The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-05 00:00:00

FRANKFORT, Jas• 17.

THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE SILESIAN ARMY.
St. Avoid, Jan. 1:3, 1814.

• "On the 9th, Major-General *kappa caused
the Cosiacks to cross the Saar, not far from Saar-
mund ; and as the enemy had evacuated that place,
in consequence-of an action, he ordered the
bridge which theylacl deStifoyecl to be re•esta-
hlisbed. General Yorck had ordered a bridge to
be thrown over the Saar at Beckitig, for the pur-
Tinge .orer.hia.eavalry to "the attack, on.
the morning of the 10th.
The enemy had, however, at, midnight eva-
cuated the position of the Saar, and had retreated
to St, Avoid. . _

I,•,,,:trcis mid-day the bridges at Saarbruck
and Satinnund were re-established. The light
cavalry of these two carps this day advanced as
far as loorsbach.

• "...On the 11 th,'the advanced-guard found the
enemy in St. Avoid. The Ist battalion of the 12th
regiment of -reserve cthied the ,town, and the
enemy retired upon Metz.
" General Yorek pursued him upon that road ;
ordered 'Saar-Louis to •.be blockaded; sent one
brigade against Thionville, and another against
LuxembUrg. •
" The cavalry of the advanced-guard droVe the
enemy within the gates of Metz, and made some
prisoners. The corps. of Sacken 'proceeded to-
wards Nancy, and Pont-a-Mousson. The cavalry
of its advanced guard came before these places on
the 13th, and' manceuvred,.awaiting the arrival of
the infantry. The enemy, however, evacuated
the Moselle on the 14th.; retired to Tool ; and
the Prussian Major-General. Prince llirou, of
Conriand, handed over to the General of Infantry.
Baron .Sacketi the keys of the city of Nancy.—
This is one of the finest towns in France, con-
taining 80,000 inhabitants.
The crossing of the Rhine by tke Silesian ar-
my was not expected by the' enetny. He is at
present endeavouring to organise a landsturm ;
but he traS. had no'tiine for carrying into effect this ,
measure, and the people know their. advantages
too well to permit them-selves to be seduced into
courses which would serve no other object .but to
render tliein _immeasurably unfortunate,
"'The country roads are covered with deserters
anti rumway conscripts, who receive passes to
return to their homes.

" The cavalry of the Silesian army is pursping
the enemy towards the Meuse,"

ITEGDAIARSFIAL BLUCHEI TO THE SECOND -PRIYS-

8I Iv~ AND TO THE. FOURTH AND FIFTH GERMAN

Alt MK-CORPS.

" The Allied •Monurclls are satisfied with the
Silesian. army. They have shewn this, in that
they hare doubled its 'numbers, by you, brave
soldiers of the 2d Prussia corps, who fought un7
der the eyes -of these illustrious Sovereigns at
Chili), and in the bloody battles of Leipsic ; by
yoit, faithful nesSians, who never east off your
German character, and the Princes born in the
midst of yAni,; and by-you, Soldiers . of the iith
Army corps, who, even in :the ranks of our ene-
my, never forgot the German name; and though
composed .of various people, are nvw firmly united
by the same spirit, and by equal detestation of -the
thraldom of that foreigner, who so long oppressed
and despised you.

" Soldiers 1 I feel highly honoured in being
your General in the field : the Silesian army, of
the year 1813, receives you as brothers. as worthy
comrades, with whom they will cheerfully share
in every thing. The Silesian army of 18141 will
glOririusly march ,on in its accustOmed path of
honour. And you, Germans, sent 147 your unit-
ed Princes, berassUred,lhat it will be 'my first care
and -pride to let your haughty enemy• feel the,
keeness pt
.your weapons, 'that he may thereby
learn that old German valour still 'lives in you,
and that .the bands of peace, when it•at last ar-
rives, may he more firmly rivetted by your last
exploits."

Tile follkiVirtg is a- sTecificatibn of the military
force which the diffrent' ,tat,teS th4,late ithe
Ccitifederation have eitheir already brought,
Grore.about to bring, into the field. ;It *ill also
ii,ive,soinelidea'of the present sub-diviSiOng of, the
new Federation

Ist Corps=-41C,000 Mit-arian,coromanded'by Count Wrede.
. 2,1 Criryincludcs the troops of Hanover, Brunswick,
C' burg; Hanse,Towns, . and Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
4.F,pt)c) !peon the Cam tuainJe r, who is not yet appointed, will/
by ndueed liy tt
~c Prince iiefieat.ld `CcJrps includes . •
Sazuny, Saxe Weimar, Saxe 'Gotha,

-
411,(1 flip; 'csi frilk
Luke of %%, Amar.
, 4th Corps—Hesse Cassel, 12,000' men; Coninsandet,, the
Electoral Prince of Hesse.

Corks=—includes Iler; tialdeclr, Lippe, Nass.,,ii, Saxe
Cobutg,Salce Meinungen, axe HildbtiYgliai,sen, and-Meek-
lenhlirgh Strelitz, 9,2:10 eotiiniattded by the Duke of
Saxe Coburg.
6th Corps—includes -Wiiitzburgh, Dixhistadt, Frankfort,
Isenburgy and Reuss, 9250; .commanded by the Prince of
Hese Homburg.
7th Corps—Wurietuberg, 12,000 im'en, commanded by the
Prince ROyatof Wurtembere.
gth Corps—includes Baden, Hoh,enzollern, and Lichten-
stein, 10,40.inen; grand t0ta17_145,060 Ir en .

DORSfEIN, J.N.. 23.--The Russian Leutenant-
General Chernitchrff was on :the ifith instant at
Aix-la-Chapelle. The PrtAsian Major. Von Co-
lomb has surptized the- enemy's garrisons of Lou-
vaine and Mechlin, taken 20 pieces of cannon,
with their equipments, and thrown ten into the
cater which he could not bring off for want of
horses. Landau- Was.-- completely surrounded on
the 10th, . . ,

PADUA, J.tN. 2.----Accoiding to authentic ac-
comits the troops of General Nugent have enter-
ed Porli, after an qbstinate contest.' They took
five pieces of cannon, and 400 prisoners. Palma
NuOva has been bombarded since the 24th ult.