make concessions to them which should de- | termination of His Majesty's Ministers stroy the Company who acquired the In- rests, as to the extension of the trade to the dian empire, and who are as much the out-ports, and their intentions upon the owners of the chief seats of European trade other parts of the arrangement to which we in that empire, as they are of their freeholds have now adverted. The requests we' in London. With respect to the resort now make appear to us the more reasonable, of Europeans to India, if we do not mis- from the weighty intimation conveyed in understand the scope of your Lordship's the concluding part of your Lordship's letobservation, it seems to imply, that their ter. It brings into view, (to repeat an exnumbers might be in proportion to the ex- pression used in our letter of the 15th port trade from this country. If, indeed, April), "questions of the last importance they were to be regulated by this scale, our "to the safety of the British Empire in Inapprehensions would be the less; but we "dia, and of the British Constitution at have no difficulty in acknowledging, that in "home." This is a solemn subject for the addition to all our other arguments against country, as well as the Company. If, inadmitting importations to the out-ports, we deed, it should ever come under actual disthink that the granting of this privilege cussion, we have that confidence in the would increase the spirit of rash specula- equity and wisdom of the nation, that nottion from Great Britain and Ireland, and withstanding all present clamours, they thereby the number of adventurers in will wish to do the Company justice, and search of fortune in India; for it is to be to guard all the other great interests which remembered, that those adventurers would must come into question. But prepared as naturally seek for new establishments, even we shall be, if forced into this situation, to out of the Company's territories, and there maintain the rights and claims of our conendeavour to acquire real property. stituents, we must yet express our hope, But, iny Lord, this is only one of many that the Company will not be reduced to points which require particular regulations; the hard alternative, of thus having to conand, at the stage at which we are now ar- tend for all that is dear to them, or to acrived in the negociation, we cannot but cept a Charter, on terms which will not state to your Lordship the anxious wish of enable them to execute the part hitherto the Court to be made acquainted with the assigned to them in the Indian system.-whole plan which His Majesty's Govern- We have the honour to be, my Lord, your ment may have it in contemplation to re- Lordship's most obedient humble servants, commend to Parliament for a renewal of the (Signed) HUGH INGLIS, East India Company's Charter; including such amendments in the system of the Company's territorial government and administration, as past experience may have indicated; the regulations deemed necessary for promoting the discipline and efficiency of the Indian army; the amount of force which His Majesty may be empowered to India Board, Jan. 4, 1813. maintain in India at the expense of the GENTLEMEN, I had the honour to reCompany; and the provisions that may be ceive your letter of the 30th ultimo, and thought requisite for settling the relative proceed to convey to you the sentiments of powers of the Board of Commissioners and His Majesty's Government, as far as it the Court of Directors. Though these to- would seem advisable, under present cirpics were specifically mentioned in the let- cumstances, to continue the discussion.ters from Lord Melville to the Chairs, of With respect to your observation, that the the 30th September, 1808, and the 21st representations which induced His Majesty's March, 1812, the Court are still, in great Government to form their opinions upon the measure, uninformed of the arrangements, subject of the extension of the Import Trade in regard to them, which His Majesty's have been withheld from the Court of DiGovernment may have in view to propose. rectors, and that your objections to that And we entreat also, that your Lordship extension have not been "adequately anwill enable us to lay before the Court of "swered;" you must allow me to avail Directors, and ultimately the Proprietors, myself of this occasion to apprize you, that in any shape that you may judge fit, the although His Majesty's Government has information, additional to that of the mer- shewn a strong disposition to enter into the chants already solicited, on which the de-most frank and unreserved explanations with ROBERT THORNTON. The Chairman then informed the Court, that the only other document to be read was the Letter of the President of the Board of Control, received late last night. The letter was then read.— to engage in a controversy upon the points at issue: -The confidence you express in the Court of Directors, they have not felt | trade.that it was within the range of their duty the wisdom and justice of Parliament, will, I am persuaded, not be disappointed; nor That duty has been sufficiently is it to be supposed, that in the consideration of this great question (to use your own words)," the safety of the British "Empire in India, and the British Consti"tution at home," will be overlooked either by the Legislature or the Ministers of the Crown.