The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-30 00:00:00

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ItTsk to 11Oriso w, Geucral Ichaplit ,
sent to Lembin to observe the passage of the Be-
reins, and Colouel Loukowkin to take possession
0, ,very thing that. the enemy had been obliged to
shatidoe. Some, detachments of Dombrowsky had
Tally crossed that river, Colonel Loukowkin
ti, kal them, and took from them a Colonel, massy
birwrs, three hundred soldiers, and one colour.
The passage of the river near Borisow had been
Weed so important, that the enemy turned toward.-
it ill his attention. In consequence, Oudinot was
detached to releforce Dombrowsky, but the tete-de-
r-4A established on this• side, rendered fruttless.aU
s)o.ir endeerones.
Toe roomy, detertnined to force his passage,
iv vie demonstrations upon many points, and he I
!v.-reeled-et taw In finding a very strong positien,
at 11 went, from florisow, where he placed a battery
of 3 pieces of cannon, and having on its' links
owl heights. e effected the passage 'of the
ricer under the protection of his, batteries, se as to
render it impossible for us to:prevent it, particularly
the river, at the place where he effected his pas-
!, wa,. very narrow, so that the infantry crossed it
en hortebaek.
On the 27th and 28th we heard a cannonade, first
oo the right and theft on the left. The Counts
Witt4enstein and Plktog approached. Comma..
rstions were established between us. On the 28th
I attacked the enemy in front, at the same time that
Wittgenstein' found himself already engaged witch
the troops which defended the passage of the river
on the opposite side. Some prisoners informed lei
that Napoleoe.sSivityperson at this battle, will
all his force, which amounted to about seventy thou-
sod men. The corps of Oudinot and Victor, that
formed part of it, were composed, of soldiers who
had not suffered much, as they were still provided
both with artillery and cavalry.
The guard of Napoleon is likewise in tolerable
condition. The enemy rtes driven hack to the dis-
tance of four or five wersts,with the loss of one can-
non, many officers, some hundreds of prisoners, and
a considerable number of killed.
Lieutenant-General Sacken, whom I left in the
eovirons of Brut, has perfectly executed my orders.
The Prince of Schwartzeolierg has twice approached
qonim ; but General Sacken having attacked Reg-
nier tWo days successively, forced him to retreat and
join Prince Schwartsenberg. Lieutenant-General
Ilegnier hes lost one pair of colours and one thou-
ss atl prisoners.
I have just learnt, that the enemy is retreating
from before me, having lost one more cannon and
some baggage. lam going to pursue them.

The Gazette of lest night contains Captain CAR•
OEN', account of the capture of the Macedonian,
by tie United States frigate ; and however much we
may lament the loss of our brave men, it is clear that
the credit of our navy has not been tarnished in this
engagement. It certainly is a lamentable occurrence,
that we should, under the relative circumstances of
the two countries as to maritime force, be defeated at
sea; as it must in some degree damp the ardour of
oar seamen, and increase that of our opponents.—
We have also the painful duty to announce another
capture of immense importance. The Arethusa
frigate, Captain COFFIN, with tips millions of dollars
on board, from Vera Cruz, has been captured by
the Americans, and carried into the Mississippi.—
We have not heard the name of the vessel by which
she was taken ; but It must have happened in the
Gulph of Mexico. The intelligence has come to the
Admiralty, though they have not published a Bulk-
I tin of the fact. Although them is but too much
reason to fear that the Arethusa is captured, yet
I there was no account of that circumstance at I.l.oyn's
t►is morning. The last intelligence on their books
was, that she had sailed from Ilavaunalt the 24th
Oct. on a cruise.

There is to be another change in the Government
of Spain. The Cardinal of Ruvuma is to be sole
Regent. Anceamm, it is said, is to be Minister
of Finance. We have not beard by what influence
those changes are to take place. We fear the loss of
the supplies expected by the Arethasse 101 be most
severely felt in the Peninsula.
Sr ROBERT WILSON, we have beard, was near
losing his life by the prevailing folly of dressing Eng•
lish soldiers like Frenchmen. Whilst reconnoitring,
he was mistaken by a Russian soldier for one of the
enemy's Generals. The musket was immediately
levelled, but its discharge was luckily prevented by
General MILLARIDOVITCYL Captain l'Huommt, an
Officer who recently distioguished himself so much,
is spoken of as a young man .the greatest valour.
lie is said to have entered Moscow thrice, while the
French had possession of•it, with the intention of
killing or taking __RAN.teawre.
