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1 ' 5 nfl .waV fined Vith Coating ice. tx borders ure covercd with nurjuts, 300 toises long and which renders it alucult obstacle to overcome. The enemy's general had placed his four divisions i dUFeivnt passes when he aqpposed the French I t -my would attempt a passage. The 26ib at day n"n-Vak tWetnperor aftir having deceived the ene-ih-u. 9 by divers movroicnts made- oatbel35',h, S' lurched uj'auist, th Wabsaw Nov. 5f We have mteifjgencg' frpm, the porpsof the ar my' under the command of Prince Schwart en berg the Uthand 17th of this month. When. Adm.-Tachitscagoff advanced upon Minsk, fie left a considerable corps behind Ww under thi command of gens. Sacken and Essen, with orders to attack the prince, bChwartzenberg's Domestic. -t- r BuffAtOi January' 12. iVoffrfi on. Arrangements are in great for Lwardness, we understand, for completely guarding the lake coast, since the lake has closed. Dunne t ? i I the last week, several' families have removed from ' vilbfe, of Studzianca and .' rear if he should attempt to follow Tchitschagoff.jthe country ; ve lliink their fears art groundless. ri'ised likewise to bridges-to be tarpwnpver the -U was procaine tnat tnia corps was uuenaea io,i we naye-no aoimi dui mai we snaii oe tueciuai liver, notwithstanding division of the enemy act against the grand dutchy of Warsaw, if the j ly guarded. However, it would hot be inconsre ; were opposed. The Duke of Reggio, passed, at-iplan of operations against Prince Schwanzeq-Uent with the principles of self preservation, that talked Uie enemy and kept them engaged, iwojotrj? had succeeuea. . . , I every en izen nave nis arras m gooa oruer, wun a Irins. The enemy retired to the, bead of thei . The Russian army attacked the rear guard, of supply of smmurution. bridge of Uorisovv. Gen Lccrand an officer of the the Saxon and Austrian corps, under ihe command ) It is rumored, that General Boyd has been as , first merit was sc vtrelv but not dangerously wouo. of een. Regnier, and the Saxon troops lately ar- signed to the command on this 'froftfer, and may dtd. the army passed on th' 26th und 27ih. The . rived under General Durette. . ; be expected on here very shortly. Gen. Boyd Duke Bullune comraanVmg the 9th corps had" There was soir.e sharp fighting on the 14th Is a skilful warrior i abfaveman ; his valor and received orders. to follow the movement ot tue and 15th inst, when me missians ios- isuu men sk.ui nave oeen tested in battle, we nope the By inJorrwotion thai; rumor may prove true. We believe; even now, ijor.'hfi would receive the rnnfidftfire of the moMierv. l Cold VrfayOn Friday last, Fahrenheit's Ther '-ons v and after all there -.JJ?" f public treasury ntar S.toa;oOoZiL v "? in bound to redeem the pledKC vUcTi "P"'" i. f u.;n in nmnM id. m.. misrit. anA lrillrl anrl (V1 j nrisnnm. Hu tniir to detain the Russian army of Dwjoa which follow., has been just received Irom Wilna, more impor ed him. The division of Partonux composed the tant results may be expected, rear guard of this corps. The 27th at noon, the; Already a courier has arrived here from tr en duke of Dellune arrived with tiro divisions it the eral Ri.gniey, bringing inV'Uigence to cen.. Du hriJie ol Studzianca. Tbt , division of Par-' taillis commandant of .-.Wirsaw. with intelligence tonux. left Borisow at nicht t onebrigi(k ofihistthat the Prince ScnVrtzinbe'-g, had appeared ' second of March ! .... . . . m .