Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-17
SWEDISH BULLETIN
EIGHTH BULLETIN
OF THE CROWN PRINCE.

TWENTY EIGHTH BULLEllN
OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
Head Quarters. Lubec, Dec. 8.
General BuIew with his troops has
carried by assault the fortress OF
.Arnlieim, place Of the greatest i'm
portance for the defence of Holland.
1t had a garrison Of 1000 men =
the works were in a very good state
and mostly armed. On this occa,
sion the Prussians gave new proof
ofthe intrspidity which characterize
them. The loss on the part OF gen.
Bulow in killed and wounded, was
600 men /; that Of the enemy must
have been eShsiderable. Some hun
dreds of prisoners were taken.
Major Marklay with q detaeh-
meat forming part of the advanced
guard of General Wiuzingsrode. en-
tered Amsterdam on the Gath of No
yembeF, amidst the acclamations OF
the inhabitants. He was follow
ed b, General Benkendorf.
On the 27th ofNoyember General
Gagarin; with 500 dismsunted Cos
sacks attacked the garrison of De-
venter, who had sailed out for the
purpose Of burning or occupying one
of the suburbs-and after very OH
s,inate combat. he drove the enemy
as far as the bridge, killed a number
and took 60 prisoners.
On the zsth Colonel Narisehkin
occupied Amersfort. the garrison OF
which retired upon Naarden.
The two forts Of Cuxhaven, Faro
and Napoleon are taken. The gar
risons are prisoners of war.
We are improving the Notifications
Of Doesberg aud Zutphen.
General Ninzingersde has sent
to the Crown Prince the keys of the
city Of Utrecht taken by the troops
of colonel Narischkin The Prince
Royal transmitted them to the En-
peror Alexander.
Count Ssrozcnotf is charged with
the blockade Of Harbnrg.
The Swedish army having sp-
preached the SteigHitz, with The
corps oil Lutzow, occupied the points
from the mouth OF that river to the
environs of Bachsn. Dispositions
were made for attacking the enemy
on the second December. General
Count Woronsow and general Tet-
tenborn, had received orders to cross
the Eiae at Roi,zenburg. The Mar.
sbal Prince Of Eckmuhl abandoned
bis position in the night, and retir-
ed behind the Billie. Major Ceders-
from, with a flying corps. at the
same time passed the Ellie at Gesch-
s.adt. The borders of the river
which the enemy occupied are very
rugged, and the other bank is almost
every where warshy. The aeeessi-
BILE points display intrenchments con-
structed with great care, ralisaded
and friezed in a way that might
have stopped for many days the pas
sage of the most intrepid and most
warlike troops.
The army made . movement on
its right; General Woronzow adj
vaneed upon Lauenbarg. The Swe-
dish army upon Molten and Ratz-
burg. On the Sd General Woron-
zow marched upon Schwarzenbeck,
and carried Bergedorf by assault.
The cavalry made some prisoners.
General Tet'enborn advanced up-
on Amfelds and connecting himself
with count Woronzow's cavalry cut
offthe communication between Ham
burg and Lubec.
On the 4th General Walmoden
passed the Stecknitz. and collected
the greater part Of his corps at Kiln.
krsde. His advanced guard encoun-
tered the enemy ct the village Of
Sieyenbaum, and drove him from it
after taking some prisoners.
The Swedish army marched be-
tween the Wacknits. and the Steck.
nits. pushed its advanced posts upon
the left bank Of the latter river, and
drove away the enemy.
General Vesesack crossed the
Wacknitz at Grunsun, and re.es-
tablished the bridge at Crumesen !;
he took the left of the Swedish ar
my. A strong detachment Of all
arms. commanded by lieut.. col. Anck-
ardsward remained between the
Wacknita and the Traye to observe
Lubec on that side, and to collect ma
terials for the construction Of .
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