The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-12

PASSED the StYra on the %. which move,
nent had obliged Driacc Schssartzenburg to
al! back on Hgysc.,.
L"'d Cn,hoart', dispatches speak in the
ld' saesI terms q tac A,Atc OF the Russian
army.
One material fact has perhaps not been
suis Gently impressed u?on ihe .abic mind.
ictn: had been ordered trua. Sn."i>nsk TO
.ioia Murat before the 18th, the day On which
hn,u$oH' attacked tlc latter. but the at
tack was made before he could lun with
such effect, th2t 1t was immediately fellow
ed.ay tie evacuation of Moscow in preci.
IpitaIc manner. And thnurh Eunapnrte
marched with the tronps uUdcr his umrie-
date commend, though Nictor's division
'iuaY haze united Itself - Aiirat after The
battle. Bon.partc with all his force did aot
lhink 1t prudent to attack KuluS, T.. ut least
had not four DAYS after Muvat', defeat
Tie seems 70 Dc chiefly intent upon securing
his retrcat--and the Russian ,.cncrM ..pms
! t" think so himself, < not Ia cvprct a baitlc,
or he would not have Getacned 50 liruc
body of cavalry uuder pia:a,y, rs rs 'tsl
to Smoiensi., II attack the enemy in Tia.
quarter. But 8onapsrte, if he Sc hardly
pressed IN tront or in his rear. may be un-
der the necessity Of aazardirg i battle, not
with the view OF regainiug the ground he
mas evacuated, but Of cutting his way back
to Poland.
The Russian successes have accustomed
great sensation all along the eneny's coast
and, we will venture To say, have not been
been less inland, tho we have not Yet had
an opportunity OF learning the public senti-
ment.
The extent Of Bonaparte's losses, and the
necessities Of his aituation, may be Inferred
from the enormous lcNies and CoilaCriution
which arc to be denanded--oO out of every
1000 OF ycung men who may happen TO be
10 years of age.
,lhis new and most enorn' ,us conscripti-
on, coming upon the back Of disastcr--ior
disasters cannot be coDcealcd--must IN
crease disaifection. The late Conspirators
were all military.
vessel arrived from Bordeaux, which
1t LETT OH the ID, states that no reinforce
ments had been lately sent into Spain. One
or two squadrons are expected to make
dash for America and snme privateers are
fitting out to be manned by Anne rican sea-
men.
Capture Of Moscow 5y tie RnaSiana.
On The morning of the 20th. Count Witt
genstein stormed Polotsk after two DAYS
hard tighiing-45 staff and superior Off
GERS, and 5000 rank and file. were made
the French were killed.
The russian less also was considerable,
but their success was complete.
The Petersburg militia and volunteers
had joined before this battle, and distin-
guished themselves in the most brilliant
manner.
On the 22d the corps Of General Winzin-
gerodc entered Moscow, having obliged the
French garrison 20 evacuate the place with
such precipitation, that they abandoned all
| their hospitals.
An American gentleman, who has Just
arrived from Paris, states, that the Aneri
can minister, Joel Barlow, had Sc. off for
the head quarters of the French army, for
| the purpose OF personally soliciting from
Bonapartc IL sail of the line and SO friEatcs,
10 be manned by Americans. lie also men
tons that Paris was in a most agitaicd state
! when he left i, and confirms the report
which was received few days since OF the
death of Savary.
Private accounts brought. it is said, by
his majesty's ship Fortune, state, that on
the lSt OF November lord Wel!npton's
head quarters were at CabeZon, and that
the French were a. Quenas, Lord yelling
ton had, it is said cUh OH an advanced
guard of the enemy, and made prisoners
800 cavalry and AGO infantry. Government
have not received any dispatches, WHICH it
Is supposed lore. " ellington has sent by the
way of Corununa or Lisbon bu5 we under
|
counts, which reached Sautander lust be
tore the Fortune sailed.
A report was prevalent in the city YES
terday, that general engagement took
place on the Esd ult. between the French
and Russians, which terminated in the
complete defeat Of the former, with I'M
mense slaughter. That battle might
take place about the time mentioned is an
pareut, from the accounts already before
the public. but the authority on which the
present report rested entities it to little c,e
| dit.
Letters from Hamburger state, tibet gene
raj Platow had been sent forward towards
omolensko, to act against the enemy in that
quarter.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s.
Capt Brown in tlle Reaper, from iiyhon, which
ne lett the 12th Nov says, that it reported Their,
| that Burgos had surrendered to the EncIsh-
| li2t Massena had entered Spain with a large re
enforcement, and that the French had advanced. s
once more got possession OF Madrid but he bn,
not heard OF any action having taken place since
| tire battle Of Salamanca.
E.VQUIRER- OFFICE, Jan. Il.
! ~ no sh0H decidc 7UEeH Docf9-s dis1 c,eee 2
/ " II this proposition he uffrr rod %, f.,o,4