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Vol. 18.
FRIDAY, JULY 301I3.
No. $04
Foreign.
following morning, fhe 3d of May. ' He had
meanwhile taken Leipsic during the battle.
( This obliged us lo manctuvr with hm. It was
J not until afterwards that we.were informed, that
been
lost
rPlUSSl IN OFKCCISL ACCOUNT
r ..r.icuUr atutcmtin! r the batilr at Groii (S'Srchen'ia consequence of the battle, he hid again I
on the 2dcf M.nj. 'i ! forced to Quit if, andtfad by the' same meant .
Oi tliv S.O.h of April, infirmation was- recsiv-, Halle, and 13.000 men of his best troops; many
. . T . I - L . ... . J" -. J f I-
Lj ni jc!i. country on vvr igeiwein s neau quar-joi nis caimou we iiismouiusn, ana a numuer oi
nis powaer waggons ciown up. wur light de.
tachments are again at liberty to h arras him, and
to prosecute the a Ivanuge gained Wc baye
consequently kept the field of battle, the victory is
ours, and the inUnded purpose is accomplished.
New -50 000 of our best troops have not- yet
J.ir. tkat the enemy endeavored by all means to ,bo;n engaged ; we have notlost a single cannon
r. m a Junction, a"ml that it was most jtfobably Jus j and the enemy mast have-perceived what can he
itvu'ion to give if-general baitK His. majesty effected; oy united national feelings, between tw
e nptror Alexanderjtmd his majesty tbjr kinjtfcroly otlied lutien, in courted and resisTant';
f r iasia. therefore, rm toirinr arhius, to am and ihaFthe hlea hand. f Providenee protects the
. - - i ... .... - v I m
oat the courage of their troops bytheir person- Just cause of those Powers, svho havo Do object
.J presence- But the better t6 be enabled to fbuUhtif independence, -and. to found a durable
u!ge I life envmy'sjrtrength, a reconnoitre was j peace on.the freedom of all nations. - t
mdertaken with gen. WinzingefcidVs corps, from r Such was the battle of the1 3d of Mayj fought
?ipsic oi the road Jo Weissepields. 1 his con near the plain olLutzen, where' the liberty of
die r rc u n juari's navin crosseo me rasic, in
r . r .t ... .k.'
Mj. vicinuy oi naunioiuj; ii w ei mc same
line :cjort?d that the emperor Napoleon hadar
ovs army drew tolht: rihr. It was therelore
th-m
l!)l'
fcrmcd the intelligence received of the enemy be., Germany was once before conquered. With
tnere m cousuicruaic iurcc inc courageoi uons uiciuoin nussuns ano i rus-
llwnthis, (Very severe engagement took place, sions fight for 4t. and their endeavors hive not
U ihe 1st of May, with. the said corps by which i been in vain. The loss we have sustained may
re. were convinced, that the mam force ol the ent ; amount to about 10 WO men, but the most of them
tny wap in the vicinity of Weissenfelds and LuV j are only slightly wounded. Among- the killed,
ken. lt-wds brltven that the viceroy'. position on the Prussian side, we have, amon? several
La9 tetween Letpsic and Halle, and consequently j other valuable siiff-cfficers, to lament the loss of
he enemy's plan for th battle was clearly appa-tbe Prince of Hesse Homburg. Our wounded
K;nt. Oen. tount yon vv tugtnstein resolved on ,-e, on tne Kussian pait,ten Von Jvanonieszyn ;
fceing before hand with him, to obstruct him in on the Prurmn Generals . Blucher and Sliarn-
iis dispositions by a bold attack, aud to restrain (horst, slightly, and Hunerbem, dangerously On
onensivc opcrwuuus. n was necessary m uusi me rrencnsicie, atc.iraiug to tne uort ol the
ittesnpt to make it our main object, immediately ' prisoners, we learn that marshal Bessieres is kill-
In fill on such part of hisfo'Ci as wasori his side ed, Ney and Sonlian wounded. U;.vardsof 1000
onbidcred to bs the best troops m order alter 'prisoners are already brought in, 10 pieces of ar
jch avtruke, to give larger space for the opera-jtillery taken, and some thousand muskets captur
onsot our nymg corps, over wnam me enemy fed at Halle. Uuriiht troops are now occupied
latterly acquired a superiority Therefore it
ms requisite it possible, to direet me attack imme
iat ly against ; he rear-most troops. For this
purpose, ine main army Drone upr in tne nignt
between the 1st and 2d May, from Notha and
uorna, in two columns,' and pushed forwards as
tr as the defile of the Elster, in 'the vicinity of
egan. Gen. Von. Winzingerode received oc-
:rs to mask this operation, to leave his posts of
avairy suntuiiR, ana to unite nimeu wim tne
lain army by the way of Swcnkau.
