The National Register. — London, England, 1813-10-10 00:00:00

OCT. 10. remainder are either killed, wonnded, or dispersed : the swollen waters of tie Bober alone prevented the complete destruction of the enemy. Tie whole division of ['whoa was destroyed before Lowenberg it fell, with its General. and all the Officers of its Staff; at its head, into thP hands of General Langeron ; what were net made pi soners were drowned in tie Bober• _ _ The Army of Mat ahal Mat:chmald may be looked upon as anni hilated. Head-quarters, at Toplitz, Sept. 9, 1813. The advanced guards of the main army daily gain more ground in Saxony. That of Gen Count Wittgenstein had yesterday a very brilliant affair; it drove the enemy from Pinta and Dohna to- wards Dresden. In the evening the enemy received considorabla reinforcement., and attacked our troops with great impetuosity; hot his attack was repelled by the brave Russians, and Pima, Ze.- hist, and also Zitsebendorf were maintained. Two sqnadrons of the nth French Hussar regiment were surrounded, during the batik, by the Grodno Hussars, the greater pap t ut them cut down, and the remainder, with the Lient.-Col. who commanded them, made prisoners. The advanced-guard of the right wing is before Zittan and Rum burg. Colonel Count Ziehy has stormed Rumburg, and made there a number of prisnaers. The Emperor Napoleon appears to have, some days ago, directed whole force against Gen. Blucher: The latter, however, did not accept the offer of battle, but marched towards the Neisse, whilst his detached troopS, in co-operation with the Austrian troops of Gen. Jinbna, acted ‘vitri great effect in the rear of the army Major Falkenhaustii and Captain Swanenfeld, un the Ist, between Guerlitz anti Bautzen, fell in with one company of French artillery, one bpsadron of ehasseurs, and a company of infantry. They com pletely dispersed them, and took twin them the last cannon that was left to their army after the battle of the Katzbach. A Secretary of the Duke of Vicenza, •Grand Eenyer, who had been sent to provide quarters at Bautzen, was taken on his way thither. SPAIN. CORUNNA MAIL. ------- Timms, SEPT. 14.—1 t h said that Sachet will replace Soult, who on repassing the Bidassoa, after having been shamefully routed by infe rior forces, threw away his haton, declaring that he no longer wished to consmai.d cowardly troops, who did not deserve the name of Frenchmen. MADRID, SEPT. 12.—The garrison of Pamplona daily more and more experiences the rigour of famine. On the lvdt, the «tidier% ra tion was reduced to eight ounces of bread, two and a half of horse flesh, and one of rice, without salt or vinegar. Sirs. 20.—Gerona has been ruined in order to make it experience the serve fate as that of the unfortunate Tarragona. On the 28th an'l 30th of August the enemy evacuated the hospitals,seartying to France almost all the sick and wounded. On the same days tho Ala, or of C;e r,,na, and the greater part of the families and Frenchmen in employ- tlir•tl 9. Coat NM A, SEPT, 50.—The troops of the :;c1 army will replace those f the army of reserve of Andalusia, who will proceed t,, the line of tlu Pyrennees. It appears that the French cavalry in that part have :cared more within France. FROM A CADIZ PAPER OF 'flIE 4TH OF SEPTEMBER. rrrys FROM LORD WELLINGTON TO DON pyAN o'noricon , srANtsu 31111WIETER AT WAR, DATED MEAD-QUARTERS, DUARTE, .rta-v 2, 1813. Most Excellent Sir,-1 had the honour to receive your Excell►ency's tiller, dated the 15th ult. acqoainting me that the Regency had thought proper to remove the Capt.-Gen. Gastanos nom the con►n►and of the 41l army, in order that he may occupy the place of•Cco►iusellor of State, because be was nut at the head of the 4th army which the Regency had entrusted to him ; that Gen. Freire had been appointed Capt.-Gen. of Estramadora and Castile, and was to command the 4th army ; that Gee. Lacy was appointed Capt.-Gen of, Oallicia, and to the comm►►nd of the troops of that province. inr!cpendently of the General of the 4th Army ; and General Giron was to transfer his services to the Ist Army. As the Constitution of the• Spanish Monarchy has declared the Minis ters responsible for acts which are the measures of Government, I trust I may venture to address some observations to your Excellency on this subject, which I beg you 'to submit to the R?gency. Justice towards the character of Gen. Castanns, an officer who has Petted his country in close union with me, during the last three years, THE NATIONAL REGISTER._ -4 4 . - Without there having been sii.gle difference of opinion between us in any matter ot importance,eompels me to remind your Excellency, that the local situation of the 4th Army, prior to the opening of the Catil paign, prevented its being formed into a corps at the head of which the Capt.