The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-27
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PErERsRUR0, Feb 10.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES,
The commander in chief the Marshal Prince of
Smoensko, informs his Imperial Majesty, from his
IL. q. ct Orsny, dated the 9Th OF January, az fol-
lows:
" konigsberg, the ancient capital OF Prussia. la,
submitted ~ your msies,y's arms.-1his g,ea. CITY
was taken the 9th init. by the vanguard of Count
WNtsenstein, under the command OF NJ III. General
Scliepillit. Marshall Macdonald occupied IL with
corps d'armee composed oil the ancient French
guards, and other troops, whish had escaped the
general destruction OF the enemy's grand army.
1.-The remains of the guards have been reduced 10
$4,000 men, since the Pru,sians parated from them
The whole corps does not exceed 1000 men. On
t,ie arrival Of the vanguard, which marched RAPIDLY
the enemy ae,i from Konigsh.rg without delsy and
abandoned 1T to Gen. Sch pilif who entered it with.
out resistance. The abandonment OF this city with
out resistance is a consequence of the victories
which have crowned the arms of your Imperial Ma
lcsty during the last two months. This corps OF
Macdonald are pursued disgonaI'y by the armies of
Wittgensten and Admiral Tehitchse off''
Signed SMOLENSKO, Prince"
H. q .EeretSca, Jan 90
:" have the honor to scquaint your majesty tina,
before The TALL OF konssbt rg the vanguard of Cen
erai Wittgenstein under General Schepil IT contnu.
ed TO pursue the enemy from 1ilsit and came nm
with II the 4th of Jan. near Labiau
- The enc my held an advantageous position an :
the combat, ia which he lost cannon and 500 me n
continued half day. The enemy were full beaten
and retired to Konigsberg. General Schepiff mr..
sued the enemy TIE distance of 6 German miles a
day, and entered Konigsberg at their sides Our
troops occupied the city at O'Clock al nj hi Ism
and took 1900 prisoners.
The enemy retired with suc'l precipitation
'nat he threw INTO the river SO pieces of artillery
with their csssons, and left behind 5000 tired men
VINO were made prisoners by us. In Konigsb
we found great quantities OF provisions and forage
Tins important success haas not DELAYED the Major
Cenersi' VINO continues TO pursue the enemy daily.
General WittgeusteiD attributes this success tn The
wise measures of Gen Sehep,f, to his activity. and
the promptbess OF his yalov"
Signed SMOLENSKOp
H g Iyek lam IS 1918
Ad. Tschitschagoh, informs that on the 18th
January the enemy beyond the Nogat x ie,tE !.
bing Marienberg M~rienwer rider, which fell into III
hands of the Russian troops.
Count Piatoif continues to pursue the enemy by
Tue road from Marienberg 10 Dantzic. General
Schepilif passed the Nogat Somereau and pur
sued the enemy on the same side who left z cannon
OH the road from Truentz to Damerau
II. Q same Place, ian 10. 1913.
Since the fall OF Eibng (the I2 ~ the enemy fell
upon Marienberg They attempted To seize The
fete-de,pont Dershau, but they were beate. a.
new and retired in two columns in the dire ction of
DaDtzic and Starosard Count PIatof and General
Schep'If follow them. We took 500 ,risoners
near Marenhers. 900 in the neshhorlood of der.
shau, and found great number Of muskels
he enemy lost IN theirihospitai in Marenbery,
40 officers and 726 solliers-1he new yesr .nentJ
with an imps't mt success. Adiutsnt Gen. raj
CzerntchkOif arrived on the 3ist December TJanu.
airy IL in the vicinity OF Marien Serder and O., the
following day attacked the enemy, drove him from
MS position " tn such rapiity that he took Gene.
raj, several officers, than 900 sol liers and is
pieces OF artillery which remained IN the bridge
General Czerntehkoif has since passed the Visiuit
aud cosuhues to pursue the enemy by Newberg
who Ultimately look an advantageous position In.
cOnsequ nee OF this circumstance, have directed
body OF Cossacks to march into the enemy's real
20 cut Oft the road from Newberg 10 Gron,dentz
Brombrrg and Tucked. This movement obliged The
.nemy to retire On the lst Of Jansary 1917 his
MaIesty's victorious troops entered MarirnIlcr the
LAT city on the It o' the Vistuia.
General Wiusensteio mentions that Konis sberg
was taken Oy four regiment uf Cossacks
NEw.YoRx. April 90
From late London Perers TO 81 March, received
wa Cuii1 and Lisbon.
The people ot Psrs are curious ~ learn the ma me
OF the great fcrsnnage under arrest At Vienna
The famous .IfdSqHe de Fee scarcely ex eted grea.
ter variety OF cOeetures. Priuoe Sch arr zenb.Ip
and other eminent commanders, have been alluded
to and now II is surirised to be Joachim Murat
who is believed to have been detained 10y order OF
B0naparte an his road To Naples.
Ihc last mails from C>iiE continue the re port
that the French have abandoned Madrid, and that
'o'eP" P"p"snep proclamation 70 the inhabitants
At parting. Som. aceuu us state tint he was go.
ing back to france others that he was on his
routs to Valsneis.
A Letter from person Of rauk at 81 Pctersbur.
states titat considerable apprehe,,sions were rotcr
tanned OF some disorder being produced by the thou
sands OF deaf bodies between Mo.ooW aud ,V,Ius
There was no possibility Of burying them and
therefore II bad been dctcrnined 10 build immense
ki!ns at different p-rts, aud burn them.
.Noyfslk. April 81.
We have received Cadiz papers TO che lIth OF
March Ihry arc filed priuciPdy viii, some ve-
ry interesting proceedings Ut ihe Cortes u,on 4 sub.
ieei OF the FIRST importance, q wtes produced i'm
Poriant changes ~ the gOstrnneut.
% the 9Th Of Hpreh the Rescues laid before
ths Corles 2 rem 7"st''ose from H.e clergy of ca.