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of the Prussians: the same has occurred in Mecklenburg. Your Lordship will see by the printed reports, the manner in which Gen. Tettenborn and his detachment were received at Hamburgh; the same zeal was manifested in Lauenbourg, where, in a moment, the French arms were destroyed. The Baltic ports, and that of Hamburgh, have been opened by proclamations. The blockade of Dantzic by land continues, as stated in my last dispatch; but the navigation of the Baltic having opened, Capt. Acklom lost no time in detaching some of H. M. ships under his command, by which that place is now closely blockaded by sea; these vessels having already captured two ships which attempted to come up with supplies. The sickness with which the French have infected every place they have entered during their retreat, rages in Dantzic; and numbers of the garrison, as well as of the inhabitants, are stated to have perished by it. Spandau is besieged. The Russian reinforcements continue to arrive upon the frontier, and numbers of convalescents daily join the ranks of their respective regiments. I have the honour to be, &c.

CATHGART.

Admiralty-office, April 10. A letter from Captain Lumley, of H. M. S. Narcissus, dated off Cape St. Blare, Jan. 5, mentions the capture of the American schooner letter of marque Shepherd, of four guns and 18 men.

A letter from Captain Burdett, of His Majesty's ship Maidstone, dated Lynhaven Bay, Feb. 14, announces the capture of the Cora American letter of marque, of eight guns, 40 men, and 258 tons, coppered and copper-fastened, and laden with brandy, wine, silks, &c. from Bourdeaux.

A letter from Mr. Edward Morgan, Commander of the Viper excise cutter, gives an account of his having captured, on the 3d instant, off the North Foreland, La Louise French privateer, manned with 22 men, with small arms: she was first discovered at anchor in Kingsgate Bay; and, after a chace of four hours, struck to the Viper, which cutter, at the time of the capture, had only ten men on board.

WAR DEPARTMENT, April 12. Extract of a Dispatch from Gen. Baron Tettenborn to Major Kentzinger, dated Hamburgh the 4th of April; and forwarded to Lieut.-governor Hamilton, at Heligoland. I hasten to announce to you the signal victory which our troops have gained, upon the 2d of April, over the corps of Gen. Morand, who had possessed himself of the town of Luneburg.

Gen. Morand, with 3,500 men, had marched from Tostedt to Luneburg. My Cossacks followed his movements; and I gave information of them to Gen. DornGENT. MAG. May, 1813.

berg, who, in conjunction with General Tschernicheff's corps, had passed the Elbe at Lutzen. The two Generals advanced by forced marches to Luneburg, and ar rived there just as my Cossacks were engaged with the enemy. The gates were forced with the bayonet; and a sanguinary conflict ensued in the streets of the town. The victory was soon decided in our favour; all who were not killed or already made prisoners, laid down their arms. Not a single person escaped of the whole corps. Three pair of colours, and twelve pieces of cannon, fell into our hands.

[Transmitted by Lord W. Bentinck.]

Messina, Feb. 16.

MY LORD-Since the attack of the 21st of July, the Enemy had thrown up new works at Pietra Nera, and felt such confi dence in their protection, that a convoy of fifty sail of armed vessels had assembled within a few days past to transport to Naples timber and other Government property. Conceiving it necessary to destroy this confidence, I submitted a proposal, which having gained your Lordship's sanction, I proceeded on the night of the 14th with two divisions of the flotilla, and four companies of the 75th, under the command of Major Stewart. Light and contrary winds prevented the boats arriving until nearly day-light, when about 150 men, with an auxiliary party of seamen, under the command of Lieut. Le Hunte, were landed; and Major Stewart, without waiting the arrival of the rest, pushed up immediately to the height, which we had previously concerted to occupy, and which a complete battalion, with two troops of cavalry and two pieces of artillery, were prepared to dispute. Aware of the Enemy having cavalry, I landed a detachment of the rocket corps, under the direction of Corporal Barenbach, the fire of which litated the approach of our troops, which threw the Enemy into confusion, and facicharged the height in a most determined way. The Enemy, however, did not abandon it until the Colonel-Commandant Roche, and most of his officers, were killed or made prisoners, and the height was literally covered with their dead. The division of the flotilla under Capt. Imbert had now commenced a most destructive cannonade on the batteries, which held out with such obstinacy, that I was obliged to order them to be successively stormed. This service was performed by Lieut. Le Hunte, with a party of seamen, in a very gallant style. At eight o'clock every thing was in our possession, the most valuable of the Enemy's vessels and timber launched, and the rest on tire. Upwards of 150 of the Enemy killed and wounded, 165 prisoners, amongst whom is the Colonel of the regiment, three of his Captains, two Captains of cavalry, and one of artillery,

