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GRAND ARMY
FIFTY-FIPTH BULLETIN.
Wahsaw, Jan. 28.
*-•« The details of the battle of Mohringen"
.-re a? fi.Jik!., ¦—The marshal prince of .Ponte
vp arrived at Mohringen, with the divisi-
on of Drone!:, on.the -25th of this month at
(¦"cld^k in T lit- fnomurg,- at the very mo-
ment when the general of the Brigade Pac-
tdd .wa*.aUacked.Yy-.lhe e,ueNy. SThe mar-
shal prince of Ponte Corvo, ordered an im-
mediate attack of the village of.Pfarresfelde-
ben, by a battalion of the 9t"h of light infan-
try. The village was defended by" three
Russian battalions, which were supported, by
rthree others. The prince Ponte Corvo.caus-
,ed also two other, battalions to support.that
f the Pth. The action was very sharp.
The Eagle of the.9th regiment of light was
[taken by the enemy ; but on the aspect of
the affront with which this brave regiment
was on the point oftoeing covered for ever,
and from which ne.ith.et victory, nor the
glory acquired in a hundred combats v/ould
'have purified it; the. soldiers, animated with
an inconceivable ardour, precipitated them-
selves on the enemy, whom they routed
and recovered their Eagle. In the mean
while, the. French line, composed of the
eighth of the line, of the 27th of light
.infantry,- and of tlt'e 94th, W*re formed,
and attacked the Iv issian lipe, which .had
taken its petition on a rising ground. The
' fire of the musketry was very brisk, and at
point blank distance. At this moment gen.
Dupont appeared on the road, with the 33d
and &6th regiments. He turned the right
wing of the enemy. A battalion of the 32d
rushed upon the enemy with its usual impe-
tuosity, put tbem to flight, killed several of
¦ them. The only prisoners they made were
those who werein the houses. The Russi-
ans wove pursued for two leagues, and were
it not for the coming on of night, the pur-
suit, would have been continued. Counts
Pahleu and Gallitzen commanded the Russi-
ans. They left 1200 dead on the field of
battle, and lost 300 prisoners, ana several
fcnwitzirs. Lapl-'iiche, general of brigade,
distinguished himself. The 19th dragoons
made a fine charge against the Russian in-
far.try. It is not only the good conduct of
the soldiers, and the talents of the generals,
which are ulost worthy of remark, but the
i xpedition with which the troops broke up
from their cantonments, and performed a
march which would be reckoned extraordi-
nary for any other troops, without a man
being missing in the field of battle. It is
this "which eminently distinguishes soldiers
who have no other impulse bat that of ho-
¦ rOr.
LONDON, February 24.
•' In the house of commons on Friday, Fe-
bruary 20th, Mr. (Irenvilie informed the
house, from the bar, that the lords of the
admiralty having thought proper to put sir
Home Popham, a member of the house, un-
der arrest preparatory to his being tried by
court martial, for improper conduct ; and
being desirous to give the house the earliest
information- on that proceeding) they had
directed him to lay before the house a copy
of the warrant under which the arrest had
taken place.
Mr. Grennviile' then brought up the war-
rant, which was read by the clerk at the
table, and was in substance as follows :
, ".Whereas captain sir Home Popham left
tJie Cape of Good Hope without any orders,
and proceeded to atta£k,a Spanish' settlement
on F.io-de-la-Plata, now this is to command
you, that you take the said sir'H. Popham
under his arrest, preparatory to his trial by a
court.martial, for his said offence. But you
arc not to put him to "any greater inconve-
j nit i;ce than is absolutely necessary ; and,
therefore, having made the arrest, you are to
take bis word, of honor for his appearance
when the court-martial takes place, and you
are to attend him to and from said court-
martial'."
" To John Cricket, esquire,
"Marshall Of the admiralty."
