The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-09 00:00:00

THE N the account that BERNADOTTE has re-embarked his' troops, ' and deserted the general cause of Europe. We wish but to show the shifts to which the adversaries of Ministers are driven when they attempt to prove them weak and in competent on such flimsy grounds as these. The king of DENMARK, who has been ludiciously called " the most sen sible Monarch of all the old Governments," this sensible hero prefers war with England to war with BUONAP A RTE, and in consequence sees his capital burnt, his fleet and stores taken• He `refuses proferred peace, when he might yet have ob tained good terms and saved his country, and, when re duced to the greatest distress, he knows not how to continue the war any longer, and feels_ himself unable to secure, even with the friendship of Bpor:APART E, Zealand from the Eng. lisp, and Norway from the Swedes ;—thus circumstanced, this most sensible Monarch constrained to sue for peace, insultingly proposes terms in the reign of G Eor,o E the THIRD, which.could hardly have been listened to in that of ETHELRED the SECOND. These are stated to be inadmissible by the English Government, and this is frantically caught at by their adversaries, as a proof of weakness and incapacity ! Such conduct becomes them and is worthy the men who teem d' o oosed to taunt Ministers with not having sent a battering train to demolish the Prussian fortresses in the bands of the French, when BUONAPARTE was advancing to Moscow. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. HELIGOLAND HAIL. HFLIG'ITAND, MAY en era I Thielman has, with 10,0( 1 0 Saxons, left Torgau, and joined the Russians, to support the cause of his comdry : his example will no doubt be followed by all the Germans. The Weimar and Gotha troops have already done the same. Bavaria wishes to remain neutral ; but it is not supposed she will he allowed to do so by Russia. A Saxon Prince was expected to meet Frederick Wiliam and Alexander, at Dresden. Davoust, with 93c0 men, Sebastian' with 7000, and Vandamme with 5009, advanced towards the Elbo, and obliged the Russians and Hanseatic legion to cross the river : b 0 Cossacks, which were cut off, sin-cue:led in getting to Cuxhaven, and were there embark ed through the assistance of Major Kentzinzer. At Hamburgh every preparation has been made to give avi arm reception, should the French attempt to cross. They are at Harbutrgh, opposite Ham burgh. They succeeded in capturing a cutter belongin g to Ham burgh ; but in attempting to get her off, she was sunk by the bat teries of ‘Villensburg, belonging to the Hamlnirgh territory. The Danes have sent gun-boats up the Elbe as far as Zollins pecker, and have voluntarily offered food, and their troops to assist Hamburgh. liEttusi, APRIL 25.—Spandan has capitulated, and the garrison elgages not to bear arms against Prussia, or her allies, for a certain time. All property belongiug to the French Government must be left, anti the garrison is ohly permitted to carry away their private property. The baggage in consequence is strictly searched. The articles of capitulation will hereafter be communicated to the pub lic by the Commander in Chief. API r. 27. —The tollowing letter from the head-quarters of his Excellency the Imperial Russian General to Count Von Wittgen stein, has just been communicated to us :-- " I have the honour of informing your Excellency, that the gar rison of Thorn has made a capitulation with the Russian troops, ac cordieg to which the place is to be surrendered on the 6th (18th of April); the garrison to lay down their arms, and oblige themselves not to bear arms against Russia and her allies, within the space of a year. And in giving your Excellency this agreeable information, I have to request that you will give orders to give public thanks to God for this happy event, by celebrating Te Deum. (Signed) " Prince IVOLCHONSKI." " Lieut.-General and Adj.