The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-07 00:00:00

(which forms nearly the half of my force) follows
the enemy to a parallel line, betweeu me and the
Moshaisk reads; and all the troops from the Don
bare received orders to aetkipate the enemy, to de.
stroy all the bridges, to break up the roads, and to
give him all possible annoyance.
66 As I was about to dispatch the Courier
this communiastion, I received a report from
• General of Cavalry, Platoff, dated Oct. 19 (3 s
while marching, in which he says—' This morn..
lug, at dawn, I attacked, with two brigades, the
1 ftAing of he enemy's rear-guard. The alarmed
enemy then continued his retreat : 1 caused him
--As (snowed oe the flanks with Cossack
kry, whilst.l threw myself upon his rear with es
non and Cossacks. Theonemy several times hal
and sheaved against us infantry end Ca11111)(ti
41treatenal in his flanks and rear,s he was still cop.
. Jelled to retreat. He seemed disposed to maki.
. *sod en the height near the convent of Kolonie;
'but' our artillery, however, ebligteL Abe to Woke
himself to flight, and we As* #gesitypitoes of can-
nso, In consegoence tbis fOrtunato attack by tse
' Cossacks, two entire *Maligns were Andbilated.:
and I send yaw isoellePSY their. two
The enemy's loss is tory eonsidorable, as iti GM.'
; Nicks took but few prisoners. To-day, eairsaiesel
100 hive been brought in. The battle cesodellis,
`;and
I shaller;invb report to your;
when it is • :sad I shall send you list. Alan
time who have • stioguisheCtivemselves.'
" Yesterday Major-General •Ilovaisky cot down'
we than 600 mu. I *all follow the enemy, sod
snake hips suffer dreadfully. ilk eser.gnard is now.;
wing bridneve. His army emesy,.perhaps, boat
s this day. On the waitron% the convent to
oshaisk the, enemy left mere than 500 horses be-
bind him, and a greet number of carts and baggage.
ale most suffer leech frees Want of provisions and
forage. He even awed iiispowder waggons to be
blown up. .
"The original reportof Gieweral Platoff I enclose ;
and your Majesty will see, that at the Convent of
Kolotzk the enemy made a stand, but were attacked
and made to fly by General Platoff. He took
twenty cannons and two standards. The enemy re-
treated in such haste, that he burned all his heavy
baggage and powder waggons; and during the night,
be even marched his artillery by the light of lan'
thorns."

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CADIZ AND M. 4 LTd MAILS.
MADRID, Noe. 11.—General Basseeourt yesier.
day entered this capital: in the evening his cat airy
arrived; and to-morrow morning his infantry will
enter. The Empecinado and Medico are also here.
CADIX_! Nov. 19.—llis Excellency the Prince Re.
gent bf England has consented to the appointment of
Lord Welliugton as General in Chief of the Spanish
armies.
Nov. 21.—Upon the recommendation of the Duke
of Ciudad Rodrigo, the Regency has confided the
command of the Id, 3d, and 4th armies to Senor Cas.
tanos, with the title of General in Chief of the Forces
of the South.
CK %/lAD t, Nov. 14.—1 t is said, that the French
Late evacuated Valencia.

EXTRACT OF AN .IRTICLE FROM MADRID.
" Aasrce TO THE Pontic.—ln consequence of the entry of
his Majesty into Cois capital, there will be a general illumina-
tion to-night and the No 'following noes, which is made known
to the public fee its fulfilment. by Order of the Senor Corregidor
ad isterim.—Madrid, Nov. 3, 1811."
SECOND LETTER FROM SENOR 14LLASTEROS TO Tilt
REQENCY.
Srfroa.—For the second that I call upon Year Excellency for I
a change in my destination, The Regency, to whom I harem* it
my representution on th is sehject, has not thought proper to grant
my request. as for as I can perceive by its order of the date of
the 4th, which 1 have just received. A soldier, who ln so many
ways has sacrificed himself to his country, appears deserving
of this wean consideration. What Judgment will the nation and
posterity form of me, abets they see me in Ceuta, esataweiled
with criminals ? In the public acinion this Is a tanisborat re
sot coneider myrelfas having committed any crime to deserve..--
hly services and rank cannot place me in a lower eonditioa thee
the meanest of the eitisens. We have all an equel right to the
proterion of the laws. If after you have beard me, formed my
process, and judged my caw, I shall be found goilty, I will
deliver lathe sword, if necessary, this same head which has so
°flee been exposed to bells arid bayonets in the held of honour.
Bnt before this examination, and the formalities prescribed by
the Coustitution, I can neither be disgraced ow poniebed.—
Let of sers take my place. if it seems good ; the Nidell sad the
Government have a eight to select bin abets dter Ili* kilo-1
I will be the first to celebrate his triumphs owl eimiWrpppral, I i
and I never shall see, without emetioln. the glories of as Foy !
which I have formed of twenty-live thonsand cornhatanq, which
I have myself trained, and taught to defy dangers and 4eism,—
My patriotism has never known any limits: the very events
which might have enfeebled it. hair, on the contrary, giver; it
more extension and energy. Since I took the sword in hand. I
have net only sworn irrevoc ihly to the defence of the nation, I
but to write, myself,witb oil my minium and interests,upon its
altar ; therefore, in submitting to the order or decree.for my re-
m I only continue to act on the system which I ',reposed to
myself in the beginning, and to be faithful to ate putt of my (pt
vows: hut must I also renounce my honour, and involve my
poor lividly in infau y and ruin? I insure you, Senor, these ;
ideas distract me, and I would willingly sooner die a thourAnd ;
deaths, than make the least saeriilee in this point. My resi-
dents iu Ceuta, after be events which have taken place, and the '
repeated request width I have addressed to you, Senor, and the
Re,,..ency nu Id amigo my sellft to execration, ar,at least render
my char..cter doubtful in the gloomy history of our revolution.
My hplik, greatly broken by the continual fatigues cf a war in ;
which 1 base never spared myself, bar not permitted mo to con-
tinue my perigees whir as; speed I whawd. I have been ohliged
to make POW stay in this town, to zecover from iny inF. Oitic• ; •
and Ido wit think that the sufferings Of a disgraceful banith.
meat. will be *memory to terariaste my painful existence. If
my servicetr meet any eonsidenstion. and if the ardour with
which I have sacrieced myself airja and day. to e vterminate to
*Maps, of my i toter our couppon enemies, he entillest to
any thing like reward or esteem,—l entreat that my order to
Getttamay be chased to some plate in the Peninsula, p: lest
till I base been aida kid jodged.
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