The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-05 00:00:00

'I'II C I'ATESMAN

this, he broke up with his whole army, and followed
the enemy.
64 The Russian advanced guard, under Platow,
overtook the French army on the Ist of November,
near olotsk, not fur from Borodino, and took
I Min colekralknd le-rpitmes of taanoft.
" The .4.3 d Novehnbir, Gen..Wilniedewitch, sup-
; Ported Ptak's!, attacked several French corps
near 'resort, cottimaticled by the Vice-King of Italy,

Datoisstattlasp4,thasscasomsaria.conaptately as-
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feated, and lost one colour, fire cannon, and 2000
I prisoners, amongst whom is. Getr. sPetdels. The
whole road to Mojaisk is covered with ammunition
waggons and dead horses. The FFOOOllO%' retreats
1 daily upwards of 50 wersts. • •
" Adm. Tschetchakoff's adianced guard, .under
• General Tschnplitz, entered Slonim Ihe 2,lst:Qct.i
and took Gen. Kanopka, with the whole of the three]
Uhlan regiments of Guards,• prikonrs. Colonel,
Tcherniskoff, with a detached corps,. has .ndranced
near Warsaw. A corps, • belonging to General
Witgenateitt's army, has entered Witepak."

F.XTILACT OF A TATTFA FROM COI:MT M4SEMI DAtti
STOCKM.U.M. NOY. 19.•

Two Messengers arrived to-night from Rossii.
Wittiugstein has totally destroyed Victor and St.'
Cyr's armies, and is now near Smolensk. When
Bonaparte left Moscow,* he ordered Murat
to attack General Benningsen, but he was driven
back. Bonaparte then attacked Kutusow in person,
with great desperation, near Maloyarosktinvitz,
and was again repulsed. lie then intended to
fight a general battle ; and, if he was conqueror, to
march by way of Kalouga to Poland, and there re-
! main in winter• quarters, as near 4alicia as pos-
sible; but he found the Russians so fortified, that it
was impossible; he had, therefore, nothing left but
to epucentrate his whole , force, and return by
way of Smolensk, which is entirely laid waste;
the bad roads a►rd the dreadful wants the French
are in,
;gavb Kutusow time to come up with
them near "Viasnia, when .he gave them bat* .
and defeated them. Before the battle Bona.
'parte gave the command to Murat, and went
himself with 6OW men to Smolensk, on his• way
home, hut he was met by Gen. Oertel's.datachment,
which obliged him to return : he then tried to retreat
by the road which goes from Smolensk towards the i
sea ; there lie was met by Wittgenstein's advanced- I'
guard, was beaten, and ouliged to fall back on the I'
Grand Army. -

Ile has u•w in front of him Tormasow's, Tait.
chakoff's, and IVittgenstein's armies, and in his
rear Prince. Kutusow with 150,000 men.
• The Russians take daily 3 or 4000 prisoners;
Wittgenstein made in one day 6000, and took 23
pieces of cannon; Platow .10 pieces of cannon and
3700 prisoners.

• In the written eopy it is Smolensk, but this must beau er-
ror Of the Translator.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ldored to !wbiit! before the House. And an humble
Address was ordered to b- presented to the Prince
Regent, praying Ws Royal Highness to be pleased to
miler these Papers to be :aid berme the Nouse by the
proper (Mere:
HIS SIAJESTY'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.
The CIIANCY.I.LOR of the EXCHNUFR
moved for leave to bring in at to amend an Act
pasied last Session, authorising certain
_Cr:run:is-

prpperty,. Some douLts hayingorisen, whether or
no those Oonuntssioners had a right, under that Act,
to manage the farms and forests of his AWeaty.k the
Olijeit of"thee 0111 was to give
.tioens,•iitat power.--
Leave given to bring in a Bill.
The House then adjourned till Monday.