-Gen. to his Imperial Majesty. a Head-quarters at Bunzlaw, April C (t 0), 1815." , NAL ItEGISTEIt. MAY 9. According to private intelligence received, the fortresses of Mod. lin and Zamose have likewise surrendered to the Russian arms. By the latest accounts, Beniburg and Calbe are now in poses ion of the Prussian and Russian troops. The English Envoy General Stewart, the English Secretary of Legation Jackson, and the English Courier Rief, haVE arrived here. According to several accounts, the Polis h troops stationed near Cracow did not wait the attack of General Von Sacken but con cluded a convention with the Austrian General, in consequence of which they are to be disarmed and conveyed thither, to wait the decision of their fate by the General negotiation. In Bohemia, especially in the Western circles, a numerous army of observation has been assembled, and, according to appearance, the Hungarian Regiments have broken up. In the Tyrol, Carinthia, and Croatia, the people are in a state of insurrection against the French, and in sonic of these countries ,they can scarcely be withheld from breaking out upon them. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE CAMP BEFORE WITT EN BERG, HATED APRIL 19. " On the 16th, we marched from Dessau to the village of Zanow, to assist in the reduction of Wittenberg. " On the 17th, at four o'clock in the morning, we were attacked by 800 French, who made a sally to inundate the trenches. They lost a Lieutenant-Colonel, and 78 rank and file, who were made prisoners On our side we had 1 officer killed, and 17 wounded ; and about 250 rank and file killed and wounded. The Prussians were the chief sufferers. The cannonade lasted until late in the evening. In the mean time Count Wittgenstein reconnoitred the fortress, occasionally on horseback, but mostly on foot. From its local situation it possesses every possible advantage. We were speedily discovered and saluted with a discharge of grape shot. Count Wittgenstein ordered the bombardment to commence at eight o'clock in the morning of the lath, and directed the fire of the batteries in person. General Koratschkowsky, who blockaded the telex-du pont, was apprised of this proceeding, and ordered to make an attack at the same time, in that quarter. A flag of truce that had been sent in, was sent back with a haughty answer. The cannonade took but little effect, the batteries being at two great a dis tance. About 50 shells fell in the fortress, and set it on tire in to or 11 places. Our present object is to burn the bridge, the accomplish ment of which, however, is doubtless a military problem, in con sequence of the teld4u-pont, and the numerous batteries constructed by the French. between the town and the bank of the Elbc. But should the bridge be once burnt down, the garrison, consistire of 3500 men, will be entirely con fi ned within the fortress. liernarg still holds out. General Von Yorck is before it. Adjutant-Gene. ral Kutusow is in Lei sic. Our corps d'armee has been reinforced with 30 battalions and 96 squadrons. DESS Au, - APRIL 20.—General Von Kleist's army continues to march through this place, being relieved in the siege of Wittinberg by the Russians; or, according to other accunnts by Saxon troops. The Commandant of Witteni r erg has offered to surrender it in 14. days, if he should receive no succours before the expiration of that term. General Von Yorck's head-quarters are this day at Zorbig. Ge neral Von Dornberg is supposed to have reached the environs or Zerbst. The head-quarters of his Royal Highness Prince Henry arc still here, and also those of General Von Wittgenstein, though his excellency is not personally present. ALTENBURG, APRIL 19.—The French are debonching through the forest of Thuringia. Ncy is at Eisenach, and Souham in Co burg. They are advancing by way of Erfurth and Weimar : we are concentrating. General Lanskoi, having learnt that the Westphalian light horse of the guards intended to attack the Prussians at Nordhausen, marched with a pulk of Cossacks, and attacked and defeated the enemy, killing a number, and taking prisoners three officers anti 101 rank and file. LEIPSIC APRIL 16.—After the conference which General Win zingerode ;rad, on the I lth, with our General Thielman, a courier was sent off to our sovereign, who, it is generally reported, is OR the point of setting out for Salzburg. On the 19th, the troops composing the Russian main army en tered Dresden, with great pomp. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE 'VICINITY OF DANTZIC, APRIL 13. " The Governor of Dantzic, General Rapp, upon hearing of the commencement of hostilities between Prussia and France, arrested the Prussian postmaster and his clerks. The army before the place limit their operations to a strict blockade, being fully ' convinced that it must speedily surrender; as ) on the one hand, the diseases I