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est;l f ykollep atir ns , . the vernois' battalion of fesileers, were principally cut to pieces. ere taken.. My Quarter-Manes General, von Scharnhost, and my Adjutant-General, von der Goli, were likewise made prisoners. The reesainioj troops, who now amounted to Ob. and a few hundied men, were pot colleaed .together derieg the night ; their greatest want was that ofsimmunititin.• I was now elffiged to resolve, , *Miter to Ea: ad a desperate atttck, mid to.rush upon i in enemy at least efght times stronger than myself, or to violate the Danish terrisoyy. The latter . 1,„, 1 ; thought imprudent. as it wasteferided bye Danish imp, ms the violation of its neutrality ccadd net :Ile consistent with oar political relations. The for. pier must base born foTiowed by the total disper sion of the corps, and Ilse captivity of a pail, which must have been =chiti:we diStresside than • capi. Wanes. On the 7ttiof N ove l * when throe French &e l . . Mies were on the point of snacking me, I resolved to capitulate. A Coprtof a che Capitulation is sub joined. . , TbeMeakeees of sity corps was occasioned partly goat the loss sustaiatd is the different skirmishes. • • end particularly in th'e battle of Lubeck ; partly by . the fatigu'ng marches. in which the battalions were e entapelled, item the want of previsions. to leave behind 41 or 50 men every day ; lastly, General Von Peter. with foot it:radio-1s of disjoins of Ilk 'trio, and General Von Thwdom. with ten ulna • -t'f hamar', bad separated several dayi before i ilts corps. Added to this, the troops of the ''" Imps lately cemmanded by the Dike of Wurtem. An, had miffed severely pear Halle. . At the motr.ent of the capitulation, the oldest . ' 011eer of the Stag - committed an error, in stating tut number of the troops considerablytiglser than it really was, and litiMise its compretwadiag them ' troops which had partly been preview* dentehed.• and partly killed or taken the day before at Lubeck. Tice French Gerierals most beet convinced diem ',lves. os their s:weendea. that their number did not /acted what I have mentioned above, 1 The troops io petrel have displayed a perm. veiameoconsiancy, sea intrepidity, which surpassed my eipiantints, and which, under other circuit stm;ces.‘voidil have crowned them with immortal glory. Thrgh the regiments of the corps, lately commented by the Duke of Wirtemhargh, were wowed at Halle, sod sustained a considerable loss ; though my whole corps was engaged in an incessant retreat, for above thee! weeks, and daily made foried marcbes, of Imp 24 to 34 miles; though nfy troops were dr stitute of every reemeary. bed neitherproper clothiog.seene.of theta cut seen shoes, aid. what is worse, had receivedims.bried for three weeks, and no pay for 14 days 7.% hey mjiment, every de tachmimm.inteconede IMO, isietist alacrity, wha t . .. .. wet kite orderbd s „ lildr i sood-eriU, invincible fortitule,,sedffislk Pielinitis ignite lteryhesifice. were Manifested tilltbs very Ipst tv)? after the loss of Lubece. •*. ''",,* . e • ' 4 ,i, . • I concludetitiorrport'with the inward opsoll ir:li hey inspired by the consciousness ot ha yetissale cd say duty, and am. &c. , VA' a a at: Al ; al . 's*, ' Idle d RETORT OF Tilt PRINCE OF HqletiliDng TO THE WS . ° uF.rausillik. ' i" • 41 1 "TOON Id AJI&TY VIIIT I / 1 1,40 . . • . " T have not had the gob.' &triune to condi& the 1 army eisaded to me across the Osier, and- thus, to withdraw it from the farther pursuit of the enemy. Hawing reached the covirodyf Boituenbergh, by ' . the most forced marches, on the '27th of 0. 4 1.5er . , end unending to pass that defile, in order to proceed ar Pussies cies same ersaisis. ; found the deft!: • . a .• •. • I . • , . 