The National Register. — London, England, 1813-10-10 00:00:00

" 1 7 concludes with the following tirade, which we think su ciently calculated to put an end for some time to those si culations on peace, as far as it may depend on an; - conces sions of BUONAPAPTE. • Let our enemies, then, renounce those deceitful hopes d ' which have so long caused them to dream of the hu . " liatiun of a people of whom their enterprizes h, founded the glory, and their ambition consolidated " power. " ln vain may they colour their rash acts with sounding names of liberty and independence. T 4' talk to us with emphasis of generous and liberal ide a s; 4. and they mistake that noble sentiment which causes us de to repel the commercial tyranny of England. They de '. claim against what they call continental preponderance, •' and they blindly second maritime preponderance. .But " Fiance will never submit to the tette.% which are pro .. posed to her. Forty millions of brave and industrious nlcs will not endure humiliation ; and sooner or later the 4. seas shall be opened to their activity, as the roads of the " Continent have been to their courage." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Pants, OCT. I.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent , lima received tae following intelligence from the Army, dated 'llia v 6 : The Emperor passed the (lays of the 19th anal 20th at Perna. His Majesty ordered a bridge to be thrown across there, and a tete de port to 1w establi-he'd on the right bank. " 4 On the V ist the Emperor came to sleep at Dresden, and on the std went to Hartaw : he immediately ordered to debottch beyond the forest tie Bischottwerda, the 11th corps commanded by the Duke of Tarente, the sth corps commanded by General Lewiston, and the 3d corps cominauded by General Southam. " The -enemy's army of Silesia, which had marched, the right commanded by Sacken, upon Comenz, the left commanded by Langerent npon Neustadt, to the debouches of Bohemia, and the centre, commanded by Vorek, upon BischOftwerder—instantly re treated on all sides. General Girard, commanding our advanced guard, briskly followed it, and made some prisoners. The enemy was led fighting to the Spree. General Lewiston entered Neustadt. The enemy thus refusing battle, the Emperor returned on the 24th to Diesel( n, and ordered the Duke of Tarelitom to take a position upon the heights of Weissig. The Bth corps, commanded by Prince Poniatowski, has repassed upon the left Lank. Count de I.( ban, with the Ist corps, still occupies Giesslmbel. Marshal St. Cyr occupies l'irna, and the position of Dohns. The fluke of Bethune) occupies the position of Freyberg. '1 he Duke of Ragusa, with the 6th corps, and General Latour Manglionrg's cavalry, was beyond Grossenhayn: he had repulsed the enemy upon the right hank, beyond '!'organ, to facilitate the passage' of a convoy of ',e0,000 quintals of meal, which was plug up the Elbe in boats, sad which has arrived at Dresden. The Duke of Patina is at Leipsic: the Prince of Moskwa be tween %Vittenberg and Torgae. General Coma Lefebvre Desnuuttes was, with 4,000 horse, in pursuit of the traitor Thielmann. This Thielmann is a Saxon, and loaded with favours by the King. As a return for so many benefits, he has shewn himself the most irreemwileable enemy to his King, and to his country. At the head ut 3,000 horse, partly Pnysians, partly Cossacks, and Austrians, he has plundered the King's stud, every where levied contributions tbr his own profit, and treated his countrymen with all the hatred of a man tormented by guilt. This deserter, decorated with the infirm in of a Russian Lieutenant- General, marched to Naumberg, where there neither was Com mandant nor garrison, but where he surprised 300 or iOO sick. However, General Lefebvre I)esnonettes met him on the 19th at Freyberg, took from him the 300 or .100 sick, which that wretch ,~,;~ TIM NA ARMIES OF ARRAGON ANT) CAT. COPY OF A LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE WAR, EROM MARSHAL THE. DUKE OF A/ VILLA FRANCA, SUPT. 16. MONStEnNitt'R,--lit the be . r.inning of September. Lord Maim+, removing from the sea and banks of the Ebro, established the Anglo- Spanish Army at Villa Franca, occupying the Col d'Ordal, forming magazines at Villa Nova, and making the col p% Warm& of General Colton:, and Whittinghani and Sarsfield's mamenvre upon the Upper Lobregat, towards Manresa, Esperago a, and Mat tovell. The collecting of thirty pieces of