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by the Chief of Division Gnillermie.

PARIS, SEPTEMBER S.
Her Majesty the Empress Queen add Regent, on
her return from her voyage to Cherbnerg;today
alighted at the Palace of St. Cloud, at one teckock in
the morning. At noon the cannon announced 'her
arrival in the capital.
Her Majesty the Empress Queen-and Regent has
rwiived the following intelligence from the'Aony,
dated the 26th August :
64 The enemies denounced the armistice on the
11th, at noon, and stated that hostilities would com-
mence on the 17th, at midnight. •
46 At the same time, a note from Count Metter-
nich, Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed
to Count de Narbonne, gave him to understand Aus-
tria's having declared war against France.
44 On the 17th, the dispositions of the two armies
were as follow :
46 The 4th, 12th, and 7th corps, undei the orders^
of the Duke of Reggio, were at Dahme.
46 Prince Eckmuhl with his corps, to which the
Danes were joined, encamped before Hamburgh, his
head-quarters being at Bergendorf.
66 The 3d corps was at Leignitz, under the Prince
of Mosl:wh's orders.
"The sth corps was at Goldsberg, under General
Lauriston's orders.
46 The 11th corps was at Loewenberg, under the
Duke of Tarente.
•6 The 6th corps, commanded by the Duke of Ra-,
gusa, was :it Bunzlau.
66 The Bth corps, under Prince Poniatowskii was.
at Zettau.
" Marshal St. Cyr was with the 14th corps, the
left leaning upon the Elbe, to the camp at Kcenigs-
tein, on both sides the great road from Prague to
Dresden, pushing corps of observation to the debou-
ches from Mauenberg.
46 The Ist corps had arrived at Dresden, and the
2d at Zettau. •
" Dresden, Torgau, Wittenberg, Magdeburg, and
Hamburgh, had each their garrison, and were armed
and provisioned.
" The enemy's army was, as far as could be as-
certained, m the following position:

M On the 18th the Duke of Tarente gave orders
to General Zueetic 'to take the small town of Lahn ;
he marched there with an Italtan brigade; he bravely
executed his order, and caused the enemy a loss of
upwards of 500 men. General Zueetic is an officer
of distinguished merit. The Italian troops attacked
the Russians, who were superior in number, with the
bayonet.
“ On the 19th instant,, the enemy encamped at
Zobteu , a corps of 12,000 Russians passed the Bo-
ber, and attacked the post of Liebeniekes, which was ,
defended by three light companies.
▪ General Lauriston caused a part of his corps to
take to arms, left Loewenberg, marched to the ene-
my, and drove him into the Bober. The brigade of
,General Lafette, of the division of Rochambeau, has
distinguished itself.
•Meanwhile the Emperor arrived on the 20th at
,Lanbau, and at break of day on the 21*, he was at
Loewenberg; and caused bridges to be thrown across
the Bober. General Lauriston's corps crossed the
river at noon. General Maison, with his accustomed
ealour, beat down every thing that endeavoured to
I oppose his passage, -tarried all the positioni, and
drew the enemy fighting near to Goldsberg. He was
supported by the sth and 11th corps. On his left
the Prince of Moskwa Caused General Saken to be
attacked by the third corps, in front of Brunalaws
overthrew them, put them to rout, and tcuic some
prisoners.
a, The enemy put himself in retreat. w An engage-
ment took place before Goldsberg on the 23d Au.
gust.- General Lauriston was there at the head of the
sth and 11th corps. He had before him the Russians,
who covered the position of Flensberg, and the Prus-
.sians, who extended themselves to the right on the
road to Leigoitz. At the moment when Gen
Gerard debouched to the left on Niederau, a column
of 25,000 Prussians appeared at this point. He
caused them to be attacked in the middle of the bar-
racks of the old camp, which were forced at all parts;
the Prussians essayed to make several charges of ca.
valry, which were repulsed every where; they were
driven from their positions, and left near 5000 dead
on the field of battle, besides some prisoners,
On the right Flensberg was taken and retaketi

