Star.
London, England, 1813-05-17 00:00:00

BERLIN, MAY S.

On the SOth of April, the Prussian and Russian
troops had concentrated on the plain two or three
German miles on the other side of Leipsic, frvr,
Zwenckau, Pegau, Weissenfels, and Lutzen, tor th,
purpose of giving battle to the French, who were at
Naumburgh, under Marshal Ney.
On the Ist May, the cannonading continued from,
morning till evening. An engagement took place
near Hoenmelsen, between Lutzen and Weissertfels, in
which only the left wine of the Russian and Prussian
army was concerned. I'he French were driven three
German miles hack, and lost 15 (other accounts sir
40) pieces of artillery, and a considerable number Li
prisoners.
An the accounts which have come to the Mag:t.
tratcs of Leipsic, up to ten o'cicick in the evening cf
the Ist of May, leave no doubt of the decisively vit.
torious conclusion of this battle on Na part of the
Russian and Prussian troops. The details were
hourly expected. The most universal joy prevailed
at Leipsic, and on the next day many thousands of
the inhabitants resolved to go to the field of battle on
foot, all the horses having been requirei for the use
of the army.

Tkie official accounts of this affsir are hourly et.
pected.

BANKS OF THE ELBE, APRIL 29.

On the 26th, 27th, and 28th, the French attacked
our troops at several points, from Wittendown to the
Elbe, and took a position on the h-ther side of the
Saale. They had already been driven back with lo,s
on the 26th and 27th at Witten.

On the 28th, our troops under Lieutenant-General
Von Kleist gained a victory of consequence at Bern-
berg, the details of which are hourly expected.
The capture of Wittenberg, whe!e the French have
fortitied themselves very strongly, will take place in
a very short time.

DESSAU, APRIL 29.
At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Lieutensvt•
General Von Bulow advanced with the troops still
cantoncd here to Witten, to support NI:Or-General
Von Oppen. We had heard a lively cannonade from
the side of Halle, ever since ten o'clock yesterday
morning, which towards the evening appeared to v.
proach nearer. In the course of the night, several
duLachments of troops marched through here, and
today we learn the engagement had been between
the corps of Lieutenant-General Von Kleist and the
French division standing near Rale.

The intention tit the French was to take Halle,
and perhaps Likewise to relieve Wittenberg. In the
engagement, the vi►lage of Passendort, situated neir
Haile, was de,iroyed oy flue, and it is even said the
suburbs of IH4lk have suffered, but that General
Kieist has s.Jccessittay and gtoritiusly tiiiished the
combat. Vt e ..‘zrect tuttt►er details respect►ng this
affair.

EXTRACT or A LETTER PR,4I DESSAU, DATED APRIL $O.

"On the iBLII lust. GeberAl Kl;ist's corps, with
whom uas his Royal Highnes. Prince Henry of Prus.
sub, MAJCIteJ into Halle, where they VIM received
with great and unfeigned joy.
• His Royal Hisoness on the 27th again returned
to Count Von WILIVISteIIeS nead-quarters.
• 011 the 28th, Halle was attacked by the enemy,
who fired on the town with twenty•four pieces of 4,4
tillery. It was the Viceroy of Italy's corps, which
had retired through the territory of Mansfield, pro.
bably with the intention of joining his corps widt
those of Ney and Souham in 'Thuringia. The attack
was completely b. 111.4 by the valour of our troops,
who defended the town most admirably, dismounted
several of the enemy's guns by their fire, and toned
the enemy to retreat to Passendort, where he remained
inactive on the 29th. We expect f2.rtber particular*
of these reports."

DRESDEN, APRIL 29.
This afternoon his Majesty the Emperor of Russia
departed trom hence to Froliburg (not far from Al.
ts nOurg). Lord Cathcart accompanied him. The
King ut Prussia, it is expected, will toonorrow sit
(.ut tor the army. Nothing of consequence has yet
taken place between the armies ; but the expectance;
that were soon must be a battle is general.
The Saxons in Torgas observe a strict neutrality;
but their individual sentiments are kuovm to be
friendly to our cause. Saxony is not treated by the
French as A friendly country. In Thuringia and the
Voigtland, they have laid every thing waste.

