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London, England, 1813-04-23 00:00:00

the dread and fear they entertained of possibly again
seeing the enemy within their walls.
General Von Borstell, with his detached corps,
had already advanced as far as Wahlitz, for the pur-
pose of surrounding Magdeburg on the right bank
of the Eibe i but alt the Sid of April, being attacked
by a superior force, he (according to his previous in-
structions) retreated back to Nedlitz, but covered
the roads to Burg and Gommern by Cossacks.
On the sth of April the enemy obliged General
Von Borstell to fall back to Gevina (on the road to

Gortzke), and forced the Cossacks past Lutskau,

and towards Burg.
gs As I had received certain information that the
Vice Roy of Italy commanded this expedition •in

person, and pith a Corps d'Armee of four divisions,

about 22,000 or 24,000 men strong,• among which
welt 3000 cavalry and 40 pieces of artillery, he not
only caused the country round Magdeburg to be

plundered (on the right bank of the Elbe), but like-
wise, not knowing that my corps was so near him,
intended making an attempt upon Berlin. I deter•

mine,' on attacking him with my whole strength, to
drive him back with my entire force. For this pur-

pose, on the 4th April, I concentrated the force of
Gensial Von York near Zerbst, that of Lieutenant.
General Von Berg at three German miles from

thence, in the village of. Lictzo, and fixed my head.
quarters at Zerbst. I directed General Von Borstell,
and likewise General Von Bulow, who had so early
as the 4th April, arrived at Ziesar, to push as far
forward as the enemy would permit ; but that they
should on the sth, when they would be informed by
a cannonade of my having commenced an attack,
fall on the enemy with the greatest impenpsity.
" On the sth, in the morning, Lieutenant-General
Von York's corps advanced to Leitzkau ; and that
of Lieutenant-General Von Berg, to Ladeburg.
64 Lieutenant-General Von Borstell had advanced
towards Meckern, and Lieutenant-General Von Bu-
low to Hohenzlez. At two o'clock in the afternoon
Lieutenant-General Von York was obliged to send a
van-guard towards GOmmern, and Lieutenant-Gene-
ral Von Berg to do the same to this place.
" The first van-guard came up with the enemy
near Danegkow, and after a brisk cannonade, forced
them to quit that place with a considerable loss ;
whereupon I caused the corps of Lieutenant-General
Von York, and that of Lieutenant-General Von
Berg, to follow the van-guard, which were already
engaged, and make a vigorous attack on the enemy.
44 Generals Von Borstell and Bulow did the same
on their side, the first advancing to Zchdenuk, and
the latter to Vehelitz ; which places were in the ene-
my's possession, but who was dislodged from thence
by the valour of our troops.
.s-The resistance, nf tux enemy. wlio had the advan. 1
4 4-
tage of the ground, was every where very obstinate,
but nevertheless forced at all points to yield to the
bravery o 4 our troops, and it was only by the dark-
ness coming on that an end was put to the engage-
ment, and prevented us from following up this glo-
rious victory.
4; I cannot sufficiently express to your Excellency
my approbation of the Imperial Russian and Royal
Prussian troops. The Lithuanian regiment of dia.
goons, aid two squadrons of the hussars of the Body
Quaru, cut down a regiment of the enemy's cavalry ;
ttte rest were taken or disperaed. The Grocino hus-
sars did the same by a se6and regiment. The tirail-
'curs of the brave battalion of Pomeranian grenadiers
tyl: one cannon. In all, five powder-waggons were
taken ; 27 Officers and 900 soldiers made prisoners.
General Grenier and General Grundler are .vounded.
'the loss of the enemy in killed and wounded cannot
be less than 2000 men. We have one Officer killed,
seven wounded, and 560 men killed and wounded.
The enemy did not make and keep a single prisoner:
one Cossack, made prisoner, delivered himself, and
brought with him a horse he had taken.
44 On the 6th, about noon, I again sent a body of
infantry and cavalry in search of the enemy, who,
during the night, had already retreated on all points;
our search was in vain, as the enemy, in his retreat to
Magdeburg, has even abandoned the defiles by Walt.
Litz and Alt-Clus, and thrown down all the bridges.
At present I cause erftr‘ncliments to be thrown up by
Clus, Keenigsborn, and other places, in order to
enable Lieutenant General Von Bulow to blockade
Magdeburg with all possible security on this side.
(Signed) ‘4 F. D'ANVIIAY,
" la the name of the Count of WI I TGENSTEIN."

Baron Dontisetta, who commands a corps of Rus-
sians and Prussians, and is a Major General in the
service of Great Britain, was the officer who obtained
the victory over General MORAND. The charge of •
revolutionizing Hanover seems to have been entrusted
to this gallant officer, and he has certainly given ad-
mtrable proofs of his talents for such an enterprise.
Among other loyal and patriotic effusions, he has
published a Proclamation, threatening instant retalia-
ticn for any loyal Hanoverians who may be put to
death by the vile miscreants who still infest their
country, This assassination of unarmed inhabitants
who dare to chew their hatred to the French, was long
practised in Spain ; and it was only abandoned when
LoNGA and MINA, and some other heroic leaders, put
to death 4n Frewheita, for every Patriot so murdered.
—The brave Doatiestuo ought to have this dreadful
but necessary example before his eyes. Ten thou-
sand reptiles in French uniforms are not sti valuable
ai one hottest German who has risen in defence of his
country