The National Register. — London, England, 1813-06-13 00:00:00

570 TILE NATIONAL RFOISTU.R. the activity of her chief was not known. Ile had fled, as the Parthian who shoots and wounds in his flight. Loaded with repronhes for his supposed cowardice in forsaking his army, he was already creating another, and when it was thought he would fall a victim to the indignation of his OWII Auldiers, if he dared to mix among t hem, he suddenly ap peared at the head of a force nearly equal to his first and en tirely composed of Frenchmen. The consequences of such conduct on both sides were soon visible. With heroic spirit, enthusiastic patriotism, and undaunted bravery, the Allies encountered his host at Lutz-n ; but numbers made valour unavailing, and they were compelled to fall back after sig nalizing their courage, though fully conscious of the im portant advantages s% hich the eti my would detive fiom their retreat. Thee in tautly manifested themselves. No sooner had the Allies recrossed the Elbe, than Saxony and all the other vassals of France, who bad been wrongly aPowed to remain neutral as long as they dated not act on the offen sive,started from their momentary repose and threw all their trooes into her train. The reinforcements of the Allies were distant, they retired to a position the natural strength of which they increased by the help of art, and endeavoured, by entrenchments, redoubts, and batteries, to compensate for the inequality of their numbers. There, most of their corps joined them, but even then we are told by the British Minister who accompanied their army, their whole force did not exceed 61,0n0 men, whilst that of the enemy passed 120,000. Against such odds no strength of position could prevail, and the battles of kiutzen and %Vurtchen having led to the evacuation of their lines after the most san guinary and bravely contested actions, the Allies are repre 'seined to have sent Atebassadors to the head-quarters of the enemy, at the time he approached Breslau, to treat of an Ar mistice, and state their readiness to accede to the General Corgress which he had proposed should be holden at Prague, to settle the peace of the world. Whilst his superiority of force obtained such advantages in Filesia, these confirmed Austria in her neutrality, and even, (if we arc to trust the accounts given repeatedly in the • French Papers) encouraged her to a breach of it in favour of France by allowing the possage of the Polish Contingent through her territories to join NAPOLEON. They also 6C purt-d Denmaik, whose first act of co-operation with France determined the fate of the brave but unfortunate Ilam burghers, and thus palsied the means and hostility of :!:.we *len, who instead of acting against the common foe, finds hertelf unable, supposing her to be sincere in the cause, to perform any other service than that of keeping the Danes in check. In such a state of things, when the chief Belligerents, .disappointed of the expected co-operation, seem to think themselves too weak to carry on the contest alutie, and o tT el to n7gociate: when a Secondary Power, though well paid for his assistance, does nothing for the common cause ; and vben Austria, from an impartial mediator, betrays sonic "tit!ns of intelligence with France, the world, tired of blood s] ed and devastation, and no longer cheered by the flatter ing pmspect of total emancipation from- Gallic despotism, Legins to look to the proposed Congress, as a means of ob. tat ning, though in an inferior degree and allied with many dis advantages, that peace, which in itself it deems a blessing. It is likely, therefore, that in compliance with the general uish, an attempt will seriously be made to procure that boon for mankind. (laving thus disposed of the first part of our subject. we shall consider in our next, whether, un der evistinT iv with the coin . lbon safety .11'NE 13. EaREIGN INV Willi:NC& FRENCH PAPERS. P.%PTR, JUNE I.