4 enemy. title: y and cavalry, prepared tcriestew the attack on my front. Many battalions were totally destitute Of ammunition; all my horse-`artillery was lost; and, according to the repott of Colonel Von Huser, I had- only five charges fur most of the other can nons. I was still seven (German) miles from Stet tin, and every shadow of hope of obtaining the smallest refreshment on this march, had vanished. Already cut off from the corps left near Lychee, and Rom General Von Blucher. without cavalry that was able to fight, because chic cavalry bad, in . consequence of the fatigue of their horses, lost all their ardour; without ammunition ; and, ab :re all, withoue provisions; farther, convinced that I shoeld sacrifice the lives of the men composing this little corps, without any advantage to Your Majesty's service, I have submitted to the cruelty of fate, concluded a capitulation with the enemy ; the af which Your Majesty will find an a:zed. . during this campaign, I can jo.cify t kiln the eyes of.my contemporaries and posterity, to Your Majesty, and to the satisfaCtion.of my °tin Waiwience. ° I think I tan prove that I was the unfortunate I , ifilim of the nest-compliant' with the early pm ' pouls made by me. Mine is only the misfortune, *the disgrace. The superio ity of the enemy's leblialry had some days before ruined, in a great Immure, the whole detachment under General Seltimmelpfennig ; and on the existence qUallis snips, which was charged to destroy all that befiges Woes the Rhinow. the Havel, and the Finow Tana!, I was obliged to ground the possibdity of my march. From the inclosures, Your Majesty will aweithe amount of the loss sustained by the above ineationed detachment. I have coadu6ed an army which, without bread, without forage, and without be munition, had to move Along the circuoiterence !tf a circle to reach a pass, situated on the radius of dui circle, while the enemy was advancing by that Alai& The impossibility of attaining this obje6 ... 111118 Oct owing to the want of zeal and good will, nor to the inadequacy of my measures, but to the nature of the thing itself. My disaster may be de plored, but my trunctienn cannot be broken over my head. I intended to lay at Your Majesty's feet a ciresautantial account of all the events in which I have Leen concerned since the I 464. " F. L. Palace or Ilonsiatour." " Prenzles, Oct. 89, 18C6." scuts, soy. it. Our Gazette of this diy, eataitas the follow. ing • " John Henry Dombrowsky, Getter it of 1 . ); Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Royal Order of the Iron Clown : "Joseph Wybizkl, Reptesentative of the cities, in the Diet of 1791 : " Poles—Napoleon the Great, the Invincible. ad vances into Poland at the bead of 300,003 men. IVithout attempting to penetrate into the wort of his views, let it be our only endeay..ur to render ourselves weifthy oflis grotness. • •• I nal es; (be has said) • I will *or whether ?eat des', re is be a nation ; I am gong to Posen ; there shall the first plan for lour benefit 1:10 con cer led.' • " Toles' it depends twon you to be ad indeprod peapie ; to acquire a country s Tutu av!rlgey,y, our creeper. has appeared. l ie Haste. to meet Lion frcza every side. as op- Fetal children hasten to meet their father, who comes to bring them aid. Bring him your hearts I your arms. Prove to him. that you are ready to shed your idliod to rc-ac, t 4,re your country. lie !lairs that yen are disarmed ; he will sfp:ly yos wily. ^'K I resolved to march 0 Lubeck, and to keep the already in the pessess7or...ef it a t ertiftif r I, finw '. 