On the motion of lord Howick it was or-
dered, that what had been said by Mr. Gren-
ville, and a Copy of the warrant", should be
entered on the journals.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the
, expedition at Curracoa, dated January 1,
1807, Fort George, late Fort Republique, : —
" 1 address you/'rom afortifted pinnacle, coa
tailing 12 guns, and 100 men, which I have
pledged my "word shell not be wrested from
me by 3000. You will rejoice at the success
of the navy, especially as the leader and
whipper-in were Berkshire captains. My
noble pride is that I have fought'under such
a hero as Charles Brisbane."
¦ Tuesday night last a clause was added, in
the house of'Commons,- to the Thames Po-
lice Bill, enabling the magistrates to inflict
a month's imprisonment on any seaman who
shall quit a merchant's ship, after engag-
ing to perform a voyage.—A practice from
which the mercantile interest have experienc-
ed much inconvenience.
DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.
' At the execution of Hollaway and Hag-
¦ gerty, the murderers of Mr. Steele, and
Elizabeth Godfrey, the murderer of R. Prince,
on Monday, one of the most dreadful acci-
dents experienced for a long series of years
happened, owing to the immense crowd
which assembled to witness the awful scene,
in which the press became so great, that,
humanity shudders to relate the fatal conse-
quences ; but sorry we are to say, that 24
men and 3 women were trampled open and
killed, and 13 men and two women were
wounded, some of them having the flesh torn
from their legs, arms, &c. Total 42, in St.
Bartholomews hospital.
Just at the moment that the unhappy
culprits were about \o be launched off, there
was a general rush amongst the crowd to
get. towards the debtor's door, where the
criminals there stood on the platform. The
approaches to the place were completely
- blocked up with carts filled With specta-
tors, and when some of the crowd began to
move awajr, the pressure became dreadful.
Some fell, and others falling over them they
" were trampled to death, '{'error took pos-
session of the crowd, they became despe-
rate, and their efforts only contributed to
encrease their danger. The people on the
house-tops, and in the windows, who saw
their.error, waved their handkerchiefs, and
macle signals to them to stand quiet, but to
no purpose. All was confusion, and uproar,
the men fighting their way, and the wo-
men screaming in the most piercing manner.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The following list of tile Staff of the
South-American army is 'landed about in
military circles. Probably it is not quite
correct : we shall present it mote so soon. ..
Commander in chief, lieut. gen. White-
loclte, SOth'regiment ; second in. command,
major-general •¦Lio.ver, o3d regiment ; briga-
dier-general, A eland, foot guards -,------------,
Beresford, 88th regiment ;----------------,
sir S: Auchnnity, loth loot ;------------------,
lord Blaney, 89th regiment ;------------------,
Crawfmd, 60th ; deputy -adjutant-general,
lieutenant-colonel Torn-us, 86th regiment ;
assistant ditto, major Trotter, 83d ; depu-
ty qiiater-master-general, major Putzler, 7th
foot •; assistant ditto, major Tucker, Q2d
foot : inspector Of hospitals, Dr. Gordon ;
deputy commissary-general, major Lindsay.
Captain Hall of the 89th, is appointed one
of the aids-du-camp to general Whitelocke.
The paymaster-general, military secreta-
ry, majors of brigade, and some of the aids-
du-camp, are not yet appointed.
That fine corps, the 89th, commanded by
colonelbrd Blaney, as well as the troop of
horse-artillery, were yesterday embarked at
Portsmouth. The baggage of the com-
mander in chief was likewise sent on board
yesterday, from the Isle of Wight. Under
an officer of such activity and enterprize as
general Whitelocke, we are confident there
will be no delay. Detachments and recruits
for the'28th, 40th, 47th, 83d, 87th and
88th, were yesterday embarked for South-
America.
The army of South-America now witl
consist of the royal engineers and artificers,
a detachfaent.
'Che royal horse-artillery, 1 troop.
The royal artillery, 4 companies.
