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to suggest the propriety of sending the means of comfort to them! They have compassion for every body but their own countrymen. They have compassion even for the people of France when they are telling us of their wish to rise against Buonaparté; but for the English army or the English people never does a word of compassion escape them. Nay, the Times news-paper is for abolishing Friendly Societies amongst the poor in England, because they enable, it says, journeymen to keep up their wages!

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men; aye, into that very Salamanca, [ like; and yet none of these writers attempt where we won the victory, which was the cause of the elevation of our commander and of the vote of £100,000 to him:The same accounts say, that our army have retreated into Portugal. But, on this subject not a word is said, in the way of remark, in our newspapers. They, indeed, are so much occupied with their comments on the Russian victories, and with their speculations as to the when and the where and the how and the who of the death of Buonaparté, that they bave neither time nor room to say any thing of the fate of our own army.- -Besides, what are ILCHESTER JAIL. In the House of 3 or 4 thousand men when we think of the Commons, on the 21st of December, Sir hundreds of thousands, captured and killed FRANCIS BURDETT presented a petition in by PRINCE KUTUSOW, who really would, behalf of certain persons, confined in Ilseem, from what our people say of him, to chester Jail upon a charge of rioting at carry a whirlwind in his breath, and whose the late Election at Bath, the purport of whiskers appear to be a veritable" besom which petition will be best given in his "of destruction?"——It is not right, how- own words. He said it was a petition ever, to let our own commander drop wholly from the friends and relations of certain out of sight. We may admire the Rus-" persons of the names of Hickwood, Taysian; but, let him not quite eclipse Lord"lor and Lovell, who were at present conWellington, the Marquis of Wellington!" fined in prison, and refused to be allowed Our writers should bear this in mind; or "bail, unjustly, as the petition stated; and they may possibly give umbrage. I would" who from their poverty were unable to advise them when they have taken a good" bear the expense of procuring a writ of breathing upon the prowess of Kutusow, to" habeas corpus.-These persons had been take a turn in the Peninsula; and, in wait-" represented to him as decent, hard-working for new victories, let us have the old "ing men in Bath. At the late election ones sung over again.I am afraid that there, a sort of riot had happened in the this account of the French is but too true; Guildhall, in consequence of which a few and I must confess it, however unfashion-"windows were broken, but no other misable I may appear, that I think more of "chief took place. These persons, howthese 3,497 men than I do of the whole" ever, one of whom was a female of the Russian army and the whole Russian people" name of E. Lovell, were not taken up at into the bargain. This is a real loss to the moment, but fixed on next day as the England; and, in the Russian victories (as" ringleaders, and treated with a degree of they are called) I can see no real gain. If" severity which he thought altogether un all, aye all, that we have been told about "justifiable. They were refused bail, and those victories be true, and that is a mon- "sent off to Ilchester prison, where they strous supposition, for we have, I believe," had ever since been kept in solitary cells, had accounts of the taking and killing of" and what was more, heavily ironed; for more than a million of Frenchmen; but," which there could be no possible excuse, if it be all true, Russia is half ruined; she" as their confinement alone was security is crippled for many years, and will, in all" enough. All offers of assistance in food human probability, be unable of herself, to" and clothing, by their relatives, had also withstand a renewed attack. Whereas, in" been rejected in this excessively cold Spain, our loss is a real loss. It is a small" weather they were allowed no stove to army that the French have taken, accord-"warm themselves, and were obliged to ing to their own account, during only the turn into their cells every evening by four last month; and yet, not a word of com- "o'clock, where they had nothing to lie passion is expressed upon this subject by" upon but straw, with only one rug and a those men who are so loud in their com- "covering. Nay, so far was this sort of passion towards the Russians. Our army" prison discipline carried, that when turn(if the French accounts be true) has been "ed into their cells, they were obliged to cruelly harassed on its retreat; killing here" leave behind them the great coats that they and killing there; loss of baggage and the" wore in the yard. A loaf had also been

