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ain't?' OP MI CROWN P.RINC.iI . THE PEINC,I -ROYAL'S BULLETIN. ' s. H eec ti va ne rs , Srida, Sept. 1415111 The Prince Royal moved his head-guar*, Ass' this place yesterday evening. Many of the Officers tnade Osman at the Bridge of Torgau, affirmed yesterday that the Prince of Moskwa was dead. Others say that they mit him in the itioalsoest, exhorting the troops to defend it.-- The same Officers also relate, that a few moments before the Swedish and Russian columns appeared in the platy, the Prince of Moskwa put himself at the lead of the reserve, composed of two divisiolis, and ',exclaimed, In marching towards the Prussian army,' Id Victory is ours; in two days we shall be in Berlin." however, slackened his pace, on seeing the taut• titude of battalions which wire arriving, and disorder became complete on the arrival of the cavalry. The.divislonsof the Prussian army which have mitered the most, • are reorganising . and repairing their less. It is difficult to display mitre bravery • or Mote perseverance than - the yountPruisian soldiers have shewn. The Battalion of Landwebr may yam' how becompared with the best - troops in Europe. • u There exist no jealousies in the Combined army. It presents a picture s of - a family of brave men, who' have sworn to conquer,..cir to perish in defence of the tondur of their Sovereign and the liberty of Europe. a General Winsingerode has already moved across' the Elbe some thousands of Cossacks, and General Cseetricheff already occupies Dessau and tothen. %I The army is-ort the Elbe, and materials are col. lected at man , points for the passage of that river.. u Three thousand of the Prussian landstrum have passed the Elbe at Lenses, for the purpose of pro; tecting the former subjects of hosts. • R The landstrum of Swedish Pomerania has al ready been in active service. Two thousand bur ghers of Stralsund have voluntarily offered to work upon the fortifications of that place. • " The reports of our secret agents at Leipsic state-, that couriers had arrived there, announcing the entlf • into close elleillinhidattla from Ausslg and Leaf.._ refilkilitil find it was known Vint' the It utilail ..Pittissiats force, in front of Toplita, was greedy Olt* isimbered bjr . the enemy s it was, however, deter: *aid, in the. most gallant manner, to give him bit• tle iittbe evefitof his advancing....andthitsliationitinn was accordingly made. . Being under the necessity of .12nionmsfived from head-quarters, I learn froni Colonel Class, thee the enemy continued on the 11th to make such demon. 'fixations as.' indicated a general attack; and on the 12th they advanced and took,possession o the village of Hollatidat," and came 'case to Cohn. . Above half the Ansivi Sut.torps . hnd now rejoined the army; and 'come' into position they had been marching in Tory bad weather and worse roads, with wit intermission, from the 10th, but arrived in excel lent order; and Bonaparte could now perceive the allied army, upwards of one hundred thousand men, 'in position, with eight hundred .pieces of cannon, ready to give him battle. It seems. however, that he began . his retreat, about mid-day, front Notlen dorf. • The Mlles began immediately to clear their front, and ta) , send out strong reconnoitring parties ; and General Kleiaau's corps was again detached to the left, reinforced by two divisions under Prince .13ehtensteiti., • Up to midday on the 13th, the enemy still - eon' Aimed his retreat, breaking up and destroying all the roads in every direction towards Dresden.— l'his will somewhat delay the pursuit of the Allies, and will make even. any lateral, or flank movement more difficult. . Accounts have been received of General Blucher's having entered Bautzen on the 10th, but I have re ceived no official Bulletins from the Prussian head quarters. The Russian Colonel Prince Modatoff; of the Alex lindrowski guards, executed a brilliant awls on the lkh, between Bautzen and Dresden. ni,blew up two hundred ammunition waggons, took a pprt of Bonaparte's baggage, 'and made one thousand two hundred prisoners. of the Austrian troops into Munich." LONDON GAZETTE lITIMORDINAgr. • THURSDAY, Ocromia 7, 1813. I congratulate your Lordship most sincerely on the brilliant victory of the Prince of Sweden. The additional lustre which is reflected in this day's bat tle, on the arms of his Prussian Majesty, is forcibly rlwelt'on by his Royal Highness; who states that the soldhrs , of the Gleat Frederick are again visible in every action in which they have been engaged. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CHARLES STEWART, Li& 4318. Viscount Cistlcresgh, &c. &c. &c. FOREIGN OFFICE, OCTOBER 7. 'Dispatches, of which the following are extracts, and copies, have been this day received by Viscount s CASTLEREAGH, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from General- Viscount CATHCART, K.T. dated Toplitz, September !SI ind from Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Cluings SrewAttr, K. B. dated Prague, September 14, 1315. EXTRACT 01 0 A DISPATCH FROM GENERAL VISCOUNT' Prague, September 14,1118. MY Loan—r have the honour to transfesit, for your Lordship's information, two reports I have received since I left Tdplitx - from Colonel Cooke, isoopecting the operations of the allied and French armies on the Ilth and 12th instant. I have the honour to be, acc. (Signed) CHARLES RIRV74IRT. Vleeount Castlereagh, tf.e. dte. Esc. TopUtz, September 11, ISIS. SlR—The enemy advanced against us about an hour after you had been removed from hence upon the 10th instant. The utmost uncertainty appeared to exist, as well as to their number, as the point upon which thy: would attack. •CATIICAIt 4 DATED TOPLITZ, SEP f. IS, 1813. The Austrians have kept possession Of -the roads leading to &trolly by Marienberg and Altenberg,- and General Kleinau from the former place to Chemnitz and Freybtrg. The country between the Elbe and the Elster is over-run by several Partisan Corps from the Allies. These report that the enemy has been employed in Moving the sick and convalescents and baggage to Leipsic. Prague, September 14, 1813. Mr Loan--On the Bth instant, the corps of Count Wittgenstein; and that part of General Kleist's corps, under the orders of General Zietheu, which bad advanced again through the mountains beyond Peterswalde and Zehista,- on the road towards Dres den, were attacked by a very superior force of the enemy, and a very sharp affair took place. - Count Wittgenstein had his head-quarters at Pirna, when the enemy begin their advance. The chief contest dUring the day was for the village of Dohni, which was defended with much valour and bravery by the Allies : but the enemy bringing up increasing numbers towards the evening, Count Wiugenstein determined to fall back and evacuate'Dohna : Gene ral Ziethen's corps, therefore, was ordered to occupy Pirna in the evening, and Count Wittgenstein's corps retired towards Peterswalde. The loss of the Allies, in this day's action, may be estimated at about one thousand men killed and wounded ; that of the enemy was much more eon. Siderrstile. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland - was in the field, and assisted at this day's action. • thneral Kleinan, with a corps, had been detached towards Freyherg and Chemnitz on the left, while the. Austrians• had moved, at I stated in a formir dispatch, to Aussig and Leutmeritz, on the Elbe. On the 9th, the enemy cot.tinued his advakici,and the Allies retired, fighting every inch of ground in the mountains. Bonaparte had arrived, and a very large force was advancing, either with a determina tion to make a general attack, or for the purpose of great demonstrating, to cover a retrograde movement, and the removal of a large magazine of powder from Konigstein to Dresden. On the advance of the enemy, orders were im mediately sent for the Austrians to countermarch, and the Allies immediately began to collect all their forces in the already victorious fields of•Culni and Toplitz. On the 10th, the enemy pressed seemingly with greater force from the mountains'en Culm and.to wards Toplit: ; they had advanced not only with the columns that followed Cobalt Wittgenstein's rear, but' also with another very coasiderable corps by Zinn walde and Kraufen. At this time the Austrian columns had not corns Towards evening, a strong detachrnent of the ene my's tight troops got possession of the road which leads through the pus to Aitenberg r and drove is the grenadieri of the Russians nearly to the plain below. As the enemy made use of no cannon, and did not appear upon the Peteriwalde road at the same time, there appeared no indication of a serious attack at so late an hour in the day. The Allies, however, threw back their lett, placing troops and guns all along the . foot Of the hill, be tween the village of Calm and Toplitz, while the whole army were for Med in pOition of two 'lines. having their right appoye upon the mountain adja cent. to the town coliijus of infantry were in reserve _ on either Bank. • •- • The ground was citiwded, and could Ilford little advantage, in the event of a serious effort, upon the' front of the French. • The firing ceased about sunset, and the Allies re— mained in:oosition:chuing the night. I ant inclined to attribute this movement upon the part of the enemy, to a desire of learning' the general femme (.4 - the'eountry about us, and the number of troops we had at hand. I ha,. thehonour to be, &c. (Signed) • HENRY COOKE. 