The National Register.
London, England, 1813-12-19 00:00:00

DEC. 19.

/THE NAT

Lieut.-General Count Woronzow, who since the 22d has ha,
bead-quartefe at Winsen, has surrounded 1 larburg.
Notwithstanding the superiority in number of the enemy's troops,
who passed the'Elbe at Zollenspicker, Lieut.-Colonel Lowenstein,
forming part of the corps of Count Woronzow, drove them back.
killed 100 of them, among whom were two officers, took two pieces
of cannon, and made more than 40 prisoners.
Lieutenant Jacobson, of the corps of General Woronzow, at-
tacked, with 100 Cossacks, two squadrons of .horse chasseurs, of the
garrison of Horneburg, and after having killed VO men and made
SO prisoners, took possession of the town. .
Stettin has capitulated. The conditions are, that the garrison
F hall surrender prisoners of war on the sth of December, if not re-
hived beiere that period.
The German troops which were in Magdeburg have been per-
mitted to raurn to their homes, under the condition of not serving
against France before the term of one year. The garrison is badly
provisioned,,and the soldiers arc discontented.
General Narbonne, Governor of Torgan, is dead. General Die
taillis, who replaces him, and three other Generals, are dangerously
ill of the epidemical fever which prevails in the town, and which
daily carries off a great number of victitas.
Marshal St. Cyr has capitulated, and Dresden is in the possession
of• the Ankle Thus, with the exception of some strong places
which are about to be attacked, the whole country between the
Elbe and the Rhine is delivered front the enemy. All the inhabi-
tants are arming. themselves, and Germany will soon pet--eat the
spectacle of an entire people armed fur the protection of their in.
dependence.
The free Hans Town of Bremen has resumed its ancient constitu-
tion. It must he expected that the sisterieities of Hambnigh and
Lubeck will soon enjoy the same happiness.
According to recent intelligence, a melancholy despair reigns
antong the unhappy citizens 'of Hamburgle The soldiers are tired
of ' the war, and desire-to return to their families. The Bank has
been carried off, and thus a public crime ha been committed. The
principal inhabitants are forced to woi k at the fortifications,
and their labour is continued during the night as. well as the
day.
All the trees of Williamsburg have been-cut down, and the bridge
built by the French between - that Island and Hamburg!' is des-
troyed.
In persuing the noble--object of all its.efforts, that-of a general
peace, the army of the • North of Germany could not permit an
enemy't.force to be contorted upon its ceenmunications. Germans
by origin and language, the inhabitants of Holstein, ought to rejoice
in the liberty which has just been restored -to their fellow-cnentry-
men ; they Must desire the removal of an army,. whose presence
presages nothing but misery. if their territory be the theatre of
war, -they have only to accuse the policy of the Danish Govern-
ment. But it is still not too late ; it still depends •upon the 'King
of Denmark to' spare the eountry this scourge—a country which,
for several generations, has been the seat of prosperity and peace.
In abandoning the cause that has been so fatal- to his own dignity
and the interests of his-people—finally, in accepting the proposals of the
Allied Powers, the King of Denmark may direr. the storm that
thriatens his dominions. Their present and future fate depends upon the
resolutions he is about to adopt.
Pamplona has capitulated. • The victorious troops of the Marquis
of Wellington ate now upon French groend ; it is for having at-
tacked the SpaniardS in the bosom of peace, that the peaceful
inhabitants of the Adour behold an enemy's army upon its banks.
The Emperoi. of Russia, the Emperor of Austria, the Kiug of
Prussia, and formidable armies, are upon the banks of the Rhine.
One single object directs all these masses,—a general peace,
founded upon natural limits, the sole guarrantee et its solidity. In the
long miseries that have desolated the Continent, the ihstruments
have been as much to be pitied as the victims; and it is the happiness
of Frenchmen, as well as that of their own nations, that the Allied
SoVereigns desire. War can have bet one honourable object ;
a conquest which alone is desirable and just—peace Millions of
voices demand it of the French people. Will they be deaf to the
voice of humanity, of reason, and their dearest interests?
Who is the Frenchmen, who is the man that is -a true European,
that has net. been profoundly affected in reading the reply of Na-
poleon to the Senate? Ike President of that assembly, in the name
of France, demands peace of the Emperor; and this Sovereign,
wholor two years has been the witness of the death of 600,100 men
replies coldly, and merely says, that posterity shall acknowledge
that the existing circumstances mere hot above him. Thus the
Emperor Napoleon sloes nat wish for peace ; and as Europe desires
it, she ought to prepare to obtain it by means of arms. Let us hope
hat the wishes of the French will unite with those of Europe

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• Ar•r.rot•retuY's. DEC. 16.—1 t is reported here that Ant►serp is
invested by the Allies.
B:it‘sh troops are daily poising through this Once for Wi!limustadt.