The 9th light dragoons, commanded by
honorable colonel Mahon ; 17th ditto by
lieutenant-colonel Lloyd ; 20th ditto 6
troopc, by major Blake ; 2ist. ditto 2 troops,
by--------------.— ; .5th foot by lieutenant-
colonel Davie ; 3(ith foot------ Buttle; 38th
foot by Vassal; 40th foot by---------Browne;
45th foot by--------- Guard ; 47th foot by
--------- Backhous; ; 54th flank companies
71st foot lieutenant-co-
by---------------
lonel Pack ; 83d foot by major Trotter ; 87th
foot by lieutenant-colonel sirE. Butler ; S8th
foot by lieutenaat.colonef Duff ; 89th foot
by colonel lord Blaney ; 95th rifle corps, 5
companies, by major M'Leon ; and a de-
tachment of the royal waggon corps.
We hear that a field officer of the royal
enginers, as well as of the artillery, will
accompany general Whitelocke. -
It is now thought that the 8th, 13th and
63d, which at one time were intended to go
and join the South-American army, will not
now proceed there, general Whitelocke hav-
ing declared that he waited only for the
89th, in addition to the force already out,
and that he conceives this formidable force
sufficient for any service there.
a christian, or on_the honor of a soldier, the
honor of a man, and the honor of a sailor,
too, to make declaration (though more
lengthy in detail) to all of which this is but'
a summary. And further, that I know no-
thing of plot's and insurrections to sever the
union, except what I have seen in the news-
papers. If I bad known of any, i should
have communicated them to the president
of the United States, an I have communicat-
ed what, in substance, is contained in this
letter. But by the declaration.here made,
you will not infer that I feel satisfied with
the conduct as respects the cyphred letter
(if genuine) any more than that I am yet
in the habit of extraordinary dreaming, and
of believing such dreams a reality. On the
contrary, I always desire to deal in justice
to all men, and despise exaggerated stories
touching character, even when they respect
those who do me the greatest evil. In fact,
I care not whom I please or displease, when
I feel bound to relate facts which concern
men up or men doivn.
I am, dear sir,
Respectfully yours, &c.
THOMAS THUXTON.
Bi THE LAST MAILS.
Extract of a letter from commodore Truxton
to Mr. Joseph Alston, dated Philadelphia,
Feb. 24.
Dear sir—It is scarcely necessary for me
to ^.ay,. that since the peace with France, I
have not been off the continent of America ;
except in /!pri), 1802, making a passage
from Norfolk to Anvboy. A considerable
time however, previous to the president's
message,to congress, accompanied by a copy
of a decyphered letter, stated to be a com-
munication from col. Burr to gen. Wilkin-
son, I had heard of ungenerous whispers ex-
tremely unpleasant to me, and afterwards
received advives from my friends at Wash-
ington, that information had been given to
the government from the westward, or
New-Orleans, in which I was notified as
concerned in the projects of Mr. Burr. This
calumny I immediately refused by prompt
letters of denial directed to several members
of congress and other gentlemen at Wash-
ington, and with this observation—that I
had the fag of defince flying at the main
top, against the author of such falsehood and
all my enemies. But it was determined there
should be no mistake made in leaving the
good people of the U. States to conjecture,
who was meant by T. in the decyphered let-
ter already mentioned ; for when that lette-
was published, as you have seen, T.was exr
plained in a marginal note which could not
have been the case in the original letter, as
every one who knows Mr. Burr, must know
that he is ever too concise to give himself
the trouble, in the body of a letter, of using
the initial, of a name and then explaining
by a note. Hence I considered this atten-
tion as another majkofthe good disposition
manifested to honor me, in the present day
at the seat of government, by some good
friend, and laughed, and invited others to
laugh at it.
It is said here and published in letters from
Washington, but from whom I know not,
that Mr. Burr has declared that he never
wrote anyjetterto Wilkinson in cypher. Nay,
it was previously stated to me by some very
respectable gentlemen, that they did not be-
lieve Mr. B. could have written the letter in
cypher attributed to him. And I must con-
fess though I did not doubt at the time,
from the manner in which the letter came to
Washington, and had publicity, that the
language and style is not such as, I should
consider most familiar to Mr. B. o^ likely to
be used by him. I have, therefore, deter-
mined to say little on the subject until from
some sort of light, a better judgment can be
formed.
