The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-27 00:00:00

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rear guar the enemy at about two leagues from
Ostrovno ; they were advantageously posted behind
an extremely deep ravine ; they had infantry and ce-
lery, Cid were'ioveitsran Igeli frOlit and flanks by
:hick woods"; severs( cannon shot were exchanged;
the two battalions were sent th stop the infantry,
which already made the cavalry regsograde. In the
-mean time the division Delions had arrived ; here the
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of the cavalry was naturally to have concluded. i
The Viceroy made his disposition and marched upon !
the enemy. The ravine was passed. The brigade of
*reign cavalry bad passed the Dwina, protected our I,
left flank, and debouched In the plain ; the rest of 1
the light division marched upon the causeway in pro- !
portion as the Viceroy repulsed the infantry of the'
wormy. The Cuirassiers were left in reserve behind
the ravine, and their minim placed in battery. My i
right s& covered by immense woods. The enemy
vrerelffliaronsly led to the second position, be.
hidili the ravine, where, no doubt, were their
reserve, Be was repulsed a second time, end a
Second thee renewed the attack; I perceived con.
(mien, I ordered a charge of cavalry against a co.
Ivan of infantry which was marching audaciously in
the plain. The brave Poles remised on the Russian
battalidi.-not a man eica'ped—not one was made
primate-4e lest men were killed, even in the
,Ireed,
. Theme eh charge wee immediately beaten,
and all the square battalions of your Majesty's in-1
I,lllsntry, and Gen. Gimrdiny who led the battalions of
the left, received olden to make a change to the
righttled incline on. the frond chaussie on the rear
of the enemy. All the battalions who were imme-
diately cu the, tight, executed the same manoeuvres ;
and Gee. Peri incllned.with the P.th regiment of hus-
sars to the right, and vlgereuily charged the whole
left of the enemy, which owed its safety only to the
woods and ravines that retarded oar march. The
whole division %flowed the movement on the arise.
way ; the cavalry &beached on the heights in front
of the live or de regiments of cavalry which I had
caused to be cannonaded; it was in this position that
your dispatch bond me, and whence it caused me
to pursue the *My) Ill; was led with drums beat-
ing to a ravine *Not a league and a half from
Witepsk.
Here is, Sleeves' eecennt of the affair of the With,
in which, 'mord* to the reports e 1 all the pri-
sows and deseeten, the enemy salfered still sreater,
losses thee on the preeading evening. Ope may
boldly state their loss at From 2500 to 3000 killed 4
and au immense numbertwounded. Your Majesty,
scare* l•aknilybbody. .
[Hem fellows the praises of the different Officers!
who distiniptishedtheasselvesa
(lipid) - JuACßiit NAPOLEON.
IMPORT Or KAISRAL 11111001 M orcanertum,to TIM
MOGI lIAJOR.OVICSAL.

JACOBSTADT. Jove 22.
tfonsatontua -,-i have this ins ant (five o'clock
in the evening) received the report of General Gnu:'
wert, respecting the engagement which took place to
the 10th at Eke°. ,- -
Scarcely had he tiliteid at-Bauske, ail(' reig.444
General iticard, whilst his infantry was. passing Ant
Aa, he detached Colonel de Roeder, with a party of,
60 horse,' to recobooltye the ground. • fie met the'
1 enemy's posts about three leagues frogs Beelike;
leasily drove them beck ; but. observing they bad
forces behind them, he informed General Grawert of
it, and at the same time demanded two squadrons
and halls battery of horse artillery; but, previoqs
to their arrival, the enemy, who from a height had
been able to convince himself of the weakness of Col.
Roeder's detachment, fell upon him ; he Tall.
1 antly defended himself, in order not to lose the ad-
vantageous position he occupied.
1 This unequal combat became more critical and,
lively, when Major Sturn, with the Ist regiment of
1 dragoons, arrived ; this brave Officer vigorously
i charged the enemy's cavalry, overthrew and pursued
it to the wood, where it was checked by the enemy's
infantry. In this charge the enemy had many men
kiiled and an °Scar and 20 men taken prisoners.