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with his two guns (six-pounders), afford the best proofs of the manner in which both services did their work; very few of the Enemy's cavalry escaped. The determined manner in which Major Stewart led his men to the attack of the Enemy's position did him infinite honour, and the army will share my regret at the loss of this brave officer, who fell by a musket shot, while with me pushing off from the shore, after the troops were embarked. Lieut. Campbell, of the 75th, who commanded the advanced, was particularly and generally noticed; I cannot sufficiently express my admiration of the very exemplary conduct of Lieut. Le Hunte, who was the observation of sailors and soldiers. Col. Robinson superintended the debarkation, and was very active. The army flotilla officer, Don Luigi Muallo, is always distinguished on these occasions. Capt. Imbert, of the Neapolitan navy, placed his divisions of gun-boats in a manner that did him much credit. I solicit your Lordship's recommendation of this officer, with Don Gesolmmo Patella, and Don Pietri Trapani, to the notice of his Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince. I have the honour to annex a list of our killed and wounded on this occasion, which your Lordship will observe is very trifling, com

pared with the enormous loss of the Enemy. This of itself speaks more for the discipline of the 75th than any eulogium which, as au officer of a different service, I can presume to bestow.

R. HALL, Captain and Brigadier.

1 boatswain, 1 seaman, killed; 7 seamen wounded.

Admiralty-office, April 13. A letter from Captain Dench, of the Nautilus sloop, dated off the Esquerques, Feb. 7, states the capture of the French privateer brig La Leonilde.-Another from Captain Flin, of the Cephalus sloop, dated at sea, Feb. 24, states the capture of the French lugger privateer La Diligente, of Marseilles, out 26 days from Marseilles, but made no capture.-Others, from Captain Graham, of the Alemene, stating the capture, by the Scout sloop, Feb. 17, off Cagliari, of La Fortune French privateer, three days from Tunis ;-and from Captain Harris, of the Belle Poule, dated at Sea, April 4, stating the capture of the Grand Napoleon, the largest and most esteemed schooner that has sailed from America; twenty-nine days from New York, bound to Bourdeaux, with a valuable cargo on board.

ABSTRACT OF FOREIGN OCCURRENCES.

GERMANY.

The Hamburgh Papers have furnished us with the Prussian account of the Battle of Lutzen, which is as follows:

"Pegau, Saxony, May 3.-Yesterday morning the two hostile main armies inet between Pegau and Lutzen; the Russians and Prussians being under the chief command of General Wittgenstein, and the Enemy's army under the Emperor Napoleon in person. One of the most dreadful cannonades known in latter annals of warlike operations took place. It continued from eleven o'clock until ten o'clock in the evening, when night alone put an end to it.-During this cannonade the fire of musketry was nearly uninterruptedly kept up, and frequently the valour of the allied troops proved itself in attack with the bayonet. Seldom or never was there a battle fought with such animosity, or so murderous. The French derived great advantage from their position on the heights near Lutzen, where they had thrown up strong entrenchments, which they defended with a heavy fire of artillery. But the valour of the allied troops drove them back from one position to another, nor were they even to be deterred when the superior defence of the Enemy in his last positions rendered fre

quent attacks necessary. The result of this warm day was, that the Russian and Prussian troops kept possession of the field of battle during the whole night, and caused the Enemy a double or treble greater loss than their own. As yet there has been brought in but little more than 1000 prisoners, with ten pieces of artillery, and likewise 23 powder waggons, which General Von Winzingerode took from the Enemy early this morning, the animosity during the fight being too great to give much quarter. But the great consequence is, that the French have now been convinced by the Russian and Prussian troops what may be performed by valour when inflamed by noble enthusiasm in so great, just, and sacred a cause as ours, and of what they may have to expect in future when all the armed force collecting for this war shall be assembled. It is very true, that the loss of the Russian and Prussian troops is very great, nor shall we over-rate it if we for the moment estimate it at from 8000 to 10,000 men in killed and wounded, but most of the latter only very slightly. It gives us much pain to be obliged to mention Major the Prince of Hesse Homburg among the dead, and General Blucher as being wounded (he, however, only left the field half an hour); Generals Von Scharn

