The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-13 00:00:00

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TILE NATIONAL RFOISTU.R.

the activity of her chief was not known. Ile had fled, as
the Parthian who shoots and wounds in his flight. Loaded
with repronhes for his supposed cowardice in forsaking his
army, he was already creating another, and when it was
thought he would fall a victim to the indignation of his OWII
Auldiers, if he dared to mix among t hem, he suddenly ap-
peared at the head of a force nearly equal to his first and en-
tirely composed of Frenchmen. The consequences of such
conduct on both sides were soon visible. With heroic spirit,
enthusiastic patriotism, and undaunted bravery, the Allies
encountered his host at Lutz-n ; but numbers made valour
unavailing, and they were compelled to fall back after sig-
nalizing their courage, though fully conscious of the im
portant advantages s% hich the eti my would detive fiom
their retreat. Thee in tautly manifested themselves. No
sooner had the Allies recrossed the Elbe, than Saxony and
all the other vassals of France, who bad been wrongly aPowed
to remain neutral as long as they dated not act on the offen-
sive,started from their momentary repose and threw all their
trooes into her train. The reinforcements of the Allies were
distant, they retired to a position the natural strength of
which they increased by the help of art, and endeavoured,
by entrenchments, redoubts, and batteries, to compensate
for the inequality of their numbers. There, most of their
corps joined them, but even then we are told by the British
Minister who accompanied their army, their whole force did
not exceed 61,0n0 men, whilst that of the enemy passed
120,000. Against such odds no strength of position
could prevail, and the battles of kiutzen and %Vurtchen
having led to the evacuation of their lines after the most san-
guinary and bravely contested actions, the Allies are repre-
'seined to have sent Atebassadors to the head-quarters of the
enemy, at the time he approached Breslau, to treat of an Ar-
mistice, and state their readiness to accede to the General
Corgress which he had proposed should be holden at
Prague, to settle the peace of the world.
Whilst his superiority of force obtained such advantages in
Filesia, these confirmed Austria in her neutrality, and even,
(if we arc to trust the accounts given repeatedly in the
• French Papers) encouraged her to a breach of it in favour
of France by allowing the possage of the Polish Contingent
through her territories to join NAPOLEON. They also 6C-
purt-d Denmaik, whose first act of co-operation with France
determined the fate of the brave but unfortunate Ilam-
burghers, and thus palsied the means and hostility of :!:.we-
*len, who instead of acting against the common foe, finds
hertelf unable, supposing her to be sincere in the cause, to
perform any other service than that of keeping the Danes in
check.

In such a state of things, when the chief Belligerents,
.disappointed of the expected co-operation, seem to think
themselves too weak to carry on the contest alutie, and otTel
to n7gociate: when a Secondary Power, though well paid
for his assistance, does nothing for the common cause ; and
vben Austria, from an impartial mediator, betrays sonic
"tit!ns of intelligence with France, the world, tired of blood-
s] ed and devastation, and no longer cheered by the flatter-
ing pmspect of total emancipation from- Gallic despotism,
Legins to look to the proposed Congress, as a means of ob.
tat ning, though in an inferior degree and allied with many dis-
advantages, that peace, which in itself it deems a blessing.
It is likely, therefore, that in compliance with the general
uish, an attempt will seriously be made to procure that
boon for mankind. (laving thus disposed of the first part
of our subject. we shall consider in our next, whether, un-
der evistinT iv with the coin-
. lbon safety

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EaREIGN INV Willi:NC&

FRENCH PAPERS.
P.%PTR, JUNE I.—Her Majec.ty the. Emprem gind Queen lia‘ re.
etived the followine intellivehee, regvertirie they ~i;tialkoo or the
Armies, on fir. evviiitig of the 2511. :
The Prince of Mock pro having under hi. enters Guni Latiria.
ton and Regoier'g corps, forted on the t 4th, ttic- f the
Neks; and on the '43th in the inorning Of the Qoeisa, .tnd had
arrived at litintzlaii.

General Lanriston had his head-quarters half Kay between Boutz•
lan and Haynan.
The Empelor's lead-quarters were, on the evening of the ‘...5:14
at linotzlau.