- If the Government of India cannot be carried on with safety to the Constitution, except through the intervention of the Company, the propositions of the Court of Directors, whatever they may be, must unconditionally be admitted. -It will be for Parliament to determine whether the nation is in this respect with, out an alternative, or whether, if a change of system should be rendered necessary by the decisions of the East India Company, measures might not be taken for opening the trade, and at the same time providing such an Administration of the Government of India, as might be found compatible with the interests and security of the British Constitution.I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient and faithful humble servant, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. OFFICIAL PAPERS. discharged, in stating, for the information of the Court of Proprietors, the condition upon which they were prepared to submit a proposition to Parliament for the renewal of the Charter, accompanied by such reasons as are conveyed in the communications they have authorized me to make.I can, however, have no difficulty in acquainting you, that the claims of the Merchants connected with the out-ports have not been brought before Government by written documents, that they have been urged and discussed at personal conferences, with individuals interested in their success, and that you have already been informed of the grounds upon which they were supported; but that it does not appear to His Majesty's Government, that you can be warranted in expecting that they should give a more particular account of the arguments adduced at these conferences.I may add, however, that as the Merchants and Manufacturers connected with the out-ports, considering themselves entitled, at the expiration of the Charter of the East India Company, to carry on that trade from which they had been excluded for a limited time, had entered into a statement of their case by Petitions presented to Parliament in the course of the last session, you may LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, obtain from those records that further inSunday, January 17. formation which you appear desirous to (Continued from page 160.) possess. With regard to those points to which you have alluded, as requiring par- thrown, and he entered Wilna as it were ticular regulation, the Ministers of His on their very shoulders. In this attack he Royal Highness the Prince Regent having took six pieces of cannon and one eagle. signified to you, that, consistently with Having afterwards joined the detachment their sense of public duty, they can submit under Major-General Landskoy, an atno arrangement to Parliament that does not tempt was made to carry the town itself; include an extension of the Import Trade, but finding themselves too weak for the and the Court of Directors having, with the enemy's infantry, dispersed throughout knowledge of their opinions upon that the houses, they were under the necessity point, by their Resolution of the 18th ult. of waiting the arrival of the advanced declined to recommend to the Court of Pro- guard of Tchitschagoff's army.Adprietors to agree to such an extension, it miral Tchitchagoff reports, on the 10th of would seem premature to enter into details December, that Major-General Tschablitz, until that question shall have been finally regardless of all obstacles, and profiting of determined. You are apprized of the the disorderly flight of the enemy, had disposition of His Majesty's Government to pursued them into Wilna, taking 31 pieces adhere to the present system of Adminis- of cannon; and that the suburbs had been tration in India, and I am not aware, that occupied, and picquets posted round the if circumstances should admit of its conti- body of the town, under the orders of Manuance, it would be necessary to propose jor-Generals Orourka and Laskine. any material alteration in the existing pro- Head-quarters, Oschnisani, 11th Dec. visions for carrying it into execution, except-Major-General Ignatseff detached, on such as may arise, from the opening of the the 6th of December, eight battalions from - Bobruisk to Minsk.Admiral Tchitscha- [ where the enemy, consisting of nine bat goff reports that Major-General Tschablitz talions of infantry, and above one thousand dislodged the enemy from Wilna, on the horse, were preparing quarters for that 10th Dec. where they left a great number night. The infantry had already piled of cannon, and very considerable maga- their arms, when the hussars of Achtirsky zines, but time did not permit to furnish fell upon them, sword in hand, from all the details. quarters. The whole of the Commandant's guard was cut to pieces, and he himself owed his safety to the darkness of the night. The magazines were at the same moment set on fire by shells; the enemy, dismayed and in confusion, fled to the outside of the town, where his infantry was drawn up in order of battle: but being pursued by our cavalry, they retired with the greatest precipitation to Taharschki. The inhabitants of this town unanimously declare that Napoleon was there in person; but that having been informed of his danger by some of those who were devoted to him, he had changed his dress, and fled at full gallop towards Wilna. The enemy has lost in prisoners within the space of five days, viz. from the 8th to the 13th of December, as follows, one General, 156 Officers, 9,574 soldiers, independent of wounded and sick, of whom great numbers were found in the villages near the high road; 168 pieces of cannon, two pair of colours, two standards, and an eagle, have like Head-quarters, Wilna, Dec. 12. Count Wittgenstein reports, under date of the 10th of December, that having sent out several detachments of cavalry in pursuit, one of these, commanded by Aid-deCamp General Kutousoff, had taken a corps of Bavarians prisoners, consisting of one hundred and twenty-six officers, and two thousand and twenty-four men, part of which consisted of an entire battalion, which having been surrounded by the able manœuvres of Lieutenant-Colonel Tettenbach, had laid down their arms without firing a shot. The requisitions of every description, which the enemy had levied upon the inhabitants, were recovered, and with these all the means of subsistence for their troops. On the 9th, Lieutenant-Colonel Tettenbach entered the suburbs of Wilna, notwithstanding the enemy were in possession of the body of the place. Major-General Borosdin, who commanded the other detachment, made many prisoners at Nementchina, took also a consider-wise fallen into our hands. able number of baggage-waggons. སྙ་ ་ Report of the Commander-in-Chief of the At the time of the capture of Wilna by our troops on the 10th of December, the enemy defiled through the streets, whilst Count Platoff, in order to cut off his retreat by the road to Kowno, occupied it December 11.