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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1813.

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tWO column?, and puflied forward as far as defile of h Elder, in thr t ictnity oi Pgau, gen. Vnn V .nSingero.te reLciv-d orders to malK his oj ) eta t ion to leave hit p ii s of cs v -1 1 y Itandtng, and to Onita hifhfelf win thr m i t) romy by the way of Swenkau At brea'c ot" day ill the troops pafT-d tbe

dtiilr o thr Lllter, r-ar Prgau, and ore

year

ntinucd until all arrearages are

attacked again the following morning the i were feen retirr.g h the ricr'.t bam? of the

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ALL Letters addressed to the Edttot must be Fost paid, or they Will net be taker, cut of the i jfice. The Ehttle of Lurzen. Prussian Official Account. Particular ftatement of the battle at Ghofs Gorchen, on the 2d of May.

Leslie unn il.e battle this v.nlit'.rd us

w mm ta inai cr.jvrc wuli bim It wa not till ct tervvatds that wc wcic informed, i in couftquente ol the bttle he bad ;igo or?n torccu to cj.itt it, and had by the lame meatia toll Hole n.d a boOt 14,000 ot h.; belt troops, many ot Ins cannon are difmounted tc a i l: ir.be i ot bis powuer Waggons blown Opt Uut hglit detachtneftts dtr giti at li bciy tuh.iu.iir III fit "iid to p(oictite the aoviintage gamed Wc havecOtifrejoeiitr) keit tiic livid ol battle, the VIC. or j is OUTS, and the intended purpofe is M,cobipti(h d. Near 5 0,000 ot oui beft troops havfe

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c ; uee n t u

r.l, vvr h avr i U

itiii have pt sm

Mti in order ul bact'.e cn the left bank of thr Elfter, with the riht ying to the village of VVerden and th'ir lr ft to that of Giunft. By retonrtoiterinj ve tfcavcred th-it the enemy's tnain body already extended beyond

1 WitTcrtfeJi to the village of Grow Gore hen,

Klein Gore hen Khat'o. Staffi o-l, ce Lut. ten The enemy did not venture to attrn t diOurbing our in.ircli, nor to go b fore u into the plain, but took his pofttion in the vi!Uge between Grbfs Gore hen d StafH edel. A!-",uc 12 oi lock at noon, g-n. Butcher received ttrdtrs a? Commanding the van gbard of the i fhy, and fopported by .ift

ot the Roman trtillery to .t?.ck thr enemy ; mo p he attack was made on ti e village of 1 Grofa Gore hen whivh was obitin tr'

tended by the enem It wj itkeh by ; foil ht ntai th: plain of Luti njwhftrethe ftorm. Gem York marched with hia cut, s I ot Germatty was once before con

duered vyitn the c mrageol iionsaiu Dotn Kuilims anfl Pruffiam Bgbt fur it, h their r.c ravirs i avr not brtn in vaii. 1 he lri

Alexander and his fuit p-fTrd to the riht

nk, and ibc at 9 t night th- kir of P'uilM followed him. Id the oorl of 10 bou ithrr- were none of the coml inro forces on the left bank and they btteat the) b'lce f:ei pCiuJ, in cer tocuttiT the i ommiinii ation. The gie-te: part of the lluflians pff i thr river on brid'rs eOHhfhrd in the iear it d brlnw thr citv. A . o ---.s'. r-.re

if tar troopsvpLrticu!ar!y tne P 5an rorpi ; of Btucher, p!Ted the rif er bebw M f

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ic r;

can ion, aiHi the ei em1

v i i r ; br en c' -'vl 0 "llltt

lini i between two firmly a'lied w-Q.i. in C(i!' r .nvi refiilatice, auu the hu-h hand ol

re"r

1 rp$, all inpurfiftt of thr Ruffian a. Tha Rufll'ini iftei E lrn.k-. h:.d eilbii(i: j tetei de pom on the right Mdr, bnt they were

fdon demon md by cannon fliot, r. tl :h

nuk - try compelled tf e Buffi ans to

O'ut t

U ot wii.de

jrct nut then I 01

c tail c

powers u 10 iiate no oiun ou

1 "lite, an to liMii'U J uji 302c 'j;;ur 1 & t rt ).: o ill na i. ns was the ba-.tle ot the 2d of lVlay,

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ni, ft ti

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ttina them Boat d

tvn the liver, wiero

p"f e :

On the 30:!

