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FOREIGN OFFICE, Dec. Is.
Dispatches, Of which the following are
copies, we're received last night by Viscount
Castiereagh one OF his majesty's principal
secretaries of state, from general :V,scount
Cathcart. H.. L. his majesty's ambassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the
emperor OF Russia. dated at ST. petersburgh,
the 23d and 25th of November, 1912
r J.. 81. Pefersburgh, .Nov. IS, 1912.
MI LORD,
In my dispatch of the 18th instant, had
the honor TO detail such operations of Mar
shall kutusofY's army as had come TO nv
knowledge up to the 9Th of November +;
since that date no report has been received
of the further proceeding. Of the CORPS e.;
trusted to general Plstoff. The field mar
shall had calculated to reach Krasnoi or the
18th instant. but although he had approach
ed within atew wersts Of that place, have
not heard that his head quarters were es-
tablished there on the 10Th His last dis
patch Of the latter date announces hrs in
tention OF forwarding a journal of the pre-
csding days, which will contain important
reiatlons, but 1t has not as yet been receiy-
ed. On the 9th of November Count OrlofI
Deniz 1T being advanced on the roads to.
wards Smolersk and kresnoi, received in
toligence Of the march of French corps
from Smoensk in the direction of Kalouga
composed of fresh, troops intended for the
different regiments of guards this force
| was under the command of General Barra
go D'f1illsr, having with him Gen. Char.
pentier and Brigadier General Ansereau,
brother 10 the marshal Of that name. They
were distributed in the three villages OF
Yasvin, Lakof, and Doigumdst. A dispo
| ion OF attack was immediately made by
three partizan corps, com manded by Capt.
osslayin. Colonel Davidoff, and Captain
Phigner. The result was, that the corps
under Charpenticr, was nearly cat to pie
ces; that Barrago D'Hitler. having patiently
heard Cannonade foe several hours in the
quarters of hngereau's division made good
his retreat to Smo!cnsk, and that Ange-
reau's corps of 5000 men after losing nearly
one third of their number, laid down their
arma, and capitulated to Captain Phigner,
who had not 1900 men. and who appears
to have conducted this affair with Infinite
address and gallantry.
In this corps were two sguadrons Of ca
valry, well mounted. The prisoners amour
ted 70 one general, sixty statf and other off
GERS, and two thousand rank aud file. The
officers who capitulated, stated the object
OF their march by that route, was TO open
hGOther commune alton in the direction of
kalOuga they were not aware OF the re .
treat of their army.
Since this affair. three general officers,
upwards of twenty pieces of cannon, and
toar thousand prisoners, have been taken
near SmoIensk. but the parties are not yet
reported.
On the 18th instant, General Count Witt
s"nstein was attacked by Marshal Victor,
who had orders To drive him to the other
side OF the Dwina. The enemy was repus-
ed with the loss Of from two to three thou.
sand men, ard was pursned the next morn
i1g in his retreat towards Scnne, when 600
prisoners were taken. ! have the honor to
enclose copy of MAJOR Gen. Baron
DJrnberg's report OF THIS affair.
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