-General Count Platoff reports, that in passing near Wilna, he had driven the enemy back five wersts, as they were defiling in column by Pogoixlanke; and having allowed the first column to pass (with which Count Orloff Denisoff had already been engaged), he had directed Major-General Nachmanoff and Count Orloff to attack the enemy with spirit from our right flank; and Prince Kasatkin Ros-with all his Cossack regiments, as well as toffsky, with some regiments of hussars and dragoons, from our left. The column of the enemy was divided into two, and entirely destroyed. General Lanzan was made prisoner; thirty other officers, and upwards of one thousand men, and we took two pair of colours and two standards. The remainder of the enemy was pursued, by the horse artillery, to the mountains of Ponary, near which another column was nearly destroyed by the sabre and bayonet; twenty-eight pieces of cannon, as many tumbrils, with their train complete, fell into our hands near this spot. with those of the Hussars of Olviopole, and the Dragoons of Shitomir and Arsamas. Having let pass the first of the enemy's columns, Count Platoff ordered Count Órloff Denisoff to attack it with spirit, at the same time he himself attacked, with impetuosity, the other columns; the artillery under Colonel Prince Koudascheff kept up an incessant fire. Count Platoff afterwards ordered Count Orloff Denisoff to pass iu the rear of the enemy, to post detachments on his flauks, and to prevent his arriving at the mountains of Ponary. The large columns were completely routed by the Head-quarters of Field Marshal Kutou-well directed fire of our artillery, and afsoff, at Wilna.-On the evening of the 5th of December, the partisan Sesslavin penetrated into the town of Oschnisani, terwards entirely destroyed. One General, 30 Officers, and more than 1,000 soldiers were made prisoners: 28 pieces exact account. (Signed) CATHCART. DECLARATION. of cannon were taken, and a number of the 22d of December, for Memel; from waggons and carriages. The loss on our which it appears impossible that they should side was very inconsiderable. Colonel not have been cut off, if they attempted Flowaisky, and Lieutenant-Colonel Bibikoff, Tilsit, which was occupied on the 11th by were dangerously wounded. After the Count Wittgenstein, who was nearer to capture of Wilna, I employed every pos- Konigsberg. I have the honour to be, &c. sible means to re-establish order, and to inform myself of every thing: but the shortness of the time does not permit me to present to your Imperial Majesty with this report, a detailed inventory of all we have found here, especially as the quantity of provisions of every sort, as well as the number of prisoners is so great, that it will take a considerable time to make an During my stay here, the Chief of the Staff, General Stawrakoff, and Major-General Besrodni, have collected from the different magazines of the town, 14,000 tschetwert of barley, five thousand tschetwert of biscuit and flour, an immense number of uniforms, muskets, pouches, saddles, great coats, and other articles of equipment.We have made prisoners seven Generals, viz. Vivier, Gousse, Normand, Gouliot, Le Fevre, Fwanofsky, and Sajontschik, 18 Staff Officers, 224 superior Officers, 9,517 soldiers, and 5,139 sick, were found in the hospitals. A great number of prisoners continue to be made in the neighbourhood; and several magazines have been taken, which we have not had time to certify. As soon as the reports shall be drawn up, I shall have the happiness to submit them to your Imperial Majesty. LONDON GAZETTE, Jan. 23. Foreign Office, Jan. 20,1813.-A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been ⚫ received by Viscount Castlereagh, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from his Excellency Ge- neral Viscount Cathcart, K. T. his Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of Russia, dated St. Petersburgh, Jan. 2, 1813. My Lord-I have the honour herewith to transmit to your Lordship copies of two proclamations together with a nominal list of the General Officers who have been taken prisoners by the Russian armies, which I have just received from Wilna, but which have not yet been published here.-No further official intelligence of military operations has been received here since my last.Private letters of the 30th, from Liebau, mention, that the Frenchtroops stationed at that place marched, on At the moment of my ordering the armies under my command to pass the Prussian frontier, the Emperor, my master, directs me to declare, that this step is to be considered in no other light than as the inevitable consequence of the military operations. Faithful to the principles which have actuated his conduct at all times, his Imperial Majesty is guided by no view of conquest. The sentiments of moderation which have ever characterized his policy are still the same, after the decisive successes with which Divine Providence has blessed his legitimate efforts. Peace and independence shall be their result.These his Majesty offers, together with his assistance, to every people, who, being at present obliged to oppose him, shall abandon the cause of Napoleon, in order to follow that of their real interest. I invite them to take advantage of the fortunate opening which the Russian armies have produced, and to unite themselves