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

DRURY LANE.

The comic strength of this house, already considerable, has ir.•
ceived a powetenl addition in Mr. MUNI/EN, who on 111011ILN4 141,1
was restored to the metropolitan) stage in the part of •Sir tel Handy,
in which he displayed the same abilities which originally mole it a
favourite with the loathe. Dow sox was also very happy in Far-
mer Ashfield, though the character is rather out of his usual line, and
Mrs. EDWIN, in illiS.4 Winittii.orti,rmited interest with beauty.
On Tuesday Mr. Sri PIIEN KEMBLE appeared as Shy/aek, at this
Theatre. Notwithstanding the uselessness of his size in this part,.
he displayed considerable abilities. It was the triumph of mind •
over the body ; for where 11w Litter was merely an incumbtauee,
instead of an ally, the former was compelled to exert•itseil with
double energy. Mr. S. KV:111111EN voice, however, is powerful,
his conutenance expressive, and his judgment seems correct.
Though less forcibly than the late Nir. COOKE. yet he efficiently
pourtrayed the cunning, revengeful Israelite, exulting in Ins craft,
but caught in his own snare, and smitten in his exultation. Miss
SMITH shone with her usual splendour in Porlia, and the rest of
the play was well pertMled.

On Wednesday Mr. MuynEx appeared as Old Rapid, in :‘Tr.
Monirotv's Comedy of A Curefor the Heart Ache. His performance
was a master piece of nature and !imam., addressing itself air( r-
natrly and wilh equal surcess to the mirthful disposition and the
finer sensihilitic3 of the audience. The two scenes with his " dear
Neddy," before the duel and with Jecsy Oa'lund, when he discovers
her story. were among the iwsst perfect specimens of tl:e comic-pa-
thetic. Nothing could irp:fss the manner in which, in the former,
though willing to surreirer his life to avert the danger which
threatens his son's, he yet thinks himself obliged to encourage hint
to fight. and bids him'' remember he is a man," on finding that he
has been branded with the ;spin ilation of rascal. Ile was also very
happy in the latter, when enraged at his son's perfidy, he is himself
seady to call him in his turn " a rascal,". and smideAy changing his
angry ebullitions and his tone, exclaims, " but I'll kill him—that's
sonic comfort—he ply own son and I've a right to kiU him." EL.
LISTON in
Young Rapid, and KNIGHT in Frank Outland, as well as
Mee. GLOVER in Miss Vortex, played in their best style.

We snub rstmul that the play of Godolphin ; or, The Lion of the
North, which is to be produced next week, is from the pen of mr.
THOMPSON, the Translator of most Qi the German pieces on our
stage.

Tuesday the Lord :11ayor having inve.ti.,:ated the reports
of the quantities and prices of wheat and flour sold during
the preceding week. ordered the price of bread to be
continued at is, 31d. the quart= loaf of wlicateo and 11. 1
/lousy/hold.

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LONDON GAZETTE EXTHAORDINARY,
THURSDAY, OCT.?, 1813.

FOREIGN OFFICE, OCT. 7, 1813.
Dispatches, of which the following are extracts and copies, have
been this day received by Viscount Castlereagh, his Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of State 14 Foreign Affairs, from General Viscount
Cathcart, K.'l'. dated Toplitz, September ; and from Lieut.-.
General the Hon. Sir Chas les Stewart, K. B. dated Prague, Sept.
14, IPI3.
Nxtract of a dispatch from Genera! Viscount Cathcart, dated Toplitz,
September / 3, 1813.
The Austrians have kept possession of the roads leading to Sax-
ony by Marienberg and Altenberg, and General Kleinan from the
former ;dace to Chemnitz and Freyberg. The country between the
Elbe and the Eisler is over-run by several partisan corps from the
Allies. These report that the enemy has been emplkrjed in moving
the sick and eon. descents, and baggage to Leipsic.
Prague, Sept 14.
Lord,--On the Bth inst. the corps of Count ‘Vittgenstein,
and that part of Gem ral Kleist's corps, under the orders of Gen
Xittlien, which had advanced :miens through the mountains beyond
Petersivalde and Zehista, on the road towards Dresden, were at-
locked by a very superior force of the enemy, and a very .sharp
affair took place.
Count Wittgenstein had his headquarters at Pirna when the ene-
mv began their advance. The chief contest during the day was for
the village of Dolma, which was defended with much valour and
bravery by the Allies : but the enemy bringing up increasing num-
bers towards the evening, Count Wittgenstein determined to fall
back and evacuate Dolma: General Ziethen's corps, tilers:We, was
ordered to occupy Pirna in the evening, and Count Wittgenstein's
corps retired towards Peterswaldc.
The loss of the Allies, in this day's action, may he estimated at
about one thousand men killed and wounded; that of the enemy
was much snore considerable.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland was in the field,
and assisted at this day's action.
General Kleinan, with a corps, had been detached towards Frey-
berg and Chemnitz on the teft, while the Austrians had moved, as
I stated in a former dispatch, to Aussig and Leunuerita, on the