14 Sir Cbarks Stewat. - _ • day, by stating, that inaatinett had reconankred us, and at night the whole 'range of mountains was *erect with die enemy's fires. The carps pf Bt. 'Cyr and Victor, the whole cavalry of the guard, and the remainder of Varuiarnare's di. vision, were the troops in frdelt of us. • • . About tai elVe o'clock this day, howeirti, die airily commenced his retreat from Nolleidorf • It is believed, they have detached strongly tuviards Kommatau. In cos siglience of this, General gliyrap has been reinforced by two divisions of Austriiii light troops, under the orders of ;ante Lichtenstein. The Allies are otherw,iyusosted as I reported to you on the-106. The remainder of the Austrians, detiched towards the Elbo o , are covering the Aussig road- *pow oar right. Dispatcher have reached , us this day from the Prince Royal of Sweden, apnou nci ng the joyful tidings of -a victory gained by the allies, under his Royal Highness's command, in the neighbourhodd of Wit.' ternberg. • Upwards of 8000 prisoners, 60 guns, 200 tumbrils, and 40 pieces of cannonthad been taken. The Prus sians are said to have sustained the brunt of this affair, to have lost many'people, and to have done great ho nour to their army. This was fought upon the 7th and Bth instant. I have the honour td ire, &c. (Signed) " HOMY 'COOK& ,1•••.... . 'WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNINO-STREET, OCTOUR 7, 1813. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received at. Earl BATHURST°, Office, addressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General CountWALL. WOMEN, slated Head-quarters, Dondtz, September 20. - MY LORD —Since my.last report, dated Schwerin the 4th instant, Marshal Daioust continued upon the. River Stocknitz. air Having moved to Muslim, T caused a bridge' of boats to be there built across the Elbe; with 4: kte-ele too, in order to pass the river as soon as the enemy should appear upon the left bank, although he re mained combined With the Danes, with whom I imi-. gined he had ceased to co-operate in consequence of the late disjoined march of the French troops upon Ratzeburgh, and of the Danes upon Lubeck :—the enemy continued, contrary to my expectations, in a state of inactivity for several days. I consequently once more made a movement towards him, fixing my bead.quarters at Hagenow on the 12th inst. ' But having been apprised by intercepted letters of Marshal Davoust's intention to detach eight or nine thousand men, in order to clear the left bank.of the Elbe, and advance towards Magdeburg, I crossed the river at mid-night, on the 14th instantonear Do mitz, taking the troops under my command, with the exception of -the Swedes and Mecklenburgers, who remained in the position of Grevesmulhen, and the Hanseatic legion, which I Left with the infantry of Luuow's corps on the right bank. .• On the Isth I occupied the position of JetZel, near Dauenberg. In the mean time, Marshal Davoust had detached the General of Division Pechenx, with the chief part of his division, which, having passed the Elbe, had marched upon pahlenburg.. ' Late on the evening of the 15th, I was informed this force had taken up the position of Gorde. ' Otkthe following morning, the 16th, at dat-break, I put the troops in motion. The enemy had occupied the heights in front of Gorde, on the Dannenberg road. I posted my troops in the valley, with the view of concealing my numbers from the enemy, al well as there to await his attack. Towards mid-day, I received intelligence that he had but partiallyoccnpied Gorde , and that the main part of his force was between the villages 'of Olden don( and Eichsdorf, a quarter of a German milein rear of Gorde. No time was now to be lost in mak ing the attack. - -c :, I caused the Hanoverian infantry, with two bat teries, to march, under the command of Major-Ge neral Lyon, upon the great road leadingto:his M'-a ' jesty's Castle of Gorde, in oilier to attaek'the enemy' in front ; General Tettenborn forming the advenne . , guard, with three regiments of Cossacks. I directed* •at the same time six battalions Of infantry, one bae-* 1 tery, and a regiment of hussars of the Rissian Ger man Legion, to move under General Arentschildt, by the forest - of Gorde, to turn the enemy's right flank, and I detached General Doruberg upon the enemy's left, towards