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information as

received at arm. count Von VVittjjenftein's he I Quarters, at the greater part of the F encti arm) and French guards crotfing the IS .die, in the vicinity of Naumburg ) 1; war 1 the tame t::ne rep fted that tue emperor Napoleon had arrived at the) army We obfcrved that the viceroy 's army drew to the iiteV. It va c'erefore clear that the enemy rrdeavcrej by -II means to form a hinUon nd t'r.at it was in )fl probably i-is intention to give a rrneil .itt?r. H.s maiefty the r-n-i-ror Alexander, 8c his ma j-fly the king r' Pruftaa, therefore Went t 1 their armies to

the c see ot their trccei bv tneir

at 1

arv.ate t

e en

perlonal )'e!.-:ice. out the better :

bleu to judge of the enemy '3 Rreogth. a reconnoifance vas unJcrtaken with general IrVina jerod! corp;, fr m I.e: c, on the ro-d to Wiffenfeft rhis confirmed the in telligenCe received of t'e enemy bring here in confiderable f;rce. Upon this a eery ietere en ragement took pi . e the If; d May. with the faid corps by winch e weti convinced that thr mam force of e ene : Wa hi the vicmry of ".v .ciu'ix.f and Letareu. It was believed thit the vicerof'a poGticm Was between I. rip; arid 1 1 ' a 7 r , and conf-oier ly thr enjB . 1 pfa 1 fof the battle w s cisarly apparentt Gen eoU it Von Witrsenein relol: d on bein.- lefort hfn i with hirrii to ohltrttel him in hit oMpofitiou hy a brld attack, nd t. reilra;n hil off-ofivr oppe ration! It wa neeeltart n ttiit ittetiTpt ti make it our an at 11 ootetf inrtxtediatety to t it! 1 1 fueh par: Ol bta fjrr.e a? was, on his fide, cn:.f. ierrd la he the beft tfWOpS ; in order, f-.er fuch a rok- tri fiee Urger fp ce for the co oprra tio, i ot our ffytflg Corps over vshemthe r. aemy had littefff acooired a luperiority. . Therefori it xra- reqnifite, if pof&ble to direc the a-'-iv-k i nmedtstety saii :e the rear BaoA troops tot this p jrp Te thr main armv 1 'ke up hi v't night between he 1 It

and -d of Ma . . C am HotbttM Ikm, in J

to the right of the village the whole ar thy wh'rlrd to the rigV-. and pfefently after the battle became r-enera' "long the whohline of Wucfirld corps. Ttie tnem it the fame timeTprcfented a numeroas artillery chiefy of heavy cdioie, 5c Uie (ire ofmuf j jetty tn the elltagei was kept up ft'ith grrat vivacity fot iev-jal hoU .

In this murderous battle the village bi VVi Klien Got c hen and Knanor as Hkewife the i v fillare of Gr fs Gnrchen,were rad taken 1 01

hv ftorm 'iu wit

kept polieiuon of t r level u !. iuis At length the enemy returned in oufiderable

force, for rounded and in pvt retook th Fe j -: viliagts, hut cn t! attack being renewed , or w as not able to retain po reffiofi o'. them i'he Prudian rr'.invds moved forward; and i I ter a tftoR "htnate cotn't of on hour and r an haif tnofe villages wrete again retaken 1

from the enemy, and remained in oaf pol to ea frffion. Dui i.ig thiatime the corp- f gen. j togetl -r Wi Ctngerode on the !if: tig, and the J r"''':' corps . f gen. 1fork, lfh 1 p -t of the Ruf- j not i4 m

n.r. tr vi.; uuJer gcti. Befg, had taeu a there in thr. ba tie. We V-c.t' oppofed to the fnemy at tl)e diflance ol paces, !: one of the moll bloody ba:';-; became ge neral. Our ri'f. rve had draw nearerthe fi-i.l of battle to hem mdinrf w ei ever neei ml,

and ! IT

wr t.-ive futl'ioed nay amount tc aooot

The French in purfutt of thr fugitiro F.uiT'ars too', thr route to thr upper bridga and drove the RufflanS before them. The rombined army alter peeing ther Elbe were bi fitly pvrfiietf, and ,e f.r w.,a heard of fmal! ?rtns and artillery, tbe !.oir

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I 01 iiic j.iinn v, 1 1 1 1 c-y, ar. r: tor On t

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' ( v U men, BUI xiic iiiun ui i li- 111 o . i t i i jf , nuui , ,i,c r:ilfjriui ixap(,irf:n ,nrnveo '11 t! !3 j WcUiiccd tfiOng th k lied Of T' e Piuman j city at h- head of hs a'my, acer.rjrpaniedl

; 1 !e. wr have, amen, levef! Othet lto.u ct ficeri the p.ince ot Hefie Homburg, Oaf i wounded arr on the Ruffian pit general

to t

i root

A 1.1, t k i . . . : . I

by Che prince vicrr y of Italy ad f vrrnl of his marili?!". amoi-fr h-:n were Bef thirr and Mardonetd. He occupies the

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non .zvn, on tne r,jn:ui, kc,:5 a nie piace in wnn n hr n cr) whn ' its and Scharohoift, flightly, at cluiiei- j this city- tearing thr night and the morngerouily. On the l ;--ith (dt ac- ing cf thr 9th, new bridrer Were eflablifTs-

y - n thr Elbe, notwithftanding the toce fant attn.ks oi rar'rS ol Ruffians ; whrs annoyed th.r French dti'inj.r r? r nisflicbw n uniflterrupted fire ; without arv rrttfrn nt? fife it( m tht r i -n h. w ho ontinoed at thrie work, which t'iry onaplet-d in from 4 hoorf brtorr dav To C o'clotl: ii T!'r fiiorninS?

