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FRENCH PAPERS.

:H BULLETIN OF THE FRENCH ARMY.
" Smolensk°, August 21.
pears, that in the battle of Mohilow,
ter Prince Bagration on the 29d of July,
the enemy has been considerable : we
•ewith give the report of Prince Eckmuhl
this affair :
Duke of Tartum found 20 pieces of
Dunaberg in pace, of eight, as had been
. He obliged,, several ships, laden with
40,000 bombs and other projectiles, to re-
the water. An inamense quantity of ammu-
destroyed by the. enemy. The ignorance
ussians in constructing fortifications is appa-
works of Dunabet dand Drissa.
lajesty gave the command of his right to
of Schwartzenbergl by placing under his
2d corps. This l'rince marched against
'ormassow, and me t and defeated him on
He pays • the highest compliments to
and Austrian troops. The Prince "of
iberg slimed, in these circumstances,
sty. The Prince ha-, requested promotion
.ds fur the Officers of his -corps d'armie who
iguished themselves.
:he Bth, the Grand Army was placed in the
manner :
Prince Viceroy was at Souria with the 4th
advanced guards occupying Vilegs, Pus-
Porulsch. •
:ing of Naples was at NikQttliii3O, his ca.
'pied Lu',:ovo.
ial the Duke rtf Elchingen, commandant
:orps, lwas at Leozna.
Irsh?.: the Prince of Eckninhl, commandant
corps; was at Doubrouwa.
ifth corps, commanded by Prince Ponia•
as at Mohilow.
head-quarters were at Witepsk.
second corps, commanded by the Duke of
-as upon the Drissa.
,oth corps, condnanded by the Duke of
was upon Dunaberg and Riga.
:he Bth, 12,000 of the enemy's cavalry
Ipon Inkovo, and attackeeGeneral Count
's division, which for half a league was
fi ;ht, retreating all the day, suffering
mg equal loss to the enemy. A company
irs of the 24th regiment of light infantry,
part of a battalion of that regiment, which
hosted along with the cavalry to maintain
in the wood, was taken. We had abourl2oo
wounded; the enemy may have lost the
fiber of men. On the 12th, the enemy's
ing united at Smolensko, marched by dif-
its, with equal slowness and hesitation,
itch and Nadra.
Eckmit:ll collected all his corps to
Linst the enemy and take possession, of
by proceeding thither by the other side
irysthene.
King of Naples and Prince of Eckmuhl
from. Leonza, and marched upon the Bo-
!ear to the embouchure of Beressina, op.
emirs, where, on the night between the
14th, they threw two bridges over the
'icero7 set out from Saniag, and march-
witsche to Rasasna, where he arrived on

General Count Grouchy collected the third
lvalry at Rasasna on the 12th. Prince
:ollected all his corps at Doubtowna, on

General Count Ebli threw three bridges over
Rasasna on the. 13th. The headquarters set
. 13th from Witepsk, and arrived at Ra-
The 13th.
Poniatowski set out from Mohilow, and
arrived at Romans°. On the 14th, at
ty, General Grouchy marched upon Leas-
two regiments cf Cossacks from it, and
the corps of General Count Nansouty ;
lay the King of Naples, supported by the
Ichingen, arrived at Krasnoi.
27th' enemy's division, consisting of 5000
;upported .by 2000 cavalry, and 12 pieces
, was in.a position before that town. It
was attacked and forced in an instant by the Duke
of Elchingen.
The 24th regiment of light infantry attacked
the small town of Krasnoi with the bayonet, with
great intrepidity. The 'cavalry executed some ad-
mirable charges. Baron Bardisoulie General of Di-
vision, and. the 3d regiment of chapeau, distingu.
ed themselves. The taking of eight pieces of ten-
non, l 4 caissons, 1,500 prisoners; with -a field cover-
ed with more than 1000 Russian corpses, were the
advantages of the battle of Krasnoi, in which the
Russian division, consisting of- 5000 men, suffered
a loss of hallits number.
di His Majesty, on the 15th, had his head-quarters
at Kovonitnia.

