The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-04 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

STATESAMN OFFICE., THRER O'CLOCK.
ADMIRALTY OFFWE, Du. 4.
Rear-Admiral Hope has transmitted to Ur. Cro,
ker the following translation of two Russian :Idle-
tins, dated St. Petersburgh, Nov. 9 and 11, toge.
ther with an extract of a letter received at Cotten.
hnigh, from his Excellency Connt Rosen, Governer
of that place, dated Stockholm, Nov. 19. The
Rear-Admiral had not received any accounts oM-
cHly.

Bear-Admiral Hope also acquaints Mr..Crokel,
un.t;,,r date of the '2111; ult. that the whole Russian
11,..r.t, of abort '2O !.ail of tho liar, had passed tho
Bolt iu safety, alai Captain Drury, the bearer of the
dispatches, reports that they were stutter% iuto
Hawke Road., whet' he sailed.

Pet.-rsbytegh, Noy. y
General WittgeuAcia reports to 116 Majesty, Uc.
tuber ;;1 :

" After our entrance into Pelotsk, the enemy
has suffered much by the fortunate operations of
Count Steinlicil's corps. The loss of the enemy at
the battle of Polotsk, and during their retreat t 6
Lepel, amount, in prisoners, to 100 Staff Wirer.
(among whom are 5 Colonels), and LOOO privates;
9 pieces of causon, the whole baggage belongiug to
the Bavarian regiments-90 powder warter,,,, and
great number of gon-carriages, the guns beilw,
thrown into the civil. by the enemy.
" Their left; in killed must have been immense, as
not only the field of battle, but even the w!lele road
is covered with dear: bodies, so that this corps of the
enemy is entirely destroyed ; besides, this had forced
Victor with his corps to separate from the Cram?
Army. They have left Smolensk° by forced marches,
and joined the weak remains of St. Cyr's army,which
is co;nruanded by General Le Craud ; St. Cyr hav-
ing gone to %Vilna, on acccount of his wouLds.

6 4 Sr. Pl• TERSBOROff, NOT. 11.—After Moscow
was re-taken by the Russians, under Ceti. Wiitzia-,
gerode's command:, Napoleon moved his whole
army on the road to Kalotiga, against Boroask,
thinking, as is proved by letters found on a courier
taken prisoner, to force himself into the must fruit-
ful provinces of Russia.

6' General Kutusow entirely counteracted this
plan, berious attack, which took place on the 24th
October, at Malnyaroskavitz; this little town was
taken and re-taken eight diferent times ; at fast tho
French were obliged to retroat with the lose of 15
pieces of cannon.

" Napoleon then gave up his plan, left the army,
and took the road to Smolensk°, after he had giant
orders-for the whole army to follow in the same
road. To conceal as much as possible this his rr.
treat, he tirdered one corps to march to Medvne, as it
he had intended to march round the Russian left
wing: during this time the Guardsovith the groatest
part of the army, marthed towards Mejnisk.
" As soon as General Kutusow nes apprized of
this, he broke up with his whole army, and followed
the enemy.
" The Russian advanced guard, under Platow,
overtook the French army on the I,:t of November,
near Koletsk, not far from Borodino, and took
from them two colours and '24 pieces of cannon. t:
' The 3d November, Gen. Wiloradowitch, sup,
ported by Platow, attarked several French corps
near Viasma, commanded by the Vice-King of Italy,
Davoust, and Vey; these corps were completely de-
feated, and lost one colour, five cannon, and '2OOO
prisoners, amongst whom is Gen. Pettlen.
whole road to Mojaisk is covered with ammunition
waggons and dead horses. The French army retre.ta
daily upwards of 50 worsts.
Admiral Tschetchakors advanced guard, under
General Tschaplitz, entered Slonim on the'2lst 0c
and took Gen. Kanopka, with the whole of the three
Uhlan regiments. of Guards, prisoners. Colonel
Tcherniskoli, with a detached- corps, has advanced
near Warsaw. A corps, belonging to General
Witgenatein's army, has entered 'Witepsk."

EXTRACT 01P A LETTER. PROM COCNT POiEN, DATE 9
STOCKHOLM. NOY. 19.

" Two Messengers arrivetto.:night from Russia.
Wittingstein has totally dt'stroyed Victor and St.
Cyr's armies, and is now near Smolensk. When
Buonaparte left Moscow, he. ordered Murat
Sas attack General Bennineen, but he was driven
back. Bonaparte then attacked Kuttetow in person,
with great desperation, near Alalo)artiskanvet7,
and was again repulsed. lie then intended to
fight a general battle ; and, if he was conqueror, to
march by way of Kaluga to Poland, and there re-
main in winter quarters, as near Galicia as pr.s.
Bible; but he found the Russians so fortified, that it
•was impossible; he had, therefore, nothing left bit
to concentrate his whole force, and return by
way of Smolensk, which is entirely laid wasv;
the bad roads and the dreadful cants the From
are in, gave Kutusow time to come up with
them near Viasma, when he gave them haifle
and defeated them. Before the battle -
parte gave the command to Murat, • and ‘w•E
himself with 6000 men I,s Smolensk, on his \i
home, but he was met by Gen. Oertel's dafachnivii,
which obliged him to return : lie then tried to retreat
by the road which goes from Smolensk towards ti.c.
sea ; there he was met by Wittgenstein's advanced-
guard, was beaten, and obliged to fall back Am tho
Grand Army.
lie has now in front of him Tormasow's, Tchit.
chakoffs, and Wittgensteiti's armies, and iu his
rear Prince Kotusow witl
The Russians take dai
Wittgenstein madu in oil
pieces of cannon; Plato,
370 Q prisoners.

U. 141 • • man ••••••••••."
rear Prince Katusow with 150,000 men.
is The Russians take daily 3or 4000 prisoners;
;, Wittgenstein made in one day:6ooo, and took '23
is pieces of canuon; Platow 30 pieces of cotillion and
3700 prisoners.
i• • h the Written ropy it is Smolensk, but this must be as ev
(11 for of the Tnnslat•r.
004 ; Printed and Prkiiiiirti
• ittiTu4so %It Otk4cf. ti; ringt4regt
•
•