The Enquirer

Last Evening's Mail.

Audi alteram partem.--We shall refrain from any opinion upon the late interesting events in Europe, until we have obtained the Russian Accounts.

The whole series of French Bulletins are now before our readers, except the 55th: the substance of which is said to be comprised in the article under the head of Lobau.--The 55th details the bloody battle of Eylau.

By the last night's mail we received Extracts from London papers down to the 5th March inclusive.--We lay the most interesting of these before our readers: the rest will follow hereafter.--It now appears, that the Russians lay a complete claim to the victory.

LONDON. March 8.

We have infinite pleasure in being able to announce the arrival of a Messenger, this morning, from Petersburg with the Official Accounts of a succession of

IMPORTANT VICTORIES

Obtained by the Russians over the French, between the 1st and 12th of Feb.

Mr. Vleck, who is the bearer of these joyful tidings, left Petersburg on the 18th of Feb. and Gottenburgh on the 1st inst. on board the Amity Packet, which was dispatched for his conveyance. From him we have the happiness to learn, that Gen. Benningsen has officially announced several Victories obtained by him over Bonaparte, in one of which the French lost upwards of 20,000 men, a large portion of their artillery, and twelve Standards.

Six of these latter had been triumphantly exhibited on the Parade of Petersburg previous to Mr. Vleck's departure.

A French General has deserted the sinking fortune of Bonaparte, and has arrived at St. Petersburg. He reports, and his statement is confirmed from various quarters, that Bonaparte since his Invasion of Poland, has lost upwards of 100,000 men.

Mr. Vleck was detained at Gottenburgh two days, by contrary winds.

The following Note was circulated in the Ministerial Circles shortly after Mr. Vleck's arrival:

"A king's Messenger arrived this morning, with Dispatches from St. Petersburg, communicating the Official Details of the operations of the Russian Army in Prussia. It appears that the ardent and persevering gallantry of the Russian Generals has been crowned with signal success:--for several successive days he attacked the French army always to advantage, but in the last affairs, to their decisive defeat, they having on that occasion lost upwards of 20,000 men, twelve eagles, and several pieces of cannon."

"Great rejoicings have taken place at Petersburg, and the city was illuminated at the departure of the Messenger."

Yesterday we received Dutch and French Papers by the American ship Medford, arrived in the River from Rotterdam, which have furnished us with some articles of importance. Government at the same time received dispatches from the Continent by the Dorset Packet, arrived at Harwich. The letters are stated to announce another action between the Russians and French, in which the Grand Duke of Berg was killed. We have before us an extract of a letter received by a merchant in the city, from his brother at Warsaw, mentioning Murat's death, and that the body had been received in that city with great pomp, and, as we understand, buried there. We incline however, to think, from some allusion to the scene of action, that Murat, should he have fallen, must have been killed in the battle of Eylau, or in some affair immediately following it.

Letters were yesterday received in town from Dantzic, which, on Thursday, arrived at Hull, bringing accounts from thence to the 20th ult. of great rejoicings having taken place there, on occasion of the victories obtained by the Russians over the French, in Warmia. up to the 14th. The left and centre of the Russians were then posted on the Lakes, and the right extended beyond the Alle.

The Austrian army in Gallicia comprises upwards of one hundred thousand men, and the frontiers of Moravia and Bohemia are crowded with troops, who have cut off all communication with Saxony, Silesia, &c. The export of provisions to the French army in Poland has been discontinued, and some Jewish merchants and others, by whom it was carried on, have been arrested and sent in chains for trial. This measure is stated to have been adopted on a strong remonstrance from the Russian minister.

The Austrians are collecting a strong corps on the Bavarian frontiers under the orders of one of the archdukes.

All officers in the Austrian service on leave of absence, &c. have received orders to join their respective corps.

On the departure of Bonaparte from Warsaw, Baron Vincent announced to Talleyrand his intention to return to Vienna, and was with difficulty induced to prolong his stay in Poland for another fortnight. The Baron's mission, independent of the restoration of Brannau, had for its object to demand from Bonaparte an explanation as to his intentions in regard to Poland, and a revocation of the promises held out to the inhabitants of that country by Dombrowski. Bonaparte has evaded the discussion of these points: and in one of his interviews with Baron Vincent, he warmly expressed impatience and offence at the Baron's importunity on the subject.

The Russians continue to advance in Turkey almost without opposition. It appears by letters from Panscova of the 25th of January, that the advanced corps of the Russian army had already penetrated into Albania, and that the mountaineers of Russia, Podrina, &c. had joined him in immense numbers. The islands of Curzola, Braza, and Lissa, have fallen into the hands of the imperialists, and Leinaha has been invested. Bulgarin, Servia, and Albania, as well as Moldavia & Wallachia, are now in the virtual occupation of the Russians. The Turks are not capable of opposing any serious obstacles to the progress of the Russians: their army is an undisciplined insurgent mob, more dangerous to the generals appointed to conduct it, than to the enemy to whom it is to be confronted.