The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-11 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

SUPPLEMENT TO TOE ST. PETERSBURGII GA.
ZETTE OP OCTOI3EIt 4 (16)0811.

°MGM,: ACCOUNTS MOM TUE ARMY.
" Lieutenant General Essen informs his Imperial
Majesty of the date of the 22d Sept. (Oct. 4), that as
he did not find it practicable to act with an instill-
cient body of cavalry iti the plains of Courland, he
conceived the design of assisting the operations of
the army, which, under the command of Geueral
Count Steinhill, had marched out of Riga on the
right bank of the Duna to l)ruga. At the same tine
he has transmitted the following account of the eb-
stivate action of the ad.v.aneed guard of Count Stein-
hill
:
" On the 19th Sent. (Oct. 1,) in the morning, the
enemy attacked, with superior force, the advanced
guard under Major-General IVeljamettow, near the
inn Garossen, where the four roads from Bausk,
Miitau, Peterhof, and Eckau meet, which he was
directed to observe. The enemy first attacked
our further picket, which was posted three wersts
frcm the inn Garossen, on the road to Bausk;' but
he wal completely repulsed,. and pursued for two
wersts by the COFPaCii regiment of Major Siliwanewk,
and a squadron of the Grodtro regiment of Hussars.
In this attack five men were made prisoners, • and
some killed. The enemy opened a cannonade
upon our right flank. Colonel Galathei, who was
ith this advan;:ed guard, took this for a false attack,
and judged Clot the enemy meant to make his real
attack on our left wing, to possess himself of the
road coa:ing. from Eckau, and endeavour to cot off
our advanced-guard. It soon appeared that he was
in tlo. Toe enemy advanced with his whole
force agaiNst our left flank, and began to ford the
small river which was there, in order to possess
himself of the road coming from Eckau. Major.
General Weljamettow committed the defence of this
flank to Colonel Count t;alathei. The first two
attempts were soon defeated by the sharp-shooters of
the Lithuanian regiment of infantry, and by the Cos-'
sacks of the regiment of Lieuteuant-Colonel,Losts-
chillin. The enemy, who continually received re-
inforcements, at length succeeded in fording for the
third time, the rivulet, in order to occupy the road
from Eckau, but was driven from it by our artillery, .•
under the command of Lieut.-Gen. Vel, by the Cos-
sacks of Lieut.-Col. Lostschillitt, and by a battalion
sent as reinforcement from the Newski regiment.
They were obliged to repass the rivulet, on which
occasion a superior officer, and some privates were
made prisoners. This violent attack of the- enemy
upon the flank, induced Major-General Welzamin.
das to reinforce it with two companies from the re- •
giment of-Pet rowsk.

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" The enemy, however, passed the rivulet a• fourth ' also, the price of bread is rendered higher in Sicily
time, and was again driven back over it. Oar flank , than in any other country; and by which that want
was then again reirtforce4,iith two- more :lintmat ' of exertion to tnerease the snips of grain has arigi-
from the Petrowsk regiment. About evening the lire' nated which now distresses Sicily.
of small arms began to cease, and soon after began ;
, I Sir who have on the sp ,ot witnessed the ef-
again, and the enemy made another attempt to pass • $ 1 ,
the rivulet with a greater number of troops. The . fects of that system which BENEVOLUS proposes to
New ski battalion, under the command of Colonel. establish in Great "Britain, have ventured thus shortly,
Scheel, and the Petrowsk battalion, under the com- at present, to notice his proposal, though I shall
;nand of Lieatenant.Coloeel Kusmin, now threw : h tl s or y, perhaps, otter you a further and'more ela-
themselves upon the enemy's column, and after a:
heavy tire of ,mall arms, which continued till night, borate detail of the mode in which such a system
has been carrri
drove them back again over the rivulet, and our ed on , and of the ruinous consequences
troops remained in their former position without hay. •resulting'from it. •
ing yielded to tho. enemy a single foot of ground.— : If, Sir, there ever was a system of policy, .
adopted
This action lasted 12 hours, almost without ceasing. for the ruin of the `agriculture and property of any
According to the account of the prisoners, the. ene-
country, the system enforced by the Corn Laws of
my, at the commencement of the action, bad five Sicily is the one the most preposterous in most of
pieces of flying artillery, -I full squadrons of cavalry,
and• five complete battalions, and in the evening re. , their regulations. hat I have ever studied, and hid an
ceived consirie,able reinforcements; but, vtotwith. opportunity of witnessing their practical ill effects;
standing he was. thus twice as strong as we were, he
wits obliged to yield to the bravery of our troops.. and I have every reason believe, that the refornsa-'
tion or total abolition of 'these regufationsrespecting I
The enemy had two pieces of artillery lismounted,
erain will be oho of 'the first acts of the riet!.*get-
Neil a great number. of .men
,killed and wounded.— ' '
•
Our toss, .considerittithe lengtlk and obstinacy of the . verutueet of Sicily. ' • .
action, was 'tat very peat.. Our troops .displayed . I would, Sir, recommend Bes.evoLes to make
1 unexampled courage, as theyftst3 times-repulsed the some enqUiry into the effects ef that darling and fa-
attacks, of the etteasjr (In oer-Jeft nail.- Major-. eeeeiee system et his foe the regulation of the,quati-•
General Welian now deas full justiCe to Colonel tity •,:er.grain , &c. from the hi,tory of Sicily, :or
Octant Galathei, for: the successful issue of this
from soee well-informed traveller, who has lately,.
affair, and highly. commends the distiuguithed con- •
Sett of Colonels, Twitchattcoo-
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,pent• Colonel Kusmitt, the Lieutotmot of Artillery plifiltudY•
tied &beet, ucute. , been in the Letitia of Sicily, and made these subjects.
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PPrbeli Captain Smykrowl of the Minsk regiaseatt It is not toy inteatiou at prOsent to pointrOate as•l

