Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-02-05

one corps 10 uldICn 10 11euyne as he nau
intended to march round the Russian left
wing during this time the guards, with
the glcatest part of the army, marched to.
wards Mojaisk.
As soon as General Kutusow was ap.
priced Of this, he broke up with his whole
army and followed the enemy.
The Russian advanced guard, under Pla-
tow, overlook the French army on the LIST
Of Nov. near Kolotsk, not far from Boro-
dino, and took from them two colours and
twenty-four pieces OF cannon.
The Sd of November, General Milado-
witsch, supported by Piatow, attacked Sc
yeral French corps, near Viasma, com
manded by the Vice King of Italy, Davoust
and Ney these corps were completely de-
feated, and lost one colour, 5 cannon, and
1000 prisoners, among whom is General
Pettien.
The whole road to Mojaisk is covered
with ammunition Wagons and dead horses.
The French army retreats daily upwards
of so wersts.
Admiral Tschitehakofss advanced guard.
under General Tchaplitz, entered. Slonium
on the 2lst Of October, and took General
Kanopla, with the whole Of the three Uh-
Ian regiments of guards, prisoners. Col.
Tchernikof, with a detached corps, has
advanced near to Warsaw. A corps be-
longing to General Wittgenstein's army,
has entered Witepsk.
Extract of a letter from Count Rosen,
dated Stockholm, 18th Nov, 1872
I" Two messengers arrived to night from
Russia. Witgenstein has totally destroyed
Victor and ST. Cyr's armies, and is now
near Smolensk. When Bonaparte left Mos
cow, he ordered Wurat to attack general
Benningsden, but he was driven back. Bo-
naparte then attacked kutusow in person,
with great desperation, near Maloyaroska-
vitz, and was again repulsed. He then in
tended to fight a general battle and if he
was conquered, to march by way of Ka-
lugo to Poland, and there remain in winter
quarters, as near Gallacia as possible; he
had, therefore, nothing left but to concen-
trete his whole force, and return by way of
Smolensk, which is entirely laid waste
the bad roads and the dreadful wants the
French are in, gave kutusow time to come
up with them near Viasma, when he gave
them battle, and defeated them. Before
the battle, Bona parte gave the command
to Murat, and went himself with six thou.
sand men to Smolensk, on his way home ;
but general Oartels detachment obliged
him TO return.
" He then tried to retreat By the road
which goes from Smolensk towards the
sea , there he was met by Wittgenstein's
advanced guard, was beaten. and was OBJ
liged to fall back on the grand army.
" He has now in front of him lorna
sow's, Tchissbagoffs and Wittgensteins
armies, and in his rear Prince Kutusow,
with 1904 900 men.
" The Russians take daily 8 or 1000 pri-
soners ; Wittgenstein made in one day 5000, |
and took % pieces of cannon Platow, 80
pieces of cannon, and 500 prisoners
December 10.
Third Edition-hay past 8 O'Clock.
We again stop the press to add the fol-
lowing additional particulars -
Government have this morning received
ccounts from Gottenburg to the Goth No.
vember. No dispatches have been receiv-
ed from Cathcart, but the accounts FROM
the Russian armies are of the most flatter
ing description. Gen. Platow had taken
5000 men and 2 pieces of cannon at the
passage of the Dnieper below Smolensk,
A corps OF 1000 men under the command
of Gen. Angereau, brother to the Marshal
of that name, had surrendered at discretion
TO Count Orloff Denizow.
The last accounts from Kntusof were
dated 18th Nov. at LohSovo, 40 wersts to
the southwark of Snolensk. Nothing at
that time was known of Bonaparte.
A manifesto is said to have been issued
at St P~etersburgh, in which the Emperor
Alexander solemnly retracts all former &C
acknowledgements Of Bonaparte as Emperor
of France, and once more declares, that
he will never conclude a peace with France,
uhHe that UiNain is Acknowledged as her
ruler.
The Russian fleet, we understand, pass
ed Yarmouth yesterday with a fair wind,
and may be expected at the More to-mor-
row.