At break of day all the troops passed the de-
9c of the Elter, near Pegan, and drewup in or
tr of battle, on tRe left bank q the Elster, with
Jievr right wing to the villiage of Werben, and soil, with the same sentiments which insured vic-
tr t tha of Grvtna. Pyrcconnoitcrraif, wtltiry to thtm In ilult own cmmiry. -i hese are
covered ;nat tne enenivs n ain oouy already ex. I tne resuliy oi this day, up to this present. GOP
ndtd beyond Wdssenfelda, to the vjlliagcs of Bless our arms ! He visibly aud during the battle
tu pursuing the enemy
Although the numerous villages layinc: near
to each other in tins territory, andxa.nals, logeth
er with the precaution taken by the euemy never
to appear in the open plain, did not sff ird our
cavalry an opportunity of charging in line yet the
Prussian guafd du corps, and sthe rgimt:nt of
Bran;nburg cuirassiers, cut down sevenl masses
of the enemy'; infantry, even amidst the villages,
and under his cross fire, and have .thereby gained
a share in the immortal honor which the Prus
sian warriors hav again obtained in this mur
derous battle ; and in like manner have the Husr
stans proved that they can fight on the German
broketfy-anff hewas driven EfTthe field of ''Battle, equtpt with all, was over awcd-Sbetween
He, nevertheless, brought forward fresh columns, there was misunderstaodimrand lhr ih.
which being come, from- Leipsic, we e destined , ed each other respectively x( (heir. Inss, f J
to support the left flank of the enemy. Some'tral Count Lauristoiw of VViirtren i rn i,;. S
corps drawn from the reserve, "tnl placed unxlftnon the great road to Dresden. Th Prince
the orders of Lieut. Kannvinirrin. ' wfjiat rJn I Mr,c1rn Kaa no a th VlU. .
posed UTthem. Here, towards evening, a com- al Tileman, who commands at Torirau. an,i tn
uv vwuiiiicuvtu, which wits likewise eacceaingiy
obstinate, but the ertemy wa$ also completely
repuiseo ai tnis point
EVery thing was disposed for renewing the at
tack at sun rise, and orders had been sent to Gen.
Miiaipdoviich, who with his whole corps were
posted at Zeitz, to join the mara army, to be
there at breakvof. day ; the presence" of an entire,
fresh (o'rps, whh 100 pieces of artillery, leaving
noJw as urjKe ijsge of the da Oat igwardv
moianig, the enemjf appeared "tolte ovrnf to:
wards Leipsic, always falling towards his fear
guard. This mode of refusing the challengej
made lor engaging, gave room ttrbtjieve, that he
would endeavor to manceuvre, either to move to
wards th J ' Jbe, or on the communications of the
combined armies. Kinder this supposition it became
necessary to oppose manceuvre against manoeuvre,
and by occupying a commanding front between
Colditz and Rothlitz, we immediately become
possessed of every benefit of this kind, without, for
such purpose, quitting too far the points tor mak
ing an offensive attack.
