The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-17 00:00:00

SirA.TEBMAN.

Princes, this affront would be a fresh intjecement
for them. to prove that it is only by spilling the
blood of those who stippese them capable of other
sentiments, that they can revenge it.--{i►luaileur,
August S ).
The Gazette de France, or the Sth of September,
centains a long geport from Prince Schwartzenberg,
re,pocting the battle of the 12th of August, the de-
tails of which have already appeared. lie states his
loss at 1300 'tilled, wounded, and missiug.

arrows. oiitii rattsme OF SCIIWARTEENBERG TO TUE
iIIINCT NA./ OR-GEN Ell AL.
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Ktibryn. Aug. 14. 1914.
. .
MONSEIGNEUR,—I beg your Most Serene Highness
to acquaint his Majesty the Emperor, that the army
of Tormasoff, which had taicen a position beyond
Horodeatia and Podubnie, was attacked on the 11th
by that which I had the honour to command, beaten
and pursued on -the 13th beyond Kobryn.
The enem suffered a loss of 3,000 men in killed
and wound %beside
Tiy
s. WO prisoners. Under cover of
the night o the l'ith,.he withdrew alt his-artillery
be) owl the Muchawe(z,and we could onlytake from
him some caissootis. Our heads of columns arrived
at Kobtyn on the 13th, an.hour after midday; the
enemy's troops crowned the heights on the left bank.
On tise tirt4al of the infantry, I- caused the bridge
tole rq-established, and a. portion of the ground be-
'rood it tibe ocCapietl; but the enemy displaying a
numerouslnfiotry, and my troops -being much fa-
tigued, loias not -able. to posh -him forward more
thaw a league Stid a half, •'on the toutetronv Kobryn
to VA., nrgeg..the -.enemy- took with his whole
I hive this day sentYnrward Generid,Alanchi, with
&-1
twq'brigadec, trio batteries, and' 1200, on the
roaa to Dish+. Some parties are adianciag upon
Antopal; cud I requested General Regnier to push
strontdetaehments towards Brzesc. These detach-
merits set out yesterday, and I await the details.
Th enemy has• a very numerous artillery, and it
has bOu pretty well served.
fAearned at Kobryu, that General Gaplitz, with
a corps of 7000 men, with which I had an action at
Sietsivice,. did not arrive with 24 pieces of artillery,
tiitthe evening after the battle ; a circumstance so
much the more advantageous to me, because Torma-
sors cavalry is more numerous than that which I
have to oppose to him.
The greatest praise Is due to General Count Rey-
nier, and the Saxon troops which fought under him.
It is to this General that I must chiefly ascribe the
glory of the action of the 12th. The task of turn-
ing the left of the enemy fell to his lot, and he per-
tormed it with the coolness and vigour to be.expected
from so distinguished an officer.
The Austrian troops engaged in the combat, dis-
played the greatest ardour, and fought with admi-
rable perseverance and bravery. The brave regiment
Jerome Colloretlo, amidst a shower of chain shot
from a battery established on the heights, and not.
withstanding a loss of 18 officers and 300 men,
passed straight on through a marsh which was thought
impracticable, to charge the flanks of the enemy,
who, by redoubled attacks, had forced the Saxon
brigade of General Saar to give way for a moment.
'this regiment overthrew, with the bayonet, all that
opposed it; thus disengaging the left flank of the
above brgade, which availed itself of that opportu-
nity to reform the line.
The enemy basing pushed a detachment of 1000
infantry, tux) horse, and some cannon, by Lohiezin,
upon lwantzewiezy, on the Czara, in order to dis-
turb our communications with Slonim, I have sent
General Mohr, to attack this detachment, and give
it all poseibie annoyance.
With this I transmit a copy of the order of battle
found in the lodgings of General Tormasoff, at
Kobryn. I am) &c.
SCIpVARTZEN MERG.
AMSTERD tM, SEPT. 3.—The Russian loan, with
Noyre and company, which in April last was at 61
per cent. is now on our change at 39.
BERLIN, AUGUST eg.—We learn, from the camp
at SanetA)lay, three miles from Riga, that on the 3d,
o ir troops celebrated the King's Birth.day.
FRONTIEItS OF Tummy, AUG. 15.—Adat.Tschits-
chakoff, at the lAtekropolitan Gabriel, are expected'
at Jassy ,from Bucharest; and it is thought that
both of them will follow the Russian army, which
is retiring from Alohl;svia and Wallachia. On the
7th inst. the Russians departed from Belgrade, for
the purpose of evacuating Servia. What will be the
fate of Servia is still unknown.
SESII.IN, AUG. 13.—The RuOdan troops, which
for two years have been in Servia, have now set out
for Wallachia ; a great number of Servian Chiefs,
who professed attachment to Russia, have departed
with them, and it would appear, that in a short
time all the Commandants, and even the Servian
Serate, will retire into Russia. i.
An account has to-day been recelygd from Ora.
chowa, that the whole aussian-AvirTsio. Moldavia
has had orders to abandon the Yuskish 4iroviaCtm.
and to retire into Podolia, and upon 'Ockzakowl
for the purpose of affording aid where it may be '.l
net.essary. .. .
PARIS, SEPT. 10.—Conformably to the 10th, ar-
ticle of the Imperial Decree of the 4th of May, 1812,
with regard to the supply of the markets, the said
Degree ceased to operate in the departments from the
-W of this month, with the exception, however, of
the first article, whicli ordains the free circulation of
grain and flour throughout the whole of the empire.
licrmoass, SEPT. 3.—Ten years ago the Rus-
sian Government negotiated a large loan in Hol-
land. By the contract with the ereditors, it was
bound to repay, annually, the sum of 100,000
.roubles. This repayment has hitherto taken place ;
but the houses of the Bankers, Hope and Co. yes-
terday announced to the Russian creditors, that this
repayment is provisionally suspended.