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* sent up to him as a specimen of their daily " allowance. This loaf, said the Hon. Bart. (holding it forth-it appeared "about the size of a two-penny loaf) was, "with water, the whole of the prison al"lowance for the daily food of one man. "He remembered that Mr. Burke had State of manufactures in the State of once produced a dagger as illustrating New York in the year 1810 or 1811."the picture of his own imagination, but Looms, 33,068.-Yards of cloth (all kinds) this loaf (here the Hon. Bart. threw it 9,099,703. Value in dollars, 5,002,891. upon the floor) bore testimony to a real -Tanworks, 867. Value of leather in "fact disgraceful to any civilized country. dollars, 1,299,542.- Distilleries, 591. "He was very much afraid, that a degree Value in dollars, 1,685,794.- Breweries, ❝ of severity and oppression was exercised 42. Value in dollars, 340,765. Fulling❝ in many of the gaols of the kingdom, mills, 427. Value of cloth in dollars, "which the people at large were little 679,126.-Paper-mills, 29. Value in "aware of, and he trusted, that one effect dollars, 233,268. - Hat-factories, 124. ❝of the present petition, would be a gene-Value in dollars, 249,035.-Glass-works, ❝ral inquiry into such intolerable abuses. 6. Value in dollars, 716,800.-Powder"It was far from being his wish to bring mills, 2. Value in dollars, 10,400."any charge against the Magistrates of the Rope-walks, 18. Value in dollars, 538,000. county, but he believed that the severities Sugar-houses, 10. Value in dollars, "of the new prison discipline, countenanced 420,706.-Oil-mills, 28. Value in dol"by some of them, were really shocking. lars, 49,283.-Blast-furnaces, 11. Value "He might be told that the present pri- in dollars, 205,300.-Air-furnaces, 10. "soners had the means of obtaining legal Value in dollars, 156,720.-Cut-nail-facredress; but they were poor, and could tories, 44. Value in dollars, 276,932."not bear the expense of an application for Forges, 48. Value in dollars, 185,240. "a habeas corpus. He called upon the "House, therefore, to interfere in their "favour, otherwise they might be actually ❝ starved before the period of the Assizes." I take this report as I find it in the Courier news-paper of the 22nd inst. It needs no comment. The petition was ordered to lie on the table, and will, of course, be taken up after the recess. The hired writers in London do not say any thing about it. They are so much taken up with the victories of Kutusow, and with their compassion for the Russians, that they have no time to attend to trifles of this sort.

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AMERICAN STATES.The Message of the President is, as any man in his senses might have expected, indicative of a resolution to keep on the war, until we give up the impressment of persons on board American vessels on the high seas; and it does not appear that Mr. Madison will be put out of his chair. In short, all the hopes held out to us by the hired writers, upon this subject, now appear to have been fallacious. The states are rapidly advancing in their manufactures of all sorts.As Lord Sheffield's notion of the dependance of America upon England for cloth is very prevalent, I here insert an account of the manufactories in the State of New York only, preceded by an account of the increase of

Trip-hammers 49. Value in dollars, 2,603.-Rolling and slitting-mills, 1. Value in dollars, 33,120. Total value in dollars, 12,085,525.-Also 413 cardingmachines, value included in cloth above, and 26 cotton-factories not included above, the cloth there mentioned being the manufacture of families only. The above returns are, moreover, believed to be short of the real amount; no tow-cloth was returned except for two counties. Instead of one there are 10 or 12 rolling and slittingmills. The nail, hat, paper, and ropefactories, much exceed the number returned. All the woollen-factories were omitted. It may be safely affirmed, that the present annual value of the above-named manufactures exceed sixteen millions of dollars. Now, I leave Lord Sheffield to judge, whether, at the end of two or three years more of war, America will ever want another yard of cloth from England. At his next Wool-fair Meeting, he will do well to insert this document in his report.In short, the war in Spain, by stocking America with sheep, laid the foundation of its independence as to manufactures; and this war will complete the superstructure.

