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Cathcart were received,
'which from the events they
officially communicate,
leave no doubt of the tTuth
*of our private intelligence
so far at least as regards the
entrance of the Ruffians in
to Koffgiberg and Memel,
in tur-c to allow of the
tramaiff on of au account
/ of thde events in the due
coO*fc to that part of the
coaffof the Continent, from 1
which it reached Hcli
.td oa the 14th-inst. —
Tiir of Lord
Cathcart will he 'published
in r.i Extra Gcaetic in the
course of this imonißg.- I
I lin:aedixtdy
rival, the f;iJowinj bulletin i
ol their ctv.rc as was ye*-<
• terday afternoon iifucA fr#m <
the foreign office : (
“ j
“ Account from Z.*rd i
Cathcaic havc'Men received,
dated Petcrsourg Deccm-,
bcr2i. ,
l * The accounts from the<
Ruffian Armies come down
to the 25th uh.
“ Counts Wiitgenficinj
and Plctoff had palled thro’t
Kowoo, towards Til lit- >
** The enemy were driven i
from Kowno, with the iolsc
of 21 cannon, and 6000 pri-j;
(m itrs, and the remainder 1
of the corps dispelled. J
44 Admiral Tichichtgoft a
had marched on Gbezno.g
atid had cleared both banks t
of the river. c
41 Gen. Tormazoff meved a
on Grodno, where col.}
Davidoff eftaldilhed him-a
fell on the 20th* 1
The Aullrians are re- 0
tiring, and gen. Sachen t
was following the retreat}
of the Andrians through;
blonim, and exposed to be .
at Ruzana on the 24th. j
‘‘Great Magazines havet
been taken iu all ttie towns'!
on the N iemen. | v
“It was reported that
another body cf Priifiiansc
had laid down their arms > f
ar.d that i\iurlhail Macdon- (
aid intended to retire hv|j
'1 illit, so there were hopes!-
•f cutting him off. !j
“ The Prufiian peafantsj
Jciil the French (Iraggleisf
wherever they meet them.| (
A new levy of 300,000 *
men to be completed in a',
month, has been ordered j
in Ruliia so that the augJ
of rhe victorious!
rr.uy will more than over-'
bd<nk;<“ , t!if- forced confcrip
lion of the enemy. One
half of tkcßufiim levy is
so be at 4lie dlfpofal of a
foreign power—oweden o.j
Prussia, iu r!ie mean time,!
i v lam to bo going to I3ers -i
law m Silrsh, v .;ii a corps!
. of 5000 men.
H| Marat is faidto have arrived
W ivh in, gund
»army, confining ol 13,000;
y men.
, St. Petersburg, Dec. 19.
1 An Ukale was issued a
5 few days ago ordering a
enew levy to be completed
-in one month from this day'
,of eigLt men out of every
: 500 fit for service. It isj
! calculated that thir will)
produce 3*0,000, The
provinces which have fuf-!
'fered the fill campaign are :
exempted.
The emperor set oat lass
flight for Wilnn
Stockheh.i, Jan. 2*
We have accounts he-e'i
that the Andrian corpa it ;
[haftening back to AuftriUnp
Gaflicia. It i i fuppofedf
Macdonald will be able to!
effect his retreat frofljj
Courland. By intelligence 1 ,
from Rufiia me are infor-!i
med that Wittgenstein wa9|
manoeuvring to cut off!
Macdonald, tad he had al-j
ready made 12,000 prison- 4
erg.
Copenhagen, Jan. 6:
YVe arc here without any ,
pclitive intelligence reflec
ting the grand army, but if
we may credit reports from
Pofen of the 18th ult. it was'
completely ddlrcyed in a'
general battle fought on the
13th of December with tht!
Ruffians near Kowno, when,
as it is (aid, all the ma
gazines were buried ; Vic-f
tor’s corps, with hitnfelf c
capitulated ; also Macdon •
aid, together with all the v
Prussians and many gener- j
ds. The fame report
fiates, that many generak
the firfl note have paffeci 1
through Pofen 5c the neigh
boring towns alone, and -
incognitio, upon post horles r
—among others, Baffano,’
Murat, Lcfebvrc, 6cc 6cc ;j c
two Polish generals of the;,
firft consideration wero
woundtd, and in (hort re- 1
presents the effimated loft
of the grand at 300,- e
000 men, 165 pieces of*
cannon, all their cavalry, J
baggage See. and add that
alter the battle no such ar-!
my any longer exilted ; a?
the loldiers refuted to fight
any longer—some officer;
only attempted to escape.
Ttliir, with the magazinei
which were saved from the
flames were taken.
I *'
! MSI or AC rs.
