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

RUSSIA

r RECIS OF TIME OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY VNlalt
DIARSIIAL PRINCE KUTIJSOW, FROM TILE QTR 10
THE 13T111 NOT.
" Nov. 9.—The Aide.de.Camp, 'Count Odd
Denizoff, bus successfully pursued several French fo•
raging detachments, and taken 19.6 prisoners and V
waggons. The loss of the enemy in killed amount.
to '2OO men.

" Colonel Adrlanoff has attacked a detachment of

enemy near Ddbutotchina,put them to flight,aud
takes a standard and 175 men ; also fire tumbrils of
ammunition.
" The enemy halted some time at the Convillt of
aldiu, but on perceiving the approach of our ca.
entry, they tied with precipitation, atter eipledieg
38 tumbrils of ammunition, bdrning some timbers,
and throwing one cannon into the ditch of the Coo.
rent.

C6ouuinethiOorwloolf, okbiltlainingedwoconsoidf erathebleenaedvasyn,tagernsa
nea"r
gpuriasrodnse.rs,lieof
inwandodmititohlei, gearepterredpavrt
makingwere F r eln4oc h
provision waggons, which the enemy had collected 04
the road. •
" Now. 10.--COont Orloff Denizoff reports, that
several of hit detachments having overtaken the
enemy near the Ferry of Solovino, attacked with
impetuosity, and captured eight ammunition waft
ens, loaded with cartridges, a forge, &c. and msda
155 prisoners. The same day other parties wider his
commaud sent in 102 prisoners.
" General Count Orloff Denizoff having been in;
formed that the enemy, to the amount of 9000 meni
I were marching in three divisions on the road front
Jellnia to Smolensk, the General haring formed I
junction with three corps of partizans, resolved at
attack one of the said divisions posted in tile village
of Lewkowo. The enemy perceiving his intention,
promptly occupied'a height on its environs. Havinif
been dislodged from thence by our artillery, thef
fell back upon the village, and were instantly sera
' rounded by our cavalry, and compelled to lay fhtga
their arms after a feeble resistance.
" This is the first instance during the present wa
of a whole corps laying down its arms, it consisted
of 2000 men and 60 Officers, under the orders Of
Gen. Augereeu.
44 Some detachments of gayslq were seat by Of
enemy to.soppart General Augereau, but Genert4°
Count Orloff overthrew them, and pursued tbest
with great slaughter.
/ 44 General Malaradoviteit reports, under date or
the Btb November, that the enemy lost In his retrel
' from Dnrogobuz to the river Ougeat, three cannO
and 40 men ; and of the 9th, that General Joes
kossky, who pursued the enemy with his light es.
i 'fairy as far as the Ferry of Tolowieuro, made 910
prisoners, took 18 cannon and 60 ammunition war
guns.
44 Since the battle of Borodino, of the 7th Sept
lour Grand Army has taken from the ei amy 400
I pieces of cannon ; Gen. Tormazof, 8 ; and Coant.
Wittgenstein, 29 ; making a total of 246 pieces 01
cannon.
" Besides which, there is no doubt that se/0i
guns have been thrown into the rivers, or buried. et
bogged in the woods ; this is corroborated by the
prisoners and the peasantry.
4 4 The head-quarters of the Russian army were!
the 13th November at the village of Balloatino, 40
versts from Smoiensko." '

THI•3 STA7'ESM,IIT.T.

LONDON:
ATUltit 4 Ir, DECEMUER

~~

A ti,boti 11ai1 arrived thi% morning, by which we
tare received the following communication :
Ltcaox, Nov. 29.—0 n the 24th the head-quarters

Froyoada.
Respect: n; the movements of the enemy, report
?lei they have retirei, some towards Salamanca, and•
UM arch. Placentia and Toro :e;atnora ; but.
nctA,i,z positive is known on this hold.
The Lisbon Gazette, of November 30, contains a i
Shoo ili.patch from the-Marquis of Wr.wmarow,
&Ito; Freynada, Nov. 25, stating, that the greater
hart of the enemy's forces, which crossed theTorrnes,
ltd repassed it ; and that his missing soldiers had
.rined their regiments.