ROSTQCK, MAY S.
This afternoon 20(K) more Swedish troops arrived
here, with a trAin of eying artillery, eight pieces of
cannon, two howitzers, and 2O powder waggons.-!
It is expected they will tomorrow proceed on their
march. It is reported the Crown Prince of Swedes
ha; arrived at Stralsund ; he is soon expected here.

COPENHAGEN. MAY 1.
Though by the arrival here At the beginning of the
week of the Danish Envoy at the Court of Stocia
hoini, the Chamberlain Count Baudisson, and t,.c
return of the Swedish Cabinet Secretary, Hauscbeid,
all customary communications between the to
neighbouring Courts have ceased, the posts will a
continue to pass through Sweden, and the convr•
cl 4 connexions Pf the two nations suffer no in:tr.
ruption.

LIECINITZ, APRIL so.
An official account has been received here of tit
death of Prince Kutusoff snsulensko. on the YSIII
inst. at iluntzlaw, in the 70th Tear of his age.

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The death of the Prince ot MECKLENBURG SOP
LITT, who tell in the battle of Lutnen, will cause Are.
newal of the Court mourning. His Highness wds 'he
nephew of the QUIRK. And had, we believe, a pc0"11
ot 440%) aim con the Irish establoihnicat.

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07 WALLS loaa.g—liabiday at tie Stack Saabasse.

our last a Religoland Mail has arrived with
from thence to the llth, and horn Hans-
the Bth inst. As might be expected, they
some particulars respecting the battle of
and, as we also fully expected, that battle
have been a victory on the part of the
:t is true that the Allies abandoned the field
after the conflict, but they were not drivel
On the contrary they fired a feu-de-joie on
td, in token of victory, before they quitted
For this movement there might be many
reasons : indeed, as we have more than
:d, it was not the intention of the Allies to
snake their chief stand on this side of the Elbe.

The accounts received are not official, and there-
fore we need not enlarge upon them ; but they fully
warrant the =elusion we drew from the French de-
tails—that NAPOLEON is sick of the prospect before
him. In the Bulletins of last year, he boasted of the
cr-re of cannon and colours; on the prese.it occa-
sion this semblance of triumph does not appear in his
report of the battle—a demonstrative proof that there
was nothing like confusion or disaster in the ranks
of his enemies. On former occasions, his horse and
foot guards were kept in reserve; on this occasion,
bewas obliged to bring them up to support bis centres
when 41 some battalions fled"—but " these valorous
youths, at the sight of the Emperor, rallied"—and
well they might, when threatened with the destruc-
tve fire of 80 pieces of cannon in their rear. In
fact, they were forced back to the conflict ; for the
Emperor was in personal danger—" the critical mo-
ment had arrived," and by a vigorous effort his per-
son was saved. This appears to be the sum of his
victory, by his own account ; and so far he has rea-
son to rejoice, for every thing was at that moment at
stake. tut has he defeated our Allies ? Time
rill shew this. The effects of victory are decided
by its consequences ; and it will be seen that
NAPOLEON'S circumstances, though his person has
escaped, have been no way improved by the battle
of Lutzen. On the contrary, he has lost pro-
bably not less than from thirty to forty thousand
men ;—a loss that he can ill afford ; for the principal
part of his forces were in the field, and after the
drains that have already been made on th:: population
of his empire, it appears nett to impossible that be
can recruit his ranks.

