Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-16

PLySourH, Sept. -.
b. the officers Of the Aiphca schr. Lieut..
James, from New York, with dispatches, IL is
learnt, that they We're treated with the utmost
h5era.ity by the merchants, Sc. of that opulent
city-werc constantly invited to dinner and
parties. and had passports TO go shooting and
fishing at Lpng-Island, and all around the envi.
rons OF New-York.
Sept. %.
Last night Paris papers to the 24th were re-
,eived Tine Inntcur of the 23d states. that
letter froin the French headquarters an
anunced, that the Russians had been attacked
an the 7th at Nojaisk, and completely routed
mother French paper SAYS, that the battle took
place on the Stii, ami lasted from in the morn
ing TIL ) IN the Afternoon. It adds, that Tie
leun had been sung at wilma, on account of
he victory. We before Understood, that the
'nsstans had formed AN entrenchcd camp at
| iluss and az we do not build much ON the
discrepancy of the dates assigned to this nc
aon, we canno, discre'iit this reported success
| IN the part OF the French. The battle, how
-ver seems 70 have been most obstinately con-
! tested: anl though the assertion that the
Ffencn Were following up their advantage. may
account Tor the npn arrival ut bulletin vet
1t IS remarkable, tIat these letters menion moth
| ng Ut the losses with which this al'elged sip-
| nj defeat must have been attended on the part
of the Russians This affair ma, probably turn
oi' To ne siniisr to that at Smolensk, where,
! though the Russians were compelled to evacu
ate the Guy, they vet retired in good order, and
without the loss OF prisoners. Moia,sk, we be-
ieve, Is about 81 miles from VI ,scnw.
! The arrival ofti,e above intelligence of course
reniers comparatively, II Interesting TIE ac-
! counts brought bv tie f;ottenbuslrh mail on
Saturiay--lrhe alyices from st. Pctersburgh,
| ny this conveyance, are 10 The Sd, and from
Hotienburgh to the 18Th. Government at the
Same time received dispatches Ii ON Lord Cath.
Car and SIR u. Wilson; tn. former relating
to the result otVhe Congress at Abo, and the
latter 10 the movements OF the Rus ian army
The following account has been given-we
| know not on what authority-ofthe contents of
5ir Roberts dispatches
SIR II. Wilson'S dispatches not only detail
the late military events in the ncighbourhood
OF smolensk, OF which he was an eye-witGes
nut contain u very minute and accurate report
OF the number, equipments and condition q the
Russian Army, the spirit which pervacled the
population, and the probability that the Gov
eminent would be able to expel the invade rs
lie states, that the abandonment of Smolensk
was with the concurrence of all the Russian
Commanders that the army amounted to 500.
JOO' and that it would receive an addition OF
| at least $4,000 men at Moscow. The desire
| OF engaging, Sir Robest says, was so vehement
on the part OF the troops, that it was with the
utmost reluctance they obeyed the orders TO
retrogade; and il was necessary on each oc.
| casIon TO represent that it was the will of tn.
| Emperor" and that il formed a part of the svs.
ten OF defence. Sir L. writes with great con
hdence OF the successful issue of the war but
does not mention whether Il general battle
| would be hazarded in defence of Moscow
| The possession of that city, he remarks would
not I've decisive of the fate of the campaign .
for the Russians would continue their opera,i-
ons duIirg the whole OF the winter; and the
| French Quarters would be beaten up as IN the
last wnr.-The Emperor rad expressed his re
solution to defend himself to the last extro mi.
| ty. Bonaparte had issued orders to his troops
not 10 modest he unarmed p.asantry, in the
nope OF seducing them from their allegi.
| ance."
From the official Russian account of The BAT
| tie IN which O;idnat was wounded, which, We
have now first received, wo find, what we al
ways suspected, that Count Wittgenstein was
completely triumphant. victory in this
Quarter IS, indeed, OF les Importance than a
mere CHI ok imposed on the Grand French Ar
my .; but yet Bonapartc would not hav, placed
so large detached force on his rear OF left
HANK. If its success had not been important :;
| It's defeat Therefore, must in the same proper
tim, tend to embarras his own operations.
Two Russian gentlemen arrived at Lord Cas- :
teTeaghs Office on Saturday morning. They
orohght despatches from Sir Rnber Wilson.
On Saturday dispatches from Sir James Sau-
marez Were received at the Admiralty 1t is
stated that they contain several communicate.
ons which had reached him from r ar Admiral
Martin, at Riga, detailing the occurrences of
the siege of that place.
The West Indian, South American, Halifax
and bermuda convoys, sailed on Friday from
Portsmouth, uuder protection of the Narcssus
frIgate, Crane and Childers, sloops Of war Dill.
gent, hyena, and Abundance store ships
The third light Dragons of the German Le-
gion, now on the coast, are under orders for
immediate embarkation.
Detschmenis of the 36th. 44th and 45ih re
gimen!.s, passed through Brighton on Tuesday,
on their route to embark at Portsmouth for
Spain
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