- - . T ' lf'1 mi 11 1. A t Detween sturgeon ana vomo points, completely ,and eftectually closed. Huflfala creek anrf Fort Erie,ji owine to endeavored to Bnd its first brigade, and the geo j been made, tith all the baggage, and a consider- the rapidity of the current, there are several ,pJUce mometer stood at 12 degrees below cypher the same degree or cold as on the coldest day ot last seas n. The coldest day of last winter, was the division which termed tbe aTM guard, ami wnipni suaaeniy wiin me, auxiliary corps, near izaneijn, i ne taice was ordered to burn the bridges, st off at I inland had a general action with the Kussian army.rrsTwe believe, the eve'nintr. it arrived between 10 arid J 1 o'dock; T At1 the departure of the courier 3000 prisoners ,4adf Between nl of division, who had set out (wo hours before. number of waggons The enemy were pursued The search was fruit lcsithey then became un , on the j-Oad to Pruegana Wiiha, Dec. 2, not yet closed. E easy. All that we have been able to' hear since ft sj that thisL first brigade set out at 3 o'clock," miss 1 rd their way at 6, took the right instead of the left and vvent two or three leagues in that direC '( tibn, that in the niffht and chilled with told it was! we announced as having taken place on the Dm Toused by the fire of th enemy which' thty took na and the Boryttinej.. It is now. very e!er whst v for theFrpnch army. Thus surrbunded, they must we're the dispositions made hy the Russians, in ha-c- surrendered. This cruel mistake hs lost ; order to stop the marcn ot it gnna army, irom US 301 0 infantry, S00 horses and 3 pieces of artil-J reaching its winter quarters. The plan was pro lary, i.ii rumored that the general f the division ;foundly conceived, bu. the execution of it.was not were enlisted but a few weeks ago they came Wjs not wun nis column Dut n ia marcnea on a- auiie so easy, atrainsi one pi uic trcavcii, tamuu inno v-auaus uu aiu mcy were rnrrj-. -heai AH the army having passed on the mor ; the world ever produced, and the hrst ct armps ningol tht 28th, the duke of B41une guarded The Prince of Schwartsenburg was on the tOth the hr;ad f the bridge on the left bank' the duke ' of November at Slonin, xfistant from or so 30 of U-ggio with all the army were on the right j leagues the Emperor arrived on the 27ih of -No-bank. " - j veaiber at the last namd place. " Borisow having been evacuated the; armies off It is now certain that all our communications ed Colonel P rterr the-commanding-onker, to Dwina arid Volhvnie communicated, the? concert- Tare elf established. , : withdraw them from the town, and at the sartie Ogdeksburgh, Jan.J3. The weather has bevn very cold a few weeks Ah arrival form the head quarters at H.jriwow,j)dSt-. fhk ; Lawrence is frozen over, and al- gives the result of those 'grand ravements, vhich ' ready several deserters from Canada have arrived in this village, who passed over on tee. With regrel we also add that since last Thursday five men, belonging to Capt. Forsyth's rifle company, hive gone over to the enemy carrying their ri fles with them- three of these men we understand, Deserters cannot be examined too scrupulously Severar accounts from Buffalo, (says the Craw, ford Messenger) represent the U. SUe volun tersquartered in that town, in a sharoeful state of insubordination. The inhabitants have request. nor, to aid in the nrosPr,; ' ? . of sacred ba, and necessarTwartharit would Z of pubhepinr which would be examUe whokcofnmunityhat the United S Mgh (1 the money, and the State was able tn u S.Wan - out any detriment to herself. 11 Ut. - Ir)s heie proper to rern.irk, that the n , Virgmia offered a loan to the sute 5 lars, at ordinary mterest, renewahb ar er n year, if the present pror,erty 0f the continue. - . ; sii0Ui4 Yesterday, about 4 o'clock, the W.nn taken on the resolution Ayes 81,Noes92 M ref knusbe done with word,, 6tttl region ; i. ,. ,. - v .... FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12, la 13. .. " : : 1 - Popularity tht War. VrginM wa7ih?T most sUtolof f acKiming for war : her t;li r; ;afi;a WHsfvicdgfcdif lives,SheSf and their stetid honors in ii j - ed an attack ; the 28ih at day break the dtike of , Reggio caused the emperor to be informed that , he was attacked ; an half an' hour rfterwards the. V duke of Bellune knew it on the left bank, the ar.' . my was under arms." Th duke of Elchingen ' Vent to the assistance of the duke de Reggio and I cany and Turin, thet baitilions of tb- Impe ial 5 the duke of Treviso followed him. The fight be j pruards, have reached the Niemtn This mass of came. brisk the enemy wished to break our right, ' forces amounted o 120,000 men, and will cause ! Gen. Doumere, commanding the 5th division of the Russians t pause. The un;on of 'Tie 2d, 9th alr5leVs and cornposing psrt of the secdnd and 10th corps, the 9xons ami ustrians, will Ume petitioned the Governor of New York to send ' Paris, December 1 6. rn a competent number of militia forthe protection 4 Letters from Warsaw, Wilna arct Posen, say, 1 of the frontier. The public property there, is th:t the divisions of Durette, 'grange and ; stated to be in a very exposed situation. Loisen. the Neapolitan division, the guards 01 1 u- ! Plattsboro, Jan. 13. