The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-20
VERY LATE FROM FRANCE.

N. YORK, Oct. l6.--Ycstcrtla arrived in
the Sound, on her way to New YORK, the
very fast sailing pilot boat schooner Meteor.
III % days from Nantz BY her the T. ltors
oil the Mercantile Advertiser have received a
regular file of Paris papers o the 7th SEP
tcnber, inclusive, containing London news
OF 9th August, and French Bulletins from
the 10th TO Inc 1+th, of which we have given
a biief outline.
No Change had taken place favorable to
American affairs.
The French have burnt the town of Smo-
lensk. No general battle hat, been fought
between them and the Russians. The de
feat OF the French in Spain is not noticed in
| the papers
The Meteor brings dispatches for Govern
mcnt from Gu: minister in Paris.
French RuHeiias.-The tenth Bulletin of
me Grand Army is dated from Vitepsk the
3lst July 1t mentions that the Emperor Of
RUSSIA and the Grand Duke Constantine
lad Quilted the army and had reached ST.
Peteisbu'Sh. 1t gives detail of several
| >kirmishes nj Ostrovno, in which the Rus
SLAMS lost 100 pieces of c annon, 90 Wagons
] Il provisions, 1900 prisoners, and from 5 To
oOOo men Killed and wounded on the part
| OF the French 200 killed and 200 wounded.
ne eleventh bulletin is dated from the
same place, August 9TH, and contains little
| time.
The I9tS.atnoGnces briefly the capture of
ounabonrg by Gen. Ricard, in which place
ne round Only twenty pieces OF cannon, the
rest having been carried off by the Russians.
he two succeeding bulletins. which con
Guide tie series of them in the Paris pa
psrs, are from Smolensk (Which is REPRE-
! sentcd as being one OF the handsomcst cities
IN Kussia) and dated the 2ist and Odd of
| August. They contain the disposition of
tne army, the head quarters OF which were
syn at FHepsk; and relation of several
| sklrmlshcs, IN which the French are REPRE-
seh'ed as uniformly successful.
=. LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Last evening arrived at this port, the ship
Charles, Capt. Hall, frcn Liverpool, which
, port III left or the 29lh OF August
Ahe Charles has brought dispatches for
government.
LoNDoN, Aug. ave have received
Paris papers OF tie 2ist and 22d inst. con
tanning the Twelfth Bulletin Of the rand
Army OF The North. On the st, inst. the
French entered Dunabourg, ON the Dwina,
without opposition. This was the necessary
consequence OF the previous eve ;uation o..
the entlenched camp at Drssa by the Rus
SANS, and OF their retreat to Smolensko-
BQnaParte boasts that this ACQUISITION has
| gwen him loo pieces Of artillery, K left one
| OF the besiegins parks Of artillery provided
Tor the Campaign, disposable, and which he
has sent to Dlutzic. This circumstance
furnishes new proof of his approximations
OF descent in his rear at that point. The
bulletin, whiCh is a short one, then proceeds
20 state, that The harvests are generally a.
bundant through Russia, and that the crops
| will begin to be cut in eight or ten DAYS
/ Inc eleventh bulletin having announced
That the army had gone into quarters of re =
treatment; we did expect that the pez:
would Dc barren Of military operations. in
these compositions, however, BOnapartc has
generally appe ,re1 an;,ious to please all pa f.
Iates.--It Is a sort of oLu bod,ida, a mix
| 'urc Of every thing in which every one mpv
| ina some ingredient TO bis taste The
respite given TO his .rocrs rot aHordng.
however, any new battles to record IN his
Bulletin, he has sent hos, long detailed
! reports OF he battles sire thc 19,h If lnlv
the substance uf which lad been a!rcadv IL
ven ~ his previous Bulletins.
We Tenn that gun brig arrived vcstcr.
| DAY 'r0m hisa, whicn brings accounts from
that place to the is i nit. At that pcriod
| It's stated, General Victor (Bcluno) had
joined 'lle other forces q the cnemy in tbat
lqrarter, Which amounted altogether to
ilvCCc men. They had broken erounG. and