The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-21 00:00:00

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LONDON:
MONDAY DECEMBER 21, IRI2.

the enemy, after a defence, rathero77t
..,e, ri 0 eki
the town, and fell back in disorder on Jacoles.4,4,
lie was pursued about the distance of ten
viprst,,
,:
,Ps retreat by Major R .
ojaunow ; in this
aff • .
have taken one officer, and about SeVi'llty p air itt
%Arians
rivatei prisoners. On our side, we may estimm, h '
t e
of all the three detachments, at about 260 toes
men.....
1 The dead bodies found in Ft itnli-riAstadt 1 d .
n mold
that town, prove the loss of the enemy to ta;e been
very considerable.
46 As I had previously supposed, Marshal \T 4
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said detached a considerable reidforcnmnnt ire:‘,l
Miashef to Priederick t dtwhich,l •
I s a , mig on its nay
opposed by the detachment under Major Je!est:ut„,
attacked him, but not being able to force th ; , r Kay
past him, could not prevent the capture of l'iiette,
rickstadt, in which there were about 800 I,a'
and three squadrons of Prussian cavalry. The ete!
I my having, for some time past, formed a Plan for
, fortifying his right flank, he, for this purpose, ol
tionfiondrdemreatho:7:fhytatti
the morning of the 3d (15th), attacked the detach,
ments of Lieutenant-General Lewes, which cgooveatredis
taking advantage a
Riga, and endeavoured to force him to retreat into
thef
aronzdcity, niisanokf
who had greater number & troops,
cthoevef roritLisfica rightto
rbLiinogns in my rear.
tyingthe
ehDoi
si ie
moi np
operations
,
especially cavalry and artillery, the half of which
posted at the Custer's-hove and Plankenzum, and
was horse-artillery, drove back the advanced
forced them to fall back on their own corps.
6, Lieut.-General Count Lures left the position
he had hitherto occupied, neat to Dalei church, and
1 took another, which was far more advantageous for
1 his force, at the distance of three werts from his
formeravie.

" The former position was ad►antageous to as ea
account of the surrounding morasses ; hut tiiis ad.
vantage was now lost, as being anti, season of the
year rendered by the frost, in s, me Measure, passable
for the cavalry, and ccrisvgnentty the corps of
Lieutenant-General Lewes, being very intrA r in
cavalry to the enemy , inlet easily have been turned;
whereas the n'w positi .n 11.-ing less extended,
strong, by means of the defile, and surrounded
by coppices, dyes not poimi, tt.e enemy's ca•
yalry to act with effect. This action, which
ceased when the nigh► came on, way not decisive;
and on the following day, beinA the 4th (16th),
at nine o'clock in tEe morning, the enemy renewed
his a' tack with a heavy cannonade. Our artillery, by
wel I.dirr cted fire,soon Wei ced I hat of the enemy ; and
our cavalry having a favourable position, although
furiously attacked by that of the enemy, repulsed it
and obliged it to retreat, whiet, by the good effect of
our artillery, was done in great disorder. In such
manner all the enemy's attempts were defeated at
' every point, and he, at 12 o'clock at noon, entirely
discontinued his attack, being compelled to retire.—
In this action the enemy lost about 400 men killed,
and 18 were made prisoners. On our side we had
about 100 men killed or wounded.

" Up to this hour the troops are employed is
carrying my plan into mention, agreeable to the
supreme command of your Imperial Majesty ; and
although I cannot as yet say, that every thing has
been completed according to my plan, yet I must
do justice to the ardent zeal and skilful measures of
Lieutenant-General Lewes ; nor can I sufficiently
praise the judgment, prudence, end zeal of Major.
General Weljaminow, Colonel Redenger, and Ma-
jors ftajaunow and Jelestratow.
66 As soon as the movements with regard to this
undertaking are finally completed, I shall have the
happiness of transmitting a particular report to your
Imperial Majesty, both concerning these movements,
as likewise mentioning the other Staff and Chief
Officers, who bare signalized themselves in this at.
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t1951.*

SUPPLEMENT TO Tat ST. PETERSBURGH GAZETTE,
NOVEMBER 1.. (94).
The General of Cavalry, Count Wittgenstein, r
ports to Ids Imperial Majesty, under date of Nov.
6 (18), from the village of Tscbaschnike, as fol.

lows :
"t consider it as my duty most submiesively to
lay before your Imperial Majesty the copy of a Re.
Lporitranonvitted •me by your Majesty'
Atttntant.
Colonel Tschernyschew, and from which your Ma.
jesty 'Will please to perceive, that be having been de.
.tached by Adm. Tschitschngott, with a regiment of
Cossacks, to discuver my corps, had surmounted all
dangers and difficulties, and performed this essential
!service with punctuality and distinguished success.
46 After passing by day and night through enemy's
ttonps, and crossing four rivers by swimming, sad
likewise destroying, on his march, a number of bag•
gage waggons, and large quantities of different kinds
of provisions, collected by the enemy;
he was the
first who brought intelligence of the movements of
I Admiral Tschitschagoff's army and of 'he coadilioa
and situation of the French ti oops. He has !Wei ecaptured three cabinet couriers, with dispatches of
importance, and released Lieutenant General Bare*
Winzingerode, who had been tnade prisoner by the
enemy; and together with•him Major Gen. Swetchin,
third Capt. Naryschkin of the Isom regiment of
Hussars, the .Essaul Kresew, and the ommissioner
of the lath class, Polutow, whom I h Cave this d'Y
dispatched to Petersburgh Admiral Tschitsehagti,
mast have arrived yesterday at Minsk, as will be
perceived by the march (route) herewith scone
piny; tig. •

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