Star.
London, England, 1813-05-01 00:00:00

BERLIN, APRIL 19.

According to official accounts received here from
Major-General Von Thumen, who conducts the siege
of Spandau, dated the 18th instant, the besieging
corps had, on that day, succeeded in setting fire to
the Citadel of Spandau, and in such manner, that
two sides of it, where the old magazine was formerly,
are entirely demolished; and likewise, that a powder-
Magnine in the Spree Sawn was set ou fire by our

tombs, and totally demolished.—The following int-
e:entic intelligence concerning the bombardment of
Spandau has been received here :
Summons for the surrender of the Citadel having,
been repeatedly made by General Von Thumen, Com-
mander of the besieging Co; ps, the Commandant of
that fortress concluded an armistice for three days,
that he might in that time obtain instructions from,
brad-quarters of the Viceroy of Italy. In conse-
quence thereof, the Adjutant of the Commandant of
the fortress, accompanied by a Prussian Officer, set
off for that place ; but when they arrived at the head-
quarters of Count Von Wittgenstein and General
Yordc, they were sent back with a notification, that
the bombardment of the fortresetvould commence
immediately after their arrival there. Agreeably to
these orders, the besiegers, on the evening of the 16th,
Immediately commenced throwing up entrenchments,
t.d, wonderful to relate, were not disturbed in their
Labour by the besieged!

On the 17th, at four o'clock in the morning, the
thunder of the cannon gave notice of the bombard-
ment having commenced from three batteries. On
this day, and part of the night, 393 bombs were
thrown into the citadel, exclusive of cannon-shot, and
which in the night set fire to it in several places. At
nine o'clock in the morning of the 18th, a bomb fell
into the magazine of hay and straw in the citadel,
which announced itself by a dreadfully thick smoke,
intermingled with flame. At 12 o'clock at noon, a
bomb fell upon a powder-magazine, which caused a
dreadful explosion, so that the besiegers themselves
believed that half of the citadel was blown up. The
Prussian Lieutenant of artillery, Von Witte, made
enquiry for the brave bombardier who had made the
ot, and gave him all the money he had about him,
which was increased by a gift from Captain Ludwig,
who commanded this battery. In the afternoon, the
lAegers took aim at the steeple of St. Julius, and
:; eir endeavours were in so far successful, that at a
quarter past five, it was set on fire, which .was per-
ceptible at a considerable distance. If the bombard-
ntrt should be continued, the citadel cannot hold
out long. It is a great advantage to the besiegers,
that the Commander of the besieging corps General
'Von Thumen, was formerly Commandant of the for.
tress; and that Captain Ludwig, who directs the
bombnrdment, was a long time in garrison there;
and, consequently, they both well knew where the
evenly had deposited their punpowdcr and stores.
P.S. The Russian and Prussian batteries have had
to much effect, that a great part of the brick wall of
the citadel has tumbled down, which occasioned a

truce being agreed upon for six hours. If the French
commandant does not surrender by six chlock in the
evening, the place will be stormed. The citadel has
not fired since this morning, but, on the other hand,
the enemy defends himself behind the walls of the

tan. The citadel is cannonaded on the East side by
a whole Prussian battery, on the North side by a
whole Russian and half a Prussian battery, and on
the East side by a whole Russian and kale a Prussian
ditto. A voluntary subsc:iption has been raised at
Cbarlottenburgh for the wounded besiegers.
BURG, APRIL 14.
Yesterday the allied troops approached their camp
nearer to Magdeburg, and their advanced posts are
now within about a mile of that city.
Yesterday a loud firing was heard till noon ; and
tre afterwards were informed, that the enemy had,
in askirmish, above 100 killed and wounded, and 200
taken prisoners : and that the villages of Krakow and
Prester had been occupied by the allied troops.
Last night, a number of labourers offered them.
selves to work in the Prussian trenches before Magde-
burg. Deserters from the fortress arrive daily. They
affirm, that the garrison is, at this moment, only
1000 strong; the other troops broke up yesterday,
partly for Tangermunde, and partly on the road to
kialle.—Since yesterday, lout flags of truce from
Ilagdeborg have appeared in the camp.
HAMBURGH, APRIL 23.

A letter from Cuxhaven, dated the 19th at noon,
states as follows : Three transport ships and a
brig are arrived here, having arms on board : (the
arms are already arrived here). The brig, which has
400 troops on board, is still lying at Heligoland."
Letters from the same place, of the above date,
also state, that 700 English troops landed there the
preceding evening.
CULMSEE, APRIL IL
In the night between the Bth and 9th of April, the
Russian and Prussian besieging corps before Thorn,
completed the first parallel with so much order and
silence, that the Bavarian advanced corps knew no.
thing of it, till at sun-rise they saw the advanced
state of the works. At seven o'clock they began to
fre from the fortress, and the fire continued almost
incessant till the following morning ; but the besieg-
ii g corps had the rare good fortune not to have a
single m,:n either killed or wounded.
LEIPZICK, APRIL 18.
The King of Saxony is expected to return imme-
diately to I)re'den, and to join the Russians and
Prussian,, with 50,000 auxiliary troops.
ROSTOCK, APRIL 14.

