Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-16
The Var Near Hamburg.

in Mecklenburg and Brunswick.
there have been two distinct oppo-
sing armies embodied ; the centre Of
the operations Of which are more
than two hundred miles N. of Dres-
den, the gratest war centre.
The French army consisted Of the
corps under the Prince Of Echmul
[Davou.t; 4 & the Danish auxillarles
commanded by the Prince Of Hesse.-
Its forco was estimated at $4,000
men of which the Danes constitut-
ed 10000. This force was indepen-
dent of the garrison in Hamburg
Dayoust reentered Hamhurgthe S0th
NAY, two or three days before the
CONCLUSION of the armistice, which
provided for his continuing there.
He had previously cleared the country
between the Lower Elhe and the
Weser, to the sea, Of the English and
allies. and immediately commenced
the regular fertilization of the city ;
and inflicted on the inhabitants. par
ticu!arIy the patriots, the most Sc
we're puDishments. He amerced the
city in contribution of Nine Million
Of Dollars. The Qualifications were
prosecuted with great energy.
Tn the expiration Of the ARMS
tice (17th AugusD Davoust advapc-
ed from his II. Q at Bergedorf-
attacked and drove the allied adj
vanced posts from Lawenburg. and
soon after occupied the strong posi-
ton Of Schwrrin, in Lower Saxony
Tabout 50 miles to the eastward Of
the Elbel The French bulletin of
the 3Oth August states, that in this
advance no military event Of impor-
tance occurred; though Hamburg
article or the 29th Aug. mentions
that the Prince of Hesse had had u
smart affair with the Swedish ca
vaIry, and General Walmodon men.
tons his having attacked the French
on their march. Davoust remained
at schweria until the ed or Sd Of
September, when he evacuated his
positions. aud re,reated with his
whole army-the main body towards
Hamburg and Harbourg the ba-
lance, under General Loison, with
the Danes, first on Lubec, and az
forwards to Oldeslohe. So much
is warranted by official accounts. On
the authority of later Altoona Da-
nish1 tatements it is added, that the
Danes had separated from the
French and had concluded an ar
mistice for themselves, with the al
lies That Davost had recrossed
the Elbe that his troops passed
Harbourg Ia few miles to the south.
ard of Hamburg] on the 10th, and
that the German authorities had
been reinstatcd therein THAT ne
had sent or gone forward with q
corps to defend Bremen, and that
on the 18th the French Governor of
Hamburg, Won Hogedofff. had call
ed council to deliberate whether
10 defend the town. or to eyacuate
and burn it. 1t seems by accounts
10 the Goth. the French were then
in Hamburg, but that the inhabi'
tants were in high spirits consider
ing their deliverance at hand.
The allied army in this quarter is
commanded by the Russian Lieute-
nant General Count Walmodon, and
was rated at $4,000 strong, consist
ing Of Russians, swedss. Germans.
Hanseatic patriots, and strong bo-
DIV of Cossaeks, with their Hoffman.
Generals Tetterborn and Vegasack
command partizan corps Of this ar
my. Tho latter commanded the
Swedes.
A. Dayoust advanced from Ham
burgh tho allies fell back with little
fighting. But learning the rapid re-
treat Of Dayoust, Count Walmodon
in his turn advanced, re.entered
schwerin the 4th September [: and
G., ,eral .Yegasack occupied Lubee.
After this, ii consequences Of infor
nation, that Marshal Davoust had
crossed the Eibe. and was on his
way to Magaebourg. or that vicin,
ity, to CO. Operate with the Crane
army, Gshsnal Walmoden advanced