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

THE NA attack% of the entniy, and Nil , SIICCCAUI result of the struggle as by the admirable choice of his ositian. Itu , sian General, Count de Matiteuffel, distinguished him sell in leargin,, ,, at the head of his brigade. Generals Woronzow, Cut niched, Betickennoilf, and iierselifehlt, having been placed Tnneb in a:ivanee upon the tight wing of the army, were hot Cll abltd to as •ist in the engagement ;''out they have material y contrr buted to our success by timu positions which they occupit d. Marshal the Count de Stedinek, and General the Baron de Wint singerode, the Generals, Officers, and men under their command, regretted that the precipitate retieat rf the enemy at then apyroach, did not leave them the opportunity of rendering their destruction complete, Immy a simultaneous attack. The wind, and the great clouds of dust, for a lung time prevented time Russian and Swedish armies from disti,Anishing each other, notwithstauding that they tuarehed in concert, and upon the same line. The niece Royal has been constantly attended by his Staff. General the Baron do Alderereutz did not leave him until he had received directions to proceed to the right of the Priesian army with several pieces of cannon, under Ike direction of Colonel Car &l. This General has entirely the intentions of his Royal H and he daily acquires new claims upon his esteem and friendship. He is also much satisfied with the zeal of Generals the Baron de Tawast, and the Count de Lowenhielm. Generals the Baton de uenteten, de Vincent, de Krusemark, and Pozzo di Borg°, have constantly attended near the Prince Royal's per-on. A solemn 'Fe Ileum has this day been chaunted in every corps of the army, fur the advantagel which have been gained by the coat bitted liar es sinee the commencement of hostilities. • Among the pris •nets arc a number of Saxons, who have re q Tsted peithisNion to form themselves into a Saxon I egiim, to tight in behalf of the indepeAdence of their Sovereign, an I of the liberty of Germaimv. The Prince Royal has complied with their oth r, perNuaded that the devotion of these brave men will prove hatisfactory to the Allied Powers. Imperial Head-Quarters, Toplitz, Sept. 1. i Tv Loin,—The Emporor Alexander arrived at Prague on the 13:h olt. The greater part of the Russian army in Silesia, and a curl) of Prussians, moved into Bohemia on the 11th ;mil I Ali ult. and fel wird a junction with the Austrian army on the Ilth and fol lowing days, Ou the :tith the Austrian army, .except the corps already on the frontier, passed in re%iew before the Emperors and the King of PIUS-ha, near Jongfern Tignitz. the f2vd the whole of the allied army passed the frontier into Saxol.y, in four colonials by Puterswalde, Altenberg, Matienberg, and to the left of the last named place. Count Wittgenstein, on the right, having met Coinvion St Cyr, a d dispostid him twice on the frontier, attackid him with the tn.y. - ne t in the lines of Pirim, and seized that post the same evening. ti3d, the several columns moved towards the right to concen trate. 'the Imperial head-quarters, being the ?ist at Comotau, the Vd at oblitz, and the 23d at Mit Scida. The :2 4t h they were nvl , ed to Reielist3dt, neor Dippohmalde. The 2iith, t three in the afternoon, the lwEds of all the columns we. i• behind tau %%laical surround Dresden on the left bank of • e ( :-Ibe, The out posts were driven in and the defences recoil- Loitr •. 'lnv city was evit!cntly out of reach of being carried bra coup de-main without witch loss, and as there was no object to commit so great a sacs ilia , it was determined Eat to attempt it, and arm encamped. Ott the 620t11, the enemy, under cover of their batteries, mica ',Drell to regain their outposts, which oPeasioned a eann.:nade and tiring wit eh lasted all the day : aids evening the Austrians mei! a rcdoubt and spiked the ordnance, and some attacks were made with a view to provoke the enemy, and if opportunity fa voured to follow him into the town. Uu the 7tii, the wc.,:hcr, had for several days been ex tremely p a w" wicentirtonly thick a , :d bad, and it rained 'without intermission for more than twenty-tour hours, with yeuloy showed himself ttl much treater force. seveial 1.