The intention of Mr. Burr, as has been
stated, to sever the union (a most diabolical
project) was first suggested to me by westen
newspapers, and the attack on New-Orleans
was entirely new to me "until I saw tire acts
of the governor^ and legislature of Ohio.
But it is true, Mr. Burr did tall me, that in
case of war between the United States and
Spain, which he considered inevitale, he
intended to attack Vera Crim and Mexico,
give liberty to an enslaved •world, and esta-
blish an independent government in Mexico ;
and invited me to take command of the ex-
pedition by sea. But although this enter-
prize was expressly mentioned to me as to
take place, in c ise of-war between the U
nited States and Spain, I at once declined it,
on asking if the executive of the United
States was privy to, or concerned in the pro-
ject, and king answered that it was not :
though I said then atfci say now, I shall al-
ways be ready as I /vtr have been, when
properly invited by my country, to ".vnx
out against any nation with whom we may-
be at 'war.
Should.I have occasion to appear before a
court of justice, in this business of Mr.
Burr's* at&ny time under the solemn obli-
gation, of an oath, or before the bar of the
uuUic; I shall have Ro hesitation ether as
NEW-YORK, April 17.
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
By the ship George, captain Taylor, in 25
days from Greenock, we have received
London papers to the 17th ult. inclusive.
London, March 9.
From the London Gazette Extraordinary,
March 8.
" A dispatch, dated St. Petersburg, i7th
Feb. of which the following is an extract,
was this day received from the marquis of
Douglas and Clydesdale, his majesty's am-
bassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
at the court of St. Petersburg, by lord vis-:
count Howick, his majesty's principal se-
cretary of state for foreign affairs :
'' I have the pleasure of enclosing, for
your lordship's information, two papers,
giving an account of a signal victory gain-
ed by the Russians over the French.
" Translation of a letter from Gen. de Bufi-
berg, his imperial majesty's minister for
foreign affairs, to his excellency the mar-
quis of Douglas and Clydesdale, (3)-i5
February.
" General; Budberg, minister for foreign
affairs, hastens to communicate to his excel-
lency, the ambassador of his Britannic ma-
jesty, the following intelligence which ar-
rived last night from the army.
" General Benningsen, after having fallen
back, for the purpose of choosing a position
which he judged better adapted for manoeuv-
ring the troops under his command, took
up a position at Preussich Eylau. During
four days successively, his rear-guard, com-
manded by major-general Barkley de Tolly,
had to withstand several vigorous attacks,
and on the Coth Jan. (7th Feb.) at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, the battle became general
throughout the whole line of the main army.
The contest was destructive, and the night
Cameron without the enemy having been
able to gain grcund. On the 27th January,
(8th Feb.) early in the morning, the French
renewed the attack, and the action was con-
tested with great obstinacy on both sides ;
but towards the evening the enemy was re-
pulsed on ail sides, and general Benningsen
remained in possession of the field of battle.
Bonaparte commanded in person, and un-
der him marshals /iugereau, Davoust. Soult,
Ney and Bessieres, at the head of the guards,
wfceo suffered the most. Our loss is from six
to eight thousand men, whilst that of the
enemy is estimated at from twelve to fifteen
thousand. We have also taken twelve stand
of colors, and about 1500 prisoners, among
¦whom there are 30 officers..
" The courier who brought the dispatches
having been sent off immediately, the minis-
ters pf his imperial majesty do not know all
the details of. the above mentioned day.
Gen. Budberg has the honor, &c."
Translation of a letter from general the
Baron de Benningsen, to his majesty the
emperor of Russia, delivered by lieut. solo-
nel Stavitzki, aid de-camp to his imperial
majesty.
On the field of battle, Preussich Eylau, Feb. 8.
" Sire—I am truly happy to have it in
my power to inform your imperial majesty,
that the army, the command of which your
majesty has deigned to confide in me has
been again victorious. The battle which
has just taken place has been bloody and des-
tructive. It began on the 26th Jan. (7th
Feb.) at three o'clock in the afternoon, and
lasted until six o'clock in the evening of the
27th Jan. (8th Feb.)