could do, the evident impolicy am! rilsel.ief irisi„g
from many of the Corn Laws of 1-.H4l;ttnl, but I ea,:.
not admit BENEVOLUS to assume as a gt that
the labourer or farmer has not his prop,o :ion of grail,
on as fair and reasonable terms as any other men hi
1 England ; nor can I see the propriety of the farmer
or labourer in the fields being able to r,et more food
for their labour, than the porter, mason, or
• ter' who are useful in their different capacities, and
equally entitled to be well fed. It is a hard Lase
for any person, much morn so for those who lah-Jrt
hard, to 4,e unable, from the high price of bread, to
obtain enough for themselves and flrri!is. ft
am confident, that the measures reconva:c:;ded
llENE.vot.us would only increase thr-

In grain, as an article of comtaer, I Luc
unable to find any essential cliffercr;co from
article of food or necessity, as meat, coals, ::re.
wood, &c. and am therefore of opiniou that an} •re,
gulations or laws regarding it, %%filch are contrary
to the general laws of trade, must, in proportion as
they differ from them, be detrimental and injuriuui.
Grain and money have, in all countries, occupied
the attention of their respective Governments, r.s
these articles are most necessary, and always are
primary objects- of notice. nut, will any man,
who has studied the different laws :and regulations
which have heen adopted in, different countries re.
specking grain, deny the position which I assume,
that it isliut an 'article of 'tradb, and that every at.
tempt to resihtin and confine the dealings in that
ticle have been hurtful instead of beneficial.
Will any Man, who has watched the restrictions
respecting bullion, who has attended to the enquiric.
and read the long speech and numerotri publications
about that article; now•say, that any advantage has
been derived to. the nhtion, that any' increase in its
quantity has-been effected, by all the rest. i lions, by
way of regulation, which the Muse of Common,,
in their deliberate judgment, have been able to clint.
I would, Sir, judgitig from the many and strong
lessons which the history of our own and other
countries afford us, recommend to BENEVOLU, and
such of his friends who are the supporters of re.
striations, to consider grain in. the same view as any
other article of food, and not to saddle transactions
in grain with morii obstacles than etey already have.
Let the cultivation of waste lands be encouraged;
let the immense expenditure of grain to cattle be dis.
ea &lied, and some other substitute found ; a td let
the farmers be at perfect liberty to bring grain to
market when, where, and in what qtiatttity they
please, and 1 am certain that the price of grain will
be reduced as low as the comparative price of tieery
other article will admit of.
If BeNevoLus expects that a labourer who now
' earns three shillings per day is to bpy a quartern loaf ;
' at the same price which he paid for it when his.iragoi
were but two shillings per day, he will find:hroseif
niiblakga;. 44i -"nable, and therefore would be
unjust.
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Flume!' Fnistestees.-Cight French officers lately
brake their parole of honour, and escaped from An-
dover. The following particulars •of their escape
and detection have since transpired. They went off
in the uight, saddle .horsed being. provided for them';
