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Vol. IV.
MJLLEDGEVit,LE, DEC E Vi HE K 30, 1812
iS u. 10.
PUBLISHED BY
Seaton Af Fleming Ghantlanu,
PRINTERS TO THE STATE.
New-York, December I.
Fro nthe. A'bnn’j Roister, Evtra, Y,;
27,1812.
A handbill nf which the following is
& eooy, was obligingly banded to us by
a friend, since our paper was put to
press:—
Exchange.
Of oidjiit per tent and deferred Sloth.
Pursuant to the act ot Congress, entitled
A* aO autbonung a lubuription for the old I General Smyth to the Soldiers of the army
oj the centre.
Companions in Jlrinti !
Tbetime is at band when you will cross
the stream of Niagara, to conquer Cana
da, and to secure the peace of the Ameri
can frontier.
You will enter a eonntry that is to be
one of the United States. You will ar
Jfx per tent and deferred fiockt, and providing
for the exchange of the Jamtpasacu oil me
Sib day ot juty, >812, nooks wilt be opened
on hist day ot October nest, at the Treasury
and at the several Loan Offices, and will con
tinue open till the 17th day of March next,
for receiving subscriptions ot thr old six per
cent, and deterred ttocks, in the manner pre
scribed by the said act. New certificates bear
log interest from the ftrft day ottne quarter ini rive among a people who are to become
which the subscription shall be made, at the
rate of fixper centum per annum, payable
quarter yearly, for the unredeemed amount of
principal of the old fix per cent and deferred
ftocfcs wtiich may be suuscriccd, will be issued
at the Trrafury or at the Loan Offices reipec
lively, where the old itock subscribed may at
the time Hand credited. The new ftock will
your fellow-citizens. It is not against
them that we come to make war. It isa-
gainst that government which holds them
as vasals.
You w ill make (his war as little as pos
sible distressful to tlie Uanndian people.
If they are peace ible, they are to be se-
bc redeemable at the plsafure of the Unued cure in their persons : and in their proper-
Statesat any time after the Sift day ot De-1 tv, us far as our imperious necessities will
cetuber, 1824; but no reimbursement win be | allow’.
made except fo the whole amount of the
flock (landing at tbetime, to the credit of|
any proprietor on the books ot the Treasury
or ot the commilTioncrs ot loam respectively
nor, tilt after at lead fix mon.hs previous
public notice of auch intended reiinburlement.
ALBERI GALLA UN.
Treasury Department Sept 10 1812* 6m
ALL persons are hereby cautioned againft
trading for a note of band given by the sub.
teriber to Thomas Loyd ot this ftate for 400
dollars, bearing date June the 2d 1807, and
made payable the 25th of December 1808 oi
the fir It day of January 1809, which note 1 will
not pay unlefa compelled by law, as a const,
deration has been received for the above des
cribed note which I can make appear if re
quired.
James JVei'es.
December 29 9—
w
Private plundering is absolutely for
bidden. Any soldier who q its his rank
to plunder on the field of battle, will be
punished in the most exemplary man
ner.
But your just rights as soldiers will be
maintained. Whatever is booty by the
usages of war, you shall have. All hor
ses belonging to Artillery and Cavalry ;
all waggons and teams in public service
will be sold for the benefit of the captors.
Public stores will be secured for the ser-
ice of the United Stales. The Govern
ment will, with justice, pay you the val
ue.
The horses drawing Light Artillery
of the enemy, are wanted for the ser
vice ofthe U. States. I will order two
hundred dollars foreaeh to he paid to the
parly who may take them.
1 will also order forty dollars to he
Collector’s Sales.
