The National Register. — London, England, 1813-11-07 00:00:00

ov. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, WEDNESDAY, Nov.:3, 1813. FOREIGI•OFFICE, NOV. :3, 1813. Mr. Solly arrived this morning at the °the* of Viscount Castle reagh trom Leipsig, with duplicate's of dispatches from Lieutenaut- General the Honourable Sir C. W. Stewart, K. B. of which the fol- Lewing are copies. The originals, by his Aide-de-ea:up, Mr. James, are not yet received. Schenditz, Oct. 17, 1813. My Lord,----The glorions arm y of Sile%ia has added another victory to its list, and the brow of its veteran leaders i. decorated with fresh Forty pieces of cannon, twelve thousand killed, wounded, and pri soners, one eagle, and many caissons, have been the fruits of the I , victory of Bielefeld and Lindrnthal. To rive your Lordship the clearest idea in my power of this bat tle, 1 Inu4t revert to the position of the armies of Silesia and the North of Germany on the 14th inst. When we received certain in telligence that the enemy was withdrawing from the right bank of the Elbe to collect in Leipsig, at this time the Prince Royal was at Cothen, and General Blucher at Halle. 'fhe former occupied with his advanced gnartls the left hank of the Mulda, and the latter Mer , fehnrg and Schendi tz. General 'Blucher moved his head-quarters, on the 14th, to Gros Kugel, pushiug hl4 advance on the great road to Leip.ig, and occu pying the villages on each side of it. The enemy was in force in his front, still holding Deblitseli and Billet teld, with some troops aloeg the Mulda. Tae Crown Prince of Sweden issued orders to march to Halle in the night of the 141:1; but when his troops were in march, he took up his head-gnarters at Sylbitz, and placed the Swedish army with its right at Wittin, and the left near Peters berg. General Billow occupied the centre of his fine between Pe tersherg and Oppin, and the corps of iVinzingerode was on the kit at Zorbig, General Blucher found the enemy's forces, consisting of the 4th, 6th, and 7th corps of the newt' army, and great part of the Guard, under Marshals M -amnia and Ney, and Ge:.eral Bertrand, occupying a line, with their right at Freyroda, and their left at Lindenthal. The country is open, and very favourable fur cavalry, around these latter villages; but the enemy was posted strong in front of a wood oome extent, near Radefuld ; and behind it the ground is more intemeted; generally 'peaking, however, it is open, and adapted to all arms. The disposition of attack of the Silesian army was as follows : The corps of General Lange:Am was to attack and carry Frey roda, and then Radeteld, having the corps of General Sachen in re serve. 'ilierorps d'rrinee ofGencral D' Yore!: was directed to move on the great chaussee, leadin4 to Leipsig, until it reached the village of Sitzelitra, when turning to its lett, it was to force the enemy at Loi:leathal. The Russian grinds and advanced guard, well: to press on the main road to Leipsig. The corps of General St. Priest at riving from Merscherg, was to follow the corps of General Langcrou. The formation of the cavalry; and the ditlCrent reserves Was made on the open ground between the villages. It was nearly mitl-day before the troops were at their sta tions— The enemy soon after the first onset gave up the advanced vil lages, :and retired some distance, hut .enneimisly held the woody • f,rtattitl on their right, and the villages el titos and Klein Wetteritz as .d so the villages of Itiockern and Mi.kav, Ott tat it left. At Alockern a most bloody contest ensued ; it was taken and retake,: by. the corps of Yorck five titers; the u u fire was most gall ing, and this was the hottest part of the field ; many of the superior officers were either killed or °molt d ; length the victorious carried all befom them, and drone enemy beyond the Martha. In the plain there were many brilliant charges of cavalry. The Brandenburg regiment of hassars dist ingoisii:A itseif in a parti twlar manner, and supported by hifantry, ehaiged a battery ot eight pieces, which they carried. Tile enemy made an ob•tin.,:r resistance ako on their right, in the riliages ot Great and Little Wetteritz Lchausen, and in the woody groin' I around them ; and when they foiaid we had forced their lot, they brought an athlitional iinnitier of troops on Count Laiwerou, who was chi( fly engaged with Marshal Ne's corps, which arrived from the neiglibour!:wal of Diboll. 