The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. APRILIS. GOTT ENBURGH MAIL. FROM THE ST. PETERSBURGH PAPER OF MARCH 19. Extract of a Report from Count Wittgenstein to the Marshal Com mander in Chief of the armies of Prince Kutusore, de Smolensk. - - LAN nsBERG, MARCH 4.—The victorious banners of his Imperial Alajesty, our August Master, float upon the walls of Berlin. I hasten to have the honotir of congratulating your Highness upon it. To-day, at six in the morning, Geneial Czeiniehet 's Aid de-Camp occupied it with his detachment. The advanced-guard, under Gen. Pi ince Repnin, also marched into it. The cuemy having learned that our intinitry approached, though he was very superior in num abandoned this Capital. He made his retreat by Trebbin, Thilobeek, and Willinberg. Our three detachments ui,ich ale in advance tinder the orders of Major-Generals Czernichef and lien- Lindortl, and Colonel Tettenborn, as well as a part of the advanced guard, precipitately pursued him. The city has no ways suffered. Glory to the Emperor! Glory to his brave army, %those operations 11 , 1 obstacles could arrest I will establish my head-quarters at Ber lin, on the tOth inst. I shall there wait the ulterior orders of your Excellency. The Peterslntrgik Paper of Fcbrnary contains tlic following intelli2ence respecting Smolensk : - - - - " Since the expulsion of the enemy, 4100 inhabitants have as sembled within its •walls. It is calculated that since the file 4?9 house , 'me been rendered i:;Coltable, :hid 317 which require repair. There remains a meth!, struck by Catherine the Imihortal, in me miry of the battle of Tp•rhysinc. On it is seen the enemy's th it iu ffimes, an I a!)ove it, for inscription, It was. If the ii-rription for the monument to bc erected at Moscow with the French can nons, the only remains of the Grand Army which dared to put toot on the I:ll,,ian territory, has not yet been fixed, it appears that a more sublime or more just one could not be adopted than the words It was. FROM THE BERLIN GAZETTE OF M IRCH 25. Count Wil:genstein's Proclamation to the Germans. Dear German Youth and Men, who do not number yourselves among the subjects of his Majesty, the King of Prussia—have you not ice and or read how the gallant Prussians have behaved them r-elves% how they stream hither from all sides! malty thousand vo lunteers of all conditions, because that, in these bad times, them can be hot one condition consistent with honour, that of liberty ! How will you feel, people of all parts of Germany, w hen you hear and read this; y.ai must still bow to the insolent straegerse 1)o not your hearts beat high, awl do ye not wish to pat take in the libera tion of your native country, and in the venteanee due for so many years sutlerings ; for where is the corner of Germany which has not sighed and %%here does that German live who has not some severe loss to bemoan, to weep over, and to revenge ? Well then ? the sea son olcomplaint and weepittg is over—the time for revenge is come. God was %%WI the Russians! God will be with you! I offer you my hand ! in the name of my great Monarch, I liaternally invite you, that several German legions are, by his orders, and at his expense, to be raised hare, at Berlin, and in the flame towns. Come! come! you may call yourselves what you please, Westplia; flans or Saxons, naval lasts or Hessians, it is all one ! If you ate Ger mans, and bring German hearts with you. If you - come furnished with arms, all the better; but it you conic unarmed, icy Emperor will supply you with them, and give you bread and money, and fvt-ry thing necessary for you; and above all, his Imperial word, Coat you shall not be used for might further than for the liberation of your native ceuntry. Every one of you, so soon as he is entered under the Russian Gwrinan standard, shall be sent there only where he was horn, and where his countrymen are sti!l groaning under the yoke of bondage. Think to yourselves how they will receive you when their own brethren bring them their liberty? 