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borst and Von Hunerbein, whose wounds are however only slight; as likewise the Russian Generals Von Karlwinzen and Alexief. But, besides these, an unusually greater proportion of officers, and also of the younger sons of our native Prussia, are among the number of killed and wounded. The noble ardour with which these volunteers met death in the just cause, insures them of being immortalized in the remembrance of their friends and their native country. Even this morning the Enemy attempted to make some attack on the allied troops, but was soon repulsed by some cannonading. To afford the latter some rest and refreshment, after their great fatigue, they will be taken into the positions of Borna and Rochlitz, from whence it is expect d they will immediately break up to commence fresh operations. By what we can learn from the prisoners, Marshal Besşieres and General Souham are among the killed on the Enemy's side, and Marshal Ney is wounded.--According to ac counts before us, nothing material took place on the 4th or 5th. The Elbe, above Magdeburg, was not threatened. We still wait the official statement of particulars concerning the motions of the several corps, and of their marches and countermarches.

(Signed)

"L'ESTOQ Sock, "The Royal appointed Military Governor for the country between Berlin, May 7. the Elbe and the Oder." The Allies unequivocally claim the vietory, nor can their claim be disputed on any fair or reasonable ground. Count Wittgenstein's account is dated from the field of battle the day after the action; and clearly shows that not only was the Enemy's centre broken, but that, notwithstanding his utmost efforts, he was repulsed in all his subsequent attacks; and it was only an advantage with which Lauriston's march upon Leipzic enabled him to manœuvre, so as to avoid a fresh attack meditated by the Allies, that caused the latter to take a new position. The Prussians appear to have been principally engaged on this occasion. Blucher and D'York entered into the action with an ardour and energy which was in a lively manner participated by the troops, and the whole fought in a manner to fix the admiration of their Allies. Russians and Prussians rivalled each other in valour and zeal, under the eyes of the two Sovereigns, who did not for a moment quit the field of battle. The loss of the Allies is mentioned above as amounting to from 8000 to 10,000; and Count Wittgenstein perhaps does not exaggerate the Enemy's loss in estimating it at 12 or 15,000. The gallant Blu

cher was among the wounded; but we rejoice to find that his wound was not deemed dangerous.

The prevailing opinion is, that the French had the worst of the battle of Lutzen; but, they being considerably su perior in numbers, it was deemed pru deat by the Allies to retire to the right of the Elbe, and there await the arrival of the numerous Russian and Prussian reinforcements which were on their way, to join them. Lutzen, where the battle of the 2d was fought, and Marshal Bessieres was killed, is famous for the battle between the Swedes and Imperialists in 1632, in which the Swedes obtained the victory, but lost their great King Gustavus Adolphus.

Te Deum has been sung at Paris for the battle of Lutzen, by order of the Empress Regent.

The Correspondent of the 11th May, gives an account that there was an obstinate engagement between the French and the Prussians, in the very heart of the city of Leipsic. Before the gate called Galgehou, there was a French half battery, consisting of three cannons and a howitzer. The battle, says the account, had scarcely lasted half an hour, when we saw one of these cannons carried to the market, and it was soon after known that the other cannons and the howitzer were taken by the Prus sians. The French withdrew into the town, and the Prussian cavalry and sharpshooters followed close to their heels. In all the streets of the town, and especially in the great market, the contest was very obstinate, as it was also at all the gates. The Prussians rushed in every where, scaled walls, leaped ditches, and made their way through gardens and houses. It surpasses all belief with what bravery and activity the Prussian troops began, continued, and ended the fight. Many fell in this contest; the loss of the Enemy in killed and wounded is especially considerable. The French were pursued for several hours.-A letter from Halle, dated 4th May, says-since Sunday the corps of Bulow, about 1000 strong, has occupied our town.

