The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

pig .. NATI9NAxi.. Nears ; you know what a miserable fate awaits you, if we do not honourably finish the contest which now commencing. Remem ber former times! Remember the Illustrious Elector, the great Fr.-derick ! Remember the benefits for which our ancestors con tended,—the liberty of conscience, honour, independence, trade, industry, and knowledlte. Bear in mind the great example of our allies she Russians; think of the Spaniards and Portuutiese. Small nations have even gone to battle for similar benefits against a More powerful enemy, and obtained victomy. Remember the Swirat and the Netherlands_ _ _ . Great sacrifices are required from all ranks ; because our plan is great, and the number and means of our enemy not less so. You will make them sooner for your country. your KING, than for a Fbreiini Regent, who by so many examples has proved lie would take your sons and last strength for designs to which you are stran gers. Confidence in God. constancy, courage, and the powertid ailsistauce of our allies, will favour our just cause with glorious victory. Rut, however great the sacrifices that may be required frinm individuals, they will not outweigh the sacred interests for which they are givew—for which we must combat and must con quer' or cease to be Prussians . Or Germans. d i We are now engaged in the last decisive contest for our exist eheerour independence, and our property, There is no medium Between an honourable peace, or a glorious ruin. Even this you Would sustain for your honour, because a Prussian and a German cannot live without it But we dare confidently trust, God and our firm purpose will give our just cause victory, and With this an un• iuterrupted• peace, and the return of happier times! (Signed) " FUEDERICE W 111.1,01. " Braklati, March *7."` , , The King of Prussia has issued from Breslan, under date o f *arch 17, IMS. ati order for instituting a distinction for merit, to We called the 01:9 rof the Iron Cross, as significatoTY of the coin stancy which has been displayed in the great eciaest tor liberty and hidependence. The Order of the Iron Cross is tei consist of two Claiseg, with one Grand Cross. Both classes are to hear the same Ma ck CroSs of east-iron set in silver : the tereside without inscription.,. on the re verse the initial letters F. W., with three oak leaves, and below the date of the year, 1813. Both classes are fo be ssiirn in the button-hole, mispriated by a black ribbon, with a whitc.edge, it the distinction is obtained in an action with the enemy ; tout if on another account. with a black edge. Coinnianding Officers can only obtain the Grand Cross fo,r gain- • ing a decisive battle, by which the enemy has been driven fru tin his position ; the takieg of a fortress ; or the successfull defent':e of Softie important place. The antdier who obtains the Iron Cross of the first class, receives immediately the gratifications annexed to it, but which, afterwards, cannot be increased. ST. PETERS uultuir, Mancit 2.—Adjntant-General Baron Win eingerode report• iron' KaLitsch, muter date' of the 1-ttli February, as Cillows, to Prince Kutusoff Smulensko With the army con- Heil to me, I came np with General Reynier, at lialitsch. in the evening of the 13th inst. The enemy directed their movements upon the city, to form a junction witti from S to 4,000 Poles, who had 15 pieces of cannon ith them, and found themselves a t the ' very instant attacked by the Russian troops with their characte-is tic ardour.. The result of this attack is tee more liononralde to th e , reputation of his MitiestS's arms, as the eittnny's infantry, who %Vele in superior torce, male a brave and obstinate resistance. Two Saxon standards, 7 pieces of calmon, the Saxon General Restitz, 3 Colonels, :36 officers, and /,000 privates, went the trophies of this day. My advanced guard is pursuing the enemy, who retreats upon Raczow and Ostrowo. The intimtry, having made forced marches for four successive days , will necessarily require one or two days' rest." KONINGSBERG, 1114n6ti IN.