The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-03 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

heights, thundered upon his masses, and his soldiers
died at the foot of those parapets which they had
raised with so much labour, and as • protecting
shelter.
The King of Naples, with'the cavalry, made va-
rious charges. The Duke of Elchingen covered him-
self with glory, and displayed as much intrepidity as
coolness. 'fhe Emperor ordered a charge of the
agent, the right in advance ; this movement made Its
masters of three parts of 'the Setd of battle. Prince
Poniutowsky fought in the wood with various success.
There still remained to the enemy his redoubts to
the right. General Count Morand marched thither,
and carried them ; but at nine in the morning, et.
tackid on all sides, he could not maintain himself
there. The corny) encouraged by this advent*,
made his reserve and his last troops advance to try
kis fortune again. The Imperial Guards formed a
part of them. He attacked our centre, which formed
the pivot to our right. For a moment it was feared
that he might cart/ the village which was burnt l the
division Plant advanced thither s $0 pieces of French
cannon immediatily arrest, and then annihilate the
, enemy's column's, which stood for two boors in
close order, under the chain-abet, not daring to ad.
vance, unwilling to retire, and renouncing the hope
of victory. The King of Naples decided their on.
certainty. He caused the 4th corps of cavalry to
make a charge, who penetrated through the breaches
I which our cannon.shot had made In the condensed
masses of the Russians, and the squadrons of their
I cuirassiers/ they dispersed on all sides. The Gene.
ral of Division Count Caulaiucourt, Governor of the
Emperor's Pages, advanced at the head of the sth
I regiment of Cuirassiers, overthrew every thing, and
I entered the redoubt on the left by its gorge. From
this moment there was no longer any uncertainty,
The battle was gained. He turned upon the enemy
the 21 pieces of cannon which were found in the
redoubt. Count Caulincourt, Isho had distinguished
himself in this fine charge, has terminated his career,
He fell dead, struck by a bullet ; a glorious death,
and worthy to be envied.

It was now two in the afternoon ; the enemy had
lost all hope; the battle was ended, the cannonade
still continued ; the enemy fought for retreat and
safety, but no longer for victory.
The loss of the enemy is enormous ; from twelve
to 13,000 men, and from 8 to 9000 Russian horses,
ha►e been counted on the field of battle: sixty pieces
of cannon, and 6000 prisoners have remained in our
power.
_ .

We have had 2500 killed, and thrice that num-
ber wounded. Our total loss may be estimated at,
10,000 men; that of the enemy at from 40 to
50,000. Never was there seen such a field of bat-
tle. Out of six dead bodies, there were five Rus.
sians for one Frenchman. Forty Russian Generals
were killed, wounded, or taken ; Gee. Bagrathion
was wounded.

We have lost the General of Division Montbrun,
killed by a cannonball; Gen. Count Caulaincourt,
who was sent to occupy his place, was killed by a
shot of the same kind, an hour afterwards.
The Generals of brigade Compere, Plat:swine,
Marion, and Huart, were killed; seven or eight
Generals were wounded, the most of them slightly.
—The Prince of Eckmuhl has received no injury.
The French troops covered themselves with glory,
and displayed their great superiority to the Russian
troops.

Such, in a few words, is a sketch of the battle of
Moskwa, fought a few leagues in the rear of Mo.
jnisk, and twenty-five leagues from Moscow, near
the little river Mobkwa. We fired 60,000 cannon-
abet, which are already replaced by the arrival of
800 artillery-carts, which passed Smolensk° previ-
ous to the battle. 411 the woods and villages from
the field of battle to this place are covered with dead
and wounded. We have found here 2000 killed-or
amputated Russians. A number of Generals and
Colonels are prisoners.
_ _ _

The Emperor was never exposed; neither the foot
nor horse.guards were engaged, nor lost a single I
man, The victory was never uncertain. Had the
enemy, when driven from his intrenchments, not
endeavoured to retake them, our loss would have
been greater than his; but he destroyed his atmy by
keeping it, from eight o'clock 'till two, under the
fire of our batteries, and in obstinately atteceptingl
to regain that 'whiCh.Was lost, This was the conk of
his immense loss.