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[PURTUER EXTRACTS RECEIVED TUIS monmal

W &UAW, Auo. 14.—Among the numerous acts
of accession which the G eneral Confederation has
lately received we remark the following :
The good cause at last triumphs ! Poland arises,
and marches towards the greatest glory. I learn that
the senate has made an appeal to the children of t)ie
country, to invite them to concur in the ye-establish-
scut of its ancient gremdeur. 1 wlsb to reply to this

happy appeal: the power and force of those who
direct the enterprise must incite all the virtues. [never
doubted the existence of eternal justice, which would
one day revive Poland from its ashes, and restore her
to her former splendour, which she can never again
lose, because concord will reign in it. Receive dip:,
Oh bouritry !my wishesr and my accession to-the Ge-
neral- Confederation.
(sizued) GEORGE CliAlteES,
New-Motifs, Jody 31. Prince and Landgme of Heim
(Gazette de France, Sept. 8.)
Memo, Auce 11.—On the sth and 4th we were
annoyed by several English gun-boats, .t,hat ascend-
ed up the Aa, and which were accompanied by seve-
ral Russian battalions that had disembarked. They
repulsed some Prussian troops, and approached our
town. On the 7th we attacked and repulsed them.
At this moment several gun-boats are cut off, and
we every instant expect that they will be obliged to
surrender.
We are wailing for the heavy artillery in order to
vigorously press the siege of Riga. That town now
presents the image of consternation ; more than 500
persons perished during the night in which the
suburbs were burned; others saved themselVes in
their shirts ; we expect that this place will not make
a long res6tance.—(Same Paper.)
FRANKFORT, SEPT. 7.—The Sovereigns who pos-
sessed any part of the possessions of te Teutonic
Order, In the states of the Confe4eration of the
Rhine, have agreed, that in order to 'adjust theme.
&woes' interests on this subject, to hold
A Congress at Mergentheirn. Their Plenipotentiaries
' have assembled there, and the opening of the Cep-
gress has already taken place. Consequently all
the creditors of be possessions of the ancient
' Teutonic Order.s and of the funds adminis.
•
• tared at Mergentheim, have been invited by the
1 Deputation of the Affairs from -the said Order, to
•
personally, or by deputy, present theniselves at the
Congress of Mergenthein, within the peremptory
interval of two months from the publication of the
present, to duly and legally prove their claims ; after
the expiration of this term they will not be allowed
Ito prove their claims, which will be considered as
null.—(Journal-de Paris, Sept. 8.)
BERLIN, MAR. 25.—Our Gazettes which had de-
clared Stettin was in a state of'scige, and that it was
possible the gardens and country-houses situated
round the town would be rased ; have to-day offi-
cially contradicted this information.—(Journal de
Paris, Sept. 6.)
WARSAW, Auo. 18.--The Prince of Eckmuhl
has established at Minsk, a Commission of Govern-
ment, to administer the public atfabs of that pro-
vince. On the 14th of August, this Commission
held its first sitting, under the presidency of the
General of Brigade, Barbenegre, Governor of
Minsk ; Prince I'uzia is Chief of this Commission.—
(Same Paper.)
COPENUAGEN, Aun. 25.—The First-Lieutenant
Falsen, commanding a division of our gun-boats,
had on the 18th inst. near Grenae, an engagement
very glorious to our marine, with five brigs and
English cutters. The result was the taking of the
enemy's brig Attack, of 14 guns and 53 men, coin.
manded by Captain Simmons. The brig had two
men killed and five wounded. We besides took an
enemy's sloop.
The English had the barbarity to expose upon the
coasts of Holstein, six Prussian soldiers, which
they had made prisoner:, at two or three miles from
1 this coast, in imminent danger of being carried away
tby the high tide—a fisherman fortunately saved them.
-(Same Paper.)

