The National Register.
London, England, 1813-09-12 00:00:00

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their right was threatened by the corps of MoaTIEW, NA ti-
souTY, and ST. Cm. At two o'clock the Adied Army
commenced its retreat, having lost nearly the whole of its
left wing, 25 to 30,000 of whom, accoiding to the exag- •
gerations of the enemy, were made prisone!s, 60 pieces of
cannon, and 4'o pair of colours taken. The killed, wounded,
and prisoners, the less of the Allies, is swelled to 60,000
men, whilst the enemy, as modestly as truly, computes his
own at only 4,f00. , •
The third Bulletin is dated August 30th, and states-that
the pursuit was st:ll continued. LATOU a MAUMOU aa's ca-
valry bad taken loot) caissons of waggons- of ammunition.
and collected more prisoners. 10,000 wounded had beau
found in the villages, and on ,the 28th, VA ND AM AE, whey
had penetrated on the 26th through Ilobendorf to the great
road from Prague to Dresden, which le. in:ercepted, was
attacked by the Duke of NVIIRTEN4IIEitG at the
*head of
13,000 Russians, whom he defeated, t king 2,000 prisoners"
and 6 pieces of cannon. On the side of the French, (ge-
neral of Brigade the Prince of Reuss was killed. VA N'
DA MMEk then establ.shed himself in his position on the
20il.
Saosh is the iutelligenee contained in these Bulletins. It
is undoubtedly disasterons; but if the Arne.; keep, as we
trust they will, their spirit unbroken, the loss which the,v
have experienced, however heavy, cannot be considered as
even'endange; log the final result of the contest. , They mrf:,t
have been prepared lir evil as well as for goal fortune. Suc-
cess might animate, but defeat should not depress theoe.
The secret auents of the enemy will no:- he actively at wort:
to produce pusillani:nous counsels, and Buosae A wee will
assist their exertions by pubic proposals for another wink,-
tice. But let them beware: If they willingly re ante the ,r!svi.;
yoke they have alrealv partly shaken off; they will find its 'At;-74.
weight so far enereased, that every future attempt at,emau-
1 - cipation will becothe imposi,ible. • ~
~ ...
From this somhie picture we shall turn to the gleaM of
light and hope which the advantage ob!aincd by the C4olv.t.
PRI NC Ft though not as considerable as it hal been rept/eteil,,
presents. The battle was foaght with part of Ou o IN‘er's and
not 'DA VOUS Cs army, and :It Ruhlsdorff, and lio- W itic:n.
berg, which, of cottrse, was not taken by ttoln.a:'ter Cie
action, as the first unofficial accounts stated. On the co::-
trary, when Mr. :11 EA TEs, the Messen4er who brought di.-
patches from Lord CAT liC A RT, Sir Cu A1;1, ES ST KW A IZT,
and Mr. THORNTON last Frid iv, left 13eiliteon the '2sth.
ult. the CROW N PRINCE Was concentrating his forces, zwd.
preparing to make a general attack on.hthe enemy, who still
rremained within twelve or fourteen mi:es of ;hat capital.•
The details of the action of the 2:3d and the previous ope:a.
dons in that'quar:er are given in two Bulletins issued by hi.... i.,
Royal Highness: the one at Potzdam, August 21, the othei
at Ruldsdorff, at noon, August 24 ; from which it appears
that on the 2lst his army extended firen Potsdam to Treb-
bin and Be!itz, whilst Oudinot had only 20,000 men ;at
Lockenwalde, with whom, however, some ski, inishing bad
already taken place. On the evening of that day, the
secret agents reported that Napoleoh was con, entrating
- the corps of Oudinot, Victor, Aregia, Bee tram!, and
r Renier, forming together more than eighty thousand men,
in the neighbourhood of Barcuth, preparatory to a rai.ii
.march upon Ber T I 11,, 11, C
Prince placed Bill
Klein Bain, whit!
1 i Trebbin. The fro,
post at Blakerrte,
Rehlsdoi 11, folio'

din. To cc,utitei act this plan, the Crown
low's corps in xivancc, at Heine:Rl 'rff and.
[st divisions or.:Cti pied Aii!te,,walde and
,urth corrs, titidcr Tane-zcin, t
elde, atid the 4.‘vcclish Army arivaliced
Toy the ro.r...siau. Micy, which entered