On this memorable day the Prussian army
fotight in a manner to 'fix the admiration of its
allies. The king's guards covered themselves
with glo y. Russians and Prussians rivalled each
other in valor and zeal, under the eyes of the two
sovereigns, who did not for-a -moment quit -the
field of battle.
The enemy has lost 16 cannon; and we have
taken UOO prjsoners ; not a single trophy has j
oecn conquered from the allied army ; its loss in
take possession of that point, and to relieve Wit
lenottfg j it appears that this last place made a
fine defence and repulsed several attacks which
have cost the enemy very dear. The prisrmer
says that the emperor Alexander seeing the hutl
lost, rode through the Russian line to animntZ
Uhe soldiers, in saying courage 1 God is on our
Side I" 1 ney add also that the Prussian General
Blucher is wounded, and t;iat there are fie Prus."
ilfn Generals of dtviajoo and brigade FdJed
wounded. - ' '- v .-
It appears" they are ignorant entirely of what
has been going on in France : Uie suDnosr th.
exists a general dissatisfaction end that the Em.
peror has no longer any army-thev- now hnlH
vet different langoage--the battle of Lutzen has
dissipated all their hnpes. The Prussians have
not yet got over; the astonishment, and a eenerai '
sorrow seems to prevade themThe officers and
soldiers complain bitterly of the councils' tvhlch
haye led to this great disaster.
. .7 PAti,Mayl3.
Her majesty the Empress, Queen and Urgent
has received the following news of the situatiogT"
of the army, on the 6th. at eve.
The head -quaters ot his i majesty the emperor
and king was at Waldheim; that of the vir.e nry
at Ertdorfj that of Gr. Laiiriston at Orchaltz ;
that of the prirteeof Moskwa between feipsic and,
lorgau, mai ot count JBertrand, at Mettwejda t-
tross (iorschenrKltm Gorschen, Rabno,' Stars
tel, and ftutzen. The enemy did not venture to
ttemi-t 'ji'ittifbing our march, nor to go before us
lito the pLin, bit ook his position id the.jnllags
ktwrtn Gross torcnen and otarsdel.
About 12 o'clock at noon, Gen. Blucher re
rived orders, as commanding the van-guard ol
he arnry.and supported by a part of the Russian
rtillery to attack the. enemy. The attack was
tiafle on the village-of Press Gorchen, which
las obstinately, defended by the enemy. It was
fcken by storm-- General Yorck marched wh
s corps o the right of the village: . The whole
rmy wheeled to the right, and presently after '.he
bttle becsrae general along the whole" line of
Blucher's corps. The enemy at the same time,
ispuyed a numerous arMHery, chiefly ol heavy
allibre, and the fire of musquetry in the villages
pas kept op with great vivacity for several hours.
In, this murderous batte the villages of Klein
porschen, and Robao, as likewise the villiage
F Gross Gorsclien, were early taken by storm,
nd with unexampled bravery, and kept possession
tor several hours. At length the enemy return
(1 in considerable force surrounded, and in part
etook these villages but on the attack being
enewed," was hot able to retain possession of
em. The Prussian guards moved forward, and
tera most obstinate combat of an hour and an
alf those villages were again retaken from the
lemyj and remained in our possession.- During
fiis lime, the Corps ot gen. AVinzinsrerode on the
f ft wing, and the corps of, gen. Yorck, with a
art of the Russian troops under gen. Berg, had
&cn a share in the battle. We stood opposed
3 the enemy at tbo distance of 100 paces, and
ae of the most bloody bAitles became general,
Our reserves had drawn nearer ; the field of
ttlef to-be in readinessTTwhcrever Titcdedand
nil. I tin It In r Anl I m..rl - ,.11 A n k A n a '
lock in the evening. .. During fcs course, the vil-
jts on theJeft ir ing were like fTe several
?nes t.-ikrn an ! -rctikcrt- by both 'panics, At se.
en o'clickthe enemy appeared with a new corps
fi nur riffht winu before Gross and Klein Gorseh
;Q probably with the Viceroy army J made a
ifisk attack on us and endeavored to tear' From
3 the advantaiits we had gained.
