The National Register. — London, England, 1813-09-12 00:00:00

3 NATION istiasswewasse " All the enemy's operations \lyre made under the idea that tie Emperor mould 'vitas t r the left bank of the Elbe: " The Imperial Gna .d left Dresden, marched on the 13th to Bantaese and on the taili to Gat Litz. a (hi the 190), the Emecror went to Zettae, and instantly or dered Prince Poniatowski's corps to march, forced the debonches of Bohemia, passed the great chain of mountains which separate Bte-eatiet. from LasiTon, and entered G(lbel, whilst General Le fevre Desnonettes, with a division of infanny and enva!ry of the Guard, obtained possession of Rtmiliourg, cl ea red the neck of the mountains at Geor,:enthal, and the Polish General Remiuski took Friedland and Ruchenberg. " This operation was intended to disturb the enemy at Procne, and amid; e certain information respecting their designs. We there learned, .what our spies had already intbroted us, that the rife of the Russia:' and Petissian army were traversing Bohemia, and unit ing upon the left kook of the Elbe. Our light troops push to within sixteen tritiotes of Prague. " The Emperor n' at Zittau, on his return from Bohemia. on the 7.11 th, at ten o'clock in the intoning. He left the I)uke of Bellow), with the 2il coup:, at Zit tan, to strengthen the corps of Priect Poniat .wski ; he placed General Vandanne, with the !, Ist corps at Rombeig, to sopport General Le Fevre Desnotiettes; Hesse two Gentoids occopyilez the point in force, caused redoubts to be thrown upon the height which commanded the point. The En t p4ror teak the road to Lauhait, in Silesia, where he arrived on the 2:411, before seven o'clock in the evening. The enemy's army •of Silesia had viukted the centrality, anti passed through the neu tral territory since the 12 1 !h They had oo the 15th insulted all our advanced posts, and cat ried off some videties. " On the 156, a Russian corps placed itself between the Bobre and the post of Speller, occupied by 200 men of the division of Careennere. Thuse brave nicer, who were reposing themselves on the faith of treaties flew to arms, passed through the enomyit; cen tre, and dispersetl atm. They were commanded by the chief of division, Guillermie. " On the 18de the Duke of Tarento gave orders to General Zocclti to take the small town of Lahn ; he marched there with an Italian brigade, he bravely executed his orders, and canned the cur my a loss of upwards ut . :)LO men. General Znccl:i is an officer of distinguished merit. The Italian troops attacked the Russians who were superior.in number with the bayonet. "On the 1 A.ll inst. the enemy encamped at Zobten. A corps of tq,ooo Russians passed the Bober, and attacked the post of Lie beneekt•n, Rhich wa , del:l:tied by three light companies. General Lauriston caused a part of hid corps to take to arms, h-ft berg, marched to the enemy, and drove him into the Bober. The brigade. of Gineraf Latitte, of the division of Roeliambeau, has distinguNhed itself. " Meanwhile time Emperor arrived on the 20th at Lanben, anti at bleak of day on the .I.st he was at Lowenberg, and caused bridges to be thrown across the Bober. General Lauriston's corps crossed the river at noon. (*.clitoral Maison, with his accustomed valour, peat down every thing that endeavoured to oppose his passage, carried all the positions, and drew the enemy fighting, near to Goldeber4 . . tie was supported by the sth mid I Ith cusps. On • his left the Priot•t• of Mo'kwa caused General Saken to be attacked by the . 11.1 corps in Irma of Boutzlau, overthrew them, put them to runt. tied took some pi isomers.. " 'flu t nemy not htmst If in retreat. An engagement took place before Goldeberg on the 23i1 Angnst. General Lauriston was there at of the sth and 1 tip corps. lie had before him the Russians, who covered the position of Plensberg, and the Pros slims, who extended themselves to the right, on the road to I,eig :Utz. At the moment when General Girard depouched to the left on Niederao, a column of 25,000 Prossious appeared at this point. • He catised them to he attacked in the middle of the barracks of the old ( woo, which were tercet( at all parts; the Prussians essayed 'mike se roof charges of cavalry, which were repulsed every where ; they wete thitieo fioni their positions, and kit near 5000 dead oa th e field o f battle, b es ides scout prisoners, tie. On the right Pictis h( take- td taken eta! times. At length the 135th •y, and entirely overtioew high. ,0:,0 dead amid 400) wounded. ter, and in gaeat haste, towards d in Silesia, the Emperor took it the command °I the tirtuy in I arrived on the I.sth at Stotpelv. .Ty, cavalry, and artillery, per. s." berg wa:: taken alid retaken h.eleri • retinlellt . 1 , ' W itifili . aril tise mt. ni: 'Cite . • ilk z!..-.•: 16, •-• Alias iiinnt Y Tl;rr'''''-it._ . .., i t ,- _ . ~,,,: . 1 ; isurdc ___l 3 • stl . , ,4.. V -~._--:-.&„.y>.- . .,., , ‘,• i7L i ik , ,- _, 4 ,,i ir ,t,,,4, ~. _i: t itc ~ - .7v, it -1 8,1 ~,. si ii• - rT ~1 *•• . ' .' ..1 1'4, lite ' anti ~._.....--1110tg. . • s i '1'11V . ..,- Al i kiii lk. N — r-- ,•• ' kr — ntlanti fort n - - - - -F . , 4.tuur tis,,, t -N„...