Paired ai the lecorid lefiion o
ihe iweilih
An to Buthotiic the trans- »
no'tatuxi of certain documcm>
bee of pofluge :<
| An act incteafinjt ihe pay ol i
I lon.coiiimiUioued oliicerk, in 11
‘•ici-Mis, privates -and o heis o
|theat«ny,& loromer puipolc,.
j An act ui*klii£ a|i appJOpiu
;V-»n (ociefiay iti'* ixpcnces
aifiea unde, an et.otled “an
-a *e a... .10 •1 w 1. u. itclii*.JiV;
• . A 1 »J*i>
►’from th 6 militia of the U'f&ed
Statesand the aft entitled
*• an aft for calling forth the
L militia to execute the laws of
jthe Union, suppress infurrefti
. ons and tepel iavafiorts, and to,
irepeal the *fts now in force for
Hhofe faffed the zßth
r ,d*y of FebrtraTy 1795”
f ! An sft concerrriw« the diftrift
(and territorial judges of th» U.
'State* v
I An k 3 direfting the Secreta
ry of the Trealury to reiftit
fines, and penalties,j
in certain c* tfk 4
.\.i aft to K ueafa the Naty of
'u-j United S.atea
An approving of the rfc,
jf.ort of the comtftiflioners
!f jd by the Secretary at war,
Ito akertam Vid fettle the exte
rior lihfc of the public V. -d a,
Weft Point), in tk*. Jate of New
York fr%
An aft authorifitrg tha Ft est i
dent of the United states to ef
taoufh post routs in cafe*, i
An aft providing fbr Navy
pensions in certain cates. i
An att moking cemin pattia)
appropriations for the year dot <
houfand eight bundled and <
thirt ten
at aft in addition to the aft 1
concerning letters of Margue,
prizes and prize goods <
ah act fuppleuieruary to the
aft, entitled “ an att for the 1
more perfect organization of the
army of the United Stares 1
ah aft in addition to an aft,.
entitled M an act to rsrife an ad* ]
ditional military fotcc,” and for
other purposes a
ao act authoriOng the admis- f
Hon, under certain circumftaijM
ces, of veflels ow ned by citizens *
of ‘he United dates of America, j
with their caigoes from British
jorts beyond tire Cape of Good
Hone <
xn act regulating ptnfioni to <
leifons on hoard private armed 1
■hips 1
* . 1
An act concerning certain,
Haim* in the ciiitrict of Viocin* j
ne» j
ai act to raise ten additional!
companies of Rangers
as aet for the relief of John*
Bmnion ' j 4
An act for the relief of thr'j
Bible lociety of Philadelphia l|
An act giving the right of pre-,1
empiion in the purehafe of la> dv
to certain fettlcrs in the Illinois'
<1
tcrnotry I
Ai act to authorife and ern'j,
power the President and man,«
ageisofthe Washington Turn.l
>ike Company of the (late of<
ilarviand, when organized, to <
:xtend and make their Turn- (
nke to or from Geoigetown in
he diftnct of Columbia, thro’ (
aid dilUict to the line thereof.
\r» act better to provide lot the j
tipplies of the United States}
•»nj for the accountability of<
oerfons enuuflcd with the famfc. '
An act giv’ng further :tme to.
P'irchafcrs of public land to 1
complete their payments
An act atithoi iling the dis.
[charge of Daniel Upd.kc frt»\T. 1
hit imprisonment
am act to: the iclicfuf Susan.
tab Wiley
At act foi the cp
teamen on boa d the private an l
public armed veflels of the Un:
ted (late*
! a 1 tv. Jo continue to Tom
I for a limited time, the fir ft fee
i tion of the act. emit ed M an act
t further to protect the commerce
f and Teamen of the U. States a
- gain ft the Barbary powers
>, ah act rewarding the officer?
rarjd crow of the Frigate Con
1 ftitudoa, and the crew of the
Wasp.
au act further to prolong the
continuance of the Mint at Phi.
ladelphia.
ar aft giving further time for
re ,i(teeing claims to lands in
,jthe eaftvrn and weftern districts
■sis the territory of Orleans, aow
fate of Lowiftwao.
a>i set reding iu the President
of tie United states th« powerl
of retaliation j
ah act for the relief of John 1
Dixon and John Murray.
An act for the relief of Reuben’
ft tf tr ti
t
Ab act to ilhpofe a doty on the 1
importation of iron wire
ah act to establish certain pod
rs ads in the hate of Louisiana. (
ah act for the relief of Royal*
Convetce.
a* act aathorifing the ifTuing
of treafary notes, for the icrvice
of the year 1813,
a:i act to alter tne time for the,
next meeting of Congief*.
au act directing the fecrc‘ary
of the Trealury to remit ccitaint
Fine*, penalties and fatten un*#’
therein mentioned.