" The enemy was completely defeated ;
one thousand prisoners, and twelve stand of
colours which I have the honour herewith to
transmit to your majesty, fell into the hands
of the conqueros. This day Bonaparte at-
tacked me with his best troops, on my cen-
tre, and on both wings, but were repulsed
and beaten on all sides. His guards repea-
tedly attacked my centre without the smal-
lest success. After a very brisk fire, they
were repulsed at all points by the bayonet
and by charges of the cavalry. Several co-
lumns of infantry, and picked regiments of
currassiers, were destroyed.
" I shall not fail to transmit to your ma-
jesty, as'soon as possible, a detailed account'
of the memorable battle of Preussich Eylau.
" I think our loss may perhaps exceed six
thousand men, and I certainly do not exag-
gerate, when I state the loss of the enemy at
considerably more than twelve thousand
men."
The Polish general, Kosciusko, has been
taken prisoner by the Prussians.
St. Petersburg, February 15.
On the 8th of this month, the Rusian
army gained a splendid victory over the
French at Eylau. The French army, on
this occasion, consisted of more than 120000
men r" the Russians, of gen. Benningsen's
division, and of that which was formerly
commanded by gen. Buxhovden. The bat-
tle began on the 7th of February, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, and continued till
six o'clock on the evening of the 8th. Bo-
naparte renewed the attack eight different
times, and was as often repul -ed.
It is said that a great part of the French
¦fly chosen troops) were fairly cut
] by the Russians ; and that, on the
Russian stde, four generals were killed. It
is remarked, that in case Bonaparte's design
had succeeded, it would have been conclusive
of the campaign : he knew that gen. Ben-
ningsen's division was stationed at Mohrin-
gen, and gen Essen's at Wisoke Masewick ;
and as tliey were consequently at a great
distance from each other, he threw himself
with his whole force between these two .di-
visions, in a right line with Konigsberg, in
order to separate them or cut them off from
each other, and fall with more effect upon
he weaker part ; but the success of tiiis
plan was prevented by gen. Benningsen's
operations and rapid movements.
Towards the conclusion of the battle,
there was a want of cartridges on both sides,
and therefore recourse was had to the bayo-
net, which caused great carnage.
London, March 14.
Government has ordered the mouths of the
Elbe, Ems and Weser, to be declared in a
state of blockade.
A letter from Brest announces the arrival
of admiral Willaumez, in the Foudroyant,
at Brest, from Havanna.
Copt. Whitby, of the Leander, from which
ship the American was shot some months
since, whose death occasioned so much agi-
tation in America, is to be tried by a court-
martial, at Portsmouth, on Monday next.
The trial has stood over for some time, in
order to afford time to, the parties interested
for the deceased, who were apprized of the
intention to bring this officer to trial, 'o sus-
tain'the accusatisn if theyr thought proper.
But no evidence appears against the accused.
Massena has arrived at Warsaw, but there
is no mention of Bonaparte's quitting the
army.
March 16.
Mr. Pierrepoint, who arrived on Friday
from tire continent, brought with him, we
understand, tlie copy of a treaty of alliance
between the courts of Prussia, Sweden and
London. Mr. Pierrepoint came direct from
Meinel, and is supposed to have brought the
latest intelligence from the theatre of war.
The Russians, it is said, began to fall back
from Prussian Eylau on the evening of the
9th, an operation in which there was no at-
tempt on the part of the enemy to molest
them. On the following day they encamp-
ed within two German miles of the scene of
action, and by the 12th, crossed the Pregel.
