THE NATIONAL Rre;isTElL 706 spoils of the •infortunate capital, bef ;re he entirely evacuated it, or& rto prevent them from falling back into the bards of their lawful ooss , sots. On these ground:, rendered more plausible hy the encrelsnig rigour ef the be3S4lO, the re . pored nontber of sick io the Fend) army, and the inde fatigab!e act„ivitv of the ('ossaas and Russian pa; titans bung cu t'anks at ti•rmtened the whole litre of its com munic:rioies, the st.tteetent of its retoott towards Courland was foniwed. (in foe other hind, the Russian accounts themstPees, whilst they e!'. • eribel a serious• of ghnieus en gsgeteoeis :tit ::lit, and oepoi tent advantages gained on a va rico) of polies. atverded.a ditierent txplanation of the sud den abalidernneut of Niescow by the invaders. By these it appears, that whilbt BCON A P ART E continued to occupy that city witlefifty then end mete he sent two detached corps of seven thoits-ord each to the cast and northward, to explore the coooti v and liCeitrA his means by foraging, and another of greater { - wee towards .the south to oh,crye the army of Genteat flutu ow posted at Kalouga, and collect provisions from the intervening tracts of land. In the north awl in the east the object of his reconnoisance, it appears, com plaely failed; and, in consequenee; the corps that had been employed on that service marched to the south, and, uniting with MuaeT on the road to Kalouga, swelied Ins force to 45,000 111C13, %%110 beCTIMC the advanced -g- •ed ef the French in that quarter. :••••u•-la an nulation of strength seemed to indicate either a great apprehension of Ku rusow's army, or some pre!aratiens for attacking it. TVs General judged that the . latter was the case on learning that VicToit's ,sion, estfmated by the French at about forty thousand, was on its way from Smolensk() to join NCR AT. Ile pereeived that if he. did not promptly act, NA P °LT:ON would be ahle, to. remain at . Nlo3cow with a three suffi cient to repel all the tacks of the Hit'-;an divisions Fcilt.e;ed on the north an east, and at the Fa: 11P time to employ an army against ban, equal, it' not sneer icr in nem hers to that tooter his command. anticipated the de , i e tas of h:s enemy, he re‘olved to prevent their exec:wino. BAite VicTott. could possibly at rive from Smolensk°, or NA POLIION from M.o -be bore firth his whole army ripen NI up. A T, SO sulddenly i.*:h to leave him no means cifretrcat itt wi keit fi i 4litily under great, disadvantage , • The resultsA of this WISC end brilliant matireovre, were tie hes of ; ytto isoners and ,Se pieces of cannon, with eoeo killed and wound , don the part of the French. Tins Neted blow frost i•ated all the pima of the enemy. lie saw, that although his advoiced paid had not been annihilated by the first stroke, it might be by a second, if it were to receive no o her teinforceinents than those which, though on. their nrarch f , oin t:ololcusko e were fti:l too distant to arrive in time. therefore reluctantly bowed to necessity, and quit;ed that capital, which he had braved so many dangers, encountered so manly fatigues, and shed so much blood, to occupy, and marched, with nearly the whole of his force, to meet his defeated le other-i 0 -law before •he should expe rience fresh disasters, and to endeavour to avenge his losses, a el his own disappointments, by bringing his antagonist to a . .;enre al action. To conceal his retreat, and, if possible, to prevent the re-occupation of Moscow by the Russian de tachtd c rps, .keeping up the sbr.w of a Deitch force in that-city, he . le:t a small garrison behind him, whose weak ness however was sow' revealed, probably by the inhabitants themselves, to General WlNzltioEltODE, at whose approach . it also followed the movement of the main army on the road tolialouga, and 'unfertunately succeeded in capturing that act ve Commander; w,,ibt employed its reconnoitring. Such is the-second e-xplanation of the late glorious events in the heart of Russia, derived from the Russian accounts NOV. 13. their.