7:r.i.avi, in front. Could the troops but obtain re• ever, forced it, Isuf djd not Think ii'lalvisca4!e to 4eshinents, they might still fight. though unable to contiime the toarc'h rn a direft Ver, tecatt.e al/ my :i.:ti much against such a snperiotity. I had, at cavalry leas ervamely exhausted, lavitig . bees £k !cart, the prohabtlity of success. several days without fer tge ; .alidtad reason tier- The march was successfully accomplished on the pee. at the break of &I s as etejagement with sth of November. The gates of Lubeck and the cavalry, the unfOrruungp issue pe:which. would ex- Taaave, from Travernande, to the place where it cite serious appfzipitujik r. Otarted, therefore, tomato' upon the Dattis4 frontier stave o l ympiad. abruptly to the ladlisiklteigan the night, the' In this posirton the *Ail) , ipoeld .b,,, lip* • I environs of Schoneirnstk. I hafgiven orders, that. to oppaie the greatest sipti. , . . . . ri ~ at two in the morniug, strons patrols should be cagy &vete one dour " ' • as. alfotodt towards the enemy. These patroles return" • " ' . 41 - 1 ' •• dot the ease. Ihe &ern • A r t • -, 1 / 4 •ut seem; any thing of an enemy. That . it ^ • , 4 , Y. kb,. throogh the 'Duress ant enter a cotentry witheut an outlet, I which were planted - 16 pieces o l ' t .e. ' ll 7 l ' • ward a pArefle to fifettilau ;it brought 4 fetuled by three batfilinos ; and, ' l ll, ' v. • • rat that there wai not an enemy to be seen, • ii.A IL 0.4 'succeeded. only because thoid camels seithdrawas . - y'sto orders ; art', • .• :., : IP . illemPaidg o! ft 4 Pun/ ' • ' ' I therefore immediately set au: on my march l'renelau, where 1 hoped to find bread and' *A ga „,. - el 4 ,, , .p . ..6, ! p kragc. All the troops were importunate for beeat • .. . 011 , tow , .. ,1 Oromered and foltage ; their necessities were very great.' I • . . .• • 1 Onskl coffeee • had scarcely arrived at the heights of Prenclau, t. . The conflict l aste d when the enemy appeared' on my tight flank ;an ..- 1 1 1 14 ' 44. ...: *as bloody _; the town was at ‘, • " ...A .." , 'V - • , and it became impossible 4. . 'y." . ' '''' • --; • rity. attion instantly began ; the superior force of the enemy, and their artillery, obliged me to retreat Th e reg i m e ns o f through Prentlau. The hope of procuring bread it "'"?... 1. ''. Oveseein , the greatest part of tfle regi. and forage was totally frustrated, by the approach . s. nswiae-6els. the brigade .of Magde- of the enemy. Hostile corps shewed themselves • . t `' s, part tit' the battalion of liters and on my right flank ; the enemy, far superior in Err- . .. . 1 A....• ..e7l hal ASd you; PoI:I, who hair been compeleJ 1)7 your oppressori to fight against ya,tir own inte rests. come assemble tender the bacners of your , country. V " S 006; called by Napoleon the Great, shall Kos- E*itisint speak to you by his command. In the mean . tiare o ttiNave thii token of his high protOlion. Re that tie call he gave you to ;ssenf)le in le r gions in Italy, has net deceived you. Those Je , gioas it was, deserving the approbation of the travinciblebeeoes of Europ.,' who gave him the first concerion'of the Polish spirit, and the Polish cha rafter. 0 At the Imperial Head-pumps BerlirwilbarA 80S. • di M sttGWS o lkqZ •1 ,••• •• A 1101 11•1111111 r • a. ' The General of Diwinett, - Sava Adjutant of . His Majesty the Emperor, advanced on the S lst of Paober, a column of 600 cavalry 'into Strelim, where he made prisoner the brother 0 the Queen of Pruksia, whn was in the Prussian service. The Bavarian wad IVurtemberg troops are draw• . ing through Saxony to the 04cr, and will form the corps of Prince Jerome. His Imperial and Royal Majesty, according to a resolution, dated Wittenberg, on. 23, has taken possession of the principalities of Eicksfeld and Er fort, the county of llohenstein, and all the Prussian territories in Saxony, between the Rhine and the Elbe. The eagles are every where takes down, ' and the revenues will be received on account of the Emperor. BERLIN, POI. I. Marshal Davonst has passel the Oder at Frank fort. The King of Prussia has crossed the Vistula , and is at Gratidenz. The number of troops on the banks of