Every one distinguished himself. The King. of
Naples, and the Duke of Elchiagen, were peculitly
conspicuous. • • .
.
The artillery, and part:cularly.that of the goards,•
surpassed itself. The actions which have rendered
this day illustrious shall be made known iu detailed'
reports.
0 Monsieur Bishop of --r—, the passage of the
Niemen, of the Dwina, the Borysthenes, the combats
of Mohilow, of the Drissa, of Polcitsk, of Ostrorno,
of Smolensko, and, in fine, the battle of Moskwa,
furnish so many respective mesons for addressing
thank 3 to the God of armies ; our will therefore is,
that on receiving this present letter, you concert
measures with those to whom it of right belongs.—
Assemble my people in the churches to chum(
prayers, conformably to the Doge of the Church in
similar circumstances. This letter having nu Miter
object, I pray God to have you in his holy keeping.
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DM:MT TO XIS MAZINITY TON IMPSNOR AND LINO. ,
Stae,—The result of the ezaminetioe of the pri-
soners, of Whom the greater part are ignorant re-
cruits, or men taken before the close and off the field
of battle, as well as almost all of them wounded with
bullets, and the greater part dying, has afforded me
the followleginformation with rested to some divi-
sions of the enemy's army
Ist. The 14th division, forming part of the 9th
corps, composed of the infantry regiments of Sme-
lensko, Nerve, Alezopol, and New Ingria, as well as
of the oth and 41st regiments of foot chasseurs, and
commanded by Major-General Fontein, who had suc-
ceeded General Kulbakin, wounded at Mob!low, re.
attired its recruits, which were drawn from depots,
and broeght up by Miloredowite on the 3d instant,
le consequence of witch the regiments of infantry
were raised to 800 each, and the chasseur regiments
to 1200, which makes the strength of this division to
have amounted, before the brittle, to 4800 men, es.
elusive of two companies of artillery, with 24 pieces
of cenpon, from ti to 12 pounders.
On the day of the battle of the 7th of September,
this division was stationed In the centre of the first
line. About two in the afternoon it had already sus.
tabled great losses, and was in want of ammunition.
A Lieutenant of the regiment of Alezopol, named
Peter Vorenln, who, having btlpient to the reserve
to demand more, lost his way Itafoif the brushwood,
and was taken after the retreat ofjlie army, declares,
that General Roiewsky, eotosaanded the corps
d'arm&e, received a were contusion which obliged
him to quit the field of battle, and that the General
(a Chief Prince flogretbioe was wounded, All the
prisoners of this division neer in stating that it lost
mere than half of its number; tst its confusion was
complete at the time of its retreat; and that it owed
its safety solely to Platow and (Jvaroff, who covered
it. Those of the 41st ohasseurs say, that there
scarcely remained 50 men to each company.
24. Tie Ist division of grenadiers, consisting of
the grenadiers of the body guard, of tit, Petershurgh,
Ekaterinoslav, Taurida, Pawlowski, and Axakselts.
self, commanded by Count Strogonoff, and forming
part of the 3d corps d'ermee, was on the extremity
of the left, in the rear of the battery, whore at
suffered cousiderehly by the fire of the artillery ; it
was flanked by two squadrons of cuirassiers, which
equally suffered without being brought into action,
The respective strength of these grenadier regiments
amounted, before the battle, to, from $ to 900 men,
Their loss is estimated at one.third, which they
ascribe to the cowardice of the Officers, who aban-
doned their ranks, and concealed themselves in the
brush-wood.

