The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-16 00:00:00

MAY 16. a great number ut horses ; but by one of those fatelitivs, of which the ' hoary of war is full, the tirst cannon ball which was fired on this day, struck the wrist of the Duke of Istria, pierced his groin, and killed him inst. ly. He had advanced 5S paces from the side of the i ralleurs, io order to well reconnoitre the plain. This Marshal, ulio has a just title to be filmed brave and just, was equally recommend aile tor Irs military coup (rail by his great experience in managiiig cavalry, as by his civil tpt-dities, and tail att, diluent to the Emperor Pis do:oh upon the field iit honour is Ow more worthy of envy , -it was so r.ipitf .hat it ma t ;vise bre't %ithout pain. There are • few losses which cot.id inure niore ,ensiblv .affected he Emperor's heart ; the army and ail France ail! partake ut the grief his Nlajesty felt. The Duke of Istria, since the last Italian campaigns, that is, for sixteen t ears, had always in the different ranks commanded the 'Empe ror's eltatstl, which fot owekt him in a:1 his campalyns ond b •ttles. The sangfroid, good will, and iiitlepiddv tit the young soldiers, astoiti.h‘ot the veterans and all the (Ayers It is a proof of the say ii g. That so sows welt bairn, virtue .toes not wait a number cf years." Ills Majesty hart on the nielit between the I't .10 !Zd Of May. his head-rptarier.itt taitzeti ; the Viceroy hie at Markrandstedt ; the Proice of tl"skwa his ut Kara; and the Duke of Ragusa his at Pesirna General Bertrand was at Stohs 3 en ; Duke of Reggio in march upon NPuinbonig At Danizic, the garrison hay obtained - great advantages and made so suc.essfal a sortie that it 'ouk prisoners a corps ut 3000 Ru•stans. The gerrison of Wittenberg also appears to have dilingnished it self, and to have, in a sortie, caused considerable injury to the enemv. A letter in cepliers, which has this moment arrived from the garrison of Cil‘gau, is conceived in three terms: " All pies on well ; the Russians have made several attempts upon this place ; they have been always reptosed with nine" loss ; 3 or 1000 sucn olocksde us, sometimes less. soitietil;tri more. The trenches have been opened during two days; the fire trout our batteties forced them to abandon their project. (Signed) " General LAPLANE. _ U Glogati, April 13." Her Majesty the Empress and Queen Regent hes received news from the I..mperor, from the field of battle, too leagues in advance 0! Lutsen, the Yo el May, at trim o'clock in the evenioo., at the mo ment when the Emperor had thrown himself upon a b ed r to take an hour's sleep. • The Emperor informs her najesty, that he has gained the most com plete .ictoly over the Russian and Pros ion army, commanded by :h... Emperor Meseta' er. mid K 'if Prussia in person ;in this batik more than 1!)0,00:.) cannon balls had b .en fired ; that the troops cover ed thein-elves with glory in i ; and that notwithstanding the immense interiority of cavalry, which the French army had, that good will and courage inherent in ail Frenchmen supplied every thing. The enemy was bri ly pursued. Nu Marshal, no person composing the household of the Emperor was killed an. wounded. PAnts, MAY 9 --The Empress Queen and Regent has received the following intelligence from the army, dated the 3d May, nine o'clock in the evening:— " The Emperor, at the break of day of the f7al, traversed the field, of battle. At ten o'clock he put himself in motion to follow the enemy. Iris head-riarters were, on the 341. in the evening, at Reggio. The Viceroy had his at ‘Vickstanden, half way between Pigan and Birne. Comm' I.anriston, whose corps had taken no part its tin' battle, h.,41 •et out front Lemieic to march upon Zweinhow, where he had arrived. The Duke of Ka:rim:a had passed the }lister at the village of Leitzkowitzi, and Count Bertrand had passed it at the village of Gredel. The Prince of Moskwa was in a positi..ll upon time field of battle Time Dike of Reggio. fro:n was .marching upon Zei A. The E•operar of Rassia and King of Prussia passed throa.h Pigaw i.. the titgl:t of the 9d, and in ived iu the village of Lobt.r.tedl, at eleveo I 'clock at niglit. They reposed there tour hours, and set omit on the 341 at three in the muting, in time direction of Bnrna. The eiiemN ha , not recovered from his a s tommi-Immemit at finding hini4elf beaten on so large a plain, by an army so greatly interior in eat, Several 'colonels and superior officers taken o uors, assure Its, that at the enertiv'i head-quarters the% had not learned of the rmperniN presence at the army, till the . batVe had commenced. Tiley . uelieved tire Emperor to be at Edo , . " always lirnipeits in sitnilar circiimstances, the Prussians ar vise the 1114.41114 cf not having • support...4l tin m ; the R l issian, accuse the Prussians of ni , t t aving f.ateht well. The F eras t con fusion prey:Xs in their retrcat ; -everal of thaw pretended vomit. Leers which were raised in P. ossi 1, h.ive been • nade prisoners ; they cause