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. The state of host'lity which exists between trie Kingdom of Great JJritain and the U. States, m kes it necessary that the intercourse which may corps who remained on the Dwina, ordered a present an imnosine' force, and makes the grand take phce between this country and the adjacent jCharge of the cavalfy by the 4(h and 5th of the army supe'ior to what it was at tht beginning of , Province of Canada, should be regulated on the pnnct pies which govern Deuigerent jNanons. I Itave bad it in charge from the commanding General Chandler, that no person should be per mitted to pais in or : without his permission, or, in his absence, the permission of the command ant of the District, of Champlahu .This rdr ha- been communicated to the commanding of3- cer on the lines, anu wilt oe strenuously entorcea. e members of the community have been so void of all sense of honor love of country, !or any other principle which has governed the 1 virtuous of all nations and ages, as to "hold cor. Cuirassiers, at the moment when the legion of the ' the camoaien. In the front and rear of Moscow V - r tj istula was engaged in the woods to pierce the t he Russians have made the country a deserty can f centre f the enemy which was beatenf"nd put to they then maintain themselves on this side th;; foiit Thele brave cuirassiers surrounded sue' Duna and the - Borystines ?.That is a question ; ?Cc5Svely 6 battalions '.of .infantry an' putUofut which at this tim presents itself, the eVetny'sfeaialry, which cai to 4e aaai stance . -i. A .pnWf f We veiterd mentioned an intercept letter 1 uii.ui .iiiiuii ten ui uur nanus. , . ,. . r . . A . !; The duke de Bellune caused theenemy to be from Bonaparte to his secretary of state, M.ret,. I ' Vigorously charged, made 5 or 6000 prisoners, and nd, ave.an extract frc,mt 11 were i found s jJX-:.K.i.'.rt.5rJ-K.u- JjtMA- to4haye it 10 our power to lay the wholr of that. ,n :-v GenFoumier made a handsome charge' of the cur 'ous document before our 1 p cvslry-iln the battle of Beresina, the arrriy of ''ar . " Vol'ivnie suffered verv much. The duke of ReP ; - ' ( Iranataltons.J V- cio was w:urided, but not dangerously, By a ball Copy of an intercepted letter frsm the emperor a.w"'.ch he received in his side. 1 he morning of the 29th we remained upon the field of battle; vmuuvji lm m I nm .. . B therefore suppose that the measure wotM at k-'-be popular in a state; soact'fve in bnnsin-.f .k!. ami making such large professions ofva?to(rari- the cause. . But Virgi.iia, yheo the iWni. to the proper test, miser iib!y Tails in prJ,f. T. use a figure, the puweier of the ancient dombW can throw off a wad of tow or paptr,' tut haf km atrcngth to diacharge iwo. By refetrinj? proceedings of her legislature, copied into our prim of this week, k wilF be seen that the state has re fwerVto loan b cent to the general government!