Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-12
F0RE1GN NTEEEfgENCE
By the snip Aln- Maria.
Londen Gazette E1fsdordinary, LIE
csmber Is.

Dispatches, Of which the tollowins
are copies, were received last night D!
Vscount Castlereagh, one OF his M
iesty's principal secretaries OF state
from general viscount Cathcart, H. !
his maiesty's ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary to the emperor O.
Russia, dated at. St Petersburgh, the
23d and 25th of November, 1912.
St. Peters6uygh, Nov %, 1917.
My LORD,
In my despatch of tbs 18th instant,
| had the honor to detail such opera
tons of Marshal Katusoff's army as had
come to my knowledge up to the 9th OF
November since that date no report
has been received of the further pro-
ceedings Of The corps entrusted to gene
raj Pla,off The field marshal had call
culated to reach krasnoion or the 18th
instant, bu, although he hal approached
within few wers,s of that place, / have
not heard that his head quarters we'c
established there on the 10th. His last
despatch of the latter date announces his
intention of forwarding ajournal Of the
preceding days, which will contain I'M
portant relations, bat it has not as yet
been received On the 9th of Novem-
Der Count Orloff Denizoff, being advan-
ced on the roads towards Smolensk and
Kresnoi, received intelligence OF the
march ola French corps from Smolensk
in the direction of Kalouga. composed
of fresh troops intended for the different
regiments of guards; this force was un-
der the command of General Barrago
D'Hillier, having with him Gen. Char
pentier and Brigadier-General Ange.
reau, brother to the marshal OF that
name. They were distributed in the
three villages of Yasvin, Lakoff, * Dol.
gomust. A disposition Of attack was
Immediately made by three partizan
corps, commanded by Captain Scslavin,
Colonel Daviduff, and Captain Phigner.
The result was, that the corps under
Charpentier, was nearly cut to pieces
that Barrago D'Hillier, having patiently
heard cannonade for several hours in
the quarters of Angereau's division made
good his retreat TO Smoiensk, and that
Angereau's corps of 5000 men. after
losing nearly one third of their number,
laid down their arms, and capItulatedto
Captain Phigner, VINO had not 1900 men,
and who appears TO have conducted this
affair with infinite address and gallantry.
In this corps were two squadroHs ii
cavalry, we'll mounted. The prisoners
amounted to one general. sixty staff and
other officers. and two thousand rank
and Gle. The officers who cap;;ulated,
stated the object Of their march by that
route, was TO open another commrDica-
ton in the direction OF KAouga; they
were not aware Of the retreat Ut their ar
my.
Since this affair, three general officers,
upwards of twenty pieces OF cannon, aud
four thousand prisoners. have been tax Ia
near Sm"lensk, but the parties are not
We, reported.
On the l4th instant, General Count
Wittsenstein was at acked BY Marsha:
Victor. who had ordc:s to drive hiih 10
The other size of the OWNS. The eng
NY was Vepulsed with he loss Of irona
two TO three thousand men and n.'s
pursued the mex. morning III his retreat
towards Senne, When co. p isoners wee
taken | have The homer To enclose
copy Of Major Gen Baron Dornbcr,'s
report OF this affair.
Nothing material occurred at this post
iii the 18Th, when Coua. Wlt.gcn,te.o
was Joined By Colonel Chernichet, aid
de.camp to his imperial majesty, who
had been detached BY Aamira, Tchicna-
golf, with small corps Of llgh; cavoiry,
to discover and ascertain General Count
WNusens,ein's position. In the coulse
of this expedition the colonel had the
singular good fortune to rescue Msj'r-
General Baron Winzingerode and his
aid-de.camp, Capt Narisbkin, between
Wilma and Minsk; they were proceed
ing towards the frontier, under an es-
cort Of gems d'armes, & had been march
ed from Vcrrea, where they were pre-
scented TO. Bonsrarte, with the French
guards under the charge of Junot.
Colonel Cuernichef also took three
couriers, one coming from, s the other
two going to Paris. From these sources
Of intelligence it is ascer,ained. that b.
naparie was at Smolensk On the 18Th IN
stcnt
Admiral Tchtichageff intended, &C.
cording to his route, to arrive a; Minsk
on the lTii. instant.
Colonel Cnerhichef arrived 81 the pa
lace yesterday, accompanied BY the pri.
soners he has released, and bringing
with him the intercepted despatchc.
Those from Paris contain nothing bu,
niiilsry plans and maps
The expedition of Colonel Cherni-
chef was ccnnDued and extraordinary
he ha~ LoI /