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London, England, 1813-11-25 00:00:00

COPY OW TILE SUPPLEMENT TO THE PEANICEOVe °Wars
OF THE 4TH NOVEMBER* Oil
Head-quarters, Franbfort, November 3.
After the capture of Wurtzburgh, the combined
Austrian and Bavarian army directed its march on
Hanau, in order to encounter the Grand French Ar-
my, which was effecting its retreat by that place.
On the 19th October, our advanced guard encoun!
tered the enemy, between Rotteuhach and Gelnhao.
sen ; and, after a severe combat, the General of Di.
iision, Delathotte, took from him two cannon. and
boar thousand prisoners, among whom were two. Ge-
nerals and 150 officers.. •
Tfie 30th, in the morning, the General in Chief,
Count de Wrede made a reconnoissance, from which ;
it was positively ascertained that the enemy had still
from sixty to eighty thousand men, In consequence
of the detachments which• the combiaeat army had
ntade, it had then only thirty thousand men in front •
A of Hanau t. and the General in Chietarho, with
Au' Iforees so unequal, could not oppose theproject ofthe
are, the enemy to effect his retreat by the road so Frankfort:
.e admirab . ...
determined aileast to render that operatioo .ea dil4-
As certainly pi cult to hini act possible. In consequence, ;se placed
attics of Leipsic the combiaed army before Hanau, .the right wing
leaning upon the Reining, and the left, ;$ elerral. • .
upon are roads which lead from the
of
to Frank-
.:, &c. (Signed) fort,
ss STRWART, Lieut. Gent The advanced guard had orders to retire into, the
,is just received, that apa position of the army which movement General 0e...
on of ,Magdebourg has been lamotte executed vißla the greatest regnlarity. On the
and driven under the walls of left wing of the combined army, in the pla:n hetweh
hundred infantry and nix cannon 1 the of Hanau and the wood of Lanart *eve-
nt batteries had been placed to receive the eiseault: •
.e the Bulletin published at Halle on when he should debouch. The greater pnet of the
Ant, C. i , ' cavalry bad also been posted there, to prevent a
—. ; ' mach as possible, the enemy from le ming.
FROM THE FRANKFORT oAzEiTE. . 1 On the 30th, at_cleven o'chtk in the morning, the
The Austrian Corps d'Armee, united to thnt of 'enemy advanced upon the road, in heavy colemns,
the Bavarian Army, under the orders of his Excel. whilst their i il
t.rai__eurs passed (num& the wittash One
lency the General of Cavalry, Count de WreLte, con- hundred and eighty pieces of cannon were broughtd-Marshal Lieilel fOrward- to oblige the allied army to give "way.
sists of three divisions.. The Fiel
nant de Fr
he who at this momeet supplies .d ; The Emperor Napoleon made every effort to at.
place of the Count de Wrede, commands •• throfirst tam that object, but In vain. The allied army, with
division, which is composed 4 a battalion of thus- heroic brayery, kept possession of the field of battle
sews of the ninient of the Archduce Rodaph, 'led until night.
of that of Jordis. 'Be has under his.erchars the Majorheavy charges of cavalry on the left wing, and
danerals; Gurdegg and Woinwann. T'he sec '.nd all the attacts upon the right were repulsed. The •
division, consiiting pi• two Kicpti.tilt r,sf Itandwehr, Bavarian Geoeral, Count linkers, with his division,
and of seven battalions ot gr naJiers„ is not* the particularly contributed by the most glorious *tunes*
orders of Field-Marshal Lieutenant de Bach, wha his to this success. -
under him the Major-Generals Ruder and K-lenau..... i The enemy had suffered consislerahle loss, candelas,
The Field-MAshal Lieutenant de Spleny commands larly in his old euard. The object of the Portman-
the third division, which is composed of the hussars der to impede the retreat of the enemy, was accom-
•of the Archduke Joseph, of Szeckler, and of Friniont,! plished, and, in the night, he withdrew his left wing
of the uhlans of Schwartzenberge of the dragoons of ! behind Hanate in order not to expose it without ne-
Onesewich, and of the ceirassiers;of Lichtenstein...—' cesitys well
as to
Liable him to renew the combat
The Major-General de Till6n'is the seoond.in corn- on the,
f aollowing day.