-! What then becomes of their firtuntt And if they will not redeem that, in th . aspect must we regaro tne other about Perhaps it is considered, in the Vinrinia . of political morality, honorable to make a pledarf , fortune, but quite Vy fur any body to think the . pieage m earnest. J-iKe-Jack, w herv he vowed tj- el'm , K T frm't n m Wjv'fi.Nj1A L. ! ... . . i . ...v. . ..5,1. a nA BlluiC MS Ulg BS, t lie tnlfl. - masi, Virginia was possibly only coai:,ibeLV States. At all events one conclusion is armed iti'i The war may be' popular in Virginia ; but it isrfo' so popular as that she will lend money wwardsitji prosecution. .This is sufficient to enable sen men to understand the true State of the questk A plain, honest old merchant. The R egister of last'week bestows this title upon Mr. Widge'ry, a member of congress, from' Massachusetts. Per.' j haps the public will be better enabled to jutfge of : me correctness wun wmcn me terms are applied when We shall have thrown a little light upon the subject. -It would be ungrateful in any citizen of the southern portion of our country to qnarel wi h Mr. Widgery for psying to its industry and otU good qualities the handsome compliments in ivhicV it appears he indulged. On our Dart, we m hf from having any such disposition. Zufcetf;fl<r Can be done than to imitate his poutenew Hq. has complimented the southern population on thtif industry; now he shall receive dtfd acknowledge ments for his enierfirize ! ' It appears that during the embargo, when t great majority of our eminent traders weie tw We iad t rb routes to choose that of Minsk and ! Duke of B thatof Wdna. The toad to Minsk is thro a place two Pros I frrest iid Uninhabitable marshes, arid it would, guished themselves in , have been impossible for the army tb subsist. gr'?nd army,, but which Napoleon to the Duke of Bassano, dated Mos cow, October 16, 1812. - assano -I have with me at this siah regiments, who have aistm the advanced guard ol the as may be expected, have The road jo WilnV on 'the contrary is through sufFirfed severely. Might not the king of Prussia p. avtty fine country. , IBe army without cavalry, 'relieve these regiments, by two others, tresn ana i trith hut little'-ammdmwn very much fatigued' well mounted i The former might then return to I with 50aya march, bringing after it the ick arid Prussia," ad become fit for service again. The Vouncted of so many battles, required rest.' The king would be a gainer by this arrangement in i SOth, the head quarters were at Plechnitsl j the 1st ' every respect since there would not then bff occa. I)ec. at Slaiki, and the 5cl at Moledetschno, where j sion to make such anyimmediate expenditdre in ' .ihearmy received the first conVoys" from Wilna.1 remount these regiments,' and it would besides Id j All the wounded officers and soldiers, and every to the number of his skeleton regiments, which 'J thing thatencumbered us, such a3 baggage, &r.! have been 1 disciplined and practised in grand J'.-Wrs sent to Wilna. ''Th6L result of the expoui4 manoeuvres. - 4 'i tioii just made is that it 4s necessary forthe army; I have given to the Prussian contingent its na- to recruit itself to remount the cavalry, to pro ' tural - direction, by sending it to Riga ; but I ' Vide artillefyjuobtaihrprovisioni wish greatly thatthe jiid of my 7th3mston respondence with and give aid and intelligence to oar enemies" It therefore becomes my duty, , sluggish and faint hearted lo violate the laws of to put the laws in full force. The two following their country, honest Mr. Widgery came on W sections of the Rules and Ai tides of War, which ! this State, purchased a cargo, sluded the vigilance are equally binding on the citizen as the soldier, are published for the information of the public, of the customhouse officers, and sailed. off td England, where of course he met. with geodens-i that no one may plead ignorance ; as from this to'rners and a, handsome profit ! ! We are informed time henceforward they shall be enforced with the greatest severity. " Art. 56. Whosoever shatl relieve the enemy with mony, victuals or ammunition, or shall knowingly harbor, or protect an enemy, shall suf fer DI'IATII, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the . sentence of a Court Martial. that this is well known and freely spoken of ia Wilmington, the port whence he sailed. This is further substantiated by something that occurred in congress at the last session. - Mr. Widgery, n is perfectly natural to all plain, honest oldmt, was heartily abusing those who could violate the' oublic laws and countenance the enemy. He w r , " Art. 57. Whosoever shall be convicted of asked, if he had not been in England daring is rest.' ; The provisions and horses have ar were no looser necessary in that quarter l wish xiveti.: jp-.