The National Register. — London, England, 1813-09-26 00:00:00

SEPT. 26. 4111""iti tenteary at the head-quarters of the King of Prussia ; dated Jitter- Koch, Septen►b.r 13, and Toplitz, September 151, and 3ht August 1913. Juterboch, Sept. 8, lal3. MY Loan,—Almost immediately after the dispatch of my letters of yc.terd:•y's date from Bruck I set Of for tin. place, Baron *de Wetterstedt Paving received a snlnmoua 11 . 0111 the Prince Royal of Sweden to proceed hither. I arrived here this morning, ard have now the honour of trans mitting to yonr Lordship the bulletin of the operations of the day before yesterday, ►this h have been attended with the most import ant results, and which have conferred immortal honour on the Prus sian army, against whom the whole force of the enemy was directed and who sustained the unequal contest with unexampled bravery and fit mess. The accounts from the side of Mccklenburgh confirm the retreat of Marshal Davou-t rim]] Schwerin, and his passage across the Elbe, in ine direction of Niagdcburgh. As it is possib e that this 'move ment wa , combieed w ith the attack of Marshal Ney, and was in teni'ed to act as a diversion against un the other side, Count de iValimmien has been directed to approach Magdeburg!' on this side the Elbe, for the purpose of w,itching the movements from that fortress. The corps of Gen. Hirschfeld has the same destina tion against Witte:.berF, and the main body of the Allied army will take such a position as will counteract any operation on the side of Torgan. It is understood that linonaparte has taken the conunard of the army acting against Gen Blocher, the latter of whom has moved from Lanban to Corlitz ; but it may be equally the intention of the formes to act in conjunction svith the corps at Torgan against this army, and it is necessary to be prepared for anch an event. It is understood that the head quarters will continued in this place to-morrow ; but the troops have been moved forward, and six thousand Swedish troops have been placed under the orders of Gen. Bulow, in order to act with his corps. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) El) W. THORNTON. Head-Quarters, Juterhoelt, Sept. 8, 1313. The Prince Royal transkrred his head quarters to Rubenstein Su the 4th of this month. At the moment when His Royal Highness bad commenced a movement, in order to advance with the Russian and Swedish army, to Roslan, with an intention of there crossinc the Elbe, and of tak ing the direction of Leipzig, His Roy al Highnees learnt that the enemy, after having made a demonstration of passrog- over to the left side of the river, bad suddenly returned into his intrenehments of Teuchel and Trap!), in advance of Wittenburg. 'this sudden return afforded a presumption, either that he intended to attack the combined army in their passage across the Elbe, or to make a rapid march upon Berlin. The Prince Royal slackened the pace of his troops, and an nounced that it should take place the following day : two battal ions, a Swedish and a Prussian, were dispatched to Roclau, under the orders of Lient.-Col. Hoist, Aide-de-Camp of His Royal High ness, in order to collect alt materials necessary for the construction of a bridge. The reports of the out-posts announced every moment, that the enemy's al my was marching on Zahme. This post, occupied by the corps of Gen. Dobschutz, belonging to the corps d'artnee of Geo. Count Tauentzein, was attacked by a very superior force on the 4th of Sept. in the afternoon, and maintained its ground with great bravery. The enemy having been repulsed in several attacks re-entered his entrenchments before Wittenburg. Next day, the Zith of Sept. most murderous atacks were renew ed against Zahme, and in spite of the courage displayed pry Gen. Dobsehutz, with the troops under his orders, that position was carried. The same was the case, after an obstinate resistance, ith respect to the post of Seyda, occupied by the corps of Tau entz(in. The• reports of the conntry people, of the oubposts and of secret agents, announced positively that the enemy was taking the route of Torgan. These accounts came in every hour, only one single per son brought word that the enemy inte►►ded to proceed to Jitter )) och. The Prince Royal set out on the 6th of Sept. at three o'clock in the morning, from Rabemtein. and collected the Stye(list. and RUN tian atulies upon the heights of Lohesscn. His Royal Highness was waiting the reports of Gen. Tauentzein, whom he thought further atlvanetd, when he reee'hed an account from Gen. [Wow. ;announc ing that the whole army of the enemy was iu full march upon Ju- % wow aok e. THE NATIONAL TWISTER.- ,4 terboch. The Prince Royal ordered him to attack immediately the. flank and rear of the enemy, before Oen. Timentzein, who defended the approaches of the town, should be overwhelmed by numbers.