Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-01

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ton hut even this power, exempllll
rIas,iis N "a rdrrB frn,ec possessed
by Bonalaric. must yield. when eve.
w individual opposed 10 him feels
that he has n soul and n country Of
his own,o tight Cor and 20 save. Md
let Il not be forgotten that France
has done her utmost. the present is
mo-, only the crisis Of Europe, but Of
the fate Of Bonaparte.
Defeat of the French ia Germany.
EDINBURGH, Sept If.
A gentleman who arrived in this
city from York, has communicated
to us the following important infor-
nation:
"Two officers with dispatches
from Lord Catbeart, reached York
on Wednesday. who stated. that the
Crown Prince had engagements on
the 9ad and Esd ult., and defeated
the left wing of the French. with the
loss Of % pieces of cannon. and
1900 prisoners, and was still engag-
ed ON the 2ith, when the dispatches
were sent OFF,"
On Wednesday morning two He'll
goland mails were received in Lon
don. bringing various reports of the
operations OF the Crown Prince,
which. connected with the above in
teliisence. leave no doubt that the
enemy has met with severe check.
The intelligence received by govern
ment on this subject. from the Go
vernon Of Heligeland. is understood
to be Included in the following demi-
official bulletin.
Several engagements had taken
place between the Elbe and the coast.
Davoust is said to be wounded, and
Vandamme mortslly. The Danish
auxiiiarirs had suffered severely, and
the enemy's advanced trnop, were
said to he surrouuded by the allies in
Schwerin. Denmark had declared
war against Russia, Prussia, and
Sweden. Moreau occupies the same
place in the allied army as Rerthier
in the French. He is major, general
of the allied army, which is under
the supreme command of the King
of Prussia. A mutiny had broke
out in LEIPZIG. in consequence of Sc
veral officers having heen put under
arrest for drinking MnreaH's health.
The Prussian major BELIEVING had
entirely destroyed a Bavarian regi-
ment of horse"
A letter from Yarmouth says. the
following account is taken rerbatim
from one OF the passengers who ar
rived in the packet from HeliSo-
land -
"I'hat a severe action took place
oa the Gath and 25th nit. between
the Crown Prince OF Sweden and
the French under the Duke Of Rev
gio, near Wittenberg that duirbec
the action division Of Saxon troops.
about 6OO0. deserted to the allies
that the French we're beaten with
great slaughter, and with the loss
of six or seven generals';-and that
the fortress of Wittenburg was TAX
en- by storm, after the battle. by the
allies that about the 22d of Au-
Gust battle was fought between
the Austrians aud French, on the
frontiers of Bohemia. in which the
Austrians gained temporary advan-
tase but the Preach army being
afterwards joined by 3onaparte, the
contest was. renewed. and the Aus
trians, after bard-fought battle,
retreated about three leagues--The
action was not considered decisive.
In the contest, the Prince of Eek
muhl is said to have been killed"
LONDON, Aug. 20.
In the baggage OF Joseph Bonaparte'
which fell into our hands, was found a
letter from Bonaparte to him, In which
he SAYS, that the principal hope he mas,
with respect to Spain. is that the troops
may be able to MAINTAIN defensive po-
sition; that he had succeeded himself
in gaining battle at Bautzfn over the
Al,ies-but that it was severely contest
ed, and that the times were past when
one battle decided the fate OF the war.
That the Governments on the continent
had grown wiser by experience; but that
ne trusted this success would confirm
the Confederation oil the Rhine In their
attachment to him. He then breaks on,