six of them rode double., horses, preceded by two
other horses, on each of w'bich was mounted an of&
cer, accompanied by two English conductors, who
were to receive 6001. to cover all expences. They
arrived oft the coast near 'ChristChareli; opposit? the
Needles, on the 2d of October; wile,* there was a
smuggler's vessel from Weymouth, In waiting for
them ; but the Wind was so completely contrary, and
it blew such a hurricane at the time, that it was
deemed improper to goon board. They, in come.
quence, prevailed on a cottager to take them in, im-
posing the French officers on the cottagers for Overt'.
sey merchants, who were pursued by the !lemma
officers. They remained concealed in the cottage
till .the sth of October. At eleven o'clock that
n ht, they went on board the vessel, the whirl being
tkie`ftlt.the coast of France; hoWever, they had
been to sea but a very short time, when a violent
storm-erase, which drove them back fd fhe same place
wheie they-got, on board. The vessel• was not able to
to put them eshOrei some of them were inconsequence
nearly drowned, not beiqg able to swim, and the sea
being tip to their necks. At this time it• was about
three o'clock. ft was there intention to have returned
to the cottage; but oft actount of the darkness of
the morning,- and the noise occasioned by the therm,
two of tlekefficers *seed thg 4,nesissii&gesk,
ducCors,: and could not find the cottnger- Theywan-
' tiered about till ,day7lieht, and then made enquiries of
peasantaand.othees that they met with. From their
conduct they were suspected to be officers who had
broke their parole of hontittii and they were at
length Charged with beitit so. ':.They' behaved very
candidly;' and one of them; who apolte'English very
well, after very little hesitatiou, confessed the whole
of their proceedings, .and that.he believed the other
Six were conceiled in a cottpie; bu he could not
tell where it wag. The 'cottage was', • after some dif-
ficulty-, trued, 'and the ethetsix alters discovered
thei.e.. The business came clear investigation before
G. ROsEi Esq. M. P. •fitt L
Actinrblagistrate of
that neighbourhood, who wrote up toy on don to the
Transport Board; and„tidkies, and Vickery, the
Bo wpstreet oilicersieeetridiipitated in .parseit of the
tionductois. . They linen ihtccitesietl' in takin
custody Rose, the "nUece •of the vessel.
took .Cuiliford, the
.principal canductor, at Belies-
ter. 41e had been clinvieted berate for .a similar of-
fence, ani when he Arai npprebeneled then it re-
quire(' four mint to *Vie him, • Desperate resistance
was therefore eipeeted, Adkini contrived, to
follow him into a stahle, the ahistance ore •
ntettv had hlxndiq!Cen..biefieforehe knew he 015 in
custody.. Tfie officer conleyed hip; to Southampton,
d
where be untliftvdtttan eiaminationlast Wes
edntia
in'
before 9. 4L.Roit,PEscp when ho was identifiewit'
ono of the French *officers, and several other
liesses• who -cdrtoideated his testimony. Ile Ito,
fully'eommitted fOr trial.. Viekary is in pursuit °'
others concerned in theatfinsaition:

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I'ItICL OF SIOCK% Tlll6 DAT AT °NB 0 CLOCK.
Beek 216 i India Beads 1 db.
3 per Can. Red. 58.1 'Exchequer 13i11544.1 3
3 pet Cent. CON. 590 Sid. 4 6 p
e pee Ceob. 74a} (Minium bli pr.
3 per Cot. Navy 411 H Cone& for Acct. 590
Log. Am. 15 1-161 Lottery Tickets

THE- STATESIVIAN.