ILL be sold, outlie first Tuesday1 for the arms and spoils of each sav
in February next, in the town ol 1 a g C warrior, who shall he killed.
age
Soldiers ! You are amply provided for
war.—You are superior in number to the
enemy.' Your personal strength and ac
tivity are greater. Your weapons are
longer. The regular soldiers of the en
emy are generally old men whose best
Eatonton, Putnam county, between the u-
sual hours the following tracts of land, or
so much thereof as will satisfy the tax, due
thereon for the year 1811, to wit;
2031-2 acres Pine land, Wilkinson coun
ty granted to Philips, adjoining unknown
returned by William Mc’Alpin and sold I years have been spent in the sickly cli-
to pay his Tax. Amount S5l 35. mate ofthe West Indies. They will not
Also, 202 1-2 acres pine land, in the 20th I he able to stand before you, w hen you
district Wilkinson county, No. 226 grant- I charge with the bayonet.
•d to Miller, adjoining unknown—return-1 You have seen Indians, such as those
ed by Samuel YVells, and sold to pay his hired by the British, to murder women &
Tax. Amount 58 cents, I children, and kill and scalp the wounded.
Also, 101 1-4- acres 2d quality, Putnam I You have seen their dances and grimaces,
r. . •- * — J '—rd their yells. Can you fear
So, you hold them iu the utmost
Arnold and sold to pay his Tax. Amount I contempt
g 1 r>8 3-4. I Volunteers
Also, 202 1-2 acres of pine land, in Tel- Disloyal and traitorous men have en-
fhir county* No 21, on Buck creek, granted I deavored to dissuade you from doing your
to Wynn* adjoining unknown—returned I duty. Sometimes they say, if you enter
hy Thomas Poore & sold to pay his Tax. Canada, you will he held to service for
Amount 97 cts. five years. At others they say that you
J. Jones, T. c. r. c. I will not he furnished with supplies. At
December 9 7 tds. | other times they say, that if you are
— >— FoTTSlf I wounded, the government will not provide
ON the road from Milledgeville to ! ^ or y° H hy pensions.
Snarta, a SurtoutCoat—had in the poc-1 I he just a id generous course pursued
kSt of it, a Red Pocket Book, with Dy tlic governmenttowards the volunteers
twenty one dollars and some papers ; the I who fought at l ippecanoc iurnishes an
twenty L i I answerto the lastuhiection. lhe others
owner can get it by an application and
vavin^ for the advertisement.
JohnF. Martin.
Powelton, December 5
WILL BE HOLD,
ON the second Tuesday in Jauuary
next, at the court-house in Monticei-
lo, Randolph county, a Billiard Tabh
returned by Robert Lumpkin to pay
his Tax for the year 1811—-Tax due I fumy that awaits the man, who having
come within sight of the enemy, basely
shrinks in the moment of trial.
Soldiers of every corps ! It is in your
answer to 1 lie last objection,
are too absurd to deserve any
Volunteers!
] esteem your generous and patriotic
motives. You have made sacrifices on
the altar of your county . You will not
sutler the enemy of your fame to mislead
you from the path of duty and honor, and
deprive you ofthe esteem of a gratefuf
country. You w ill shun the eternal in
g 80 50 cts.
December 9
Charles Cargill’, t. c. ]
7—5t.
S IXTY DAYS after date, Will be Sold, at
the Courtboufe in the county of Laurene, |
All the Real Property
belonging to the eftate of John Dickson, dec.
Terms of sale* 12 months credit with notes I
and approved security—sold for the benefit
of the heirs and creditors.
his
Thomas "A Diclcsc-
mark
John G. Underwood \
November 8. 4 tJ ‘
IC7* The Subscriber respectfully in- ]
power to retrieve the. honor of your couu
try; and (o cover yourselves with glory
Every man who perforins a gallant ae
tion, shall have his name made known to
tlienalion. Rewards and honors await
the brave. Infamy and contempt are re
served for cowurds. Companions in arms
You came to vanquish a valiant foe.
know the choice you w ill make. Come
on my heroes? And when you attack
the enemy’s batteries, let your rail)in
word lie, •• The cann on lost at Detroit
death.' ’
ALE XANDER SMYTH, Brig. Gen
Cominandiu
17th Nov. 1812
»., ms 4i, e citizens of Hancock county that j c am p nuar BiiiTaloe
-“ - - candidate for the office of Tax | _
CoUectoICtit the ensuingelection for cotin
ty officers.