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itT—m.l.l4llPion at Villa.:
" In the evening the army took pos.
:erters F
Drigo. On the heat day, at day-break
dit
ntareknelicetlfroitms mtaherche.neinTyhe,
agnrdeatthiautimobferhi:f c".
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sufficiently prove that his retreat was made v,ith so' i
much precipitation, as to occasion disorder. Ile
, then sought to retard our victorious march by throw. '
e pesonera ,
ing in our way alt the obstacles which thsehouratturdeurs:
Elite
couutry oilers. The bridge of Tonitemada, de
fended for a moment by his artillery, "e.lej Soon
r;
tic r power, not withstandingthe disadvautages offere4
by the position. After a. canno:(llald,rosuf.edk
ttiio7,otlllieuctriateintaays.wacisuorblviagteld-gtuoa retire wit.. te• •
to Magoz, and thlieeiad.rtiigqcliiiitt:rrsta:iirittsg,ll:yetvf:hba;enbareetti.r.euldoinnetrileal l'
that ha' the
mfroAmuclu'osr:upuemsandead r towardsin oPannleLitcriiang.
,astil eilenn '.
command
DthuestramsTannitngl, itofwatsheasc2esrttahi 31
GI
Englishran:°tonarmy occupied the heights in front of that •
4hairavinn;
swtritohnhisdeftraocthitrecomvitzedwhboywethree
eCauarg'pti
,sod
the defence of the approaches to hie bridges of Sim
ote sod
ion
wo 'lsidroauss etohei 11e.
ealtitelbhttirer i-osodwkfun.a,it,%;o-ainti:itk:t:ot 1 lb
veri,
il:a made.uGbuye:ptehir.: I sth,i'el d 0.% : r. cet:
and' throw," hack to theother e
in an instant. Our troops w
irof the river t enemy
hiersitissglhwhleien haedrepr e
madepre rbiyngatocurrunsahceonofthmeit
an explosion
there, threw down one of the arches, and stopped
I the march of the column which were going to take
I it. I felt the necessity of quickly foichig the enemy
to evacuate the bridge of San Isidro, which Was
! likewise undermined, and I had given oide •rs to pass
the Pisuerga by the bridge above limos ; but this
I bridge was blown up at the moment when the more.
merit was to be put in execution.' Meanwhile, de
furnace not having entirely produced the effect intend.
. •
ed, the part of the arch which had oat been decroy.
ied, furnished the. means of eventually passing some
I ;squadrons of dragoons over to the left bank, who ti. I
I torously pursued the 'English infantry, charged with
the defence of the bridge, and who,although supported
'by the cavalry, were surrounded and made pd.
soners. .The enemy perceiving that we were masters
bf the left bank of the Pisuerga, endeavoured to
' acceleraio his retreat, and blew up the bridge of San
Isidro, situated on the high road from 'f orqueinath to
Duenas ; we are consequently occupied in repair.
ing the bridges. These works have been protected
!'by the fifth division, and artillery placed an the left
ti tank of the Carrion, which destroyed the eriene's
I'mules, that attempted tojappro.tch from the reeit.
t he'euetnye on this +lt lest IQC men in killed,
Wounded, and prisoners. '
Pre-dist 'WO that forieil tbi:guillsb army shame.
fully to abandon the fine position of Duenas, till
right of the 'irfn'y; commanded by General En;
todk Ipdsiessfda of Palencia; the enemy was pushed
with such vligen-r'bithe tit division, that in his flight
he was forced to abandon the bridge of Ealencia,
without having had time to.destroy it, notwithstand.
ing the preparations that had been made. Forced
'open all points, the rear-guard of the enemy', army
retired during the right ; and ou the 26th, the bit,:ges
being repaired, the French army continued its
march : the head-quarters w,:,re established at Dame.
" Ott the e/th, in the morning. I observed the po-
skim* occupied by the enemy at Cabezon, which the
Pisuegra still. separated us keen ; and to render use.
less his dispesitiona; L ordered the army to await
.Upon 'Valladolid and Simaneas, by the rieni ualia or
the Pisus ogre, 11611 having the sth and Om divisions
opposite lestiez6ti, to observe the eueiny's :nevem. e.
rile right of the army occupied Zaraten ; the '3 i ;,.id
lath divisions marched in Ovalle, of Cigtees, :, ar le
ford of the Piss/eget; tire remeiqtler of the army was 3t
1 Cigales. On the 28th,Gen, Fey took possession of :,..
I maiseasoirdeliterdeflordesillas on the 29th. Ti►a bridge
of sumasseas, upon the Pisuegra, and that of Tordesil-
