Jun. 9. General Count Wittgenstein reports, under date Jan. 7, in completion of his former statement, concerning the taking of the city of Konigsberg, that the Enemy were driven out of that city by the four regiments of Cossacks, under the command of Col. Riedeger.· They had observed the Enemy's movements from the commencement of the evening, aud, notwithstanding the darkness of the night, took advantage of every step he made for his retreat. On the 4th Jan. at two o'clock after midnight, Col. Riedeger, with the Cossacks before mentioned, pushed vigorously forward, and, after an obstinate fire of musketry, entered on the enemy's shoulders into the City, in which about 1300 men were made prisoners. The celerity with which our troops forced their way into the city, obliged the Enemy, besides this, to leave about 8000 of his exhausted troops behind him, and to sink about 30 pieces of artillery, with the cartridge boxes, which belonged to the besieging train that was in Courland, and which the inhabitants are now employed in getting out. After taking possession of the city, Col. Riedeger again set out with the aforesaid cavalry, without making the least delay, in pursuit of the enemy. In the course of our pursuit of the Enemy from Tilsit to Konigsberg, and after taking possession of the city, he has lost 51 pieces of cannon in the whole. Adj.-gen. Wasseltchekow states, under date Jan. 5, that the Austrian troops, after strengthening their advanced posts, had drawn themselves towards Warsaw. -The Report of the military operations, from the 30th Dec. to Jan. 4, transmitted by the Prince Smolensko, contains, amidst some unimportant matter, the following passages:—

Our troops entered Memel, on the 27th Dec. We there found 200 sick, and about 100 of our prisoners. We seized on three, armed sloops of the French flotilla, aud in the harbour we likewise took six sloops belonging to the Prussian flotilla, with 30 guns; 31 vessels belonging to different nations; and a considerable quantity of colonial produce, imported by the French. In the town was found five pieces of cannon, &c. The magazines contain large quantities of all kinds of corn and of brandy. The head-quarters of his Imperial Majesty, and of the Marshal, continue to be for some time past at Wilna. Thus there no longer remains an Enemy in the whole extent of the frontiers of Russia, and all the former Polish provinces at this present time under subjection to the Russian sceptre, are evacuated by the foreign troops. The Anointed of the Lord has without doubt said by inspiration," I will not lay down my arms until I have driven from the Russian soil GENT. MAG. April, 1813.

the Enemy who has dared to transgress its limits." This prophecy is fulfilled: the only traces of the Enemy which are yet perceptible, are his bones spread over the fields from Moscow to the frontiers.

Wilna, Jan. 11. The Emperor Alexander departed from this place on the 7th inst.: the preceding day he issued the Proclamation to his troops already inserted in p. 274.

The Commander-in-chief of the Armies, Marshal Prince Kutousoff Smolensko, has reported as follows to his Imperial Majesty, from his head-quarters, Orany, 28th Dec. (9th Jan.):

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"Konigsberg, the antient capital of Prussia, is subject to your Imperial Majesty. This vast city was captured on the 25th Dec. (6th Jan.) by Count Wittgenstein's advanced guard, under the orders of Major-gen. Schepiliff. Marshal Macdonald occupied the town with a Corps d'Armee, composed of the old French guards, and some troops who had escaped the general destruction of the Enemy's grand army. -The wreck of his particular corps, constituting part of this total, was reduced to 2,500 men ; after the Prussians separated from them, there remained to him in all but about 7000 men. the approach of the advanced-guard, which briskly pursued, the Enemy, without halting, passed by Konigsberg, and abandoned it to Major-gen. Schepiliff, who entered it without meeting any resistance. This astonishing facility in giving up the possession of this city is a consequence of the victories with which the arms of your Imperial Majesty have been crowned during the last two months. Macdonald's corps is pursued by Wittgenstein's and Tschichagoff's army, by diagonal routes." Another Report, dated Meretsck, Jan. 10, says:

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"I have the happiness of most submis sively informing your Imperial Majesty, that previously to our taking possession of the city of Konigsberg, the van-guard of Gen. Count Wittgenstein, under the com mand of Major-gen. Schepiliff, while continuing to pursue the Enemy from Tilsit, came up with him on the 23d inst. (Jan. 4.) near Labraw. The Enemy had here taken a very advantageous position, and the engagement, in which they lost three cannon, and about 300 men of the lower rank, continued half a day. After that, the Enemy was completely beaten. He commenced his retreat to Konigsberg. Majorgen. Schepiliff seized on this opportunity, and drove the Enemy six German miles before him, and forced himself into Konigsberg, on their shoulders, which was taken possession of by our troops at two o'clock A. M. Dec. 25, (Jan. 6); 1300 men were made prisoners in the city itself, The Enemy retreated with such haste,

