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met the advanced guard of gen.
Savory, who commanded the
5 th corps.
On the If)'h, at the break of
day, general Gazan with a part
of ids division, made
i .vem- ‘ upon the advanced
gw’fd. At nine in the morning
he ift-t Ke tnerr.y, on die load
>o Novog'.od, attafcced de
feated, and put him to
rout. Hut at the same moment
the enemy attacked Ostrolenka,
by the left Hank. General Cam
pana, with a brigade of the di
vision of Gen. Gazan, and Gen.
Ruffin, with a brigade nf the di
vision of gen. Oudinot, defend
ed that small town. General Sa
v try rent thither the genetal of
division Reille,jlii.el of the army.
The Russian infantry in several ;
columns, endeavoured to carry j
the town. ‘ The enemy was suf
fered to advance half the length
of the streets, when he was ,
marched against and charged; j
he was three times cut down &
left the streets covered with
dead. The loss of the enemy
was so great, that he abandoned
the town, and took a position
behind the sunyl hills which co
ver it.
‘1 he divisions of generals Sa
chet and Oudinot advanced; at
r.oon the heads of their columns
arrived at Ostrolenka. General
Savory drew up his little army
in the Following manner —Gen.
Oudinot commanded the left in
two lines; general Sachet the j
centre; and general Kellie, com- i
manding a brigade of the division j
of Gazan formed the right -He j
covered himself with all his ar
tillery and marched against the
ene.mv. The intrepid general ;
Oudinot put ‘himself at the head
ol the cavalry, made tl success
ful charge and cut in pieces the I
Cossacks of the rear guard of
the enemy. The ftre was very
brisk; the enemy gave way on ,
ajl sides, and was followed fight- \
ing during thtee leagues.
The next day the enemy was
pursued several leagues, but j
without being perceived. His I
cavalry had retreated the whole j
night. Gen. Suwatrow, and se- J
Vet al other officers of the enemy j
are among the slain. The ene
my has abanypped a great num
ber ot wouneff-., i2OO have been ,
taken on the field and more are
bringing in every instant. Se
ven pieces ot cannon and two >
standards are the trophies of this ‘•
victory. Th<v enemy has left 1
1300 dead on trie field of battle, j
On our side we have had sixty
men killed, and from four to five
hundred wounded. But a loss
most sensibly felt is that of the
general of brigade Cumpana,
who was an officer of great merit
and promises; he was born in
the department of Marengo.—
dhe empetor inti been much
grieved at his lias. I lie 103(1
regiment • dbt.nguished itstli
particularly in Utis affair.—
Among the wounded is Colonel of
A l liiiciy Nout tit.
J'hc empetor has ordered the
■fildt corps to go itvo winter
quarters. she tiiu.v is dreadful. .
The season wifi not permit any
thing great to be achieved; it
is that of repose. Hie enemy
first brake up horn Ins quarters;
he tuts repented it.
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TUHKI'A, tebritafyy 13.
A corps of Tutkilh troops
palled the Danube itt the be*
ginning of January, and took
poll in the environs of Salif
ttia, where ti'ey have been
joined by rt-inlot cements from
all quartets. The Ruffians in
Moldavia and Waliathia have
not extended them,elves any
further. Much uncertainty
reigns in their movements, and ;
slowness in their operations. :
General M ichelton, there is no
doubt, did not expect a decla- j
ration of war from the Porte, !
and the energetic measures |
that have followed. On the
otite’’ hand, his plan has been i
deranged by the rctrogade
movement of General Efien.
Thus it appears that notliing
of consequence can be expefct
ed before luring, when all the
Turkish troops fiotn Alia
will have arrived upon the
borders of the Danube. M.
Italinfki, having arrived at
Smyrna, embarked on board
a vt-fie! with the Ruffian Con
sul at that port. It is thought
that they have failed for Cor’
fu.
The Porte having demand
ed of the Englilh Amballador,
what part his court would take
in case of a rupture between
the Porte and RufTia, the Mi
niller answered, that England
would remain neutral, provid
ed the Porte did not form any
connection to aft in concert
■with Fiance.