1 The *ussians hadone man killed, and 20 wounded,
three of whom were Officers; among whom is Count
Brandenburg. The prisoners taken in ' this affair
unauliaouily &Clare. that the preceding _evening
considerable reinfnrcemearts had arrived at Mat,
I. 'Upon which ibierOalrediantied riiivbilliffatis;loine
: squadrons of Wins; a -paeik .of Gonadial and
some cannon, and beside* concentrated .therneelves
I with wiry superior forces, with a battery of 10 pieees
of canoes in Ekon.
Genera
,Grawerto being informed' of this, deter:
mieed epee sending orders to General Kleist, that,
1 by a first dispositine, litad sent to KaniLo andiAtilli
;'hens ;Mon the high road from Ilerbergen, to Riiii
zietvewort
'to !naveb .the. tof the river Ekes, to take the
s!netst ' -. • r, whilst he m ndedispesitinns
47_ ,St - ' ' * til. .. " i,-.•,• '
' uliwal * searched epnWgicau; drove all
:the lapssea.teh-cjkliisit the right to:the lin. behk,Of
the. IM M. erilb his tavairrind tirailemng.and,
la an 4,l'ot:typal's position, waited"thp, tett* Jo
P6loo,lo4sti•- at 1:11m tifirrii s as 44 104161 W
in by* the first discharge. of eastaots, be api
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ed.-ant itiiitliliy a, pittitf. iiii'irautri, 'was& -
other adeenmid to gaud the defile..
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MATTUZERO, Ava. I.
gint,:.n.l received in the night between the 25th : themselves.]
radwriveirntgstuhperjmoswesiththfesednlemityl:
the action of the igth
and 26th of July a dispatch from your Majesty, ac-,illecGkeonnesraulpoGn
gardiollg tb Which I was to make a strong reconni4.lposition between Mau and Riga, from
*ace opals the enemy with a considerable quantity
of artilleryand the division Dellioni, which was to i scans are discouraged by
lipped it. L is motion all the first corps of the 1 whilst the Prussians are full of confidence, r
merle of the cavalry, and the two battalions of.the I General Grawert adds, that the 19th has bee"
gt intent.. _ mit_,A,,,,,,,i_yiamiLjn&Lislik.the., glorious day for thenEempaLsori apnadkteh;TPAßciurusailo art:-
-(Some Pwer.) s.

PARIS• Abc.
PIRTIT-DAY .Ik*

~-DAY tial-MPEttOR.
The same sentiment Intimates today every held
In the Empire, every where the birth-day of oat
Sovereign is celebrated with traosport. This epoch,
so deer to every Frenchman, sill never be
Irma their memory. They will address to limes
! sincere prayers, for the happiness of a Sovereign who
delivered them from the yoke of assOtp, and far
the prosperity of likened family. ;.,
1 While the Freud' Eagle is triumphlironthe kaki
• • of the Dwies, and a generous statues, remmerd
his presence, re-eaten es the enjoyment of itsfiesi,
and dignity—while England, the 'term* enemy 4e
France, a prey to intestine troubles, see the reins sg
Government Is the hands eta trines without ebani.
II
oP energy, the Cilleees of the Gres!. Empire cant
hear speak of battles unaccompanied by victory, sag
live at peace under the preteetioned a wise, Snood
liberal Goveroment.
Trawled, amidst a trembled world, France tricot
before our fancy those fortsweie Isles which are said
to rise amidst the ocean, and enjoys permanent alp,
while the tempest roars at a &Mies, and dark deeds
broken only by the forked lightning's glare, entrap
the horizon.
