The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-31
FOREIGN EXTRACTS.
LONDON October Q

Dispatches were yesterday received
from Lord Wellington, giving an account
OF further operations against Burgess
The following abstract was Immediately
put in circulation -
DOWNING STREET, October 25.-It ap-
pears by dispatch received this morning
from the Marquis Wellington, dated Villa
Toro. 18th October, that the enemy made
two sorties, in which they had materially
injured our works, and we had suffered
some loss. In the last, Major Cock of the
18th, who has SO frequently distinguished
himself was unfortunately killed. Not
outstanding the efforts of the enemy, our
troops were established within about 100
yards OF the eneny's interior line. A good
breach had been effected in another part
OF the line, and our troops were established
close to the breach. The enemy were still
on the Ebro, and had not made any move
ment to interrupt our operations.
IoteG British and Portuguese loss.
major, 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, en-
sign, 1 staff, sergeants, 116 rank and file
killed; major, 8 captains, S lieu'enants,
: cnsigns. sergeants. drummers, 265
rank and file wounded Is rank and file,
missing.
1t is much to be lamented that the re-
duction of Burgos should proceed SO slow
iy, & be attended with so great loss ofmen.
The place is, we believe, very strong tho We
ny irregular & great disadvantage and diff
hculty are felt in the siege from the want
OF heavy artillery, which we believe WAS
not thought requisite in the first instance
1t is much to be lamcnted TOO, that Lord
wellington has not a sufficient force to
mask the place Gas the military phrase ex-
pressed the watching ard Keeping the
garrisonTn check,) while he would himself
pursue the remains of the beaten enemy to
the Douro.
.,l.s. October 81.
1t is reported that preparations are ma
king, at Portsmouth, for the accommodate
ON of the Russian feet, which is expected
from the Baltic before that sea be closed
by the frost.
Orders, we understand, were last week
sent to the tower, to prepare $4,000 stand
of arms, which are TO be shipped with the
utmost expedition for the Baltic.
y = -.,.-,;.,;.S,, t,,in AN American priva-
teer has made its appearance in the chan.
mel. We presume that it has not crossed
the Atlantic, but has been fitted out at
Bordeaux, or some other of the harbors at
France.
Two Gentlemen who have just arrived
from France, state that seventy licences
had been sent for the signature of Bona
partc, Notwithstanding his absence at the
distance OF 20G0 miles from his capital {;
contrary TO the practice heretofore, there
had been no relaxation Of the severity i'm re
gard to trade, in which every thing was or
ganized so as completely to answer bis
purposes in the enormous exactions on i'm
ported merchandise. There was abun-
dance of specie in circulation, and sufi cient
quantity of grain to answer all the demands
oil Agriculture. both domestic and for. ign.
SECOND EDITION.
Sfatesman'8 Office, o'ciock.
On the 9th, just before the accounts
came away from Riga, Il Courier arrived
from tho Emperor of Russia at Petcrsburgh.
ringing intelligence that Bonaparte had
Quilted Moscow, and that Battle was ex-
pected
Kutusow had completely cut off al com
munlcations with Poland--and the peasants
were every where rising in mass.
Smolensko was certainly in the hands of
the Russians, and Wittgensteir has driven