The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-23
Richmond, Virginia, Friday, October 2S, 1912

whole world, ye men of feeling, who thus
withhold the upliftcd arm Of divine venge.
ance. Who are the chief instruments en-
ployed by the tyrant in this work Of misery
and desolation ?-Frehchmen Can we
then regard them as pcaceable and unoffcn-
ding mcn mo they are morally answer
able to the rest of mankind, for all the evils
produced either by their apathy, or by len
ding their direct assistance to the further
ance OF NapQleon's views of universal do
minion. We disclaim the dwelling morali-
ty which makes individual virtue consist in
merely abstaning from the pcrp etration OF
crimes, instead of the positive exercise of
mperious duties. Can he who sees an as
sassiu, with the knife in his hand, without
attempting to strike it from his grasp, be
guiltless of the blood of his victim No more
can we hold the men of France Cor the Ci-
tiZens OF America who abet their crmes) a.
innocent and unoffending members of the
community OF nations or 20 use the French
jargon, ' the great family of Europe" OF
which Napoleon is the unfeeling stepfather.
The system we are recommending is not
chimerical. The immortal Nelson 1.-THE
soundness of whose judgment was never
QuestionedD formed high estimate of the
consequences which might be expected to
flow from its adoption. Sir Home Popham,
another very gallant and distinguished chi
Ger, now actively employed in Spain; OH
something like the service now pointed out,
we know tobe warm advocate for per-
severance in the same vigorous system.
1t was a favorite idea with these great
men, and repeatedly suggested to minister's
that not a single inhabitant of the French
coast, of any age or sex. should be permitted
to enjoy an hours repose,,5y night or by
day, if a gun could be brought to bear upon
their towns and villages This, to little
minds, may appear barbarous mode OF
carrying on war, but a different view will
be taken of it by enlightened men--How are
the Grimes OF nations tn be punlshed--but
by the infection of vengeance by other ma
tIors !-those who have the means to inhict
such punishment, become accessories to tile
cnormitics. If they neglect to employ the wca-
pons with which they have been armed by
the Great Ruler of the universe for their
own defence, for the protection of the limo
cent and unoffendlng and for the mainte-
nance and enforcement of natural and i'm
NUT able justice among the nations of the
earth Evening Star.
The Gazette of the 25th inst. announced
that his II. Highness the Prince Regent has
been graciously pleased to grant to the Mar
gus of Wellington royal augmentation in :
the dexter quarter of the Arms of Welles :
ley, to consist of an escutcheon, charged
with the crosses of St. George, St. Andrew
aud St. Patrick, being the Union Badge Of
the united kingdom.
August 31.-Since our last publication
two mails have arrived from Gottenburgh,
which brings down out intelligence from
that quarter TO the 23d inst. The accounts
from Riga, it will be observed, are not of
later date than those previously received
from Admiral Martin and, consequently,
we are without the means OF forming any
Judgment with regard to the genuine result
OF he action of the 1st. between Prince
Wittgenstein and Oudinot, in which, ac-
cordirg to the French statements, the Rus
slams suffered a severe defeat. The Sup
plement TO the St. Petersburgh Gazette, of
the 4th inst. contains the subj0ined accounts
ct the action OF the 25th uIt. near Ostrovno,
ton and Davoust -
Z" Official intelligence respecting the Military O.
peTdf:oHS.
l. The Commanders in Chief of the
First Army the Minister at War, Barclay
tie FOLLY, announces, that the 18th July 20.
s. the corps of Lieutenant G eneral Count
Osterman, while marching upon the town
Of Ostrovno, fell in with the enemy's grand
army, and that a war engagement com
menced between them at six o'clock in the
morning, which lasted until eleven O'Clock
position
90 From the Second Army, the Gene
raj OF Infantry, Prince Bagratlon. announ-
ces under date OF the 18th July 90. S. that
regulating his movements confurmably to
the prcconcerted plan, his advanced guard,
commanded by Lieutenant General Rajew-
ski, reached Daschkoka in the night of the
10th, where it was attacked by superior
force of the enemy, consisting Of FIVE divsi-
ons, under the command of Marshals Da
voust and Mortier. Notwithstanding the
superior numbers and obstinate resistance
of the enemy, our troops rcpulsed them
twice, and pursued them as far as the vii
lage of Nowosselka. In thi. place, strong
by nature, and affording an advantaeeous
position the enemy halted /; but Trough |
they attempted with several strong columns
to compel US to retreat from the field of
battle; they were constantly repulsed With
loss, Notwithstanding that our 9Th corps,
which had come up in sufficient time could
not cooperate from the narrowness of the
ground, and that our cavalry, from the
same cause, remained in complete inactivi-
". In tho mean time, the road to Smo.
iepski was opened to General Platof, so as
to enable him to continue his march to ioin
she First Army. The battle lasted from
nine IN the morning until SIX in the even
ing. The loss of the enemy, according TO
the concurring statements of the prisoners,
compared with the number of dead bodies
lett by the enemy during the pursuit, must
have considerably exceeded FIVE thousand
men Killed and wounded. General Prince
Bagration, who praises the unparalleled bra
very OF the 7th corps, and that of all the
.rcoDS. adds that ne will s,.e.d;I,, ,r,u,...:.