December 23
Thomas W. Shivers.
9—2t.
jforn&a,
Paris, September 26.
eighteenth bulletin of the gran
ARMY.
Mojaisk, Sept. 10, 1812,
On the 4th, flic Emperor set out from
IS herebv given, that on briday the
1st day of January next, at the market
house in this place, will be exposed to
Wre at public auction, for the term of Cujat, and encamped near post ofGntne
one veai’i a considerable number oil 'p|j e 5tB, at six o’clock in the mornir -
likely Negroes belonging to the esta e o i ^ nrn ,y j, u i itself in motion. At two ...
Levi Daniel, dec’d. consisting ot men, j ^ afternoon we perceived the Russians
women, boys, and girls; conditions will wll |, their right upon Moskwa,
be made known on said day by I (1|0 left upon the heights on the left oaiik I t
John Herbert ? Fx’ors I'd’the Cologha. At 1200 tolses in tt d- ge s those strong positions which he was
Robert M’Ginti/,) M ° r vance of the left, lie enemy had begun to unable , w . iro ,ect. Three hundred pieces
December 2 2t. | fortily a fine height, between two woods, ^ Qyp'fcncfi cannon placed on these heights,
where they had placed nine or ten thou-
sand men. The Emperor having rerun-
noitered it, resolved ifltt to loose a mo
ment, and to carry this position. Orders
were given to the King of Naples to pass
the Kologlia, with the division Uompans
and the cavalry. Prince Pouiatowsky,
who had marclicd on the right, was in a
condition to turn the position. At. four
o’eloek the attack oommeneed. In one
hour the enemy’s, redoubt was carried,
with the cannon; the enemy’s corps dri
ven from the wood, and put to ttiglit,
leaving the third part on the field of but
tle. At seven ill the evening the tiring
ceased.
On tnc 6th* at two o'clock in the morn
ing, the Emperor surveyed the enemy’s
advanced posts ; the day was passed in
reeonuoitei'ing. The enemy w ere in a po
sition inacli contracted. Their left Was
weakened by the mss of the position on
the day before—hacked by a large wood,
supported by a line height, crowned by
reuouhts planted with 25 pieces of can.ion.
Two other heights crowned with redoubts
at 100 paces from each other, protected
their line as far as a large village which
the enemy had dest royed to cover I he ridge
with artillery and infantry, and to sup
port the centre. Their light extended
behind (he Ktdoglia. in the rear of the vil
lage of Borodino, and was supported uy
two tine heights, crowned with redoubts
ami fortified with batteries. This posi
tion appeared strong and favorable. It.
as easy to manteuvre, and to oblige the
enemy to evacuate it, hut that would have
been renouncing our object, and the po
sition was not judged sufficiently strong
to render it necessary iu avoid lighting.
It was easy to perceive that the redouats
ere but half formed, the losse shallow,
and neither palisaded nor defended with
chevaux de frise. We reckoued the ene
my’s force at about one hundred and twen
ty or one hundred and thirty thousand
men. Our forces were equal ; hut the
superioty of onr troops was not doubt
ful.
On the Till at two o'clock in the inoru-
g, the Emperor was surrounded by the
Marshals iu the position taken the even
ing before. At half past 5 o’clock the sun
rose w it bout clouds, it had rained the pre
ceding evening. “ This is the sun of
Austerlitz,” said the Emperor. Though
hut the month of September, it was as
cold as a December in Moravia. The
armv received the omen : the drum heat,
and'the follow ing order of the day was
read:
“ Soldiers, behold the field of battle you
have so much desired ! henceforth victory
depends on you, it is necessary to us : it
will give us plenty, good quarters for the
winter, and a speedy return to your coun
try. Behave yourselves as you did at
Friedland, at Austerlitz, at Wilepsk, at
Smolensk, & that the latest posterity may
peak of your conduct tins day with prill
—that it may say of you—• He was at that
great battle under the wall of Moscow.’
