The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-30 00:00:00

7 THE'NATIONAL REGISTER. Commandant of Artillery, and Armand, Engineer of the place, as well as the Ministers of the Council of Defence, who tfay not have prJtested against it, to he arrested and tried before a Marshal's Com.oission, presided by the Vice-Constable. His Majesty has likewise ordered, that the capitulation of Thorn should he the subject ofau inquiry. If the garrison of Spandau has sm rendered without a siege, a strong fortress surrounded by marshes, and subscribed to the capitulation which must be the subject of an enquiiy and a Menem. the conduct observed by the garrison of Wittenberg has been very different. General Lapoype has perfectly welt eendnited himself, and supported the honour of our arms in the defener of that important point, which is besides but an indif feren fortress, having but one inclosure half destroyed, and which could only owe its resistance to the courage of its defenders. Baron de Montaran, an equerry to the Emperor, on the 6th of May, lost his way two days' journey from Dresden ; he fell into the hands of a pairole of light cavalry, consisting of 30 men, and was taken by the enemy. A new courier sent from Vienna, by M. de .Stackelberg to M. de Nesselrode, at Dresden, has just been intercepted. What is remark able is, that the dispatches arc dated the Bth, in the evening, and they notwithstanding contain congratulations from M. de Stackel berg to the Emperor Alexander, upon the brilliant victory he has just gained, and upon the retreat of the French beyond the Saale. The grand Duchess Catharine received, at Teeplitz, a letter from her brother, the Emperor Alexander, which informed her of this great victory on the 2d. Tire Grand Duchess, with reason, allowed all persons taking the waters of Tirplitz to read this letter. However the following day she learned the Emperor Alexander had returned to Dresden, and that she herself must proceed to Prague. All this has appeared extremely ridiculous in Bohemia. We have seen in it the name of a Sovereign compromised, without any motive which policy could justify. All this can only be explained as a Russian custom, resulting from the necessity there is in Russia of imposing upon an ignorant populance, and the facility with which they can be made to believe any thing. They would have found it necessary to have adopteda different conduct in such a civilised country as Germany. PARIS, May 20.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the following intelligence relative to the situation of the army on the morning of the 14th of May : The army of the Elbe has been dissolved, and the two armies of the Elbe and the Mayne form only one. The Duke of Belhmo was, on the evening of the 13th, near Wit tenberg. The Prince of Moscow bad left Tongan, to proceed to I..ukan. Count Lauriston wag marching from Torgau on Dobrilugk. Count Bertram was at Koenigsbruck. The Duke of Tarentum, with the 11th corps, was encamped between Bi•cholswerder and Bantzen ; he on the 11th and 12th briskly pursued the enemy. General Miloradovitch, with a rear, guard. consisting of 20,000 men, and 40 pieces of cannon, endea voured on the 12th, to ietain the positions of Fischbaeh. Capellen berg, and Biseholswerder, which brought on three successive battles, in whirls our troops behaved with the utmost intrepidity. The di vision of Cliarpentier distinguished itself in the attack on the right ; the enemy Wil , 4 turned in his positions, and dislodged at all points ; (me s,t his columns was cut off. We have taken 500 prisoners, and lie had 1;100 men killed or wounded, The artillery of the 11th corps fired 2,000 cannon shot in this engagement. The remains of the Pi ussian army under the command of the King of Prusiiia, who passe!, at Meitzen, took the road to Bautzen by Koenigsbruck, tc join the Russian army. Yesterday at noon, the Duke of Reggio's corps passed the bridge of Dresden. The Emperor has reviewed the corps of cavalry, and the fine Cuirassiers under General Latour Alauhourg. It is said that the Russians have advised the Prussians to biu•n Potsdam and . Berlin, and to lay all Prussia waste. They began by setting the example themselves ; in their gaiety de cur they burnt the little town of Bischofswerder. The King of Saxony dined with the Emperor on the 13th. The second division of the yomig Guards, commanded by General Barrois, is expected to arrive to-morrow at Dresden. PA ats, MAY 2 4.