The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

We lost 700 killed and wounded. 13agratiolt re.
pulsed, retired upon Bickow, where he passed the
Borysthenes, to advance towards Smolensk.
The battles of Mohilow and Ostrovno have been
brilliant and honourable to our army. .We never
ha.ve had- engaged more than the-half of the force
which the enemy presented, the ground not being
suitable for greater developments.
[Then follows a Proclamation of the Emperor
lexander to the 'Russian army, dated Wilna,' June
12`2, 181 e, which has already been published.] .

' REPORT ON THE DEMOLITION 01 THE INTRENCHED
CAMP OF ORISSA, AND ON THE POSITION OF DROVIA,
TO HIS EXCELLENCY TILE DUKE OF REGGIO, CO*
HANDING IN CHIEF TUE SECOND CORPS OF THE
1 GRAND ARMY.
MONSEIGNEUR,—I have the honour of acquainting
i your Excellency, that conformably
ia towyitohum. De
your orders, I
repaired on the 21st inst. to Drou ,
La-
place, Aid-de-Camp to his Highness the Prince of
Neufchatel. 'We found our last videttes about three
,
. quarters of a league from that town, on the road of
Slobudka ; we, however, penetrated thither, and
;found that the town was totally evacuated by the
' enemy, who confined himself to observing the river
with one company of Cossacks and two of dragoons,
at least, so we were told by some inhabitants with
1 whom we were able to converse.
The river is very much confined at this place;
and its banks are rugged and impracticable. It ap-
peared to me about GO toises in width. There were
two batteries on the' other bank, one of seven am-
brasures, to enfilade the avenues of the towai and
other ravines; but as these batteries were not and,
we supposed that they were no longer mounted with
'cannon.
After having examined the position of Dronia, I
' next day repaired to the intrenchnl camp of Drina,
where 1 arrived at the same time with the rear-guard
of the division of General Merle. I immediately
set about reconnoitring the camp •, but the enemy
still occupying a portion of ground in the rear of
their lines, and even some works on the right (turn-
ing your back to the river), it was not pomade for
me to penetrate every where : the night, besides,
prevented me from continuing this reconnotsaace.
The demolition of the works had been begun ins-1
imediately after the arrival of the troops. The arch,l
of great breadth, formed by the line of the works, is
about two leagues in extent, and is connected with
I the other bank by batteries. There were also batte-
ries on the left bank; but they were quite open in
their gorge. The camp is about 2000 toises in its
greatest depth, from the most advanced works to th.
I river. It was defended by a series of redoubts, and
1
1 by open batteries placed in the i ntervals of the redoubts.
• Intrenchmeuts very steep, and of 100 Wises in length,
are formed in front of each redoubt. There are two
lines of works nearly similar. The ground) more
I exposed and more practicable on the left quarter, in-1
,
duced the enemy to increase his defence on that
side ; and he placed there a large lengthened work,
: consisting of an immense bastion, two curtains) and
' two redoubts insulated from the works by their
fosses. The enemy had placed, also, towards the
Icentre of the curve formed by the river, a very large
• • flat fortification to serve as a tete-de-pont. It. was
on the middle of the gorge of this work that thepria-
I cipal bridge was placed upon very large pontoons..
The works in general, but particularly this lasts
have a considerable relief, and are perfectly well eat.
cuted. The batteries have fosses wider than those of
the redoubts, doubtless in consequence of the greater
quantities of earth required by the breadth of the
platforms. These batteries are neither palisaded in
the fosse, nor enclosed at their gorge ; almost all the
redoubts are palisaded in their fosses. Some palisades
of the fosses, a portion of the platforms of the bal-
t teries, some barriers, and some trifling intreuch-
ments on the left, were all that remained still nn-
finished when the enemy evacuated the camp.
It is sufficient to glance at the annexed sketch,
taken with the eye while the demolition was going
forward, in order to form an idea of the prodigious
ilabour which such a camp must have cost the enemy.
Besides the immensity of its extent, it may be said
that works have been lavished upon it without much
Inecessity. These works are also very ill placed, be-
cause they de not flank each other at all, or do it
insufficiently; and it is astonishing that the Russian
i engineers could commit so gross a blunder.
The enemy was obliged to cut down a consider-
' able extent of the wood, on the left, both to erect
his works and to unmask them. Though the wood
is marshy and of difficult access, the enemy had still
formed abattis of sixty or seventy toises in width,
even at the opening from the wood ; so that this por-
tion of the circuit of the camp is very stroll& as well
as that of the continued work upon 'which it touche!.
The quarter on the right is less stroagly defender,
and here would have beefs the true at of attack., ,
During the night which preceded
..I re a(
_
piriiipirtn
the division, the enemy burnt all 1110.1Mineli on
the other bank. They were henteeses• tad were,
estimated at many million!. - •
• • ....co, ... an AV
DE SlORAyylitsistneellt st alf.itillV
(Signed)
Polock, July 95, 1819, , •-a1 • 1 . ~0. .. 1
- ,-. ,
LielOt ALT t23,--Tholtosslin pillion which
was in our town and port, set out on the 'loth, with
such preelpltition, At break of day, that tir,vtaieqf
horses they were obliged to •Waite three pioteo of task
eon upon the battery of the port. Abbot tiffelf -oft&
in the afternoon, we saw the Pedal& ttol) Vette,
who, the preceding tiiiiit;iireitaii77.-,,,,, -Ip p- -
.
174
teessliagues distant. 'They 'lems .1 r t I .
'session of the town and port. This/ „troops• %lie
commanded by Major Rees, consisted, 4f two be e%
lions of fusileers, with two pieceedtibllllery audit
squadron of dragoons. Upon ontedos.the town' the 1
Prussian Commandant immediately placed guards in
in the merchants' vessels which had nottleft ,the port.
The cannon taken on board those vessels were lan&
ed and placed upon the battery of the port, The fol-
lowing day three Russian ships of the line, two frig,
gates and a brig arrived within a quarter of a league
of the port, and reconnoitred in a boat carrying 20
men. The Prussian Commander of the battery Mai
the garrison lay down, and as soon as he found Hie
boat was within the ordinary shot distanee,,erdered
'them to,fire. The officer who was in the boat aid
five men were killed. We are ignorant of the nom:
her wounded. The beat, peeeipitately regained he'
ottp) and We rose Oat sight of the feet. . i.i.

