The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 4, 1760, Page 1

(N ew- FRIDAY, Janvary 4. 1760. ' THE Containing the Frefbeft Advices Furtber Advices by the General Wall Packet, From the LONDON GAZETTE. Hacue, Odober 1. CCORDING to the laft letters from Ber- lin and Magdebourg, Prince Henry has made two torced marches upon Marfhal Daun, having been the z4th paft at Ru- £ 4 o land, eight miles fram Drefden ; which %?fi(ion"has opened a communrication between him and en. Finck, snd enabled him to cover the fiege-of Pref- den, which will be begun asfoon asthe heavy artillery s arrived. All the pontoons are now ready on tne fide of Meiffen. 'His Serene Highnefs in his march, de- featéd the corps under General Wehla. The Auftrians have loft on this-occafion 1000 killed, and at leaft a3 many prifoners, in which number is General Wehla ‘himlelf. . Trarflition of an authentick relation of the defeat of the Army of the Empire, at Korbiiz, near Drelden, September 21. "FTER the city of Leipz’g was retaken by the King's troops, Lieur. General Finck marched, with thecorps under his command, on the 15th of Sep- tember, to lgabcln, &nd on the 16¢th, towards the vil lage of New Mergenthal, where we difcovered the enemy’s camp,which on the 2pproach of our van-guard tetired immediately towards Willdruft, _ Gen, Clefeld, who had been pofted at Noffen with fome Hungarian infantry, had bcfore retreated by the way of Frieberg ; but Gen. Reid, who covered the right flank of the enemy,was nitacked by our van-guard, which drove them, with lofs, near Keynitz, through the defile, and afterwards towards evening, difperfed them entirely by the fire of our artillery. _ The heavy rains and darkne(s of the night not per- mitting us to pufh ouradvantages, and purfue the ens- my any further ; Lieut. General Finck encamped with his_corps between Dout{chenbohra and Wunfchwitz: T'he 17th, we perceived the enemy had entered their new camp on the Mountaing between Schniedewalda and Secligltadt, and that their front, and both wings, were covered by the deep vallies of Muntzig, Roth Schonberg ; and Helbigldo:ff. _ The next day Gen. Finck went to reconnoitre the fituaclon of the enemy, which we found inacceffible ; for which realon it was refclved to make a moticn to- " wards Meiflen, is ordet to oblige them to change their pofition. We being forced to march thro® the two vallies of Suppen dnd Grogis, Gen, Finck took all the ,# neceflary precautionsthat we might not-be molefted in our march, fo that our rear guard had paff=d the defiles, when we dilcovered the column under Gen. Reid. He would riot have got up with us, i Gen. Finck had not judged it proper to halt, the better to cover our’ bagzage, which marched with' the fecond column by Lippe and Lobfchutz, to which place Gen. Finck. alfo detached Gen. Schenkendorff with fome batialions and fquadrons, to keep inawe a great body of Huffars and Pandours, which the enemy had fent that way. In the meantime Gen. Reid had ercfted fome bat- terics near. Grogis, againft our rear. guard, which was at- tacked at different times by-the Huflurs and Pandours, who were always fmartly repulfed. In fhort, eali the corps under Gen. Finck enteted into the camp of Cor- biiz, and ‘the van guard under the command of Gen. Waunfch, pofted themlelves on the heights of Siebe- nzichen. Thé 19th and zeth pafled in creting feveral redoubts and batteries, to cover the right of our camp, which was too much cxpofed. The 21t of September we dilcovered at day-break, near Neuftat, oppofite our van guard, fome battalions and fquadrons, whofe number continnally encreafed, and which proved to be the army of the cmpire, t’orfn- ing themfelves in two lines. ‘M. Wanlch marched wirh the van guard to meet them, and took pofliflion of the neighbouring height, where he was brifldy connonaded sbout ten o’clock in the forenoon by the heavy artillery and haubitzers. M. Waunfch neverthelefs not only fi- lenced their atteries by one o'clock, but alfo forced the enemy’s right wing to give way, ‘who notwith- ftanding repeated their attack three times, and made all poffible efforts to fucceed, under the prote&tion of a terrible fire from their artillery. The enemy finding .their efforts ineffeftual, fet fire to the village of Bock- wen, and detached fome infantry along the Elbe to the mountains, in order to take ourvan guard in flank. But notwithitznding e}l thefe efforts the enemy wasrepulled, and our van guard kept their poft &ll night. ! During this attack, the corps under Gen. Haddick, ' having formed between Siriffichen and Grogis, about naon began to cannonade our redoubts and batteries wi.h their heavy artillery and haubiizees placed on their Hampfllire batteries, but our artillery fobn gained & fuperiority, and