The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-22

Idifercn. corps has been attacked thus the
SseninS OF the campaign has not produced
any of thdse enterprises witch characteri-
zcd every previous one in which the EN-
peror Napoleon has been engaged There
have been SOME skirmis,,es, in which the
guard OF Cossacks have distinguished them
selves"
THE WAR IN THE NORTH.
The subj0,ned address was issued by the
Emperor ALEXANDER to his troops on the
commencement of war by the attack ON the
Russians Kowno.
(" General Orders Qfhis Russian Tnpe; rial
AfcJesfy TO the armies sfpcn az TKilna,
June Is CO. S, 25th 1912.
- For long time past we had rem arked
the hostile compartment of. the French En-
peror. towards Russia but still hoped
through moderate and pacific measures to
avert hdstilities. At last notwithstanding
all our wishes to m ainiaiii. peace, we wit
messed an incessant rel EDITION Of open out
RACES, which compelled us to arm aud as
semble our troops though ,till while we
could hatter ourselves with the hope of re-
Cancellation we remained within the con-
hines OF our empire /; and without violating
peace. were prepared for defence. All
these moderate and pacific measures could
not secure to us the tranquility OF which we
were DESTROYS. The French Emperor, by
AN attack upon our troops at Kowno, hns
already commenced war; and consequent
ly nothing further remains for us. but while
we invoke the aid of the Sovereign of the
Universe, the Author 6 defender of Truth,
toplacc cur force i'm oppo stion to that of
the enemy. 1t is necessary to remind our
Generals, our Chiefs 6 Warriors, of their
duty, < their valor. In their veins flows the
blood of the Sclavonians SO highly renown
ed OF old for their victories. Soldiers you
are the defenders of religion, your country,
and independence. am with you. God
is on your side. .'' ALEXANDER.
PARIS, July 2e.--Intelligence has been
received from the grand army, of the 10th
July. The head quarters were. still at Will
ma. His majesty continued to enjoy the
best health.
Journal dc T. Empire, July %.
Royal Exchange, London, Saturday night,
.,>i- <<. august 1, 1872
Three letters lave this day been received from
Paris, two of them dated the Goth, and one the
9th, stating distinctly, that marshal MDonad with
considerable force, had by forced marches pro-
ceeued TO the neiyhbourhood of Riga, where he was
met by the Russians, and dreadful battle ensuetl
IN which the latter victorious with the loss to
their enemies OF $4,000 men in killed, wounded *
prisoners. =. 80. - :;
a disadvantage sustained by the French on the
shores OF the Dwina and while are now wri-
ting, receive the following short communication.
~ PARIs, July 27-t Intelligence of importance
has arrived, but 1T is not promulgated.-lf 1t had
been favorable, it would have been all over the c-
ty" i, 800,
That the French Marshal. nameds was likely to
be In the situation in which this action is described
knOtp frpr,N ft...E
ed our hands this evening". -
:" RIGA, July T." Marshal M'DonaId, with n
bout 20 900 French, or rather Prussans command
ed by French officers,) was yesterday morning only
about IS wersts 80 English miles) from Mittau,
his way to Riga, but no approximations are. enter
tanned here, as he has artillery, Il could not get
any up in less than a month.
The inhabitants are orvlered to lay in four
months provisions, and the works to be manned
with nearly so 900 men, $1,000 OF which are not yet
come, but are on their road from the interior, and
near at hand"
Such is the statement, and sucl the sources from
which 1t is derived, and we hope and trust that it
will in the sequel be fully confirmed. We certainly
entertain much doubt OF the extent of the loss allied
ged to have been suffered by the enemy.
NEw-YoRK, September 17.--Ata late
hour last evening, commercial friend ia
vored the Editors of the Mercantile Ndver-
tiser with London papers to the 4th. of Au-
gust, received by the ship Sterling, from
Liverpool, from which the following arti-
Giles are copied. =,
LoMDow. August 3.-A Mail frem An
holt arrived last night, and another this
! morning. The intelligence from Riga by the
latter is of the 18th July. No account of a
general action had reached that place, nor
as the French advanced guard had on
ly reached the Dwina four days before, was
it likely that a battle could take place as
soon as the 14th.
The first American vessel sent in, in
consequence of the order to bring in Ameri-
can vessels, is the Mars of Wilmington
She has been sent into Dover.
August a.
GENERAL VICTORY OVER MAR
,,,e,,...o.. ., MONT.
We communicate to the public the trans
lation of a supplement to the Courier of CO.
runna, of the 28th of last month, announcing
a splendid Victory gained by the Earl Of
Wellington over Marmont. OH the gid of
last month. -.
So complete does the Corunna Gazette
represent the defeat to have been, that the
enemy lost from 10 to IL, 600 men in killed.
| wounded and prisoners, nearly all their ar
tiliery, several eagles and great quantity
of arms, ammunition and baggage.
We hasten to lay Before our readers the
Gazette,
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