Co'NfTANTTNSPI.r, J 1
It is known, that a Russian
corps of 10,000 men is at Bucha
rest, and is preparing to attack
Giurgevo, which is situated on
the other side of the Danube, op
posite iiuzink. The fortress has
been put in the best state of Je -
fence.
Pehlivan Aga has distinguish
ed himself against the Russians,
rear Ismael ; he defeated a corps
of 3000 men, and has sent here
250 heads and 500 prisoners—
L Abei'lle du Nord.
January 25.
Much has been said of n frtii't-
F.•; attempt of the Russians to
obtain possession of the fortress
of Istnael ; and it is reported
that the Russian commanding
officer summoned the command’
ant to open the gates. A report
is also, current, that the garrison
made a successful sortie, and
took about 1000 prisoners : a
inong whom was a general. But
as no prisoners have vet arrived,
the report of that victory seems
to i) C without foundation.
No certain intelligence has yet
been received whether Piince
Ypsilanti, on his return to Bu
charest, caused himself to be
proclaimed king of Waßachia,
Moldavia and Besserabia, the
confirmation of that intelligence
is therefore daily expected.
As to the number of Russian
troops which have occupied the
said provinces, it seems to be
much exaggerated. According
to a more probable account, the
corps which has actually pene
trated into tite Turkish domini
ons does not exceed 30,000 men
while an army of more than 80,
000 strong has halted on the
lift banks oi the Dneister.
The Turkish squadron, which
is stationed off Bajoukdera,where
new batttems have al o been e
rected, is daily increasing. It
consists air. ady of thitty sail,
eight of which .ire ships of the
line. ‘1 he Porte lias also de
manded of the three governments
of Batbarv, succours of thirty
ships of war.
i he English line of battle shi p
Canopus, which took the Russi
an ambassador prince Italinski
| as far as the Dardanelles, h-s
j the; e come to an anchor. The
prince went afterwards on board
a ftigate belonging to the same
’ squadron, S< pioceeded to Malta
; —Hamburgh Ccnuesfi. March 0.
1 lie Manifesto of the.Foite a
gainst Russia we published here
on the 6dt Hist. It states a num-
I ber of grievances which it h s
: experienced from Russia for se_
vet a! years past. It begins with
j ~;e petiod ol the possession of
; the Ctimen and the proviate of
| Georgia, and comes down to the
recent occnpaticn of Moldavia
and \\ alla.dua by general Mich
eUon. It observes, that in con
sequence of tiie.e unworthy pro
ceedings on the part of Russia,
every Mussulman is called upon
by his religion and his civil du
ties, to avenge himself upon a
faithless enemy, and concludes
vvith.cnai g ;ig be court ot Rus
sia with the responsibility lor all
the that may bo shed on
this occasion.—A copy ct this
manifesto has been presented to
all the foreign ministeis residing
at Constantinople.
LONDON, February 28.
Letters rereived at Ply*
i mouth, dated in December lall,
j from our fleet in the Darda
nelles, give the following inter
est ing particulars of the Hate of
affairs at that period in Tur
key :—The Canopus Eighty -
Four, Rear-Admiral Louis;
the Endymion 44, and ano’
ther frigate, are Rationed di
rectly oppofiitethe Grand Sig
nior’s Seraglio, or Palace.
The Thunderer 74, and Siartd-
I ard 64, and two frigates, are
| anchored to command the paf
| Cage of the Dardanelles. A
: few days before these letters
j came away, a Ruffian frigate
I from the Mediterranean palled
! the Dardanelles, without rno
! legation- from the Turkish bat
j teries ; but Sebafliani, the in’
‘ triguing Ainbalfador from
France to the Ottoman Porte,
made a violent remonßrance
at this frigate pairing the Dar
■ dandies; but could get no re r
dress, as our Envoy Mr. Ar
buthnot, gave iri a representa
tion or the Oulinefs, and placed
in its proper point of view, to
the fatisfaftion of the Turkish
Government. There are 20
lail of the line and 15 frigates
in the arsenal, but not five of
them half manned. Onr ships
are all in high order and disci*
plinc. The Turks treat our
people with the gteatefl civili*
ty & attention. Refrefhments
of all kinds are sent on board
our men ot war. Our gab
larit Admiral and his officers,
and the captains and officers
of the other Britilh men of
war, frequently dine on fhote
with Mr. Arbuthnot.
