The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-23


t'nd'n TOOK possession of those intrenched
suburbs OF the enemy, with cool and rare
llntfepieiity, and pursued him even under
the covered way which was s,rewed with
Russian carcasses
On our LEFT the Duke ofElchinren attack
ca the position which the enemy had out
side the city, wrestcd it from them. and
pursued the enemy even upon the Glacis
AT O'Clock the communication of the
Icity with the right bank became difficult.
and could only be made by single persons.
| 1hree batteries OF battering cannon were
placed against the walls ut 8 i'm the evening.
one by Friant's division. and the two CHEERS
oy these OF Moran and Gudin. They drove
the enemy from the towns which thev oc-
cuped by the means of howitzers, which set
them on fire. The general of artillery,
Count Sorbier. rendered the occupation of
MS covered ways impraCticablc 10 the enc
my by his raking batteries. =,
In the mean time, from 9 O'Clock, P M.
the enemy's general, as soon as he perceiv-
ed that we had serious intention OH the
city, caused two divisions and two regiments
OF infantry Of the guard to pass the river to
reinforce the four divisions which were i'm
the city. The collected forces composed
the half of the Russian army. The battle
continued all the night--the three batterinc
batteries fired with the greatest ACTIVITY
two companies of miners were attached to
the ramparts.
In the mean time the city was on fire
In the midcle OF beautiful night of August;
omoenSk presented to the French tile sree.
tacls which an eruption of Vesu,ius pre-
sents to the inhabitants of Naples
At one O'Clock in the morning, the enemy
abandoned the city and recrosSed the river.
At two O'Clock, the first grenadiers, who
mounted the assault, found no resistance
the place was evacuated 200 pieces of can
non ana large mortafs, and one of the finest
cities OF Russia was III our power, and that
in the sight of the whole Russian army.
| Ihe combat of Smolensll, which we think
has first right 20 be called battle, since
1000 were engaged on each side, cost the
Russians the loss of 400 men remaining on
the field of battle, and 1000 prisoners, the
most OF these wounded, and from to 5000
wounded. Amongst the dead are Russi-
an generals. Our loss is 700 killed, & 500
or 5000 wounded. The gen. of brigade, Gro
bouski, has been killed; the generals of bril-
gade' Nrandeau and Dalton, have been
wounded.
All the troops have rivalled each other in
intrepdity. The field of battle offered to
the view OF 100000 persons, who could at
test It, the spectacle OF one French on or 8
Russian carcases. While the Russians
have been, during part of the 9th K 18th,
entrenched and protected by the fire of
their parapets.
the Borysthenes, which the enemy has burn
ed. We we're unable to extingush the fire,
which consumed the city, until the 18th,
though the French sappers laboured at il
with activity. The houses Of the city arc
tilled with dead and dying Russians.
vi IL divisions, which composed the Rus
sian grand army, two divisions were routed
and defeated at the battle of Otrowno two
more at the battle of Mohiow and sis, at
the battle OF Smolensk. There are only
two divisions and the guard which remain
entire.
The ieats Ct courage which do honor to
the army, and which have disting ushed so
many soldiers at the battle OF Smolensk,
shall be the subject of II particular nara
tive. Never has the French army sGewn
more intrepidity than during this campaign
K. ISLAND. Newport, Oct. IL. 1912.
Arr we'd this morning. schr A1eseor, bart
let, % days from NaHfcs for .hc5r York.
with cargo of brandy and goods, has bro't
| Paris papers to Sept 8, inclosed to n gentle
man of .Nc7v York
An intelligent passenger informs that the
papers contain Bulletins from the Grand
Army to No IL. The 18th is dated Sr,o-
ienski, which place the emperor entered
and destroyed by fire on the 18th Aug.-No.
IL is dated at the same place, Aug. "a. az
which time the Russian army was still re-
| pS"pIb' any, q S@NtIt engagement mad ia
ken place with their rear, in which the
French were said to be victorious. thouqb
with considerable loss in men and officers.
among the latter marshal Smoirnskf is
abou Is leagues from Moscow, 8, had 10000
| inhabitants. Towards AIoscow the Russi
ans were retreating.
| Riga was besieged by Marshal Dapoust,
Massena passed through Bordcaa.r, Sept.
1, for ShGfh, and troops were constantly
marching for the Peninsula, which the
French called the Slaughter-House.-B But
the French papers were silent as to the
Spanish war. The defeat of 14armont was
only mentioned in whispers. A new cou.
scription of $50 900 men was made.
News of our war was received i'm France
with joy; yet no change in our favor was
expected, as Bonaparte appe 5red TO regard
our interests with Indifference or conteg,pt.
| All American vessels are st,ll Obliged to
send their papers to Bonsp8ipe before they
can either cuter or sell The Meteor was
detained months, and her permit was da-
ted " Wilnu -
The licensed trade between ENGLAND and
France has greatly increased since or. war
land colonial produce was low in France.
| (TrGnsiated for the Nc7o-York Everizg J'osf.9
Extract IromHe BHIriiH dc COnmtrce Of
Paris, dated ne 3M .AggH9t, 1912.
On the iOth September next, ut 10 o.
clock in the MORNING bV oy,lcI. of VI Y