with them in the pursuit of an enemy whose precipitate flight has discovered its loss of power. It is to Prussia in particular to which this invitation is addressed. It is the intention of his Imperial Majesty to put an end to the calamities by which she is oppressed, to demonstrate to her King the friendship which he preserves for him, and to restore to the Monarchy of Frederic its eclat and its extent. He hopes that his Prussian Majesty, animated by sentiments which this frank Declaration ought to produce, will, under such circumstances, take that part alone which the wishes of his people and the interest of his states demand. Under this conviction, the Emperor, my master, has sent me the most positive orders to avoid every thing that could betray a spirit of hostility between the two powers, and to endeavour, within the Prussian provinces, to soften, as far as a state of war will permit, the evils which for a short time, must result from their occupation. (Signed) The Marshal Commander in Chief of the Armies, PRINCE KOUTOUSOFF SMOLENSKO. PROCLAMATION. When the Emperor of All the Russias was compelled, by a war of aggression, to take arms for the defence of his states, his Imperial Majesty, from the accuracy of his combinations was enabled to form an estimate of the important results which that war might produce with respect to the independence of Europe. The most heroic constancy, the greatest sacrifices, have led to a series of triumphs, and when the Commander in Chief, Prince Koutousoff Smolensko, led his victorious troops beyond the Niemen, the same principles still continued to animate the Sovereign. At no period has Russia been accustomed to practise that art, (too much resorted to in modern wars,) of exaggerating, by false statements, the success of her arms. But with whatever modesty her details might now be penned, they would appear incredible. Ocular witnesses are necessary to prove the facts to France, to Germany, and to Italy, before the slow progress of truth will fill those countries with mourning and consternation. Indeed it is difficult to conceive that in a campaign of only four months' duration, 130,000 prisoners should have been taken from the enemy, besides 900 pieces of cannon, 49 stand of colours, and all the waggon train and baggage of the army. A list of the names of all the Generals taken is hereunto annexed. It will be easy to form an estimate from that list of the number of superior and subaltern officers taken. thereby to ensure public tranquillity and individual happiness.- [Here follows a list of the names of 43 Generals taken from the enemy.] LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 2. By His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty. A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE P. R.-Whereas, We have beheld, with the deepest regret, the daring outrages committed in those parts of England wherein some of the most important manufactures of the realm have been, for a long time, carried on; and being firmly persuaded that such outrages have been, in a great degree, occasioned by the wicked misrepresentations and artifices of illdesigning persons, who have deluded the ignorant and unwary, through the specious pretext of procuring additional employment and increased wages for the labouring manufacturers, by the destruction of various kinds of machinery, now most beneficially employed in the manufactures of this kingdom, and have thus seduced them to enter into unlawful associations, and to bind their consciences by oaths and engagements, not less injurious to their own welfare than destructive of the good order and happiness of society; and seeing that the extent and progress of the trade and manufactures of this country, which have been continually advanced by the invention and improvement of machinery, afford the best practical demonstration of the falsehood of all such pretexts: We, therefore, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, being anxious, by every means in our power, to bring back His Majesty's mis It is sufficient to say, that out of three hundred thousand men (exclusive of Austrians), who penetrated into the heart of Russia, not thirty thousand of them, even if they should be favoured by fortune, will ever revisit their country. The manner in which the Emperor Napoleon repassed the Russian frontiers can assuredly be no longer a secret to Europe. So much glory, and so many advantages, cannot, however, change the personal dispositions of his Majesty the Em-guided subjects to a just sense of their own peror of All the Russias. The grand principles of the independence of Europe have always formed the basis of his policy, for that policy is fixed in his heart. It is beneath his character to permit any endeavours to be made to induce the people to resist the oppression and throw off the yoke which has weighed them down for twenty years. It is their Governments whose eyes ought to be opened by the actual situation of France. Ages may elapse before an opportunity equally favourable again presents itself, and it would be an abuse of the goodness of Providence not to take advantage of this crisis to re-construct the great work of the equilibrium of Europe, and individual interests, as well as of their duty to His Majesty, and of the regard which they owe to the welfare of the community, have thought fit, by the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, to issue this Proclamation; and We do, hereby, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, exhort all His Majesty's loving subjects strenuously to exert themselves in their several stations to prevent the recurrence of those atrocious combinations and crimes, by which the public peace has been so long disturbed, and the persons and property of individuals endangered and destroyed, and which have so justly drawn down upon the offenders the |