The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-04

We know why no official bulletins, no olfici. |
nj Dispatches we're sent to Paris. We now
are acquainted with the result Of those |
bloody battles the Paris papers talked Of
BON parte has been defeated with the loss
of between eighty and ninety thousand meu
half his army!
An officer arrived this morning at the Of
fee of Lord Castlercagh. with dispatches
fr N Sir G. Stewart and Lord Cathcart.
They announce, that on the 10th alt. there
were two battles fought /; one between Gen.
Blucher and Ney the other betwee n Bona
parte and the Prince of Schwar,zenburg.
First BGtHe.-Aftera hard and sanguina-
ry action, which continued for some hours,
Ney was defeated, with the less of $4,000
men.
Second BQnie.-This battle, fought on
the same day as the first, was equally Sell
contested and bloody. But ut length Bona
parte succeeded in breaking through the
centre of the Prince of Schwartzenburg's
army, by bringing up The whole. of mis- Ca
valry. under Murat. The Allies then bro't
up their reserve, aud drove Bonaparte back
upon the point he occupied before he pierre
ed the Prince Of Schw artzenburg's centre
The battle terminated at night, and both ar
mics remained in sight of each other, with
out either having gained any material adj
vantage On the 18th, they prepared for
the more Important battle that was to take
place next day.
Third BofHe.--Ou the 18th, the Allies
having colcc'cd and concentrated their for.
ces under the Crown Prince and Rlucher, &
the Prince of Schw2rtzenberg, attacked 10
Aaparte in all his positions. He fought with
the determination, the desperation, that 4
man may be supposed TO have, who feels
that his Grown perhaps depends upon the
issue of the c'ntiict. But his obstnacy, his
talent, his skill, were unavailing. He was
defeated with the loss of about 10000 men,
and nearly 281 pieces Of cannon.
I.eihNc Stormed.--Without giving the
enemy a days respite, the Allies advanced
Go LEIPZIG the day after their glorious VIC
tory, and after most bloody resistance
took 1t by storm, with $4,000 prisoners, and
great rumber of cannon, ammunition wag
CONS, &c. Thus, in four days, Bonaparte's
army was reduced one ha.f more rapid &
enormous loss than he sustained in the same
space of time, even in his ellaTnitous cam.
paign in Russia.
Loss on the 10th, by New, 10000
On he 18th by Bonaparte in person, 10000
On the 18th, in Storming Of LIE psic, so 500
Total 80. COO
Driven fren Leipsic, Bonaparte attempt
ed to retreat by 1Erfurt, the direct road to
the Rhine. He failed-he road was alrea
dy occupied by his conquerors. His retreat
10 Erfurt was cut off He then, with the
wreck and remnant of his army, tool. the
Joad towards Brunswick, thus removing
further from his resources ard his reinforce
rneDts. I've Allies were in pursuit of him,
and he is destined, we trust, to experience
1reeh disasters and defeat. May we not now
Tetort upon him his own words, and say,
a. Surely the finger of Providence is here"
CFthe officers that fell on either side, we
have no detailed account. The following
French Generals are Observation-Disclosures
Souham and Pom atowaski were made Dri
sont rs Regneir, Lauriston, Bertrand, Vala-
reV and Bruno, killed. The king Of Sake
ny has been rescued from the Tyrants woke,
VITA all h Court
n the Sax ns.and Bavarians, and Vert
5emoerg Moops came over TO the Allies
Son par e narrowly escaped, lac fled from
A1sipSic two hours only before tie Allies en-
tered it.
The Park and Tower guns were fired at
! O'Clock. The bells are ringing while we
are writing thisj iIiuminations, We suppo c,
will fol ow,
Dresden Is reported TO have been entered
The Royol ydn:ly Of Saxony were taken
in charge headed by the Crown Prince.
The number of French Generals killed
wounded and taken, amount to 20.
foniatowsky was drowned in attempting
1901 ~ "S'''' VIC DIX u
bnnaparte escaped with a6eut as few -,
PENDANTS as he had when he ranaway from
his army in Russia.
. Here follows the first Despatch fror, Sir =.
Str~sri, dated Skeudits, Oct n, which VIC sbail
publish in our next.3
MY LORD, - w. ~ 1915
:. Europe az length approaches her de-
lfverance, and England may triunphantly
look Inward toreap, in conjunction with
Ter all es. that Story her unexampled and
$eady efforts in the coH'r1on cause so Justly
emitted her 10 receive.
wish it had fallen TO the lot of an ADLER
pen to detail to your Lordship the splendid
events of these two last DAYS, but in endea-
voring to relate the main facts, tn send then
ca without moments delay ! shall bes,
90 my duty. postponing more detailed ac
counts unti| fresh opportunity.
he VIC DRY of General Butcher. ,Don
re 10th has been followed, on the l8th nv
that of tie whole of the combired forces oyey
ne army of aonaparte, in the neighborhood
OF LEIPZIG.
he collective loss Of above one huhdred
pieces OF cannon, Sky thousand men. an
tmmense number ofprisoner5, the desertion
of the Whale nf the Saxon army. a,so tbe
b5avari2n aud Wurtemberg troops cons;s
tug Of artillery, cavalry, infantry and manv
Generals ar7ofir yyb m, rr,. ID -