upon the Douro, has been -destroyed, at the
it pPreack of the' French troops.
.The tete-au-pont
I,of Tordesillas • was still occupied by the English.
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flt was .necessary to drive them from that position, to
if be able to repair the bridge with. celerity, Sixty
Ihrave men of the Ist ,division, and some sappers,
filissiug. at .theie. head Captain CUNGIiET, of the 6th
lightinfaetryttirew themselves into the river, and
Icarryhig tbeirliabres 'between their teeth, succeeded
t:111 mac liiii;i4ke tip-ksite beak., notwithstanding the
1 brisk tire of the enemyi who, surprised at so bold
I;aeaction,Wat ilintiiit-tirbek; and left some pri.
1
Psoneis In 'bur' power. ',This enterprise tendered el
1. masters -of tlatttete.dit-pont...
.0 Ilia-incitny, .tiittforgiea.of this march of
arto iiiihin Old -Mute, ' kit hew dangerous i: - . ,'d
Ibe for:hies.awretnaltp gni iolt&er on the risk b:o.i. ,
of that Wier, Medd lOUS' While' is weft yet IL - ' 1
abartAis lisiibsiflo,6l.• , ife fahtleued his retrea* -'
the 20tii,• after having successively blown up the
:.iirldifeS .or Glibeito); ,:iiii4.7 Valladolid. TO Fren,,
litres, entered Villede etcd 041, 10. tit; and, on the
3alivitihsidetisikeee:weroste 44esdesilIes.
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i'' hildssiiiallitenemi in these different COo.
tee* it 9.ollo'peisogers, all Ehglish or Portuguese; a
4101 t :pipit I: -the We
e cavalry. In this number
'n4o4 ' 0 01X Meies, twe'Peuteunot.Colooels,
600
'add tirsOilleal. The 'English army has lost
+r,. isith-
.honea... .ion is killed and woe OA may,
:
4464gi'aptiigib$ estimated et 2,500 melt. The
! disogeree3l).
Van* Csimietelp ALA4rai has' been
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wiheaasekest
R"m,Noe4l. Our loss siatigift filidb' flitin
,•
wod. : •n 0 , ,
„ ewe to M. the,(30.111.1, Division Ct.autivai'
edlogigni which leeks me well merited, VA*,
Ise collation of the Misys• IPkich he has :train,
erred the comemad.te MC 1* General, though,
oil sick in collnislotiffeiblia sroands, het rendered
tie protest eervico by the knowledge ij.t.liis of the
gentry, sod which has gives. es great advantage.,
e, . the enemy. M. Goutrai Count CATFARELLI
.1, orally show*"... gmatest seal to succour
. rmy of POW, in case it had stood in
0: it. His Cavalry bas covered itself with
.y the charge which it made on the enemy's ,
General Baron LamAavt.rsettx has shout,
tho,edifferent aittirs, all the real and activity of
Shidh he is capable----he is every good officer, and is
dto,,hig of his Majesty the Emperor's favour.
6i The Gellert! of Division Msucu're has, In all
the affairs which he has had, known how to inspire
the troops which he commanded with the same ar-
dour and devotion, of which he has already person-
o:iv given co many proofs.
The artillery, under the orders of M. General
'Nam., has served with great distinction, and has
as lie mach injury to the enemy. The troops, in ge-
poi, have behaved themselves extremely well ; your
voile/ley will remark, that Lord 11rEt.t.t NOT() in
retreat from Burgos, has made day marches
t rire It long as the Army of Portugal did, when it
rereazi from Salamanca to the first mentioned city.
The truth is, that the have never rested at
the poiitions which were indicated to them on their
march.
They have always been forced in their position.,
tnJ were obliged to go to bad three or four league
further off. It results from the acknowledgement(
or the English themselves, that during the siege of
naiad of Burgos, they had 25(X) men rendered unfit
for service, which makes the total. loss of the,
English army, in their expedition against Burgos,
tv.unt to it R)0 men and 600 horses. Annexed
lon given a particular report ofthe officers who have'
putirularly distinguished themselves in the different
ambits which have taken place durieg the march
of the army, and until its arrival on the Douro.
/ meet particularly demand of your Excellency
the reek of General of Bliga,le for Colonel Sure,
rd the Cross of the Legion of Honour for Captain
ilez of the liisgioestrs, attached to my division ; and
far my Aitt.de-Cansp, Captain DUM.ts.
" I have the honour, &c.
" Count SOUITAM."