Paris Papers to the 16th inform us of the operations of the armies down to the 9th. The Enemy has made some further progress, but not without considerable difficulty; almost every step appears to be contested; but ever since the battle of the 2d (Lutzen) the affairs bave been of a very partial description; and the evident object of the Allies is, to continue to fall back upon their resources, and probably not to risk another general battle until they have reached the Oder. On the 6th, a trifling affair

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took place at Erzdorf; on the 7th another partial action was fought between Nossen and Welsdruf; on the 8th the Viceroy entered Dresden, while Lauriston possessed himself of Miessen; and in the afternoon of the same day, Buonaparte himself had his head-quarters at the former place. The Allies, however, had previously destroyed the bridges; so that the Enemy were not able to effect the passage of the Elbe, over which Buonaparte was constructing a bridge, at the village of Prialentz.

Buonaparte has unfortunately obtain ed an unexpected advantage in the cooperation of the King of Saxony with all bis troops. This Monarch and Buona parte met on the morning of the 12th, and, after embracing, entered Dresden together, at the bead of the French Imperial Guard. Of the Saxon troops, 2,000 are placed under the command of the French General Regnier at Torgau; and the whole of the Saxon cavalry were to assemble on the 13th, under French auspices, at Dresden.

We have official accounts of the surrender of the fortresses of Thorn and

Spandau, to the allied troops. Thorn surrendered to Count Langeron on the 16th April, with a garrison consisting of 400 Poles, 3500 Bavarians, and only 90 Frenchmen. The fruits of the capitulation have been 200 pieces of cannon; and nearly the whole of the Bavarians and Poles have since enlisted under the Patriotic standard. Gen. Langeron's corps of 15,000 men is thus released to co-operate with the force engaged before Dantzic. Spandau, situated on the River Spre, and not far distant from Berlin, capitulated to the Russians on the 18th April, the garrison agreeing not to serve against the Allies during one year.

The fortress of Czenstokan surrendered on the 4th inst. to a Russian force commanded by Lieut.-gen. Von Sacken, after the batteries had been opened two days. The artillery was so directed, that it speedily set fire to three of the Enemy's magazines, while the 8th and 29th regiments of chasseurs kept the garrison so much in awe, that they durst not shew themselves on the walls of the town. This part of the operation was under the direction of Major-gen, the Count De Lieven. The Enemy at first proposed terins that were inadmissible; but afterwards they surrendered as pri soners of war.

Buonaparte shews great anger and chagrin in animadverting on the conduct of the celebrated Stein, who has excited the German Patriots to take up arms the French. He pronounces

them a MOB waging war against the land-owners; and "laments to see such Sovereigns as the King of Prussia, and more especially the Emperor of Russia, on whom nature has bestowed so many fine qualities, give the sanction of their names to acts so criminal and atrocious?

The principality of Ponte Corvo, lately belonging to the Crown Prince of Sweden, has been conferred by the Emperor Napoleon, upon the second son of Murat, the soi-disant King of Naples. The principality yields a yearly revenue of 40,000 francs.

The following article, copied from a German paper of the 8th instant, may afford an idea of the spirit of hostility with which the inhabitants of Prussia are actuated against the French : Extract from a Letter, dated Altenburg, April 29.

"Henry, the notorious spy, who was preacher and professor at Jena and Er furt, was taken yesterday at Gera. This is the same man, who, at the battle of Jena, conducted Napoleon through de files by which he fell upon the rear of the Prussians. He was brought hither in his morning-gown and night-cap, having been dragged out of bed at Gera. k was determined that he should be hanged early this morning. Upwards of 1000 persons had assembled round the gal lows, and had collected stones to pelt "him whilst hanging Gen. Blucher, however, prevented the execution of this sentence, and ordered him to be carried to Leipzig. The crowd then repaired to the house where Henry was. It was impossible for our soldiers to keep the populace quiet at his departure. They were exposed to a shower of stones till they reached the carriage, and as soon as Henry had passed the town, he was dragged from the vehicle and dreadfully beaten. A French officer accompanied him,”

RUSSIA.