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the following intOrmation of the situation of the ar mies, on the 16th, in the evening : On the 15th the Emperor and King of Saxony reviewed four •of Sr , 41 (one of hussars, one of lancers, and two t part of General Latour Maubourg's !awards visited the field of battle, at regiments of Saxon cavalry ( of ' ..iers ich form 1:4! ':.'',!C" , e. es aft ! , 1,7, . , A Our•:' • , • '' •,.. I _ - 4111z= L. " \ hil :.' 'k • '''::ers- .1•-••••• .", 6--e*-4-- •- 1 44 '• .- , -.- MAY 30. The Duke of Tarentum put himself in motion on the 25th, at five in the morning, to march opposite Blutzin. He met, at the de bouch from the enemy's rear-guard ; some charges of ea• valry were attempted against our cavalry, but unsuccessfully ; the enemy, however, wishing to maintain himself in this position, a fire of musketry took k,lace, and he was driven from thc. post. We had 250 men killed or wounded in this rear-guard affair ;the loss is estimated at 7 or I. l on men, of whom 200 are prisoners. The second division of the young guard, commanded by General Barrois, arrived at Dresden yesterday. All the army has passed the Elbe. Independently of the grand bridge at Dresden, two bridges of boats have been established, the one above, the other below the town. The Berlin Gazette, of the Bth, contains the regulation for the Land sturm. Folly cannot be carried further; but it may be foreseen, that the inhabitants of Prussia have too much good sense, anti are. too much attached to the real principles of propriety, to imit:ite barbarians, who hold nothing sacred. At the battle of Lutzeo, a regiment composed of the Elite of the Prussian Nobility, and %silo were called Prussian Cossacks, were entirely destroyed; only fifteen men belonging to it remain, which has covered all their families with mourning. These Cossacks really feigned Cossacks of the Don; tender, delicate, young men had lances in their hands which they could scarcely support, and were dressed like real Cossacks. What would Frederick say, if lie saw his Great Nephew at this day seek models of uniform and appearance from them ? The Cos sacks are ill clothed, they are mounted upon small horses, almost without saddles and harness, because they are irrtgular which the inhabitants of the Don fUrnish, and which are established at their expense. To go there to seek for the model of Nobility of Prussia, is to shew to what point the spirit of ti►lly and incompe• tency is carried which directs the affairs of thai kingdom. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, NAY 24. Nothing of importance was transacted. TUESDAY, MAY 25. The farther consideration of the Stafford Peerage was postponed till ,this day se'nuiglit. A message from the Commons brought up the Poor Debtors' Re lief Bill, which was read a first time. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26. A message from the Commons brought up the Irish Loan, the Trish Malt Duty, the Annuity Registers, and the Strand Bridge Bills, which were read a first time. The Duke of BEDFORD gave notice, that he would, on Monday next, move the second reading of the Smithfield Market Bill. The Duke of NORFOLK gave notice, that on Monday next be would bring in a Bill to regulate the Test Act, as far as it regards Irish Roman Catholic, when resident in this country.—Adjourned till Friday. FRIDAY, MAY No business of importance to-day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, 11IAY e 4. The Order of the Day for the further consideration of the Report on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill was read, and the Bill being re committed, The Right Honourable the SPEAKER rose, and spoke in a very able manner against granting the concessions proposed; he declar ed himself perfectly willing to allow them civil lind military rank to the fullest extent, but . decidedly objected giving them the privi lege of sitting in Parliament or any of the judicial offices which may be termed the essential power of the State. The principles of the Catholics had undergone no change, for the Soveroign Pontiff in our times had issued instructions to his Church, in which, having made a distinction between active and passive oathQ, he had assert ed that those of the latter kind onV mad• be takcli 1 . 6: . the -satisfac tion of an heritical government. In tile document in which this doctrine was laid down, it was morerNer said, that all oaths taken contrary to the interest of the Church are null and void ; under these circumstances, the oaths proposed by the Biil could be no security whatever. The Right Hon. Gentlenian contended, that if