wand of this division. • . The enemy commenced his retreat, In order to
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PROCLAMATION, cover it, he attacked Hanau by assault, which was
PUBLISIIID BT. GENERAL VON HILLER, AT TRENT) ow occupied hy the Austrian brie de atmar : reeeel
THE 26TH OF OCTOBER, 1813. of his attertmts were fruitless laded he was ohlige4 to
ells into t
• People of Italy !--I have passed the Alps With an content himself with throwing some shhe
'army of silty thousand men, and I enter the plains frown'; .this fire, however, did bat,little 4mage duo.
of Italy. - Pabilosatce is going to put a period to the ring the night.
a tyranny that oppressed you ; sacrificed your youths ; In order to spare the town, and prevent the
Chien
' in thiellorth of Spain, for an unjust cause ; paralysed i naval of the bombardment, the Genernl in Chief
commerce and industry, and spread desolation in theiavithdrew the garrisea on the 31st October, at eight
fields of Italy, so favoured by HEAVEN. i have oc- :in the moniing. --.
tripled the passes leading from Italy into Austria— I -The French, however, having on their entry into
I have turned,- at their sources, the Isonzo, the 'lra-: Ranau begun to pillage, and driven out the inhabi-
gliamento, the Piave, and -the Brenta—and I have :tants who were occupied in extipposhirig the fire,
made it impossible for your General in Chief to es- I the General in Chief resolved to prevent the destruco
caoe me, whithersoever he may turn. Verona, ! tion of the town, and caused it to be retaken a& two
Mantua, and Milan, expect
dove delivered irra o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. .
days. The north, the east, an est of Europe, have , The General, accompanied by his suite, and with
furnished all their forces, and the flower of their ! the Austrian General de Geppert, at the heed .ofii -
young population, to re-establish the independence of column of grenadiers 'and Austrian chasseera, die
their States, and they are now free. Search S
Frrected the assault in. person, which took place with
tria, in Russia, in Prussia, or in Spain, the ench the greatest regularity. In half on hour the town
who ruled the world :—you will find corpses, 'priso. ; war, taken, but the Commander in Chief was mote
ners, wounded, and traces ot devastation ; but the ! tally-wounded. This irreparable loss for. the allied
enemy have there no longer any bodies of troops ' artnt,incensed the troops to a degree, which rendered
under arms. lit no longer possible to restrain them e every French.
• .. •
Pre fine provinces of the South of Enrope.ought man that could be found in the city was bayonetted.
likewise to participate in the joy of the world, on ac- • The enemy posted themselves beyond the gates upon
count of the return of ancient times, cf order, and of the bridge ot the Renting, but in spite of the nose
justice. My Sovereign has been pleased to enirust spirited resistance, 'he war immediately driven from
come this great work ; rise, therefore, people of lay.. this position, and the next g e cempletely
you know what means of resistance the enemy has to, effected his retreat.
oppose to me ; you are aware that they are the last. j • The allied army is in pursuit of ftim. The troops
I have under my banners thirty thotisried men, who of the combined army vied with each other- in giving
have not yet fought" in this holy war, and who are I proofs of the than distiriguished valour. Thus loci
burning with a desire of sharing in the glory of these' is comparatively inconsiderable ; it amounts in the
that preceded them, Fresh armies are forming be. total to seven thousand killed and wounded
neither ad
yond the Alps ; the fate of Italy is decided ; remind comprising some missing the army has rose
your children, that they were born in the ancient ; colours nor cannon—the enemy, on the contrary,
country of glory, and that the height of glory. con; have left upon the field of battle, fifteen thousand
sists in combating under the banners of the most just men killed and wounded; the greatest part of. the
Of Monarchs, for the peace of the wedd, and for the latter have perished in the wood of Lampner-the
independence of nations. - ; rapidity 'with which the enemy effected his retreat,
The General of Artillery, Commander in Chief . not having permitted him to carry them off.
of the Imperial and Royal Army of the Ty-' The road from Haman to Frankfurt is covered with'
rol and "-of Italy, (Signed) dead bodies, dead horses, and dismounted ammuni-
SARON VON HILLER. tion waggons ; and proves the disorder in which the
• BULLETIN. remains of the grand French army fled. Fugitives
PUBLISHED IN HALES, NOVEMBER 9.
