The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-20 00:00:00

\ MARCH 90. olence to render happy the moment which, bring ing him back to his subjects, restore* him to his children , Vice leßoi ! EBERFELD, MARCH 5. —This day the last division of Swedish troops, belonging to the army of the Crown Prince, passed through here. on their road to Cologne. 'Yesterday the legion, composed of German and Russian troops, under Connt Wa!modal, left us to take the same direction. The Crown Prince is hastening south- ward with the utmost expedition, to assist the Allies in their advance upon Paris. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MONDAY, MARCH 14. IVAR DOWNINC•SIREIIy MAUCH 14. Dispatches, of which the following are copies, were received last night from General Sir I'—Graham, K. B. Head-quarters, Calmnitont, March 10,1814, M LORD—Tt becomes my painfill task to your Lordship, that in attack on Bergen-op-Zoom, which seemed at first to promise complete success, ended its failure, and occasioned a severe loss to the Ist division, and to B. i!..f.-Gen. Gore's brigade. It is unnecessary for me to state the reasons which determined me to make the attempt to carry such a place by storm, sitace the suc cess of two of time columns, in establishing themselves on the ram parts, with very trifling loss, must justify my having incurred the risk for the attainment of so important an object, as tke capture of such a fortress. The troops employed were formed is four columns as per margin.* No. 1, the left column, attacked hoween the Antwerp and Water Pert Gates. No, Cl attacked to the right el the New Gate. No. :; was destined only to draw the attention by a false attack near the Steenbergen Gate, and to be afterwards applicable according to cir cumstances. No. 4, right column, attacked at the entrance of the harbour, which tumid be forded at low water, and the hour was fixed accordingly at half past ten p. in. of the Bth instant. Major-Gen. Cooke neco:opanied the left column. Major-Gen. Skerrett and llrig.-Gen. Gore both accompanied the right column this was the first which furred its way into the hody of the place. These two entuntsis were dlreeted t , ) move ~longst lie rampart so as to form a junction iv: sou!' as possible, and then 141 proceed to clear the. rampart and assist the centre column or to force open the Antwerp Gate. An unexpected difficulty about passing the ditch nn the ire baying obliged Major-Gen. Co:ike to change the point of attack, n considerable delay ensiled, and that colunni did not gain the rainpiti till half-past eleven. Meanwhile the lamented fall of Wig.-Gem Gore, and the Hon. George Carleton, and the dangerous wound of Major-Gen. Skerrett, depriving the right column of their able direction, it Ml into disorder, and suffered great loss in killed, wounded, and pri soners. The centre column having been forced back with consider ab:c loss by the heavy fire of the place (Lietit.-Col. A!orrice, its commander, and Lieut.-Col. tlphinstone, commanding the 3:31 gimerit, being both wounded), was re-formed under Major Myttle tolry, marched round and joined Major-Gen. coke, lea% ing the left ing of the 351 h, to remove the wounded from the glacis. However, the guards too had suffizred very severely during the night, by the galling fire from the houses on their position, amyl by the loss of the detachment of the Ist guards, which, having been sent to endeavour to assist Lieut.-Col. Carleton, and to secure the Antwerp Gate, was cut off, after the most gallant resistanee, which cost the lives of many most valuable Officers. At daybreak the enemy having tnrneil the mans of the plare, opened their fire against the troops on the unprotected rampart, anti the reserve of the 4th column (the Royal Scots) rctirtli ti•ont the • Ist Column—Brigade of Guards, 1000, Colonel Lord frothy. 13 Column-55th Foot, 230; 69th Foet, 3.i0; 33J Foot, 600— Total 1200; Lieut.-Col. Mot rice, 69th Foot. .1(1 Colmmi-91st Foot, 400; 21st Foot, 100 ; 37th Foot, 130— Total, 630; Lient-Col. Henry, 21st Regiment. 4th Copmn-44th Foot, 300; flank companies of the 21st and 37th F00t,..200 ; Royals, 600—Total, 1100; Brig.-Gen. Gore and Lieut.-Col. Carleton. Total force—tat column, iOOO rauk and file; 2d column, v2OO ran k and file; Sd column, 650 rank and tile; 4th column, 110.) r.ink An d file.—Grautl total, 3950. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.. Water Port Gate, folloAed by the 3.3(1. 