The intelligent andxsetire General Witreen•
emx is a Protestant; the enterprising Count Da
Ltmazar, who defeated DostanowsKi, is a Catho-
- —hutch is - -^ronutons in its oh•-

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pretty eetrifießftrifef '-iaur- desolationS
,the Orators i NAVAL INTRLLIGENCE.
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appear perfectly: oblivious of the, past, and to show I —++w--
they' are not' witgoet confidence In thefnture—they DM, DEC. 29.—Carne down from the River the
remind hi, of the zeal, patriotism, and warlike spi- ! Speculator schooner, for Grenada ; ' Hazard, Wal-
rlt of the winterotte levies called forth by the Sena. ter ; and Trafalgar, Ferguson, for Lisbon: and se-
tut Contaikura oet last. September. The great topic, venal others, names unknown.
however, fouchedostOs the oath of anticipated allegi- I Arrived his Majesty's ship Beagle, with a convoy
ance proposed to. be taken to the Infant Son of the from Portsmouth, which are sailed for the River.
&main, as a new and stronger security for the L The Beagle, with his Majesty's ships and outward-
continuance of the dynasty' in his family. This sin. bound remain.
gular and extraordinary precaution, taken in a mo- Powristourn, Drc. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's
meat like the present, speaks a language of doubt ship Ilamadryad, from Gottenburgh ; last from the
and fear, not tb be concealed by the pomp and pa. Downs; Maros sloop of war, from Newfoundland;
rade of hyperbolical compliment. It is in so many Niobe, Rosamond, and Pomone, from having been
words acknowledging, that the reverses of NAPO• to assist getting off his Majesty's ship Pembroke—
.l.toy's fortune will revive the hope, and reanimate they have succeeded, and she has arrived at St.
the courage of the rivals of his • throne. The Helen's with the loss of her main and mizen-masts.
narrow and almost miraculous escape he has Stilled his Majesty's ship Christian I'll. on a cruise
lately had from dangers which threatened his off Cherburgh.
safety and his life, have undoubtedly suggested PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.—Came in the Betsey,
the necessity of taking some precaution, as a kind of Neale, and several other merchantmen ; but no
security from the recurrence of &similar event. That King's ships either arrived or sailed to-day.
the one adopted, would effectually answer the par. Coax, DEC. 21.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
poses for which it is avowedly dssigned, is, indedd 2 Africa, Admiral Sawyer, from Halifax.'
highly problematic : but it conveyt pretiy intelligibly
a. feeling of dejection, though, by so means, conceived
in the spirit of despiir. The• nisteriel hirelings,
hCiwever,who, on all
will, as well as the gi ass knows his owner's," were
nearly abusing our faithful Russian Allies, for their
I stupidity in permitting NAPOLEON'S escape ; but since
his safe arrival in France, their wrath has kindled into
dowuright fury and madness. One of them has
discovered that he is a corrard ; a second that he is a
felon; and the Courier, to complete the climax, de-
clares him to be worse than the Devil himself. All
of them affect to be consoled, however, with the
conviction, that his usurped power, and de-
tested Government are drawing fast to an end.—
Now, though any change which could tend to bring
I about repose to the world, and, above all, prosperity
ito England, would by us be hped, svah feelings
lof exultation—yet" we cum ate, in the charac;
Iter of these events, any •thing like the certain
approach of so auspicioutaday. When sre recol-
i lect that the a hole soil of France, has, since the Re-
volution, exchanged matte* each of whom has
a powerful interest hr 'the preservation of the
present establishment; tvben we reflect on the
strength and stability NAPOLEON has given to
his Government by intermarriage and alliances;
when we ace that of all his immense con-
'quests, he has as yet lost none ; when we
know that France, in her worst times, proverbial
for quick recovery from military ravage, has now
inucb more than ever, the means of suddenly raising
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, :in army ; and when we look back on an eighteen
Nein' sucCinsitin of splendid victory, we can place
little confidence ht that prognostic, which draws
from the misfortunes of a single campaign, however
disastrous, the immediate dissolution of such a Go-
vernment.

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From the LOSDONGAZE77E, DEc.2O.

Admiralt,o-Ofce, Dec. 29.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Jelin Sternum Carden, late Cool.
'minder of his Mojesiy'. ship the 'Macedonian, 1.: John Wilson
Cruller. Esq. doted .in board the American ship United
Stales, at Sea, the :Nth Ortoner, 1142.