I'he infantry of a part of the' Russian reserves
as now brought fdrward tb the right wing, .to,
e upport of Ganeral lorck's corps, which was
'Skly attackedt and the most desperate engage
?nt (in which the-Russian ' Artillery during the
tale remaining time greatly distinguished its;If
f JK1 the corps of-Yorck, Blucher and Vinain-
erodejthe whole day) was now continued till
ght came on, 1 he enemy had likewise again
lacked oftr centre -.and' the villages . with - gre3t
iskhcss, oui we mniiuaincu our, kj"jihou. ii
is sjtuatien night put an end to the battle. The I
iny .wsrgvbatT weri again ' siac Jc-d i?n ta?
a central position, and very advantsous oui 20 nier nf artitlerv. Tlw Vlr
possible cases. ,Meanwhilt:?'thJ nnni ..u- w .iV J.. r r .L.
, .... "j o-"". in ymjiKu mo tiimiji uuni ino rcitianis oi ine
i vount de Wittgenstein, had soon tonvinrt.fi : Pmi;r,n av. on m n r.nn tr.i..
protected bothL our beloved monarchs, who several
times txposen themselves to danger, even in the
villages where the battle raged the hotest. May
he furthermore bless and preserve them to us I
RUSSIA fULLETIf.
Official intelligence from the combined armies,
from the field of battle, the Slst April, (May
1813. , .-
The. emperor Napoleon had quitted Mayence
on the 12th (24(h) of April. Bci.ig arrived at
his army, every thing-announced that he meant
immediately to act on the offcnive. In co ise-
Iqfence Ihe combined Russian and Prossim ar
mies nad oeen united between Leipsic 3nd lten.
ourgn,
in all
chief,
nimseit by good and spirited reonnolssances,
that the enemy, after having concentrated himself.
was 'leooucmng witn the whole of his forces by
Merseberg and" W issenfals, whilst at the same
time rfhe sent a considerable corps on Leipsic,
which appeared to be the principal view of its on,
erations. Count Wittgenstein immediately deci
ded on takrnfir advan'aire of the moment h.n
it would be out of the power of this detached corn
to co-operate with the main body of the French
army, and to attack this immediately with his
wnoie torce. for this purpose, it wa necessary
to conceal his movements, and during the nig in
between the 19th and 20:h (1st to 2d") he drew to
himself the cjrpTTindrr thf: orders of the genera!
of cavalry, TormazofT. ,
By this junction,heF)und himself enabled th
throw himelf en masse on the enemy at a place
where the fatter might suppose , he had only lo
del with a deiacliment, yyhoselainuvas td give
him dfsturbance on his flanks. . The action com. i
menced. Generals Blucher arid .York in
to it, with an ardor and energy which was in a
hvcly manner participated by the troops. The
operations took place between the Elster and the
Luppe. 7 The village of Gross Gorschen was the
key and centre of the French position. Thsbat-
tie commenced by. the attack of this village. The
enemy was sensible ot the whole importance of
tnis point, and wished to maintain himself in it.
ft was carried by the right wing 'of the corps
under Gen. Bluchers onlers, and, at the same
time, his left wing pushed in front and soon
charged on the village of Klein-Gorschen.
From this time all the corps came successively
into action, which soon became general. The
village of Gross. Gorscheu was disputed with an
unexampled obstinacy. Six times it was taken
;nd retaken with the' bayonet s but theValor nf
the Russians and Prussians obtained the supeibri
ty,. and this village," as well 4 as those of JCjem
Gorschen and Rham, remained in the hand' of
tfjr corobbed ajnies. 'Xhc enctny'srtiflitre vra?'
and that of the duke of Reggio, at Peniev
Extract of a letter, dated fobtleul May 4.
