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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

retentrg ; 'Count Liuriston had his head-quarters at Hochkercb
("emit Rvynier before Trotskendorf, on the road to Lauban; and
Coma' Bertrand in the rear of the same village : the Dukc of Ta-
reuttem at Schoenberg, and the Emperor at t 4terlitz.
A Bag of truce, sent by the enemy, brought several letters ; front
which, it is believed, that he wishes to ne,,ociate for an armistice.
The enemy's army has retired by the road llranclan and Lauban,
into Silesia. All Saxony is delivered from her enemies; and, by
qta-morrow, the 1401, the French army will be in Silesia.
The enemy has burnt a great quantity of his baggage, blown up
number of parks, and distributed through the villages great quan-
tities Of wounded. Those whom he was able to take sway in car-
riages had not their womuls dressed ; the inhabitants make their
Panthers upwards of 18,000; and move than 10,000 remain in our
power. The town or Geterlitz, contains Bor 10,000 inhabi-
tants, has received the French as th: it liberators. The City of
Dresden, and the S Ministry, have shown the greatest activity
in providing for the army, which has never had a greater abund-
ance of every thing.
Although great. quantities of ammunition have been consumed,
yet the. workmen of Torgau and Dresden, and the convoys which
arrive through the attention of General Sorbier, keep our artillery
well provided. •
We have reeeived intelligence from Glogan, Custrin, and Stettin.
All those places are in good condition.
This recital of the battle of Wurtehen can only be considered as
a sketch. The. General Etat Major will collect the reports, which
will make known such officers, soldiers, and corps, as have dis-
tinguished themselves.
In the small combat of the 22d, at Reitenbach, we ascertained
that our young cavalry is superior to that of the enemy, in equal
numbers.

We could not take any colours, as the enemy always carries them
off the field of battle. We have only taken 19 cannon, the enemy
having blown bp his parks and caissons; and, besides, the Emperor
keeps his cavalry in reserve, until it is of sufficient numbers; he
wishes to spare it.—( Monilcur, May 30.)
ERG, MAY 19.—The accounts from Bohemia announce,
Poniatouski'ii corps of Polish troops are to efiect their
sough the Austrian States, to join the French army, as
neral Gablenz's Saxon corps, wliich ins already arrived
,a. The other Saxon troops who were in Bobeamia will
into Saxony --(Journal de Faris, May tB.)

GERMAN PAPERS.

, MAY 25.—The ibilnwing letter, from an eye-witness of
of the 20th, and :21A instant, has heal imparted to us, till
•fficial

.he 20th' at noon, the enemy attacked the combined army
An its position atllautzen ; but his efforts, although they were di-
rt ected against single points, with a great superiority of force, were
of no effect ; and the united army remained in their position dud: g
the night from the fOth to the 21st. On that day, at four A. M. the
'tattle commenced on our left wing with great spirit : but the at-
lack made by the enemy on this side, as it afterwards appeared,
was merely a feint. General Miloradovitsch,_ under whom General
Emanuel commanded the light troops, and the command of the left
wing, under the Duke of Wurtembeeg,'
SoMe while afterwards the battle commenced with still greater
impetuosity towards the centre, where the artillery in particular
bad great effect, and all the enemy's attach,: were repulsed. Ge.
Ceral Lauriston's corps now appeared, and endeavonred to turn our
right wing, but was detained by General 13::relay de Tony, who
was posted at Gottamilde to observe the enemy, till General Kleist's
'arns, and Klux and Roeder's brigades, fill on the rear of the
)?, and by a close cartridge fire, caused great destruction, and
I I him to retreat.

Ant by 'detaching these brigades, General Blucher's position at
the heiAlits•of Kreckwitz was weakened, and the moment was seized
by the. enemy to attack this corps with a great superiority, before
it could receive any support. General Mueller therefore found
himself onliged tolall back upon a position a small distance in his
tear, in order to join General Yorek, who formed his reserve.
" Meaulkhile, to counteract this .disadvantage, our left wing
moved considerably fiirward, and took some cannon and prisoners
'• from the 'enemy. The intended purpose was thereby attained,' and
/ the enemy was deterred from pressing any further on our right
wing. •
66 Night put an inid to this battle, which had lasted two (lays, and
-v au.nauclA blood. Thc.Aliied Mmy took .up,a positivu

