Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05

The city, to form "A junction with fror,
- to 1000 Poles, who had 10 pieces of
lcannon with them, and found them
selves at the very instant attacked by
the Russian troops with their ckarac-
Iteristic ardor. The result of this at
tack is the more honorable to tie repu-
tatiou Of his majesty's arms, as the e.
nemy's infantry, who were in SUPERIOR
lforce, made an obstinate resistance.
Two Saxon standards, seven pieces of
cannon, the Saxon Gen. Rostiiz, 3 Co
! loncis, SO Officers, and 5000 privates,
were the trophies of,his day. NV ad-
ivanced guard in pursuing the enemy,
who retreats upon Rac2kowo and Os-
trowo. The infantry, having made
forced marches for successive DAYS.
will require one or two days rests
LoNDoN, April IS.
Erckangc Of Prisoners
the American Consul was Informed by
government that no cartels would be
permitted 10 leave the country for the
United States until further orders; aud
we learn that in consequence of this de-
Termination, a vessel which was on the
point of sailing with passengers and
lprisoners was stopped. This depar-
ture from the lenient system upon
which ministers have hitherto acted. is
said to have been occa stoned by the re-
eeipt of intelligence from Sir ]. Ii.
Warren, that The exchange of British
subjects naturalized in the ". States,
had been preremptOrily demanded by
the American government under me-
nace Of detainiug all the British pri-
'oncrs that might fall into their hands.
To this demand Sir J. B. Warren re-
.urned a prompt MISUNDERSTANDING
.austria joining Rassia.-The Lon
Ion Statesman Of the 10th April, con-
Iiains the following Is: Government
has received accounts from He!igoland.
stating on the authority Of Hamburger
Newspapers, that an Austrian army Of
10000 in Volhynia, had joined the Rus
'ians against France, and that Austria
had sent 400, 900 men towards Italy,
The same authority states, that Gen.
Grenier had been defeated with great
loss near Magdeburgh-and that a
movement made by Davoust, upon
Lunehurs, was a consequence Of that
liefeat.''
Heltgotand, .qpril o..
j; A letter has reached US from Ham
lburgh, in which ii is stated, that the
Senator Koch had spoken to the Prince
jsf Meckiinburs, by whom he had been
assured that Austria was marching
10000 men into Germany, and so 900
Unto itaiy.-Davoust has left Masde-
|burg with 5000 men, and had reached
Luneburgh, giving cut that he was to
De followed by 10000 more.
! g After the defeat ANA destruction OF
Morand's corps, Generals DorenbergIl
and Czernicheif crossed the Elbe at
Boitzenburgh.
E" Gen. Morand is not dead, but Sc
vereIy wounded, and prisoner. The
French under st. Cyr are said to hav c
retired TO that part Of Bremen winch
is on The left OF the Weser, and they
have placed boat with gunpowder
under the bridge, to blow it up il ne
lcessary. 4 little island in the middle
| II the Weser has been fortified
\ lie
lit appears tina, Austria had determined
IN an alliance, offensive and defensive
with Russia, under which The half of
aer dispasabie force was to be employ
led, to wrest ont OF the hands o. French
her former possessions IN Italy, and
The remainder TO be engaged in imme-
date cooperation with the armies Of
the Emperor Alexander and his al
lies.
The Hanseatic Leg on, including n
Il 1000 men from Lubbock. was 5000
strong, the volunteers were 5000 am
the regulars, composed Of Russian
troops, were 1000. The Prussians
we're also advancing TO their assis-
tancc on the right bank of The ElBe, ia
the direction of Luxembourg. One OBJ
cct OF the mission Of the officer who i,
arrived is said to be demand OF the
British government for an immediate
supply of arms and clothing for the
troops collected ut Stade, and the adj
jacent country.
Nothing further, since what we gave
on Friday, has been received respect
ing the report OF Austria having taken
a decisive part against France. We
ianxiously wait the arrival of another
GottenburS mail. For ourselves we
think the report correct; the dye may
be considered as cast, and Austria.
may be reckoned upon as making com
mon cause with Russia, Prussia, g.:
Britain au.i sweden, against France.