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THE STATESMAN.

• LONDON:
TBERSSDAT, SEPTEMBER 17, Islt.

. We have received French Papers to the 11th in-
stant, which will be found in our preceding columns.
They bring no Bulletin, and are ,silent respecting
the battle said to have taken place between Smo-
lensko and Moscow. The confusion attending the
retreat of the Russians and the entry of the French
into Smolensko, had nearly subsided; and the French
were occupied in burying the dead, removing the
wounded of both nations to the hospitals, and re-
pairing the damages occasioned by the fire.—lt ap-
pears that the Nobility and rich inhabitants of Mos-
cow, alarmed at the approach of the French, are.
packing up and sending away their most valuable ef-
fecta, and taking measures for abandoning a city
which they despair of seeing defended by an
army in fall rout. Under the bead of Vienna, we bare
an account of en action, In which the Austrian'
troops were engaged, in Volhynia, against thi Rus-
sians, which proves that the Einperni FRANCIS has
ostensibly joined his foroes with Nitrot.uon—and
that Prince ScaWARTZENaIaG had received orders
from the French EMPEROR to taker the command of
the 7th corps of the French Army, to which the Ans.
&lam were attiched: This 7th corps iris engaged
with the Anstiana, under Tonwapoer elad limiEN-
salOhe particulars of which astleitlio already
been matte public.

.

Respectl4 the policy Which our Ministers are pun
suing in regaryl to the affairs in the North wo are
much in the dark ; but a circumstance occurred ye,
terday of rather an extraordinary nature. Lon! CATII-
CRLT'S regiment ef Horse Guards, who were intended
for the Peninsula, is now on its way to Harwich, from
whence they are to embark for the Baltic to join the
Swedish Expedition ; and-other regiments are under
orders for the same' destination. The principal ob-
ject of this Expedition is said to be that of forming a
junction with Sweden for the purpOse of creating a
diversion favourable to the Russians in Hanover,
where, it is reported, the people are favourable to
such a measure. This, like all other coalitions,
having individual objects in view rather than general
utility, has been devised by our sapient Ministry,
for the purpose of inducing Sweden to engage her-
self in a Continental War, in order to restore
Hanover to the British Crown, which appears to us
a most impolitic measure. Whether the CROWN
PRINCE. first encouraged such an expedition, or
whether it originated in our Cabinet, we cannot
say ; but one thing is certain, that they must have
been prompted by a rich subsidy to engage in such
an unprofitable undertaking.
By Letters from the Isle of France we learn, that
the situation of the inhabitants has not been much im-
proved since it was taken possession by the English,
as will be found in the following account :
ISI.E OF F,3ANCE, Kalteut
"The miseries which this Island has endured since
its capture by the British are inconceivable. They
publish numerous Proclamations, with liberal pro-
mises, but we have no performance s.
" The exclusive privileges of the English arc also
among our calamities, and the consequence has been
that the opulent inhabitants have either emigrated,
or are in progress of so doing, by which means the
wealth of the Colony will disappear."
The concluding paragraph, to our feelings, is suf-
ficiently paradoxical.—" We must all," says this
Correspondent, 44 leave our present situation to en-
joy again the advantages of French Government, and
escape from the distresses of British authority."