The Monilcur of the 30th of November contains at
Lettvr to the Minister at War from Gen. Count
etrIARELLI, Commander of the Army of the North
sr cpeitt, and a circumstaatial journal of the siege
of Ilurgobcfrom the 18th September to the raising
of the siege. The latter contains, principally, eulo-
punts on the conduct of particular ollicers and corps.
FILOMI:1m Lowlife Rata; Nov. 23.—According
to private intelligence from the theatre of war in
the Grand Army has Again gained a glorious
trtory over the Ressians: the letter are reported to
hare lost 19 Generals. We expect ulterior intelli-
gence respecting this events.

The intelligence from Russia, of the state of the
contending armies, most have considerably changed
th opinion of those who considered the affairs of
the Emperor A t.r...xiwnett as irretrievable. The
Tweaty-eiglith French Bulletin arriving nt the same
time, enables us to form a tolerably, accurate judg-
ment of the difficulties, and, we may add, of the
dangers the French army has to encounter in its re-
treat. Were it possible for BONAPARTE to make
good a retreat through so hostile a country, encom-
passed with so many harassing circumstances from an
active enemy, and sorely pinched by the soveri!ies of
flimate, he will have surpa,“e.l his own rained Gen-
MOREAU, in that part of the military character, and
lave fully equalled the renonn of a Xywornow.—
The Grecian reader, however, ' had not to cr,m-
plain of the annoyance of weather, which, in this
instance, hasinnde so Mighty a haveck on that no-
ble and patient animal the horse. Three thousand
4 these creature's, so useful, so necessary to an
European era!, whether on the advance or retreat,
save perished, from the badness of the roads, in the
;plc* ot five days ; and. as may well be conceived for
tint of fond ; since the same obstacle on the march
will frustrate the necessary work of the foraging
earties. This Bulletin of reverses acknowledges so
great a fatality among the draft cattle, and, though it
does not speak of the loss in mett,yet Is it certain that
't most be nnesampledly great, by the united power
theCoteincks harassing the flank. of the army on its
•-irch ; and the more destructive effects of biroauk.
"sh.eping on their arms is the open air), anew a
r fatiguing day's arch. Although ass* Ile-
“nits, like all those which we have hitherto re-
:.'lred from Russia sad Fraace,dMistessy sistssility
in their tenour, as to the mitt drthelliglag4
the two armies, and especiaDy ssillsregeat to &a
engagement at Mitinvaroskavits, yo. ara hie audio-
rivd in saying that Narotatow,the &Soared warrior
3atl" child of fortune," has sever before hid so 'towel
a lesson of adversity to learn. Instead of a Karesolit'.
exhausted as he may be supposed, in NM degree, be
has a Wirroassratte freidoin arms to coaled !'psi
who being (if the Russian asessat is to be relitlat
in possession of witepski Wile a position tom
French army incredible short, chdceeralf
as the field of tsar is sluts ifs ilsidasd to bee sr roe