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that he threw 36 pieces of cannon, with the cartridge boxes, into the river, and left behind him 8000 men, who were wearied out, and who were made prisoners by our troops. Very considerable quantities, of provisions and forage have fallen into our hands at Konigsberg. The guns which were thrown into the water are of the same number of those which were in Courland, and are now drawn out again by the inhabitants. This success, although of so much consequence, has nevertheless not detained Major-gen. Schepiliff in the further pursuit of the Enemy. Gen. Count Wittgenstein attributes it to the wise measures of Gen. Schepiliff, his dispatch, and determined bravery."

Report from Prince Smolensko to his Imperial Majesty. Dated Head-quarters, (Lych), 6 (18) January.

Adm. Tchichag ff reports to me, that on the 2d (14th) January, the Enemy was driven behind the river Nogat, and that Elbing, Marienberg, and Marienwerder, were taken by your Imperial Majesty's troops. Count Platoff still pursues the Enemy on the road from Marienberg towards Dantzic. In the mean time Lieut.gen. Schepiliff has crossed the Nogat, near Sommerau, and molests the Enemy on that side. The Enemy left behind him seven pieces of ordnance, in the road from Truentz to Damerau. As soon as I shall obtain a more particular account of this, I shall have the honour to report it to your Imperial Majesty."

Report from the same to the same, Jan. 7(19.)

i have the honour to report, most humbly, that after the taking of Elbing on the 31st Dec. (Jan. 12), the Enemy was driven from Marienberg. Near Dushau be attempted to keep possession of a lete du pont, but being also defeated there, he commenced his retreat in two columns, in the direction of Dautzic and Stargard. Count Platoff continues to pursue him conjointly with the corps of Lieut.-gen. Schepiliff. Near Marienberg we took upwards of 300 prisoners; and in Dushau above 200, together with a considerable number of muskets. The Enemy left in the hospitals of Marienberg 40 officers, and 726 rank and file. The tirst day of this year (O. S.) was crowned with a double success. The Adj.-gen. of your Imperial Majesty, Cherniskoff, arrived on the 30th Dec. (Jan. 11), in the neighbourhood of Marienwerder; the following day he attacked the Enemy at day-break, and drove him from his positions with so much sucsess, that he took one general and some officers, and upwards of 200 rank and file, and also 15 pieces of ordnance that were on the tete du pont. The Enemy was obliged to leave in Marienwerder considerable magazines and hospitals. After this success, Adj.-gen. Cherniskoff crossed the Vistula, and continued the pursuit of

the Enemy towards Neunburg, where the latter had a most advantageous position he, therefore, sent out a corps of Cossacks, in order to get into his rear, and to occupy the roads from Neunburg to Graudentz, Bromberg, and Tuchel, and by this movement he forced the enemy to retreat. Thus your Imperial Majesty's troops entered, on the 13th Jan. Marienberg, the first town on the left bank of the Vistula."

The Commander-in-chief of the armies, Field Marshal Gen. Prince Kutousoff of Smolensko, has, on the 13th Jan. of this year, transmitted to his Imperial Majesty the following report from his headquarters, at the village of Meretsck:

"In all accounts received from the army, statements have been given of the extraordinary great losses sustained by the French army within the borders of Russia in the course of the present campaign. Such publications may at times appear to be exaggerated, or inserted through partiality; but in confirmation of them, the original report on the condition of even the French regiments of the guards, which has lately fallen into the hands of the General of Cavalry Count Wittgenstein, since the expulsion of the French over our borders, is laid before your Imperial Majesty, from which it clearly appears, that the confession of the Enemy himself, shews his own ruin in a still more dreadful light, and serves as a substantial proof of the total destruction of his army, as likewise of every thing else that has before been made public."

[This Gazette likewise announces the capture of the American schooner privateer Thrasher, of 14 guns and 80 men, by the Magicienne, Capt. Gordon, to the East of St. Mary's.]

Admiralty-office, March 2. A letter from Capt. Chetham, of the Hamadryad frigate, states, that at seven o'clock the 5th Jan. seven miles from Beachey Head, a French lugger privateer came out from under the laud, and fired at the Hamadryad, which vessel, having got her under her lee guns, returned the fire; from the privateer's obstinate endeavours to escape, she sunk at half past nine, without any possibility of Capt. Chetham's saving any of the crew.

A letter from Capt. Galway, of the Dryad, announces the destruction of a French brig of war of 22 guns, which, to escape capture by the Dryad, run on the rocks between Belle Isle and the Isle Dieu, on the 23d Dec. and went to pieces. The Enemy's batteries hulled the Dryad three times.

