesty shall be granted to thelibiswo
both parties who have taken part in, the ?peruiono or *twig
against the Interest of their mutual boarreigas.
' s. All former Treaties shall remain in force. with eeu,.
tion of such Articles which, by the present Treaty., have auk.
gone some alteration.

4. According to the first Article of the Preliminatie%
agreed, that the river Pruth, from its entrance hue ?do**
until its junction with the Danube, and left bank of tlistissiti
from such junction, to the mouth of tilt: Kdi, and bat this,
to the sea, *ball form the boundaries of the two Erafieeis
mouth of the said river to be for the common use of bock.
small Islands, which, previous to the war, were uninhalsbeddi,
ing near the left bank of the Danube, dull remain u,urestosdi
nor shall any fortifications be erected on the said felsoth.
the other hand; the Ottoman Porte relinquishes to Rn g
provinces, fortresses, towns, &c. lying on the left b d the
Pruth; and the mid-channel of the said river gaol bp, hem
dary between the two Empires. The merehmitormeekti tai4
nations may navigate the whole course of the Duds; lig is
Russian ships of war must come no farther than tbeniewes4
the Pruth.

5. His imperial Russian Majesty, on the otierieulogmm
to the Ottoman Porte the terrain yof Moldavia, ell dm*
bank of the Pruth, as likewise the Greater and LetserWeldke
The inhabitants of these provinces shall he freed from sgmegh
butions for the space of two years, and these &labelled*
cording to the present largeness of Moldavia.
6. be boundaries on the side of Asia shall be buds**
so as they were before the war broke out.
7. The Mahometan inhabitants iu the provinces ceded to
Russia, as likewise the Datives of ether puns, who Li coamiputia
of the war arc now in Russia, may return with their prim
within the space of eighteen months, to I:nrkey. la Ike mem
the Christians belonging to the country now added to
and who are now in Purley, may, without any lit sr woks,
lion, return to Russia.
. & The Ottoman Porte grants a pardon and general Maly
to the hervians, who shall in no wise or mesas be moll:mike
their past amuses. The fortresses lately erected ia thur limey
shall be demolished.
[The remaining Articles, there are sixteen in all, Mho&
liberation of prisoners, the liquidation of debts, the
troops from the ceded places, the promised mediation dila
Porte with Persia to restore peace between her and *aims, std
exchange of the realm:item.]

RUSSIAN B LIL LATINS,

-.

'oppose that
Saxons oPP°'
Lieutenan
boperial
he Pc
Riga still cc
some skill:au
rreslericlrsta

yet cros,
Lion and Ire
General Cot
The late,;
dated the It
The bi
bloodiest of
the field of I
to the positt
(attacks but
fereds and
dibtinguishe
me to retire
hesd-quarte
to retre.it s
which are
sonerrstate
belief of the
41. onami is
Marshal D;
skirMishes
jaformation
Bonsai an'
-has made a
the roid to
The futtl
Wittgeuste
tember, as

te. Since
to your Ito]
• 'to me and
/mut of co
• some reinfc
arrived wit
the Vistula
Generals tc
now occup:

privations,
zines : he
and the sol
connunir
that the en
the siege o
constant st
rison, and

General
cessful sort
published.
" The
to a strict
heavy anti
*mice prep
At present
they hold,
or rather c
sieged.
roaches t
I anr info'
she hardsl
difficulty i
64 The
ners tell n
• service b;
imprisone
outlawed.
arrears of
the servic
"4 I ha,
and circu
to defend
blessing*
(ten of it,
" I cal
the condi
men, our
essential t
'Pheir col
kasardon

enable th

'they are
counsellit
•` Riga,
~ROCLA'
TILE

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form evo
tired Mc
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spired
all the e
dill eves

has not
or weak,
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tite best
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neither 1
mewls c
creassinj
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'wiles a
ting pro
bishops
Moscow
passage
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with SO(
fives of
sot frun
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this utti

DGIC LIEU
he Twer road, and to
s on that to .I.ltOsiallt
um being molettecl by
am at no great distance
as I have collected toy
t await the approach!!
army of your Impel
ed with its known coot
scow is not yet thelati
your Majesty gay*
necessary tonseqa44
•
WANT-GENERAL COWS
..-SEICOLIRCLITCII4I, ttftt
s entrusted to me ilOl
;position. The enemy

N JUIL.

SST 22.
ur Russia and t..v
n with regard to bfol.
Government is in the
loyars, and the militar
by the Russians. They
Ursa, brother-i.1-law of
Governor of the pro.
between the Dniester,
ssian troops are march.
ruth, but their
march
wet weather.
AND THE PORTE.
the a/teen Articles the
:to Russ.* and the Sublime

friends* blevreen the two
larties quill use every tfforc
onboatitities bessrm thtil
)e granted to the subjects op
tke operations of the wee
ovvreigns.
n in force, with the creep.
resent Treaty., have under.

of the Preliminaries, it is
its entrance into Moldavia
nd kft bank of the Daub;
the Kili, and from *meg
of the two Empires, the
common use of both. Ihs
war, were uninhabited,
shall remelts usunhablted;
i on toe said islands. On
relinquishes to Russia ail
Ing on the left bank of the
Lid river shall be the beim-
e merchant-vessels of both
re of the Danube; but the
other than the entrance

on the other band, restore,
at Mold.tvia, on the right
eater and LesserWallachia,
ill be freed from all coml.?
nd these shall be Axed aro
Wavle.
in shad be fixed pettedly
out.
the provinces ceded. to
parts, who In consequence
:turn with their property
o .I:urkey. In I ke anew
try now added to Rowe,
rithoig any let or melees.
µton and general amnesty
or mesas. be molested fon
ly erected in their easetry
'lateen in all, rel,e to the
) of debts, the removal of
'mashed mediation of the
weal her and Russia, aw 4