The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

" Head-quarters, Zerbsl, September SO.

ge On the 27th September, the enemy comme►aced making his re-
treat from Grossenhayn to cross the Elhe at Meisstn, and it is as-
serted that he is even preparing to evacuate Dresden.
66 Deserters assure us, that the Military inanzines of that city
are already burnt, and t, at the inhabitants find themselves exposed
to the most dreadful misery.

'~ General Count Tauenzien, without the least delay, detached
Lis 1 ght cavalry in pursuit of the enemy ; strong detachments are
intended for file left bank of the Elbe. Toat General's infantry has
happily joined Blucher's core. d'arnike. The head quarters of the
latter were removed to Estcrwerda on thie tiB7ll. Genoa! fiennig-
Y.CD has been at &Mau since the 25111. Ily the united activity of
the three corps. it is hoped that the enemy will soon be fuieed back
into the country betwen the Elbe and the Sank.

" %VlM:diem continues to be strongly bon,bai dud. In the niehl
between t!:e t th and :18th, tie town was or: tit ein several places ;
a tower of the castle was en fire and tell in. Emlusive nombs,
rockets were likewise used, under the 'very able direction of the
Lugkin Captain Rogue.
" The garrison an.wered our attacks with their artillery, but
entirely without effect ; they may, whaps, attempt a sally, lin'
General Bulow is heteme that fortress with 50,000 men, slid if it
should im necessary, can be strengthened with upwards of 40,0(k).
" The distress at 11-129delnirgh has re:clicd its utmost height.
Upwards of one Innidi families, who were totally without stiste-
nance, have left the city.. A pleat part of the garrison, which is
composed of all nations, is sickly. Tim animosity of the Saxons
and Westphalian% against the French military has broke out into
violent distruhancts ; they have fired on each other with small arms,
and the French have even been obliged. in their defence, to turn
the cannon on the mutineers. The Einper or Napoleon has given his
Generals orders to take Dessau, let it cast what it w ill. Information
of this w.is received in stifficient time to give blajor-General
Sehulzenheim timely notice to evacuate the place, and retire by
degrees spun the corks at the Ictc.drpont. This was pet formed on
the 27th between twelve at noon and two is. in. The enemy eid not
undertake any thing agaii-t General Vim Schulzenheim. Col.
Itjorinsterna, who was at Worlitz, received orders to fall back en
the right bank of the Ebe. The day before yesterday the party
covering the workmen at the tote-de-pont reconnoitred nearly as fir
as De:-.-au. Tlvse posts of the enemy who had ventured out of the
city, were drove into the, streets, and the reconnoitring patty
returned behind the ontreut liments. In this skirmish we had 'lO
Men killed and wounded.

" We soon
.after received. irformatioa that the roemy at Dessau
had received reinforcements and was advancing against the the dc-
pout. Field 111;:rshal Count Stedingk sent Colonel Bjamsterna
against him with 10'M infantry, some cavalry, and two pieces of
artillery. The enemy hastily retired into the town and shut the
pates : a few 'young Officers and soldiers, led away by two much
bravery, threw themselves, in despite of the enemy's shower of
bullets from the houses and walls, on a gate, and endeavoured to
cut it open with axes, but nails and iron bands rendered this im-
possible ; Count Bjamsterna ordered his troops to fail back to the
tole-tk-pont ; when he had reached the distance of 100 yards, the
enemy opened the gate, and fired on him with three pieces of
artillery. The Colonel halted, returned the fire with his artillery,
and marched on the enemy who returned back into the town, and
fastened the gates after them.
" Our loss consists in two officers killei!, and some wounded,
and three or fair privates killed, and about 40 wounded,. Colonel
Bjamsterna had three horses killed or wounded under him.
"'ln the evening the enemy again left the town, and took his
direction towards the bridge across the Wide, which was entrusted
si a battalion under the command of I olonel Aldercreutz. This
brave Officer crossed the bridge, attacked the enemy, and drove
him briskly back into the town, the gates of which were then
closed.
" At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the enemy spewed himself
with a corps of about 7 or 8000 men, in the vicinity of Orauienbaum,
between the Aside and the Elbe. As we had drawn our posts in,
the enemy showed symptoms of marching against the intrenclunents
and forcing them.
66 Lieut. Gen. Baron Sandals put himself at the head of three
battalions, went out of our lines and straight upon the enemy : lic
overthrew him, and drove him briskly upwards of a quarter of a
German mile back As this General has received orders to retiun
back to the tett-de-pont, he executed them with such precision, as
could not have been excelled on the place of exercise. The fire ut
musketry against the tiraillieurs continued some hours ; and the
enemy undertook nothing further. According to the report of the

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countiy, the enciey has lost upwards of 600 m.o. We had one
officer killed, ten wounded, and about sou p;iirates killed awl
%minded. _ _

" Field Marshal Count Von Stedinek would have ;muted the
”iglit- in the tete-deTont ; and it required all the pursheginn of
His Royal Hialineq; the Clown Prince to prvvail on him to abstain
fcom th;it reoiution.