The force he had in the field may be sstimated at
between 150 and J 60,000 men, viz. five divisions
under NEY, consisting each of sixteen battalions, (they
ought to have consisted of 18 each) which, at 500
nieri each, make eight thousand for each division, or
'forty thousand in all. The reserve behind these were
twenty-two battalions of Guards—if complete, they
would master 13,200. All these were in the centre,
supported by MARMONI'S division on the right, and
l
cue or more of BEAUHARNOIS'S on the left ; so that,
in the centre, there may have been engaged, alto-
gether, about seventy thousand men. To these
add ten other divisions under MACDONALD% Liu-
wisToN, Manaroxr, and BERTRAND ; also the
anillery and what cavalry he had, and the whole
will amount to about 160,000 men. Deduct his loss
in the battle of Lutzen, and see how many such
battles he can afford to purchase.
By the accounts that have reached us, the Prussians
appear to have borne the principal share in this con.
iiict ; but both the Prussian and Russian main force
remain unbroken; and it will be found that the Al-
lies, so far iron feeling any thing like depression, are
cia:(l v i:h the result of this conflict.

The letters flom Heligoland confirm former ac.
counts respecting Cuxhaven. A French force of
aout 1,200 men appeared before that place on the Bth
itstar.t, and Major KENTZINGER deeming resistance
tnavailing,embarked the garrison. The French appear
also to have made an attempt upon Hamburgh, but
this they were unsuccessful. Their occupation of
Cuxhaven is an unpleasant circumstance, as it gave
is ear.), communication with the people of Bremen
and Hanover.

" HAMMIRGH, MAY s.
(PRIVATE LETTER.)
" In respect to our situation here, we are just as
ue were, only more easy respecting any attack of
the French, who however still maintain themselves
all along the opposite bank of the Elbe. Their force
is ctrutioly not very considerable, and much dis-
cerseq. Reports are continually circulated of the
"PProachwf the Russians, or Prussians, or Swedes,
La none to be depended on. The account of 12,000
uf the latter being at Wismar, was certainly false.—
It is Affirmed that the Prince arrived at Stralsund on
ite 3d, Whither Mr. Cockburne, the English Minister,

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" The French had taken from Buxtehude a num.
her of small vessels, and with much trouble brought
:hem over the dikes inti? the Elbe, and pressed people
to bring them to Hamburg. Yesterday a company of
cklenburghers fetcl od them (twenty-one in num.
btr) to Hamburg, and set the people at liberty, who
Joyfully returned home. As soon as our troops set
foot on shore, the French fled. They had several
killed and tvounderl—we only one man wounded.
one ,skipper who had a Frenchman on board, and

wu to Wog his vowel to Itattorg, hearlog hoe
his passengers that the French were very desirous to
come to Hamburg, thought it the best to conduct
him thither at once, and brought him as a prisoner.
" Last night a heavy cannonade was heard, and
at one in the morning the French camp was seen to
be in flames.,'

The death of General kurusovr, Prince of Smo-
lensk°, is officially confirmed by the arrival of the
'Heligoland Mail. He expired at Buntzlau, of a
nervous fever, in the 70th year of his age, on the 28th
,ultimo. A few hours previous to his death, the gal.
lent veteran recommended WITTGENSTEM as his
successor. He was attended in his last moments by
the celebrated German Physician, HUFELAND.

A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning, and also dis-
patches from Lord WELLINGTON, which are dated at
Freynada, en the .sth instant. The armies had not
moved at thatiate, nor had any thing of importance
occurred.

The following letter from Oporto is the only article
which we have received by the above conveyance:

" OPORTO, MAY 4.

11 The whole of the first division of cavalry, con-
sisting of five heavy regiments and two light, have
passed through this place to occupy, fe, : v days,
the villages round Braga. Both men and horses are
in the finest condition.

u It is generally believed that the Allied Army
will move on or about the 14th inst. The troops are
now remarkably healthy.

4, We have received here accounts of the complete
' failure of Suchet in an attack which he made on the
British troops under the command of Gen. Murray.
—This affair, the particulars of which have not yet
been received, is stated to have been highly honourable
to the British Arms."

Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of LI-
VERPOOL, Viscount CASTLEREAGH, and COL= MUN-
STER, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT.

Letters were yesterday received from his Royal
Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, announcing his
having landed safe on the Continent, and was pre-
paring to set off for Berlin.

The Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES attended di.
vine service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St.
James's.