At 3 o'clock, p. M- the retreat crimm.nr
kiUed and wounded may amount to 8000 men ;!in great disorder there passed at the same time
mat oi tne r rencn army is estimated at 12 or more than 300 carnages of wounded and 260 ca.
15,000., Among the wounded are the general of ' riages of provisions. The carriages are gone t
cavalry, Blucher, and Lieut. Gens. Ksnovinitzin ! Borna, BroWurg and Pening. The direntor
and Scharnhorst ; thtir wounds are not danger- (Link believes theM has passed in all nbout
ous. 1 he enemy, having but fe w cavalry, en-; 60,000 men, of which a part of themjiad, defiled
dcavorefl to get and keep possession of the villages, j i Wreda and Leipsicr Towards noort, the kinr
..... ivu.im ..ii.i. ujgvu iu uiuu , niii-i"' iu'si icjj5dcu aiunc 10 Ltoosieaa on bis way
sequently the day of the 20th of April iMay.3)
wars -'ontBraali combat between the infantry.
An uninterrupted sbower"7of bullets, grape shot,
and Trenades, was kept up on the part of the
French, during an action of ten hours. ,
Comintisition of nttos from the JVbrth 6fEurofie
PARIS, mat 10..
JtermajeCy the Qoeeo-fi repress and Regent
hasrtcelvcJ Che following r.tws-j-elating to tht
situation of (he army the 5th inst. in the evening.
ihe nead quarters ot the Lmperorwere at Col
lowarns noma; a rrussian cotonel assi.ras th;
they have lost nearly 2fiOO men, and the regim
ent of cavalry Jiave not returned in all but "iwelv
men. '-7
Borna, same date, says there has fceen con
tinual passing of carriages, artillery, munition',
haTg"gc and wounded. We have epnmerated
300 of the carriages Tbr. -wounded officers tar
that aeveral regiments remain. without nftceri
The corps of gen Yorck has left Berlin to thA
number of 34 or 25,000 men. These troops have
effected their retreat by Borna : th ?
ditz, that of the Vice Ry at Harta, that of the siderably suffered and a.Dneared entln.
duke of Hagusa in the arrear of Colcitz, that ofjaged. The Prussians report their total loss on
General Lauritton at Wurtren ; of the Prince ! the 2d from 25 to 30,000 men, they say no one
ot aioskwa at Leipsj:,of the rUike" of Reggio , can hold out when the French Voltiguers coror
at Akenbourg, and of gen. Birtrand at Rotchlitz. mence thefr fire. , '-'"-
Ihe Viceroy arnved bttore Colditz the 5th, at I A general consternation has taken place in thp.
am. The bridge was cut up, together with confederated armies. It is prcporiioned lo the"
extraordinary degret of confidence that the Rufci
sians and Prussians had hefore the '.catastrophe
of the 2d. For fifteen days previous there wa
iiuuuiS iduicu 01 qui 10 onve ine rreoch upwi
theRhinc, and there to dictate W tuem'the core.
thf columns of infantry and cavalry, with the ar
tillery bich delcnded the pissage. The Vice,
roy betook himself to a ford with a division,
which is on the lelt, and crossed the river, and
gained the village ofKomighau, where he planted
a battery consisting' of 20 pieces of cannon the
enemy then esatuated the city of Coldirz in the
greatest disorder, m defiling . under the 6hot of
Lujiining ond part on Gersdorff. Having arriv
ed at GersdorfF, the Prussian troops .passed
through a body of reserve, whiih occupied this
position , being the Russian corps of Mlorado.