0, then, suffinr yourselves to be inspired by this glorious reward, and by the noble example of the Russians. Hasten to join 124, and press forward in this raised war, for I say unto you we shall conquer. Cocee, and cuter yourselves, both at Berlin and in the Haie.e towns, with the . Commandants ofihose places, who will receive, and asset:A.le you as their dear brethren in arms. In the field of honour I myself will bid yon welcome, and fight with you and for you, until, with God's assistance, we have esta blished the liberty of Germany. Given in my Head-quarters at Berlin, the 11th (933 ) Mareh. (Signed) Count V. Wi TTCII.' EI N. There is also a Proclamation from Count VVittgete•tein. altore—ed to the inhabitants of Saxony, on the entrance of the Russian and Prussian troops into that country, iu u hien he deela , es that they come a 5 trim& to deliver Saxony from the yoke of the French. " The King of Saxony," says the Proclamation, " dare not speak his true s( ntiments, as his German beast would assuredly dictate to him. He, a German King, lie, who so long has been forced to dve up your energies and blood to the French, could he order you to remain quiet, at a moment, when inactivity is a (*OW?' The Proclamation concludes with reminding the Saxons of the heroic sacrifices made b 3 their ancestors in defence of theirecuntry against Charlemagne, and with calling upon them to imitate their example. " Up ! tip ! and arm yourselves, were it even only witki . .sickles and scythes, ami cudgels! Drive the stranger.: from your soil! Yon shall always thud me and my Russians, with the valiallt Prussians, wherever danger is must prominent ...Already 1145 the vengeance ot God manifested itself on the insolent I Believe me,_ we shall con quer ! lorg forbearance of Crod is exhausted—‘.e shall conquer ! 1 speak not this out of idle boasting, but in- reliance on Gud and in the just and sacred cause. Given from my head quarters at Be.lin, on the 11th (Q3d) March (Signed) " Count V. WETTGENSTEDI.". FROM THB BERLIN GAZETTE OF •MARCH 17. EDICT Concerning the AtoZStion of the so called Continental System, and the Duties Ixrcoftre to be co!celt dca the Goods In reqfier to be importid by Sea. We I%:tlcriek William, by the grace of 04, King of Prussia, Having found cause to witladr..w ourself front the alliance % , ith France, we liktuiAt deem it necessary herewith to declare that all restraints under which commerce, even in Our states, has hitherto suffered, in consequence of the so denominateilContinuntal system s and the ships and goods of all friendly and neutral nations shall_be freely permitted to enter in our harbours and tcruitoi..:z, without any exception or difference. All Fict.eh goods. either produce or manufactures, are, on the contrary, herewith totally prohibited, not only for use, lint likewise to pass through our territories, or those occupied by our armies. Tile so denominated continental impost is.taken off, at d exclusive oldie consumption excise, to be especially paid on foreign goods entered tom-aids .by sea for home comsumption, there shall be levied the herctotOre establi,lieff moderate impost and Iransit, ditty, as it was previous to the establihlmicnt (.1 the continental impost in the year 1810, which duty shall be colli:cted on the gross weight, but only continue so 146 g es the encreased expenses arising" front the war, carrying on the liberation of Germany, shall render it ne cessary. We give to our Pay Connsellor of Stocks, and Chief of the In ward Customs Department, M. Von Heydesbreck, full and uncon trollied power to make what further alterations he may see tit, in. the whole of the forementioned impost, and to put them in a pro per preparation as likewise to reduce, or entirely take off, at his own judgment, the Consumption Excise on welt articles, where the collecting the lull Consumption Excise, together with the Ihipost - Duty, would WI too heavy on the Home Consumption. All our public officers whom this matter concerns, hoe to pay due attention hereto.- _ Given at Breslaw, the tOth March, 1813. (Signed) WILLIAM FREDERICK. GOTTEN GT4 APRIL 7.—Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ships Vigo, Zealot's, Ulysses, Hamill:l.3.ml, Alexander, Mereuritts, Woodlark, Bitchara, Locust, Mariner, - and Forwaed, with Admiral Morris, and ahout.loo Bait oftnerchants' vessels. On pissing through the '''ottn , l they were tired at fr.:in Llsineur Castle, and the Danish t•;an-boat', with rocl::et. , , &e. A shot sti tick the Viev's bow. ,grit, and :mother the hull of the Hamadryad, but neither of them did any damage except woundicg the bowsprit of the tinier: The frigate and brigs returned the fire. The Swedish gun-boats • drew out in line of battle tbr the protection of the convoy, and the S A edes placed baoys along the coast for their sate navigation. '1 he spectators on the Swedish shore were inimeme. Sunday sennight, as the Lady of Lientenant-Colonel Le Gros, of the sth 00ex Local Militia, and of Cilieweli, E•sex, was stand. big by the tire side, by some accident her dress was (mid by the flame, and the family being ab•clit at church, it is presumed, that from t;:c alarm, Mrs. Le Gras was prevented calling that aslastanec w Inch wunid otherwise have been more readily obtained; WI sea were the melancholy etlicts of the ire, that on tbe i rociday iiqg she expired. • A Al '.4 )11 14( .1; lo (; lii L 1111 se iu f*l tlr ul 111 11 f-t C; a: ti I( t li F C t ; ,