Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-02
BOSTON, October &c.
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BOSTON, October 26.
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By the arrival last evening ofthe ship
Eeie, from England, accounts have been
received to Sept. %. Some little dis
asters had occurred to the Allies on the
opening of the campaign on the CONT
nent; but they were soon retrieved, and
ucoession of Brilliant Victories fol-
lowed. which promise an ultimate entire
triumph in the war
We were politely INDUCED with the
perusal of several late London papers
from which we have condensed the fol-
lowing articles:
A letter from Gen Stewart, dated Re
his,a Aug: IL, mentions the previous ad
vance of the allies, s driving the French
into Dresden and that two regiments
| of estphaIian Hussars had come over.
A letter from Stewart, dated at Al
| ,enberg, Aug. %, relates an unsuccess
| full attack by the A,iles on Dresden,
| August 81 and 80. The day alter they
fell back. He says the allies loss NAV
be s or 1000; that of the French must
be more Bonaparte's force 100000
IL rained necessarily during the combat
| Moreau, while i'll earnest conversation
with the Emperor Of Russia, hid both
his legs shot off, the cannon ball going
/ through his horse.
A letter. from Stewart, dated Toplltz
| Aug. 80, relate. victory gained tbat
| day by the allies, over the French Gems
| Vanda,nme and Berttand-S00o mel
held $4,000 in creek. Coant Os,cr!Dan
lost an arm. The allies had 5000 men
killed and wounded The French about
| COOS:
A letter from Stewart at Tophiz, Au.
gust 81, relates aneiber victory over
| Vandamme in. which thai Gen. and Gems
Gio.t, Hachtox, Himberg, and Prince
/ Reus, so pieces ofartllery. about 10 ooo
prisoners and six andards were taken,
The whole of the staff, md many other
| officers were taken. The remnant OF
his force fed, closely pursued.-Reus
| died Of his WOUNDS.
The letter also relates victory OBJ.
tanned by Blucbct, over M'Donald, near
Janer, Siicsa, Aug Is. 81 aud %, 80
| pieces Of artillery, 80 umbri!-, and Is,
| 600 prisoners we're taken. The enemy
was still pursued.
A letter from T.. Thornton, dated Ju-
te.boch Sep. 8, & ives an account OF a
victory of Bernadot.e over Ney, Sept.
6. II seems the French had seventy
I thou. aud men, and two hundred pieces
of cannon. Tie Trei.cn hal four corps
| commanded by the Duke of Reggie, the
Duke of Palne. and Gems. Bert and &
Rcenier. Th~ battle was near Donne-
wiz. I've French ret'eaied precipitate.
". To ground was covered with their
dead ,ni woupdcd,., Six thousand stand
| of ar,ns rave been collected. The
| French tc,nl>loss is estimated in killed
wounded al prisoners, at from 6iiern
to eighteen thousand. The Saxon prl-
sopers volunteered witt the allies.
! A Swet!ish Bulletin, No. IL, dated at
Jrterboch, Sept 10, saws in the battle of
/ D ,nnewitz, Sept. 6, 10000 French pri-
| snners were made, 80 pieces OF cannon,
400 ammunition Wagons aud pair OF
colors were rakcn. The enem, retreat
| ed OH Torgan, closely f,ilowed, and con-
tinualIy losing men AID baggage. 500
were taken close TO the tete du poDt at
! Torpan. Some baltaions who found it
impossible to reach Torgan, took their
| TOUT towards Dresden.
Davoust left SchwerIn on the night OF
Sept. 8, with his army. Loisson's Ill.
vision retrea,sfrom Wismer in the same
direction The whole French army has
crossed the Stcicknitz, and thrown up
entertainments on its bank. They lost
1000 men i'm their retreat.
Wittembnrg is bl9ckaded by CzernI-
Chef A number oftroops observe Mag
deburgh. The remains OF Glrard's
Cnrps have escaped into that fortress
from The left bank OF the Eibc.
Recommending parties of the allies are
pu he'd as far as Grossen Hayn. Tor.
Gan is blockadcd; detachmens are sent
into the vicinity Of Bautzen
The French Gen Vandamme's corps
d'arnee was annihilated, Aug. 80, on
he road from Toplitz to Peferswa'de.
He with S other Generals and 5000
men, were made prisoners--so pieces
of artillery were taken.
Tie combined army have again
moved forward from Bohemia, en-
tered Saxony, and on the 9Th Sept.
marched BY. way ofPeterswalde and
Attenberg. against Perna and Dip
poldeswaIde. Napoleon is retiring
towards Dresden with bis guards.
&c. His plans are frustrated ny the
compleat defeat Of Ney ny HERNIA
dotte. Blncher follows Boaaparte.
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