114,wever, the Russians equaily with their brave allies in arms, made the most gallant efforts, and they ere fiitly successful : night only put an end to the action. Tate Russian cavalry acted in a very brilliant manlier. General Kelp's cavalry took a battery of thirteen 41:::s, and the Cossacks of Venetia Emanuel ) five. The cnetny uti towur& Siegetitz and a. THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. Mosel), and passed the Pardus river. General Sachet) i s corps, who ' supported General Langeron, very much distingnished itself in the presence of Bison:Tarte, who, it seems, according to the infinawas Lion of the prisoners, arrived from the other part of kis army at five o'clock in time afternoon. The corps of General D'Yorck, which so conspienonsly dis tinguished itself, had many of its most valiant leaders killed or woandrd. Among the latter, Colonels Heiantitz, K wrier, Boneh s Hiller, Lowenthal, Laurentz : Majors Simon and Bismarck. The momentary loss of these officers is serious, as they nearly ad corn manded brigades, from the reduced state olgeneral officers in the Prussian army ; and I have sincere regret in adding, that his Serene Highness the Prince of Mecklenburg Strelitz, who was distingeish ing himself in a particular manner. having two horses shot under him, and whose gallant corps took five hundred prisoners, and au eagle, received a severe,diut I trust not a dangerous wound. Among the Russians, there are Gen. Chinchin, and several officers of dis tiuction killed and wounded: and I average Gen. Blucher's whole loss between 6 of 7,000 men hors de combat. I can add little to the catalogue of the merits of this brave army, in endeavouring feebly, but I hope faithfully, to detail its proceed ings. Your Lordship will, lam persuaded, justly appreciate the enthusiasm and heroism by which its operations have been guided. It has fought twenty-one combats since hostilities recommenced. Your Lordship is so well aware of the distinguished merit and very eminent services of Gra; Gneisenan, that it is unnecessary for me, on this fresh occasion, to allude to them. I attached Gen. Lawe to Gen. Blucher in the field ; and being ab 'teat in the early part of the day with the Prince Royal, it is &seta this very deserving ()diver, to inform your Lordship I have derived every assistance from his reports, Aly Aideole-ramp, Capt. Durino, an officer of merit, has unfortns untely, ( fear, fallen into the enemy's hands. I shall. slow put your Lordship in possession, as far as I am able, of the military 1 / 1 0VC111(11t3 of the Grand Army up to the 16t h , and the disposition timr the attack, which was sent to the Prince Royal of Sweden and Cieneral Blucher, by Mince Schwartzenburg, and which was to be made this clay. Time corps of Gen. Gailay, Prince Alaurim c Lichtensti in, 'Thielman, and Plat off, were collected in the neighhom hood of Markrasted, and were to move forward on Leip. slit ; keeping dap the communication on one side with General Blu, dices army, and on the other, these corps were to detach to their right. to facilitate time attack of the•corps of Gen. Meresoldt, and the divisions of Bianchi %%Prism mood; on Zwickau and Connewitr, at which latter place, time bridge across The .Pleisse was to be carried. General Nostiltz's cavalry were to form on their right. In case of retreat. these corps were to retire towards Zeitz. Time reserves of the Russian and Prussian woods, were t,p move on Rotha, where they were to pass the Pleisse, and form in columns on its right bank. The reserves of the Prince of Hesse flomberg, Ge nerals Mereveidt and Wittgenstein, were also to stake post at this station. General Barclay de Tony to command all the columns on the right batik of the Pleisse, Generals Wittgenstein. Kleist, and Klei man, were to advance from their respective positions on Leipsig, the Ittissiatt guards forming their reserve. General Colloredo advanced from Borne, as reserve to General Kleinao. Time retreat of these corps was to be on Chemnitz. Generals Wittgenstein, Kleist, and Kleinaies, mm Altenberg and Peuig. The army of General Bennigsen from Coldlitz, was to posh on 61111111111 and Wartzen. The corps of Count Bubint had been relieved before Leipsic by Gent cal Tolstoy. A verb heavy tiring contimed all the day of the Imilli from the urinal army. A report arrived late at night to Geueral Windier, that floonaparic ha u l attacked ha person time whole hire of the Al lies, and firming his cavalry in the centre, succeeded irk making an opening in the combined army before all its cavalry coald come up ; he was, however, not able to profit by it, as it appears lie reined in the eveninn and time allies occupied their position as before the attack. Of the details of the sitove I ant as yet wholly ignorant. On the 17th all were toady to renew the attack on this side. 'The Prince Royal, who had his headapeartrem at laardshere, and his army behit 7 4 it, marched at two o'clock in time morning, and arrived at Brittenfeld, with General Wiazingeroile's and ( k al Bulorr's •corps towards midi-slay on General Bolow's l.ft. Genera.l gerode's cavalry and artillery had moved forward in time night, near the heights of Fisncha. No caommade being heard on this side! of the grand army (thonolt General Blucher's corps was 111141 at his), anti as it was also under stood General llennigsen could not arrive mail this day at Griming, and pam t of the Prince Royal's army being still in the rear, it "as • 709