“ At the Imperial Gump oil tue heights
of Borodino, Sept. 7, 3 o’clock A. M.’"
The army answered with reiterated ac
clamations. The ground on which the ar
my stood was spread with the dead bo
dies of the Russiaiis killed the preceding
day.
Prince Poiiiatowsky, who was on the
rigiit, put himself in motion to turn the
forest on which t lie enemy rested his left.
The Prince of Eckmuti! marched on the
skirt ofthe Forest,the Division Uompans
itthe head. Two batteries of 6o cannon
ach, commanding the enemy’s position
had been constructed in the night.
At 6 o’clock, general count Lnrbier
who had armed the battery on the right
with the artillery of the reserve of th
guard,commenced the lire—General Per
netty, with thirty pieces of cannon, put
nunselfat the head of the Division Com
pans [fourth of first corps j who skirted the
wood, turning the head of the enemy*i
position, at half past six General (Join
pans was wounded ; at seven the Trine
of Eekniuhl luid his horse killed. Till
attacks advanced : (lie inusqnetry com
meneeil. The viceroy, w ho formed ou
left, attacks and carries tiie village ol
Borodino, w hich the enemy could not de
fend ; that village being oil the left hank
of Kologlia. At seven the Marshal link
of Elchingen put himself in motion an
under the protection of 60 piqees of can
non w hich General Fom-hcr hail placed
the evening before against the enemy
centre bore upon the centre. A thousand
pieces of cauuon spread death on aii
sides.
At eight o’clock the positions of the e-
neiny wi re carried, his redoubts taken,
and our artillery crowned his heights.—
The advantage of position which tiie ene
my’s batteries had enjoined for two hours,
now belonged to us. 1'lie parapets w hich
had been occupied against us duriug the
attack were now to our advantage. The
enemy saw the battle lost, which he
thought had only commenced. A part ot
his artillery was tuken ; the rest was
withdrawn to his lines in the rear, in
this extremity he attempted to restore the
and to attack with all his mas-
thundered upon his masses, ami his sol-
diers died at the fbot of those parapets
which they had raised with so much la
bour, and as a protecting shelter.
The King of Naples, w ith the cavalry
made various charges. The Duke of El
chingen covered himself with glory, and
displayed as much intrepidity as coolness.
The Emperor ordered a charge of the
front, the right in ndvftiioe; this move
ment made us masters of three parts of
the field of battle. Prince Poiiiatowsky
fought iu the wood with various sueeess.
There still remained to the enemy his
hodiiiiiits to the right. General Count
Maraud marched thither, and carried
them ; but at nine in the morning, attach
ed on nil sides, he could not maintain
himself there. The enemy, encouraged
by this advantage, made his reserve and
iiis last troops advance to try his fortune
again. The Imperial Guards formed a
part of them, lie attacked our centre,
w hich fni’iiiCtl the pivot to our right. For
a moment it was feared that lie might car
ry the v illage which was burnt ; the divi
sion Fi-iant advanced thither; 80 pieees
of French cannon immediately arrest, and
tli-n annihilate the enemy’s columns,
which stood for two hours in elos.- order,
under tiie chuinshot, not daring to ad
vance, unwilling to retire, and renoun
cing the hope of victory—The King of
Naples decided their uncertainty—He
caused the 4lh corps nf cavalry to make u
barge, who penetrated through the
breaches which our cannon shot had
made iu the condensed masses of the Bus
ins, anil the squadrons of their cuiras-
iers ; they dispersed on all sides—— The
General of Division Count. Caulaineourt,
overnor of t in- Emperor’s Pages, advan-
ed at the head of the 5th regiment of
uirassiers, overthrew every thing and
entered the redoubt on lhe left by its
Prom iliis moment there was no
longer any uncertainty. I'he battle was
aim'd. He turned upon the enemy the
l pieees of cannon widen were found in
tin- redoubt. Count Uuiiluincourl, who
ad distinguished himself iu this fine
barge, lias terminated his career, lie
fell dead, struck by a bullet—a glorious
death, and worthy lobe envied.