!
- I are taken upon all the road;, and besides ,bow al-
An estafette which arrived last night from Calbe to
the Royal Military Government, brings the account, I ready
that yesterday, the Bth instant, part of the French cently been brought in ; their numbers augment
mentioned,
fifteen thousand prisoners have re-
garrison of Magdeburg was totally defeated betweenthe
;every instant. Among these prisoners are found
Calbe and Schonebeck, and pursued as far as the I ,eighty_vesant, an two hundred and
Calbe GeneralsMoreell ;and A. • d d
officers. FREANZ.,
ramparts of Magdeburg. The enemy lost seven hun- PROCLAMATION.
tired infantry and four hundred horse, together with
six guns. The victorious arms uf the Powers allied against
• France, have, under the manifest protNion of Dr-
The Prussians have entered Schonebeck and Salze
VINE
PROVIDENCE ,m
her t nearly
'years
en lure
sufferings. completed the deliverance
amid the most joyful acclamations of the inhabtrants• of the country fro
valiant army of the North is already Rppiosching 6
rescued; axed those valuable salt-works inteodcd to
•
The magazine{ of salt and fuel at Sc!onebeck ,tre
devastates it is led by his Royal Highness the illustoees Crowd
have been destroyed by the enemy, who
Near Frohse many Frenchmen were driven int.,
every thing, are saved.
thee;
toand severallast thousand night
men.
number of prisoners Prince of Sweden, whose love of justice and heroism.
have both disposed oriel qualified him to occon.e.thes
deliverer of the Germans. The troops of our King,
athnerouEnl
attached to this army, have already occupied the ca.
pital, and great part of the coantry.
All faithful lienoverians wail gratefully venerate,
blanover, November It.
Mv LORD—Sinceclosing my dispatches, I have
seen the inclosed Supplement to the Frankfort Ga-
steadilyin this consolatory change of :dans, thoee wise Inca-
eof29Gthen3eorathlsures which his Majesty, our beloved King, has rot
pursued during the most untoward circurn-
zette of the 4th instant, containing an account of the stances, and which leis Royal Highness the Prince
toperationsfort,
on
,Wanreddemastt
ultimo.tianau and Prank' Regent, who is no less warmly interested in the wel-
fare ©f the hereditary German States of his House,
i
I annex also the has, with coital constancy, cuntinired and completed.
, Proclamation issued by the Re- Li '
lead of groaning under the yoke of foreign rulers,
gericy of iienover.—l have the honour to be, &c. to whom the annihrlatien of our canstrunion And tan-
(Signed) CHARLES STEWART, gilage, the destruction of out property, and the ehed-
Lieutenant-General. die of of the blood of our childreu, were _nay .t pre..

The lot convoys are all on the road to Marshafrllu,
hr's stud General Bolger's armies; and they are the
istezpe 6f re-equipping and arming these corps d'ar-,
forthwith, nearly to their original establishmisAts.
It must be as grateful to the English nation, as cre-
ditable to its GOTCITIMetIts* to lee how opportunely
:this aid is at band. The gratitude of Marshal Blucher
ind General Bulow, as expressed to me, must be
agreeable to your .Lordship.,, ...,
' Mar-shat Blucher's march ivute Eit II believe) as 1
follows i—qt Freyburg the lath, Wegerbush the
11th, Fregburg the 12ih, and Muhlheim, near Co-,
logne, the 13th. . .
I forbear to recapitulate the enthuslastla lesson-
strations that have follovied the entry. ef tho fillies
again into this capital.
I enclose your Lordship a Frankfort Gazette, and
you will, no doubt, observe with pleasure, the collec-
tion of the Austrian reserves, and the admirable pro-
clamation of Baton Hiller; it was certainly publish-
' ed,before the accounts of the battles of Leipsic could
have reached him.
I have the honour to" be, &c. (Signed)
CHARLIE STIWART, Lieut. General.
P. S. An account is just received, that a part of
the French garrison of ,Magdebourg has been ea-
direly defeated and driven under the walls of the
. place. Seven hundred infantry and six cannon have
been taken.
.1 enclose the Bulletin published at Halle on the
9th instant. c. s.