the Vistula canuot exceed 14 or 15,000. NOY. 11. The Ccseitts of this city contain the following:— rs. city of Magdeburg capitulated OR the 7th instant. Th.: bombardment caused such devasta tion in the place, that the inhabitants revolted, and the Governor was compelled, by their desire, to sur render the city to the French. IIEAD-Qll AT BERLIN, NOV. 9. ORDF.R OF THE DAY. The Emperor testifies to the Grand Duke of Berg, the Prince of Punte Cerro, Marshal' Souk, and the corps of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers, under astir comm .nd, his satisfaelinis respedting the brilliant affair at Lubeck, and the indefatigable adbvity with which they r ursued the enemy through• out his whole march. The corps of general Blucher, harassed on every side, turned at every pcint, - cut off from all possibi lity of retreet, has been oNtged to capitulate, and to surrender es prisoners of war. It amounted to 16,000 infantry, 4.000 cavalry, had with h So pieces of cannon, and will be conducted to France. 'l . her e now remains not a single corps of the enemy to he destroyed on this side of the Vistula. The Prince of Neufchatel and Valessin. Majnr general of the Grand Army, (Signed) M. At ex. Elaaretsa. SEWN, NOV. 11. General Savary has entered Weimar. Two re giments of Prussian hussars, of I,Coo horses each, and tvo battalions of grenadiers, are made prison ers. and thirty pieces of cannon, Bcc. are taken. In the afternoon of the 6th, Field•Marshdl Mol lendorf had an audience of His Majesty, the Em peror, by whom he was ntost graciously received. Immediately afterwards, the four Deputies of the city of Leipzig were presented to His Majesty. The dominions of the King of Prussia, con quered by the French army, are, according to a proclamation of M. Clarke, Governor-General of this city, divided into four departments, namely :- 1. The Departmeat of Berlin, which is subdi viiekl into four provinces, viz. Ukerma:k. under the command of the Chief of Baraboo. Hariet. Priegnitz, ander Colonel Kevin. Old Mark, under Colonel Boussin. Mialle Mark, under the General e Division, Clarke. 2. The Department of Custrin, comprehends t!le New Mark, and is under tLc Genetsl of Eti„;sde, Menard. 3. The Department of Stettin, comprehends Po. nyranie, under tae General a Brigade, Thouvriat i. The Department of Magdebagrcossavt-- - ' The Duchy of Mazdabirg. The County of Min - sfeid. r r 111; 1‘. • e Ihe Click of the Saale. ktirAl The above aie under the Aditieset-Conindasi CliAnefesuz,, who resides at Burg, _ The city of Hallo i rder the. Adjataaf-Coraaboi ant Lattonr. 5.,• • The generA administration of tbe•foor above mentioned clopartment3, is s o n i,., :ec d e d Dais. lntersdant-General of the army; U. t steee,, Adornisrraw-General of the Finances aftd Do mains; and2d- Lakaateritr ) the Qiief Coalceor 'Taxes. - NC7. 5, Eris Exctll,..ncy the Minister of France received. it Or.o O'ciCa th:S day, by a tstafate, the foli ow . inn Official ltepotr:— . tune cL, NOV.B. I‘ 4 Tbe battle ptpalle f i, in whiNthe Frerch army displayed to "welt courage, was one of the rac 4t bloody of the whols ar. ft is to be observed, that three cores qt the grand army jained there io the space of two hours. That eornrnandied by Marsbd ! Prince of Pcnto-torso W:lst!le first that eutt-red that place, having tercel die right hank of the Traays. This corps fought, making its way, with k strong detachment, whichk;cirted 41 the baggage of the Prussian army;ailorsditing of MO waggnos. This ..enwreM, 1'530 I , lvong,wai taken, with elk *We convoy. t At one o'clock, 1500 Swedish troops, M cludiNtwn svadrous of dragoons, were made pt; loner,. -.The city was attacked at the same tim, the gatea Were Sire• d, aid the bastion. and rani.act. taken. Thirty-two pieces of cannen, 4.10 , including 1;0 Officers, and 15 stand cf co:on• s, fell