LONDON:
MIMI= 11) IRit

A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning, with
rapers to the sth instant, bringing the important
intelligence that accounts haft been received from
Carlsham and the Russian ports, stating, that the
whole French army were retreating in four columns
from Moscow. If these reports should prove cor-
rect,
they will cast a new feature upon the Russian
I'Var ; and the statement given.in the 24th Bulle-
tin, that only a tenth part of the town had been
savell from the flames, in contradiction to the former
6!3tement% and that the army was going into winter
gJarters, in twenty days, renders them in some I
measure probable; and we should not be surprised to
Lear that the Freadt army were to retrograde to Po..
land. From the falseaccounts so often bronghtby the
Gottenburgh Mails, it is prudent to receive them
.4ith caution ; but in this instance theyappeu to be,
in some measure, corroborated by the French Pa.
pers.
Go:reticence, Nov. 4..Differeat accounts re.
ceived from Carlshara, Riga, and the Russian ports,
agree in stating, that the French who advanced to.
wards galoaga had retreated ; some even go so far
as to stirs that the whole French army is in retreat,
in four columns.
Twza, Styr. 20 (0c5.42).--.-Every emigrant from
Moscow confirms the relation given by the others)
who, after that capital was 'taken by the enemy,
tied from it, viz. that the French incessantly continue
to plunder the city, and that their rage exceeds all
conception. These barbarians, who surpass eves the
Tartars in cruelty and savageness, who once de,
stroyed our country, have not respected at Moscow
even the sanctity of the churches. Several church,s
in that city have been plundered, destroyed, and set
on fire, and-others turned into stables.

Pszow, si.rt. IS (30).—Yesterday arrived in
our city ,fresh bodies of the oew-raised Peterabereli
Wise. After • having rested themselves here, they
proceeded yesterday to their &titillation.
KOS? litON A, AIM. tit (AMT. o).—Yesterday the
new (Lest regiment raised here, marched out of this
city.
NO,OGOSOD, SETT. 22 (OcT. 4).—On his Impe-
rial Majesty's corotiation day, viz. Sept. 15 (27),
the first brigade of Norogorod warriors, consisting
of 2,400 men, under the command of Colonel Count
Gozowte, marched ont of this city ; and soon af-
terwards the second brigade, of equal force, follow-
ed them, under the command of Cul. PUG no sow.
Rsucw, 18TH (30TH) Serc.—The places in this
vicinity are at present more quiet than heretofore.
The inhabitants here returned in small parties. In
the adjoining Sytchew Circle, we are informed that
the enemy still continues to make inroads, and the
Land Commissioner there has daily enough to do
with the enemy, numbers of whom he has sent into
the other world, and almost every day takes from 20
to 100 men, whom he sends off to Sudzow. If he
continues in so doing, he will soon clear, not only
his own, but likewise the neighbouring circles, en-
tiAy of the enemy.

Suosow, Sus.. 19 (Oct. 1).-..-Out situation with
respect to the enemy still continua the same. The
French are from 48 to 80 worsts from es, and nuke
no inroads into our circle. The Commissary, in the
town of Sytchewki, who is daily catchifsg the French
marauders, seeds 'them away thretigh out town, in
Parties of 25, 60, and 100 men. As Ire are in-
formed, he and his armed peemastry cut dowsi the
greater put of the enemy en the spot, sod thke bet a
small part of themolausers, and these he seeds off.
AU the inbabitaate or this town have received orders
to arm themselves with esibluts or pikes, to repel
the inroads of the enemy, and preserve ourselves
from being plundered by them, as they do in the ad.
joining towns sad singles; bit suds misfortunes
bare not u yet 001.11111 he the circle of Sucisow,
and, at times, alefilliden all aught among us.
STAarsA, Sm. 11. (C1ie0.4)...-INO had been in-
formed here by a revolt, al 7 marauders hay-
lag, on the 10th ttiM)insteittieliglared hs Woloko-
lamsk. In order to obtain were certainty of the
matter, one of hthebitents went, on the 14th
(26th ult.), to the dfage of Letaschino, on the bor-
ders of our gimlet wheys be Mined from the Stew.
and of the bode, that emlja null detachment ofl
French had reached Wilokolundt; and had departed
from thence towards Awe; bet ea the 11th (24th),
t NO of our regiments strived, Pot the dehisce of th.,se
points, and we are is emesequence perfectly quiet
on that side. On the ether lido we es well guarded
by the Commissary ei Sibtbowki and his levy,
who keep all SudtoW eusd their own circle quiet.
to one single week upwards of 500 French prison-
ers, taken by him, were met through ibis town.
—Almost all the inhabitants of this town have con-
tinued in their habitations, sadsach as had left being
by these means tranquillised, We returning back to
their homes with many loaded waggons. &ben and