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

ATIONAI4 REGISTER. tunes gave way_ frequk - recapture cif the village of Kara, must have cost equally dear to both pat ties. We think, therefore, that it is very moderate to state the enemy to have had at least 2.9,000 killed and wounded with out the prisoners which may have been taken, On the side of the allies the Prince of MECKLENBURG STRELITZ was killed; and it is asserted, the Prince of ri LSSE HOM ERG. The French continued their march the next day, and on the sth inst. the head-quarters were at Colditz; BEAUHARNOIS at Hotta; NI A R MeNT behind Colditz, NEY on his way to raise the siege of Torgau, and jain the Saxons on the banks of the Elbe, I,A u atsToN on his march through Wewertzen to Dresden, from which he was only forty miles distant. OUDINOT was at Altenburg, and BEItT.RAND •at Rochlitz. On the morning of the sth, B EAUH A RNO Is had fOund the Prussian rear guard posted at Codlitz, the bridge of which was cut, intending to defend the passage of the river, but he crossed it at a ford below the town, and establishing a battery of t 0 pieces against it, whilst he threatened to turn it, compelled the Prussians to evacuate it, and followed them to Gersdorf, where they united with the Russian corps of Mi LA RADOWITCH and turned on their pursuers. A sharp action ensued, in which BEAUHARNOIS being supported by M ACDONALD ultimately sitcceeded in repelling them to Ilona, which he occupied with the loss, on his pat t of 600 killed and wounded, and that of the alllies .of 1000 prisoners, and an equal number put hors de combat. We should rather suppose that both sides suffered . equally; and that the Russians only retreated in consequence of the arrival of superior numbers. Such have been the momentous occurrences of the first fortnight of this campaign. The allies have been weakened, but not crippled. The enemy states that they brought be tween 150, and 200,000 men to the field : according to this account the loss of 30,000, allowing it to be real, would leave them still powerful and able to resume the offensive whenever they might think proper. They, fall back, besides, upon their reinforcements, and as the inferiority in cavalry, under which the French labour, compels them to advance cautiously and slowly, the allies will probably have time to join the troops in their rear, before they can be forced to fight another general battle. As a military disaster, therefore we do not consider it as likely to prove decisive. Its moral and political consequences are more dangerous. The fickleness 0/popular opinion is so -great, that we dread the effect a first defeat or even a repulse may have on the Germans who were inclined to rise and vindicate their freedom. So many Princes too were hesitating until fortune should have shown which cause it . svontd be safe to espouse, that we fear they may be thrown once more into the arms of France. The French also will re gain their lost confidence in themselves and their leader, and whilst it is the interest of the allies now to avoid a general engagement until they have united all their forces, every t our of delay will increase the moral power of their enemy. These are the only consequences which we think are to be apprehended from the result of the battle of Lutzen. Other wise, both armies having suffered equally, the advantages would be little more than nominal, for the possession of a few towns and of I's leagues of county could not affect the issue of a contest, the field of which is almost the whole extent of the Continent. By accounts from 'Malta fO the 4th ult. we are sorry to learn the plague has again bioken out at Constantinople. I PREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. MAY 16. PA to TS, MAY 7 --Her Majesty the F.mpress end Queen has received the following intelligence,. respecting the situation of the army on the Ist of May : " The Emperor had removed his head-quarters to Weissenfels ; the Viceroy his to Mersbourg ; Oeuvre! Mai‘rat had e:.tered Halle; the Duke of Ragusa had his head-quarters at Naumberg ; Count Bertrand was at Stolossew ; the Duke of Reggio had his head-quarters at Jena. " There was much rain on the 3oLli April. On the Ist May the weather was better. " Three bridges had been thrown across the S3ale at WY• issenfels ; campaign works had been commenced at . s . ..a.iabouriz, and three bridges had been Virown over the Saale. Fifteen grenadiers of the 014 Luc, .be;•ag b..tween Jena and Saalfeld, were surrounded by 9 Piussiar• hussar.. she Command an t, who was a Col.nel, !advent . d. Kenclimen, surrender.'