Formerly, the seated' war used to be ea ear freed
tiers, sometimes-even on our territory.—!Le Mears
agricultureof were suspended, the
.arts leagenbed,
and a trembling people sew their fate hang upon the
event of a'sgege or a battle: Now every men 'feeds
in peace to 'his Wonted ecospecies, or (ahem as.
tire part in mobile festivals. The cuftivater sows
and reaps in security ; the arts, protected with dig.
cerement, are constantly pregressive; our cities are
embellished, • Imperial muelfeetsece enenurages all
'that is noble and useful, and the powerful band
which-drives, through their own de!erts, the beds-
tient or the North, imparts a salutary motion to all
the springs of Government, and establiehes at onto
the prosperity of Europe and.the great Empire.
While the Emperor leads enr Invincible Legions
in battle, his genius is in 'the Midst of us. All that
surrounds me, all that we admire, brings him to our
recollection. Has he not left among us all that be
holds most dear ? Precious deposit ! over shish
-every-Prentirman affectionately watches.
Alow.,pleesent are those unanimous weelemstiom
which announce the preeepre g the daughter of the
!tCsesers, model as she is of candour, of benne.
Vice, and every virtue,ind that 'of the infant Ifing,the
,hepe of a great nations and who will. be one day
employed in promoting the happiness bt. ear do.
*en nte. . •
s every thing combine*. to mato the eaa
slaws to consecrate the sentiments of a people whets
Aeolus and victory have raised to Empire. Whistle.
vendees to gratitude and admiration t--.flow dear
should that day be to our, harts, Which giving birth
to Napoleon the Greet,: pee to Frani* a Sovereign
and a Father—to Polled a Liberatsit.and torn,'
Heed Europe an ali-poeetful Protattot,6-(imirseld.
Dario, Aug. 16). •
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4:llstataat Montatc.--*The N.v.fork Papas, sh,
serr as upon the continued reeidome of this distin.
' geished Fnettch Officer in America, in contradiction
to the reports which announced his arrival in Sweden,
say-o" With respect to this man's nesidence in
America, we have always entertained bet one opi•
I nion ; 'we have ever believed his coming to this tuns
t try wet a preconcerted measure:bervieen himself nit
' the French Emperor for the wont of putposes.that
he has been employed since his arritil its obtaining
and transmitting.
, inrcttft4ll4ftit to "his mister of the
actual state of the countryl_and the views of its
1 rulers. And tioitWillEiTtaWeTaiguineand ruinous
• u
j views of. the
,Emperor are accoraplished-i-sappos
! on
pheressistedoulsdo,medoubts of
dohis arrival
hilarteceWpdaslosningtbyont,helimperesigt.
dent;
..and Secretary a( State, in consequenceof the
1 situation in which 1i apparently stood with the Eta.
peter of the` French., and suppose those doubts
should hive been removed, and his reception should
j have been svery gnsiousi one, from the Secretary-
of State, aid he should have dined with that officer,
.;tind should afterwards have waited on the President
! of the (tufted States,. and. in the most medallic'
'-rkficree manner, hinted to him that be would bus
roe objection to accompany the army to Conga, gad
Perhaps occasionally afford his assistance to Granny
country,. would it not be esr,firiendiSi
imd
L s Diialoarti in conducting the conquest of
ought
tbit
Vets such an unexpected act of devotion to the iota
of -shill- oeuntry to ban immt grocMusfy *t•
Opted ?" -
`;-, Tin eight troops of the Life Gvards, whkh are
tender -orderi for foreign service, will leave town 9ft
Monday week, for Pollsosootb, Winn they will en-
Jiiiii.., The men and their botearare to be divested
of the cumbersome trappings that at present adorn
. Petit. The tiers age Se luive short blue jackets, short
loon, just to reach. above their &nein, with over'
one ; they are to ' have new saddles, on a lighter
Oltlictiptt, and without the heavy skirtings; sod
.cape nsteed of lists, with their hair cut short.
ate, in. high spirits, and all anxiously look for
day of in,
departure.
I,)Wnitt •rw Inn Pares at Wnetz.--:The price of
iittlitha t4O lowered in Wakefield market, on Wed'
;ItOldisit last, a dozen shillings per toad; a reduction
4slt• them shillings more was 'expected ; bet serest
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