filenced the enemy’s fire. © i A little while atter we obferved that the enemy’s defign was to march by Stroflchen towards Lammatich to cut us off from Torgau. & = | For this reafon Lieut. Gen. Finck thought it'neceflary to make a thort work, and attatk the enemy, who had pofted g large body of infantry behind their batteries, on the eminences about Grogis, and erefted a freth battery behind the village of Lothayn. This pofition deferved particular attention;becaule, if both our wings were to engage at the fame time, ‘our left could not purfue the atrack, without being expofed to a fire in flank on that fide. Therefore Lieut. Gen. Finck ordered Ger. Reben- tifch to begin the attack wih our right wing, fupported by our cavalry, till fuch time as fome.of our battalions could advance from the centre to keep that body of the enemy in awe,which was behind the village of Lothayn, and filence their batteries near Grogis. : Gen. Rebentifch began the attack in the beft order with five battalions, and the cavalry of the right wing. Alter he had advanced a thoufand paces, the cannonade began very brifk on both fides, efpecially on that of the enemy : but our infantry, far from being put in the leat diforder, advancés with fo much the more fpeed and refolution towards the enemy’s who were formed in two lines. > The enemy’s infantry did not long ftand the fire of our mufketry, but- foon gave way in confufion. The Pruffian cavalry ther attacked that of the enemy ; but being repulfed, Licut. Gen. Finck ordered thefe bat- talions to advance, which were pofted on Lothayn, to flop the Auvftrian cavalry, thzt was in purfuit of ours, which gave our huflirs 2n opportunity of falling upon the enemy’s cavalry,and muking a great many prifoners. In the mean time our infantry continued advancing, which covered our cavalry,and gave them time to rally. The enemy’s cavalry poured down upon our infantry. They rencwed this attack ten ot twelve times, butall their efforts were unfuccefsful. Cuar battalions ftood firm ; their fire was brifk and never ceafed, but whilft they were preparing for frefh attacks, without lofing an inch of ground. The enemy’s numerous cavalry having for fome time made thefe different efforts witheut fuccefs, were at length by our fire obliged to fly : ourdragoons purfued, and were fupported by our foot, who advanced st a great rate. The battalion ¢f Kreckwiiz’s grenadiers took 11 picces of cannon, and one pair of colours ; and the advantages would have been ftill more confiderable, had not the fuperiority of the enemy’s cavalry made our dragoons give way sagain, which obliged the bat- talions of Charles and Kreckwitz to retreat towards a wood, as well with & view to occupy a place of fecu- rity for the Pruffian cavalry torally in, as to cover the rear of the rcft of our infantry. By this incident we were under the neccffi.y of abandoning the 11t pieces of cannon taken from the enemy, with five more of our own, which could not be got eut of a hollow way intime. At the fame inftant the enemy attacked our huflars at the back of the village of Stroifchen, but were fo well received by a difcharge of grape fhot, that they were immediately repulfed,and purfued with great fuccels by aur huffirs. While Zaftrow's regiment, which had been poited near Lothayn, was taken up in dtiving the enemy’s cavalry, who were in purfuit of our dragoons, by the fire of their mufketry, a large body of Pandours feized the village of Lothayn. General Schenkendorff immediately fet it on fire, as being the fhorteft method to ftop the firing of the fmall arms, which they could have made on our flanks, and which might have proved dangerous. Ad foon as the village was in flumes, our infantry were able to advance again, whicli they did with fo much fucce(s, that the encmy’s cavalry and infantry being entirely feparated, fought their fafety by flight, and the batclé was decided at night in our favour. The army of the Empire, and feveral Auftrian battalions, which had not hitherto been engaged, having ftill kept their pofijon behind the village of Grogis, over againft our vanguard and the left wing, Lieut. Gen. Finck could not expetta frefh attack the next day, on which account he ordered Gen. Rebentifeh back into the firlt line with five ba'talions and fi‘teen fqua- drons,which were the only ones that had beenengaged, and which remained ’.il midnight on the field of battie fo that the ground of Lothayn, was occupied by the regiment of Zaftrow only. Tle twenty fecond of September at daybreak,feveral of the enemy’s fquadrons and battalions #ppeared on the heights of Stroifchen, A thick fog prevented our diftioguithing their number and motions 5 but about feven o'clock we diftinétly difcovered that it was only the rear guaxd of M. Haddick’s curps,and that the whole " Nuwms. 