The Resistance frigate, capt.
Adam, from, the Weft-lndtcs,
is airived at Portsmouth, hav
ing on board upwat ds of four
millions of dollars, which lhe
brought from Vera Cruz, by
permiHion from the British and
Spanilh governments.
March 4.
A kind of Ecclesiastical
Manifefto again!! Bonaparte,
has been read in all the church
es throughout Ruflia. In this
paper, the Usurper is denoun
ced as an enemy, as well of
the Religion of Christ, as of
all legitimate Sovereigns, and
civilized States. The grounds
of denunciation afford nothing
O
novel, except the following
pa flage :
“ And now, to complete
the outrages wait which he has
overwhelmed the Church, he
has called into France the
Synagogues; he has ordered
public honor to be shewn to
the Jewish Rabbis ; he has ef
tabhlhed the Grand Hebrew
ifh Sanhedrim, this infamous
tiiouiui, who of old tunes,
dared condemn to the agony
e s the Cross, our Saviour Je’
bus Chriit ; he now drives to
reunite the Jews, whom the
wrath of God has dispersed o*
ver the face of the earth, to
arm their rage again It the
Christian Church ; and, to Mil
up the meafurc of his iniquities
by an impiety which lurpab
Its all others, to get himlelf
acknowledged as the Melfiah
expected by this proferibed
people.”
The letters from St. Peters
burg, give a molt fatisfaftory
account of the Ipirit which per
vades the whole of the Ruffian
Empire. All the officers who
had retired upon half-pay.
have been recalled to the ser
vice, and are employed ac
cording to their age and capa
city. The er.thufiafrn is only
to be equalled by what pre
vailed in this country when
we were threatened with irtva
fion. All ranks of people
have manifelled the greatell
! alacrity in contributing to the
I support of the exigencies cf
1 the Hate Among these, the
I English merchants residing at
1 St. Peterfburgh, have not been
! the leaf! clillinguilhed.
March 18.
j Humoured Change —A consi
j derable degree of anxiety has
prevailed in the public mind, in
consequence of the reports uni
versally prevalent of an inlenti
: on of removing the present ini
i nisiers. We should most tx
tremely lament such an event,
which, without incurring the
stigma of partiality, we believe
is universally considered asa most j
serious national calamity!
We have already prepared the
public for this event, with respect
to the grounds upon which it is
likely to take place; hut we can
confidently affirm, that ithas not
arisen, and will not arise, from
the resignation ol the present mi
nisters.
The transactions which have
taken place, have not yet been
stated to the public from any au
thority; but lord Ho wick’s speech
appears to promise such an ex
planation of them in future as is
consistent with that character h
openness which has distinguish- j
ed all the measures of the pre- j
sent administration. What we !
ean venture confidently to assert, \
is, that a considerable dispositi- j
on had been shewn on their parts J
to make concessions, which no
thing could have justified but a
desire to shew all possible defe
rence to the opinions and feel
ings supposed to prevail in a cer
tain quarter, as soon as those o
pinions and feelings came to be
distinctly understood; bat that,
after this had been done, they
found themselves required td
enter into new pledges as to their j
future conduct—under all posst*
j ble circumstances-pledges which
| had not been proposed to them, j
or even hinted at, on the first !
formation of the government, vnd :
which at no time could be given
by any public man, without a
dereliction of his duty, and asa”
crifice, possibly 7 , of the very ex
istence ot the country!
This proposal has, as we un
derstand, been respectfully de
clined; and it row remains to be
seen under these circumstances
what conduct will be recommen-
those whose advice is sup.
posed to be listened to on the pre
sent occasion,
March 19.
Change of Ministry..