-elves, and not only the most prob.tb!e, but alio the most favourable. The de!iverance of Mcscow dons a , pears to have been effected by the skill and ja&ment of the ve. teran EuTusow and the valotx of his troops ; wiTn we consider the ether losses occa4ot,ed enemy le. tivit . ; and enterprise of Vt ITTG EIN, the advana! of the milted armies of 74oiltria and V tt and above all, the (Lirk curt,'iin of winter (:loAeg . round the French. now once more in search of wititer•quatt;9s, a d flu eateniug to Ica: e them a prey to cold and fa mine, we can only anticipate their speedy retreat into L::1:1- auia, or the certainty of 'heir destruction. FOR LIG S I NTE LUG ENC E. TIVENTY-FOURTII BULLET' N OF THE GRAND ARNIY. Moscow, Ocr. I I —" General Baron Delz , ins has marched upon Diretrow The King of Naples is with the ad v,iceit ii,uarn upon the Naia, in presence of the eneunv, who are occupied in recittit:4; their army, by comocting it from. the militia. -" The weather is very tine; the first snow fell yesterday. In twen'y days it will be necessary we should be in winter quartm.. the forces ‘vhieh Rush had in Moldavia have joined General Tor. maAstw ; tl»se Finland have disembarked at Rip. They march:Al out and attr.eked the fit--;t e"rps. Thiy hay.; been beateii 30, 1 0 men hay.: been made prisoners. NV e h.:ve not yet ret eive:t ni of thi.; bri!hant combat, which dues so much 'minor ro Gencral D' York. Ail our wounded hive procecoed to the 5111)- 1(1,1:o, M Mohilow. A greet many hive recover, d and re joined their corps. Much private correspow!ence between St. Pe• terslcuri,l4 arc! Moscow, make. us acquainted the situation th it eint-ire.. Ti:.. pv;_jr.•t cif burninz Moscow having been kept secret, the greater part of the Nobles and private individual.; ha.l removed within{. The cugiiieers have taken a plan of the city by mat king th..i houses which have hem saved from the file. I t _results that we di l not sue...veil ui F ;tying more than the 10th part of the town. The J-10;lis nu longer remain." rtIINTSTER AT WAIL ExTR ACT or A LETTER FItO'M r.uttGos, of OCT. 22, TO TfIX MINISTER OF WAR, FROM GrN77.RAL SOUIIAM, CoMNIANDING AT) INTERIM TIIE ARMY OF PORTUGAL. 66 AfIONS}AGNEVR -1 have the hinour to intorut your ExcLlßncy, that the English have raised the Fiege of Butgos, and mart-ht.:l to the di:ecti.m a.l rancla, - 4114(11: i:1, and Vnicmin, at nine iu the eveoing; they intve ten thLir sici: in tite ic;spitala of tirrgos. " I set out in purs.tit of them very early this !limning : I IRV " Ile Ale to overtA , th-m, anl oblige them to 11.,,hr, or at lob touch injury to their rear-guard. tSiLneti) 66 CrUllt SOT:q A.T."" "P.S. 1 sltotiltt inform your Excell , ncy, that since Ge 1 have b..en in a position beflre the English array; I have e ... e:) dei had engaveroe3t, with it, and never cea.imi to ilardt , 6 :; C.;l !ass since that period. ENTRAC'T "OF A LETTER FROM GENERAL TIIIDAVLT, C c.r)Nttit A'RANT AT VITTorttA. ittcria, Oct. '23, at 9 o'cleol. in the evening. "MY Loan—The ainttes of Portugal, and of tite North, entered Burgos yesterday, nt six o'cle,:k in the morning. Tow:2i d. two o'clock in the evening, and aVer exchanAing several cannon snot, the enemy passed the Ravin of Butted, and is now in Pig rein!. which tend to prove that the armies of t• - c Stuth and rf the Centre, arc art tying : " This ttioveracia naturally changes the whole 4:.!uation of the North of Spain, and the parts of the ariniz.s of the North and of Por tugal. - " 1 hive the honintr, &c. " 'llla Baron THIBAULT." PA it IS, No‘,.. s.—We have this day received letters from 119 scow, dated Oct. 18. The Ernileror continues at that city. ant i to en j .,y the b..!*t state of health, His Majesty was constantly employed with the details of the military adatinistrat.on. The neither still continues very file. BAIONN F., +OCT. 2.1.—A1l the news that we receive from Spliti agree in stating that the French arm' is entr-red into Ma,:ii,f. The E.lglish have ratsed the sil rt: of the fort of Burgos, after having lost 4000 men before that pl.ce, the defence of which throws the gtcatest honour on the garrison. V LEN:4A, Oet. V.—The recruiting continues with activity. In the chqice of subalterns the preference is given to these young nica who know how to read and write, and who are of good character. WA R.)A NV, Oct. 13.—Detaeoments of French and allied trorps• both infantry and cavalry, are continually arriving. - MILAN, Oct. 07 —The Government of Sicily has renewed the . prohibition of the exportation of corn from that ialai‘d.- t;:; • • r