Star.
London, England, 1813-09-20 00:00:00

A GOTTENBuItGH MAIL.

CONFIRMATION OF TDB TOTAL DEFEAT
ow NEY, LAURISTON, AND M'DONALD,

BY GENERAL BLUCHER.

ADVANCE OF THE CROWN PRINCE.

The intelligence from Gottenburgh is to the 12th
September. It confirms the report of MOREAU having
lost his legs, but adds, that he was doing well. The
official details of BtxchEa's successes in Silesia are
too long for insertion to-day, but the following is an
accurate sketch of their con►ents. The great battle
took place on the 26th, between the Katzbach and
the Rover, and the French fled in all directions.—
Few er no pristiners were taken, fur every Mall was
cut down by the enraged Prussians. The enemy lost
from Fifty to Seventy Pieces of Cannon, and Ninety
Ammunition Waggons.

Between Berlin and the Elbe, General VON
HANSCHFELD; with the Prussian Militia, and the
Russian General CIIERNICHEFF, have totally destroy-
ed the division of the French Army, commanded by
General GIRARD, who is killed.

We have also received a Swedish Bulletin, dated
Belitz, August 30, where the CROWN PRINCE'S head-
quarters then were. The French were in.full retreat
towards the Elbe, pursued by the cavalry under
Generals \VNZINGERODE and WORONZOFIN The
Cnows PRINCE'S Army is moving forward.
The following are the only Extracts for which we
have room : •
" COTTENGBURGH, SEPTEMBER It.

" The French made two dreadful sorties from Dres-
den, in both of which they were driven back with
great slaughter. The Allies were, however, oblted
to retire in the afternoon of the 29th, for want of pro-
visions, and owing to the bad state of the weather.-
General Vandamme was, in consequence, detached by
Napoleon to hArrass them ; and was, on the 30th,
attacked, himself killed, and the whole of his corps
taken or destroyed.

•• The gallant and enterprising Blucher has com-
pletely defeated. Macdonald, between Katzbach and
th Bober, taking 15,000 prisoners, 103 pieces of
cannon, 415 ammunition waggons, four Generals,
and five Eagles.

" The Crown Prince of Sweden has driven the
French nine German ales back, taking 2500 pri-
soners and 16 pieces of cannon, in an affair near Wit-
tembcrg.

" Accounts are said to have reached the Crown
Prince's Head-quarters, of Fiume having been taken
by General Nugent.
‘, All those gratifying accounts are, however,
clouded by die melapcholy intelligence of General
Moreau's having lost both his legs by a cannon ball►
while walking with the Emperor of Russia before
Dresden.—This affair happened on the afternoon of
the 29th, when the Allied Army was about to retire.
He is at Toeplitz, doing well, and great hopes are en.
tertained of his recovery."
A Gentleman from Gottenburgh states, that before
he tame away, accounts had been received of a
Great Victory obtained over the French, in which
their loss afuounted to 35,000 men, killed, wounded,
and taken, with 1200 baggage-waggons.
We regret that the date is not mentioned. It is per-
haps only another version of the preceding accounts.
Just as this Paper was putting to Pres, two Russian
and a Prussian Messenger, actompanied by another
Gentleman from Prussia, arrived in Downing-street,
with Dispatches. They left Gottenburgh on the
Ilth. instant.

French Papers to the 16th hate now arrived. They
confirm our former statements of BLUCHER having
been completely victorious in Silesia. The admission
of MACDONALD'S defeat is obscurely worded it is true,
but it is nevertheless convincing. We *ere told in
• the last Paris Papers that MACDONALD was every
where stucessfal—that he had taken up a good po-
sition and that he could make head against the enemy
if he should rally. We pointed out the deformities
'of this article at the time—(Vide the STAR of Sep-
tanbet 17), and hazarded a conjecture that MAc-
DONALD and not the Allies, had most occasion to
rally. This be has done, if we are to believe his
Master's account of it, but not until he had been driven
from the Katzbach tolluntalau. It must be freh in the
recollection of our Readers that BLUCHER'S victories
were gained on the 29th and 27th : during these days
the French Papers inform us that the elements were
once more let loose Upon the French army—the rain
fell in torrents—the Bober overflowed its banks—the
roads were three feet deep with water. The trench
columns were surprised by the deluge, and separated ;
the enemy wished to take advantage of their misfor- ,
tune, but was himself driven from the heights which j
he occupied.