The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-01-13


efforts In the common cause so Justly entities
her TO receive.
81 wish it had fallen 10 the lot Of some
abler pen to detail to your Lordships the
splendid events Of these two last days--but
in endeavoring TO relate the main facts, to
send them off without moments delay,
shall best do my duty, posiponing more de-
tailed accounts until fresh opportunity.
The Victory Of General BIrcber, npon
the 9th, has been followed, on the 10th, by
that of the whole combined forces over tie
army of Bonaparte, in the neighbourhood OF
Leipsg.
I" The collective loss Of above 100 pieces
Of cannon, 10000 men, an immense number
Of prisoners, the deserlion of the whole Sax
on army, also the Bavarian and Wurtemburg
troops, consisting Of artillery, cavalry and in
fantry many Generals, among whom are Reg
nier, Vallery, Bruno, Bertrand and Lauris-
ton, are some Of the first fruits Of this gori-
Gus day.
The capture, by assault, Of the town Of
Lcpsig, this morning, the magazines, artil-
lery and stores of the place, with the King OF
Saxony and all his court, the garrison and
rear guard of the French army, all the cDe-
my's wounded (thc number OF which exceeds
10000 mcn) the nasrew escape Of Bonaparte,
who fed from Leipsig at nine o'clock, the al
lies entering at eleven O'Clock I; the complete
overthrow Of the French army, who are en-
deavoring to escape in all directions, and who
arc still surrounded, are the next objects Of
cxuItation.
The further result your Lordship can but
arrive at from an account of our military po-
sitions.
II will be my endeavor to give you as sue
cinct and clear an account as | am able, first,
OF the general and combined operations de-
termincd upon by the grand army ; agd Sec
ondly, to describe wha, imme .iatcIy came IN
der my own observation, namely, tie move
men,s of the P,ince Royal and Gen. Blucher.
My dispatches, up to the 18th, have de-
tailed the positions Of the allied armies up to
that da,c.--lt beiog announced by Prince
Schwartzenburg, that it was the intention Of
their Maiesties, the allied Soyereigns to re-
new the attack on the 18th, and the armies Of
the North Of Silcsia being directed to coop
crate, the following geseral disposition was
made:
must here observe that the attack on the
10th by tho grand army, occurred in the
neighborhood Of Licbert Wolkoyitz. The
country being particularly adapted for cavalry,
with this army, and an artillery exceeding in
number six hundred pieces, between the op-
posed armies. Two solitary building W hich
the enemy had occupied with several battal-
ions Of infantry, and which formed nearly the
centre Of the er,cmy's position, were attack.
cd by the Russian infantry, and after several
repulscs, carried with amazing carnage.
The whole Of the cncmy's cavalry, under
al sko
made a very desperate push at the centre of
the allied position, which for short period
they succeeded in forcing.
10 oppose this powerful cavalry, six rcgi-
mcnts Of Austrian cuirassiers charged in col.
umns. Nothing could surpass either the skill
or the desperate bravery of this movement
they ovcrthrcw all before them destroying,
! an, told, whole regiments, and returned to
their ground with many prisoners, having
left seven hundred dragons within the cne-
my's line.
Many officers were killed and wounded.
General La,our Mauburg, who commanded
the cncmy's cavalry under Murat, lost his leg.
Both armies remained nearly on The ground
on which the contest was commenced.
While the .graNd army was to commence
their attack on the morning Of the 18th, from
their different putnts OF assepoiy, on the pfin-
cipal villages situated on the great roads Lead
ing 10 Lcips,g, the armies Of the North and
Silesia were joined TO attack from the line Of
the Saal, and upon the encmy's position along
the Partlru River.---Gencral Blucher gave to
tho Prince Royal Of Sweden thirty thousand
men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, Of his
army, and with this formidable reinforcement,
the Northern army was to attack from the
heights OF Fancha, while General Butcher
was to retain his position before Leipsig, and
uss his utmost efforts to gain possession of |
the place. s.ss ~
In the event Of tho whole Of the enemy's |
fapees being carried against either OF the ar
ma, they we're reciprocally to support each
other and concert further movements that
part Of the cnemy's force which for some time
had been opposed to the P'ince Royal OF Swe-
den add General Bluchcr, had taken up very