—Orrr paper contains the following PECLkInTiIiN. We, the undersi7,4d 11ficers trOm the Royal Bavarian, 4itX9ll, Westphalian, and Oran.; Ducal Frankfurt sei viccs, who have join ed the German Legion, hold mirsetvcs ohlii,ved, as= men of honour, and with due respect, love, and confidence, publicly to lay before our Princes and native country, the motives which have induced ua to take this step. We are OCrinaus. This single %von, includes every ti inn. For a aeries of years past, we could 0.,1y sigh for our country, without being able to save her. At low the moment is arrived, when Germany can raise her depteved neck. wlicn ont hones are more raised than ever of thtOWitig off tint slaiish yoke of France. Vie- _MIST APRIL 11. torions Rnssian armies pursue the enemy from river to river : the Prussian eagle strikes her mighty wings; numberless volunteers ,hasten to the Prussian standard ; every where, even in those parts "here the enemy still keeps his tooting, a general spirit is rising, which promises to reconquer Germany's lust honour and liberty. Fathers themselves bring their sons—women their .jewels; and even the poorest contribute their mite : and we, men of Germane, shall we remain nnconcerncd spectators? or even, perhaps, in a foreign service, assi't in laying our native country again in chains? • —Never, never! Whosoever shall now fight against his brethren, kin our eyes a traitor to his native country ! Whosoever will nut fight for her, neglects his most sacred duty ! for we were German Citizens before we were Soldiers ; we never could enter into con:- pact for shedding the blood of our brethren on our maternal soil, to quench the thirst of strangers with it ; neither, truly, have our noble Princes intended it! they have been obliged to submit to superior power ; they have been forced to tear their own entrails. We were, therefore, convinced that our revered Princes will them selves approve the step we have taken, although their tongues may as yet be chained ; we are assnred. that we are acting beforehand with their secret wishes, as we arm ourselves for their indepen dence ; and should there be one amongst them who think otherwise, will posterity denominate him a German Prince ? We do not live in times that can be measured by a common scale,—we live in times of bitter, general distress, which knows no other law than that of firmly joining for speedy assistance. That —and that only—is now the law. Let every true German search his bosom, and ask himself if it is otherwise? No personal necessity has brought us under the standards of the German Legion; we are led to it only by the sense of honour, and the love of cur country'. We will not fight with Frenchmen against Germans; but with Germans for Germans. Should there he Ger man Princes, soldiers, or citizens, capable of denying such mo tives, we would still calmly fulfil our most sacred duty, appeal to posterity, and from her expect the crown of renown, due to the faithful sons of their country. Posterity will not ask in what ser vice we were engaged, but for what cause we fought; whether for Gennatty and httmanity, or for France and tyranny ? Signed by twelve Officers. Konigsberg. / the itith March, 181 S. HAM BURGH PAPERS. EFEOM 71iF CORRESPONBE? ' FEN OF THE 23n OF MARCH.] These Papers contain two Proclamations issued by Count Witt genstein, at Berlin, in the name of the Emperor of Russia, styled Alexander the Liberator. One addressed to the inhabitants of Hanover, Lauenbourg, Hamhourg, Lubec, Bremen, Munster, West phalia, Berg, East Friesland, Linger) and Tulenberg, in which he M Says. " y victorious Lord and imperor , sends me to you, to break your chains, to restore to you your langnuo, yonr ancient forms of government, so dear to you, and to restore you to your selves." The other, addressed to the inhabitants of Brunswick Wolfenbuttle, the Old Marche on the left bank of the Elbe, Mag , leborg, Halle, _ Goslar, Halberstadt, Hohenstein, Quidlinbtug, 111;1,1141d, Treffurt, Muldhausen, Nordhausen, Stol rg, Wirgenerode, Hesse Cassel, Gottingen, Grubenhagen, ()boa burg, Paderborn, &c. in which he says, 66 it is not the purpose of the victorious Emperor, my graeious Lord, conquering your corm trie,.z, but to gain yonr hearts, your thanks, and the gratitude of youv succeeding genenrations. Bound in the closest ailiance with Prut ;la, and his other powerful Allies, Alexander the Liberator send+ me to you to break }our disgraceful fetters, to restore to your i awful Princes your native country, your language, laws, and custom Mat EUROII, MARCH 22.—General Blucher commands the Prus sian ko r, uy in Silesia; his vanguard entered Saxony on the 16th of MarC%•l - gut it Russian army, which stretches from Custrin to Glo gait, is oa the point of crossing the Oder. Fifty-five thousand in fantry, au% I 2'.! 000 cavalry, recruits for the Grand Russian army, arrived on t. Vistula on the Gth of March; and, after a few rlas rest, will pa t themselves in march to join the Russian corps to which ii ic y bt low% The corps of General D'Yorck entered Berlin on the 17th of M arch. He has now .10,000 MU joined wider his command. At Berlin alor..e, upwards of 10,000 young men have volunteered, and chiefly equip:red themselves. The Swedes has:, •! landed in Swedish Pomerania, and taken pos session of Stralsona . : a considerable corps which is already ship ped at Carlscruna, is expected ia a few days,---(Currysr;,iftnt, Nitta 11) •