wit:h, composed of two divisions, forming -about
8000 men bearing arms ; the Russian regiments
being but two batallions of four companies each,
and the companies containing a hundred, and fiity
men ; and having out an hundred men then under
arms, this composing but 7 or 800 men fo a re
giment ; these two divisions of Milloradowitch
arrived just as the battle was over, and was not
m season to take part mit-
As soon as the 36th division had rejoined the
35th, the Viceroy gave orders to the Jduke of,
1 e rant a to form the two divisions in three columns
and to dislodge the enemy The attack was
warm atd spirited t our braves rqsjed on the
Russians, pierced their columns and drove them
on Harta la this battle we had from '5 to 600
wounded and have taken a thousand "prisoners ;
the enemy has tost on. ibis day 2000 men. t Gen.
uertrand, has arrived at Kochlitz, having taken
some convoys of the wounded and sick and tfjeirJ
baggages, and has made some prisoners 1 more
than 1 200 carriages ofe wounded have passed
by this route The king of. Prussia and emperor
I S , I . . - . . . .
.iiexanacr sicpi in iojcnmz. a1 adjutant ol the
1 1 in division wno was-iaKen prisoner at the bat
tie of the 2d has made his escape, and relates
that the enemy have met with great loss and re
treated in the greatest disorder.' That doring the
battle, the Russians and Prussians kept their
colors in reserve tl this was done to prevent our
taking them that they had token 102 " piisonlrs,
of which four were oflfcers. That these prisoners
were conducted in the rear under the guard ol the
detachment left to guard thestandards. That theJ
Prussians had treated . their prisoners brutally
thaTtwcTpfisoners not7 being ab'e rt march by ex
treme fatiguewere sabred. -That the astonish.
fnent of .the Prussians l and Russians, finding an
dition of peace a :cre"at nersbnaee e ven iauf
if the Emperor Mapoleon did not accept the con
ditions offered, the confederated army should
ter France and dictate race at Parll.
PROCLAMATION ' -,.
0ITia Majesty the Emperor U.tietmy.
Soldirrs M am entirely satisfie! witli-6u
conduct. You have fulfilled my wishes ! Voa
have supplied every thing: in your cordiality and
bravery.. You have in the glorious day of the 3d
May defeatedand put to flight the armies of Rus.
sia, and Prussia, Commanded and led on by iheic
Emperor and King. You have added new lustre?
..o the brilliancy of my eagles : You have evinc.
ed -what Frenchmen are capable of achieving.
The battle of Lutzen will hereafter be ranked"
with Austerlitirof Jena, of Friedland and of Mos
kwa In the last campaign the enemy could find
no lefuge against our arms, bur in recurring
the ferocious and barbarous conduct of Vieir ac
cestors. The legions of Tartary have devastated
their country, and destroyed their citi-s by firp,
without sparing even their Holy Moscow They
have since advanced within our confines, abt ttei
by tbetraitorous and abandoned subjects of Ger
manr,.of Italy, and even of Ffan. I heyhav -cried
up a system of revojt ,they have dissemir
nated the horrors of anarchyT of 1 civil war, ct
murder. They have "shewn themselves aawui
of all kinds of criminality.
It is a moral as well as physical incAlti-v
that would devastate by swonl and fire the couq--tries
between tfie Vistuia and the Rlii, in order.
according to ;jhe system of barb irons a nd tyrannic
Governments, "to interpose deserts and desfda'ioA
between them arul our avenging troop I;is-nae
barbarians they feel no attachment to their
Sovereigns ; they esteeni hot the spirit, the order.
and the good- sense of Germans they even s'jem
to forget the power and the bravery of iha
French. ' ' ' .
"Jn a single day you hare frustrated thesA
parricidal projects! you drive backthe Tartar
hordes, into their frightful climatei, whose
bournes thty never should have parsed. -Thty
shall rernain in thei icy deserts, Hie fit - abotle of
slaverv. barbarism dnd'nrirriirtKun. k..
Kcr-to ann ,'ar well distrptined rd'dcgraaistl tp iy$l$y$ otr'brthe:! Yqu
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