It was now two in the afternoon , the
enemy had Inst all hope ; the buttle was
ended, the cannonade still continued;
the enemy fought fur .etreat aiul safety,
but no longer for victory.
The loss of the enemy is enormous $
from 12 to 13,000 men, and from 8 to
9,000 Russian horses, have been counted
on the field of battle; 60 pieees of can
non and 5,000 prisoners have remained in
power.
We have had 2,500 killed, and thrice
1 Lilt niimhnr wounded. Our total loss may
be estimated at 10,000 men ; that ofthe
enemy at from 40 to 50,000. Never was
there seen such a held of battle. Gut oi
six dead bodies, there were five ussiaiis
for one Frenchman. Forty Russian Gen
erals were killed, wounded, or taken.—
Gen. Bragation was wounded.
We have losttheGen. ol Division Mont
brim, killed by a cannon hall ; General
Count Uaulineonrt, who was sent, to oe
copy his place, was killed by a shot ol
the same kind, an hour afterwards
The Generals of brigade Compere
Pladzdnno, Marion, and lliiart, were
killed; seven or eight Generals (vere
■rounded,the most id them slightly. The
Prince of Kckmuhil lias received no iujii
i*y. The French troops covered then
si lvrs with glory, amt displayed their
great superiority to the Russian troops.
Such, in a few words, is a sketch of
the battle of Moskwa, foiiglitafew league
in the rear ol* Nlojaisk, and 25 leagu.
from Moscow-; near the little river Mo,.,
wa. We tired 0O,uoo cannon shut, whi
are nlrl-udy replaced by the arrival of 800
artillery curls, which passed Smolensk
previous to the battle. All the woods and
villages from the field of battle to Hi
place are covered w ith dead and wound
ed YYe have found here 3,000 killed oi
amputated Russians. A number of Gen
erals mid Colonels are prisoners
The Emperor was never exposed ; lie
(her the foot nor the horse guard we
engaged, or lost a single mati. The vie
lory was never uncertain. Had the ene
my, w hen driven from his entrenchment
nut endeavored to retake them, our loss
woold have beeti greater than his; hut lie
destroyed hi* army by keeping it, from
8 o'clock till J, undei the fire of our hat
leries, and in obstinately attempting to re
gain that which was lost. This was the
cause of this immense loss.
Every one distinguished hitnself. The
iving of Naples ami the Duke of Elchin
gen were peculiarly conspicuous
The artillery & particularly that of the
guards surpassed itself. The actions
which htn<* rendered the day illustri
ous shall he made, known in detailed re
ports.
Monsieur Bishop of , the passage
of the Niemen of the flwiua, lhe Borvu*
theues, the combats ofMolow, >>f the Di-
nusa, of Polosk, of Ustrovno, ol* Sum--
lensk, and, iu fine the buttle of Moskwa,
furnish so many respective reasons for ad
dressing thunks to the God of Armies;
our will therefore is, that on receiving the
present letter, you concert measure! with
those to whom it of right belongs. As
semble my people in the churches to ehaunt
prayers, conformably to the usage ofthe
Church in similar circumstances. This
letter having no other object. I pray God
to have you in his holy keeping.
“ From nurlinperial quarters at Mo-
jnisk, the 12th or September, 1812.
By the Emperor,
[Signed] “ NAPOLEON.
The Minister Secretary of State.
[Signed] “ DARU.”
From the London Statesman of Sept. 30.
