Star.
London, England, 1806-10-27 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIANS AND FRENCH.

Honilities, as it has been before dated, began on
the 9th inflant ; but no affair of importance took
place until the ioth, when a very warm anion was
fought at Saalfeld. Prince Lours FkaDIXAIID, who
commanded an advanced corps of the left wing of the
Prnffian army, was netioned at that town to defend
the /mirage of the Saat. His orders, it is raid, were
to maintain his petition to the lall caucus*, fur the
purpofe of affording the Prince of Hon tos,no e an
opportunity of executing a bold movement which he
had planned againtl the sight wing of the enemy.—
Mince Louts bravely performed his duty, defeAing
the bridge during the greaser part of the day againil
a force three timts more numerous than h:s own; he
had only Goo,-) men under his command, and the
French were eflimatcd at 20,000. In the enJ, how-
ever, the enemy prevailed. Prince Lows was killed,
the pail-Ages of the Saul forced, and Are Pruffians
compelled to retreat, sriih !hc Infs of fevers' men,
and forme cannon. Tittle are the moil auth,ntic
particulars which we have been Able to extraa from
the Mail refpefling the refaltof this JO affair, which
was produced by an attuppt or gte Frtneh to turn
Flit tight wing t;i the Pillions, eitd.dairoy the coa-
t

fiderable magisineS‘which they had (mated at Natant-
burgh.
The confequencie of the advantage gained by the
menu on the toth, was that the PrufGan left fell
back on the Main army. The Pruffians then appear
to have occupied a line extending from beyond Er-
furt, on the right, towards Weimar on the left. The
Frerich, of whore pofitions, however, little pofitive is
known, appear to have advanced in force from Hof,
towards Saalfield, their right however firetching
into Saeony. Indeed open the right of the French
the country appears to have been left expoftd to dick
incurfions, and tome marauders aCtually had the
boldnefs to penetrate to Leipfick, and there etaacd
a ronfiderable contribution.

In fan, feveral fkireniffies. comparatively of little
importance. kern to have taken place from the loth
to the 13th. T. ron the latter day a very important
anion took place, in which the PTIALITIS were deci-
ledly vinorious. It was the corps of Prince HOH 'm-
ums which had been reinforced that was again en-
gaged, and the corps of the enemy with which he was
engaged was that of Martha,. Sounr. The French
loft near 6,ocx, killed, and 14,0e0 prifoners. In fad,
Sounv's corps is Paid to have been nearly annihilated.
The Pruffians got in their rear, and completely cut
off their retreats and moll sit them were obliged to
lay down their arms. The joyful intelligence reached
Berlin on the 15th, and by order of the grate was
officially procLimed. The details, however, had not
arrived.

We are lorry to be obliged to add that the dif
patches received by Government from Lord Moe.
PITH, afford too much reafon to fear that, notwith-
(landing the aufvicious affair ef the 13th, a fubfequent
*Won was fought on the following day, the 14th,
which proved ditallrous to the Pruflians. What is
molk difirelTing,verhaps, is, that the Duke of BRUNS.
oleo was feverely wounded, and ha, been obliged to
be removed to Magdcburgh. The Ids of In dit:inguifh-
ed a Commander, at a moment fo ethical, cannot be
too much deplored. This battle is reported to have
been fought not far from Weimar. The Pruffians
fought, as indeed they have done upon every occa-
Bon, with the moll diltinguithed valour. The KING
dirplayed the tttmoft heraifm, and had two honks
killed under him. The unfortunate accident which
deprived the army of the prefence of the Duke of
BIUNIWICI mu* have contributed to the difaller
which in the event of the day befel them. Their loft
was eonfiderable.
Very few details of this action have yet arrived.—
We do not underlaid, however, that though the re-
fult of the day was advca to the PrufGans, that they
were routed, or that the affair was decifive. We
confider the loft of the Duke of Bau 14 swice the chief
I.sfss though we troll his place will be fupplied. An
other action was expeacd, which would probably be
decifive, and we mull fervently hope that the Prof-
flans will have retrieved the reverie they experieseed
on the 14th.

We underhand that two EnglA Meffengers,tdefirs.
\aGSTatr and Mir.r.sa, have been made prifoners
by the French, a circumaance which is eafily account-
ed for by the enemy's light parties penetrating by the
left of the Pruffians, even into the rear, and acciden-
tally, therefore, cutting off their communications.
It is hated in the Berlin newipapers, that 60,000
Ruffians have affually arrived in the Pruffian terti-
wrier. We with they had joined the army, but hill
we hope they will arrive in time to lend important
:alliance, now fo much wanted. lithe Prufflan main
army fhould be forced to retreat, they will fall back
upon their fupplies and reinforcements. Could they
make a well condufted retreat, keeping the enemy at
bay till the Ruffians can join, the fortune of the war
might be retrieved. Nothing can exceed the devotion
of the Pruffian troops, and of the people throughout
the Prufhan dominions. The King mull now be con-
vinced that every thing is at Rake in the prefent con-
tell, and we truth he will have courage to bear up even
againh reverie. It has been the chara!ler of the
Houle of Brandenburgh to do fo. One battle
ought not to decide the fate of a Monarchy, which,
in fpite of fo many defeats, rofe to fplendour and
greatnefs.

General CRAWIIVRD arrived on Saturday at PAL
mouth, to take the command of the Expedition force
time waiting there, and fuppofed to be bound for
Snitch America and the Cape. Upon hi. arrival the
wh .le convoy prepared for an immediate dart, and
were lying at finglc anchur when our ascounts came
away.