Dubbelwnid, at the head of the 3d hussars of the King's German Legion, the hussars of Estorf, one battery of horse artillery, and the half of the rocket brigade. The enemy's outposts in the wood, making little Toots, September 12, 1813. or no resistance, retired to the extremity of the forest,. Stn—The enemy increased considerably in num- where, having pursued them, I found the enemy's her during corps verr advantageously posted on a height in the whole of yesterday ; towards evening frpnt of the Danneuberg road.. great motion was perceptible upon their left flank. I At four o'clock in the afternoon our two columns They soon advanced with guns upon the high road, were seen advancing out of the forest, and the enemy returned but feebly the fire of our winery with eight and above the Russians, under Count Pahlen, from the village of Nollendorf, nearly into Culm. or ten pieces of cannon. • Surprised at seeing a large body of infantry, while Towards night, we were reinforced -by above ,he imagined he had merelylight troops - to encounter, 25,000 men, of the Austrian army. These troops the enemy began to make a dispositson for retiring, were immediately placed in position upon our ex- at the moment that our battalions were forming for the attack. It is very probable he would bare earlier creme left, a certain distance up the mountains. They I bad marched with little interruption since the morn- the Commandant of this corps, was actually with the determined upon retreating, but that Gen. Pecheux iny_of the 10th instant, and during the whole night, ' advanced posts in the forest, at a distance from his. but were in good order and without stragglers. position, where he had only time to arrive just when clopser we im. The preparing to form against h our tr left be , Every thing indicated a general, attack upon the enemy s gas to fall back—the right stood fast ensuing romins. to cover its retreat. This dank was formed upon The prisoneii CCollalia for the 'skirmish of yester- the height iii three columns of battalions, and made rt-T the smut attenishligteedlllllll* iimoverkiLie_ .'clock our infantry 1 10 . 1 101101 or ha all tides. • The first and second .battalions German Legion commenesed a very heavy distance of ninety paces. At, the same time, the coluiZsn of the ft man Legion arrived at one side, sod Gen. with the third hussars of the King's 9erman appeared' on the ether.. The Ist regims‘lll of the Russian German Legion charging broke one of.his squares. The 3d Hassankol King's German Legion charged with two *- another of these squares, which at a litr, was advancing at the pas de dargt. These broke its ranks, while they in their t u rn were in flank and real by the enemy's artillery y, posted_in rear at some small distance. to .draw back a little, this.regiment, with.' squadrons, made a second charge, and 300 n third, with as intrepidity not to be surpassed, Meantime the light infantry of the battaliou.of *ten. had on its first onset lost its commandant' ,ThiraDX, and four officers. I instantly - onrge . with the bayonet. The battalions rehr and Bennigsen, under the command dier Halket, carried it into effect with the trepidity, forcing the enemy to retreat, who other resOurce now remain, but that of the perate resistance, for Med anew in retiring, .sumeda fire. The artillery in the interim, of the King' Legion, under Major Bruckman, arrive right, and opened a well.directed caper 'conded by the rocket brigade, whose c' had taken up his ground close under the enemy's inlantry.. At this period, the greater part of , squares, terrified and broken on all sides, save way, and fled in all directions to the mg heights, where the general disorder municated itself to those who ' ad been to cover the retreat. , The attack and puts* having been pushed as Nehrendorf, the elierey saw himself cut' off • the road to,Dahlenburg, and retired urn and the existing morning re-passed Zollenspieker. General Pecheur having lnst and baggage, was forced to betake him s elf on foot. Towards half-past seven in the evening, ... mittedthe phrsuit of the flying enemy en the Cossaci and assembled the troops, to whom the. . the , niglit and the unfavourable nature of rendered the following of the fugitives sible. I had besides received information enemy was advancing on the right bank in order to dislodge my detachment at and to approach Domitz and the bridge , .side. The corps of thetenotny, over which . under my orders have had sa signalized was from 5 to 6000 strong, Including - and ten pieces of artillery. Their loss is 6, hundred to two thousand killed and wounded.. The nuiniser