The National Register. — London, England, 1813-11-07 00:00:00

710 THE NATIONAL REMSTEIk .... 0 . . deemed expedient to wait till the following day to renew the gene ral attack. - 1 he enemy sheared himself iu }Great force in a good posib , int on the lett of the Partite, on a ridge of some extent which runs paralle to the river. There was some catinotiading in the rivoioneg ant the enemy made demonstrations ; and the hussars of Meepenlierg charged his advanced parties into the suburbs of Lep atc,*and took three cannon and solve prisoners of the hulaus of the gitortb... The state of our affairs is such, that the most sanguine expecte titre,s may be justly I:Meltable - el, under the pre tection of Divine P. ov itleace, which has hitherto so conspicuously favoured us ins the glo l io,th calve in *loch se are engaged. I am, Dec. (Signed) CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Gen. Oct,Leipzir, O 19, 1 . £113. • MY 7 . tytn-=-.Etirepe at length approaches her deliverance, Hod Irn.:l.ind :oily triumphantly lookforward to reap, in co; nnetioo wi • aei• miies, that glow her utiexi,mpleil :itad steady efforts in tic cut:Myron cause so justly entitle lor.to yeeeive. • I It 0%1 • 1: !Mil fallen to the lot of an . abler pen to detail to your Lordship the spkraloa s evelits.of these two last days . ; bitt in mica von inl; to iel•ay. Cie main fuels, to send them oit without a mo pietas delay, I shall best do my duty, postponing me re detailed ac comas (mid a fresh °pool tooity. • 't he vic tot y ot'Ceeneral Blocher. opon the 16th, has been follow ed, e the Pah, by that of the whole of the combined forces over the army of Bnottaparte, it; tae neighbonrhood of Leipzig. Tire cull..ctive loss of ;those 1 , :0 pieces of cannon, 60,000 men, an ouniewa• mino.er of prisoners, the desertion of the whole of the S .xo alloy. also the Bavarian and Wurtemherg troops, consisting of artiller... cavalry, arid hifantrv, many Generals, among whom arc Ri goier, Vatic, y, Brune, Bertrand, and Latiristoo, are some of the Ii st tinit of this glorious day. The capture, by assault, of' the town Or Letpzie this mornioe, the magazines, artillery, stores of the p•••ce.., King of Saxoby, all his Court, tlie garrison, and rear go -el of-the Fiche!' army, all the enemy's wounded.(the number of v haat excel d 30,0 - 0); the narrow escape of Runnaparte, who fled from Leipzig at Dille O'Cli et, the allies en,tering at eleven ;• the eon.picte fltri.nte or the French army, who are emit:avowing to eservie in all directions, and who are still surrounded, are the next obp.-ets exultation. • Tite tin rre nit your Lordship eats best arrive at from an M. count of our military position. I' v. ill he my entleaVour to give yon as succinct and clear an tc colo.t as I am able. first, of the general and combined operations di le; mlued upon by the_ grand army ; and, secondly, to describe shat tomeediately came nueltr my . own observations, namely, the Ines ciatitts of the Prince Royal and General Blocher. My dispateltes, imp to the 170., have detailed the position of the allied fermi* s tip to that date. It being announced by Prince Schwa' tacreberg, that it woo the intention of their Majesties, the Ante.: Sosertigns. to renew the attack on the 18th, and the armies oftlo North.and Silesia being directed to co-operate, the folios/hog gt ntrat disposition was made : , • I ntuA here observe, that the attack on Ate 1611, by the Grand Army, occurred in the neighbourhood of Liebeit Wolkowitz. oomary being pat Ocularly adapted for cavalry, a very sanguinary at el ;laid eorabat ensued with this arm, and an artillety, eXcetibm: in utoobt r 601) pieces, between the opposed armies. Two Solitary beriloings, which the. enemy bad occupied with several battalions of - iiitantry, and which formed nearly the centre of the enemy's posi tioo, were attacked by the Russian infantry, and after several re pulses, carried with amazing carrrige. The whole of the enemy's cavalry, under.. Murat. were thee; brought. forward : they made a very ele‘pirate push at the more of the allied position, which Ceti a abort .period they succeeded , jo foie:mt. To oppose this powerful cavalry, six regiments of Austrian ettiras siers in columns. Nothing could surpass either the skill or the :el)erate bravery of this movement : ti.ey value* all before them ; destroying, I am told, whole regiment:, and returned to their ground with many prisongrs, having lett 700 dragoons wiz;,its the cne!ny's tine. Alaoy Officers were killed arid wounded. General Latour Man bourz, • Willi connealoied tile enemy's cavalry muter Murat, lust his leg. Roth armies rtm4itled nearly us the ground on which the con test colianeeceal Wili'e .rand ~..my e' as to commenee the attack on the , morn in, of rue I Z 0.,, tiarir different points of aaserubly, on the p.