cannon at one match from my line, all those dispositions and mamrevres in limitation, announced to me a speedy attack. I resolved to anticipate it, and prevent my movements front being pressed and cramped, to the gates of Barcelona. On the 12th, the army of Arraeon was assembled upon the lA bregat, whilst the General in Count Decaen, on my invitation, brought a part of the army of Catalonia. I ordered him to restrain and keep from my right, General Copons' troops; to afterwards march to Saint Saturni upon Villa Franca, and co-operate in my attack by the high road. At eight in the evenin7, I passed the bridge of Molins-delltev, with a fine clear moon which favoured my march; and Harispes di vision, which led, marched upon Ordal. That position, very difficult and rery rugged, at which one can only arrive after passing a defile of three leag ues , was occupied by an advanced guard of 9,000 men, under ,th orders of General F. Adam, composed of English troops, Calabrians, and the picked men • from Sarsfield's division. The General-in-Chief Lord Bentinek had arrived there the same evening, with Admiral Hallowell, either to prepare his dispositions for a speedy attack, or upon some advice of my movement, to re-inforce the defence of that important point : the infantry iu poi. Lion was supported by cannon, and a reserve of cavalry. On the first musket-shots. General Mesclop, commanding the ad vanced guard, briskly pushed forward the voltigeurs of the 7th of the line, overthrew the poste, and formed his brigade in front of the redoubts. The enemy's cavalry were seen descending in column upon the road, with the intention cif repulsing, what they undoubtedly took for a reconnoisance ; but our light artillery quickly made them disappear, and the voltigeurs rushed upon the mountain. The vivacity and extent of the fire which the enemy immediately com menced along his whole front !;hewed us his force. Gen. Mesclop, ordered the Ist battalion of the 7th to advance, which he (wieldy supported himself with the 2d, whilst the 44th on its side, mounted the redoubts ; he re-formed,—he repulsed the tirailleurs,—and sword in hand, at the head of of his column, directed the charge to be beat, and the enemy's first position to be carried by force. A most obstinate combat took place upon this point ; the enemy in a rage, and with great cries, twice returned, with fresh reserves to obtain possession of it, and was again twice driven to his second pu• sition, from whence be crushed us with his fire. Our infantry, accustomed to assaults, knew how to rally, and re i turn 'to the charge with constancy ; a, platoon of sappers, vs hick had I marched with the advanced guard, covered itself with glory : the i Chief of Battalion, Feuchere, of the 44th, was wounded in leading ; his troop : I ordered Herbert's division to advance, which I thrilled ion the left of the road, whilst Gen. Harispe Marched with his v.- serve, the 116th regiment of the line to the support of the first br- l 'ode. A last general effort was combined, and the td battalion of the 136th was ordered to the left to turn the Id redoubt. Its Corn mandant, Bugeand, executed the movement with equal skill and v w i t o h n i r i° r ; . istali c le gr s - every fury , and ' do we rustled f cor where ard remainedat th e masters sa e of til t i l l i e r field et battle. It was in an instant ceVeree with killed and , - - , . TIONAL REGISTMI. , . . OCT. 10. uk suffi- had torn from Their beds, to make a trophy of them, made some hundreds of prisoners, took some baggage, and retook sonic ear. hose spe- riages which he bad seited. Thielmann then took refuge upon Zeitz, y comes- where Colonel Minisdort; an Austrian partisan, joined him. Gen. Lefebvre Desnonettes attacked them on the 24th at Altenburg, killed them many men, among others a Prince of Hohenzollern, ful hopes and a Colonel. he humi- Thieltuann's march had caused some delays in the communications from Erfurth and Leipsic. - ,: izes have The enemy's army of Berlin appears to be making preparations fated the for throwing over a bridue at Dessau. Tile Prince of Neufchatel is unwell of a bilious fever; be has some days kept his bed. His Majesty was never better. with the .T. They MINISTRY AT WAR. ral ideas; causes us ARMTF.S OF ARRAGON AND CATALONIA. They de- COPY OF A LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER AT WAR, .FROM M.i.R3HAL THE. DUKE OF ALBUFIRA. .•elasentte•da ....• w a •-•••• & w.r• ll a... . ... .t