In looking at the extent and situation cf
Spain, it was some years baek said to con
tain 150,703 square miles, with 68 inha
bitants on each, which gives a total popu
lation of 12,703,638. In such a country
as Spain, it is n» easy task to believe,
that tlie French [with so eoniparitively
small a force] could iu so short a time as
they did overrun, against the will ofthe
people, So many provinces, aided as they
ere by such powerful allies as Great
Britain and Portugal The truth must
1 lint the Spaniards themselves were ti
red ofthe sight of inquizitorial tortures &
tortious ; hence arises the aputhy so
much complained of here and in Sp tin,
and which must account for the tr vial
number ofSpaniards that fell in the con
test at Salamanca. In reviewing the dif
ferent motives that influence the contend
ing parties in the Peninsula, it will ap
pear to every thinking mind, that iu spite
of tiie representations of our ministers, the
English are nutoriniisly fighting for th&
purpose of creating a diversion against
the French, and w itii a primary view to iu-
roduee their trade commerce, and co
lonial produce ou the continent of Eu
rope.
Should they succeed, time will shew
what great benefit ali this will be to the
hulk ofthe Spanish people. 'I’he Clergy
»i‘ Spat i, & tue <r i id .-os. are ex r sins;
all their influence, in order to regain in- ir
former authority and estates, are ulti
mately to restore all their nutient arbitra
ry system iu its piistiuc state; the paMsuf
ferings of their peasants will answer tho
iiqmry, w luil the people at large are to
expect, should the Spanish nobles finally
obtain their eu -s ? Experience has often
proved, that it bus long been the views
and intent i ns ofthe French government
to crumble into dust the tottering remains
of the old corrupt governments of Europe,
and their incursions into Spam is only a
part of their adopted policy — Ati thoso
motives can have little effect on the in
clinations of tue Spaniard* at large. Dis
appointed from evt-ry quarter, in receiv
ing any permanent good at present, and
too much Vi eakeneil liy the conduct of their
own government and their i alamiliei. to
muke any effectual resistai ce, they stand
like men iu dispair, pnssiv iy looking on
the struggles ofthe contending parties, se
cretly w ishing those most successful, from
whom they have reason to expect to de
rive the greatest benefit.
Tiie most ardent English zealot in tho
Spanish cause must acknowledge that tho
inqiuisition of Spain is a tribunal in itself
disgraceful to human nature, and yet wo
are well informed, if the plendid achieve
ments of tiie marquis of W ellington and bin
gallant follower*should he crowned with
complete success, and the French finally
expelled from that kingdom, the burning;
patriotic friends of lord king Lon Ferdi
nand the seventh, does not intend to abro
gate this heinous law. I uin led to those
reflections more particularly by observing
an insinuation thrown out ill an answer to
some person’s address in which it is sta
ted, “ that all .icscriptioiisofliis majesty’s
subjects have displayed such exultation,
in consequence of recent splendid events,
as fully manifests the iinportaii.-e attach
ed, by the people of this country, to a cause
which equally involves the independence
ofthe Peniusiiia, and the best interests oi*
the United Kingdom.” In tender coiisL
deration of the sufferings of Jews and He
retics, it is to be hoped that the couiicitu
if Hie Britannnlc iieg-n do not seri
ously intend l enable these most Uatlio-
lic gentry to practise their old mischief.—
if they do, it is a plan not at all likely to
succeed, and the sooner there is an end
put to the scheme, the belter. British
Idood, British treasure, and British valor,
should never have been spent iu such a
cause—it id a waste oitheni all for u pur
pose so unwise iu iUelt that it never cau
be justified. The best interest ofthe U-
nited Kingdom is to husband its resour
ces, to feed its famished multitudes, to
deliver out the bread which the bounty
of Heaven has bestowed on the laud, to
satisfy the hunger of ehe craving people—
to give among them the treasures which
their industry has earned, in order to sa
tisfy the wants ofthe distressed—to ame
liorate and soften the conditions of tho
C eople—to reform the Parliament, to a-
nlish sinecures, to he less liberal in dis
tributing their money and the horrors of
war amoug the inhabitants of unhappy
Europe ; and to endeavor, by every lau
dable and praise-worthy measure to re
store the blessings of peace. These, in
deed, really are the best iutercsts ol* tho
U nited Kingdom.
Those who may have lieai'd of the eon-
duel of one «l‘ the 'late kings o: Pm»ia, <rT