-jl.v. . i . , t0. know,' theretore. iromnne holding correspfJndence with or giving intelligence to the-tnemy, either diretty or indirectly, shall suffer DEATH, or such other punishment, as shall be ordered by' the sentence of a court marrial.', ' 7, M. PIKE, embargo, and. how he got there ? Yes, says k I and I got . there by pater o it appe was tir.n.at Mr. W!Ho--r w!i! for, rartfnl a niianW neglect the main chance, oh account of a mustf old-rsrchment law ; at least this u our informa. Col. 3th Irf ' tmtnmaridintr West Lake Chanifilairt. tan, derived from the most respectable sourer. anouiu wnar we nave asaeucu prove -shall not hereafter wonder to hear Paine praised- VI R G I N I A - L k G I Sli AT U RE. r denBoureler has already raori than 20,000 whether he would - not mikef an augmehtation of; Uesoiu 5;tn the" different depots. VThe artillery has repair one thousand cavalry! and 6000 infantry, which; On ed itsloss-iThe gerterals, the offic ioldiers h?vesuffered ' much with it wmt.-.Many havrlost their' baggag ers ana me . migm proceed 10 tviga anu iane uie piatc w mc fatigue and 7th division; the king rhay easily . draw these e in conse-ftrdopsl.frorh KonigsbergT Colberg and praudena, Uence of the loss of their h6rsei8ome by the and thus they 'could arrive in a few days- These 1, tatMajdM-iPShVwi.. ,TJ! Cossacks have 'i last fwould be replaced by those which might be j Ukenriiany stragglers, and engineers emploved drawln froni, a 'grester distance, by rendering ef 1 making drafts and wounded officers who march. tt . ed without precaution. Preferring ' to run "risks ' to'm'arch wjh pie'eorfvbysi'-.-'rhe. reports of the ;geatfal officei a will shew- those officers and sol-. dieri who h'ivf.'mw distinguished themselves, in fective some skeleton regiments, or ordering troops from Silesia ; in this maimer the king of Pfussia woufd form a cordon of 4000 cavalry and . 20,000 infantry . ''. , ' - .'V . It Will be an 'easy matter for you to make him Ihijf details of these memorable events. Iti al) comprehend thattishis own interest that this .hiivrnvernmis the e'roperor has marched in ih'a" "w'aFil'ataSitWtefi quickly ; because in the mean ume ne musv oe greauyioconveniciiceu uy this struggle j and that there is only one effectual way of bringing the same-to a termination, which The House of Delegates have been engaged du- far sobrietv and Arnold lauded for patriotism. king of Prussia. I ring the two last days rn debasing Mr. Archct s Plain, honest old gentleman I Ah ? what a puy, w . .rfc, 1 - ... - .1 ... 1. 1 1 . . . - o'rn solution. our extravaaant. inouguviesk spenuuuui'i Thursday it came before the house in the , would rather see their vessels rot in dock than following forrri : f -break through the meshes of knotty statutesM; Resolved, That the sum of dollars be ap-a pity they had not a little of thy prudence propriated by law for the purpose of a loan to be 1 zeal. If in possession of but afifih part, they nH offered on behalf of this Commonwealth to the go on, get praise for honesty and all that, patnoy Government of the U. States, to be' applied in ism , ficc, .yet Pocket snugly the profits of aceB building of a shift of the line or vtht? vessel ff war j rwerce little illicit it is truerand involving for the use of th V. S. v - w, , I pood many little crimes, such as false swesrrnp On motion, h.e words' in Italics were stricken rorcreir nd occupying a seat on the uoor 01 c r ! cress, aouse all tones-and traitors, and laugo r .rticidle f his gdafds, the cavalry commanded by i. the . marshal uufce c; istm, and the infantry com- manded by-the duke of Danizic, itii maiestv IssAli vficd with the odd conduct hh etiard have is. to ' shew ta Russia, by the powerful means f ahewi-they h'a.beeh always ready to go where which the emperor possesses of recruiting hi ar