The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

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Nears ; you know what a miserable fate awaits you, if we do not
honourably finish the contest which now commencing. Remem-
ber former times! Remember the Illustrious Elector, the great
Fr.-derick ! Remember the benefits for which our ancestors con-
tended,—the liberty of conscience, honour, independence, trade,
industry, and knowledlte. Bear in mind the great example of our
allies she Russians; think of the Spaniards and Portuutiese. Small
nations have even gone to battle for similar benefits against a More
powerful enemy, and obtained victomy. Remember the Swirat and
the Netherlands_ _ _ .

Great sacrifices are required from all ranks ; because our plan
is great, and the number and means of our enemy not less so. You
will make them sooner for your country. your KING, than for a
Fbreiini Regent, who by so many examples has proved lie would
take your sons and last strength for designs to which you are stran-
gers. Confidence in God. constancy, courage, and the powertid
ailsistauce of our allies, will favour our just cause with glorious
victory. Rut, however great the sacrifices that may be required
frinm individuals, they will not outweigh the sacred interests for
which they are givew—for which we must combat and must con-
quer' or cease to be Prussians. Or Germans.
di We are now engaged in the last decisive contest for our exist-
eheerour independence, and our property, There is no medium
Between an honourable peace, or a glorious ruin. Even this you
Would sustain for your honour, because a Prussian and a German
cannot live without it But we dare confidently trust, God and our
firm purpose will give our just cause victory, and With this an un•
iuterrupted• peace, and the return of happier times!
(Signed) " FUEDERICE W 111.1,01.
" Braklati, March *7."`

,
, The King of Prussia has issued from Breslan, under date of
*arch 17, IMS. ati order for instituting a distinction for merit, to
We called the 01:9 rof the Iron Cross, as significatoTY of the coin
stancy which has been displayed in the great eciaest tor liberty and
hidependence.
The Order of the Iron Cross is tei consist of two Claiseg, with one
Grand Cross. Both classes are to hear the same Ma ck CroSs of
east-iron set in silver : the tereside without inscription.,. on the re-
verse the initial letters F. W., with three oak leaves, and below
the date of the year, 1813. Both classes are fo be ssiirn in the
button-hole, mispriated by a black ribbon, with a whitc.edge, it
the distinction is obtained in an action with the enemy ; tout if on
another account. with a black edge.
Coinnianding Officers can only obtain the Grand Cross fo,r gain- •
ing a decisive battle, by which the enemy has been driven fru tin his
position ; the takieg of a fortress ; or the successfull defent':e of
Softie important place.
The antdier who obtains the Iron Cross of the first class, receives
immediately the gratifications annexed to it, but which, afterwards,
cannot be increased.
ST. PETERS uultuir, Mancit 2.—Adjntant-General Baron Win-
eingerode report• iron' KaLitsch, muter date' of the 1-ttli February,
as Cillows, to Prince Kutusoff Smulensko With the army con-
Heil to me, I came np with General Reynier, at lialitsch. in the
evening of the 13th inst. The enemy directed their movements
upon the city, to form a junction witti from S to 4,000 Poles, who
had 15 pieces of cannon ith them, and found themselves at the '
very instant attacked by the Russian troops with their characte-is-
tic ardour.. The result of this attack is tee more liononralde to the ,
reputation of his MitiestS's arms, as the eittnny's infantry, who %Vele
in superior torce, male a brave and obstinate resistance. Two
Saxon standards, 7 pieces of calmon, the Saxon General Restitz,
3 Colonels, :36 officers, and /,000 privates, went the trophies of
this day. My advanced guard is pursuing the enemy, who retreats
upon Raczow and Ostrowo. The intimtry, having made forced
marches for four successive days, will necessarily require one or
two days' rest."

KONINGSBERG, 1114n6ti IN.—Orrr paper contains the following

PECLkInTiIiN.

We, the undersi7,4d 11ficers trOm the Royal Bavarian, 4itX9ll,
Westphalian, and Oran.; Ducal Frankfurt sei viccs, who have join-
ed the German Legion, hold mirsetvcs ohlii,ved, as= men of honour,
and with due respect, love, and confidence, publicly to lay before
our Princes and native country, the motives which have induced
ua to take this step.
We are OCrinaus. This single %von, includes every ti inn. For
a aeries of years past, we could 0.,1y sigh for our country, without
being able to save her. At low the moment is arrived, when
Germany can raise her depteved neck. wlicn ont hones are more
raised than ever of thtOWitig off tint slaiish yoke of France. Vie-

_MIST

APRIL 11.

