Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-03

-. .n tn, head or into the centre OF
1 Ne" enemy,s columns; and in the
mean time strictly observe these u
fine euemy's troops. who are extent TENT
I'd from Duchkoutchin ; as alse those
extended from Smolensk.
From, the villags 7ahaslnick, oet0-
Der %, (Nou. 81
General count Wittgenstein, re-
ports to his imperial majesty as fol-
lews:- T.,
!. Major general Carp, sent ny !.
me with a party on both banks o.
the Dwina. to occupy Witepsk' re-
ports, that on the z6th of October
NOV. y at seven o'clock in the
morning. under a heavy fire, and al
ter a smart affair with the enemy
he. by the assistance of the supremse
Being, entered the town. Two OF
tie cuemy's pieces had been placed
on tie heights, for the defence 0,
the bridge, to which, on the arrival
of our advanced guard, they set ire
however,, the fire was soon ex'in-
crisi,ed, through the exertions OF
the soldiers Of the regiments, and
of the 7th company Of sharpsiioo,ers'
to which object the assistance oflhe
Jealous Jews also contributed. Al
ter the enemy was driven from the
town. he was pursued near 20 wersts
on the smeleusk road, and directed
his course towards Falkovitsh and
siozno. Tn this affair, the late go
werner Of Wilepsk, general Pouset'
the cemmandant. colonel Chavard'
10 officers. seas d'armes. ard 500
privates. were taken prisoners we
also took two pieces OF cannon, with
the chests and horses. We also got
possession, in the town, OF the ma
gaines. stored with large supplies
0fproyisions, forage and gunpowder.
The loss on the side IF the enemy is
very great. but on ours has been on.
ly IS killed and wounded. On our
entering the town we were received
with accIamations of joy, and the air
rcsoundcd with the cries Of y" God
bless his imperial majesty"
"Our officers in The service or
the enemy. have all withdrawn. ex-
-ccptins princes sapagi Il Radzville,
who have long since gone with Ma
poIcon. and now live at the govern
mcnt of N1ogeIolf General count
Carp has communicated to us his
having received information. that the
grand Freucl army is retiring from
MOSCOW, and that many columns
aave entered Smolensk.
From. the riilegc %icholy Pegoralay,
Oct. so. (.N'ou. ii. 1872.
The general adjutant Kutousoff.
reports the following 10 his imperial
majesty:
" Herewith I have the honor to
present to your imperial majesty,
two original letters from the vice
roy of Italy, to the prince of Neuf-
cla,eI, intercepted by party under
tie command of major Benkendorf;,
near the village Sapriko, between
the Doregobush and Duchkoutcbin
roads. BY Ire letters from the vice
ro;, and by the account of the pri-
soaers of war il is apparent, thatthe
nth corps Of the enemy were order
ed to march to Witepsk, but when
the vireroy was acquainted that the
road TO Duchkoutchin, and also the
town, was occupied by party of the
corps entrusted 10 me, he changed
his direction, and extended bis line
towards Smolensk."
Intercepted letter from The Tiecroy Of
Italy. Eugene A'apoteon, to the
Prince Of Nsutchatel, from Ia
seize, Oct. u, (yNoc. I J 1919.
e" have the honor to acquaint
your highncss that | put myself in
motion this morning at four o'clock,
but the difficulties of the ground and
the slippery ice, have occasioncd
such obstacles TO the march Of my
corps Of the army, that its head a
lone could reach here at six in the
evening, and the tail of tic columns
was compelled to take up a position
two leagues in the rear
/" From, two till FIVE o'clock the
enemy matte his appearance on nv
right. he attacked nearly al The
same time the mead. the centre. and