The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-28 00:00:00

17th, ordered General Lauriston,r,with his advanced
guard, to place himself behind the defile of Win-
kowo, !.
in order that his movements might not be ;I
perceived. •
"' After Moscow had ceased to exist, the Empe-
ror had determined either to abandon this heap of ,
ruins, of only occupy the Kremlin with 3000 men; i
but the Kremlin., after fifteen days labour, was not I
judged.sufiiciently strong to be abandoned for twenty I
•
t'r thirty days to its own forces. It would have
inweakened and incommoded the army its move-
ments,,, without giving a 'great advantage. If we
w.titivd to protect Moscow from the beggars and
plunderers, 20,000. men would have been necessary.
Moscow is at present a truly unhealthy and impure
sink. A population of 200,000 wandering in the
neighbouring woods, dying with hunger, come to
these ruins, to seek what remains, and vegetablesi
in the gardens, to support life. It appeared useless
to compronise any thiag whatever for an object
which was of no military importance, and which has
now become of no political importance. All the ma.
gaziues which were in tho city havitig been carefully
examined, the others emptied, the EmPeroi caused
the Kremlin to he mined. The Duke of istsiti
caused it to be blown up at two o'clock, A. M. on
the 23d; the arsenal, barraCks, magazines, all wererl
destroyed. This ancient citadel, which takes its date I
from the foundation of the Monarchy, this first l'a•
lace of the Czars, has been destroyed.
"The Duke of Treviso has marched for theVereja.
The Emperor of Russia's Aid-de-Camp, Aaron
Winzingerode, having, on the 22d, attempted to pe-
netrate at the head of 500 Cossacks, was repulsed and

taken prisoner with a young Russian Officer, named
Narisken.

" On the 19th, the head-quarters were in the

castle of Tioitskoi ; they remained there on the 20th.
On the Qlst they were at Ignatien ; the 22d at Po-
tnensk oi ; all thearmy having made twOliank marches,
and the 23d at Borowsk. The Emperor reckons
upon marching on the,246, to gain the Dwina, and
taking a ncy.ition which will bring him within 80
leagues of l'etcrsburgh and Willi; a double advan-
tage ; that is to say, 20 marches nearer his means
and his object.

" Of 4000 stone houses which were in Moscow,
not more than 200 remain. It has been said a fourth
remained, because in that calculation 8i)0 churches
were comprehended, a part.of which are undamaged.
Of 8000 houses of wood, nearly 500 remain.

" It wns proposed to the Emperor to burn what
remained of the city, to treat the Russians in their
own way, and to extend this measure round Mos-
cow. There are 2000 villages, and u many country
houses and chateaux.

46 It was proposed to form four columns, of 2000
men each, and charge them with burning every thing
for twenty leagues round Moscow. That will learn
the Russians, said they, to mike war wording to
rule, and nest like Tartars. If they burn a village,
a house, we must make them answer for it by burn-
ing 100.

" The Emperor refused to allow these measures,
which ►could have aggravated the misfortunes of
this population. Of 9000 proprietors, whose cas-
tles would have been burned, one hundred perhaps
would have been sectaries of the Ma rat of Russia,
but 8,900 are brave men, already too much the vic-
tims of some wretched men. To punish one hun-
dred guilty persons, 8,000 would have been ruined.
We must add, that it would absolutely leave left
without resources '200,000 poor boors, lanotent of
every thing.

64 The F,mperor, therefore, contented himself
with ordering the destruction of the citadel and
military eitablisliments, according to the usages of
war, withoA doing any thing to nth)
ttlready too unhappy by the consequences of this
war.

" The inhabitants of Russia do not recollect suck
a season as we have had for the last twenty days.—
It is the sun and rise days of a journey from Fon-
tainbleau. The army is in an extremely rich country
—it may he compared to the beat in France or Cier-
many."—(.lfoititeur, Nov. 16).

TWENTY-SEVEYTII MILuETIN OF THE awn!

ARMY.

• 27.
* On the 27th Prince Poniatowski marched upqn

Vcreja.

" The 23(r, the Arm? was about to follow this
movement, but in the afternoon we learnt, that the
enemy had quitted his intrenched camp, and was
on march to the little town of Nialioardslasitc. It
was found necessary to march after him, and ob-
struct his intentions. The Viceroy recei!ed orders
to march.

" DeWttt's division arrived on the 23d, at sly in
the evening, on the left hank, took possesAion of
the bridge, and caused it to be repaired. In the
night between the 234 and 2ith, the Russian divi-
sion arrived in the town, and took poss2ssio.l of the
heights on thy righj book, which are eitretnety ad-
vantegeogs.

" On the .4•lth, at day-break, the battle corn7.l
me:lced. Daring this time t;ve enemy's army
appeared qUite entire, and took a position behind
the tow n.—The divisions Delzon, proussies, and
Xing, atvel the Italiae ge;rd were enccesaivelien-
,
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Yieeroyt and the 4th germ pt the !trrny.. Tiy?
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