Yesterday, 1,200 more Swedes arrived here, with
three pieces of cannon, and took the road to Boitzen-
burg, by the way of Wismar. A great number of
volunteers, of all conditions, flock hither, since the
bray:: Swedes marched through this place. Tumor-
row is the day appointed, when it will be decided,
owhetEer the number of volunteers be sufficient, or if.
more must be called out Fa. active service ? All per-
sons belonging to the Militia,
.of whatever rank they
may be, Clergymen only excepted, are exercised in
the use .)f amis. Counsellors and professors, mer-
chants, rrade,rnen, and barrow-drivers, may be seen
freely and fraternally manoeuvring together. Our
weapons consist merely in a pole of 10 feet long,
made of good a-ued, which is provided at the end, with
A sharp steel point of 12 inches in length. The pea-
' try retain the instrument to which they arc accus-
Illeas namely, the scythe only carrying it straight
;weed, to iria'ee it titter f!or cutting or thrusting.
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 19.
The English convoy which passed here, and con-
:cd of 410 merchant vessels, 2 snips of the line, a
io..gun ship, 4 frigates, and 5 brigs, was on the 7th
stint followed by a Swedish fleet of 100 to 130 sail,
)der convoy of the Swedish frigate Chapman, which
id wintered at Catlsham.

=3IN STAR

LONDON.

ATILYRDAY, MAY 1, 1813.
St. Plump AND SiIC. JANlBle—Hiladay at the Stock Ezehistge.

We are unable to add any thing to our statements
of yesterday on the subject of the fall of Daritzic, to
which we are inclined to give full credit. It is true
that the day upon which this important event took
place is not specified, and we are therefore compelled
to calculate upon probabilities in this particular, but
these are strong and almost irrefragable. Several
pri va!e let ters from Hamburgh and Heligoland state,
that at the date of the last accounts the garrison was
so reduced by disease as only to muster from 5 to
6000 efficient troops. Hundreds were dying daily
in the hospitals, and those who were able to do duty,
as well as those who were sick, were described as
being mutinous; besides which, the inhabitants were
known to be extremely adverse to the cause espoused
by the besieged garrison, and threw every obstacle
in the way of a protracted defence.

If we are to believe the statements of the Moniinar,
the garrison, at the commencement of the sieges
amounted to 30,000 men: according to the private
letters from Hamburgh, this number was reduced, at
the beginning of April, to 14,000, who were com-
pelled to subsist on raw horseflesh, such was the want
of fuel, and other animal food! About the middle
of the month the numbers swept off the ramparts by
death and sickness, reduced the garrison still further
to sor 6000, as already stated. As another impor-
tant addition to the report, we have to state, upon the
authority of a private letter from an Officer of the
British Navy now employed in the siege of Dantzic,
that at the time of his writing (sth April) he did
not think the place could hold out many days. The
works on the land side were not much injured, but
this was owing to the tenderness shewn by the be-
siegers to the unfortunate inhabitants within the walls.

A confirmation of the fall of Dantzic is not the only
intelligence of a pleasing nature which we may soon
expect from the North. We know from an exclusive
source of information, that a well arranged but secret
plan for the destruction of Marshal DAvow's corps,
was in such forwardness when the last accounts came
away, that we have reason to believe the object has
, been accomplished before this time. That excellent
officer, Brigadier-General LTAN, was to convey a
corps of 500 cavalry from Cuxhaven to the river
Jade, to take DAVOUST in the rear, while a strong
Russian force was to advance by -forced marches from
Ilamburgb, in front. Nor was it doubted, that every
facility which the inhabitants of the country could
futnish to insure success, would be contributed with
great readiness; as they have suffered dreadfully from
the wanton and unfeeling ferocity of the invaders.
The latest accounts from Hanover represent the
whole male population as being completely insurged,
1 and a great proportion armed.

Among our extracts from the German Papers will
be found some interesting particulars relative to the
siege and bombardment of Spandau. We cannot
help applauding the spirit in which the Prussians
carry on the siege. All the shifts and doublings re-
sorted to by the French Commander to obtain time
by having recourse to flags of truce, have failed, and
the place must consequently have been subsequently
surrendered. It is one of the consequences of the re-
cent change in the aspect of affairs in Prussia, that in'
nine cases out of ten the corps which now besiege the
Prussian fortresses, are commanded by their ci-drvant
Governors and Engineers !
Our military Readers know well how to appreciate
the advantage thus given over the motley grouper
which ccmpose the different garrisons. This natu-
rally leads us to another most important observation'
arising out of the present situation of Prussia and
Germany. The evils of BnNAPARTE'S merciless Con-
scriptions havo long since been extended to Prussia
and Germany. The use of arms has thus been taught
by the Tyrant to almost every individual capable of
bearing them : and it will not be surprising if, like
many other monstrous diseases which have been in-
flicted on States and individuals, the far-famed Con-
tinental System will be found to have carried with it
the germs of a radical cure, which time will fully
develope; and thus return 44 the ingredients of the
poisoned chalice" to the lips of the Tormentor, with
a vengeance !

Wednesday the Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived at
General LINSINGEN'S house, in Ipswich, at twelve
o'clock at night. His Royal Highness did not go to
bed, but stopped till five o'clock next morning, when
he set off fox Yarmouth, where he is to embark for
the Continent.

It is reported that a Depot of Cavalry of the Ger-
man Legion is to be formed at Ramsgate, in order
to be in readiness to embark for the Continent, at the
shortest notice. Detachments of Infantry of the same
Legion, are also continued to be tent out to the North
of Germany; SOO (including part of the Rifle Com-
pany), from Reading-street Barracks, were emktirked
on Monday at Sheerness, fur that destination.

A large quantity of arms and ammunition are or-
dered to be sent from the Ordnance Yard, at Cha-
tham, for Harwich, to be shipped for Germany.
The transports are still remaining at Harwich, the
troops for embarkation are not arrived, but are daily
expected.
Throughout Westphalia the inhabitants and the
soldiery are forbidden to hold any conversations to-
gether, under pain of death.

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