•. :•;pal vltla;, es sitsrat.d on llie-great roads leading to Le ipzig, tl:e ••‘: the Nqrtli and Silesia we re j;iintly to attack from the init. e, ;old upon the enemy's position along the Partite river ...ewer gave to gist rfjl.4:4; lipytd 01 Sweden thirty thou. v. sand men, infantry, cavalry,•-and artillery, of his army ; and with this formidable reinforcement, the northern army wag to attack nom the heights of Faucha, while General Blucher was to retain his • position before Leipsig, and use his utmost tirints to gain possession of the place. In the event of the whole of the enemy's forces being carried against either atilt! armies, they were reeiprocally to support earl' other, and concert further movements ; that part Or the enemy's force which for some time bad been opposed to the Prince Royal of Swe den and General Witcher,. had taken up a very good position on the left bank of the Partite, having its right at the btroug puha of Fan cha, amid its kit towards Leipsig. To ferce the enemy's right, and obtain possession of the heights of Valletta, was, the first operation of the Prince Royal's ai inv. The corps. of Rtesians. under General Winzingerode, and tlif Prussians under General Bolow, were destined for this purpose, and 'the e we . dish army wet e directed to fence the passage of the ttv.r at Ploseu and Moekate The passage was effected without much apposition. General Win. zingerude took about three thousand pristmets at FatlCha , anal some . • General Blocher . put his army in motion as soon as he found the yawl army engaged very hotly in the m ighbonrhood DI the villages of Stollinta and, Probestheyda : and the infantry of the Prince Royai's army had not sufficient time to make their flank movement before the eneniv's infantry ha I abandoned the line of the Jiver, and retired over the plain in line and column, towards Leipsig, occupy ing Somertelt, Pannsdoal, and Sehontildt, in strength, protecting their re treat. A very heavy cannonade, and some brilliant performances of General Winzingerode's cavalry, marked chiefly here the events of the day, except to arils the close, when General Langeren, who had crossed the river, attacked the village of Schonteldt, met with considerable resistance, and at first was not able to force his way. lie, however, took it, but was driven back, %%lien the most positive orders were sent hint by G...neral Mueller, to re.occupy it at the point of the bayonet ; which he accomplished before dark. Some ;Prussian battalions of General italow's corps were warmly engaged, also, at Patmsdortf ; and the enemy were retiring from it, when the Prince Royal directed the rocket brigade tinder Captain Bogue, to form on the left a Prussian battery, and open upon the columns retiring. Congreye'a fermidanle weapon had scarce accomplished the point of paralysing a aulid square of infante?, which after one fire delivered ihenvelyes imp Has if panic atriego. when that gallant and deserving officer, Captain Bogue, alike an oreament to his profession, and a loss to his fi iends and country, received a shot in the bead, which deprived the army of his ser vices. Lieutenant kitranwaYs, who succeeded in the command of the Migale, received . the Prince Royal's thanks fur the services they rendered. During the action 2 guns of the Saxon artillery joined us from the enemy, and two Westphalian regiments of Inis-ars, and two battalions of Saxons; the foi vier were opportunely. .made use of in the instant against the enemy, as our artillery and ammunition were not all forwaid! anti the Prince Royal addressed the latter by an offer, that be would head them immediately against the enemy, which they to a man accepted. The commonication being now established between the grand attacks, and that of these two armies, the Grand Duke Constan tine, Generals Plata', Milaradovitch, and other officers of distinc tion, joined the Prince Royal, cunimuaicating the events can) ing on in that direction. It semi the most desperate resistance was made by the enemy at Probethetle i Stelleritz, and Connevitz, hut the different columns bearing on these points, as detailed in my former dispatch, finally canied esery thing before them. General Benningsen taking time villages upon the right batik of the Reittschove, having been joined by General Bubna from Dresden, General Tolstoy having come up and relieved the tbriner in the blockade of that city, and Gen. Uni tas, mametivring with ‘C),000 Anstriana upon the leit bank of the Eister, Gens.'lltieleman and Prince Maurice Lichtenatein's corps moved upon the same river ; and the result of the day was. that the enemy lost alcove .10,000 men in killed, wounded, and pm iwners. sixty five pieces of artillery, and seventeen battalions triGennati in fantry, with all their Staff and Generals, which came over en masse during the action. The araits temained npnn the ground on which they had so bravely conquered, this night. The Prince Ro, ii had his bivouac at Paul's , - (huff; General Blueher's temaiued at *ittei itz ; and the Emperor's and the King's at Roda. About the close of the day, it was understood.the enemy were re tiring by Weisaenfcls and Naumburg; General Bimetal . received as . ct: ot . the Sa;iii ..-setterut