Star.
London, England, 1813-06-07 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1813.
WHIT MONDAY.—Holiday at the Stock name.

The Gazette of Saturday records another defeat of
she Americans in Canada, which was accompanied
by some traits of heroism on the part of the British
troops employed, which cannot fail to make a due
impression upon the minds of their opponents. The
British in Canada are now occasionally employed in
offensive measures of retaliation, and they are now
under the immediate command of Sir GEORG' PRE-
vosr, from whose skill and experience every thing
successful may be expected.

A Mail from Corunna arrived in town last night,
brought to Falmouth in three days. The Allied
Army is now in motion for Salamanca. It consists of
100,000 men, and is in the best possible state of mili-
tary equipment. The French are supposed to be
concentrating between Valladolid and Salamanca,
but their whole force is represented as not exceeding
50,000 men. General Sir ROWLAND HILL com-
mands the reserve of the Allied Army. Lord WEL-
IINGIVN and the Spanish General, CASTANQS, are
with the advance.

A GottenburghMail arrived yesterday,and brought
an account of the arrival and reception of the CROWN
PRINCE at Stralsund, on the 25th ult. where he re-
ceived his Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND,
Major-General HOPE, and Colonel Cam, Aid-de-
Camp to the Duke of YORK.
This mail brought hardly any other intelligence
worthy of notice; but various rumours, received by
private channels, are in circulation respecting the
Swedish movements, which, if correct, are highly in-
teresting, and serve in some degree to explain the
motives for the distressing temporary abandonment
of the city of Hamburgh.
NAPOLEON, it is asserted, has been forced to mea-
sure back his steps to Dresden, intimidated by his
incertitude respecting the line of conduct that may be
I;ursued by Austria, while threatened in his rear by
the advance of the CROWN PitiNcE with a considerable
force. The number of troops which threaten him in
this quarter are thus stated :

Von Bo Low, to aver Berlin
caor z ow, blockading Magdedurg •
r ETT EN/10R N Doatcseac—Hanseatic Legions
7%ltcklenbcrg and Pomeranian Troops -
iiwedes

MIN.
- 25,000
- 12,000
- 16,000
3,000
- 24,000

82,000
- 40,000

New Levies at Berliu under General Wats:our yr

)22,000

The whole commanded by BERNADOTTr. This army Is desti.
reed to act in the rear of the French, and must, on military prin_
tiples, stop the further advance of the enemy in Silesia. To op.
pose this formidable force, BONAPARTIL has not 23,000 men.
without detaching from the main army under his own immediate
command."

Should this statement prove correct only to half
the extent specified, BONAPARTE, if Austria do net
assist him, must abandon the greater part of the
ground he has gained; and should Austria declare
against him, he must retire entirely from Germany.
How easily might Austria decide the fate of Ger-
many at the present moment, and compel France to
return to some degree of moderation !—lt is possible
that Power may embrace the opportunity now pre-
sented, of regaining a portion at least of her lost in-
fluence and territories. These are powerful motives ;
motives to which considerable weight may be allowed
in our attempts to anticipate the events which may
flow from the present posture of affairs on the Con-
tinent.

What degree of credit may be due to the rumours
en which we have offered these hasty thoughts, we
cannot ascertain ; but on every view that can be
t 'ken, it is impossible to avoid this conclusion, that
rt-NApartrz, with all his boasted success, must feel
himself in an aultward situation from the continued
n2utrality of Austria, and the determined resistance
evii:ch has been opposed to him by the Allies.
.1 he plan cf the Allies appears to have been ma.
nt.rely adopted, znd as firmly executed by its great
Fro:oMr, WITTGENSTEIN. Flis object is to fight the
enemy in detail—to cut off his convoys—to interpose
distance and dif6culty between him and his resources
—and to draw him into a strong country, backed with
-...rtresus, and where each mountain is itself a fortress.
7A large proportion of the Prussian force has been
L.tributed into partisan corps ; the Cossacks too have
On the enemy's rear and flanks ; and the result
':'is constant activity has been to weaken the
Franth array :n a surprising degree. We are conti-
i!i!n-4 assured that between the battles of Lucien and
tT.::in the number of killed and prisoners thus lost
the Trench was not less than 6,000. If BONA-
ads;ance into Silesia, every day will increase
hs laiculties; for the country is full of defiles,
and the inhabitants are inspired with an universal
hatred of the invaders. If he has retreated, or shall
yet retreat, upon Dresden, it will be such an acknow-
ledgment of failure as must;if any thing can, induce
Austria to take a decided part against him. That
Pcwer will join the Allies is the opinion of the
best informed men in Prussia ; and that this idea
i:JevaGs in Bavaria is evident from a Royal Decree
Just published, for a general enrolment to defend the
territory against invasion.