circumstances vhave rtqiredhut circuiniitances 1 mies. not onlv in his own state, but by the auc brtyewayx'byeiii !jehf.5 that his simple presence, (courS furnished by bitKalliea, that the hpp she j has aullicccT to iusiiire confidence andinsUre suc. ! cherishes of ruining "thai army is void of founda- J drssv: ' '.f'.il.r ' ' . ition, and perfectly illusory. ;? . -V;;, t nc r rir.cc ci euicnatei, the grand marshal, ( I he same language must oe new tor Austria ; tne same 10 oaria, m oiuaiu, anu every wncic else." I not only desire that reinforcements may be sent to -irx, but lalso wish; that their nuna bers "may be exaggerated, and that those sove reigns do order to be inserted in their Gaietter, not only the great number of troops which',; they send off, but also that they double the number in their statemcntiand it is to be - well understood, thatthe Prussian corps at present at Mernel is to be included in these Tcinforcements. I pray God to take you into his holy keeping. , . ; r : , V (Signed). t NAPOLEON, .ascovr, Ocf.:16; 1812; . .' .... ' ' ' ( . ' the grand tnsteror the horse, and alt the aid-de- camps , and military officers f of the household of V ikd KrflnvAll Koua a! mmj ana 1 . J 1 T je,ty.-r; - T": --(- :r-fy. , It I ' . tur caValrirwas so dismonntpclthat ur ni1r1 ritarcejy iioite the officers who had bosses, to. form t jVompan'ies of ISO men each. The generals performed the duties of captains, and the: colonels V -Ihof t of Wb oficefsv This' squadrdn commanded I 'by. general Giouchy, and undeAhe direction of V the Kirigof Naples, hever lost sight;ct the Em iPew : in -au ms mouonSj t he heaun ot his majesty out, and the object confined to a mere loau to the O. States. ) Messrs. Archer, Barbour and Pope advocated the resolution Messif. Letgh, Upshur, Mercer and tilAckburn, opposed it. The argument, look a wide. range. . The foes of the resolution dwelt upon the impro priety of borrowing the money 6f the banks ac cording to the terms which bad been suggested. They said that it would be stripping the state ol the means of self defence that it was improper foe the States to be propping by such subsidiary aids the generaFgovernment that administrations hereafter obnoxious to the majority of the people might put at defiance the voice of the people at large by drawing their resources from particular sections of the country and that it was weakening the arm of the general government to do for them what they oughtto Jo for themselves that thty ought to i exerciss the powers Vrhich' they constitu tiontally possessedr and to lay the taxes if they wanted the money. . C ' ; ' :. The friends of the resolution sad, that the le gislature-were' not bound to borrow of the" banks on the terms which had been suggested that they might agree on certain terms of a loan and leave it to the banks or other Sources to fillet up that if it was nofstripping the'stateof her defence fi?r toy . tlie report of the committee of Fin.anceftlteyw not fcarf the credulity of the people ! One thing by way of remark : Patrictisnr, iwx a days, is nude by many to consist in an in1 rate hatred to your native country and a winio involve ft inall possible dtffkuliies and dangr "' ' -v-' . . . - . t .fit. Our Armies: The fnei.ds of thenar ana w administration are assuredly corrtcKon 'eP that, is, the absurdity of marching against in enemy a force which, at the' instant it reaches ..i-.n. li. ran jttnh chnrt and irfitUSC IU in an thch farther.,. But ,althougi thes.g dity in the tning, we are Dy no inca.. -. what now to us appears ruHcuit-uH, ic, w and true interests of the Union, eventual sa.aw Suci an obstruction may prove antlkctUJi to tho spirit of ambition and fore'S""00''! sions, we grieve to see, spreading or soning.so much virtue among us.. nc. . Rome is d ated from the conquest of ' ,be s,he that wasonce the worm's - , sifii. slave of a despot, , How thenrattkiff? . - - i M i . .. r. n Ki ir i die --. crimes, cou.a we u-c .-- rr. M W'y thatw we dttre o ou- - . k
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