An act auihorifing the appoint
raent of addidonal office** m
?he respective Territories ©f the
United states.
ah act making provision for an
additional number of General of
ficers. '
An act in addition to act repain
ting the Post <2l :o establishment i !
Aa act for the relief of John Red
field jun.
a‘i act to encourage vaccination,
ah act supplementary «o »n He:
redded “ an act to provide for
calling forth the militia to execate
the laws, suppies* insurrections A
repel iavasiun*-” sad to repeal the
act now in foroe for those porpo
sex, and ts increase the pay of vo
kintver and militia corps,
i Aa act tor the relief of Jared
,Sha*t*ck.
An act agdiorising a loan for a
anus rot egret-ding tixteca aiiHi
ons of dollars.
R esoUtir.o, relative to the bril
liant achievements of Captaios
!lfutl, Doeature, Jones, and Lieut.
LUiott.
An act making appropriations for
the 'support o! the Navy of the
United Sta’es for 1813.
An act making appropriations for
[thv support of the army t.f the U.
States lor 1813.
! An act giving farther time for
delivering ‘lw evidence in support 1
ol claim'io land in the Missouri
'Territory, £p*c.
1 •*
An act declaring the consent o(:
•f’ongress lo an aci of the Lcguia
twn* of Gcorgin, Ate.
A t act for 1 he reiivfof Ingraham.
( Piioei>ix, and Nix »n*
au act authorising the secretary
,<»f the T leavoi y to cause lo be usu.
ed new cvriificates of r< g«»irv
Auscttoalicr the time of hold*
i th* district courts cf N. Yoik
».)d Masvachoaetts.
Resolution Huthorisitry tne P»e.
'’(lent to caute to be prepared and
laid btfore Congress, a »*.»tiinof
Discipline lot tnr
•' wfi# the a u*) » •<! Miluia of uit,
S at^a.
act soaking appropriations
Tor altera ions and icp«ira in the
Capitol.
a > «tci s' p lemcmarv to the act
• (or mcreu'.ug .f*< Navy ol ill*'
Uniitii ). ••et*.”
An act to encourage the drst M , r
t tiou as aro,«(l veistli of tke enemv
r »« «*»« of the United States.
Keaolution of thmk» to the <f*
ficers and cr«w ot the Constitution
tor the victory over the Java.
’ ao act for the organiratinn 0 f
the staff of the army of the United
: state*.
An act for the relief of Lamia
. Chacharie.
An act for the relief of the heir*
' of Samuel Lapsley, deceased.
An act far the relief of Washia*.
ton Lee.
FROM NORFOLK.
Richmond March 9.
An express arrived to the
jGovernor on Saturday eve
ning. It Rates the enemy’s
Tores in the Bay at four
‘74’s ; 5 frigates and 17
Tmaller vcffcls ; but fomt
of the latter may be prizes.
Gen, Taylor is discharging
his duties with alacrity ;
he is mounting several pie
ces nf artillery, and drtwing
trenches on the land fide.—
Near three hundred of our
troops have the spade and
pike-axe in their hands.
The following statement
is lent up; taken from the
( lips of C*pt. Stone—Gen:
jTaylor l»'eaks of Stone in
the highclf terms :
He left Bermuda 6th Feb:
in the fchr. Independence,
bound to North Carolina;
landed near Cape Charles;
has been in Bermuda since
the 1 ith Dec.
The whole naval force es
jGrcat Britain at Bermuda
{or on the American station,
conlifts of the St. Domin
go, Admiral Warren, 74;
Poicticrs, Bercsford, 74;
Dragon. 74 ; Marlborough,
Admiral Cockburn, 2d in
command, 74; Ramilies,
Sir T. Hardy, 74; Vi&ori- .
ous, the captain who com
manded the Lcander fomc I
time ago on this coast, 1
74 Twelve frigates I
viz Maidftcne, Statira, Bel- I
vidcia,Eolous, Acalla, Lao- 1
niton, Cleopatra, Miner- 1
va, and four, names not, I
known—l 2 Hoops of war!
6 lharp captured priva I
teers, one to attend each!
74 av a tender, and whicll
are intended to cruize in ourM
bays and rivers. K
The lour last named 74’#
and 2 frigates we. e in Ber-1
inuda, the 2 last having a. J
rived from England
8 days before captain S. L®
led—The two lhips °I
the line which lafi ar li v
are loaded with bttnbs , roc &
ets % 6cc. as laid by «P Ml §
Blake who was apnfoncr o|,
board, and who is known ®.
|Capt. S. to be a rtipecWl
• and a man ot truth. B
; Admiral Warren f* lt WJ
s for the American coast car| }
-•or in the middle ot J‘^ nllJ |
having on board bom J2 m 1
1 rockets, taken in '
mu da. He Ml*l wlt l}