The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-23 00:00:00

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THE NATIONA REGISTER.

his coteniand, took an !active and liotiontahle i alt in the attack of the
pinee, ereatly contiihoted to iti surrender.
fihiekst.,(lt is i place of oreat importance Jo thy navigation of the
Elbe. It h:is yiel ed us 3.:i niece, of artitlery, 119 of %1 are
bra,•. The was determined on, and milling was ‘vaited foe
but the cro• t, in cr.h.r to !Hideo:ll,e it. Count NVoronzow had form-
ed a hattaiiiiii of iOO piel.ett grenadiers to•sene a:•• e to the
St• troops.
too tI of Gltickstadt wag built in 1620, by IV. on a
vet v ona•- ite. mid the establi-hoient was ri:e ocCasiou of eousi.
der on the part of ti:e Dutch. In 1640. it was attaeked
by the cekbrated Tilly, who, alter 15 weeks of uninterrupted opt,.
lit tillag, %V.IS 01.11ilrod t I rai-e the siege. 111 the expedition of •I'or.
lyrenTe were Ito (►ily phievs in these.
I), ;•ides which the Swedish troop: did trot occupy.
arfk.sy has taken -170 piece 3 of artillery since its entrance
into
'They are lahoarlitg tit the demolition and destroying of the tar-
frets of cdericl,sert : the navigation of the Baltic and Belts will
he more f ec. fortress had been built to injure the trade of
the F.,nulish with the Northern Pow( rs.
The French Commissary of War, Pregand, sent by the Prince of
Eekeitilit, suceevtled in getting to tlw advanced-posts and to
Ci•pi nbagen, ilistrrietiens from his Cforeroment for Baton Al-
inner. Genersl Lallemand himself was expected last week at the
. • ()rile, s to sink till the pirates have been renewed to the Swedish
navy. Terse eirites did iontli harin to the English, Ittevian, Pius-
mid S'. C4IISII in the
The tvlists of the Cinthriint Penitisola have jn'st been opened to the
allivd flags. This country, which has so witch suffered by the Con-
tinental -ystem, will -ce its commerce flourish again, and its pro,-
perity revive. The Norwegians, who have experienced all the mi-
series of want and distress, will immediately he informed that their
union w ith Sweden have its first basis the same advraitages
that have jll5 been restoted to the inhabitants of the Cimbrian Pe-
r:hi-411a : Bruce Norway, tree anti happy', will no longer be governed
as a colony, and will et joy all its political rights.

JAN. 23.

the stalls and leaves. of cabbages consumed by his soldiers. The
table was instantly covered with maps, over which the Emperor
pored most attentiv tly for a considerable time. Of what was
passim, around him lu -.reined not to Nix the smallest notice. The
spectators, of whom I was one, crowded pretty close about lint.
On ()erasion of his visit to the city, a few mouths before, the French
I.li.covered that the iteople of Leipzig were not so evil disposed
as they hiel Leen represented, but tolerably good-ttatn.-ed ei ears tires.
They were therefhre altowed to approtch sittobstr.tetrd within
twenty p,.ees. A lung tenni of eaniages from the Wutzen road;
the ciucking of the whips of the postilions, together with a gicat
naintier of norse-,Oldiers and tall grenadiers, announced the r.rri yid
of another distinguished personate. and called the attention of I t:e.
hy—tanders that way. It was the Kitty of Simony, with his guartli
and retinue'. Ile alighted, and a kind salutation ensued hetwi en
him and his august ally. The Kirg soon afterwards mounted a
horse, an:d thus proceeded into the city. Napoleon meanwhile
remained where lie was. lie semethnes rose in his seat, went up
to the vv.:itch-fire, held his hands over i•, rubbed them, anti that
plac:d them behind him, whilst with his foot he pushed the wood,
consisting of dry boards and rafters from the nearest houses, into
flame, to make it burn more fiercely. At the sante time he fie-
gut ntly took snuff, of which he seemed to have but a small quan-
tity left in his gold box. At last he scraped together what was
left with his finger, and ponied it upon his Jiand. When all was
gone, he opened the box seversl times and smelt to it, withont
I applying to anyotthis Marshals and Generals around him to relieve
his want. As the dieeltargen of artillery towards Probstheide grl.w
more and more general and alarming. and the wounded kept re-
turning in rontionally increasing numbers, I was rather serltrised
that the Commander sheul I, on this occasion, contrary to Isis usual
custom, quietly remain so far from the field of battle, which WWI
near ten miles distant, apparently without giving himself the least
concern about the event.

" It was uear four in the aftPrnoon when one of his Aides-de-
('amp came at full speed from the city, and made a report. Toe
erums instantly beatio arms, and the divisions of the guards broke
up. The Emperor immediattly mounted his hone, and follow eel
them. He directed his 'merle towards the Koh!garter', leaviir: the
field of battle on the right. I soon perceived the cause of this
movement : the message informed him of the arrival of thew hole
of his guards, for whom he had been waiting. They came from
Duben, eetering by the Halle gate, and now made a counter-march
upon Dresden. %Viten I beheld their endless files, and cannon w itlittit
aumber, irouring out of the city, I certainly gave up the Allies for
lost. I was thoroughly convinced that Napoleon had no other plan
than to strike off to the right behind the Kohlgarteu, with his nt w
army, and, proceeding from Stotteritz, te torn his cu. :Mee on the
right flank, and, as he bad often done Irefiae, to attack and anni-
hilate them. I was, however, egregioesly mistaken. The Em-
peror went with his retinue scarcely a thousand pares, to the list
house of the Kohlgat ten, where he took up his quarters, and quietly
passed the night. The guards anti the whole train likewise atom-eel
in !hat neighbourhood and there bivouacked. It grew dal k. The
palisades sat the gate had left but a marrow 'insane, through which
troops and artillery kept pouring without interini-sion. People MI
horseback and on foot, who wanted to return into the city hail been
already detained for several successive 11011C4; the crowd every
moment increased, and with it the danger. To set k ;mother en-
trance was impracticable, as a person would rim the risk of being
detained by the numbers of pickets and shots, or, at least, exposed
to the ti4liie,t Involutes. 'I he night Has ilw.k as pitch, end no !tope
left far get t iinz lo me. It rained fast, and not a corner wet to he
► Hemel ekme p an might tale shutter. I was in the midst of mote
than a thous:led horses, which ilneatemal every momtait to trample
me inuler their feet. Fortunately for me, they were all tolerabty
quiet. The thunder of the artillery had long ceased : but hail it
' even eantinne.l, it could not possibly have been heard, amidst the
rattling of cat-tines and f ',won; the shouts of soldiers and others,
as sometimes ea% airy, at others infantry, wanted to pass rust; the
incessant cur•ipe. eiarking, pushing, and thrusting. Neser
while I live shall I e itneas such a scene of (.011thsi011, 4•1 which,
indeed, it is• inepossibk to convey any conception. It
emitinued without inttamis.ion from four in tae afternoon till
twelve at night, so that you may figure to yourself the disagreeable
sitnatiou in which I was placed. No sooner had the first coltimns
arrived at their Nvonacs in the neighbouring villages; than a thou-
sand messeiagers . came to nemounce the intelligence In a way that
sufficiently proved what unwelcome visitors they. *ere. Weeping
mothers with beta packed up in bbskets, leading two or three
stark-naked children by the hand. anti with perhaps another Mint
' at their back; fathers seeking their wives and families; cledren