The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-27 00:00:00

JUNE 27.

Extract of a Dispatch from General Viscount Cathcart, to Lord Vis-
count Castlereagh, dated Head quarters, Ober Groditz, new
SAiweidnitz, June 1, 1813.
My dispatches' by the Messenger Vick, who left me at °Whet%
On the 25th ultimo, informed your Lordship of the engagements
with the enemy which took place on the preceding days, and of the
geiieral state of military operations.
I have the honour to enclose herewith the several relations which
have been published at the Russian head quarters of these affairs,
together with that of a recent and brilliant success, has been
obtained by the exertions and talent of General Count M. Wo-
ronzow.
The Emperor moved on the 2ith to inner, on the 27th to Strie-
gan, and on the vB3th to Sehweidnitz, and their Majesties have fixed
their qnartrls (ye- terday in the evening) in the village of Ober
Groditv, hetween Schwa idnitv and Riechenbach.
Buonaparte continues to follow with his whole force, lint has met
with very severe checks in every enterprise he has undertaken. and
has hail no sileeess. Your Lordship will observe, that there have
been three halting days.
The army is now concentrated in-an excellent position, where na-
tore I:as beryl assisted by art.
Gmeral ISulow's, and some inferior corm, are in rear of the
cue ny, raid on the liue of his c,mmunication, where they daily do
considerable injury.
Uv tht. arrival of a corps and of several battalions, the Russian
army is stronger than it was the 21st ultimo. •
Viscount Castlereagh, &c. &c. &c.

[Sabjeined to the above dispatch is, Ist, A narrative of the events
of the 1911* of May, in whirl' is detailed the action which General
Barclay de r oily ,nd in'orek had with two corps of the enemy, at
humtiTswertha and Weiasig respeetivelv, the principal partienlars of
which have already appeared. The corps of the enemy engaged on II
this occasion we, e Lattriston's and Victor's, or, as some supposed.
Sebastiani's. The amount of the former was calculated at 14,000
men, anti that of the latter at 20,000. The enemy is said to have
been" ieti, itely superior in number. particularly on the side of (-lien.
d'Yorck. His Lass, however, is estimated at 3,000 men killed and
wounded, 7 pieces of cannon, and ?,000 prisoners tak' n, among
whom are the Gruen.' of Division Pegnerie, and the Generals of
Brigade Martelli, Beletier. and St Andreas." Generals Barclay and
D'Vore k then retired to the main position.]
Next !bllows a narrative ()ills evt nts of the /oth of May. "The
engagement on that day "it is observed. " must have cost the enemy
6,000 men, as he was obliged to force the defile of the Spree under
the tire of our cannon and small arms."
We have next la journal of the battle of the elst of May, the prin-
cipal details of which have already been communicated. The fol-
lowing are assianed as the reasons for retreat at the conclusion of the
action :—" To expose all to the hazards of a single day, would have
been to play the game of Napoleon; to preserve our forces to reap
advantages from A war, the more difficult to the enemy as it is pro-
longed, is that of the Allies. We commenced a retreat. We made
it in full day-light. tinder the eyes of the enemy, at seven in the
evening, as on a letrade, without his beim: able to lean possession of
a single trophy ; whilst the combined artily had taken from him in
these three memorable days, by the valour and constancy of the
tritons, 1.1 pieces of cania:l, ;awl prisoners, anealgst whom
are four Generals, and many Offir•rts ofali.tinetion. The least cx
aggerated aeeolllit% state the loss of the French at 14,000 men, and
that of Allies does not exceed OM."
There is then a narrative of t. e eavalry affair at Rieehenbach on
the "vivti May. The main army having fa: en hack to Weissenberg,
" The enemy's army," it is said, "commanfletl N.,;,nlemi in per-1
scn, wished forward in the hope at coat ing•off Cowl Milaratloyitch,
who lad orders to march oa Riechenleteli by lie. roal ot ',ohm
enterprize was el.featel by the activity and prudence et; tiie
Clads. Two leetalions of cha,:eurs left in the town of WEchen-
liad'! made suet an oi.sthiate &fence that the enemy was obliged
,;tlvance in conside!--thle strengh; at length he thought his ca-
valry could act with eonseleraWe ti'ect. He or! red a aerps to
en rig(' and pass throaah Rierne:Harli ; the •qtark w s ieceived
by a body of cavalry, th•ctiaral ta raver tile elt.isseers ; and 'of
tl•e carps of the enemy, wine)) had entere,l Rh-cheeinich, scarcely
a nem escaped the P. n. elan ^hare-. and the fire af ti.e inft,ntry.
"This reverse imitated Napoleon. Ei:lit hundred men of the
Guard, with a regiment of lancers, sapearted by 2 er 3009 horse,

• Lord Citheart's Report of Me !o4tre e'l3 lat7eri wag; tro re-
ceived !Ili Rome day-a after that of Sir ClA:ides Stewirt, which ap-
peared iu the Supplement to the Gazette of the Bth inst.