'the former regime n t ting under a cross tile front ttw place uud Water Port ted.atib t afterwards laid down their arms. Major-Gm. Cooke then despairing of sueeess, directed the retreat ' of the Guards, which was conducted in the most orderly manner, protected by the remains "of the 69th regiment, aid of the right wing of the Xith (which corps repeatedly drove the enemy back with the bayonet) under the Major-General's immediate direction. The General afterwards found it iiiiposible to withdraw these weak batialions, arid haying ow:, with the genuine feelings of a true sot dier, devoted himself, he surrendere.l to save the lives of the gallant ruen remaining with him. I should wish to do justice to the great exertions and compien ons gallantry of all those officers who had the opportiniitie, , of il.s tinguishing themselves. 1 have not as yet been ab eto eolltct tieient infonnat:on. 1114jor-General Cooke reports to me his highest approbation ge nerally of all the officers and men employed near particularly mentioning Colonel Lord Prohy, Lientenant-Coloods Itooke, c'om mantling the Coldstream Guards, Mercer, of the guards, vont !minding the light companies 01 the Inigade, (Tic latter nuroyiii. nately among the killed). Majors Mottlehary at d of the and 55th, as de: , erving of his warm praise. llr laments, iu conorom with the whole cot rz, the severe 104 to the scr,ice of the 'c anguished officers, Lientenant-Colonel Clifton. commintilw.r, the Ist Givirds ; and Lieut.-Col. the Ilon. Jams Macdonald, of that regiment. Tuese officers tell, with many others, at the Aht werp Gate, all behaving with the greatest intrepidity ; and _Lieut.-Col. Jones, with the remainder of the detachment, was forced to stir sender. The service of conducting the eolumn9 'was ably provided for by Lieut.-Col. Carmichael srnyth, of the Itoyal Eiiginevrs (he accompanied llajorAlettetal Cooke, ai did a1. , 0 Lieut. 'Ol. Siv tieorge IVood, commanding royal artillery), %%ho attar:xi' Oiticeiti to lead e.4eli column, viz. Captain Sir dreolge lioste, aid Lient. .Abhey, to the ;ell; and Lieutenant Spading to the tiqht, Capt. Mitchell, royal artillery, also volunteered his serviee, to the rehire column, each havihg a party of .appers and miners tinder his command. Licotettant Abbey was dangerously woundol,• Ciptain Mit chell was covered with svoonds, la the act of escalioiii,g Mc scarp wall of the place ; brat I trust there are good hopes of his no: being lost to the service. Your Lord , laip will readily believe, that thotn. , ,h it is impossible not to fie! the disappointment of our fi,iiblre io this attack, I eau only tido': with the deepest regret of the loss of so malty of toy g4l, hint comrades. I have the honour, &e. Earl Pooltutst,. THOMAS GRAHAM. P. S. lletnins will he transmitted as soon as they can he received, meanwhile I send the most correct nominal list that can be obtained, of the officers killed. ‘vounded, mid piisoiters. T. G. Bergen-op• Zoom, March 10, lUI4. have now the honour of reportinv to your Excellency. that the column which made the attack ou the Antwerp side, got hito the place about eleven o'clock on the night of the Mit, by the clock of this town; but at half-past eleven, by the time we wet . e regulated, a delay having occurred at Ilmtrebilet.. occasioned bY my finding it necessary to change the point of attack. on account of the state of the ice at the first intently(' spot. Every exert Ons %vas made by Lieut.-Col- Sioyth and Captain Sir G. Iloste, of the Royal Engince:s, in getting on the ladders and plauks fnr effecting the t nierprke, attd in (limo ing and play log them fer descuot into the di:elo the passiog the feet in the ice; and the a— ceodino the rampat ti or the hotly of the ; (hiring Ndlich Opt ration several men WerC h'St by a Are ti.oot the taittpart. itOer we were eqabli-hed on the rampart, and haati occuuivd houcc., from whence we uti.da have been initeh annoyed, and hal cenr a► strong patrols towards the point at ‘vitieli Major-General Skerrett and Lieut. Colonel 'Carleton had entered, I detached Lieut.- Colonel Ch tton, with , part of the isr (loan's, to secure the Aotwcrp Gate. and to see if he eordd get any information of the e ni v io!, to , det- Licot.-Colunel native. Li..0.-Colonel Clifton re;iebcd the :;:ate, but holm' that it could not lw opened by Ins nano , 11,t, log a very heavy fire up a street leading to it. It ‘i ::1•0 mond that they oyeepied au outwork, eunimanding the " hi. Ii would effectually render that outlet aweless to us. I toohintf more of this detachment, hot (-onsider it as lc: t, the c onnoimicatioil having'beeo intercepted by the enemy. Lient.-Colonel Pooke, with part of the 3d attard 4 , vt'ls afteT wards vent in that direction, drove the enemy (NM the interiadiata Is'