March 6. This Gazette contains a dispatch from Sir George Prevost, dated Chambly, Nov. 21, giving an account of the attack on Port Kingston, by the whole of the American naval force on the Lakes, under

under Commodore Charles, having failed. Also a dispatch from Major-gen. Sheaff, dated Chippawa, Nov. 30, giving an account of the attack on the batteries oppoşite the Black Rock; and another dispatch from Col. Bishopp, on the same subject, dated Frenchman's Creek, near Fort Erie, Dec. 1. The substance of these dispatches has been already before the publick.

Sir G. Prevost, however,

further notices, that the Enemy, since the advance to Champlain, had made several reconnoissances, and in particular one on the night of the 19th Nov. with a detachment of cavalry, and a body of 1000 infantry; but, falling in with a body of voyagers and Indians, they got into confusion, fired upon one another, and dispersed. The following Officers were wounded at Fort Erie: Lieut. King, R. A. severely, and taken prisoner; 49th foot, Lieut. Lamont, severely; Ist Norfolk, Capt. Bostwick, slightly, and Lieut. Rogerson, severely.

Admiralty-office, March 6. A letter from Capt. Robb, of the Apelles sloop, announces the capture, in lat. 57 deg. 10 min. N. long. 5 deg. 30 min. E. on the 18th ult. of the French privateer Le Ravisseur, of 11 guns and 51 men, out from Dunkirk twelve days without making any capture.

The prize was destined to cruise off Flamborough Head.

Foreign-office, March 16. Dispatch_received by Viscount Castlereagh, from the Marquis of Wellington, dated Headquarters, Frenada, Feb. 24.

"Since the Enemy retired across the Tormes, as I stated in my last dispatch to your Lordship, and his troops left their cantonments, those of the Upper Tormes again joined on the 19th inst. in Piedrallita, Congosto, El Bario, and Avila, and on the morning of the 20th a corps of near 1500 infantry and 100 horse, under the command of the General of Division Foy, endeavoured to surprise and attack the post of Bejar, occupied by Sir R. Hill, with the 50th reg. and 6th Portuguese Caçadores, which were under the command of Lieut.-col. Harrison, of the 50th reg. The surprise did not succeed, and the Enemy were repulsed with loss, being pursued to some distance by the 6th Caçadores, commanded by Major Mitchel. I enclose Lieut.-col. Harrison's letter, by which your Lordship will perceive that the Colonel mentions the good conduct of the 50th regiment and 6th Caçadores. — The Enemy lately united in Benavente nearly 5 or 600 men, from their garrisons on the Douro, and last week made an excursion beyond the Esla, towards the part of Puibla de Sanobria. I have no information of the Enemy's having made any other movement."

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Rowland Hill, dated Bejar, Feb. 20. "J-have the honour to inform you, that this morning a little before break of day, our picquets were attacked, and after some brisk firing, were obliged to retire;" but being reinforced by some companies of the 50th, and of the 6th Caçadores, to whom I am greatly indebted for the assistance which they lent on this occasion, the Enemy were repulsed. I beg leave to mention Capt. Moraes, of the 6th Caçadores, who particularly distinguished himself in checking the progress of the Enemy's march, and was slightly wounded. — I have every reason to be satisfied with the good conduct of the officers and soldiers of the 50th regiment, and 6th Caçadores, which compose the garrison of this place."

[This Gazette contains a copy of a dispatch from Lord Cathcart, dated St. Petersburgh, Feb. 6. The first part is unimportant; the concluding extract, as it relates to Dantzic and the Prussian fortresses, may be deemed of some interest.]

"The advanced corps on the right, which drove the Enemy from Marienbourg, Elbing, and Dorschau, have continued their operations, and have invested Dantzic, General Count Platoff's headquarters being within a few English miles of that city, in a Western direction. General Count Wittgenstein has resumed the command of the right column; and as part, at least, of the ordnance intended for the siege of Riga has been secured, it is very probable his usual success may attend him in reducing Dantzic. - Count Michael Woronzow has succeeded in taking possession of Bromberg, with its valuable magazines on the left bank of the Vistula, between Thorn and Graudentz; and Admiral Tchichagoff is moving in that direction, with the remainder of the force under his command. The garrison of Graudentz is exclusively Prussiau, and it appears by these reports, that, upon the next movement of the head-quarters, every thing upon the right bank of the Vistula will be in the occupation of the Russian' forces, except the garrisons of Graudentz and Thorn, no mention being made of any garrison left by the Enemy at any other post on the Vistula."