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Sin,—lt is with the deepest regret I have to ace
dinnlfiorannl t ja-
ship Macedonian, was captured on the 25th instant,
by the United States ship United States,
.Commee
dore D.catur, Commander; the detail is as fol.
lows :
A short time after daylight, steering N. W. br
W. with the wind from the southward, in latitude
29 deg. N. and longitude 29 deg. 30 min. W. In the
execution of their Lordships' orders, a sail was seed
on the lee beam, which I immediately stood for and
made her out to be a'large frigate under American
colours ; at nine o'clock 1 closed with her, and she
commenced the action, which we returned; but
from the enemy keeping two points off the wind I •
was not enabled to get as close to her as I could have
wished. After an hour's action the enemy backed
and came to the wind, and I was then enabled to
bring her to close battle ; in this situation I soon
found the-enemy's force too superior to expect sue-
; cess, unless sorre very fortunate chance occurred in
= ..- i our favour, and with this hope I continued the battle '
When the last mail left Gottenburgh on the 20th, , to two hours and ten minetes, when having too
the* toast had set in with ettreme severity. The , mizen-mast shot away by the board,topmast shot away
Coutogetre and two or three merchantmen, frozen by the capsOrtainiarci shot in pieces, lower masts
up, are the only British vessels now remaining there. badly weundea, lower rigging all cut to piecesra small
.On the 29th or 30th October, an Act of the Le-
proportion only of the foresail left to the fore-yard,
gislature of Jamaica (which passed both the Assembly : all the guns on the quarter deck and forecastle dis.
i shied but two, and tilled with wreck, two also on
and Council unanimously) appointed GEORGE /Ile-
the. main deck disabled, and several shut between
BERT, Esq. of London, merchant, to be Agent for the wind and water, a very great proportion of the crew
Island of Jamaica in the United kingdom of Great
;killed and wounded, and the enemy comparatively
Britain and Ireland.
lin good order, who had now shot a-head and was
Lieutenant SAMUEL MorrttY, one of the gallant ! about to place himself its a raking position, without
Officers of the Macedonian, " whose truly noble I our being able to return the fire, Lying a perfect
and animating conduct," Captain CARDEN says, ! , wreck and unmanageable log: I deemed it prudent,
" must ever render them dear to their country," and ! though a painful extremity, to surrender his Mnjea-
who is particularly mentioned by name with Lieute- ' ty's ship; nor was this dreadful alternative resorted
leant Bursoito, as deserving "his highest acknow- totill
every hope of success was removed, even be.
ledgments," is the eldest son of Mr. JAMES MOTT. Vond the reach of chance, nor till, I trust, their
Lev, of High-street, Portsmouth. I
' 'Lordships will he aware every effort had been made
. It is said, that the Avenger sloop of war has been against the enemy by myself, my brace officers and
lost off the harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland, but ; men, nor should she have been surrendered whit a
that the whole of the crew were saved. Iman lived on board, had she been manageable. I
The Hussar Brigade, consisting of the 10th, 15th, am sorry to say our loss is very severe; 1 find by
and 18th, will not quit England so soon as was ex- this day's muster 36 killed, three of whom lingered
petted. , la short time after the battle; 36 severely wounded,
The most laudable zeal for carrying into effect i many of whom cannot recover; and 32 slightly
the projected canal along the vale of Annan pre- i wounded, who may all do t'Pli ; total 101.
trails amongst all ranks in that district. As a proof ! The truly noble and animating conduct of my ofil.
Of this, the tenants on the estate of Sir A. JAR- : cers, and the steady bravery of my crew to the last
DINE, of A pplegn, th s hare already subscribed fur l moment of the battle, must ever render them dear to
this important object no less than 1,1001. The i their country.
Marquis of Quvrasarenv, with a public spirit which My FirseLienfenant, 1./Rid Hope, was severely
does honour to his high rank, seconds the wishes wounded in the head too anis the close of the battle,
of the inhabitants, and has called a meeting to run- I and taken below ; but was soon again on deck, dill•
Cider the best menus of accomplishing the undertak- playing that greatness of mind and exertion, which,
lug. though it may be equalled, can never be excelled;
On the new projected work, the Bedford Canal" the Third Lioulestimit, John Bullard, was also
' the dtg-tors direr more than• -usual ; fur there-is a I wounded, bet not obliged to quit his quarters ; Sc.
