The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-10-14

Prague. On the hrs. operations in Silesia,
&C ON the Bohemian frontiers, VIC have not
yet received any details bus we have the
F,rach official account OF the first actions near
observation-disclosures, who, as We said yes
teriay, had quilted Hamburger, and taken
posi,lon at Bergsdorff, broke up from his can
toamcnts on the l8lh, and proceeded to at
tack the Prussians and Russians at Lauenberg.
They were not in strong force, about 1900
men /; but they had thrown up intrenchments,
and dad some artillery The French storm
cd il on the night Of the 18th, and the Allies
retired across the S,eckni,z. Such is the
French account--their success is probably
exaggerated but, even If it be not, i, is no,
of much mportance.--We shall soon see in
this quarter movements and operations OF
more con sequence, if Davoust remain on the
North OF the Elbe.-lieanwhilc the Crown
Prince is drawing near the Elbe. We have
his first Bulletin, dated from Oranienberg, on
the 18th, giving an account OF the disposition
OF the army undcr his manufactured
Judgment seems TO have been evinced in the
choice OF the pos,ions--in less than two days
$4,000 men can be brought in line. An at
tempt has been made during the armi,,icc to
take the Crown Princes life On the ilih,whiie
he was reviewing some troops near Custrin,
shot was fred at him from one OF the batter
ics--it fell within thirty yards OF him with
oui doing him any injury. His Royal High
ness called the French commandant before
him, and consented to receive an apology for
this violation of the truce, which no man will
will believe 10 be accidental.
A Harwich letter, from an intelligent cor
respondent, mentions report of a severe bat
tic having been fought on the 18th, the result
of Which was favorable TO the oihcers--but the
place where it was fought snot stated.
Of the amount of the force which the Al
lies can bring into the field, we have no pre-
else account. One letter from Gottenburgh
states Austria to have $50, 900, Russia 100000,
and Sweden and Prussia l27ooo-in all
477,oOO men. The Russian force rs exag-
gerated--the Austrian and Swedish, and Prus-
sian force, is probably vnderrated.-Of the
numbers Bonaparte Can bring into the held
we have no accurate information. 1t we
could credit the French papers, they would
be .ar least half million. That they are
large, we have no doubt, and large they onght
To be to oppose the mighty host against hlm
Niae thousand BRUSH troops reached Strals-
und on the 9th, and 1900 more remained in
Wingo Sound.
Two Danish flags of truce reached Hcligo-
land Seiore the packet sailed. One OF them
is reported to have brought the account OF the
rupture of the Arnistice, and the second TO
have brought some overtures to our Govern.
mcnt. We doubt the second rumor.
Sc Harwtch. Aug. %, 10 II. M.
{" This morning arrived the King George
packet, Capt, King, from GotteDburgh,which
place he left on Sunday, and bring the graft
flying intelligence Of Austria having positively
declared against France, of which notice was
given on The 10th, and tie Armistice ceased
on the 10th inst. Report further says, that
there was severe battle on theel7th, and that
the result was favorable TO the Allies.
Ham5urgh, august l9.-Yesierday, the
Marshal Prince OF Echmuhl, broke up from
his canionmeuts. The enemy was repuIsec
at oil points, after having suffered consider
able loss some prisoners were taken from
him. The Dahes behaved themselves ex-
tremely we'll. Last hight tho Prince caused
the three intrenchm ents which cover Lauen-
/. berg to be attacked. The Sd ba ttalion Of the
35th regiment of the line forced them with
the bsyonet, without firing shot, and the en-
emy retired in confusion across the Siecknitz,
leaving she trenches filled with his dead and
wounded. The loss that he mas suffered on
this occasion must he con,;1 rable