The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-04

Messenger who brought them he imnedi
itsiy sent two OF the KEYS TO the king of
RUSSIA, and kept the Others, accompany
ng the remittance with message which
proved the delicate attention that exists
between the allied sovereigns, on all occa
Butcher communicates with
the corps Of Gen. Wrede, aud the latter y, it'll
the grand army.
AZ rs with no little satisfaction that an.
nounce to your Lr rdship a new and bril-
liant feat Of this Prussian arms. His Pru.
sian Majesty has taken possession of Wit
tenourg, and this is solely owing TO the
heroic va'or OF his soldiers.-The siege
commenced December S8th-and the eta.
del was taken January IL. No obstacle of
the season relaxed the energetic eXertion of
the besiegecs. I he enemy made fine re-
sistanc~. breach was made on the llth
day, and Oh the 12th it was practicable
ihen the enemy was summoned to surren-
DER hut he refused. Resolved TO give the
assault. at midnight the brave Prussians o.
Vercame al obstacles, and in less than half
an hour became masters of the citadel.
All tho soldiers OF the garrison who did
not lay down their arms were put to the
sword-The French governor had entrench-
ed the castle and the hall OF the CITY. The
troops possessed themselves of tkis last buil.
ding, & OF the governor. who ae last agreed
TO the articles, with the rest of the garrison.
1his acquisition has added greatly to the
reputation of Gen. Taueatzein, if that of a
Commander SO distinguished, is capable of
any increase. The siege Cost a loss of 800
men, killed and wounded, and the assault a
loss OF 100 men and seven officers killed am
wounded. The Prussians found So pieces of
Cannon, aud took 1000 prisoners. Al Tau
- I.eto fak
The Prussians took in these fortresses very
large collections grain and gun pow der.
Gen. Iauentzein is to direct himself i'm
mediasely upon Magdeburg. II should not
De forgotten. that every fortress which sur
renders, according to the admirable disposi
tons that have been made, essentially in
creases the forces which arc advancing a
gainst the enemy. In this manner, we have
ter recruits three lines of reserve, ON the
Oder, on the Elbe. x on the Rhine, whence
we draw reinforcements. The head quar-
tiers ct the emperor Of Austria, and the king
OF Prussia, are to be this day transferred to
Vesoul.
by the letter of m argue schr. Josauil from
St. lago de Cuba, we have received ia
maica papers contrasting London news OF
the 18th OF February from which we have
MAUI eiC
BULLETIN.
Courant OHce, IhrH3.
His Majesty's ship Leviathan, obtained
at sea London Prints TO the ID h of Feb.
with which we nave been favored, aud has
ten to give the following summary of the
defeat OF Bonaparte on French ground
London, Fe5. II.
There are two Supplements to the Ga
zette of Saturday one published Saturday
night, the other yesterday. The former Con
tains extracts from the dispatches brought
by MIR. Sylvester. which give the details of
the battle ct Srienne, On the LIST inst. The
various arrangements, movement, and pro.
gress OF the day are stated, in Col. Kowe's
report, with an accuracy that renders any
comment superfiuous. The forces engaged
amounted TO between 20 and 30 600 u,en on
each side. The French were commando d
oy bonaparte in person, having under him the
corps OF Victor, Marmoht, & Mortier, & a.
mong the Gems. were Cuibert. @ roughly. Du
nesme, Gerard, Letebvre, Forester, and
Basic, OF whom the last was killed. and the
two preceding wounded. The Allies were
commanded by the gallant Marshal Butcher.
1t having been determined by the Allies, as
a mark OF their especial confidence, 10 place.
hlHi Ia this station, and reinforce him with
the Austrian corps Of General Outlay, and
OF the Prince o. sVir.emberg. Bona parte &
Biocher were thus fairly pittei against each
other. The forces were equal, and it was
the hrst grand battle upon French ground.
The battle commenced at 10 O'Clock. !,
was, as might be expected, furiously con
tested. Bonaparte mad horse killed onder
him at the head of the young guards. which
he led'intQ action. AL that valor and skill
could achieve was tried on beth sides, and
often with doubtful success during the whole
OF the day. aId until IL O'Clock, when the
victory declared III favor of the Allies, and
the French retreated after sustaining q loss
OF 70 pieces OF ar iilery and A,OCO prison
ers.
The Emperor of Austria, the King Of
Prussia and Prince Of Schwartzenbcrg we're
spectators OF the fight. Next day ma
parte continued his retreat 90 Troyes and
Arcls, and from thence on Nogent, followed
by the Allies, OF whom Prince Schwar;zen-
berg was on the 9Th at Bar-sur-Seine. and
Marshal blucher At Piancy, on the Aube,
about p miles from NOgent. At Norent,
Bonaparte would probably make a stand
reinforced oy the troops recently arrived
from SPAN. firing was heard along the
french coast on Friday, which may have
been 10 consequence 1t some engageIu cot
~ 'htcn Fortune has been less unprGpi,ious
to him OF late. On the 5th inst. Won Y1re <
defeated Macdonald near La Chaussee. be.
tween Viry and Cha,ons, with the los Of
three Cannon, and several hundred prison
ers. LA Chaussae is above sixty miles dis
,aot from Nogent.
Inc second supplement contains the dis
patches Of Sir Thomas Graham Lord CIan.