JUNE 6:

in the greatest order, and ready far battle, near Weissenberg, at a
small distance from the field of battle.
66- We have lost neither cannon nor prisoners, excepting a few
who were severely wounded. On the other hand, we have taken
both artillery and prisoners from the enemy, and many of his cannon
were dismounted. A Iritailion of Wurtembergers, who were to have
stormed a battery at Kreckwitz, came over to us as likewise did a
part of the Saxon troops.
" We cannot yet state the amount of the loss on our side, or that
of the enemy ; but the enemy's loFs has been in the proportion of
three to one more than ones, as the ground, the superiority of our
artillery, and the valour of our troops, gave us the advantage over
him in all his attacks.
" Our reserves of the centre and the left wing among which
were the flower of the Itus,:ian troops and their artillery, were not
engaged, and their strength must be reserved for more important
services."

Since the report we gave from the head-quarters at Wurchen, of
the 18th of May, we have received the following farther intelli-
gence from thence:—
" On the tUth, General Illowaisky again took prisoners another
company of •the Dutch lancers of the guards, 91 men strong, ; and
in a reconnoissance ssitli General Miloradovitsch in the afternoon,
we took 131, prisoners, and caused the enemy a loss of 100 men in
killed aid wounded.
" Deserters are likewise daily coming in from the enemy, anti
the loss he suffers by this petty warfare is very considerable."
BERLIN, MAY 22.—Thig moment we have received the following
intelligence from our grand army :

" Wursehan, near Bautzen; Mny.to.
" The accounts respecting the enemy for some days past coin-
cided in reporting that Lanriston's corps, about 1•40q0 strong, was
in motion against our right flank, by eeising a large circle by the
Luckan acd lloyerswerda road, and that it was followed at the dia.
tanee of a day's march by Marsbal Nrv, with n force of 18.000
men. It was accon:ingly resolved to ic:ach av;iiloi General Lan-
ristoo, engage, and defeat him before suppotis coald reach him.
General Barclay de lolly received directions for this purpose, and
be accordingly, in the afternoon of the 19th, o:ade a brisk move-
ment forward to Konigswartha' whilst Gencral Yorck marched
through Weissig to join General Barclay's corps. Tlie Russians
fell in with the enemy at Konigswartha, and after a severe battle
forced the town with the bayonet, took 10 cannons, and put ike
en: my totally to the rout. Meaewhile. General Yorck bad fallen
in with a strong detachment of the enemy not far from Wcissig.
The battly was titre extremely obstinate, and it soon appeared, that
we had to do with three divisions of Marshal Key's corps, being the
very same that were supposed to be still at some leagues distance.
The Prussian troops, though much inferior in numbers, sustained
this glorious combat against such superior force until night, and ,
kept possession athe field of, battle. It was this courageous resis-
tance only that rendered it possible to attain the proposed end of
driving General Lauristotes corps entirely out of the field.
" This mornicg, as the enemy had retreated during the night,
the corps of General Barclay and Von Yorck have again moved
nearer to the army. The result of this day, exclusive of the ten
pieces of artillery taken, is 1500 prisoners, besides a Gkeral of
Division and a Genoa! of Brigade, and the total destruction of an
enemy's column of 9000 men."
BEttelx, MAY 24.—The following Proclamation has appeared.
here :
In the present high state of expectation in the public for intelli-
gence front the Army, we have to communicate to them the follow-
ing extract from an official statement just received
Wurshen, 21st May, half-past 3 o'clock, morning.
" Yesterday forenoon about 12 o'clock, the enemy attacked Gen.
Kleist on the heights, in front of Kreckwitz. The battle soon be-
came general along the whole first line of the army, from Bautzen
to the defiles of Lower Gurka. It continued is this manlier until
night, without the enemy having been able to succeed in forcing us
from our positi ns, although he at first attempted, by superiority
of force, to drive Lek our right, and afterwards our left wing.
" Genet al Kleist's weak detachment fought the whole day in the
van of the army, against an enemy far superior in numbers, until
night bad came on, when a column of Blucher's corps advanced to
cover it.
" The battle will be recommenced to-day : ballot* the troops were
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not in du-tire yesterday.. •
" Botlrour troops'and the Ittigiihtis- are full'of courage; at -W
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