During these movements part of the garri-
son of Konigsburg marched out to a dis-
tance of twelve miles from that city, and
having their flank covered by the Russian
main army, attacked a French advanced
guard, which it defeated, and retnrned with
an eaglo and five hundred prisoners. Their
Prussian majesties were at Memel, in the
neighborhood of which about 40.000 Prus-
sian troops were assembled, and considerable
stores both of corn and forage collected. It
was the general opinion both at Konigsberg
and Memel that the French intended to
abandon the Upper Vistula and Narew, and
to concentrate themselves between Thorn
and Marienwerder. The out-posts upon the
latter river had all been called in; and Sava-
ry after his ineffectual attempt upon Von
Essen's corps, retreated from Ostrolenka to
Sieroc ; where it was supposed he would
endeavor to maintain himself until the hos-
pitals at Warsaw- were cleared. General
Von Essen, was it is said, as fir advan-
ced as Doben on the Lakes, on the 18th, in
his way to the main army. The junction
of his corps would, we hope, give the Rus-
sians such a superiority as would enable
them to resume that system >of operations
which they have found so successful.
a general salute was fired from the batte-
ries alon£- the French coast on Thursday.
It is not unlikely but the salute may have
been occasioned by the return of Bonaparte
to the capital.
SECOND EDITION.
Traveller of ice, 3 o'clock.
A mercantile house in the city has just
received advices from Lisbon, by a merchant
ship, that Monte Viedo has been taken pos-
session of by a British force.
London, March 17.
A Hamburg paper of the 7th inst. was re-
ceived in town yesterday. It is extremely
reserved in its communications respecting
the French main army, .andmakes.no menti-
on whatever of the Russian. All that we
are told of the former is, that nothing new
had occurred since the battle of the 8th, and
that the imperial head-quarters had been
transferred to Osterode. As to Benningsen,
it is impossible to discover from this Ham
burgh paper where he is. This silence res-
pecting him is not a bad omen. If he were
beaten and routed every step of his flight
would be diligently traced ; but it is not the
interest of Bonaparte at this moment to have
it frauspire that his opponent has-resumed
offensive operations, and is advancing.
The Hamburgh paper contains some inte-
resting particulars of the general engage-
ment at Eylau, and the affair on the i6th.
The advantages said to have been obtained
by the French in the latter are now dwind-
led down to 1500 Russians killed, and two
standards and 6 pieces of cannon taken.
This account makes no mention of prisoners.
General Von Essen's report will, most likly,
give quite a different version of this affair,
in which the greatest honour claimed by the
French is, that they have repulsed the ene-
my at all points. The Russians of course
must have made the attack.
The most important article in the Ham-
burg paper is the Turkish proclamation for
shutting the Canal against vessels of all na-
tions, during the present war between Rus-
sia and the Porte. From the stile of this
official document, it appears as if the Porte
was not certain that this proceeding would
be acquiesced in by such of the neutral pow-
ers as have by treaty acquired the privilege
of a free passage to the Black Sea. There
seems to us an evident disposition to sooth
and conciliate this country into a recogni-
tion of the right thus arrogated.
Three foreign gentlemen arrived in. town
yesterday from Heligoland,*after a passage
of four days. They stare, we understand,
that they left two couriers there who were
waiting for a packet ; one from court of Vi-
enna, the other with overland dispatches
from lndio. The Austrian messenger, accord-
ing to the report of these gentlemen, pub-
licly affirmed, that this court had declared
war against France ; and that a force much
stronger than any employed last war had
taken the field. They also mention that
they had conversed at Hamburg with seve-
ral French officers who were engaged at the
battle of Eylau, which they represented as
far more sanguinary than it has been detailed
to us. These officers did not claim a victo-
ry on the 8th, but represented it as a drawn
battle. The French army has suffered ex-
ceedingly from a combination of causes,
principally from losses in battle, and much
from sickness and scarcity of provisions.—
This last misfortune, we understand, is ac-
knowledged in an official ducumem frojn
the army and a - pply is earnestly
ed from various qji: iter:;.
Since vi) ,/e, Paris papers to
the 6th inst. have arrived. Tee following
ostentations ac< . .lol'trie 16th
is the only article which we Pave tin,,
translate from their, :
" Paris, March 6.
Sixt_ -second Bulletin oj i Army. ¦
" Leibstadr, February 21,
"The right of the grand arm) has
victorious, like the centre and the lei
neral Essen, at the head of 25,000 men, ad-
vanced to Ostrolenka on the lath, alongthd
banks of the Narew ; when arrived at the
village of Flacis Lawowa, he met the ad-
vanced guard of general Savary, who com-
manded the Sth corps.