into the hands of the Prince. Thr Prusai.ins were pursued as far as Schwarrau and Radian. The next day General Blucher demanded a eiiiitniae tion." This capitulation was in fad concluded cad sign. Id ow the 7th, at Ratk in. The whole corps of G. , - Blucher, consisting of thirty-three battalior ts mad fifty-four squadrons, after havi ng o b ta i ne d C ie r•umou-s c,f war, laid down their arms, and surten. tiered themselves prisoners of war, the offit.. - s re taining their arms, and engaging, upon their word, to repair to such place as should be pointed out as them. Stunt travellers arr:ved this even nt from La. beck, state, that the sitnation of that unfortunate city, during the attack of the French, and at the moment when they entered it by force, was must frightful. They fought in the v:ry streets, and those, where the. anion rr4- hottest, were encum. bete,' with dead booties, piled to . a very great ight. oft m 'yaws, woe. 11. The ermornunication betweno tbis place and Ber lin, by water, is oo: interrupted. According to re ports, the chascenrs of Major Ameil are alread► turned back towards Laitenliorgb, and the prisoners are to fallow him under a French civil escort. His Excellency the French Plenipotentiary, M. Ltou rienae, has, upon tliis occabian, declared. in die handsurnest manner, that in no event will the neu tral HaterSurgh territory he distarbed. His Excel lency, besides, is labouiing to remove every mis understanding occasioned by the recent iltilVetmtnts, aid we have to thank his esertions that the law events have occasioned no bad constquences. woe. 14. It is but trio certain that the whole Prussian army is totally ruined aad dispersed ; one carps after ano ther has been obliged to 14y down its arms, and all the principal towns, namely, Stettin, Custrin, Span dau, and Magdeburg, have capitulated. In the lat ter the French found an immense treasure, as well as the most valuable elf" from Munster, Cassel, and E4sr Frieselani, o 'lich had been deposited there as out of danger. It is really astcaishing how ill provided with even the most common neces:aries these places were, but for which they never would have 1 - !len into the power of the French, and - pariicularly Nlagdeburgh, one of tic a roni,est places in Europe: as to the King of P.u.sia, no body knows where he is at present ; the army of Marshal D'Avoust is already arrived at Posen, it consists of 30.000 men. islithirg but accident pre vented General Blucher from coming to Ham burgh, in which case we should hare share' t..e came fate as Lubeck, which has suffered drea.;:qliy. The conobil of that General was cruel in the ex treme. A deputation has been sent from that town to claim the protedi3n of the French Emperor, and one will also be sent from hence. The Duchy of Oldenborc has been taken posses sion of in the name of the K rig of Holland. by 1,400 Datch trocips. Hesa has been obliged ter join the C..nfe2erarsi.,3 of t'..e Rhine, and must con sequently ACT against Russia. strawy raou • PIIT•Tt I tTTCI. coy. 14. I.`.e day brtnre yesterday, the body of his nest Serene ilighne.s the Duke of B 7 answick, was opened Ld embahr.4, at Alt.zr.a. On opening the 0...111. 'it was (quasi that the isou ,, d,raidi *is hones" . Prince received. liras moral. • g .11 1 ' His 1- 7 X:s borethe ersoisite torture oeestsinned b," thlt wiih the utmost fortitude sod re,ig- tatiotrifirithen he Irame! the loss of his Do taanions: hi; heart begaa . to break. His son, the puke of filtonswick-Oels, who capitulate.' with Cement Binther, and so hc:nically defended el.: gate of L.:bee, arriv.:d Ilia Liabee, house the day alter aia death. • His Highness's hors t.trr.rt yesterday sobd by aoftioh ; his jewels, and other et eas, will he golillatinotrow. Ar. es:a:Ate has been sent to j' 1. at Bittlia, recoeiting that the Do l / 4 .-'s vent-