1 70'0 : Foreign and bomzflz’c.é. Al e A s . e v+ et were retiring (Qwirdsfiic}iai and Seelightade, The army of the Empite remained that day under arms pear Neuftat, where they were ranged in feveral . lines,whilft the Pandours and ourlight troops kip: firing at one another all the afternoon. _ But the twenty third they alfo-retired towards See- }:g{hdt, and we parfugd their rear guard for feveral ours. We have raken 371 prifoners, smongft whom are 14 officers,chicfly of the regiments of Cuirafficrs,S-rbelloniy Bepedi&t Daun, Schmerxing and Bretlach. T'he enemy’s intamtry having faved ticintelves a5 foon ¥ thie cona fufion began, we have been able to make no othér trophies than one piece of cannon. : Our lofs dees not exceed two hundred men Lkilled and wounded, notwithitanding the brilk cannonade of the enemy,becaufe their cannon were pointed oo high g whereas our fire muft have had twenty times greatey effet, if we may judge by the number of Auftrians. killed and wounded, with whom the field of battle is covered. The lofs of the enemy muft be increafed by the great number of the defertcrs, who, during thefe two days, are come over in crowds. We cannot fpeak too highly of the glory of the few battalions who obtained this victory. It is fufficient to fay, that they have done every thing that could be expe&ed from the bravery of the Pruflian intaniry, animated by the example of their worthy Generals, Paris, O, r. Broglio will be ereted a marfhal of France, and be appointed commander in chief of the fercesin Ger- meany. FrankrorT, Sept. 1. A few days ago the huffars of the allies made an excurfion as faras Ragden, and car- ried off 150 horles belonging to the Fredch ;3 [ome fay they allo took zco men of the troopsof Deux Ponte, who were going to jointhe grand srmy. The officers of our garrifon, who [erved in the army of the empire and were made prifosers in Leipfic, are releafed on their parole of honour. The whole body of Saxen troeps, confilting of between 4 and 5000 men, is aétuaily here.—This corps was [aid to confift of 10,000 men at the opening of the campaign. Beriiwn, Sept. 26.° The RuffitnArmy which amcunts t0 50,000 combatants, fince the reinforcement the Au- frian corps received, has entered Silefia. It feems as if his Majefty had given over his defizn of reconquering S:xony. Gen. Finck, from whom we hoped that re- turn of fortune, has not been able to do any thing more than repulfe the army of the empire, which attacked him the 21it near Meiflen, and he is now returning to joiu the King's Army. He loft in that zétion between 7 and 800 men, but the enemy’s lofs was much more confiderable. Liestant,0&.3. A confiderable body of horfe from the allied army have joined Gen. lmhoff, who will fpeedily return to'the fiege of Munfter, which it is tho't will not be of long duration. The allied army are tak-. ing all the fteps neceflary to make them/elves mafters of Gieflen, which will determine the point asto winter~ quarters, and will probably ¥ompleat that glorious ttain of fuccefles that have attended Duke Ferdinand fince the victory obtained on the firft of Auguit. The Hefliin troops will fpeedily receive a reinforcement of 8000 men purfuant toa plan which his ferene Highnefs the Landgrave has concerted for that purpole. Avrtexa, O&. 2. We have advice that Gen.Fouguet who is encamped at Smuchieiffen, is {o pofted thathe can join either the King’s army or Psince Henry’s, Berity, O&. 2. Every poft from Pomerania and the New Marche bring melancholly accounts of the de- vaftation made on the frontiers of thofe two proviness, by 200 Coffacks commanded by one Lieut, Brincken, who fays he has ordersto lay Pomerania and the New Marche under Contribution, and that this order was given him by Gen. Tottleen, that famous adventurer who was received here with open arms, and who after being ioaded with favours by the King, went overto the enemy. Under this pretext the licutenant cariies off fram every village he comtes to all the cattle, horfes, &c. and as faon as he feés any troops- coming towards "him, he reiires into Polands Onthis occafion he com- mits fach inhuman violence, that even the enemy,. if they were in ormed of it, would not juflify: Lieuf. Gen. Kalfow, after quitting the flervice to retire to his (eat at Zollin near Solden, was vifited by thefe Ceffacks ; fic endeavoured to fatisfy them by giving his money and all his moft valuable effc@s to the value of fome thou- faid crowns, but in vain. They maltreated his lady, threw the gentleman on the ground and trampled on him, and afterwards fufpended him over lighred hay, and left him in fuch a condition that it is doubted whe- ther he can recover. . I'he Itis reported that the Duke de AT Yy