The following is an accurate statement of the loss of the French and their Allies in their late invasion of Russia, copied from the official statement of the Russian Government : - Killed, 24 Generals, 2000 Staff and other Officers, 204,400 rank and file. Prisoners, 43 Generals, 3441 Staff and other Officers, 233,222 rank and file. - Taken, 951 pieces of cannon, 63 pair of colours and standards, Marshal's staff, about 100,000 muskets, and about 27,000 ammunition waggons.

An article, dated St. Petersburgb, March 27, says, " In the Governments of Moscow, Witepsk, and Mohilow, 253,000 dead bodies of the Enemy have already

already been burned; and in the city of Wilna and its environs, 53,000."

DENMARK.

Christiana Jeusdatter, of Holkerup, in Zealand, lately convicted of having poisoned her father, was sentenced to be conveyed from her father's residence to the place of execution; during the procession to be tortured five times with red-hot pincers; then to have both her bands struck off, and afterwards bebeaded. Eilert Hansen, convicted of being accessary to the atrocious deed, was, at the same time, sentenced to lose his head.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Suchet has been defeated, with the loss of 5000 men in killed and wounded, by the Allied troops, under the command of Gen. Murray. It appears, that on the lith of April, the Enemy made an attack on the division commanded by Don FernandoMillares; and although they defended themselves with a great deal of bravery, the Enemy were successful, and on the same day presented themselves before Villena; when the Castle, containing the Valez Malaga battalion, about 2000 men, surrendered. On the following day the Allied troops had collected under Gen. Murray, on which the Enemy commenced an attack; but, as Gen. Murray did not wish to maintain that position, he retired with his troops, defending the ground step by step, until night came. On the following day Suchet again advanced, with about 18,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry, and which were permitted to approach close to the bayonet, when immediately a dreadful carnage took place; the British charged, and the Enemy were routed at all points. On the 13th of April, they retired to Vrai; and being followed, they retired during the night to Villena, and on the following morning to Fuente la Higuera. Great hopes are entertained that the province will be soon free from them.

Accounts from the Marquis of Wellington prepare us for the immediate and vigorous opening of the campaign. His Lordship is said to have with him an effective British force of 43,000 men, of whom 6000 are cavalry. He has also about 30,000 Portuguese; so that he will open the campaign with a force of 70,000 men.

The number of veterans drawn by Buonaparte from the Peninsula, to organize and discipline his army of the North, is stated at 1211 officers, 6000 serjeants and corporals, and 16,000 pri

vates.

Two new titles have been conferred by the Prince Regent of Portugal on the English Commanders. The Marquis of

Wellington is created Duke of Victoria' and Marshal Beresford, Marquis of Campo Mayor.

The Cardinal de Bourbon, the head of the Spanish Regency, has issued a Manifesto against the conduct of the Pope's Nuncio in Spain (Peter Gravina, Archbishop of Nicea), who, by secret letters to the Bishops and Chapters, had endeavoured to excite them to refuse publishing in their respective dioceses the law abolishing the Inquisition. The Nuncio had prevailed upon the Chapter of Cadiz to obey him; at the same time that he was openly corresponding with the Regency on the subject. In a decree, exposing this duplicity of the Nuncio, the Regent says, that though he should be authorized to send him out of the kingdom, and seize his temporalities, his desire of evincing his veneration for the Pope, and his fear of increasing his sorrows, prevent him from doing more than expressing his decided disapprobation of the Nuncio's conduct.

A Mr. Howe, of the Impetueux, was executed at Lisbon on the 7th inst. He had involved himself by gambling; and being detected in the act of robbing the house of his English friend, by a Portuguese servant, he shot the latter dead, to prevent discovery. After execution, his head was severed from his body and fixed on a pole opposite the house in which the murder and robbery were committed.

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An expedition, consisting of the Thames and Furious frigates, under the command of Capt. Napier, assisted by a detachment of the 10th reg. commanded by Lieut.-col. Coffin, has taken possession of the island of Ponza (about 10 miles in circumference) on the Gulf of Gaeta, to the North-west of Naples. This enterprize was effected without any loss on our part. The Enemy capitutulated; in consequence of which 500 troops on the island, together with the fortifications and magazines, were surrendered.

When the new Government in Sicily was formed, it was stipulated that the Queen should quit the island; instead of which she withdrew into the country, and collected together a number of disaffected people to oppose the enforce ment of the order. Three regiments

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