The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-05-13


| be and the Order; or 10 march before the
other armies while approaching towards the
| Elbe. But this cavalry was not yet entirely
reorganizcd, md a eat many o! old soldiers,
such precious resources, might DC conprom-
ised by pr, nature step; and besides this,
! General Bulow, commanded Prussian corps
| on the right bank Of the Lower Order, had
suffered the enemy's light cavalry to pass the
| river.
The Viceroy took the resolution Of retiring
| in good order towards The Elbe. He left the
| Order defended in the following manner -
| Gen. Gran jeau, with garrison Of 5000 men,
and soppiied with provisions for eight.months,
] commanded at Stetlin. The General Of Br-
| gade Dufrcssc holds the second command.
| Gcnerai Ckamberlac coniIands the Engi-
| neers. -"
General Fernier dAbbe secures the towns
| Of Castrin, with 5000 men. '--
Gen. Lapland aud Gcn. Dodes Of the ehgi-
necrs are at Giogau with 5000 men.
Spandau is guarded by Gen. Brony, with
5000 men. All places are provided with
provisions and stores, from months 10 a.
year. -
On the 4th, between Berlin and Nuremberg,
1870 of the Russian light cavalry attempted
to charge the Viceroy's rear-suard. A bat
tallion Of the 9th Of the line received them
with fixed bayonets, and killed about one hun
dred of them, after which the cavalry disap-
Dearcd, and We have not seen them since,
We have Just shcwn our position in Po.
land and ON the Oder, aud shall now show
that OH the El6c.
Gen. Laristop, with Ave new divisions FORM
ed of old troops drawn from France, and fur
! nished with numerous equiPage OF artillery
provided with double sets OF horses and with,
the Wes,phaian corps, and the corps OF cav
al.y occupies Masdeburg, and collects
grand military force at this poiat. -,
The Prince Of Eckmuchl, Davoust, with
the first corps Of the Grand Army, and the
Duke of Bellune, VictorI with the seconds
were near The Eioc. a,r q
Gen. Freuier. with the lth corps was be-
fore WittenburG, The place was armed and
put in state of defence. {. The Saxon Gen-
eral Thclman was with 5000 SaNons, In gar
rison ut TorgaI, place which the king has
caused to be constructed since 1899 and
the works ofwhich have been pushed on with
go much activity, that IL is now In the best
state Of deicnce. Ii is defended by two nun
dred pieces OF artillery. 5'r
Gen Regmer was In the front OF Dresden,
with the Saxon corps and the divisions OF Da.
ret.e, having iavarian division on n.s left.
This corps d'armee vii. hc reinforced by ten
thousand men, who viii arrive from the de-
pots in Sayony. After having provided for
| all the points of this line, the Head Quarters
were removed to Liepsick.
In this state Of affairs, the King of Saxo-
ny haa retired to plaucn, judging it proper
TO keep himself at greater distance lrom
the theatre Of war.
The king Of Wcstphalia, Jerome Bona
par,e wishing TO have his guards and his
troops at his own free disposal, to lead them
in person wherever circumstances may re-
Quire, has desired that the Qoeeo should go
to France, and that Princess would arrive
this day at Compiesne.' ~-.a
Meanwhile General Lauris,on had, with
good reason, Withdrawn al; The troops OF the
sad military division, to concentrate them
selves at Magdeburgh. The cops of Gen.
Vandammc, composed Of fifty battalions,
which had aiready left Ivesel, TO occupy the
SID military division did no, artiy Sc thete 4il
towards the end of February. Hamburger
was therefore defended only by very weak
force. The lower class oil people wished TO
take advantage of,this, and or, the 24th OF
February, they insulted The CUSTOM house
officers, who fired on The most inutioous, and
the mobdispcrsed. The citizens OF Ham
burg had ,he good sehse 10 feel the necessity
Of restraining the popniace !; they formed
themselves into national guard, and reres-
tabli,hcd proper order. . N
Several picque,s Of Danish cavalry contrib
u,eG 10 restore order 10 Hamburger. 4 Rus
sian spy was arrested ana shot, as were six
men who were the authors OF ;he sediiion. a
On the l2,h of this month, Gen. Cara ST.
Cyr Judged proper 10 cross on the left bank
of the Elbe, and iix the Head Quarters Of
the SD military division at Arilenburg., The
lrs, corps of observation Of the Rhine, CON-
posed of the slh. 9Th, 10Th, llth, 2eth, 3Sth
and S9th divisions Of the Grand Army, had
united OH the Maine. The Prince Of Mos.
cowa, who commands them. has at this mo-