46 On the 16th, in the morning, the heights of
Smo-
lensko were commanded. The town presented to
our view an enclosure of walls of 4.000 wises, fens
feet thick, and 2.5 feet high, intersected with towers,
several of which were -armed with camtorlof a heavy
calibre.
Upon the right of the Bcriryitteffewe pm. eh) id '

and knew that the enemy faced abOUt,• and retraced have rivalled each other in ir•trepiditya The field of rear.-guard, which presented about 13,nnn -...,,men, The
their steps to defend Smolensko. We knew that the battle has offered to the view of 200,000 persons,
Borysthene, at tin
enemy's Generals had received •reiterated orders to who can attest it, tlle sight of one Ftench corpse. ! Duke of Abrantes had passedsthe
o'clock, to the right of Smolensko, lad he anaz.4
give battle and save Smolensko. eight,
' lying upon the dead bodies of seven or eight Ruse Inmself clase,upon the rear of the enemy ;he n
" The Emperor reconnoitred the town, and placed sians, meanwhile the Russians were protected by the ' therefore,
jby marching with leis division, interceptthe,
al
his army in its position on the day of the 16th.— , musketry fire from their trenches during a part ofi
rgeraeraltgurnarada tdniMfficousciro;wb,
uant drrieraenndreimr
et,hetire)etreit of
mbar
to.
Marshal the Duke of Elchingen had the left, leaning the days of the 16th and 17th.
on the Borysthene; the Prince of Eckmuhl the can-' '"
On the 18th we established the bridges over the lumns of the enemy's army which remained ea he
tre ; Prince Poniatowski the right ; the guards were Borysthenes, which the enemy had burnt, but did forced, being informed of the success and ado iv
placed in reserve in the centre ; the Viceroy in re- not succeed in quenching the fire, which consumed pidity of the first attack, returned back the way they'
serve on the right ; and the cavalry, under the orders the town'until the day of the 18th, the French sap- , came. Four divisions then advanced to suppona.r.
e'er
of the King of Naples, at the extremity of the right. pets having worked with great activity: . The rear-guard, and among others, the division Om
The Duke of Abrantes, with the Bth corps, lost their houses in the city were filled with the Russians, ' nadiers, which, until now, had nut vane /wend.. .
way, and had made a false movement. dead and dying. 15 or 6000 men, cavalry, formed their right while*
" The 16th, and half of the 17th was passed in "Of twelve divisions which composed the Grand lift was covered by woods, filled with teelle„.
". It Kos of the greatest consequence to the
:i•
observation. A fire of musketry was kept up along Russian Army, two divisions have been broken andl
tome
—.5
1 the line. The enemy occupied Smolensko with defeated in the combats of astrovno, two have met tte keep the position as long as possible, it 0., „.a
„.
30,000 men, and the remainder of their army was • with the same fate in the battle of Mohilow, and six- very fine one, and, appease:fl
y,inexpugnable, on
formed upon the fine positions upon the right bank :in the battle of Smolensko. They have only two di; oureparte we attached no less importance to it, in
i
of that river, opposite to the tone, and communica.l visions of the guards which remain entire. order to accelerate his retreat and cause all the at.,
.
ling by three bridges. . 46 The deeds of bravery which redound honour on riages filled with
which was.wounded
_and other crilartthieelesre:
" Smolensko is considered as a Strong town by the the army, and which have distinguished such num- be abandoned,
Russians, and the bulwark of Moscow. • , .. leers of soldiers in the battle of Smolensko, shall be• guard. This was what gave, rise to the bate e
"On the 17th, at two in the afternoon, supposing i the subject of a particular report. Never has the Valentina, one of the finest feats of arms in oar ;di-.
. intrepidity
that the enemy had not dehouchcd, that they were French army shewn greater than in! this tarp history.
fortifyingabeenselves in Smolensko, and that they campaign."—( Moniker, Sept. 5.) 64 At six o'clock in the evening the dies;on of
. ,
refused battle, notwithstanding the orders they had Gudin, which had been sent forward to sleott the
received, and the fine position they might ]have oc- FOURTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE FRENCH ARMY 'third corps, from the moment when weeerceieee de
Smolensk° may be considered
'° Smolensk°, August 93. j
cu pied, their right upon Smolensko, and their left great succours that the enemyhad ?int to his rtar.
is as one of the
upon the banks of the Borysthene, that the enemy's ' guard pushed forward a column fil the centre °Ede'
finest cities of Russia : had it not been for circum- -
Geeeeal" wanted resolution, the Emperor marched enemy's position, was suppertel by the divisicaof
stances of the war which has carried thither the fire .
upon the right, and ordered Prince Poniatowski to General Ledru, and, after al hour's combat, for
change his front, the right in advance, and to place and consumed immense magazines of colonial mar- i
the position. General Conte Gudin arriving with
chandise and goods of all kinds, this city would '
his right to the Porysthene, occupying one of the sub- . hil division, was at the eommeeecereent of the action
have been a grand resource for the army. Even in '
1 struck by a bullet, ellich carried off his thigh: hs
orbs by posts and batteries, to destroy the bridge and its
....
tgent state, it may be of the greatest utility in sa
intercept the communication of the town with the
