The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-16 00:00:00

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on pain of (tieing their property :troi famiims cotifiscated. The
,:ontitry people say that a Prince of Hesse Hamirourg was kill, d ;
flint several Rnssiun and Pressian Geiserals have
.bete or
woneded. The Prince of Strehtz is al-o reported to
be killed, but all this intelligence is yet but r+ ports of the •onittry.
" The jay of these countries at being delivered from the Cossacks
bit:indescribable. The inhabitants speak with Contempt of ali the
proclamations and attempts which have been made.to tempt them
to insurrection.
" The Russian and Prnssian army was composed of corps of
the Prussian Generals York, Illnelter, a;idilulow ; and those. of the
Russian Generals Wittgenstein, tie Milorfelewitseb, ic;(1 T.••
Azow. The Russian and Mossier) Guards e ere Itkewist these.
The Emperorof Rit-sui, the Khg of 1-1-i.sia, tile Prince Royal of
Prussia, and all the Princes oldie Royal Hoase of Prussia were in
the battle.%
The combined Russian and Prussian army is estimated at from
tiO to tna,ooo men. All the cuirassiers were there, and have.
suffered greatly."
Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has received the
following intelligence of the situation of the armies, on the 4th•
May, in the evening :
" The Emperor's head-quarters were, on the evening of the 4th,
at Berne—those of the Viceroy at Holditz—those of General Count
Bertrand at Frohberg—those ofGeneral Count Lauriston at Maltby
—and those of tue Duke of Reggio at Reitz—those of the Prince
of Moscow at Leipsic. •
" The enemy is retiring on Dresden in the greatest disorder,
and by every road. All the villages in the road of the army are
found Lull of Russian and Prussian womoled.
" The Major General Prince of Neufchatel has given orders for
the interment of the Prince of Meeklettherg Strelttz on the miming
of the 4th, at Pegan, and with all the bosoms due to his raak.
itt the battle of the 2d, General Dumoutier, who conit,iitola
the division of the young Guards, has sustained the repication
which he had already acquired in the preceding:: eampai . He
bestows high praise on his division. 'lnc Cr! ueral' of Dtvi •ton,
BreMer was wounded. The Generals of Brigade Cheinit.eau and
6, illop were wounded, and have suffered ameutation.
" By a calculation made of the number of cannon AO firer; in
tae battle, it is found to lie less considerable than was at fast be-
; only 39.600 cannon abet were tired ; at the battle of Most.-
wa flare were flied upwards. of 3-1,0i3."
Pains, Mist B.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen anti Regent
has received the following inteitigeece from the .0 my
d"l'he battles of WS issenfels and Lutzin were bid tue prelude rif
events of the highest important e. The Emperor texandt•!.
the King of Prussia, who had arrived at Dresden with their tots-
the latter end of April, learning that the French army eniti ebunrh,d
from the Thuringe, adopted the plan of giving battle in the pite:ts
)fLutzen, an.' put itself in motion to oveupy the position, Inn y
were anticipated by the rapidity of the teovements of the Freneli
at my ; they, however, persisted in their projtcts, re/coked
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Attack the :limy to• drive it from the posit:on it had taken. 1.,.
position of the French army, wis 00 the '2(l ill-y, at site iii the
morning, as follows:—'11.1e left of the nimy was upon the Lister;
was wowed by the Viceroy, having under his miters the bib t m:1
11th corps. The centre was commanded by the Prieee of Moskwa
iu the village of Kara. The Emperor, with the young and oil
guard, was at lattren.
'a The Duke of Ragusa was at the defile of Poserna, and formed
the right with his Circe divisions. General Bertrand commanding
the 4th corps, maraud to proceed to this tle6ie. The imetny de-
nouelleti ;oat passed Elstcr at the bridges of Zweukau, Pegou, and
Zuts. Emperor,hoping to anticipate.him io his :noveme. t, and
(making that he could not attack till the sth advanced, Genera!
Lattriston, whose corps fermed- the extreme of the ieft to lintecii
upon LAipziC. in order to disconcert the eneniya prolert, and
piece the French army fur the day, of tile 3d, quite different its
that npoa winch the eacmy had eal-nlated to f.•:1 it, mid in NOliCh
it was it. reality on the Va. and by this means carry t; 011104104 anti
ditorder into their coorints.
" 'At nine in the utortii:i, his M heists having beard a cannonade
from the side of Leipsii!, meet sea taeic at full ga!lep.
Tat
enemy der stied the small villige of Lester's'', sad the
4,h/twee 0 Le psis. His Majesty only waited the m uncut elicit
dirk. butt•posi ions should be Cal to put in motion all his
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in that donsi,its_ • •- ti the t bank
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enemy's arm,
[tensely it. e•
seated forces