The Duke of Belhino's were at Wchratt, on the Quei,s.
General Btrtrand, oh the 14th, entered [Amami!, and on the 2541
pursued the enemy. The Duke of Tarentum aft r having passed
Queiss, had a combat whit the enemy's rear-guard. Tic eeemy,
encumbered with the wavgons loaded tv it!i sick and baggage, %%is:AA
to make a stand. The Duke of Tarentum had his three divisions
engaged. The battle vras lively. The enemy suff:red catch.
The Duke of Tarentum had, on the 'Mat, his head quarters at
Sliekight.
Tile Duke of Ragusa was at Ottendorf.
The Duke of Reggio had kit Bautzen, marching upon Berlin by
the Luckau road.
Oar advanced posts were but one march from Glogan.
It was at Bunt zlau that the Russian General kutitsoff died six
welts ago. Our armies have not &mid in this country any enthu-
siasm. The Landwehr and tand:turm only exist in the.joitmiik, at
least in this Con;iti'y ; and the inhabitants are verb fler fron adhering
to the advice of the Russians, of buinibg their houses and defula-
tinti their country.
General Ditrosnel has remained in quality of Governor of [hoi-
den. He commands all the troops and Freueb garrisons in Sim+
one.
Several Fiench corps are marching upon Berlin ; where it ,tp..
pears they are removing, and have for spine days c4;ecteti to see
the army to arrive.
PARIS, JUNE 4.--The Empress Queen and Rigent has reeeive4
the fellowing intelligehee respecting the situation of the armies on
the 27th in the evening

On the 16th instant, General Count Litnistou's litsad-quarters
were in Haman A battalion of General. _Matson um tintszpectroiy
charged at 5 ;It the evenirg by 3,000 horse, and obtigutt tt fait
bark upon a village. It lost Iwo cannon, and three c-tissons, which
were tinder it% gnat d. Tt-.e divisions took to arms ; the enemy eu-
deavouted to charge the 15.1 l reginstnt, but he was driseti
field of battle, which he left revered with his dcscl. Atnoa;; the
killed was the Colonel, and about a dozen Effieers of the body guatds
tl.e di corations of s.s.hich they wore.
On tt'e 27th the Em, eror'sheart-qoarters t‘ere at Leignitz, where
the itutsw and ell guards were, and Generals Lauriston ond key
titer's corps. The Prince ;:f 11oskwa's corps mit. at Hay, au 1 :hat
'if the Duke of lit Vitro matnetiveied upon GI. ran. Ti.' Duke of
'rarentnm was at 6ohtherg. The Dhki.s of Italtrisa and Count Ber-
trand were upon the road horn Goklberg to Lrignitz.
It appears that all the enemy's army has token the ro::d cif Jaime
and S;.iltveitlnitz. .

A good number of wounded have been collected. The villages
are fall of the enemy's wounded.
Leiguitz is a veil' pretty tow.t. The Antlimities had left it by tx.
press orders, which has eanscd much de.centent ti.e ioba, i.
tants and peasantry of the trcle. Count Mon in corsequt•ncet
ben charged to form new Niagisti ate.
All !!:e people who heionucd to the Court, a.O) all the uohiiity
ho evacuated ISel lin. returned to 1;ro -law ; they ;Ire e‘ticna-
1. I: BITAaW, and port are a ti. lug into Bone in.
The ilitereepred letters speak of nothim• constt rnation
the cuenry, and f %Le 04.111100 s 'losses he (xpeitencutt at the Lai de
of ‘tiiirtclkn.
Her Majcsty the Empress Queen and Regent has receit eel the
following intelligence limn the Alloy, thited the. Y9tll, iu ine
morning :
The Duke of litlhino was marching upon Gjegai. ; General Se-
hastia lci naet, Sl Coteau, an eurn,s'. chareeo it, tovk
22 Pi Of calinoil, (i 0 Ca 14•01V4, iillll !)I.io pi isoners.
The Duke ..f Ragusa tri ived on the cveointt of the 28th,
driving the enemy's regr guard, %%hose posilon he had tinned, e pen
1 that point. The I)uke of Tarentilin and Cunt Bet trand tiad ar-
rived on the heights above that town
Oa the 230 at break of day, the rriace of Afoskwat wi • Cc,unt

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