[This Gazette contains his Majesty's permission, to Sir Stapleton Cotton, Sir C. Stuart, Generals Pack and Wilson, Lord A. Somerset, Sir R. Fletcher, Sir F. S. Beckwith, and Colonels Arbuthnot, Hill, Williams, and Way, to wear the iusignia of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword; also to R. Hall, esq. who is in his Sicilian Majesty's service, to wear the Order of St. Ferdinand and Merit.]

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March 20. This Gazette contains two letters from the Hon. Captain Blackwood, dated 12th and 14th inst. the first, reporting the capture of the American letter of marque, Wm. Bayard, of 4 guns and 30 men, by the Warspite and Pheasant; the latter, the capture of the Cannonier American letter of marque, of 8 guns and 28 men, by the Warspite. Also by the Warspite, the brig Mars, 173 tons, from Baltimore to Bourdeaux; the schooner Pert, 104 tons, from Bourdeaux to Philadelphia; and the ship Charlotte, 360 tons, from Charlestown to Bourdeaux. The Gazette also contains a letter from Sir J. B. Warren, with four enclosures, the 1st from Capt. J. P. Beresford, of the Poictiers, dated Jan. 9, reporting the capture of the American privateer High-flyer, of 5 guns and 72 men; the 2d dated Jan. 17, from Capt. Lumley, of the Narcissus, mentioning the capture of the American brig of war Viper, of 12 guns and 93 men; the 3d from Capt. Kippen, of the Peruvian, mentioning the capture of the Ame rican privateer ship John, of 16 guns and 100 men; the 4th from Capt. Burdett, of the Maidstone, dated Lyn-Haven-Bay, Chesapeake, reporting that the boats of his squadron, under the orders of Lieut. Nazen, had captured, by boarding, sword in hand, under a heavy fire from the Enemy, and after an obstinate resistance, the American armed schooner Lottery, of 6 guns and 28 men, 210 tons, laden with coffee, sugar, and logwood.

Admiralty-office, March 23. A letter from the Hon. Capt. Irby, of his Majesty's ship Amelia, to J. W. Croker, esq. dated Spithead 22d inst.

SIR, I beg leave to acquaint you, for the information of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that when I was about to quit Sierra Leone River for England, in his Majesty's ship under my command, on the 29th January, Lieutenant Pascoe arrived there with the chief part of the crew of his Majesty's gun-brig Daring, he having been obliged to run his vessel on shore, and blow her up at Tamara, (one of the Isles de Loss) in consequence of having been chased by a French frigate, in company with two other ships, apparently frigates: he reported having left them at anchor off the islands on the 27th. I immediately dispatched Lieutenant Pascoe in a small schooner to reconnoitre the Enemy (he having volunteered his services), and on the 3d February he returned, having ascertained their force to be two frigates of the largest class (L'Arethuse and Le Rubis), and a Portuguese ship, their prize; that they had nearly completed their water; and after unloading the Portuguese ship, intended to give

her up to the crew, and proceed themselves to sea to intercept our homeward-bound trade. Conceiving that if I cruised off the Isles de Loss (in the event of their not having left them), I might be enabled to fall in with any of his Majesty's ships that might be coming down the coast, and also protect the vessels bound to Sierra Leone, of which I had received intelligence, I prepared to weigh, when a cartel arrived from the island with the master and boat's crew of the Daring, and the master and crew of another vessel they had taken, whose accounts corroborating Lieutenant Pascoe's report, I left Sierra Leone river, and worked up to the islands. Standing in at daylight on the 6th ult. towards the island of Tamara, we joined the Princess Charlotte Government schooner, who informed me one of the frigates was at anchor at a considerable distance to the Northward from the other, which was apparently unloading the prize. I dispatched the schooner to Sierra Leone, to leave directions to any ships that might arrive, to repair to me. Having neared the island in the evening, the frigate to the Northward weighed, and stood out to sea; the other frigate had signals flying, and being observed at sunset with her topsails hoisted, I stood off for the night; and the next morning one of the frigates (I believe L'Arethuse) was just visible from the deck

it was then calm; on a breeze springing up about noon, she stood towards us. As I had hopes of drawing her from her consort, we continued standing out to sea till sunset, when, not perceiving the other ship from the mast-head, and the breeze failing, we shortened sail, wore and stood towards her. A little after seven, the Enemy observing us near hin, tacked, and hoisted his colours. At 45 minutes past seven P. M. being within pistol shot of his weather bow, both ships commenced firing nearly at the same time, which, continued (remaining nearly in the same situation) uhtil twenty-one minutes past eleven, when she bore up, having the advantage of being able so to do, leaving us in an ungovernable state, with our sails, standing and running rigging cut to pieces, and masts injured. During the action we twice fell on board the Enemy, in attempting to thwart his hawse, when he attempted to board, but was repulsed by the marines (which were commanded by Lieut. Simpson) and the boarders. Though I most sincerely lament the numerous list of killed and wounded, which amounted to 141; yet it is the greatest consolation in reflecting, that we were never once exposed to a raking shot, or the slightest accident occurred; all fell by fair fighting.

