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

MAY 16.

a great number ut horses ; but by one of those fatelitivs, of which the '
hoary of war is full, the tirst cannon ball which was fired on this day,
struck the wrist of the Duke of Istria, pierced his groin, and killed
him inst. ly. He had advanced 5S paces from the side of the i-
ralleurs, io order to well reconnoitre the plain. This Marshal, ulio
has a just title to be filmed brave and just, was equally recommend-
aile tor Irs military coup (rail by his great experience in managiiig
cavalry, as by his civil tpt-dities, and tail att, diluent to the Emperor
Pis do:oh upon the field iit honour is Ow more worthy of envy , -it was
so r.ipitf .hat it ma t ;vise bre't %ithout pain. There are • few losses
which cot.id inure niore ,ensiblv .affected he Emperor's heart ; the army
and ail France ail! partake ut the grief his Nlajesty felt.
The Duke of Istria, since the last Italian campaigns, that is, for
sixteen t ears, had always in the different ranks commanded the 'Empe-
ror's eltatstl, which fot owekt him in a:1 his campalyns ond b •ttles.
The sangfroid, good will, and iiitlepiddv tit the young soldiers,
astoiti.h‘ot the veterans and all the (Ayers It is a proof of the say-
ii g. That so sows welt bairn, virtue .toes not wait a number cf years."
Ills Majesty hart on the nielit between the I't .10 !Zd Of May. his
head-rptarier.itt taitzeti ; the Viceroy hie at Markrandstedt ; the Proice
of tl"skwa his ut Kara; and the Duke of Ragusa his at Pesirna
General Bertrand was at Stohs3en ; Duke of Reggio in march
upon NPuinbonig
At Danizic, the garrison hay obtained- great advantages and made
so suc.essfal a sortie that it 'ouk prisoners a corps ut 3000 Ru•stans.
The gerrison of Wittenberg also appears to have dilingnished it-
self, and to have, in a sortie, caused considerable injury to the
enemv.
A letter in cepliers, which has this moment arrived from the garrison
of Cil‘gau, is conceived in three terms:
" All pies on well ; the Russians have made several attempts upon
this place ; they have been always reptosed with nine" loss ; 3 or 1000
sucn olocksde us, sometimes less. soitietil;tri more. The trenches have
been opened during two days; the fire trout our batteties forced them
to abandon their project.

(Signed)

" General LAPLANE.

_
U Glogati, April 13."
Her Majesty the Empress and Queen Regent hes received news
from the I..mperor, from the field of battle, too leagues in advance 0!
Lutsen, the Yo el May, at trim o'clock in the evenioo., at the mo-
ment when the Emperor had thrown himself upon a bedr to take an
hour's sleep. •
The Emperor informs her najesty, that he has gained the most com-
plete .ictoly over the Russian and Pros ion army, commanded by :h...
Emperor Meseta' er. mid K 'if Prussia in person ;in this batik
more than 1!)0,00:.) cannon balls had b .en fired ; that the troops cover-
ed thein-elves with glory in i ; and that notwithstanding the immense
interiority of cavalry, which the French army had, that good will and
courage inherent in ail Frenchmen supplied every thing. The enemy
was bri ly pursued.
Nu Marshal, no person composing the household of the Emperor was
killed an. wounded.
PAnts, MAY 9 --The Empress Queen and Regent has received
the following intelligence from the army, dated the 3d May, nine
o'clock in the evening:—
" The Emperor, at the break of day of the f7al, traversed the
field, of battle. At ten o'clock he put himself in motion to follow
the enemy. Iris head-riarters were, on the 341. in the evening, at
Reggio. The Viceroy had his at ‘Vickstanden, half way between
Pigan and Birne. Comm' I.anriston, whose corps had taken no part
its tin' battle, h.,41 •et out front Lemieic to march upon Zweinhow,
where he had arrived. The Duke of Ka:rim:a had passed the }lister
at the village of Leitzkowitzi, and Count Bertrand had passed it at
the village of Gredel. The Prince of Moskwa was in a positi..ll
upon time field of battle Time Dike of Reggio. fro:n
was .marching upon Zei A. The E•operar of Rassia and King of
Prussia passed throa.h Pigaw i.. the titgl:t of the 9d, and in ived
iu
the village of Lobt.r.tedl, at eleveo I 'clock at niglit. They reposed
there tour hours, and set omit on the 341 at three in the muting, in
time direction of Bnrna. The eiiemN ha, not recovered from his
astommi-Immemit at finding hini4elf beaten on so large a plain, by an
army so greatly interior in eat, Several 'colonels and superior
officers taken ouors, assure Its, that at the enertiv'i head-quarters
the% had not learned of the rmperniN presence at the army, till
the.batVe had commenced. Tiley .uelieved tire Emperor to be at
Edo,.
" always lirnipeits in sitnilar circiimstances, the Prussians ar-
vise the 1114.41114 cf not having • support...4l tin m ; the Rlissian,
accuse the Prussians of ni,t t aving f.ateht well. The F eras t con-
fusion prey:Xs in their retrcat ; -everal of thaw pretended vomit.
Leers which were raised in P. ossi 1, h.ive been • nade prisoners ;
they cause pity--all declare that they were enrolled by force, and