-Already are the States in a situation to export wool; and, in a very few years, they will export cloth. That market, therefore, is closed for ever, and I am not at all

sorry for it, being convinced, that, in the end, it will tend to the freedom, and, of course, to the happiness, of both countries, England and America.

WM. COBBETT.

Bolley, 23d Dec. 1812.

OFFICIAL PAPERS.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

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monstrations on both wings, but the centre was chiefly engaged. This morning they began their retreat towards Senno. The troops who are in pursuit have as yet made about six hundred prisoners.It is really a pleasure to see these troops fight. The new-raised militia vie with the oldest regiments. One battalion of this militia being with the advanced guard, on receiving orders to fall back, first refused to do so, saying, the Emperor had not sent them there to retire, but to advance and beat the enemy, which they were willing to do.

I have, &c. &c.

(Signed). DORNBERG.

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·Precis of the Journal of the Operations of the different Corps of the Army under the Command of Field-Marshal Prince Kutosoff, from the 11th to the 15th of November, 1812.

vanced to the village of Ivergkoff.-The army halted.

Nov. 13.-Captain Naschokin, of the hussars of the guards, detached by Adjutant-General Count Orgeroff, attacked a detachment of the enemy in the village of Ilmorai, with some chasseurs and light cavalry; the combat lasted four hours, when the enemy retreated to the village of Michailoff, where he pursued and took them. Detachments under Colonel Prince Radbolk, and one sent out by Major-General Carpo, made upwards of one hundred prisoners. -General Millarado

Major-General Neoff had made 150 privitch reports on the 12th November, that soners at Charvanoff. Major-General ski defeated a detachment of 700 men, Volosdini reports, that Colonel Kreiganobunder Major Aberjeu, killing a part, and making prisoners the remainder, 370 men, 18 Officers, and one staff surgeon.Major-General Platoff reports, on the 9th of November, that having pursued Beauharnois's corps, he came up with it at the river Bone, near the estate called Yandsoff, and without regarding the advantages of his position, he attacked the enemy; on this occasion, besides numbers of killed and wounded, he took 33 pieces of cannon and 200 prisoners. He further reports, that, during the pursuit of Beauharnois's were taken, and not 62, as formerly recorps on the 8th of November, 69 guns ported. General Platoff is now pursuing the remains of the same corps.Adju tant-General Orloff Denizoff attacked the 500 and took 400 on the 12th instant. enemy on their march to Krasnoi, killed The next day he took some prisoners, some of which were officers.

Nov. 14.-Admiral Tchichagoff reports on the 11th instant, having left in the principality of Warsaw, a corps under the command of General Sachen. He marched with the remainder to Preyan, intending

On the 11th November, General Millaradovitch reports, that on the 9th the advanced guard under his command was to be at the village of Alexecoly; the next day at that of Yakoff. Lieutenant-General Sheppelef reports, that a detachment, sent by him on the 29th, met a body of the enemy, and drove it out of Elnee; part of the Don Cossacks pursued it on the Smo-to pursue his march through Slonim and lensko road. The head-quarters of the army were this day at the village of Lobcoff.

Nov. 12.-Lieutenant-General Count Orloff Denizoff, learning that a considerable foraging party of the enemy's cavalry and artillery depot were dispersed in the villages, attacked them, killed upwards of one thousand five hundred, made one thousand three hundred prisoners, and took one thousand horses, and four hundred carriages, mostly loaded with stores.

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Neswich, to Minsk, where he proposed to arrive about the 17th or 19th November; that he had sent orders to Major-General Leiders, and Lieutenant-General Eartel, to march upon the same point, The former from-Volhynia by Pinsk, the latter from Mozern by Lutsk, and that he would not fail to detach parties of light troops on the side of Vina, to keep up the communication with detachments ou that flank.-Intelligence having been received from some French artillery prisoners, of the places where the enemy had concealed cannon and

arms near Boldinsky monastery, twentyseven cannon, five or six thousand stand of arms, five hundred sabres, and fifteen thousand shells, have been dug out. The head-quarters of the army were this day at the village of Uroff.