—Her Majec.ty the. Emprem gind Queen lia‘ re. etived the followine intellivehee, regvertirie they ~i;tialk oo o r th e Armies, on fir. evviiitig of the 2511. : The Prince of Mock pro having under hi. enters Guni Latiria. ton and Regoier'g corps, forted on the t 4th, ttic - f the Nek s; and on the '43th in the inorning Of the Qoeisa, .tnd had arrived at litintzlaii. General Lanriston had his head-quarters half Kay between Boutz• lan and Haynan. The Empelor's lead-quarters were, on the evening of the ‘...5:14 at linotzlau. The Duke of Belhino's were at Wchr att , on th e Q ue i, s . General Btrtrand, oh the 14th, entered [Amami!, and on the 2541 pursued the enemy. The Duke of Tarentum aft r having passed Queiss, had a combat whit the enemy's rear-guard. Tic eeemy, encumbered with the wavgons loaded tv it!i sick and baggage, %%is:AA to make a stand. The Duke of Tarentum had his three divisions engaged. The battle vras lively. The enemy suff:red catch. The Duke of Tarentum had, on the 'Mat, his head quarters at Sliekight. Tile Duke of Ragusa was at Ottendorf. The Duke of Reggio had kit Bautzen, marching upon Berlin by the Luckau road. Oar advanced posts were but one march from Glogan. It was at Bunt zlau that the Russian General kutitsoff died six welts ago. Our armies have not &mid in this country any enthu siasm. The Landwehr and tand:turm only exist in the.joitmiik, at least in this Con;iti'y ; and the inhabitants are verb fler fron adhering to the advice of the Russians, of buinibg their houses and defula tinti their country. General Ditrosnel has remained in quality of Governor of [hoi den. He commands all the troops and Freueb garrisons in Sim+ one. Several Fiench corps are marching upon Berlin ; where it ,tp.. pears they are removing, and have for spine days c4;ecteti to see the army to arrive. PARIS, JUNE 4.--The Empress Queen and Rigent has reeeive4 the fellowing intelligehee respecting the situation of the armies on the 27th in the evening On the 16th instant, General Count Litnistou's litsad-quarters were in Haman A battalion of General. _Matson um tintszpectroiy charged at 5 ;It the evenirg by 3,000 horse, and obtigutt tt fait bark upon a village. It lost Iwo cannon, and three c-tissons, which were tinder it% gnat d. Tt - .e divisions took to arms ; the enemy eu deavouted to charge the 15.1 l reginstnt, but he was driseti field of battle, which he left revered with his dcscl. Atnoa;; the killed was the Colonel, and about a dozen Effieers of the body guatd s tl.e di corations of s.s.hich they wore. On tt'e 27th the Em, eror'sheart-qoarters t‘ere at Leignitz, where the itutsw and ell guards were, and Generals Lauriston ond key titer's corps. The Prince ;:f 11oskwa's corps mit. at Hay, au 1 :hat 'if the Duke of lit Vitro matnetiveied upon GI. ran. Ti.' Duke of 'rarentnm was at 6ohtherg. The Dhki.s of Italtrisa and Count Ber trand were upon the road horn Goklberg to Lrignitz. It appears that all the enemy's army has token the ro::d cif Jaime and S;.iltveitlnitz. . A good number of wounded have been collected. The villages are fall of the enemy's wounded. Leiguitz is a veil' pretty tow.t. The Antlimities had left it by t x. press orders, which has eanscd much de . centent ti.e ioba , i. tants and peasantry of the trcle. Count Mon in corsequt•nce t ben charged to form new Niagisti ate. All !!:e people who heionucd to the Court, a.O) all the u o hiiity ho evacuated ISel lin. returned to 1;ro -law ; they ;Ire e‘ticna 1. I: BITAaW, and p o rt are a ti. lug into Bone in. Th e i li tereepred letters speak of nothim• constt rnation the cuenry, and f %Le 04 . 111100 s 'losses he (xpeitencutt at the Lai de of ‘tiiirtclkn. Her Majcsty the Empress Queen and Regent has receit eel the following intelligence limn the Alloy, thited the . Y9tll, iu ine morning : The Duke of litlhino was marching upon Gjegai. ; General Se hastia lci naet, Sl Coteau, an eurn,s'. chareeo it, tovk 22 Pi Of calinoil, (i 0 Ca 14•01V 4 , iillll !) I .io pi isoners. The Duke ..f Ragusa tri ived on the cveointt of the 28th, driving the enemy's regr guard, %%hose posilon he had tinned, e pen 1 that point. The I)uke of Tarentilin and Cunt Bet trand tiad ar rived on the heights above that town Oa the 230 at break of day, the rriace of Afoskwa t wi • Cc,unt circums onsihteut pea. • o s. alai 4 1... ,-• } 44 z • •-• si4,-t.