IQh, . see.
66 Eighty thousand Russians and Prussians entered,
ral
t,mes 7
at length the 185th regiment threw itself
on the morning of the 10th, Bohemia, and were, on
on the enemy, and entirely overthrew him. The
the 21st, to arrive on the Elbe. That army was
enemy has lost at this point 1000 dead and 4000
commanded by the Emperor Alexander and the.! wounded. The allied army retired in disorder, and
King of Prussia, the Russian Generals Barclay de •
in great haste towards jauer. The enemy being thus
Tally, Wittgenstein, and Miloradowitsch, and the
defeated in Silesia, the Emperor' took with him tht
Prussian General Kleist. The Russian and Pros.
Prince of Moskwa, left the command of the army is
sian Guards formed a part of it, which, joined to
Prince Schwartzenbourg's army, formed the Grand Silesia is tfie Duke of Terence, and arrived on the
Army, and a force of 200,000 men. This army was
25th at Stotpen. The old and young guards, infan-
to act on the left bank of the Elbe, by passing that try, cavalry and artillery, performed these 40 leagues
river in Bohemia. in four days."
The Silesian army, commanded by the Prussian Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Regent has
Generals Blucher and York, and the Russian Gene. ;received the follow ing intelligence from the army,
I dated 28th August :
rals Sacken and Langeron, appeared to collect upon aon
the , . . . . . .
Mtn, at eight in the morning, the
Breslaw ; it was 100,000 men strong.
Em-
peror entered Dresden. The grand Russian, Prus-
,
gg Several Prussian and Swedish corps, and the in. .Sian, and Austrian army, commanded by the Sone
Isunectionel corps, covered Berlin, and were opposite I reigns, was before it ; it crowned all the )ills which
Hamburgh and the Duke of Reggio. The force of surround Dresden, at the distance of a short league
the army which covered Berlin is estimated at one i upon the left bank. Marshal St. Cyr, with the 14th
:.undyed and ten thousand men. ) corps, and the garrison of Dresden, occupied the en-.
" All the enemy's operations were made under the trenched camp, and lined with sharpshooters the for- .
idea that the Emperor would repass to the left bank :, tifications which surrounded the suburbs. AU was
of the Elbe. ! tranquil at noon, but to the skilful eye, this calm
" The Imperial Guard left Dresden, marched on was the precursor of a storm ; an attack appeared
the 15th to Bautzen, and on the 18th to Goerlitz. I imminent.
"On the 19th the Emperor went to Zittau, andi 66 At four in the afternoon, at the signal of the .
instantly ordered Prince Poniatowski's corps to ! firing of three cannons, six enemy's columns, each ;
march, forced the debouches of. Bohemia, passed the I preceded by 50 pieces of artillery, formed, and a few.,
great chain of mountains which separate from Bohe. moments atter descended into the plain ; they march-
mia to Lusace, and entered Gabel, whilst Generals ed towards the redoubts. In less than a quarter of an
~
Lefevre and Disnouettes, with a division of infantry hour the tire became terrible. The fire of a redoubt
being silenced, the assailants turned it, and made
and cavalry of the Guard, obtained possess'on of
Rumbourg, cleared the neck of the mountains at efforts at the foot of the fortifications of the suburbs,
Georgenthal, and the Polish General Reminski took where A rod number met death.
Friedland and Reichenburg. . 44 It was near five o'clock, a part of the reserves of
the 4th corps was engaged. Some shells fell in the
« This operation WAS intended to disturb the ene-
my at Prague, and acquire certain ii.formation re- town—the moment appeared pressing. The Emperor
specting their designs. We there learned what our i ordered the King of Naples to march with General
spies had already informed us, that the Elite of the . Latour Mauburg's cavalry upon the enemy's right
Russian and Prussian army were traversing Bohemia, flank, and the Du ke of Treviso to march against the left
and uniting upon the left bank of the Elbe. I flank. The four divisions of the Young Guard, corn-
" Our light troops pushed to within 16 leagues of i manded by Generals Dinnoutier, Barroe, Decouz and
Prague. ' Roquet, then debouched, two by the gate of Pirna,
" The Emperor was at Zittau, on his return from and two by the gate of Plauen. The Prince of
Bohemia on the 20th, at ten o'clock in the morning. Moskwa debouched at the head of Barroe's division.
He left the Duke of Belluno with the second corps at Those divisons overthrew every thing before them ;
Zi:taii, tO stteagthen the corps of Prince Poniatow- the fire immediately got to a distance from the centre
ski. He placed General Vandamme, with the first to the circumference, and was soon driven back upon
corps at Rumbourg, to support Generals Lefevre the hills. The field of battle remained covered with
and Desnouettes ; these two Generals occupying the dead, cannon, and wrecks.
point in force, caused redoubts to be thrown up on 44 General Dumoutier is wounded, as are likewise
the height which commanded the point. The Em- Generals Boyeldieu, Tyndal, and Combelles. The
peror took the road to Laubau; in Silesia, where he officer of artiUery, Beranger, is mortally wounded ;
arrived on the 28th, before seven Velock in the even-' he was a young man of great hopes. General Gros,
ing. The enemy's army in Silesiti had violated the of the Guards, was the first to throw himself into the
neutrality, and passed through the neutral territory ditch of a redoubt, where the enemy's sappers were
since the 12th. They had, on the 15th, insulted all already at work ; in cutting down the palisades he
our advanced posts, and carried off some ridettes. received a bayonet wound.
44 On the 16th, a Russian corps iliced itself be. " The night became dark and the fire ceased, the
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tween tbe Bober and the post of Speller, occupied by enemy haying failed in his attack, and left upward;
200 men of the division of Charpentiere. These of 2000 prisoners on the field of battle, which was co-
brave men, who were reposing themselves on the faith vered Ishii dead and wounded. •
of treaties, flew to arms, passed through the enemy's "On the 27th the weather was dreadful, and the
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