of prisoners taken amounts to I hundred', among Whom is General Mielorinske, Aides-de-Camp of General Techena, Colonel James, and several other officers. • . . - Wu have takeis eight pieces of artillery ammunition waggons. After the action ; General Tettenborn. vanced guard, occupied Bleccde and Luneburg. lam entirely satisfied wr h the bravery of the troops, and I am particularly indebted to Major-General Lyon, who has shewn upon this occasion, the ;4 , -* sky and intrepidity so well ac . ...nowledo--A as also to Brigadiers Halket and Ma; in, Bruckman. The battalions of Langrehr . sen distinguished. themselves highly. ' General Dornberg led on the cav airy spirit and vivacity so characteristic Of that I cannot sufficiently commend the. biaVery Sd Regime* of Hussars cf the King's Genius. gion, so conspicuous in their repeated headed by their Commander Major Kur wise that 9f the lit Hussars of the Russi,. Legion on the eneml's squares. *I lameot • glory which the first of these regiments hie' ,acquired with.so considerable X loss.. I should be glad that the attention of Highness the Prince Regent should- be . . die conduct of Majck-kuper, in command, giment, at the head of which his gallantry very conspicuous. . I cannot omit to mention the services I occasion. received from my Adjutant-General„ tenant-Colonel de . Berger, and my Quarter-Masters General, Lieutenant-Colonel de Clansewitz. I have alsO experienced thep'eatest issiy my personal staff. .Captainicie Grabbee,, the Russian gtiarA, have found eirremely as also Lieutenant-COlonet Cohni Ferdinand Mansegge. I ammuch iectcbted Lieut.-Goner. Count louiilEiclinarisegilc, fciT4lie assistance beta,' F renderer /ix cat all occaraoruw:l . I beg this flub to draw: the attention of ye/ Lordship to a eery Count Predei" Kielmansegge,. Colonel of a corps of chasseurs, some weeks since with the Frehch, and which . : not had an opportunity of - mentioning . hitherto. Was in consequence of this affair, wherein lbst upwards of a htindttd atd fifty prisoners, were already in possession Of Dannenberg - cinity, and found our light troops there val of our main body. The loss sustained .by the corps un/cr :nand amounts to merely five hundred men wounded r_ milting -the farmer are Major Captain Hugo, and Cornet .Cianser, besides ' fivers of the aussian - Russian Legion. . - The Cossacks. under-General Tettenborn„ lowing. day advanced as fns a s Hasburg, the. , comouinicatioas of Marshal Davos_ *ill be under the necessity okdetaching anothefforce to establish them. It is the consideration of the enemy's graiat iiority that alone restrains me from gratifying i Most anxious Wish, by at once attacking hit Steckintz.. On-the 17th, the•enerny havidg his advanced guard, from Mollen towards burgh, on the read to Schwvria, gave me apprehend an offensive movonent on the whence I had taken the troops for this expedition.. My end being attained, I them efore resolved to the opposite side, and accordingly I lithed my head-quarters at Dnmitz, with • OW: the adsagett y fire, et the t ussiati the n. Dardbefg man Legion et °Cl:misers ,;,- ui. enemy, unarikof tne '0 squadrons ttle distance 'nese hussars mere astailed 7 and iffan. ce. Forced ' I thtwo more 30011 after a issed. • alionef &c- -adent Major ly ordered a.. ns of Lang- id of Briga- be utmost in ho seeing no • he most den. ring, and re . rig's German ived on. our Tonadc, corntp n he fire of the • the enemy's les, began to he neig!tbour- ! l. skien coat. paced there pushed as far ' cut off xm Bletkede, le Elbe' near lost his h erse i itself to flight nisig. T corn- die Cossacks, e- darkne.s of f the ground. quite impos- tion that' the t of the river, lSuitzenburg, at the other ich the troops zed a success, 600 cavalry. is from fifteen undtd.- ants to fifteen lozinskt, two Colonel Fits- y and twelve . with the ad- uneburg. • of the troops;. I:tier-General lion, the acti- Jged in hi m ; "nd to Major tr ancrßcrug- y with all the rat nificer: uairsry of the Gerrisaa Lee'. ted charges, iper ; as Qerceisst tent that the has gained is of his Royal drawn etbat P . nd .uf, : lantry <was so:/ I have or ener.il, Lieu• . arter.Mabtera witz. • isist.ince from . , an officer of. imely useful, rdinann ista•nce helms sztied . of yettr • snr Frederick iasseurs, had which I have hitherto. It n the French mere, that we rg and its vi. e on the erri- la ray com- en killed and 4or de %Taut, :sides two of- born, the inf. , and cutting Davoust, he anothefforce s great supe. ratifying my 3 bite on the vi4g pushed ads Witten- me CAW' to e other bank, itpeditiop.— • ved to repass have esteb. th a view to