Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-10
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7th, 1919.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7th, 1919,
Dear Sv-One Of the owners OF the
ship Ann Maria, which vessel arrived
this afternoon from Lisbon whence she
sailed on the 9TH JANUARY, and from
whence she brings London papers TO
2lst December, prepared the following
extract for one Of the morning papers,
and has allowed me to copy it. Des-
patches had Been received in England
from Lord Cathcart, dated the 23d and
s5th November, contaiaing an account
of continued series of victories and
successes obtained by the Russians over
the French. On the 9th Nov Count
Orloff Dinzof defeated a corps Of the
Imperial Guards under Gen paraguay
D'hiIiers. one division under Charpsn,
tier was nearly cut to pieces. DILL
Tiers division made rapid retreat, and
Angereau, brother to the marshal, after
losing 1000 killed, surrendered the re-,
nainder $500 men, to capt. Pheynos.
On the 18th forasing party OF the ca
valry and artillery, was attacked by the
same officer who killed 1900, made 1850
prisoners of this important corps, & took
besides 1850 prisoners aud 400 Carriages
chiefly laden with stores.
The French in their retreat fromSmo-
lensko were turned by force under,
Prince Gasazen, and after fighting the
fight Of despair, gave up the day with
The loss of two generals, $50 officers
9l7o rank and Ale prisoners, 70 pieces
of cannon, and three standards, the Ba-
ton of Oavoust was one Of the trophies
of this glorious day, the loss of killed
and wounded was immense, but the
strongest feature of all was the presence
of Bonaparte when the day t"rned,
| he fed and left his army to their late.
The F,ench having Quilted Smolensko'
| Marshal kutuseG advanced an add,-
tlonaI force to cut off the rear divl'
sion under Ney -Oa the seventeenth
November about three in the afternoon
| this memorable action began by an at
| tack on the Russian line. The French,
under cover OF fog. advanced to the
foot of the batteries, Fortv pieces OF
cannon and the whole mnsquetry OF the
INC opened upon them at the distance
| of25O PAGES. Under this de!uge OF hre
| ther could nsi,her fight nor fly. A
| An of truce was sent to General Mel
| iaruuowitch. and at l.! r'clack at night
| The whole corps Of 10000 men laid dewn
their arms. The loss in the battle was
enormous Marshal Ncy was wounded
He Hcd s. was pursued by the cossacks
across the Dwieped. -Four generals OF
| division are sad to have been wounded,
and upwards OF one hundred officers Was
said to be among the prisoners On
the l4th of November, count Wlttgen'
.tein on the Dwina, was attacked ny
/ Victor the French were defeated with
the loss of 5000 men, & retreated, pur-
sued bv the cavalry. 1t was said that
Bonapar,e had shot himself on the night
of the destruction of Ney's corps-bu'
it was still more strongly repo'tcu taa'
he had been dangerously wounded
Letters from Berlin mention that cnu'
r;ers had arrived in that city for the Pur'
pose of procuring the most eminent
surgeons to administer aid to srea,
parsonage of the French army who nae
received deep sabre cut on the neck
and that three of the principal Pracu
TONERS had gone off with all possible
speed. ..,
Marshal Kutuzof has been creates
Prince of Smolensko, in consequence o
his brilliant achievements IN the des
,ruction of the corps OF Ney ana La
,oust.
general Count Lambert who com
mands the advanced guard of Ad"''rs
Tchichagoff had defeated bonapaFle
advanced guard under Dambreuski an
made 5000 prisoners, killed IN ProPo'
tiun. c,.. /;
eommunica,ion with Admiral Ichien'
poff-Ia his report Of the gath No,
he states tina, he had killed great nun
Der Of the enemy, aud taken 500 prison
ers. ,, ~ r.
a,d November state, that the prince