The Earl of ORMOND, on Saturdays resigned his
place of one of the Lords of the Bedchamber to the
PRINCE REGENT, in consequence of the misunder-
standing between him and Lord LivEftpoot., respect-
ing the nomination of the High Sheriff for the County
of Kilkenn v.

A creation of English Peers is expected to pass the
Privy Seal before the rising of Parliament.
Dr. BAIRD is appointed Resident Inspector of Hos-
pitals at Portsmouth.
We have received Jamaica, Baibadoes, and other
Colonial Papers, to the Ist oh. They inform us, that
the city of Santo Domingo has thrown off her alle-
giance to the mother country, the people there having
declared themselves ine.:pendent of Spain. The Go-
vernor and pri:;cipal Officers, Civil and Military, were
[ imprisoned, but afterwards liberated.
The Royalists of Rio de la Hache have succeeded
[
[ in taking from the Santa Marthians three towns, si-
tuate in the interior ; and 800 men deserted in one
day from the army of the Independents, commanded
by General LABUTAT. One of his Catholic Majesty's
frigates, having 300 troops on board, and military
stores, to aid the Royalists, went into Santa Martha,
conceiving it to be in possession of that party. rtnme-
diately on anchoring she fired a salute, which was re.
turned by the fort; but the Independents, being aware
of her mission, shortly after opened the guns of the
fort on the frigate, totally dismasted, and obained
complete possession of her, when all the troops were'
landed and placed in prison. The Captain succeeded
in sinking his dispatches, except one package, which
fell into the possession of General LA MITA T, the
French Commandant, who finding from it that the
state of affairs in Europe was very prosperous, issued
'strict injunctions (to prevent a knowledge thereof
icoming to the Indepepaipts), that if the Captain or
his officers promulgat y thing respecting the po-
litics of Europe, it would be at the risk of their lives.

By a cartel, which has brought 80 passengers from
New York, American Papers have been received to the
3d ult. They announce another success achieved by
the British arms. Whilst the Americans, under the
command of General Harrison, were menacing Fort
Malden, they were themselves surprised and defeated,
on the 22d of February, at Ogdensburgh, by a Bri-
tish detachment from Prescott. In consequence, the
greatest alarm prevailed throughout the frontiers of
the State of New York. The force defeated belonged
to the army under General Dearborn, the Comman-
.der-in.Chief, who was at the time in winter-quarters
,in Albany, and his troops were in cantonments. The
anxiety excited by the success of the British was con-
siderably increased by a report that Sir G. Prevost
was at Kingston, preparing an attack on S ackett's
Harbour; upon which intelligence, Dearborn set off
immediately for the latter place, ordering various de-
tachments to join him by forced marches.
The American ship, the President Adams, Captain
ADAMSON, was, on the 28th of September, wrecked
on the coast of China, having been driven ashore in a
gale, and immediately bilged. The vessel and cargo
were valued at 300,000 dollars. The day after the
wreck, 200 boats, in which were 1500 Chinese fisher-
men, came alongside, and plundered the ship of the
specie and every moveable article ; during which time
they began fighting and killing each other for the
money. The crew was in imminent danger of being
.massacred • but they ultimately succeeded in getting
one of the boats of the natives, for 800 dollars, to carry
them to Macao, which they reached in three days.
A Russian squadron of five sail of the line and a fri-
rhtwrrived in the Downs on Friday, from Sheerness.
are to cruize, it is said, in the North Sea this
summer, thereby relieving the same number of Bri-
tish men of war, which can, in ccrt3equencisx be re-
moved to the American station.

tbaralt IMILLIMINCA •

PALMOtITH, MAY 14.
Arrived yesterday the Darlington packet, with a
mail from Jamaica, last from Rermuda, in four weeks.
Sailed his Majesty's ship FOXHOUND, on a cruize.—
The following packets ate gone into the Roads, viz.
the Duke of Kent, for Comma ; the Queen Char-
lotte, for Lisbon ; and the Nymph, for Gibraltar and
Malta.—Wind S.W. fresh breezes.

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