1 wo p-rors of tln cii'. were kilted

of the pi ibfners vvr

kl at marfhal (Seres; is killed, N . ' am woondei Up - rds 6t I0 D r i ire a! a,.j brought in, ten p.c rs iHrry taken, and fome thodfand n f rsin'Ored at Halle. Our light troops

numerous vniarre

tying nes-

-l -r ill

i r-;tn

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-r to Bppe tr :n t 4

nnr r-Va't

n plain . di

an oppprtuto;, of j is n

Profti in "oarci

nefny s miaives, anu about 40 v Several houfes nante o -rr. ot n Ihrlls, but upon the a hole, - : t very considerable rot tha r,. c- l.

nlfm.b

corn-, and the ferjin

t ct ttrandenhifi

er rut down fevefal mafTes ot tl

10th, the Ruili

ted

Neufladt, and tha olace w s foon occ opied

ifh CotoS Th

j; oe a Bra i e, r ' 1 1 I

t r1 . In ?, an

merer lined ;.aee '..ei-nn to be ai eada tr rtiabbfhrd e - i o

nortal hontf Which the YYV !earr from Daottic that as to n ?

was tm

hatt!- cunt

a- e In 1

1 i r 9 1 ' j klliVU

a-rd v,

7 o'clock in theeeening. Uuring its coUrfe ' imam proved tnai ... ., , ' German fntl ari'h th tor villages on tne lett w ing wr .'S'-w.,, virini , i ...

frvral t i mrs t n IfMj retaken tie .at r o'clock, thr nemy a a n W torpl on , or .drht w mg, an.i fClien Gorchen, (hrnbably

rov's srmy, made a briik attack up

mrlwarrrl tn hear from OS th

the vice-

aav tn cage

w e

ao 'tieu.

rnfantrv

of the Rom

acted, and

c !iad advice of the opening of th

nner have the cerftpatgn, feated ail the oncers who had n J. t li the charge of the Pruffisn ofiice- anu held them uirftens whit h I prifoners.

try Thfe are the refultJ dp tn thia day, A COUP I)T MAlrfi pptO the f efent. God blefi oi;f armh-es ! iTeflerdar) ft.r-noon a nfhn.g fmaet wat Fie and ddnng the battle protected I r t t ottt ffom MuMrjoito Cove by rem. l.r w

th .i beloved monarchs, ho fifvetal I U. who luirnnimnid of the flotilla r'-,.

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meo at tor ht k tor tne purpotsi hy nr,r-rpi the lln0p Eagle, r Britigi v. poia'iets, cruifiag Sandy Hook 1 i:h hottfe, ; ich o a rh.-i-n. 'J he fmack. namedl w- Korrowao rt ferme fimef

ti in k.

thei

;r r, evei ie'd the

pic on. 1 1 rs n i;rrr ihr jji.ic

tefl - m iy he fofthti more b)zd and pre it them to us !

I rd f .r ,

The

the Yan ma at

ctir-ns of Drefden

l t vr v 3 S now

wior t.T the fVipport w hie',. -s hi ifk'v

'teller ate engagement In a hie'1 thr H ar: flry di no r thC Whoftf remaining

tyrratlv rlifi 'inuiilied itielf is dltl 'hr rorp o'-, s nreCedh - il w-s eafy to rrcrie thl i ' w--

rk. Blue her and Witzi v.;rrode, the the combined irrftfea were on --"-at ; I

clay, was now continued Until nig' i umernus p6 dpaifei at ' T - fee parks ol ar.

cam rr.. The en-m? hac! h'ewife to;atn Itflery, with fever a Rnffian ibd Pro Hi an attached our centre and the Hagei With grnri ils and troops rrtre.t-"fr opn Pag u : it t brtnfeefs. hut wr aiaintai ed nw no- nu on the niahta oi the fth and 3th

ST 1

fl i d fa t the bar!

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4i me:

. as : . , three nv - r i '-

i us

iitio:u III this fitmtifo r gl t ut an end rombr""' i ucr 'v in toil rete -T , tn the j Oil . Tl la I e KI perceiving the I nack, u tbe bat tit .the enemy Wit to have been i 8tl about I o'clock in the net ig .'.- ted itcly uc . h ' ' " c .ming