pity--all declare that they were e nr o ll e d by force, and TUE XATIONAI, REGISTER. • . XO7 .sass. on pain of (tieing their property :troi famiims cotifiscated. The , :ontitry people say that a Prince of Hesse Hamirourg was kill , d ; flint several Rnssiun and Pressian Geiserals have . bete or woneded. The Prince of Strehtz is al-o reported to be killed, but all this intelligence is yet but r+ ports of the •onittry. " The jay of these countries at being delivered from the Cossacks bit:indescribable. The inhabitants speak with Contempt of ali the proclamations and attempts which have been made.to tempt them to insurrection. " The Russian and Prnssian army was composed of corps of the Prussian Generals York, Illnelter, a;idilulow ; and those. of the Russian Generals Wittgenstein, tie Milorfelewitseb, ic;(1 T.•• Azow. The Russian and Mossier) Guards e ere Itkewist these. The Emperorof Rit-sui, the Khg of 1-1-i.sia, tile Prince Royal of Prussia, and all the Princes oldie Royal Hoase of Prussia were in the battle.% The combined Russian and Prussian army is estimated at from tiO to tna,ooo men. All the cuirassiers were there, and have. suffered greatly." Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the following intelligence of the situation of the armies, on the 4th• May, in the evening : " The Emperor's head-quarters were, on the evening of the 4th, at Berne—those of the Viceroy at Holditz—those of General Count Bertrand at Frohberg—those ofGeneral Count Lauriston at Maltby —and those of tue Duke of Reggio at Reitz—those of the Prince of Moscow at Leipsic. • " The enemy is retiring on Dresden in the greatest disorder, and by every road. All the villages in the road of the army are found Lull of Russian and Prussian womoled. " The Major General Prince of Neufchatel has given orders for the interment of the Prince of Meeklettherg Strelttz on the miming of the 4th, at Pegan, and with all the bosoms due to his raak. itt the battle of the 2d, General Dumoutier, who conit,iitola the division of the young Guards, has sustained the repication which he had already acquired in the preceding:: eampai . He bestows high praise on his division. 'lnc Cr! ueral' of Dtvi •ton, BreMer was wounded. The Generals of Brigade Cheinit.eau and 6, illop were wounded, and have suffered ameutation. " By a calculation made of the number of cannon AO firer; in tae battle, it is found to lie less considerable than was at fast be ; only 39.600 cannon abet were tired ; at the battle of Most.- wa flare were flied upwards. of 3 - 1,0i3." Pains, Mist B.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen anti Regent has received the following inteitigeece from the .0 my d "l ' he battles of WS issenfels and Lutzin were bid tue prelude rif events of the highest important e. The Emperor texandt•!. the King of Prussia, who had arrived at Dresden with their tots the latter end of April, learning that the French army eniti ebunrh , d from the Thuringe, adopted the plan of giving battle in the pite:ts )fLutzen, an.' put itself in motion to oveupy the position, Inn y were anticipated by the rapidity of the teovements of the Freneli at my ; they, however, persisted in their projtcts, re/coked tt Attack the :limy to• drive it from the posit:on it had taken. 1.,. position of the French army, wis 00 the '2 ( l ill-y, at site iii the morning, as follows:—'11.1e left of the nimy was upon the Lister; was wowed by the Viceroy, having under his miters the bib t m:1 11th corps. The centre was commanded by the Prieee of Moskwa iu the village of Kara. The Emperor, with the young and oil guard, was at lattren. 'a The Duke of Ragusa was at the defile of Poserna, and formed the right with his Circe divisions. General Bertrand commanding the 4th corps, maraud to proceed to this tle6ie. The imetny de nouelleti ;oat passed Elstcr at the bridges of Zweukau, Pegou, and Zuts. Emperor,hoping to anticipate.him io his :noveme. t, and (making that he could not attack till the sth advanced, Genera! Lattriston, whose corps fermed- the extreme of the ieft to lintecii upon LAipziC. in order to disconcert the eneniya prolert, an d piece the French army fur the day, of tile 3d, quite different its that npoa winch the eacmy had eal-nlated to f.•:1 it, mid in NOliCh it was it. reality on the Va. and by this means carry t; 011104104 anti ditorder into their coorints. " 'At nine in the utortii:i, his M heists having beard a cannonade from the side of Leipsii!, meet sea taeic at full ga!lep. Tat enemy der st ied the small villige of Lester's'', sad the 4 ,h /t wee 0 Le psis. His Majesty only waited the m uncut elicit dirk. butt•posi ions should be Cal to put in motion all his _ . in that donsi,its_ • •- ti the t bank ~f toe El•ter enemy's arm, [tensely it. e• seated forces a 1111ke it pivot col s.gespviC, pass to the runt bads tat.e the eile.ny a revers tout at ten osemek, tile ny debonclied towards K 44 n t Pr verd tf,! ex- .l) ; the iiiiriz , ll mas oug,•iisekby thew. Tue enemy pis- es ivoicb appeareOprilse.. • • • . 1 • • 1, *