Daily National Intelligencer

BRITISH ACCOUNTS

OF THE CONTINENTAL WAR.

Extracts from London papers to Nov. 6th, furnished by Mr. Rich of Baltimore, who landed at Annapolis 30th. Dec. from on board the British flag ship Hambra.

First Battle.

After a hard and sanguinary action which continued for some hours, Ney was defeated with the loss of 12,000 men.

Second Battle.

This battle was fought on the same day as the first, was equally well contested and bloody, but at length Bonaparte succeeded in breaking the centre of the Prince of Schwarzenburgh's army, by bringing up the whole of his cavalry under Murat. The allies then brought up their reserve and drove Bonaparte back upon the point he had occupied, before he pierced the Prince of Schwarzenburgh's centre. The battle terminated at night and both armies remained in sight of each other, without either having gained any material advantage. On the 17th October they prepared for the more important battle which was to take place on the next day.

Third Battle.

On the 18th October, the allies having collected and concentrated all their forces under the Crown Prince, Blucher and Prince of Schwarzenburgh, attacked Bonaparte in all his positions; he fought with the determination and desperation that a man may be disposed to have, who feels that his crown depends on the issue of the conflict, but his obstinacy, his talents, his skill was unavailing—he was defeated with the loss of 40,000 men and nearly 200 cannon.

Leipzig Stormed.

Without giving the enemy a day's respite, the Allies advanced to Leipzig the day after their glorious victory, and after a most bloody resistance took it by storm with 30,000 prisoners, a great number of cannon, ammunition, &c.

Thus in four days Bonaparte's army was reduced one half, a more rapid and enormous loss than he sustained in the same space of time even in the calamitous Campaign in Russia.

Loss on 16th by Ney 12,000 men
do. 18th by Bonaparte 40,000
do. 19th storming Leipzig 30,000
82,000

Driven from Leipzig, Bonaparte attempted to retreat by Erfurth, the direct road to the Rhine. He failed—the road was already occupied by his conquerors. His retreat to Erfurth was cut off. He then with the wreck and remnant of his army took the road towards Brunswick, thus removing further from his resources and reinforcements. The allies were in pursuit of him, and he is destined, we trust, to fresh disasters and defeats.

Extracts from London Papers of later dates.

Bavaria has declared in favor of Russia.

Papers on board the Dragon to 14th Nov. mention the fall of Dresden.

There was a grand illumination throughout England between the 6th and 10th of Nov.

The last dispatch from Sir Charles Stewart is dated at Leipzig, October 19th, from which the following are extracts:

"My Lord—Europe at length approaches her deliverance; and England may triumphantly look forward to reap, in conjunction with her allies, that glory her unexampled and steady efforts in the common cause so justly entitles her to receive.

I wish it had fallen to the lot of some abler pen to detail to your lordship the splendid events of the two last days, bu
In endeavoring to relate the main facts to send them on without a moment's delay, I shall but do my duty, postponing more detailed accounts until a fresh opportunity.

The victory of General Blucher upon the 16th has been followed, on the 18th, by that of the whole of the combined forces over the army of Bonaparte in the neighborhood of Leipsic.

The collective loss of above one hundred pieces of cannon, sixty thousand men, an immense number of prisoners, the desertion of the whole of the Saxon army; also the Bavarian and Wurtemberg troops, consisting of artillery, cavalry and infantry; many Generals, among whom are Regnier, Valory, Brune, Bertrand and Lauriston, are some of the first fruits of this glorious day.

The capture by assault of the town of Leipsic this morning, the magazines, artillery, stores of the place, with the king of Saxony and all his court, the garrison and rear guard of the French army, all the enemy's wounded (the number of which exceed 30,000 men) the narrow escape of Bonaparte, who fled from Leipsic at 9 o'clock, the allies entering at 11 o'clock, the complete deroute of the French army who are endeavoring to escape in all directions, and who are still surrounded, are the next objects of exultation.

The further result your Lordship can but arrive at, from an account of our military positions.

Here follows an account of the situation of the allied armies in a P.S. to the above dispatch.

On the field of battle this day an officer arrived from Gen. Tolleben, bringing the information of the surrender of Bremen to the corps under his orders, and keys of the town which were presented by the Prince Royal to the Emperor of Russia.

(Signed) C. STEWART."