11oTTEaua.1t, DEc. 13.—The Burgomaster of this city hastens to
intOrm the g00,.1 burghers of the following intelligence. commimicated •
to him by the Imperial Russian General Von Benkelidoil:--That the
i:upurtatit fortress of Breda is taken by his In'perial Russian Alliesty's •
troop, and that the French ~arlisosi, Ir.oo tacit strong, nt attempting•
to retreat to Aistwerp, were attacked by the aforesaid tiuops with such,
good effect, that 600 of the Fiencli were ioade pr.soners.
Given at Rotterdam. December 11, 1813.
kSigned). I. F. VAN IIOGENDO.RFF.

DFCFNIRPTI 14.-IVe have received ititelli,!ence, that French
Generitl, Burnt' Lorcet, late ctettienittinnt of the dt. partineot of Om
mooth of the 11ac5e, at Uertrii.detsberg, is made ptilt.:Aur by the Cos-
sacks.

Aat ;TER DANE, DEC. 11.—We haVt: Ibis day ITTeiVill informaf
that selionwen and Miivaind !lave deet,ned f, r the Prowe's side.
In the course of Tuesday the bums and peasi:utty appcitted en IhuNse
betote the gates of Ziericksee, demanding that the place should km;
Mediately be evacuated by
.the Munch. Li the night between
Tuesday and Wednesday the French Commandant (I: Farted-with
all the military and French authorities, and on ‘Vetinesday laO
English marines arrived in that town. These soldiers assure us that
a fl.ct with land troops on board were on the coast, atn intended
to laud at Walcheren. •

Asts-tert Dam, Dec 11.—In order to compel the fortress of Naarders;
to a *peedy surrender, the Governor-General ef this city, Kreyenhotf,
has determined on forming a corps of observatioe, to secure the vil-
lages and isolated dwellings in the vicinity of that fortress from plunder
and murders.
In Naarden there is already a greet want of every -thing : yes-
terday the bakers left off baking, as they had no niure supplies of
flew on hand.
BAMBUIWI Nov. 17.—A Prussian Army of betweets.3o and
40,000 men is shortly expected to march through this city.-
Zwot 1, Dec. 8.--We have just received the important ifirelfigenef,
that, according •to official accounts, Dantzic and, Cut:rin have sur•
rendered to the Allies ; and that eiders bred been sent to Berlin,
have in readiness more forage, provions, &c. tor the *troops, which,
in conseqiience of this success, will proceed onwards to their ftuther
destination. • • .
Doataraec ler, DEC: 11.--On the quitting of Wi!liatustadt be 'the
french, and of the flotilla posted there, every one who was not a teni7e
Frenehmaa, us well of the garrison,. as of the ships' crews, deserted;
the French themselves fled in the greatest disorder by the way of
Steenhergen to AidwerP.
It is with eo less pleesere that we hove to state, tint the %%hole crew
of the ship Chatham, laying at Antwerp, in cu far as they conseaed
Dutch seamen, quitted the ship en 'nesse at Antwerp, and are on their
road hither : the quarter masters are already here. According to the
quarter masters' report-, this crew consists of about two hundred men,
and on their departure, the. greatest disorder reiened at Atitworp,, so
that, this large and important city will, certaiely be gained to the good
cause, on the first appearance of the allied trooaS before its walls.
DORDRECHT, DEC. 13.—The passage of albeit' troops, both infantry
and cavalry, and of several butteries of artillery, through this place,
by the way of Papendreclit, has-never ceased since Friday last ; and
on Saturday we likewise saw a party of the same pass throegh here.
They all took the road to Ittrdinaveld. This day English troops are
likewise to pass through Papendrecht, who ssill•cross the Mace at
Hardinxveld, and are.probably destined agalust Antwerp.
The amount of the Allied troops which head already crossed at Wer-
kendam, was yesterday estimated at upwards of 50no men, :red many
more must since have crossed or aid cross at the •.atne place. Two
bridges of boats are thrown over the Lek, vie. at Kiulenhare, arid at
\Timm!' ;, the _first was completed on Satinday, and the other )es•
terday.
According to certain intelligence received, th:-! arivancA 2 wird% of
the,Cossacks have already taken post within an Eughsh inde of A•::.
weep; but of the capture of that place, however probehk! it *ee bed
although it was declared this 1114,C11111C rn. (wane rave
rived here foein tbe Brabant side, we have us yet nu authentic heel-
ligence.
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DECEMEETt 10.--Deserters arc continnslly aniviea here from the
-fleet at Antwerp: two days ago, severity rime headed by 4 Laval
Lieutenant, came over tc us in a Ludy.

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