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Nov. 15. Major-General Platoff reports of the 11th instant, that Beauharnois's corps having turned from Duckotchina road towards Smolensko, he continues to surround it, and cut off all provisions and forage.. -Adjutant-General Count Orjeroff reports, under date of the 14th November, that he attacked the village of Krasnoi. The yagers, disregarding the fire of grape, attacked the enemy's columns with their bayonets, and after a combat, in which our artillery and cavalry were also engaged, took possession of the town; but observing strong columns of the enemy moving from Smolensko upon Krasnoi, they fell back three wersts, to the farm of Kulkoff. In this affair one Colonel and two hundred and fifty rank and file were taken.Lieutenant-General Count Ostermann Tolstoy reports, that being with his division of infantry on the 14th, in the village of Kovisoff, and learning that the enemy was within half a werst of that place, he detached a squadron of the Kalmopolsky regiment, which killed a part and took 10 prisoners.General Millaradovitch reports, on the 12th, that being at the village of Kuageneim, he sent a patrol upon the road from Smolensko to Krasnoi, to reconnoitre the enemy, which returned, having made 17 prisoners. The same day, Count Ostermann Tolstoy sent the Pskofki regiment of dragoons to examine the state of the villages occupied by the enemy. This regiment, perceiving three squadrons of cavalry, attacked and took five Officers and 290 men. -The enemy remained also this day in the village of Usoff.Adjutant-General Count Orloff Denizoff also sent in two Generals of the division of General Almiras, and a Brigadier-General Burt, with an account of his having taken 20 pieces of cannon, near the town of Krasnoi.

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Davoust and Ney. Near 200 cannon, and 20,000 prisoners, have been taken in these affairs. Buonaparte is stated to have been with Marshal Davoust's corps in the night from the 16th to the 17th, and to have left the field of battle at full speed.Every measure of precaution that could be thought of at this distance, has been provided for by the Emperor to prevent the escape of the enemy; and it appears that every exertion has been made by the several Commanders of corps near Smolensko. Buonaparte has probably sent forward his favourite Guards, the Polish divisions, and part of the Italian; but if Admiral Tchichagoff has arrived at his ground, it does not appear that this corps would escape to the frontier.The display of force before General Count Wittgenstein's post, after the attack, was probably with intention to favour the movement of the corps, which have marched upon Minsk.It is not improbable that part of Victor's corps may have taken the same direction.-General Wittgenstein is reinforced by the cavalry formerly under General Winzengerode, for the present commanded by Major-General Kutosoff, who has made a most rapid march to Babinowitch, where he arrived time enough, on the 18th, to receive four hundred prisoners from one of the French divisions. He has also taken two Generals and one Colonel.The French, with their usual savage and sacrilegious ferocity, wantonly blew up the venerable cathedral of Smolensko before they left that place.Te Deum has been sung this day in the great cathedral, in presence of their Imperial Majesties and the whole Court; the ton de Mareschal" of Marshal Davoust, and such of the eagles and colours taken in the last affair as are already arrived here, were previously brought to the cathedral, in which the other numerous trophies of war are already deposited.

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I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) CATHCART.

Bancroft Library

Twenty-ninth Bulletin of the French Grand Army.