torions Rnssian armies pursue the enemy from river to river : the
Prussian eagle strikes her mighty wings; numberless volunteers
,hasten to the Prussian standard ; every where, even in those parts
"here the enemy still keeps his tooting, a general spirit is rising,
which promises to reconquer Germany's lust honour and liberty.
Fathers themselves bring their sons—women their
.jewels; and
even the poorest contribute their mite : and we, men of Germane,
shall we remain nnconcerncd spectators? or even, perhaps, in a
foreign service, assi't in laying our native country again in chains? •
—Never, never! Whosoever shall now fight against his brethren,
kin our eyes a traitor to his native country ! Whosoever will nut
fight for her, neglects his most sacred duty ! for we were German
Citizens before we were Soldiers ; we never could enter into con:-
pact for shedding the blood of our brethren on our maternal soil,
to quench the thirst of strangers with it ; neither, truly, have our
noble Princes intended it! they have been obliged to submit to
superior power ; they have been forced to tear their own entrails.
We were, therefore, convinced that our revered Princes will them-
selves approve the step we have taken, although their tongues may
as yet be chained ; we are assnred. that we are acting beforehand
with their secret wishes, as we arm ourselves for their indepen-
dence ; and should there be one amongst them who think otherwise,
will posterity denominate him a German Prince ?
We do not live in times that can be measured by a common
scale,—we live in times of bitter, general distress, which knows
no other law than that of firmly joining for speedy assistance. That
—and that only—is now the law. Let every true German search
his bosom, and ask himself if it is otherwise?
No personal necessity has brought us under the standards of the
German Legion; we are led to it only by the sense of honour, and
the love of cur country'. We will not fight with Frenchmen against
Germans; but with Germans for Germans. Should there he Ger-
man Princes, soldiers, or citizens, capable of denying such mo-
tives, we would still calmly fulfil our most sacred duty, appeal to
posterity, and from her expect the crown of renown, due to the
faithful sons of their country. Posterity will not ask in what ser-
vice we were engaged, but for what cause we fought; whether for
Gennatty and httmanity, or for France and tyranny ?
Signed by twelve Officers.
Konigsberg./ the itith March, 181 S.

HAM BURGH PAPERS.

EFEOM 71iF CORRESPONBE?'FEN OF THE 23n OF MARCH.]
These Papers contain two Proclamations issued by Count Witt-
genstein, at Berlin, in the name of the Emperor of Russia, styled
Alexander the Liberator. One addressed to the inhabitants of
Hanover, Lauenbourg, Hamhourg, Lubec, Bremen, Munster, West-
phalia, Berg, East Friesland, Linger) and Tulenberg, in which he
M Says. " y victorious Lord and imperor, sends me to you, to
break your chains, to restore to you your langnuo, yonr ancient
forms of government, so dear to you, and to restore you to your-
selves." The other, addressed to the inhabitants of Brunswick
Wolfenbuttle, the Old Marche on the left bank of the Elbe, Mag-
, leborg, Halle, _ Goslar, Halberstadt, Hohenstein,
Quidlinbtug, 111;1,1141d, Treffurt, Muldhausen, Nordhausen, Stol-
rg, Wirgenerode, Hesse Cassel, Gottingen, Grubenhagen, ()boa-
burg, Paderborn, &c. in which he says, 66 it is not the purpose of
the victorious Emperor, my graeious Lord, conquering your corm-
trie,.z, but to gain yonr hearts, your thanks, and the gratitude of
youv succeeding genenrations. Bound in the closest ailiance with
Prut ;la, and his other powerful Allies, Alexander the Liberator
send+ me to you to break }our disgraceful fetters, to restore to
your i awful Princes your native country, your language, laws, and
custom
Mat EUROII, MARCH 22.—General Blucher commands the Prus-
sian ko r, uy in Silesia; his vanguard entered Saxony on the 16th
of MarC%•l-
- gut it Russian army, which stretches from Custrin to Glo-
gait, is oa the point of crossing the Oder. Fifty-five thousand in-
fantry, au% I 2'.! 000 cavalry, recruits for the Grand Russian army,
arrived on t. Vistula on the Gth of March; and, after a few rlas
rest, will pa t themselves in march to join the Russian corps to
which iiicy bt low% The corps of General D'Yorck entered Berlin
on the 17th of March. He has now .10,000 MU joined wider his
command.
At Berlin alor..e, upwards of 10,000 young men have volunteered,
and chiefly equip:red themselves.
The Swedes has:, •! landed in Swedish Pomerania, and taken pos-
session of Stralsona. : a considerable corps which is already ship-
ped at Carlscruna, is expected ia a few days,---(Currysr;,iftnt,
Nitta 11) •