— fire Swedish army, who had been marching upwards of two Otrmae miles, proceeded to Jute; bitch, which was yet distant three German miles, and was followed by the Russian army, with the exception of the advanced guard under the orders of Count Woronzow, and of the corps of Gen. ezernicheff,. which cotitinued before Wittenbnrg, I he cannonade and musquetry began immediately between the Prus sian troops and the army of the enemy. The Russian and Swedish corps, after their forced marches, were obliged to halt a moment, in order to form in the order of battle. The Prussian army, at most forty thousand men strong, sustained in the mean white, with a courage truly, heroic, the repeated efforts of seventy thousand of the enemy, supported by two hundred pieces of cannon. The struggle was unequal and murderous. The Prussian troops, how ever, were nut disconcerted even for one moment, and if sonic bat talions were obliged to yield for an instant the ground which they. had gained, it was only for the purpose of re-occupying it the mo ment after. Whilst this was passing seventy battalions of Russians and Swede's, ten thousand hone of both nations, and an hundred and fitly pieces of artillery advanced in columns of attack, leaving intermediate spares for deploying. Tour thousand Russians and Swedish cavalry had advanced in 11.11 speed to support some points whither the enemy principally directed his attacks. Their appears vice began to cheek him and the appaarauce of the columns did the rest. The fate of t'.e battle was instantly decided. The ene my's army beat a retreat, the cavalry charted them with a boldness resembling tury, and carried disorder into their columns, which retry ated with great precipitatior upoirthe route of Dahme. The enemy's force was composed of four corps d'armee,— those of Marshal Doke of Reggio, ofGenerals Bertrand and Regnier, and of that of the Dirke of Padua; and of ti-om three to four thousand Po. list troops, foot and horse ; the whole moles- the commaud of Mar shal Prince of Moskwa. The result of this battle, which was fought near the village anomie.% itz, by the name of which it will be called, was already, yesterday morning, five thousand prisoners, three standards, ti-om five and twenty to thirty pieces cf cannon, and np wards of two hundred ammunition waggons. The field f battle, and the road over which the enemy passed, are strewed with dead and womidcd, :ma with a quantity of arms ; sip thousand of the for oiler have Arcady been collected. Vigorously pursued, the enemy, Oro appeared o illing to proceed to Torgati, will not reach the Elbe before he has • suffered losses yet more considerable. So early u yesterday evening Gen. Wobeser, who had been ordered to proceed with five thousand mess from Luckan upon Dahme, attacked in that town, where the Prince de la Moskwa an? the Dukes of Reggio and of Padua had taken up their quarters, part of the enemy's army that intended to go to Dresden, and made two thousand five hem-- drcd prisoners. Major Hellwig, with five hundred horse, ad vanced upon Sweinitz and Hertzberg, and attacked a column of the enemy in the night, taking - 60n prisoners and eight pieces of can non. Gem Orouck, at the head of his cavalry, has made upwards of one thousand prisoners, and taken several pieces of cannon. The light troops were every mumeet brieging in more ; and Gen. Reg. nier remained along time exposed to the fire of our sharpshooters, in the situation of a man desirous of death. \Ve may estimate that the enemy has lost, up to this moment, in killed, wounded, awd %oi l ers, from sixteen to eighteen thousand men, snore than. fifty pieces of cannon, and four hundred ammunition waggons. The loss of the enemy in killed. and wounded must have bee n immense ; half of the escort of the Prince de la Moskwa was killed ; Marshal Doke de Reggio charged himself the Ml:entry of the Count dc Tau entzein. The loss of the Prussian troops is greet, and amount, to between four or five thousand men, in killed and wounded. How ever. the results of the - day ought to contribute to the consolation of every true patriot, who will find the triumph of the cause of his • country insured by the death of these brave mere Tire Swedish and Russian troops have lost little. The corps vied with each other in courage and devotion. The heroic example %hewn on this occasion by the Prussian army, is cal culated to exist for ever in the annals of military tame, and to in. spire all those who tight for the indepedanee of Germany. The Russian and Swedish troops who took part in the engagement. have valiantly seconded the efforts of their brethreo in arms. Gen. Bu. low has displayed the coolnes abet bravery of a warrior, who has to other object than the glory of fis King. and the defence or his country. The Officers snider his command have imitated his 1 - - nourable exampa.. The Prince of Hesse Humbourg, Uppers, Borstel, and Timmer), and C 1. Ka" have dist themselves in the most brilliant manner. Gen. the Count de Tauenzein, has continued to give his talents and sang froid. He has, riming nearly the iihu, eil !lo- Gill, rail ;inguidieti proof. of 1