militate , •
,• -,
point of ewe. There are still large tosses :
• died gloriously. hesloss was sensibly felt. Genre
right bank. .
i emeining, which offer fine places for forming hos. i •
the ; Gudin was
.one of the most distinguished Officers
_Ta in
64 During this time the Prince of Eel:multi meek,-
pi,:ls. army he was estimable for his morel kla
The province of Smolensko is very fine and i
ed orders to attack two of the suburbs which themuch :se for his bravery and intrepidity. General
fertile, and furnished with great resources for sub- ia' mu
enemy had entrenched, 200 toises distance from the Girard has taken the command of the division. We
sistence and forage. The Russians intend, according '
town, and which were each defended by 7 or 3000 ' teckoa that the enemy have bad eight Generals killed
to the events of the war, to raise a militia of peasant ,
1 men gild heavy cannon. General Count Friant had .or wounded': one of their Generals is taken prisoner.
slaves, whom they have armed with bad pikes. They '
• 1 as On the following dey'the Emperor ciistributed
orders to complete the investment, in leaning his
had already selected about 500 of theni at this place
right towards Prince Poniathe ski's corps, and his ' ' recompenses on the field of battle to all the regiments
it was an ()eject of raillery and derision even to the
left to the right of the attack made by the Prince of I Which had distinguished themselves, and as thelfli, •
Russian army itself. They had already stated as the
t • .
Eckmuhl. which is- a new 'regiment, had behaved itself well,
Order of the Day, that Smolensko was to be • the
" At two in the afternoon Count Bruyere's divi. Ihis Majesty granted this regiment the right of carry.
deemed convenient to evacuate Poland, yet it was
sion of cavalry, after having driven away the Cos-an eagle, k priailege it had not before enjoyed,
I lug re
sacks and enemy's cave!! y, approached the bridge i never having until this time been present in any bete
necess try to give battle at Sm lensko, to prevent this .
highest up the river. A battery of ten pieces of ar the. These recompences, given on the field of battle, .
barrier of Russia from falling-into our Ilan&
tiller er was established upon this ground, and fired in the midst of the dead, the dying, the wounded,
" The Cathedral of Smolensko is one of the most
with grape shot upon that part of the enemy's army celebrated Grecian churches in all Russia. Theand the trophies of victory, offered a spectacle truly .
which was on the right bank of the river, and quickly military and imposing.
Episcopal Palace forms a kind of town by itself. •
obliged the Russian masses of infantry to evacuate " The heat is excessive, the thermometer having 64 The eneply, after this battle, precipitated he
that position. reheat in such a manner, that on the day of the2olb
risen to 26 degrees ; the weather here is much hotter
" The enemy then placed two batteries of twenty our troops marched twenty leagues withpat but
than in Italy."—Offoniteur, Sept. 5.)
pieces of cannon in a convent, to annoy the battery able to find the Cossacks, and were every Au '
BATTLE OF POLOTSK.
which played upon the bridge. Prince Eckmuhl picking the wounded and the stragglers.
44 After the battle of Drissa, the Duke of Reggio, • "' up •
entrusted the attack of the right suburbs to Count 44 Our loss in the battle of Velentina hasbeen 600
knowing that the enemy's General, Wittgenstein
Odorant, and that of the left to General Count Gudin. ' killed and 2600 wounded; that of the enemy, nth ,
had been reinforced by twelve 3d battalions from the •
At three the cannonade commenced : at half-past field of battle thews, is triple : we have taken 1000
garrison of Dunabcrg, and trilling to draw him to
four a very brisk fire of musketry began, and at five prisoners, mostly wounded. .
an engagement near the defile below Polotsk, caused '
the divisions of Morand and Gudin carried the en- " Thus the only two Russian divisions which had
the 2d and 6th corps to be ranged in order of battle
trenched enemy's suburbs, with a cool and rare inure-suffered by th •preceding combats of Mobiles;
not
below l'olotsk ;General Wittgenstein followed him
pidity, and pursued them to the covered way, which attacked him on the 16th and 17th, and was vies;
was strewed with Russien dead. Upon our left the rously repulsed. i of Ostrovno, of Krasnoi, and of Smolensko, have now
- - suffered by the battle of Valentina.
Duke of Elchingen attacked the position which the 64 The Bavarian division of I'e Wrede, of the 6th
enemy had without the town, seized upon it, and corps, has distinguished itself. At the moment when "All the intelligence received, con firm the are
count of the enemy running in full drive for Moscow
pursued them to the glacis. —that his army has suffered Much in the preceding
the Duke of Reggio was making his dispositions to
"At five o'clock the communication of the town profit by the victory, and to close the enemy in the engagements, and besides this, experience a great de-
with the right bank became difficult, and could only defile, he was struck on the shoulder by a Biscayan. sertion. The Poles say to them when desertioe,
be accomplished by isolated men. s You have abandoned us without fighting, what
His wound, which is of a serious nature, obliged him .
46 Three batteries of breaching 12-pounders were to cause himself to be transported to Vilna ; but it
placed against the walls at six in the evening, one did not appear that he made himself in any wise un- right then can you have to exact from us. to tensia