-- Ihe ser . :eaut him. 1 ise of her greoadit rs foraied in a platoon, killed seven Prussians, and the hussars went off taster than 'hey came. • 'Flue different par ies •.i the Old Guard are collected at Weis senfrls. The Get et of Division ltoquet commands them • The Emperor visited all the adv. need posts, notwithstanding the badness of the "weatliPr. Iris Majesty enjoys exceeni health. The first blow with the sabre which ww , given the renewing of this campaign, at Weymar, took of the ear 4f Major•Geiteral tiluchei's st.n. It was by a Mareelial des Loges, of the loth 1111MierP, that this blow w:;s !riven. The Inhabitants of Weyniar remark, that the first subra- blow given in the campaign of tBoti, at Stialfield, mad which killed Prince Louis of Prussia, was-given by a Marcchal des Loges, of the same ►egiment." Her Maje-ty the Empress and Queen has received the following in. relligence of the situation of the Army at nine in the morning of the 2d May. " On the Ist May the Emperor mounted cm hniseback at nine in thee morning; with the 'Prince of Muskwa, and General Soulless)** division put biluself in motion towards thr• fine plain whirls cmume-ces upon the heights of Weissenfe's, and extends to die Elbe. The Incision was formed in four squares of four battalions each, r ach square 500 wises from the other, and having four pieces of.camion. Behind the squares was placed General Ladoissier's brigade of cavalry, eider the ' , Hers of Count Valray, who had just arrived. Girard sod Martmunt's ohs came belitud in echelons, amid fernied in the same manner as Souhain's division. Marshal the Duke of Istria was On the right, with all the cavalry of the guard. At eleven o'clock, this disposition made, the Prince of Musky/a, in presence of a cloud of the enemy's cavalry. which covered the plain, put himself in motion upon the defile of Pontine. He seized upon several villages without giving a Wow. The enemy occupied, upon the heights of the defile, one of the finest positions that can be seen ; he had six pieces of cannon, and presented three lines of cavalry. The first square passed the defile at the pas de charge, amidst cries of " Five l'Emperenr," long continued throughout the line. It seized upon the height—the four squarcint Statham% division passed the de file. Tao other divisions of cavalry then came to reinforce the enemy. with twenty pieces of cannon. The cannonade became lively. The enemy every where gave ground. Soulnau's division marched upon Lutzen, Girard's took the direction oft Prague road. The Emperor, wishing to reinforce the batteries of this last division, sent 12 pieces of the gourd, under the orders of General Monet, and this reinforce ment performed prodigies of valour. The ranks of the enemy's ca valry were ovetthrown by grape abut. At tit-. same moment the Vice roy debauched from Merschourg, with the 1 Ith cois% ) commanded by the Duke of Tarente, and tl.e sth, commanded by General Laudston. Gen. Lauriston's corps was on the left, upon the high road frnat Muse bourg to Lipzu ; that of the Duke of Tarente's, where the Viceroy was, on the right. The Viceroy, hearing the bri , k cannonade, which took plsce at Lutsen, made a movement to the right, and the Ea:pe. ror almost at the same moment. at the village of .Lutzen ; Marchant's diviiion, and in succession Brenier and Ricard's di. wens passed the defile; but the business was settled when they entered io line ; 15.000 cavalry were therelme driven from these plains by neatly the Name number of infantry. It was General Winzingerode who comma, led these three divisions, one which was Lanslidi's. The enemy dis played hut one division of infantry. Become more prudent Ly !he b4tile of Weissenfels, and astonished at the fine order and sen_ fro d of our mirch, the enemy dared not approach any part or 011, and was crushed by out grape slot. Our loss amounted to ki;led, and 55 wounded, one a chief •of battalion. This loss be consi dered tc: extremely trifling, in comparison to Oat or the eaemy. vino bad 3 Culunels, 30 Officers, and 400 men killed ur TIIF N, vay, and the frequent loss and recapti