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ACCOUNT ota THE BATTLE Fot.TOOT ON THE 2d 011
MAY, -og TLIE RoAD 114011 WE S 1 .TO
LElVste; BY AN oFFiCER OF 111.1,61E3.6 eOO.

(TKANSLATION PllOlll THE GERNIAVY.

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" The enemy turned his back to Leiptiel, and
we hid bealilti lla Nauoiaarg and WeiSsentels.—
'Toe Laster und the Lippe %ewe al a certaia
take i'roapthe wings of the ovo armies. Before
our right Wing we had a village occupied by the
enemy.
"The battle began by the attack of this.village,
which wai carried b, the right wing of Blucher's
cure.

Soon after, the, left Wing of tht' corps found
itself before another village, before which the
enemy brought several batteries; we opposed to
' hint nearly as much artillery, which we covered
Ly our reserve 'ut cavaltyf because the infantry had
not a:lv:Lova so far. Ihe other corps came up
by degrees, Mid the battle commenced the whole
length of the line, iith.d extended past the last vil-
- lag:: on the left ; I do not.exuediy know to .what.
distance. We occupied for some hours the vil-
, !ages on our right; but the enemy presented him-
self. there to considerable force, surrounded and
to it. lle did not keep it above half an hour.
'We ag tin attacked and ook it. We even pene-
trated beyond it, and took two other villages., by
which means we came on the enemy's thinks.
From this moment the battle 'became very ob-
stinate at this point. Almost all the infantry of.
..Illucher's corps, and part of that of the other corps
came up by degrees.. Wire were then Very near each '
other.. Victory appeared to incline sontetime
the one side and souiptimes to the other. In the
mean time we. did, notiose un Inch of the ground
we occupied on the. enemy's flank.
" it was now between six and seven in the
evening,. and at this moment I was wounded in
the leg, and forced to quit the field of battle. I
ant iguorant what passed on the left w'ag, but I
perceived that we had likewise gained home. ground,
ou that side. The battle was consequently. won.
Ido not :is yet know the result. The enemy has
Occupied! Leipsie in in his rear. Towardi eVening,.
reinforcements had arrived from the Grand Army,.
and Nliloradowitseit's corps tvai in march. At this -
muMent t learn the battle is Over, and that the
are masters not only of the first field of battle;
but likewise of the roand which we had taken
from the enemy. Never tacks, the occupation of
Leipsic by the enemy, obliges us to make a lateral
movement.". •

PAttts, MAY t4:.•--Her Majesty the Empress
Queen and. Regent 'has-received the following in-
formution 'of the situation of the armies,np to the
morning of the 9th
Oa the 7th the Emperor's head-quarters
mere at Nossen. Nossen and. Welsdrtil the Viceroy fell in with the enemy_pos,ted behind
a torrent, and in a fine situation. He-drOve them
o.omp this
spos., killed about 1000 men, and made
500 ri.suert

." A Cossack, who was taken, Wilt bearer of the
annexed :order (A) for burning the baggage of the
4ussian tear-gaard. In effect, eight hauthcd
Uus-
slat) witgloni were burnei;, a quantity of baggage
and, twenty pieces of artillery were thlzeu by us
on tits: roads ; several corpS of Cossacks were 4tit
eve: p ttrsueti them.
The. Viceroy entered Dresden on the Stir at
noon. Independent of the great bridge -which the
ellewrisadrestored, they had thrown three bridges
over the itilbe. The Vicerciy having caused sonte
troops to march toward% thaw bridges, the enemy
immediately set fire to them. The throe fetes de
pent which covered -them were carried.
",Oit the same day, the Bth, at nine o'clock in
the morning,tovnt LautiSton aurived at Meissen;
he there found three redoubts, with pluck-houses,
constructed by the Pros*, j they had burned

PARIS,- MAY 12.—Her M jesty the Empress
Queen and Regent has received the following in-
telligence, respecting the situation of the Armies,
at six o'clock in the evening :
The head-quarters of the Emperor and King
were at Waldneini, those of the Viceroy at Ertz-
duel, those of General Lauriston at Oschartz,
those of the Prince of Meiskwa between Leipsic
and Torgnu, those of Court Bertrand at Alet-
teweyda, and those of the Duke of Reggio at
Peneg.
The enemy hail burned at Waldheim very fine
bridge of, one. arch, which delayed us for ,orne
'hours. His rear-guard wished to defend the pas-
. sage of it but was driven back upon itrztioil. •
The: position of this last point ts very tine. The.
enemy,:wished to hold it, the bridge being burnt.
Tbe,Vice.euy ordered the village to be turned by:.
the right •end lett. The enemy was placed be-
hind ravines, . A brisk fire of musquetry •atitt -sr-
, tillery took place—quickly we marched right to
the enemy, and the position was carried.
The enemy left two hundred killed upon the
field of battle.
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General Vandamme had, on the Ist of May, •
his head-quarters in lLsrburg. Our troops have
taken a Haissian cutter, armed with 20 cannon.
The enemy repassed the Elbe with so much.
precipitatii.n, that he left upon the left bank a
number of boats proper fur passing the river in. •
and lunch baggige. The movements of the grand •
army lostaneady enused. a great consternation at
Hinubnega the Hantbergh traitors see the day of
vengeouceis, fast approaching. General Dumont
ceau -was at Luire4ourg.
At the battle of the. 2d, the ordnance officers,
Beringer and Pretil, were wountl;t, but only
slightly.
The following is tlie relation which the enemy
has-given of the battle we must expect that they
will sing
.Te.Deano at St. Petersburg, as they did
for the battle. of Moskwa.