Elbe.
On the 9th, the enemy continued his advance, and the Allies re-
fired, fighting every inch aground in the maintains. Buonaparte
bad arrived, and a very large force was advancing, either with a
determination to make a general attack, or for the purpose of great
demonstration, to cover a retrograde movement, and the removal of
a large magazine of powder from lionigstein to Dresden.
On the advance of the enemy, orders were immediately sent for
the Austrians to countermarch, and the Allies immediately began to
collect all their forces iu the already victorious fields or Cahn and
Toplitz.
On the 10th the eneui pressed, ;,,ieeminady with greater force,
from the mountains on Clem and towards Toplitz ; they had ad-
Named not only with the colionus that followed Count Wittgen-
ottio's rear, but also with another very considerable corps by Zinn-
avaltle and Kraals:it. At this time the Austrian columns had not
come into close uommunication from Ansaig and Lentmeritz ; and ,
it was known that the Russian and Prussian torce, in ft out of Top-
roz, was greatly outnumbered by the enemy :it v.-as, however, de-
aermined, in the most gallant manner, to give him battle in the event
of his advancing, and the disposition was accordingly made.
Beina nialer the necessity of being removed from head-quarters, 1
tatn from Colonel Cooke, that the enemy had on the 1 ith, to make
&nal liemonstrations as indicated a general attack ; and on the 1201
they advanced aial took possession of the village of liollendorf,
and came close to Culla. Above half the Austrian corps had now
joined the :Wily, and come into position ; they hail been marching in
very had weather, and worse roads, without intermission, from
the 10th, hitt arrived in excellent order ; and Buonaparte could now
perct ive the Allied Army, upw,..rds of one hundred thousand men,
in position, with eight imitated pieces of cannon, ready to give him
battle. i t seems, how ever, that he began his retreat, about mid-day,
from Ilollee doff. The Allies began immediately to clear their
front, and to send out strong reconuoitring parties ; and General,
Kleinan's corps was again detached to the left, reinforced by two
divisions under Prince Lichtenstein. ,
Up to mid-day on the 13th, the enemy still continued his retreat,
breaking lip and destroying all the roads in every direction towards
Dresden This will somewhat delay the purstit of the
and will make eves any lateral ot iltiolMUVtnktret mote difficult.

THE N A.TIONAL REGISTBR.

Accounts have been received of General
Bautzen on the 10th, but I have reedy
flu.: the Prussian head-quarters.
The Russian Colonel Prince Modatoff,
guards, executed a brilliant coup on the 9th,
Dresden. He blew up '2OO aninnmition
Buoaaparte's baggage, and made WAX) Ow
I congratulate your Lordship most b
victory of the Prince of Sweden. The al
reflected in this day's battle, on the arms
is forcibly dwelt on by his Royal Highni
soldiers of the Great Frederick are again
which they have been engaged. 1 have th
(Signed) CHARLES Sr
Viscount Castlereagh, &c.

Copy of Enclosures from Sir Chart
Toplit
Strt—The enemy advanced against us .
Dad been removed from hence, upon the 101
The utmost uncertainty appeared to
number, as the point upon which they wmi
Towards the evening, strong &Nelms'
troops got possession of the road %%Well leads through the
Altenherg, and drove in the greoadiers of the Russians nearly to the
plain below.
As the enemy made use of no cannon, and di4l not appear upon
the Peterswalde road at the same time, their appeared no indication
of a serious attack at so late an hour in the day.
The Allies however threw back their left, placing troops and
guns all along the toot of the hill, between the village of Calm
and Toplits, while the whole army were formed in position of
two lines, having their right appnye upon the mountains adjacent
to the town : columns of infantry were in reserve on either
flank.
The ground was crowded, and could afford little advantage, in
the event of a serious effort, upon the front of the French.
The firing ceased about sunset, and the Allies remained in position
during the night.
lam inclined to attribute this movement upon the part of the
enemy, to a desire of learning the general feature of the country
about us, and the number of troops we had at hand.
1 have the honour to be, &e.
(Signed) HENRY COOKE.

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C)C'l°
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Blucher's having
entered
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Ned MO official Bulletins
ft, of the Alexandrowski
th, between Bautzen and
waggons, took a part of
isoners.
.incerely on the brilliant
uhlitional lustre which is
of his Prussian Majesty,
nes% who states that the
visible in every action in
he hooour to he, &c.
'EWART, Lieut.-Gen.
'harlts Stewart.
tz, September, 11, 1813.
bout an hour after you
oth instant. •
exist, as well as to their
old attack.
cents of tile enemy's light
leads through the pass to