Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-31

Prussians deserve particular praise
That the loss in killed and wounded, or
both sides, was very great, but Creates
on the part OF the French the numbers
/ are not mentioned by gen. Stewart, who
| says that il was not possible to ascer.
tain them, with any exactness Alter
the battle, the allies retired between
Hochkirch and Weissemberg. The G
nemy attempted to annoy them in their
march but were always compelled to
retire with loss, and the allies pursued
their march unbroken and formidable.
The despatch of gen. Stewart, 81
which tho above is brief abstract, Is
contained in the Lisbon paper Of the
2lst Of June, and occupies aloost The
who'll paper. We shall endeavor to
obtain an entire translation.
An article from Berlin, May Is, says,
In the battle of the Goth and 2lst, we
have lost neither artillery nor prison.
ers, excepting few WHO were severely
wounded On the olhec hand, we have
taken both artillery ADD prisoners from
the enemy, and many of his cauuon were
dlsmountcd. A battalion 81 Wurtem-
bcreers, who were 10 have stotmed =
battery at Kreckwi,z, ca,ne over to US,
as likewise did part Vt the Saxon
troops. We cannot yet state the amount
of the loss Oh our side, or that OF the
enemy; but the enemy's loss has been
in the proportion OF three to o"e
more than ours, as the ground, t'e
superiority of our artillery, add the
yalor OF our troops, gave MS the 3D.
vantafie of him in his attacks. Night
put an end to this baltic, which
had lasted two days, and cost the
enemy so much blood. The allied ar
my took position in the greatest order
and ready for battle, near Weissemberg.
at a small distance from the field OF bat
tie. Our re serves OF the'centre and the
left wing, among which were the How
er OF the Russian troops and their artil.
lery, were not engaged, & their strength
must be reserved for more important
services. In ali affair Of the 10Th, near
Konigswartha, the corps of Gems. Bar
clay and Won Yofck, took ten pieces Vi
artillery, 1900 prisoners, a general OF
division and general CT bIigsde, and to.
tally destroyed an enemy's column OF
5000 men"
The Danes and French took posses
sion of Hamburger, on the SO L OF May.
The Swedish troops gave it'!e or 10 as
slstance 10 the Hambucghers out they
marched quietly away. II seems they
did net occupy Hamourgh by order OF
the Crown Prince, but only by order Of
their commandant, who bad been arrest
ed to answer for his conduct, and the
troops ordered to jcin their master, Who
Is assembling force Of Swedes, Rus
Sans anu P,ussians, with which he mig st
be able to reduce Masdeburgh, entes
Saxony, and thereby enGanger the iear
OF Bonaparte. and retard his operations
The Hainburghers, though disappointed
Of aid from England and Sweden, werc
net discouraged, but looked for day Of
delivcrance not far distant, and the Con-
duct of the French garrison indicated 4
consciousness of insecurity in their mt"
conquest. They had Committed no &C
of violence against the persons OIL pro
perty of the inhabitants up to the Cd OF
June, and were preparing a bridge 10 SC.
cure their retreat.
The Court sf Denmark had declared
that the attempt to negotiate with Eng.
land had failed, and that the war with
England must continue.
On American affairs, we do dot find
single word in the London papers.
Shain.--Our Lisbon papers state, that
the French had evacuated and destroyed
the Castle of Burgos, and were pursued
In their retreat, by Gen. Hill, with q
strsng body of artillery and cavalry, who
had very obstinate skirmish with them,
bur they succeeded in gaining bridge
which secured their retreat.
King Joseph had received a letter from
BoDapartc, ordering him not 10 risque a
battle, but to retire to the provinces
rorih Of the Ebro, and south of the Py-
rennees.