The reports circulated yesterday, in consequence i
of the arrival of a Gentleman from Dieppe, landing
at Dover, said to be the bearer of every important F
news from France, produced a considerable effect I
upon the Funds ; but it is now understood that he!
tame upon his own private concerns, and...we have
no official intelligence to commuoicate concerning
BONAPARTE, since the arrival of the Twenty eighth
Bulletin. That document alone,
.both in tone and
detail, must have been sieoed by all Europe as
bearing the evident marks of unexpected, or
unexampled disaster. The burning of bloscon
wus an event which NAPOLEON was no more pre- :
istred to expect than an. earthquake ; and however,
mutt it is to be deplored as a desperate expedient,
it certainly has bud the effect of preserving the
Russian empire from the grip of 'their formidable !
eaemy, and threatens the annihilition of the French I
',lay. The destruction of Moscow, although in
appearance the trust barbarous and unjustifiable
act of policy that could be committed, may, from
its effects, now be compared to the amputation of a
limb to preserve the body. What effect this reverse
of Naebeeow's fortunes will have upon the affairs
of Europe, it is impossible to foresee, and would be
useless to contemplate, until we know the real state
of affairs in Russia, and whether the FeENcrt
VE0.311 hp been able tomtreat with any cousiderahle
put of his army. ,Ithis situation shall prove to be
as desperate ai the Russian accounts represent, it. is
by no means improbable, that the different Powers
upou the Contirieut May assume a hostile atti.
tude, and avail themselves of so favourable au
opportunity to shake off the yoke of Frauce.
The decided conduct of ALEXANDER. and his subjects,
has far surpassed anything which could have been.
ey.peeted from them ; end proves, that-a nation de- ,
termined to resist the invasion of an enemy, is not
to be conquered. If the example of ALEXAtinEa
were to be followed by other Governments, this
would indeed be a new ara for Europe, and. *e
right then indulge in the hope ola better order of
tliitvgs, than during the last twenty years; andiespe-
rietice would sorely be sufficient to teach Monarchs
a useful lesson for the time to come. It is neither
the interest nor the inclination of the subjects of any
country to rebel against their Government, rchen igtey
ore properly treated; but. the provocation always
arises from the Governors, who, from pride, igno-
rance, or arbitrary conduct. incur the hatred of the
people. It is not necessary to look fur from home
to exemplify the above truth.
The affairs of the North had entirely superseded
our cousid..oation of those of the West, and nothing
has been said of
.Loid Wrx.r.sNe.res-, but in Par-
liament. The operations of his army, however, Are
certainly of more lasfllig importance to our political
views and Welfare than any thing which can take
Vace iu Russia and Poland; for men on the suppo-
sition of the disappearance of Boxsean-re f: em the
military and worldly theatre, we do not infer ham
!Leh 6 circumstance those Halcyon days to Great
Britain, which are predicted by the se. ttguiue and
shallow politician, wbo.aoes not go deep enough in-
to oer extended and horthensome system to feel and•
understand its inhureutly destructive weight. .

Lord Moira is to be sworn int and to Moll*
- at the Prince's levee en-Monday. .
The two Russian Admirals arrived with the fleett,
T tre end Baowx, are both natives of Scotland ;
the latter was formerly is the. British Navy; and,
both of the above Officers greedy distingniihed theta-
selves under tho Rbuiatt Admiral Gain, in the
Black Sea, in the a ar some years ego between Russia,
and the Porte.
31ajor-Gener.!l itunow, of the 2d Regiment of
Cuards, was unexpectedly called upon to em-
bark f..n. tl:e Pet:if:stile, to take upon him the com-
mand of the brigade of Horse Guards and Blues,.
which was first intended for Major-Gen. O'Locut.ml,
of the Ist Regiment.

%'e learn that Marshal BMUS rogn is recovering but
very slowly, iu consequence of extensive exfoliations
tAing place fromihe ribs which were injured by the
ball he recalled in the Utile of Salm:mat.

-
_