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1111ke it pivot col s.gespviC, pass to the runt bads
tat.e the eile.ny a revers tout at ten osemek, tile
ny debonclied towards K 44 nt Pr verd tf,! ex-
.l) ; the iiiiriz,ll mas oug,•iisekby thew. Tue enemy pis-
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" The Emperor immediately made his dispositions, The Vice-
roy received mders to march upon the lelt of the Prince of
Mosk.va, but three hours were necessary to execute this movement.
The Prince (.f Moskwa placed his men under-arms, and five divi-
sions supported the battle, which at the end of half an hour, liceirme
terriOle. His Lilajesty himself marched at the head of the last
guard, behind the centre of the army, surporting the right of the
Prince of Moskva. The Duke of Ragusa, with his three divisions,
occupied the extreme right. General Bertrand had orders to de-
bauch n/ion the enemy's rear, at the moment in w hick the line
should be most engaged. FGrttine was pleascd to c! own, with the
most brilliant success, all these dispositions. 'Die enemy, who
appeared certain of the snceess of his enterprise, mgclied to reach
our right, atul the road of Weissenfels. General Compans,
General of battle of the first merit, at the head of the first divi-
sion of the Duke of Rit:7,llsa, stopped him quite short. The Ma-
rine Regiments suppoi ted several charges with sang fivid, and
coveted the field of battle with the hest of the enemy's cavalry.
But the great efforts of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, were di-
rected avainst the centre. Four of Priire Moskwa's I.ive divisions
k v ere already engaged. The village of Kara was taken and retaken
several times. This village r oiained in the enemy's power. Count
De Loban directed Gencr.: Ricand to retake the village ; it wits
retaken.

" The battle embraced a line of two kagees, covered with fire,
Sni ok e, arid clouds of :414. The Pi ihee of Mo-kwa, Gen: Sonham,
and Geo. Girard, v:ere every w here makieg head agaiast every tiring.
Wounded vvitil several b..slls, Geo. Girard wished to remain on the
field ot battle; he declared he wished to die emmnanding and di-
recting his troop, as the motoelit had arrived for all Frenchmen
who possessed any heart to conquer or perish. However, we began
to perceive from afar the dust and ti,st tire of Gen. Bertrand's corps.
At the same mement the Viceroy entered in Jine upon the left, and
the Duke of 'Parente attacked the enemy's reserve, and reached
the viitage upon %%Well the enemy rested his right. At this moment
coe-ry redourded his efforts upon the centre; the village of Kara
was ag, ,n taken, our centre gale way, (/lechet) sonic battalions tied
(se det.A,iii,hrent), but these valorous youths at the sight of the Em-
peror exclaiming, " Fire 1' Empercur 1' His Majesty jod zed
that the critical moment which decides the gaining or losing of bat-
Les, bad arrived. There was no longer a moment to be lost. The
Emperor ordered the Duke offreviso to march miff) }6 battalions of
the young guard to the village of Baia, overthrew the enemy, re-
took the village, and overcame every thing he met with there. At
the same moment his Majesty ordered Iris Aid (IC Camp, General
Drouet, an artillery officer, of the greatest distinction, to form a
battery of el) pieces, and place it in advance of the old guards, which
was formed in eschelons,-as timr redoubts to support the centre, all
ortr cavalry ranged in battle behind, Generals Dulauley, Drown-, and
Devaux, set out at full gallop, with their 80 pieces of artillery in
the same groupe.
" The tire became dreadful ; fire enemy gave way on all sides. The
Duke of Tr..viso obtained possession ot the village of Kara, over-
threw the enemy, and combined to advance, beating the charge.
The enemy's cavalry, infantry, and artillery all retreated.
Gen. Bonnet, collimate • ieg one of the Dit!ie of ltagusa's-divlsions,
received orders to make a neivement upon Kara, by his left, to sup-
port the success of the centre. He sustaieed several charges ot ca-
valry, in which the enemy were defeated. Nevertheless, General
Count Bertrand advanced and entered the line. It was in vain that
the enemy's cavalry capered about his squares; his march was not
relaxed by it. To rejoin :Am the sooner, the Emperor ordered a
change of direction by pivoting on Kara. The whole of the right
made a charge in front. the right wing foremost. The enemy then
tied, and we pursited him for a lewzne and a half. We soon arrived
at the heights which had bused occupied by the Emperor Altxander,
the King of Prussia, and the Bratideoborg family. during the bat-
tle. An officer who was taken prisoner there informed us of this
circumstance.

" We have made several thousand peisoners. •The number could
not be mere emsideraide considering the interiority of our cavalry,
and the desire the Emperor had shown of sparing it.
" At the commencement of the battle, the Emperor said to the
troops, It is a battle like those inFgypt ; a good infantry, sup-
ported by artillery, sufficient a e for it.'
".Gen. Quark, Chief of the Prince of lloskwa's staff. was killed,
a death worthy or so good a soldier. Our loss amounts to 10,000
men killed and wounded ; that of the enemy may be estimated at :23
or-40,000 men, the Royal Prussian guards are dustroycd. The Em-
peror of Russia's guards have sutleted considerably, tind the two di,
visions of ten regiments of Russian cuirassier., are (lest royed. His
liolajesty cailuot - I to the good with cum agct

OYSTER.