difference of more than 100,0001. In the estimates of !mond Lieutenant Samuel Mottlry dna lie deserve my
the two engineers, Mr. RENNIF and Mr. llosa.asits. , highest acknowledgments; The cool and steady
Howeier, its the expedience of the work, and in its . conduct of Mr. Walker, the Master, was very great
praclicabi 14, they both mid all agree; for the in- ' [luring the battle, as also that of Lieutenants Wilson
crease of distance is but as seven to five (viz. seventy and Magill of the marines.
miles by the canal instead of fifty by the road, to ! On being taken. on board the enemy's ship I
London), while the diminution of eapence is as one ceased to wonder at the result of the battle. The
to twelve, viz. about seven shillings the ton instead : United States is built with the scantling of a 74 gun
of above four pounds. Of coupe, as thus demon- : ship,
mounting thirty long twenty-four pounders
drably advantageous to the country, the undertak- *(English ship guns) on her main-deck, and twenty.
lug has a zealous partisan in the sure patriotism Of ~
two forty-two pounders carronades, with two bang
the Duke of BEDFORD. ttwenty-four pounders on her quarter-deck and fore-
Nottingham, we understand, is about to petition
' castle, howitzer guns in her tops, and a travelling
for peace; and it is highly satisfactory to hear that I carronade on her upper deck, with a complement of
many respectable names are attached to the requisi- 478 picked men. •
Lion, and that among them are those of dissenting The enemy had sarered much in masts, rigging,
Ministers of epees dinondadion.—T his is as .R • and hull, n bore and below water; her loss in killed
should be: we trust the example will he followed in . and wounded I am not aware of, but I know a Lieu.
every place. We arc informed, that the paupers in tenant and six men have been thrown overboard.
-St. Mary's parish alone, amount to 8(n.,01..!/, This Enclosed you will be pinged to receive the names
is an irrefragable proof of their prosperity. t orthe killed and wounded on board the Macedonian;
. Mr. Jrcalsisoo, the bsother of Lord I.IVF.RPOOL, itild I hare the honour to be, &c.
succeeds to the Deputy Command of Dover Castle, i JNO. S. CARDEN.
vacant by the death of Mr. Love. It is a plAce de-
sirable for its circunietanlia: recommendations rather
List of Officers and MenM Killed and Wounded on hoard his Ma-
• than gross emolument ; for Parliamentary influence,.
jesty's ship Alnee 000ihlt, ill iii.tioll With the Ullit.l/ SllUeF.
and as having a pleasant residence. KILL/Ill.—Mr. Jai. Diaries. houtsnain ; Mr. Thos. hill. Nal.
The 15th Hussars (the Duke of Cumnurt LA ,t n/a) lt.irovt,.4isters'slsranantes t.t r. Donnas
3o o 4..,
h sto.erivtve!lCeahrtainni3;otereCast"lieni
'marched on the 26th from Oxford, for embarkation ;1 Johnn
Writs, mate;tare-top; Josh. Nenell, captain.mast s
three troops to Chichester, and three troops to li Alexander Johnson, s-aman ; John Piermii, ditto; Joins
Smith (11, ditto; Ain. Dodge. ditto; Win. Aldridge, ditto;
Arundel. John M. Wirral. ditto; John King. ditto; T 11,14. Clan Is, ditto;
' 00 Monday evening last, a party of Ltoklike, ; (k.„. Watstin. ditto; Thu.. liutchiasun, ditto; John Card,
eight in number, entered the house of HENRY Cox,iiptitto.! Taal... h:.aetoa.i dtiott.o J ditto;
otnent.i!iibl(itifft.to. fnWwmaillshirtifs.„
of Benton, Nottinghamshire, one of whom stood t ditto; a
Kelly, beat,ditto ; Jam' es Warrcii, ditto ; Joaquin joy., nod
parl ever the woman (who happened to be the only I Jorede Compass, boys; John Johnson, serjeaut of marines;i
inhabitant then in the house), while the remainder; Jackson' Philip Molloy,
i private;
Rretk'i isritairdgo S:4ilonnarfinderitt, divot Matthew'
proceeded up stairs into the workshop, where they Hughes, ditto; Win. Pillipan, ditto.,
broke and destroyed a3l gauge yard wide frame. . I Worstorn.—Lientenant David Hope, severely; Lies:tenant
' A very singular occurrence took place at an inn, : .T.otltion.fluilrfortlet,