Molodelschno, Dec. 3.-To the 6th November the weather was fine, and the movement of the army executed with the greatest success. The cold weather began on the 7th; from that moment we every night lost several hundred horses, and numbers of men died in consequence of bivou

riages which separated. This contemptible cavalry, which only make noise, and is not capable of penetrating through a company of voltigeurs, rendered themselves formidable by favour of circumstances. Nevertheless the enemy had to repent of all the serious attempts which he wished to undertake: they were overthrown by the Viceroy, before whom they were placed, and lost many men.The Duke of Elchingen, with 3,000 men, had blown up the ramparts of Smolensko. He was surround

acking. Arrived at Smolensko, we had already lost many cavalry and artillery horses. The Russian army from Volhynia was opposed to our right. Our right left the Minsk line of operations, and took for the pivot of its operations the Warsaw line. On the 9th, the Emperor was in formed at Smolensko of this change in the line of operations, and conceived what the enemy would do. However hard it appeared to him to put himself in movement during so cruel a season, the new state of things demanded it. He expected to ar-ed, and found himself in a critical position rive at Minsk, or at least upon the Beresina, before the enemy; on the 13th he quitted Smolensko; on the 16th he slept at Krasnoi.The cold, which began the 7th, suddenly increased, and on the 14th, 15th, and 16th the thermometer was 16 and 18 degrees below the freezing point.The roads were covered with ice; the cavalry, artillery, and baggage horses perished every night, not only by hundreds, but by thousands, particularly the German and French horses. In a few days more than 30,000 horses perished; our cavalry were on foot; our artillery and our baggage were without conveyance. It was necessary to abandon and destroy a good part of our cannon, ammunition, and provisions.This army, so fine on the 6th, was very different from the 14th: almost without cavalry, without artillery, without transports. Without cavalry, we could not reconnoitre a quarter of a league's distance; without artillery, we could not risk a battle, and firmly await it: it was requisite to march, in order not to be constrained to a battle, which the want of ammunition prevented us from desiring; it was requisite to occupy a certain space not to be turned, and that too without cavalry, which led and connected the columns. This difficulty, joined to a cold which suddenly came on, rendered our situation miserable. Those men, whom nature had not sufficiently steeled to be above all the chances of fate and fortune, appeared shook, lost their gaiety, their good humour, and dreamed but of misfortunes and catastrophes; those whom she has created superior to every thing, preserved their gaiety and their ordinary manners, and saw fresh glory in the different difficulties to be surmounted.The enemy, who saw upon the roads traces of that frightful calamity which had overtaken the French army, endeavoured to take advantage of it. He surrounded all the columns with his Cossacks, who carried off, like the Arabs in the deserts, the trains and car

but he extricated himself from it with that intrepidity with which he is distinguished. After having kept the enemy at a distance from him during the whole day of the 18th, and constantly repulsed him at night, made a movement on the right, passed the Bo rysthenes, and deceived all the calculations of the enemy.- On the 19th, the army passed the Borysthenes at Orza, and the Russian army, being fatigued and having lost a great number of men, ceased from its attempts.The army of Volhynia had inclined on the 16th upon Minsk, and marched upon Borisow. Gen. Dombrow. ski defended the bridge-head of Borisow with 3,000 men. On the 23d he was forced, and obliged to evacuate this posi tion.The enemy then passed the Beresina, marching upon Bobo; the division Lambert formed the advanced-guard.→→→ The second corps, commanded by the Duke of Reggio, which was at Taeherein, had received orders to march upon Borisow, to secure to the army the passage of the Beresina.- On the 24th, the Duke of Reggio met the division, Lambert, four leagues from Borisow, attacked and defeated it, took 2,000 prisoners, six pieces of cannon, 500 baggage-waggons of the army of Volhynia, and threw the enemy on the right bank of the Beresina.General Berkeim, with the 4th cuirassiers, distinguished himself by a fine charge. The enemy could only secure his safety by burning the bridge, which is more than 300 toises in length. Nevertheless, the enemy occupied all the passages of the Beresina; this river is forty toises wide, and had much floating ice on it, but its banks are covered with marshes 300 toises long, which present great obstacles in clearing it. The enemy's General had placed his four divisions at the different debouches, where he presumed the French army would attempt to pass.

On the 26th, at break of day, the Emperor, after having deceived the enemy by different movements made during the day

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