under your colours ?'
'by Friant's division, and the two others by Mound quiet concerning the consequences. " The Russian soldiers of the provinces of Mohi-
and Gudin's divisions. "General Gouvion St. Cyr has taken the corn-
low and Smolensk, likewise take advantage of the
46 We drove the enemy from all the towers with mand of the 2d and 6th corps. On the 17th, in the
proximity of their villages to desert and return, to re
howitzers, which played upon them. 'evening, the enemy retired thrOugh the defile. Ge- '
pose themselves in their own countries.
" The General of Artillery, Count Sorbier, ten- neral Verdier was wounded. General Maisonhas been " The division of Gudia attacked with. so ouch
dared the occupation of the covered way by the one- recognised as General of Division, and has succeeded
him in the command of his division. Our loss is es-
my impossible, by two enfiladed batteries. Never- to ptroUCT
intrepidity, that the enemy were persuaded a was the
Imperial Guards. It is, in one word,
theless, the enemy, who from two in the afternoon timated at 1000 men in killed and
perceived we had serious intentions against the town, and 127th of the line, /Da
wounded. The the finest eulogy on the 7th regiment of light intantelt
and on the 12th, 21st,
loss of the Russians is triple to ours—we have taken .
sent two divisions And two regiments of infantry of composed the division.
I 500 prisoners from them.
the guard to reinforce the four divisions which were I 'ss On the 18th, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
in the town. These united forces composed half of ; General Gouvion St. Cyr, commanding the 2d and a battle, as engaged."
the Russian army. The battle continued •the whole 1 6th corps, opened on the enemy, by causing his right Clmboreat of Valentina may
men likewise
wereen key _
It was at least an affair of the vanguard of the bill
night ; three breaching batteries played with the ut- l wing to be attacked by the Bavarian division of rank.
most activity ; two compa i
nies of miners were attach. Count de Wrede. The battle extended
.the whole
ed to the ramparts. the route 'to eereekovichirra, found ad the w
"General Grouchy,
. who was sent with his caps
• . (length of the line, and the enemy were thrown into on
64 The town was now on fire in the middle of a i
complete rout and pursued for two leagues, as long filled up with dead and wounded, and has take°
fine August night. Smolensko offered the French! as day-light permitted ;20 pieces of cannon and one . . • some carriages, containing 900 wounded-
a spectacle similar to that•which an eruption of Ve-
ii thousand prisoners have remained in the o.ver of the a The Cossacks have surprised at Leczna le km'
curios presents Aso the inhabitants of Naples. An I
• s ,French army. The Bavarian General, PDeroy,
was pital of 200 sick Wirtemburgh troops; which,
. ier'gr.
hour after Midnight the enemy abandoned the town, I Witeesk•
negligence, had not been forwarded to
and retired cohost the river. At' two o'clock the pee wounded."
BATTLE OF VALENTINA.
On the 19th, at break of day, the bridge being '1 e Den i
" To conclude, in the midst bf all thew duelers'
theT
;.nadiers who first led the attack, no longer found re- c'
ir ShitanCe."..the place was evacuated ; 200 pieces of , finished, the Marshal Duke of Elcbingen crossed I the Russians never cease to chaunt
convert every thing inio a victory,' but in spite „th
Cannon, and one of the first towns in RUssia were iqe
'over to the right bank of g the I3orysthene and pursued "hte
I ignorance and of these people, this her
ans- the enemy. At one league from the town, he recon- 0
our power, and that too in sight of the whole
, ! appear ridiculous to them, and even too gm's* ~
clan army. . • lnoitered the last columo of the enemy's rear-guard.
which vie might It was a 'division of five or 6000 men, stationed on REPORT OF THE* MAJOR GENERAL. ~
66 The combat of Smolensko
fine heights ;he caused them to be attacked with the "Mr Lottle—l suppose. that the Doke 4. Kehl '
:justly term a battle, an hundred thousand ease-
in been engaged on the different sides, causetrthe
,bayonet by the 4th regiment of infantry of the line, day of the 17th, or at leash uP to• the rn°lnelg• •'.
the field and by the 72d ditto. The position was carried, and L will have rendered pear Highness an accottet of
• Russians a loss of 4700 men, left. dead on s 'battles'
of battle ; of 2000 prisoners, the greater part of-
or foot hundred prisoners fell into our hands.
our bayonets covered the field of battle with dead ; 3 during . the remainder of ;hat .elal !he
his wounds forced him to- quit the field
whom are wounded ; and of 7 to 8000 woundede—
Is lhe flying. enemy retired on 'the .2d -cat ,1
' nued their
-successes, and at nine, in the
• •ee . Amongst the dead were found five kuisian Gene..,'
which, was posted on the'. heights ofValentimi. The
rah.- ' Our loss amounts to 700 killed, and 3;100 orßussians ,were repulsed at every point, -
suffered the most consideiabde leases., kaieg
p,2 oo wounded. The General of Brigade, are- first position was carried by the 10th of the line,•aitd.' led, he the course of the day si; or seven
houski, - wae.hilled ;„ and the Generals -of Brigade,• ees tws
towards four o'clock in the afternoon the mu I'l4kb *ere Mule" with* bravlsir *lPertar—
etrandjease and Daiwa, wouadcd.' All the troops sie was '
kept up against the whole of the esesnyei'lleatewitiba which brought them tiltOa.

