The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-23 00:00:00

MAY 23. dispense to the faithful " the bread of the word," and light to those who 4' sat in the shades of death." The portal of the church dedicated to his memory at Paris, was reckoned one of the best specimens of modern Grecian architecture.-1556. Cardinal Beaton is assassinated i►► the Castle of St. Andrew. The Sun rises at 3 b. 58 min. sets at 8 h. 2 min. High-water morning at 0 h 4 28 mum. afternoon at 0 b. 59 min. 29. St. Max Milne's, a great advost.te of the tirthod , is faith against the Arians, a powerfui sect of heretics, whe, denying the divinity of Christ, would have destroyed the faith in three pe'sons of divine nature in one God, if, at that time, when,the ' , roofs and evidences in favour of the Trinity were fresh in the. Mind of the church, truth had nut prevailed against incredulity, reason against sophistry, and respect for established tenets against an unruly 10% e for ionovations.--1660, Restoration of Charles If. to' he throne of his forcfatl►crs.--1810. The Crown Prince of Sweden dies suddenly I-1;407. Sultan Selim is deposed.-- 1453. Constant►nopk is taken by Mahomet 'I he Sun rises at 3 h. 57 min. sets at 8 11. 2 min. HiBh-water morning at 1 h. 30 min. afternoon at 2 h. 0 mot. New Moon at 21 min. past 11, night. The increne of the days 8 h. 17 PRICE OF ST:►CKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Con). S per Cont. Red. 4 per Ceuta. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tonOctt, SUNDAY, MAY 23. OCCUPATION OF HAMBURGII BY THE D %NES. The Gazette of last night contains the particulars of the attack made by the enemy, the 11th inst, on the island of Wilhtltnburgh, in front of Hamburg& Though successful at fir-t, the French were ultimately repulsed to their boats by the spirit and bravery of a newly raised Hanoverian Regiment and the Mecklenburg troops. It ap pears that the Russian Generals and corps lately in those parts had been recalled nearer the great theatre of the war on the upper Me. Nearly left to themselves, the Ham burghers, notwithstanding their success on the 1 Ith, experi enced the greatest alarm, when a most unexpected ally de clared himself in their favour. The Danes from Altona, suddenly sent a messenger to DAVOUST to inform him that they took Ilamburgh under their protection, and if he persisted in attacking it, would fight in its defence. Their gun boats immediately posted themselves before the city, and their troops entered its walls, and erected a battery of 10 pieces of cannon opposite the Elbe. This conduct on the part of Denmark has created universal astonishment. Some have attributed it to a secret understanding with the French, according to which the Danes were to obtain possession of the city, only to disarm its inhabitants, and restore it to the enemy. when he should desire it ; as their occupying it would leave the force under DAVOUST at liberty to act on other points still more important, at the present crisis, than the Hanse Towns. Others have fancied that Denmark had at last agreed to the arrangement proposed by the allies, to take the Ilan seatic estates as part of a compensation for the cession of Norway to Sweden. But the declaration and preparations of the latter Power to attack both Norway and Schwerin at once renders that supposition uniikely. It may be that the Danish KING having heard from Berlin of the reported defeat of the French, thought the time was come to shake off the connexion, and share in their spoils. It may also be, that lie wished to save the Harnburghers from the vengeance of an it ritated enemy, and to secure them a full pardon before they returned under the French yoke. Whatever may have been his motives, they THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 511 cannot long remain secret, but must in% olvehim when known, in a war, either with the allies or Fiance, from which he has hitherto contrivcci to keep himself clear. BATTLE IN SPMN. In our paper will be found Sir JOHN MURRAY'S dispatches describing his victory over SUCHET. They have disap pointed our expectations. We fear Sir JOHN is not a mau of decided measures and enterprising spirit. The defeat of the enemy on the 13th, scarcely compensated for the losses incurred by the Spaniards on the two preceding days, when a whole garrison was taken. On the 13th SUCH ET having cut his way through our allies to our positions, attacked them at several points at once, and was most gallantly re pulsed; but not pursued. Ile bad a narrow defile behind him, at the mouth of which his cannon were placed, and had be been *briskly attacked in his turn, both his artillery and most of his troops might have been captured. But we are told, many valuable lives would have been lost, and whilst we did not gain any of the trophies of victory, he was allowed to early off two Bt itish guns he had taken the day before. His loss is estimated at 3,000, hut it is said, from his own ac. count, as no prisoners were taken from him. His dispatches only state 900. Ours is very trifling. Sir JOHN Mu ft- RAY took a different road, in the hope of reaching the forti fied lines of the enemy at St. Felipe, before him, but fresh dispatches from him, its last night's Gazette, inform us that he had failed in that attempt, and returned to his position at Castella BATFLE OF LUTZEV. The most interesting, as well as the most important sub. ject for consideration, continues to be the battle of Lutzem We are now in possession of several accounts, which, al though not forwarded to this country in an official manner, may he considered as the reports of the action given by the Allies. The first reached us through the medium of the French Papers themselves; the others will be found in the German news, under the head Berlin. These accounts do not greatly vary in their statements. That given by the French is by far the Most favourable, being dated from the field of battle, and laying claim to a decided victory. The Report published at Berlin, on the contrary, by the Military Government, is dated from Pegan, a village about fifteen miles distant flora the field of baffle, the day after the ac tion, and only asserts that a most sanguinary conflict had taken place, in which the Allies had occasionally bad the advantage, and which only ctased when night rendered it impossible to fight any longer : that both armies remained on the field. and the French made some attacks the next morning, which were repulsed by cannonading, but followed by a retrograde movement on the part of 'the Allies ; who, in order to take rest and refieshment, retired to Borna and Rochlitz, whence they expeeted to break up immedia-ely to resume offensive operations. The loss of the ltu'sian and Prussian troops is acknowledged " very greet ;" not " over ' rated at *or 10,000 men in killed and wounded" The Prince of HESSE HOMBURG is amongst the former; and Generals BLUCHER, SCIIA ASHOST, and HUNERBEIN s on the side of the Putisians, and Generals Von KA ROWIN. ZEN and AL LX EF, on !hat of the Russians, with an unusual number of Officers, are among the latter. Ihe loss of the enemy is conside,ed thitible or trelle their own ; but only 1000 prisoners, with 10 pie, es of cannon, and Y 3 powder wagons lißd been taken during the acti..n : and in an affair at Halle, front whence the Fetich had been dislodged, " the animosity in the fight being too great to h ive touch quartet." r