rslifh a;ell3.itra..lkAtriLup Roebuck,
man, schs,learetr:s
Nbilr,l.;.,
a few miles from London, on the North Road, o at '._
"I Baker. volunteer,'g
IFt class, slightly; ; Samuel Latehlord, sail-
Saturday last. A difference ezisted betwixt the pro- maker. ditto; James &dein, armourer, ditto; James Nichols,
'praetor of one of the first coach inns in London, and '
yearier-'honer, dangerous; John Lave, captain fore-top, se-
verely ; Thomas limner, captain must ditto; Peter Johnson (1),
the joint owners of a coach to Yorkshire, whichleaptei, afterguard, slightly; Thomas Richards, sail-aialtees
runs to the said inn ; and this difference had induced , mate, severely t Elias Anderson, seaman, severed ; Richard
the country proprietors to start another coach to the ' stone. ditto, to
Dowler, ditto, ditto; Jacob Logivelso,
. ditto. amputated leg; George tivilho, ditto. severely ; Andrew
,said county, to run too different inn, asagreeable to ! Thorn, ditto, slightly; James howick, ditto, ditto;
iThomail '
stipulations, the other coach could not be removed. I Ryan,totilt ditto
le severely;• 31;111.11iarnilaled ~g.t.id-'7'dsiltiellilesverelyll: Joh;
On Saturday, a party, headed by two celebrated . om.doo amputateddiso, op 4; Charles Hand, ditto, severely 4 Giles
pugilists, repaired to the inn on the road where the :•Etlitionas,didi , Ito ly ; Richard Hiffero, ditto, ditto; Thomas
must James Duffy. ditto. sil4;:l4k
new ceach changes horses, one stage from London, : ratlestakZie,, 491.0,
ot t dangerously; George Glaw, ditto, gightty,• .
and on its arrival, insisted on putting the horses to , Thomas Storkhill, ditto. dangerously, since dead •; emsanvel
belonging to the London innkeeper, instead of those II !!aaes: ti.im!,_,s,eitytteroe2:ol.Wifylli.aramßesorilett, dlo dangerously;
Of ditto,eg:let;it :
of the country proprietors. A row ensued, but the : re"el"Fie
Wilson([), ditto, timicreil ; John Active, ditto, slightly;
pugilists came off victorious; and the parties ag- i Thomas Steward, ditto, ditto; Michael4feeeby,:4litto, ditto;
I Hobert Nichols, ditto, dangerously, moor end A rew Sant :h.
grieved are determined to seek redress atlaw.
ditto, sii.htly ; 'Thomas Turner, litre, ditto, Mathew Dev;4l7a:
Coaa-Ezeithwair, Dr.c. XL— doe )10Lket is very thialy sap-
., di't s- rely David Curtner. eitte;earseersedy • Jobb
plied this day with all carts of aaralAZl. Ithill
being 'l'o' ditto,. sire verel $ Thomas Jenkins, ditto, slightly; Rifted Sed.i-"-
lv d I a Hondas s _ . Y l
prevented the arrivals. 1....--r, i - frea
....li:s11. Lie. .4„ den oria w ,ditto,severety ; David Nolte°, ditto, slightly; Lap-
Vsscer. Wenn keeping. ''''`"" p "1,7, se are' ;,. rituce Multi a, ditto, ditto; Thome Griry, ditto. severely;.
• kly. at Moeda, s prices. Data,Daniel Nailand, dtto. sligbily ; Thomas 11 illittetti ditto, ditto;
ilaiiry al kit'aliga Peke', little tw al'lllleirdein: le ."her : Charles M•Gibboas, ditto, ditto; Thomas Budd, ditto, severely;
Main as &limit ' James Scmtchley, boy, ditto t Robert liadseeloy, ditto, ditto;
-191esnt VARlisit) ..,. 106 130 New ditto . 00 00n ditto,
(tom so John Jordan, boy, amputated leg; Robert Main; 1 B e
L.....).... 100 160 Ream
• n 74 Tick do.. '" li° 6/3 did"ditndP°ll""Nni.rs'iteyptateVi.aeiro,ll'; - ' "i;
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Harriman, ditto, ditto; write M ,it • . severely 1,
tart sifts OD 00
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• • 96 nii lail: fitaii '''''' -.' '- ' 13° °I) was
el to i ditto, sererel Adis, ditto, severely.
Alike Peas • . 10 1001 .:. • . • 44 fiX a "W.. " °lll, f Zits
lailers) llO 1461 ' dies . 10 -57 T killed, 96; , severely won , 96; slightly woundat. all
00 no Vise Ilsee .. 106 De likely to recover, 92 I—Tots:l 10t.
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88 92„ flocoeila •.... . . 109 198 (silted) JOIIN S. CARDEN, Captahs.
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