Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-01
BOSTON, October 26.
VERY LATE MN HIGHLY I'M
PORTRAIT NE VS..

By the arrival last evening ofthe ship
Erie, frsm England. accounts have been
received 10 Sept. Is. Some little dis
asters had occurred to the Allies on the
opening of the campaign on the CONT
psnt; but they were soon retrieved, and
succession ,of Brilliant Victories fol-
lowed, which promise an ultimate entire
triumph 10 the war.
We we're politely INDUCED with the
perusal of several late London papers.
from whlch .re have condensed the fol-
lowing articles:
A letter fioni Gen Stewart, dated Zc
hista Aug: II me,tions the previous ad
vance of he allies, & irving the French
into Dresden F.; and that two regiments
OF West halian Aussars had come over
A letter from Stewart, dated at Al
tenberg, Aug. %. relates all unsaccess
fol attack by the Allies on Dresden,
August 81 and %. The day alter ,bey
fell back, He says the allies loss may
be 6 or 7co); that Of The French must
be mare Bonaparte's force 10000
Il rained necessarily during the combat
MDreau, while in earnest conversation
with the Emperor Of Russia, had both
his legs shot IF, the cannon ball going
through his horse.
letter from Stewart, dated Toplitz
Aug. 81, relates victory gained that
dav by the allies, over the French Gems
Vard amme and Bertt and-sooo men
held &C, 1000 in check. Count Osterman
los, an arm. The allies had 5000 men
killed and wounded. The French about
5000:
A letter from Stewart at Tophiz, Au
gust 81, relates another victory over
Vandammc in which tina, Gen. and Gems
Giott, Hachtox, Hlmberg, and Prince
Reu., so pieces otartiIlery, about 10 90"
D ,isoners and six standards Sere taken
The whole Of the staff, and many other
officers were taken. remnant OF
his force fled, closely pursued.-Reus
died of his wounds.
The letter also relates victory OBJ.
tanned by Bluchet, over M'Donaid, near
Janer, Sllesia, Aug Is. II and g. 90
piece. of artillery, SO tumbri!s, and Is,
900 prisoners were taken. The enemy
mas still persued.
A letter from E. Thornton, dated Ju-
terboch Sept 8, gives an account OF a
victory of Betnadotie over Ney, Sept,
s. 1t seems the French had seventy
,honsand men, and two hundred pieces
of cannon The French had four corps
commanded by the Duke Of Reggie, the
Duke of Padue, and Gems. Bertrand y
Regnier. The battle was nea' Donne-
WITT. The French retreated preclpitate-
ly. The ground was covered with their
dead and wounded. Six thousand stand
of arms have been cole cted. The
French total loss is estimated in killed
wounded and prisoners, at from hstern
TO eighteen thousand. The Saxon prl-
sopers volunteered With the allies.
A Swedish Bulletin. No. IL, dated at
Ju,erboch, Sept 10, saws in the battle OF
| D nnne witz, Sept s, 10000 French prl-
soners were made, 80 pieces of cannon,
400 ammunition Wagons and S Pair OF
colors were aiken. The enemy retreat
ed ON Torgan, closely followed, and con-
'inually losing men and baggage, 500
we're taken close to the tete du pont at
Torean. Some battalions who found it
impossible to reach Torgan, took their
-out towards Dresden.
Dayoust left Schwerin on the night OF
Sept. 8, With his army. LoissOn's d.