The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-20


them Since ~,,. '.fai.
We have lust shewn our position in Po-
land and on the Oder, and shall now shew
that ON the Eibe.
General Lauriston, with five new divisi-
Ons formed of old troops drawa from France,
and furnished with a numerous equipagr OF
artiprry, provided with double set, of hor-
ses, and with the Westphaian corps, aad
the,cprps of cavalry, occupies Madeburg,
and collects a grand military force 1T this
point. |
The Prince of Eckmuchl, with the first
corpocf the Grand Army, and the Duke OF
>lluno, with the second, were near the
HE.
Genera! Grenier. with the 11,h corps
was, before Wistenburg. The place was
armed and put in state 1T defence. The
Saxon Gen. 'rhelmon WAS, with 6O00 Sax
ons, in garrison at rcrgan, place which
the king has caused tobe constructed since
1909 and the works of which have been
pushed on with so much activity, that u rs
now in the best state OF defence. 1t is de-
Tended by 900 pieces of artillery.
General Regnier was i'm the front OF
Dresden, with the Saxon corps and the. di-
vision of Durette. having Bavari,n Jiivi
sion on his left. This corps d'ar'aee will
be reinforced by 10000 men, who will att
rive from the depots in SaXony. After hav
ing provided for all the points of thiS line.
the head quarters were removed to Leip-
sick.
in this state of affairs, the king Of Saxo-
ny had retired to Plausn, Judging 1t proper
to keep himselfat a greater distance from
the theatre of war.
The King of Westphalia, wishing to have
his guards and his troops at his own free
disposal, to lead them in person wherever
circumstances may require, has desired
that the Queen should SO to France. and
4 AL. -
that princess would arrive TINS day at SUH'-
piesre.
Meanwhile General tacriston had, with
good reason, Withdrawn all the troops Of tn.
sd military division, to concentrate them
selves at Magdeburgh. The Corps of gen.
Vandamme, composed of so battaiions,
which had already. left Vessel, to occupy
She Sad military division, did not arrive
there till towards the end Of February.
Hamburger was therefore defended only by
a very weak force. The lower class of
people wished to take advantage Of this, and
on the Oath of February, thev insu'ted the
custom house officers. who fired on the M ost
mutinous, and the mob dispersed The CT
tizens of Hamburger had the good sense to
feel the necessity of restraining the popu
lace. They had formed themselves into a
national guard, and re-sstabished proper
order.
Several picquets of Danish cavalry con.
tributed to restore orJ sr to II mbutgh. A
Russian spy was arrested and shot as were
six men who were the authors Of the sedi-
sion.
On the 18th of this month, general Cara
St Cyr judged proper to cross on the left
bank of the Ebe, and to a., the head quar-
tiers of the Sad military division at Arten
burg. The first corps of observation of the
Rhine composed Of the 9Th, 9th, 10th, Il 18th,
18th, S8th and SO divisions If the Grand
Army, had united on the Maine. The
p ince of Moskwa, who commands them.
has at this moment his head quarters at
Hanau. General de Wrede has taken up
his headquarters at Bauberg, with I, Pa
varian division. The Wurte rnberg, Hes
sian and Baden divisions will unite them
selves ar Wurtzburgh.
The Sd corps of observation of the Rhine
composed Of the 10th, 17th, 18th and 10 h
divisions Of the Grand Army, will unite a,
Frankfort, under the orders of the Duke Of
Ragusa. General Bertrand has marched
cut of Tyr6l, with the FIVE divisions which
compose the corps Of observation of Italy.
The division Of the Imperial Guards, under
the ord RS OF the Duke of Treviso, have ar
rived al Frankfort, Upwards of 90 geo old
horscmsn, who have been in all The wars,
are remnunted, equipped and united On tine
Elbe, They can all rejoin their ranks in
the beginning Of April.
Sixty thousand Of TIE cavalry are equip
One half OF them are already On the road
10 Meltz and Maintz,
wibstanding the losses we have sus-
tanned this winter, an army far more rume-
rouS Ga having one third more artillery,
will very soon take the field. A corps of 30
hattaiions are forming themselves to the
nlannuvres in camps, or are in reserve in
gle interior.
Independent Ct the corps which the
kingdom of Italy has in the Grand Army,
10000 italians viii form several camps. to
defend the coasts of Venice, of the Illyrian
provinces and Of the Adriat,c.
The army of Spain has sent back to
France nearly $50 skeletons Of battalions.
and about so skeletons of squadrops, but
they have found recruits which far more
than compensate Cor this icss.
The 7th regiment of Polish light horse,
the fine Legion of Gems d'Arhes, which in
such distinguished manner overthrow the
English cavalry, ard four regiments of
Guards, are the only entire corps which
have been withdrawn from Spain, where
they have been replaced,
She Gtpdarmefie of France has furnish
ed 5000 officers and subaltern officers to
complete all the skeletons of the cavalry.
This is the true military situation of
France Il is the result of the energy and
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