It is with the most poiguant regret 1 have to mention the names of the Senior and Second Lieutenants, John James Bate,

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and John Pope, and Lieut. Granger of Marines, among the slain; they fell early in the action. Having been more than five years in the ship, I have had ample opportunities of knowing their inestimable characters, and the consequent loss the service has sustained by their falling. It is with equal concern I have to mention Lieut, George Wills, the junior Lieutenant, who fell while carrying on the duty on the quarter-deck, when I had received a wound which obliged me to quit it; and also that of that good and zealous officer, Lieut. Pascoe, late of the Daring, who commanded the midship guns, on the main deck; Mr. John Bogue, late purser of the Thais, (invalid) received a mortal wound below, after having been before wounded on the quarter-deck. - When I have the misfortune to state such a severe loss, I trust it will be clear every person must have done his duty. I feel most grateful to my gallant officers and crew, as well as the supernumeraries late belonging to the Daring, for their cool, steady, and persevering conduct, which was worthy the utmost success; but the superior force of the Enemy, (she carrying on her main deck heavy French 24-pounders) the considerable quantity of gold dust we have on board, as well as the certainty of the other frigate coming up, would have prevented me seeking a renewal of the action, if it had not been totally impracticable. [Capt. Irby says, that his crew had been much reduced by sickness, that there was scarcely a complement fit for duty, and they much enervated. He mentions in terms of high praise Mr. De Mayne, the master; Lient. Simpson, of the marines; J. Collman, the purser; Mr. Saunders, of the African corps ; Lieut. Reeves, invalid

from the sloop Kangaroo, who was wounded twice in the action, and whom he appointed, pro tempore, first Lieutenant; Mr. S. Umfreville, master's-mate, 2d Lieutenant; and Mr. E. Robinson, master's-mate, who had received a severe wound, as third Lieutenant. He likewise notices the attention of Mr. Williamson, Surgeon; Mr. Burke, assistant ; and Mr. Stewart, late assistant Surgeon of the Daring.] F. P. IRBY, Captain.

Here follows a list of 51 killed, inclu ding the three Lieutenants and Mr. C. Kennecott, midshipman; 16 wounded dangerously; 35 severely, including Capt. Irby; and 44 slightly: total wounded, 95.-Grand total killed and wounded, 146!

[This Gazette contains a dispatch from Admiral Sir J. B. Warren, dated Bermuda, 26th Feb. transmitting a list of 156 vessels, of all descriptions, destroyed since the 16th Sept.]

Admiral Lord Keith has transmitted a letter from Capt. Tobin, of the Andromache, reporting the capture on the 14th inst. of the American letter of marque schooner Courier, of 250 tons, 6 guns, and 35 men, bound from Nantes to Baltimore.

March 27. This Gazette contains a dispatch from Lord Cathcart, dated Imperial Head-quarters, Kalish, March 6, in which his Lordship communicates the satisfaction with which the Emperor of Russia has accepted the sum of money voted by Parliament for the relief of the sufferers by the late invasion, and the liberal subscriptions for the same purpose, and for which the Emperor desires that Lord Cathcart will take the most effectual means of communicating his thanks.

"SIR,It is with great reluctance that I I presume to obtrude myself upon your Royal Highness, and to solicit your attention to matters which may, at first, appear rather of a personal than a public nature. If I could think them so- if they related merely to myself-I should ab. stain from a proceeding which might give uneasiness, or interrupt the more weighty occupations of your Royal Highness's time.

I should continue, in silence and retirement, to lead the life which has been prescribed to me, and console myself for the loss of that society and those domestic

comforts to which I have so long been a stranger, by the reflection that it has been deemed proper I should be afflicted without any fault of my own and that your Royal Highness knows it.

But, Sir, there are considerations of a higher nature than any regard to my own happiness, which render this address a duty both to Myself and my Daughter. May I venture to say -a duty also to my Husband, and the People committed to his care! There is a point beyond which a guiltless woman cannot with safety carry her forbearance. If her honour is invaded, the defence of her reputation is no longer a matter of choice; and it signifies not whether