It is now clearly understood that Ministers have i
in contemplation to dissolve the Parliament ; but it
is probable that in consequence of the King's illness,
and of the frequent recurrence of his paroxysms,
that they may wait till after the first Saturday in_the
month of October, when the Queen's Council make
their Quarterly Report to the Privy Council, which,
it is thought, .may contain a declaration. that all
hopes of his recovery are extinguished. Upon this.
Report the Dissolution would take place; and this
would be made a pretext for passing a Bill that this
should be considered tantamount to a real demise—
land that, therefore, no second Dissolution need to
`i follow, on the actual event of the King's death.—
Such is said to be the design—and by which the two
Houses would most ungraciously be called upon to
! pass a Bill to prolong their own sitting, in spite of
the written letter of the Constitution. We suspect
time tM etremg ~num will be trio:al.-however un-
gracioys.
We learn that the Jamaica fleet, consisting (0- about
35 or 40 ships, homeward-bound, set sail under con-
voy of the Polyphemus, on the 25th of aoly.
MARTINIQUE, AVG. 12.—American privateers sur-
round us, and in their depredations, shew an unfor-
tunate preference to our neigebn,shood. The militia
is to be called out, and the dragoons are mounted,
and on duty. The immediate object of our equip-
ment is to prevent the predatory invasions of the
crews of privateers. These troublesome visitors have
destroyed a great number of our coasting vessels.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 14.—We have heard to-day
that the American privateers are taking all the Ame-
ricans with Licences on board from this country.—
They are good prizes by a late law of Congress, for.
bidding trade with Great Britai'i and her Dependen-
cies with Licences, on pain of fine and imprison-
ment. The Fanny, from Greenock, was boarded
1 by Admiral Sawv ea, off the Tail of the Bank some
1 t;me ago, and being bound to New York, and having
a British Licence, she was suffered to pass. She was
lafterwards taken by an American privateer, and re-
taken by one of our ships and carried into Halifax.
General GRAWERT, who commanded the Prussian
Itroops in the vicinity of Riga, has been dismissed in
a charge of inactivity.
An embargo is daily expected to take place in the
ports in the neighbourhood of Dunkirk, on account
of the intended sailing of two frigates ready for sea
lin that port, to join the fleet in the Scheldt.
It is said that the object of the late meetings af
the Conservative Senate was to consider of the means
of carrying into effect a Decree issued by Naremeos, 1
from Smolensko or Witepsk, for calling out a double
conscription, that Is, 160,000 men instead of 80,000.
There was a pretty general belief that this demand
would be resisted by the French people, however
passive they may_ have been hitherto ; and it is even
supposed that the Senate ventures' to send a repre-
sentation against it.
The eight transports which brought over three
thousand French prisoners, return immediately to i
Lisbon ; they carry opt artillery and troop horses i
for the 11arquis of WELLINGTON'S army. On board
one of these transports, Lieut.-General STEWART
and Staff go out ; aBo Captains STat.rros, DOWNS,
and TURTON, of the 40th regiment ; Captain
NEED and Lieut. TATE, of the Staff Corps ; and
Paymaster JONES, of the King' own Dragoons.
• Mr. Rose has withdrawn from his duties at the
Board of Trade, which are now discharged by Lord
-CLANCARTY and Mr. Romessox.
It is expected that the French privateers will
soon renew their predatory excursions in the Chan-
nel, taking advantage of the long dark nights.—
There are now 18 of them lying in Calais harbour ;
15 at Gravelines ; many also at Boulogne, and the
other adjacent ports, ready to put to sea as soon as
:the fairoluabla season for their cruizes shall' corn-
maeek -t: - • -- •.. ,. --5,,•• : •
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We have 1)(!•‘n g;vc:ti to understand, that Lord
ils7,•roN's embarrassment for money, has been re.
lieted• to a certain extent; a sum of about 150,0001.
was sent to him nearly a month ago; and he is pro.
wised a snm to tLe same extent.

The division of tl.e Guards which embarked at
Portsmouth, sailed for Corunon, and not for Lis-
bon, as was at first expected. I.;eutenant-General
the Earl of DALUOUSIE, and Staff, went out with
them.

