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

3 NATION

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" All the enemy's operations \lyre made under the idea that tie
Emperor mould 'vitas t r the left bank of the Elbe:
" The Imperial Gna .d left Dresden, marched on the 13th to
Bantaese and on the taili to Gat Litz.
a (hi the 190), the Emecror went to Zettae, and instantly or-
dered Prince Poniatowski's corps to march, forced the debonches
of Bohemia, passed the great chain of mountains which separate
Bte-eatiet. from LasiTon, and entered G(lbel, whilst General Le-
fevre Desnonettes, with a division of infanny and enva!ry of the
Guard, obtained possession of Rtmiliourg, cleared the neck of the
mountains at Geor,:enthal, and the Polish General Remiuski took
Friedland and Ruchenberg.
" This operation was intended to disturb the enemy at Procne,
and amid; e certain information respecting their designs. We there
learned, .what our spies had already intbroted us, that the rife of
the Russia:' and Petissian army were traversing Bohemia, and unit-
ing upon the left kook of the Elbe. Our light troops push to within
sixteen tritiotes of Prague.
" The Emperor n' at Zittau, on his return from Bohemia. on
the 7.11 th, at ten o'clock in the intoning. He left the I)uke of
Bellow), with the 2il coup:, at Zit tan, to strengthen the corps of
Priect Poniat .wski ; he placed General Vandanne, with the !,
Ist corps at Rombeig, to sopport General Le Fevre Desnotiettes;
Hesse two Gentoids occopyilez the point in force, caused redoubts
to be thrown upon the height which commanded the point. The
Entp4ror teak the road to Lauhait, in Silesia, where he arrived on
the 2:411, before seven o'clock in the evening. The enemy's army
•of Silesia had viukted the centrality, anti passed through the neu-
tral territory since the 121!h They had oo the 15th insulted all
our advanced posts, and cat ried off some videties.
" On the 156, a Russian corps placed itself between the Bobre
and the post of Speller, occupied by 200 men of the division of
Careennere. Thuse brave nicer, who were reposing themselves on
the faith of treaties flew to arms, passed through the enomyit; cen-
tre, and dispersetl atm. They were commanded by the chief of
division, Guillermie.
" On the 18de the Duke of Tarento gave orders to General
Zocclti to take the small town of Lahn ; he marched there with an
Italian brigade, he bravely executed his orders, and canned the
cur my a loss of upwards ut.:)LO men. General Znccl:i is an officer
of distinguished merit. The Italian troops attacked the Russians
who were superior.in number with the bayonet.
"On the 1 A.ll inst. the enemy encamped at Zobten. A corps of
tq,ooo Russians passed the Bober, and attacked the post of Lie-
beneekt•n, Rhich wa, del:l:tied by three light companies. General
Lauriston caused a part of hid corps to take to arms, h-ft
berg, marched to the enemy, and drove him into the Bober. The
brigade. of Gineraf Latitte, of the division of Roeliambeau, has
distinguNhed itself.
" Meanwhile time Emperor arrived on the 20th at Lanben, anti
at bleak of day on the .I.st he was at Lowenberg, and caused bridges
to be thrown across the Bober. General Lauriston's corps crossed
the river at noon. (*.clitoral Maison, with his accustomed valour,
peat down every thing that endeavoured to oppose his passage,
carried all the positions, and drew the enemy fighting, near to
Goldeber4.. tie was supported by the sth mid I Ith cusps. On
• his left the Priot•t• of Mo'kwa caused General Saken to be attacked
by the .11.1 corps in Irma of Boutzlau, overthrew them, put them to
runt. tied took some pi isomers..
" 'flu t nemy not htmst If in retreat. An engagement took place
before Goldeberg on the 23i1 Angnst. General Lauriston was there
at of the sth and 1 tip corps. lie had before him the
Russians, who covered the position of Plensberg, and the Pros
slims, who extended themselves to the right, on the road to I,eig-
:Utz. At the moment when General Girard depouched to the left
on Niederao, a column of 25,000 Prossious appeared at this point.
• He catised them to he attacked in the middle of the barracks of the
old (woo, which were tercet( at all parts; the Prussians essayed
'mike se roof charges of cavalry, which were repulsed every where;
they wete thitieo fioni their positions, and kit near 5000 dead oa
the field of battle, besides scout prisoners, tie. On the right Pictis-
h( take- td taken eta! times. At length the 135th
•y, and entirely overtioew high.
,0:,0 dead amid 400) wounded.
ter, and in gaeat haste, towards

d in Silesia, the Emperor took
it the command °I the tirtuy in
I arrived on the I.sth at Stotpelv.
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