" On the 16th at break of day, general
Gazan, with a part of his division, re:
an oblique movement upon the advanced
guard. At nine in the morning he met the
enemy, on the road to Novogroii, aitaci (,<¦,,
defeated, and put him to the rout But at
the same moment the enemy attacked I
tralenka by the left bank. General Chan»„
pana with a brigade of the divisiem of gene-
ral Gazan, and general Ruffin, with a bri-
gade of the division of general Oudrnot, de-
fended that small town. .General Savary
sent thither the general of division Beide,
chief of the staff of the army. The Rus-
sian infantry, inssveral columns endeavored
to carry the town. The enemy Was suffered
to advance half the length of the streets,
when he was marched against and charged;
He was three times cm. ciowo, and left the
streets covered with dead. The loss of the
enemy was so great that lie abandoned the.
town, and took a position buhind the sa
hills which cover it.
'• The divisions of generals Sechet and
Oudinot advanced : at. noon the heads of
their columns arrived at Ostrolenka. Gene-
ral Savary drew up his little army in the fol-
lowing manner. GeneralOadinotcominand-
ed the left, in two lines ; general Suchet
the centrum and. general Reille, command.
inga brigade of the division of'Gar.an, form-
ed the right. He covered himself with all
his artillery, and march, . ihe ene-
my. The intrepid general Oudinot put him-
self at the head of the cavalry, made a suc-
cessful charge,and out in pieces -the'
rear-guard of the enemy . Tin
brisk; the enemy gave way on all side-,
and was followed fighting daring three
leagues.
" The next day the enemy was pursued
several leagues, but without being perceived.
General Suwarrow, and several other officers
of the enemy, are among the slain. T.i.'
enemy has abandoned a great number of
wounded, 1200 have been taken on the field,
and more are bringing in every inst. Se-
ven pieces of cannon and two standards are
the trophies of this victory. The enemv
has left 1300 dead on the field of battle. On
our side we have had 80 mea kilted, attd
from 4 to 500 Wounded. Rut a loss most
sensibly felt is that of the general of brigade
Campana, who was an officer of great merit
and promise : he was born in the department
of Marengo. The emperor has been much
grieved at his loss.. The :03d regiment dis-
tinguished itself particularly in' this affair.
\mong the wounded are colonel Dii Hamel
of the 21st regiment at light infantry, and
the colonel of artillery Noun it.
" The emperor has ordered the fifth corps
to go into wnater quarters. The thaw is
dreadful. The season will not permit any
thing great to be achieved ; it is that of re-
pose. The enemy list broke up frojn i.'s
quarters ; he has repented it."
Frankfort, (on the Wain,) Jan. 28.
Some German Journals have published
the capitulation of Checzim, the first placa
in Moldavia that lias been occupied by tl.it
Russians. It will be recollected that gene-
ral Michelson, on entering that province,
announced in his proclamations, that the
Russians acted only as friends and protect-
ors of the Ottoman empire. It is easy t»
judge of the good faith and real designs of
the court of Petersburg, from the fullowing
and particularly from the third article.
Capitulation of Choc%im.
Article 1. The Turkish troops shall be
allowed to leave the fortress with all their
effects.
2. The Turkish government shall cease,
from the day of its surrendar, and that of
his majesty the emperor of all the Rusaia.3
shall succeed.
3. The fortress ond the raja (territory)
shall belong to the Russian monarchy.
4. So also shall the artillery in the place.
5. The pacha shall be at liberty to remain
in the Turkish empire-
6. The Turks who may wish to remain,
in the raja, shall not be molested in the ex-
ercise of their religion.
7. After the surrender of the place the
Turks shall be allowed to remain in it fif-
teen days, to sell their effects on the market
days.'
8. During the "fifteen days, all' Turks
shall be prohibited to carry arms underainp
of death.
J^EDERAL GAZETTE.
MONDAY, APRIL 20.
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