• Gen. could be placed with any regard to propriety, considering the dignity of the office. And even when the union of the 4th Army would have.been locally practicable, the deplorable state of the Royal Treasury, and of the resources applicable to its subsistence, would have prevented that corps from-remaining united for any great length Of time. Your Excellency well knows, that when money is wanting for the maintenance of troops, it is possible, that in a particular district of country, provision may be made fur the subsistence of a small number at.y pay ; but that this is impracticable in regard to a large corps of troops : and for this reason, and others relotive to the state of discipline and peculiar organization of some corps, I did not deem it proper that mere troops of the 4th army should be assembled in one corps, than the two divisions composing the army of Gallicia, under the command of Gcn. Giros. It would have been unbecoming and improper, considering the rank and situation of Gen. Castanos, besides being inconvenient !apiece him at the head of these two divisions,ur any other portion of the 4th army ; mad for this reason, and at my request. he placed his head-qnarters with mine and those of the rortuguese.arniy. Not only has your Excelleocy not attended to these circumstanees. in the measure which you have recommended to the Government. in leglird to Gen. Camillus, but various other considerations have been everlooked. G. n. Castanos, besides, commanding the 4th army, was Capt. Gen. of Eoremuchirti, Castile, and Gullicia, and in that capacity had to per form duties of the greatest importance to the public interest, and parti cularly to the wellbeing of the army. It was one his duties to re-establish the Spanish authorities in the dif ferent districts and cities which the enemy was successively evacuating; and eunsideling the nature of the operatiohs of the army, and the pecu liar line of march which it pursued, it would have been impossible foe him to discharge that obligation, had he been literally at the head allies 4th army. or with the head-querters, which, from the period of the ?4th of . :flay, were almost esary day changing place, without ever en tering the high road or any one capital city, excepting SO:octanes', when Gen. Customs left them. It was myself, not Gen. Castanos, who suggested the idea that his . Excellency should be employed instils mauler and it is necessary for me to say, that, considering the : zotitner in which Gen. Giron has commanded in the field the divisions of the army of Galacia we should have neglected the welfare of the State, had we not tra ced out to Gen. Castanos the very line of conduct which he has followed, and for which he now finds himself persecuted and de- famed. With regard to the arrangements made by your Excellency for the purpose alining the different offices held by Gen. Castanos, and the removal of Gen.,Giron (without any complaint alledged, and even w ith mit assigning any motive whatever) trout the post in which he was placed I.y Gen. Castanos at say request, and in which he has conducted himself to my entire satisfaction, as I have communicated to the Go. vernmeet,—l believe, that, besides the inconveidencies and misclee's which result to the service from this kind of change, especially during military operations, it cannot be denied that they are in direct breach of the contract made with the last Regency, and confirmed by the present ; an Agreement which, us your Excellency knows, was that which induced me to take the command of the Spanish army. your Excellency also knows, that this is not the first instance in saich that contract, formed with so much solemnity, and after such mature deliberation, has been violated ; and no one can be snore fully aware than yourself of the inconveniences which thence result to the good of the service. You' Excellency is equidiy well acquainted whit my natural disposition, and my wishes to continue to serve the Spa nish nation, as far us my abilities extend ; but forbearance and sub mission to injuries so great, have their limas ; and I. avow that I have been treated by the Spanish Government in these matters, in manner the most improper, even simply siren individual. It does not belong to my character nor sun I iiichned to boast of my services to the Spaniel) nation ; but 1 can at least publickly declare, that I have never abused the powers with winch the Cale, and the G-vernment have eutrusted me, even in the moat trivial affairs, nor ever employed theta towards any other obj• ct than , liat of prou.oting the gaud of the service. In confirmation of this truth, I appeal even to your Excellency as a witness s and I totlii-ve it sill be admitted, that the circumstances which rendered 'accessary the formation of the con tract above-mentioned, equally require Its fulfilment, if it fa desired that I should be aVe to retail' the command of the army. ilay God preserve your Excelb.ncy many years. (signed) WIiLIANGTON, bake of Ciadad Rodrigo. 4 1 f