•: - ge masses of infantry appeared +Ton Ins right, sup. ported by artitleryi, and by attacks trout the center, which was pro tected by the works. This tocit..t'o on the Anstrian left beyond flaunt towards the vale of Thor;o11, was not formidable. and was opposed by a stall cieut 'lumber of Atistriau troops :Jut iu the middle of the day re. ;• Of •-•r . - atilt Led most vi go .rona and repeated I etn of great asswatice towards the s a% nitwit by the Wichita he as shorn, NAT. REGISTER. ports arrived that Pirna was re-occupied in fOrce, and Blucher, who had been engaged five theses in six der, t\ were gent ral actions, one in presence of Buonaparte and one in which Ge had taken Marshal Macdopale's b; fil:en back to Jatter. At the same time large cultimn; of the town and formed masses to 'attack the right, as and to cover a movement to the left behind the Elbe. the appearance of the enemy declining the combat on or Et tart roads, and mcvieg to his - left to gain the 80l and it was resolved to make a flank march int:mediat. columns by the right, to reach the important pass, s ii him' before him, and to ehoo:e a field of battle in Boat of cue tow aids the old ground of Liam), to which it w tail' that he would advance. This day produced several severe: partial actions, evenly had many men killed and made prisoners in valia, and it was expensive to both sides by the ee nonade and heavy file of musquetry. The ground. w el.!y in many places, became so wet that neither i fat valt y could move without difficulty, and ordnance and ; sunk to the axle-trees. The Emilio or was passing along the front of the line right where au attack was ordered. and had atopped t. to direct the movement of sonic Russian battalions, ithin reach of the cross fire or two French natteiies, when Gen. Moreau, who was speaking to his Imperial Majesty, and close to him, was woureled. The shot struck one thigh, Pd'si aathrough the horse, and shattered the other lea, so that the General was obli-ed to submit to the amputation of both his legs, considerably above the knee. It is impossible to shew more heroic magnanimity and compo sure than the General displayed in ever} circumstance of teis dreadful wound, and from that firmeess and treuquitlity, there is reason to hope his life may be preserved. He has le en removed on men's shoulders in a litter behind the Eger. The Emperor remained by him when he fell, till he was placed upon several of the Cossack's pikes and carried off, and after the operation, the King of Prus sia went to see him, and has paid him every possible attention. Head-quarters were that night at iteichstadt, near Dippolds wa!de. The 28th headvarters were at Altenuerg, and on the '49th at l)uchs. Head-quarters were that night at Reichstadt, near Dippoleswalde. r..e Atli head-quarters were at Al enherg, and on the 19th at Duchs. On the 2911 t the enemy having , moved in forte, under General Van damme, by l'etcrswalde to I lidleodolf and Cunt), attempted to attack th baggage and ordnance moving to Toplitz by roads which unite near that place. The Rt.ssian toot guards, who 'lad on the preceding day cut a passage for one hu';dred pieces of field ordnance, not one of which was lost, stooped this attack, acid, supported by some part of the Russian Iwperial cavalry guard and cuiraitsicrs, kept the enemy in check the while of the day, while the columns of baggage and artillery leveed in their rear. In the evening they were reinforced by some battalions of Russian grenadiers, and a considerable force was ussem bled at Toplitz. Orders were sent to General Kleist, whose column of Prussian troops was meant to move in the night by Zinwdlde upon Hof lendorf, so as to be ready to attack G. neral Vandamme in the rear, when the otl.er tr.-cps should attack in front. On the 30th, the Mania!' divisions Coloredo and Bianchi, were ad ded to the traops above named, and the command was given to General 13oic:ay de lolly: the Emperor and the king were on the height near the field, and Martha! Prieee Schwartzenlerg was also a spectator. '1 he enemy was posted near Cele), a •eat of the Thun family . , and in the woods ; the attack was made about ten with greet spirit, and the enemy had already lust ground, When General Kleist appeared. He tented against the Prussiaes and attempted to cut a passage with great impetuosity, but the attacks of the allies were carried on with so much t:. at the enemy was completely beat on all points, and driven into the %youth. General Vandamme and three other Generals, one of which is General Haxo. their best engineer, were taken in the evening ; another was found killed tither on that or the preceeding day, some tor ors were take::, wall from forty to fifty pieces of cannon, and scree thousand prisoners. Two other Generals and sca l e thousand trocps rho had got into the mountains, surrendered this in •rning near Peters walde. The Russian guards and cavalry engaged the preceeding day, had an opportunity of being apart distinguished. head-quartets were at Toplaz on the 30th, and continued there this der. General Wittgenstein teas attacked beyond Ahenberg on the 30th, and drove bat k the enemy. ilia day, it seems, the French have en tirely left the The defeat of the enemy b' the Crown Prince of Sweden and by G. neral Blucher, of which accounts were received last night, will pta bably influence the future movements of all the armies. SE :PT. 26. tid that Gen. two of which n the Bober, xiggage, had is nutvcd Gut if to turn it, This had the Leipzig dimwit tine, tely, in live in that direc- t nda, iustt ad was not eel . . hi which the I.ll:.rges °Lea- rititib.ut.d can. trick is veep intry nor ca. all carriages e towards the tor a wontent on x ground