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hest honour on the division of Lekrattd,
sbeoWs the hig'
schic3 ‘.:as placediat the branching of the rods to
jebei and to Nevil, awa on the Bavarian corps, placed
ea the lit bank of the Polota, in the rear of the vil-
lage or spas, which the enemy was determined to'
make, notwithitanding his having been driven out
of it five or sir times ; and the 20th division, as also
Gaol de Wrede, who commanded it, have covered
themselves with glory. The Bavarian General, yin-
anti, who is entitled to praise for the manner in
which be
conducted himself, was there vvounded.
irttbe evening of that day I felt the necessity of at-',
ricking the w.emy. I cock my measures for making
e anrck on the ISth, at four o'clock its the atter- '
rxe ; Ibave performed impossibilities to deceive
the enemy concerning My intention% Towards one
c'clock'l caused the equipage-of the army, which
wereirt the rear of Polask; to file off on the left bank
of the Duna, on the road to Oula. I made an ap-
pearance as if I would cause this movement to be co-
Toed and protected by the troops which M. the Duke
°Reggio had caused to repass to the left bank ; in
the night between the 16th and 17th they re-united
behind Potolsk, at the tail of the equipages ; the di-
vision of cuirassiers arrived there from Semeneta ;
and the brigade of light cavalry of General Casten,
from Rondina. _

