The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-27 00:00:00

on Wednesday, the 4th invapt, asserted the
truth of the victory betw,-..en .I.4utzen and Weis-
senfels, which assertion was flatly contradicted
by the retreat of the Russ' tu,,, which took Place at
the sante moment. I have also to. observe to you,
that General Coerzdorf has aireafly returned, and
that the King will not probably be long absent.
We are assured that the garrison of lorgau al-
ready marches with the Grand Army.

TIPMATION oTr •rctr: RETaP,AT.
The Bth and lath of 'MAY were very remarkable
days for the inhabitants of Dresden.

Some days previous, we 'could collect, that the
Allied Army was retreating, .because we witness-
ed the arrival of baggage, ottbe pa.rk of artillery, and
many Prussian and RussiNn Generals, with some
troops who returned front I'egnu : hot in the night ,
of the 7th, all doubt ivas rentoved of the retreat of
'the Combined Fovea.; and on the morning of the
Bth the troops were hastily retiring to the right
bank of the By four in the morning of that
day the Emperor Almander had retired to the..
right bank, and about nine, was folloived by the
King of Prussia. At las.t, about 10 o'clock, when
the allied aria had crossed the Elbe, the bridge
was burned, by which means all communication
was interrupted.
Mest of the Russian troops passed the Elbe by
the bridges established above and below the city.
‘Ve are aFsured that axonsiderable part of the'
troops, particularly the corps of General Illucther,
was to pass the Elbe at Meilsen.
About 11 o'clock in the forenoon the French
Hussars entered Dresden, accoMpatiied by many
other troops, who pursued the Ilnesians to the
points .where they' crossed the Elbe. The Rus-
sians defended the fetes-dc-porn created on its
banks ; there was a 'good deal of eatmonadiog,
and fire of musketry : but the Russians having
all crossed the Pm by mid-slay, set fire to the
bridges, which were'seen Boating down the river,
on fire, and continued to float down in that state'
as far as the great bridge.
r,
The boats of which this bridge was construct-
ed belonged to different owners, and as there were
about 20 boats, you may judge of the lbSs which
the owners, have suffered. .

The combined
.armies Iviving,wholly,passed the
Elbe, the cannonade and fire of musketry werekept up on the twc; hanks during the whole of
the Bth.

After dinner, the 'Emperor Napoleon entered
Dresden with his army, accompanied by the Tice.
roy of Italy, a number of illarsbals, Berthier and
Macdonahl. He is lodged in the same palace which
be formerly occupied. During, the night, and next
dav,!the necessary preparations were made for esta-
blishing a bridge over the Elbe. The Russians en -
deivoured to oppose this, and did not cease firing
r..ti the left hank both with eanpon and musketry.
They had placed a cane 'on at the bridge, and occu-
pied the houses adjoining the Elbe, from whence
they directed their fire, to which the French did'
not cease replying, sb that there was a continued
engagement, which lasted from four in the morn-
ing to eight in the evening. • Two inhabitants of
of this city were killed, and between 30 and 40
wounded.

A number of b►►lls fell on the houses, and in the
streets, but did ►►o damage. Thus the inhabitants
of Di esden spent this day in fear and alarm.
xrareely had e reposer► a few hours, when at one
ill the morning of the 'Oat,. the cannonade and
fire of musketry recommenced, and lasted till four
o'clock. The Russians quitted the New Town,
and a French garrison was immediately placed
there. Probably, the new bridge of boats will
be forthwith re-established.