„ -:,- ) aLdi 1.. tiNA- - • N r. • . R Her Majesty the Dolmas Queen Regent had receiveo the folio' intelligence from the Army, dated 28th August . " On the ‘2tith„ at eight in the morning, the Emperor entered Dr (kn. 'fire Grand Russian, Prussian, nod Austrian Army, comment by the Sovereigns, was before it ; it crowned all the hills wioco rotted Dtesden, at the distance of a short league, upon the left ba Marshal tt Cyr, with the llth corps and the garrison of Dread , occupied the entrenched camp, and lintel with sharpshooters the tifitations which surrounded the sobto Ls. All was tranquil at noon but to the skilful eye, this calm was the precursor of a storm ; an ate appeared imminent. " At four in the afternoon, at the signal of the firing of three non, six en emy's colemns, each preceded by 50 pieces of era formed, and a few moments after descended into the plant ; marched towards the redoubts. In less than a quarter of air hour, fire became terrible. The fire of a redoubt lacing silenced, tier a: ants turned it, and made efforts at the foot of the fortifications of suburbs, where a good n wither met death. " It was near five o'clock ; a part of the reserves of the was engaged. Some shells fell into the town ; the moraent Nw; pressing. The Emperor ordered the lino , of Nap:es to march General Latour Mauberg's cavalry upon time enemy's right - flank, the Duke of Treviso to mare; against the left flank. The four , sions of the Young Guard, commanded by Generals Dumontier, Bar roes, Decoaz, and Ro a pret. then debottched, two by the gate of ' and two by the gate of Planer]. The Prince of Moskwa debouched at the head of Barroes' di. ision. Those divisions overthrew eve ry thing before them ; the fire immediately got to a distance from Ike centre to the cirouinference, and was soon driven back upon the hills. The fie'd of battle remained covered with dead, cannon, tied wrecks. General Dmnontier is wounded, as are likewise Gencruls Buyeldieo, Tyndal, and Combelies. Tire Officer of Artillery, Beranger, is mor tally wounded : lac uas a young nolo of great hopes. General Gree r of the Guards, was the first to throw hioraell tutu the ditch of a re doubt, where the enemy's sappers were already at work. In cutting down the palisades he received a bayonet wound. " The night became dark, and the fire ceased, the enemy having failed in his attack, and left upwards of 2,000 prisoners on the field of battle, which was covered with dead and wounded. ' 4 On tire 17th the weather was dreadful, and the rain fell in tor rents ; the soldiers had passed the night in mud rind water . At nine o'cloc in the morning we could plainly perceive the enemy lengthen ing his left, and covering the heights which were separated from his centre, by the valley of Pieuen. " The King of Naples dep.arted with the corps of the Duke of Baum), and the division% of cuirassiers, and deboeched on :he road of Freybere to .:tack the lett wing. lie verformvfl it wJth the grows , . success. The six divisions which composed this wing Were broken anti scattered. The half of then: with their colours and cannon were :id': prisoners, and amongst the number ;:re several Generals, " In the centre a brisk caenonadc fixed the enemy's attention, and some co:Limns spewed themselves ready to attack him on his telt. " The Duke of Tres iso with Gen. Nanttoutv, mattaeuvred in the plain with his kit to the river and his right to the heights.. 2‘larsital ! St. Cyr's corps joined our kit, with the testae, which was formed uf the Duke of Raguatea corps. " At about two o'clock in tlle afternoon the enemy deciderl on making his retreat ; he hod lost his grand cotountnicatiuu tti h lio ! hernia on his left and right wines. The result of this dae v 3 to 30.000 prisoners, -10 pair of colour., ;o:(1 60 pieces of artil:urv. "We may reckon that the cruelty has lest 60,000 ram Our loss in killed, wounded, and taken, umoents to -1,000 men. '' The cavaby lies coveted itself with eli,ry. The Etat Major of the cavalry bvill onialiah the details, and toeuticti those who have di— tiegulshed themselvea. The you're. Gourds have seemed* the praises of the whole arury. The old (nouns had t tat, battalioes eneneed, its other battalions were , kept in reserve in the village to be at disposa l . }'Tire two battalions weich were engaged beat down every thing beftec I! them. " The cily of Dresden ran g of ,1 tiger. ‘‘ It conduct of C.:e it:le:FUN:ins has been such as we sLould es pea fim) an allied people. Tne King of S'imony and his family remained et Dresden, end have sherrn tile example of conlidenc3 ." lien 'Majesty the Empress Qdei7.ll Rt•tzent has received the follow int; intelligence fatun the army, dated the 30:11 : "On the 'alb, VAII, a:tti :3001, we fellowed up our success. Ge nerals Dastcx, Dozn'wie, and d'Ontle::at de, of General Latour Mail berg's corps, have taken 100 t) eaksons or wit;golis cf ammunition, ani coili.oted tuany pi isorwrs. 'I hit villages tut: full of the s wootttiA ; we already ree%on 10,6tY) of thou. ‘: The ebony, according to ele report et prisoners, kati eii;!it. vernis killed et wcauded. 12. ►11 ow• Dres- bunk. to for- noon ; attuc e eau. illery, ; they .r, lhr assail. of the corps peat ul 11 witl► k, and it