Two regiments of chasseurs, attached to this di. !
vision, which were statioued in advance, were dis.l
persed ; their loss is unknown.
A soldier, named Gregoriot de Pskow, who has
served for nine years in the regiment of St. Peters-
burgh, declares that he, never saw his regiment give
way as it did on this occasion. He says, that be-
fore the battle, General Kutasoff rode along their
line and harangued his troops, which, howiver, did
not produce much erect. This man add that hei
beard Major Dalin, the Commandant of his regi.
ment, say, that about mid-day, Beirigsen had gone
forty wersts beyond Mejaisk, to prepare there the
means of defence: he believes that he went to Little
It was not known what had become of Tutschkoff,
the Commander in Chief of the third corps, er of
the third division of Kanywittin, which formed part
of it.
3d. The 3d division of grenadiers, consisting of
the regiments of Astracan, Fanagoria, Kier, Mose
cow, Little Russia, and Siberia, commanded by
Prince Charles of Mecklenburgh, and forming part
of the Bth corps of Boreadln, was stationed on the
sth of September at the great redoubt, which was
taken on the same day, and where it lost its cannon,
a Colonel, and more than the half of its men-. The
regiments of this division were quite full en arriving
at Smolensk° ; but they had not mere than 1000
each on the sth, before the action ; and numbered
not more than from 7 to 800 each, on the morning
of the 7th, when they were in the village which
they were charged to defend, in advance of the bat.
series of the left dank. It was at this time that the
Prince of Meckleuburgh was wounded.
4th. l'he td corps of Bagevout bad manoeuvred
on the 6th and 7th, in order to advance to the left
of the line, to support the 3d corps. All the pri.
soruni assert that not one half of it had returned to
Mojaisk.
The musketeer regiments of Minsk, Toboisk, Vol.
hynia, and tirementschug, as well as the 4th and 34th
chasseurs of the 4th division, commanded by the
Vrine. of Wurtemberg, amounted to 800 men each ;
and after the battle, none of them could muster 400:
it NIS the same withl the regiments of Raisin, Belo-
sersky, Bres and Wilmanstrand, as well as the 30th
and 48th chasseurs of the division of Alsoufier.
A subaltern of the regiment of Raizan, named Pro-
' boroff, declares, that his. Colonel, Arens, was killed;
and that during the retreat, he saw on the. bank of
the river, the General in Chief Tutschkoff wounded,
as well as the Colonel of the grenadiers of Moscow.
This corps had few officers killed, but many wounded.
sth.fil'he tith division of the 6th corps, which was
stationed in the grand central battery, mustered after
the battle only 30 men each company, though two
days before they amounted to 100 each in the regi-
ments of Schiswansk, Butinkas, Usa, and Tomsk ;
while the co:Overlies of the 19t1t and 40th chasseurs
amounted to 11.5 men each, by means of recruits
drawn from Novogerod-Sewersky.
4th. The td division of the Guards, composed of
the Ismailoff and Lithuanian regiments of Grenadiers,
and of taro Chasseur regimepts of the Guards and of
Finland, under the orders of General Lawroff, were
stationed Iniine In the rear of the three batteries, on
the left of the centre, These regiments suffered con.
siderably from the artillery; but that of Ismailoff
hailing-adereced with the bayonet, was so vigorously
charged by the cavalry, that ant more than 40 meu
of each company wean left to it. General Krepo-
witski, commatiding the brigade, sad the Colonel of
the regiment of Is:pallor, were there wounded.
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PEIPIARIVII SIM 18.--The eeneentestfenser the
French armies in :Siete is on the point of being stlf-1
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that of the Duke of Albufera; and these two corps,
the movements of which are combined with those of
the army of the Duke of Dalmatia, have thrown
dent uncertainty into the plans of the enemy. The
expedition under General Maitland, which lauded at
Alicant, and which hoped to be able to march for..
ward, has been driven back under the batteries of
that fortress by the army of the Duke of Albucera.-..
To this have been confined the operations of this
scar of the enemy, on whick their partizans had
built great hopes of success.
Beaux, Sur?. 15.—The return of his Majesty the
King from his jourwey to Toeplit; is every day ex.
parted.

PARIS, Sacs. 47.—Yesterday, at I`4,' o'clock, the
cannon announced the arrival of the /Bth Bulletin of
the Grand Army, containiug the details of the memo.
rable battle of the 7th.