We believe we may con
gratulate the country and the
( empire on the cettainty of an
1 immediate change in the
j councils of h ; s Majclly.—
I with lb much vain, indecent
| boail of talent, no let of men
; certainly .ever proved more
\ imbecile in administration, or
j more incompetent, with
j perhaps a lolitary exception
to the due exercise of their re-
J fpeftive lituations—ln exprel
’ ling our lincere fatisfaftion on
; this 4 occafton, we are therefore
per I traded that the feelings to
which we find it impollible not
to give full exprellion, are in
pet left unilon with thole of
i the public, who, with us, mull
; have viewed, not only with
1 disapprobation, but with dtL
gull, the whole of the weak be
mifehievous career of thole
whom we may now Ryle his
Majelty’s late Minißers; for
; we are well allured, that no
j longer polfeffing the conli
f dcnce of their mlnked fove
-1 reign, they retain tbeii refpec
! tivefeals ofollice, only until his
j Majefly (hall have f, -
die necessary arrangements V
refpeft to the appointment n f
their fuccefTors.
On the breaking up 0 f iA
Council yeßerday afiernocpl
lord Ilowick went to the ft, ,1’
of Commons, and put 0
die the second reading 0 f V„,
Catholic Bill, which was ih e
immediate objeft’ of difference
between his Majesty and fn
Cabinet. Ilis Lordlhips no
tification upon this fuhjctt w a -.
deemed a fufficient itui :nat j on
of the result of the dif pu!e .
i and luch was the feeling 0 f ao ’
| probation \y t i,.
| Houle in refpeft to the' firm
| and dignified condtift of the
j Sovereign, that ‘He Simple I
| Contrast Debts Hi!!, w hi c h
| was infome refpeft conlid er .
ed a Minißerial nteafure, wa s
loR on a division, by a nu.
jority of 22, the number he.
ing 47 for the meafurc, C 9
aga in It it. This circumstance
man i felt ing, as it does, the
sense of the house at so parti
cular a juncture, augurs molt
favorably to the new arratwe
ments; and it is already urr
derftood. that here will be no
necellity for dilfolving the
Parliament.
The whole of the prcfmt
Cabinet, not even excepiiinr
lord Sidmouih, retires; and
report fays, that the Piince of
Wales approves of the prowl
ed arrangements, and wiilojve
the new miniltry his c J,
support. Lord Caltle
and fome other Nob!err, y\
Gentlemen visited the du
Pot” land yefteiday aftc.; I
at Burlington House. .no;ill
Spencer came to town yei-rl
day from Northampton, 1 1
consequence of the recent I
currences, ■
Morning Pol, M
The next neenunts from ti l
continent will probabiv inform tl
of the retreat of the French, mil
that the Russinns continue to\tl
noy them. That system of
; fare must finally prevail. m
Saturday we received Duicil
j and French papers by the fimeril
j can ship Medford, arrived inthl
river from Rotterdam, whit*
have famished us with some -I
tides of importance. S
The Austrian army in G'ul'Q|
comprises upwards ot 10'),On®
1 men ; arid the frontiers of ill 0!
1 ravia and Bohemia are cA"' l ' £ l
! with troops, who have cutoff -I
j communication with Saxnnv, f|
j lesia, &c. The export ot P r J
J visions to the French armv iH
( Poland, has been discontinusiß
! and some Jewish .Me.chants 7: l
1 others by whom it vqs cinil
; on, have been arrested and s; |
j in chains for trial. ‘I his meaniil
! is stated to have been actcptcujl
j a strong remonstrance !rom S
Russian minister. I
‘l’he Austrians are collect..®
a stteng corps on the Havana®
frontiers, under the ordos ®
one of the Arc hdukcr. I
All officers in the Aa'tn®
service on leave of absence, 7®
have received orders to join a>®
respective corps. ■
1 Although the French I
succeeded in restoring tranq Jl ®
ty in Hersia, insurrections I
I pear to have broken out in ‘ 3 ®
ous other parts ol Ge:r...t c ®
which cannot lail to crnba rr3 ®
Bonaparte,either it) exposin 0 ®
supplies from France to rlang e ®
or in requiring, lor their p 1
tion a greater lorce than, tn ■
present circumstances, h f _ r ‘"'®
ford for such service. ’ ‘ /H
via and the Banks of the ‘t 3 ®
are in the hands of t:)C
gents ; and in Weimar. G H
Coburg, and most ol the r.- ; ®
boring Duchies, an extern ■
organised system ol jcvc-K . ■
vails* 1 I^l
A lct:tr has been H