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Wuxi, Arty 18.—A great number of Poles
doily arrive here from different points of Lithuania 1
which have been abandoned by the enemy.—All their
reports prove, that extreme disorder prevails in the
Russian army, and, that die rapid passage of the
ffsemen has caused an extraordinary confusion in its
sievements., The Grand Duke Constantine had his
Iboad-quarters in Caserkliszhi, when he learned that the
French were only three leagues distant. The Russians
were guilty of all kinds of excesses previous to quit.:l
ting the country. We naturally supposed they would
I destroy the magazines and military establishments;
but what has disgusted all the inhabitants is, that in
' particular places, they did not respect the individual's
houses in which they had been lodged. Those of our
countrymen who have arrived from the frontiers of
Courland, state, that the Russian Government har-
t
' ing ordered the peasants to take up arms, they ail
fled wad hid themselves ; and that even the Nobility
of the country,, who appeared the most attached to
; Russia, had refused to make any kind of movement.
I CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 2.—The Porte has sent a
Miliemander, with a numerous suite, to the fron-
tiers, to meet the French Ambassador, General
And reoesi.
RETRACT
..01P • LETTER FROM COPEN/AAGIN, DATED
AUGUST 1.
Wills Majesty, by a Rescript, dated Fredericks-
burg, July 28, addressed to the Danish Chancellor,
exhorts hit faithful subjects, particularly merchants
who receive foreign intelligence, to be careful in cir-
culatingexaggerated, vague, or unfounded reports,
' hurtful or disquieting to tke country. The Rescript
OUS terminates . Chose who henceforth receive
frees their correspondents important or useful intilli-
sesen, will communicate it in the manner most con-
&liable to the citifies of good citizens, in immedi-

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YORK.. iities94.
exiltset ,o**,‘ Irflllll DATED OZORAIRTOWN)
• JUNE V.
" I expected to have. infonnid you that licences
from Mr. Foster were to be procured for shipping
flour to England. Mr. Foster said, that he would
grant licences, but el; second thought, he wished to
consider over night on the subject; and to-day he
told the applicant, that hii functions had ceased, and
that the British Commanders would not respect his
licences, as they would be dated subsequent to our
ieclaration of war." ' s •
COMMODORE RODCERrS SiUADIOIIIII PURSUIT OW
- Lester, oT
that
fell in
beuud
Ind, on
Tuesday ntoirtiii.o le, M, dOTO
dote Lodger` iihnd JAB squadron, alba informed him of
speaking the Jaaskioalleet. The crew 'of the Presi-
dent gave three difeers, and ,Went in pursuit- of the
fleet. It will be .o't the fleet is only four
days a-head,-and frost eof theta being dismast-
ed, there 4 strong probability of our squadron
Coming up with them.
JUNE 26.—We are informed that the British Con-
sul has countermanded the felling of the brig George
Washington for England, as a flag of trace, of which
he bad obtained permission of Government.
The following notice appears in The National In-
telligeneer, of the 23d instant :—" All penons hav-
ing claims against the British Minister, are requested
to hand them to his Steward for payment, before
Friday next.—Washington, June 22."
OCCUPATION OF FLORIDA.—It is believed the se-
cret business brought before the House of Represen-
tatives yesterday, was a proposition to take posses-
sion of Florida.—(llemendria Gaaette.)
The propositions Tor a repeal of the Non-Inter-
course Laws have been lost in the House of Repre-
sentatives—the total repeal by the casting vote of the
Speaker. The Embargo Law will be suffered to ex-
pire, by its evientlimitation, on the 4th of July.
The Bill concerning Letters of Marques &c. has
passed both Houses of Congress.
A number of privateers are fitting out in this har-
bour.
Jona 30.—Severgl peivateers, which are fitting
out in the harbour,- will"
.sail is a few days. Com-
missions for them wire received yesterday at the
Custom-house. _ • • t •

%VII LY 3,—The_frhoite Essex, Captain Porter, I
having beep ,completely repaired, sailed yesterday
morning with a floe-westerly breeze. On her fore
a: white flag, with these words)
44 ft* ltyt4„and sailors' rights."
A Britbit boil! from Jamaica, laden with about 200
bhdPoif segiagatraiked at Norfolit on the 28th qIS.
st, itaiswiece shiensmeent-etaffit; 3lie was bound to
sn4 Callplolf jhe •Ceheippcake fot /seders,
not knewiag: soteseri *Ph taken possessillb q( by
the revenue,
gr.0:41/-416 4i;of the
ainijost th4l/ iereetbe plan elatfth cafhpaign
1112.2;ft Ifs 4: Pct sb(4ttik,end. the other
peattrof upper Cati Zit; oa the west : • Gen..Deerbort
will.ableeleisfteittathgeits " She Otis Whiih He in that
directlite;„Augsesej ther,ppsts near land on
tie bbdolithesilf sueetVg/t6u-
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the brig Indian Chi oth lfikdeir a) Wrenn',
on the irk inst. Ilk loug. he f
with Aid ipoke the Jamaica Ong uf 193 tail, b
home, seedeslonierof a -frigate and. bfig ; an
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