Yesterday morning, at four o'clock, the last de.
tachment of the Foot Guards, consisting of 100 of
the 2d regiment, with 150 of the 11 regiment, with
Officers, amounting to 300 men, marched from the
parade in St. James's Park, along Westminster, for
Woolwich, there to embark for Spain. The troops
were in high spirits, and as they passed, repeatedly
gave and received several cheering huzzas.
One hundred and thirty men, and 200 horses of
the corps of Royal Artillery Drivers, and 50 horses,
for the Staff of Marquis Wzcuxuion's army, em-
barked on Tuesday at Portsmouth.
Marshal BEItESFORD, it is said, is so exasperated
with the late conduct of the Portuguese casalry, un.
der that gallant officer General D'URSAN, that hi
has issued orders that they shall walk he,ide their
horses, with their swords slung on the pummels, and
their jackets turned ; but when the enemy appear,
they may mount and charge, and retrieve their cha-
racter and jackets.
It is said, that Baron Gatusta has offered his ser-
vices to Denmark, but that they have been rejected.
So great is the military mania for war in Americ-.,
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two men were tarred and feathered in July, at
aPdidttosd:,
burg, in: Virginia, for speaking against the war.
The Fends of Greenwich Hospital are so prospe.
roue, thaf a very considerable
wing
on the upper side.
There are Bulletins issued about the health of
Marshal .Beites FORD every day in the Lisbon Gazette.
The last says, " Marshal B.'s wound is doing very
well, and his health excellent; except that his legs
and feet swell very much, because he cannot lie in au
horizontal position."
Seventy-nine poetical addresses, hare been trans.
mitted. to Drory-land -Theatre. We take it for
grattted that they have been all sent anonymously,
.and that the critical judges have had no private corn•
municetion made to them by any of the authors. It
ought to be all upon honour.
It would be a proper opening of Drury-lane Thea-
tre if the first night's performance were devoted to
the fund for the widows aed orphans of the gallant
men who fell intim battle of Salamanca—the boxes
a guinea, and the pit half.a-guinea.
Taos. MANTELL, Esq. was on Tuesday last elected
Mayor of Dover, for the ensuing year.
Miss Mzeoe, who, on all occasions, is benevo-
lently disposed, ordered every workman, about -Drury.
lane Theatre a pot of porter on striking the seal-
Gilds ; on which one of the Pals asked, who the fair
Crater was that their throats that hot day were so
much indebted to ?.4-And being informed that it was
Miss )MELON, he grat.fulty exc'aimed—" Wout
" pray to Holy Sr. PATRICK then, that such sweet
cc fruit may always be ripe, and In season 1"
The Resurrection-men of London, like other corn.
hinations of workmen, struck, it seems, the other day,
and refused to supply the Edinburgh and G'.?.,:t-e•st
Schools of Surgery with dead bodies, under an art-
vance of two guineas per subject. These uorthy
weathers of society assigned as realone for saes Jo-.
mand, the increased diffitterie; and dan4ers attendaut
open the robbery of a Chnrch-yird, even in alliance
with the Sexton of the pit; ish, and t!.e great scarcity
of sound subjects after they have rem -;'clioned thew,
from the more corrupt manner in which ell men now
die, as well as live !
Last week, as a labourer belonging to Mr. The:. -ts
Green, of Aslaokby High Park, was fetelnyed in
filling a manure.cart, which he had placed, for the
convenience of loading, in such a direction tt...t one
of the wheels was considerably more elevated than
the other ; the lower side, when nearly full, as night
be expected, gained the preponderance, and the cart
suddenly fell over upon the poor fellow, and bruised
him in such a manner, that his life was for some
days despaired of.
Tuesday afternoon, about fire o'clock, a coal-
heaver, of the name of Brent, going across the plank
to a lighter, by accident missed his step and fell into
the river ; a fellow labourer went to his immediate
assistance, and conducted him safe on shore, where
he soon recovered.
All unqualified persons celebrating clandestine
marriages in Scotland, are now liable to be banished
from the kingdom for life: two persons lately found
guilty at Jedburgli, have been banished.
A melancholy occurrence happened near Boston,
on the evening of Sunday last. A number of boy,
having gone into the river for the purpose ofbafhine.
near Skirbeck church, tire of them went beyond
their depth, of whom three only escaped with lift,.
With the daring of youth they4ere braving one an•
other to venture into deep water,
.when the two un-
rorthate lade having got into te part of the rite
which was much deeper than they imagined, suddenly
disappeared tend met a watery grave. The body of
one of them was foUnd on Monday; and now lies at
the New Inn at Skirbeck.—where an inquest will Ira
held. The other body has' not yet been found,