The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

OCT. 31.

tinning by Niagieburg, (in the extremity 11l which he is pieced. or
in another improbable, it possible, event, el. his pushing with all
his forces to Berlin), he •rders to retire on Gen. Taueezien, who,
with 10,004) men, is to. remain at Dessau, and according to circum-
stances either to manoeuvre on the right bank against any possible
effort of the enemy's, or by forced marches stengthen, in rase of
need, the armies assembleu upon the Seale. Gvn. Tanenzien will
be assisted by all the landsturm, and some smaller detached corps are
also to join him.
Information now arrived that Platow, with his Cossacks, were at
Pi gait ; Generals Kleist anti IVittgenstein, with the advance of the
Grand army of Bohemia, approaching Aitcnberg; and our comm.
oicat ion seem,.d to be completely established behind the rear of the
French army.
Information was still vague of the movements of the enemy; but
accounts were brought in on the evening of the tOth, that lie was
moving troops from Lutzen and Wurzen to Liepsic ; and it was
added that Buonaparte was expected to arrive there on the WO,
i• His force betwcen Dresden and Lnipsie, exclusive of garrisons, at
the highest calculation, may be estimated at 1130,000 men; that of
the Silesian army at t;5,000, and that of the Prince Royal at 60,000,
with t;00 pieces of artillery ; and it is impossible to see a liner army,
or one more fully equipped in all its parts.
By the reports received this day, Gen. Platow, with all his Cos•
sacks, has arrived at Lutzen, having taken some hundreds of pri-
soners at Weisenfels, and is come into complete communication
with the advance of Gen. Woronzotts Cossacks from Halle. Platow
reports the assembling of the enemy's army round Leipsic. We
I have certain accounts that the army of Bohemia is now between
Altenburg and Chemnitz ; and Gen. Bennigsen, with the Austrian
division or Colloredo, which has been joined to him, is meditating a
demonstration towards Dresden.
P. S. General Blucher was not enabled, by the bridge not being
complete, to pass at Wettin, but proceeded to Halle, where he has
passed. General Bulow has not passed this day, but the rest of the
allied army is on the lett bank of the Saale. • C. S.
•

The following is a translation of official information communicated
by the Governor of Berlin, on the I3th inst. at the mement of the
departure of the officer who was the bearer of the preceding
dispatches :

Ber:in, Oct. 12, 1813.

We have just received au account, that some of the enemy's col ps
are pushing forward, by the way of I'organ and Wittenberg; and
that Gen. Von Thumen has been compelled to raise the siege of
Wittenberg, and to fall back to Coswig.
Although every possible effort is making to prevent the enemy
from penetrating to this city, nevertheless, we do not fail acquainting
you, Sir, with the above, requesting you to apprise all persons
attached to the English embassy, as well as all other Englishmen
residing in this city of this intelligence.
Military Government of the countries between the Elbe and
the Oder. (Signed)
L'ESTOCQ.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

SACK.

WAR DEPARTMENT, DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 25,1813.

A dispatch from Lit nt.-Governor Hamilton, dated Heligoland,
Oct. 21, encloses Baron Tettenborn's report of the capture of Bre•
men, of which the following is a copy

have the honour to inform you, that I entered yesterday
morning with my troops the town of Bremen, which I had closely
attacked for two days, and which the French Commandant has at
length agreed to surrender by capitulation, in order to spare the in-
habitants, the Civil Authorities, and its garrison the horrors of an
assault, for which every preparation had been made. The garrison
returns to France under the condition of not serving against the
Allies during the period of one year. An the military stores, a
great quantity of ammunition, fourteen pieces of cannon, and two
mortars, magazines of every description, and very considerable
sums of publ:c money have fallen into our power, together with
mote than 300 prisoners, Ns-ho had been taken on the preceding days
at the close of a brilliant attack made by the Cossacks upon the
enemy's sharpshooters. The cavalry are to make over their horses
to us, and to set nut on foot.—This expedition has been executed
with such rapidity, that, having passed time Elbe on the 9th Octo-
ber near Buitzenbure, I penetrated on the i3th by bye-roads and
I forced marches to the Weser, and the following day I was at the