uAt three in the afternoon the column of baggage
bd filed in sight of the enemy, and the troops above-
mentioned repassed the Duna with the greatest part

the French artillery, and entered Polotsk.

“ About five o'clock, all the troops and artillery
erre in a position to de.bouch upon the enemy with.
o.;t their even havitv observed our preparations.-1
At ire, precisely, all the artillery opened its fire,
I our columns of infantry debouched under its
rrefection to attack the enemy's left and centre.-1
Il•rede's division debouched to the right of the via-'
;aze of Spas, and attacked with great bravery and
t iii ti7e'enetny's left. General Deroy's division de•
be•acred by the same village of Spas, Legrand's
esinn en the left of that village, connecting itself
Er is Lft to Verdier's di v is:on, a brigade of which
i)serred the enem)'s right, which was placed upon
domed of Gehenziliva ; Merle's division covered
fa front of Po!otsk, and part of its rear.
The enemy, though completely surprised, quite
reirient in their superior force and immense artil-
ler, composed of 180 pieces, at first received our
taxis with infinite calmness and Ja,,g froid ; but in
decd, before night their left was completely forced,
al their centre totally routed, after having defended
*position with much braver'y and great slaughter.
%would have made a very great number of rriso-
till, it the woods bad not been so near their position.
” The enemy abandoned to us the field of battle,
rrered with an immense number of their killed, 20,
es of cannon, and 1000 prisoners. On our side
have had some killed and wounded ; among the

are Generals Deroy and Raclovitsch,-ftnd Colo-

rl CAionze, commanding the Bavarian artillery.
I cannot suatiently eulogize Legrand, Wrede,

Raelovitsch, and the General of Artillery,
nibry, who directed the artillery of the 2d corps
nth great distinction. General Merle, with only a

Tart of his division, repulsed, with great skill, an
Lock which the enemy Made on our lefr, to protect
their retreat to the wood. The Croats distinguished
themselves in this charge, supported by a part of Ge-
terd Caster's cavalry. In general, 1 demand the
mmideration of his Majesty ; the troops have merited
1
ettentertient and rewards.
'ls Majesty will give me great pleasure by dis-
Min his favour on M. De Maelle, my Aide.de-
Cap, the bearer of this letter, whose zeal I have,
eleeyreason for praising. I have also nothing but
um to bestow upon the Chiefs of the 2d and
fthcerps. " I have the h.onour to !.•.e, etc.

" Count GOO% lox ST. Cm"
PARIS, SEPTEMBER 4.
re have received letters of the 24th ; giving fresh
rtail' respecting the battle of Smolensk(). These
Inlets speak of a Bulletin, which can only have been
retarded by some unforeseen circumstances ; we im-
patiently expect it : what is certain is, that the battle
''cleaptare of Smolensk() will figure with eclat among
11. e rnost brilliant exploits of our brave men, and must
trow titC LissiAris into coasternation and despair.
BERLIN, AUGUST 23.
°iv Cnurt, and several persons belonging to the
`)l°lnatic corps, residing here, receive communica-
r)rsrespecting what is passing at the army ; but they
is
nothing respecting it till the official Bu:letins
I'7,!4ppeared m the Mor:•eur.
the *nation is always the same; we dail7 see ar-
rtand depart from hence French and Allied troops;
Y lodges! with the inhabitants, With whom they
I•,;tdr extren.ely well contented.
TIDE EVENING STAR.

LON DON.
WEDNESD.IY, SEPTEMBER 9.
IMCE OF S'IDCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk.
IFiret. kr!. 591 FO—for °Pg'
n_4Prft.4htit-9 per Ct. 91 ill—Bank Steen --
pre.-- Buittli 4 IS. 'sm.—Lam Anne. •••••
1,40.) 'or a. pre.—Do. (11410 4s. 51. di,.

All doubts as to the existence of BONAPAitTfi.are
kr removed. We are in possession of the Tait-
t°llll and tourtornch Bulletins. They ire . dated.
frit Smolensk°, on the 21st and 29d of August ;
he► confirm the former accounts of the capture
ditt place ; but it was a victory dearly bought by