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THE EVENING STAR

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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1813.
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and tap:mote the advantage
liberty to hams him,
gained.We h. ave consequently kept the field of batde,
the victory ts onr's, and the intended purpose is ac-
complished. Near 50,000 of our best troops have
not yet been engaged; we have not lost a single can-
non, and the enemy must have perceived what can
be effected by united national feelings, between two
firmly allied nations, in courage and resistance ; and
that the high hand of PROVIDENCE protects the just
cause of those Powers, who have no object but their
independence, and to found a durable peace on the
freedom of all nations.
Such was the battle of the 2d of May, fought near
the plain of Lutzen, where the liberty of • Germany
was once before conqndred. With the courage of
lions did both Russians and Prussians fight for it, and
their endeavours have not been in vain. The loss we
have sustained may amount to about 10,000 men,
but the most of them are only slightly wounded.—
Among the killed, on the Prussian side, we have,
among several other valuable Staff-officers, to lament
the loss of the Prince of Hesse-Homburg. Our
wounded are, on the Russian• part, General Von
Koonieczyn ; on the Prussian, Generals Blucher and
Scharnhorst slightly, and Hunerbein dangerously.—
On the French side, according to the report of the
prisoners, we learn that Marshal Bessieres is killed,
Ney and Souham wounded. Upwards of 1000 pri.
scners are already brought in, ten pieces of artillery
taker., and some thousand muskets captured at Halle.
Our light troops are now occupied in pursuing the
clew).
.Although the numerous villages lying near to each
other in this territory, and its canals, together with
the precaution taken by the enemy never to appear in
the r‘pen plain, did not afford our cavalry an oppor-
tunity of charging in line, yet the Prussian guarde-
du-corps, and the regiment of Brandenburgh cuiras-
siers, cut down several masses of the enemy's infantry,
even amidst the villages, and under his cross-fire, and
have thereby gained a share in the immortal honour
which the Prussian wan iors have again obtained in
this murderous battle ; and in like manner have the
Russians proved that they can fight on the German
soil, with the same sentiments which insured victory
to them in their own country. • These are the results
of this day, up to this present. GOD bless our arms!
lie visibly and during the battle protected both our
beloved Monarchs, who several times exposed them-
selves to danger, even in the villages where the battle
raged the hottest. May he furthermore bless and
preserve them to us !

At a late hour last night, another Heligoland
Mail arrived, bringing an account of a second and
third attempt by the French, under Davoust, upon
Hamburgh. The first attack, as was stated in the
extracts from yesterday's Mail, took place on the iiith
instant ; the second, on Monday the 10th ; and the
third on Tuesday the 1 lth. We subjoin the details
of these two last affairs from the Hamburgh Papers ;
aid also from the communications of our regular
Correspondent. Upon the authenticity of the latter,
we think we may now safely remove all apprehen-
sions as to the occupation of the Hamburgh territory
by the Danish army of 14,000 men, as mentioned in
our second Edition of yesterday. Whatever may be
the intention of the Danish Government as to the fu-
ture, their troops are certainly at this moment most
actively and zealously employed, in conjunction with
the Hamburghers, in repelling the French Invaders.
If our Correspondent's sources of information are to
be relied upon, and we have never yet seen them
called in question, the dispositions of the Danish Go-
vernment are cordial and sincere in the defence of the
Hanse Towns.

But in the event of any change of fortune, in the
course of the campaign, or of the policy of the Court
ci Copenhagen, the presence of the Danish army will
save the unfortunate Hamburghers from the ven-
geance which was so unblushingly denounced against
them in the last French newspapers.
An article, under the head of Prague, notices the
arrival there of several Continental Princes—this
looks as if there was some truth in the rumour of a
Congress being about to be held at-the above place.
The German Papers are filled with Official and
eemi-c,fiicial accounts (.f the dreadful Battle of Lut-
-4cn, which we have given at length.

" HAMBURGH, MAY 11.

Account of the Battle near Hamburgh on the 9th
tif May.—" Marshal Davoust collected on the Bth
5600 troops, that were dispersed on the line from
Harburg to the Zollenspiecker, aad undertook, on the
9111, atone in the morning, an attack on Willielms-
berg, (an island in the Elbe, bctween liamburgh and
Harburg) and on Ochsenvrarder, (another island)
leaving 1500 men in Harburg. In Wilhelmsberg
were 1100 foot, in OchsenwarJer 600. The enemy,
taking advantage of the ebb, landed on several places,
under a heavy fire from all his batteries, drove back

an advanced post with its reserve, and gained some
ground. As soon as the out-posts and small detach-
ments had joined the reserve in the rear, the enemy
were attacked, and a brisk platoon firing began on
all points. A battalion of Mecklenburghers was sent
to Wilhelmsberg, and a regiment of Hanoverians,
and the battalion of Lubeck, advanced from the Zol-
lenspiecker to Ochsenwarder, in the enemy's right
fhflk. This lattack, which was made with the greatest
spirit, entirely disconcerted the enemy, who gave
way by degrees on all points, covering his retreat by
burning some houses and mills. Our troops pursued

eagerly. and took many Owners. The enemy re'
embarked, protected by his numerous batteries on the
opposite shore, His loss consists in 200 killed,
wounded, and priso aers ; ours In 150, among whom
seven officers."

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44 HALF PAST NINE IN THE EVENING.—Seven hun-
dred French have landed this afternoon at Wilhelms.
burg, where they still are. We are quite easy, how-
ever, as the Danes, who already on Sunday evening,
sent into our territory a considerable number of troops,
have crossed over, to the number of some hundreds,
to Wilhelmsburg r and certain intelligence is arrived,
two hours ago, that Denmark gives 25,000 men, and
has engaged not to suffer any French to pass the
Elbe. Prince Christian is appointed General of the
army in Holstein ; a young man, but much esteemed
'by the military.

eg Prince Dolgorucky has left Copenhagen, and is
said to be expected here. Count Moltke, the Danish
Minister, remsins at the head-quarters, by the ex-
press desire of. Alexander. A Swedish courier has
just brought the news, that the Prince of Sweden is
'arrived at Stralsund, with the rest of the Army.—
This morning a French General came here with a
iflag of truce—the object of his mission is kept a se-
cret. Tettenborn was at some miles from Hamburg,
lat a place called the Heller, whither his papers, &c.
are said to be already conveyed, it being his inten-
tion, it is presumed, to leave Hamburg to the Danes,
and to cross the Elbe with all his troops."