MAY 16.

and intrepidity of the. army. Our young soldiers took no d Inger
into consideration. fhey have in this great justance shown all the
nobleness of the French blood.
" The Chief of the Staff, in his relation, mentions the fine actions
which have shed a lustre on this brilliant day, which, like a clap
of thunder, has pulverized the chimerical hum, and all the calcula-
tions fur the dcstructiou and ctsmcinlierment of the Empire. 'Flu'
cloudy train collected by the Cabinet of St. James's, duriie'o, a w hole
whiter, arc in an instant destroyed like Ihe Gordian knot by the
sword of Alexander.

‘• The Priire of Hesse Homburcli was killed. The prisoners 3ty
that the young Prince Royal of is wounded, and the Prince
of Meeklenhorgh Strelitz killed. Toe infintry of the old guards,
only six battalions of which have arrived, by their presence kept op
the affair with that sang froid with which they are charactetised.
They did not fire a musket. Half the army was not engaged ; for
the bur divisions of General Lauristun's corps have done nothing
but occupy Leipsic, the three division's of the Duke of Reggio were
still two days march from the field of battle. Count Bertram did
not charge but with one of his divisions, and so lightly, that it dl4
not lose 50 men. His second and third diviAutis did not charge at
all. The second division of the young guards, commantl9•l by. Gen.
Barrois, were still five days 'navel* off; it was the salllC with half
the old Guards, commanded by Gencral Decowe, who was only at
Erfurt.

" The Duke of Bellimo's corp.; was also three day's march front
the field of battle. General Sehastiani's corps of cavalry, with the
three divi,ions of the Prince or Kektidil, was on the Banks of the
Elbe. Tile Allied Army, liu to 200,000 men strong, commanded
by the two Sovereign,, with a great number of the Prinees of the
House of Prussia, has thus been flefeated and put to the rout, by
ks: than the halt' of the French army.

" The field of battle presentel the most affecting spectacle ; the
young soldiers, on seeing the Emperor, forgot their sufferings, and
exclaimed, " Vire l'Empereur " It is now twenty years," said
the Emperor, " that I have commanded the French armies, but I
have never yet witnessed so much bravery and devotion !"
" Europe would at length be at peace, if the Sovereigns and the
Ministers who direct their Cabinets, could have been present on
the field of battle. They would give up all hopes of causing the
star of France to set, and perceive that those Counsellors who wish
to dismember the French Empire, and humble the Emperor, are
preparing the ruin of their Sovereigns."

PARIS, MAY 10.—Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent,
has received the Ibl:owing intelligence uf the situation of the AtllliCS
on 'the evening of the

" The Emperor's head-quarters. were at. Colditz ; those of the
Viceroy at Hata ; those of the Duke of Ragusa behind Colditz ;
General Lauriston at Wurtzen of the Prince of Moskwa, at
Leipsic ; those of the Duke of Reggio at Altenburgh; and of Gc-
ueral Bert rand, at Rochli tz.

" The-Viceroy arrived before Colditz on the sth, at nine o'clock
in the morning. The bridge was cut and some columns of infantry
and cavalry, with artillery, opposed our passage. The Viceroy
with his division, marched towards a ford which is on the left,
passed the river, and gained the village of Komulian, where lie
caused a battery of .40 pieces of artillery to be placed. The enemy
then evacuated the town of Colditz in the greatest disorder, and in
defiling were exposed to the fire of our 9,0 pieces of artillery. The
Viceroy pursued the enemy with vigour ; it was the remainder of
the Prussian army, about ..2.0 or _25 ,4)00 men strong, which took their
direction partly to Leissing and partly to 6ersdortf.
" Having arrived at Gersdorlf, the lOssian troops passed across
a reserve which occupied this position; it was the Russian corps
of Miloradowitch, composed of two divisions, amounting to neatly
8000 men under arms. The Russian regiments consisting el only
two battalions of four companies Cddl, and the companies consist-
ing of not more than 150 men, bat having at present not more than
100 men each under arms, which does not amount to mote than
7or 800 men per regiment. flit•se two divisions of Miloradowitch,
had arrived at the moment the battle %vas finished, and could not
take any part in it.
"Immediately on the tlivi-ion havii g rejoined the :1511, tl e
Viceroy gave orders to the Doke of Tarentmu to form the two di-
visions in thrce COIIIIIOI3, and di•ive the enemy from his po•itions.
The attack was brisk ; out brave fellows precipitated themselves oil
the Russians, penetrated, and drove them towards hlal
" in this engagement w e had 5 or 600 Walnled, and took 1000 •
prisoners. The enemy 10,,t ‘.4000 on this Ilay.
" General llertrati.t being arrived at Roehlitz, took there several
convovs of sick and vvomme.l. some baL-,:sogr, and made some i-
toners upwartiS of 1:g0 cauidgcs, wi tfi wutuiticd, had pic::•4•:.1 by.

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