The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-01-14

| proof of Alexandcr's determination to Per
severe in the ccienceo his Empire to the las
| extremity.
Those accounts uDeqnivocsliy prove the
necessity that the French felt themselves un.
der Of removing from the desoia,ion Of Mos
COW. The last Paris Journals stated, that The y
had received letters from Moscow, dated the
lslh uItimo, at which time al Was well.
This was evidently false, for before that day
the &, eaiest par, Of the army must have left
IL. However the French may attempt TO les
zen the importance of these battles, they can
not deny the fact of their having lost Moscow
and Polotsk. 1t may be expected ,ha, on
tie will be fought at Smolcnsk, the issue OF
which will decide the fate Of the French ar
my in Russia. If defeated, they can only
hope to be able TO take up strong positions 10
Poland.
Nov. i3.-Wc are sorry to state that there
IS every reason 10 believe, that the report @,
the capture of Gen. Winzingerode, as noti..
ed in our last, is likely 20 prove 100 well
founded. 1t is added, that considerable
part OF his staff we're made prisoners at the
same time with their gallant chief. AS some
counterpoisc, however in this misfortune, We
have 10 announce the death Of Prince Ponia~
French army, and has been amongst the most
considerable of their partizans in Poland. The
French generals Joinvil.e, Money, and Ds-
ur,are said to have been made prisoners. The
weather in Moscow, instead Of being favora-
bic, as represented in the French Bulletin, is
stated to have been most uncommonly bad,
and the roads in that neighborhood were in
the worst state. II was supposed that Bona
partc would be Obliged to give the Russians
battle bu, we are induced to think that, ey-
en- suPposing bin to be victorious, he must
lind himself in very critical situation.
A Got,eLburgh mail arrived yesterday, by
which We have advices TO the 18th from Pc
tersburgh,to the 10th from Riga and Konigs-
burgh,and TO the 3lst of last month from
Cottenburgh.
1t is stated as a report which obtained cre-
dit, that an action had taken place between
the advanced guard of the French to the
south OF Moscow, and that of the grand Rus
sian army under Kuiusoff, when the former
were repulscd with the loss Of 5000. Prevl-
Gus TO this action, it is said, that the Frenca
had sent detschments of 7OCo men each in
the direction o. Dcmitross, to the nor,h and |
Mosaisk, TO the west, 10 prevent the inlru-
sion Of the Russians, who are collecting In
those ncigIborhoods.
The most important question, connected |
with the intelligence by this mail. respects !
the aIiedged sudden appearance of Bonapartc |
a, Konigsburgh with 1900 men. We do |
not believe that the statement Of his arrival |
there IS correct, and We are certain, that no |
such force, from The interval allowed, could |
accompany hiU from the grand army 10 that |
situation. We have, however, two letters Of |
the 9th from koniy sburgh, which agree in |
asserting that Napoleon was hourly expected |
in that city, that suitable accommodations I
had been prepared for hinh and that supplies
ard quarters had, by public order, been pro-
sided for 1900 men. II is probable that
The army under Marshal Macdonald may have
taken the opportunity Of abandoning Cous-
land white the roads would admit OF its re.
treat, with the heavy artillery which had been
for the seise of Riga, and that for
his force the quarters are prepared at Kon-
gsburgh indeed, the adylces from the |
neighborhood OF Memel seem to remove all
doubt OIL the subject.
Of Russia and Tarkev.
VIENNA, Oct. 24.-Tbc latest intellipepce
rom Constan,inope, states that the French
A AMBASSADOR Count Andrcossy, enjoyed the
lighss, consideration with the Porte.
The Russian Cabinet has failed in engag-
ng the Grand Seignor in an offensive treaty.
letters from Constaninop!e OF the clst Sep
ember, state, that both Count Italinsky and !
Admiral TchtschsgoH had been authorized
o offer the remuneration Of all the countries
ituated on the left bank Of the Pruth by the
Russians, on condition that the Ottoman |
Porte would conclude with that power an of.
cnsive treaty Of alliance : but which, after
many intrigues had entirely failed. The OBJ.
ect Of this proposal, was to arm the Grand
'eignor against the French and Aus,rians.
ShaHish .d6airs.
Ministers are still silent on the melancholy
oss at Bargos, though they certainly have
he accounts. 1t 10 known, as we have said, |