"Litnl. Co:kmel Merevitz. who had been detaches! as a partisan
to support the operations of 6eneral Teitenborn, has forced himself
into Flritnswiek, surpri‘ed the troops Moe, and made one Colonel
and 40'3 Officers and salters
" The Ilitsiati Captain Barotzi as attacl:ed at Halle, by troops
superior in numbers to his own, hot that bt avo officer maturtivred
so well, that he drove the enemy bark and made fome prisonerS.
" A detachment that was scot trrainst Merreburgh, found that
town already evacuated by the en my. Gencral Count ‘Vorotizow
having learnt that the enemy liptl turi:ei! himself towards Cothen,
caused the Captains Oresectt anti Loweo•ten. to march against him
with a detachment otTassacks. y threw them,elves on three
sgmairtats of Polish 1:10ans, ()verde ew them, and took the Com-
manding Officer, and 40 welt prisone-s.
" The Potrero'. Napolemi's cianmenieation with Frarec is cot off
to that ,w2ree, that nis messengers ate ohii-4A to be escorted by
w hole di vkions. It wis 10lierto only the liartit troops that carried
on this kieti of wialaee ; hut halt:fly the inhaSitants of 'even t!
tUstriets have begun to follow the mimple of the Spaniards and
Itit,sians, in making common cause with the military of the Allie!?.
The desertion from the enemy's army is very great —st) or 40
teen thiilv come ov..r to ns.

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" %We have intercepted several dispatehuus from Count Von
Durum'', the Danish Misiiiter at the Court of Saxony, to M.
Von Rosenerantz. As these were itittn,:ed to give the Dana,la
Court the neetitill nformation coreeruiug the state of affairs at
Dresden, care will be taken that they rhail arrive at their de*-

AUSTRIAN BULLETINS.

" H^atl-quarters, at Toplitz, Sep. tl.

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" According to accounts received at N'ienna on the 17th instant,
General Count Nugent was on the 7th attacked in his position of
Lippa, by the enemy, who advanced by the roads of Adelsbeig
Tiiemte.

" The column which ai'vriced from Adt ',berg, consisting of three
battalions. with two pieces of cannon and two howitzers, •tiest
commenced the attack; in consequence of which, the advanced
posts at Dorueek retired upon the main body of General
Nngent.
" The enemy immediately advanced rapidly through Damen',
in two cohtnns, against our tro:ps ; but they were receiscil by
them with greatest coolness, and by a well-directed tire of artilk ry
and musketry they were soon thro‘vn i:.to such contnsiott, that they
flew beyond Dorneek, leaving behind theta a great number of
killed, wounded, and prisoners.
" Tlo y wc re pursued in their tiLlit by Major Von Gavenda,
who again took post at Dorneck ; but se soon after hastened • with
his troops to meet the enemy's division, which advanced by the
Trieste road against the positiqn of l'asstaek, in front of Lippa.
"- Capt. Von Ocumann, of the Crenticr battalion. however,
rent the enemy so loth; in check at Castehmovo, that Gen. Nugent
had time to strengthen the position of Passtaek. Here the attack of
the enemy was made with such vigour, that he had almost broke
through our centre, when Gem Nugent by a skilful mai:mime
turned the enemy, and attacked him in the rcar.
" The-etrect was complete : the enemy was d iven back, and was
attacked in his retreat with such vigour, that his columns ilea as far
as Basavitra.

66 The loss of the enemy, at the coneln‘ion of the affair. consisted
of 3no in killed and wounded, among whoin sn four officers ; and
in 450 made prisoners, beiides six officers. ?Acre pri.oners were
almo hourly bringing in.

" Head-quarter., et Tnplitz, Sept. 24.
" Oen. Thielmann, OP the 18th Sept. attacked :bier-clung, ecl;i. Ii
iirrendered atter a sharp resi•tatire. 'l'iw Col. Ortotr par.
Ocularly distingui,bed More titan c,:ficto prNonets in mid
about the town fell into our hands. 'Puy ale on
!.,

" Gen. Thielmann is almost daily engaged vt ith debt,
• nervy ; and the advantage has on all occasion% been
46 After having had on the 19th a very %harp eavah
front, he wai so fortunate as to Come op witni at iiokei

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