Earl Cathcart, K.T. and Lieutenant-General Lord Stewart, G.C.B.

“ The enemy having evinced their determination not to evacuate the lines of Wissenbourg, yesterday evening his Royal Highness made his dispositions to attack them this morning; but their retreat towards Strasbourg during the night permitted us to pursue our march this morning without the slightest interruption. General Rapp's force is estimated at about 11,000 men, and is supposed to have received orders to unite with that of Marshal Suchet Besançon. ”

“ The public opinion seems very much averse to Napoleon throughout all the villages where the Allied troops have passed.
The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg attacked the enemy on the 26th, between Selz and Sourbourg, and obliged him to abandon a position he had taken up, and retire through the forest of Hagenau.
The enemy suffered considerably; the Prince Royal lost about fifty killed and wounded, and four officers. The Austrian regiment Reuss Graetz was principally engaged. ”

“ The forest of Haguenau is three leagues long, and ten leagues wide, and therefore a formidable obstacle, until a sufficient number of troops can be collected to move upon all the roads through and round it.
General Rapp commands the force opposed to us, and is said to have eighteen battalions, three regiments of cavalry, and a proportionate artillery. ”

“ The enemy’s forces consisted of the division of Rotherbourg, and some cavalry. Major-General Wrede had orders to attack the enemy with the battalions of Lunebourg and Frankfort; this was performed gallantly, and he drove them to the houses on the river, where they defended themselves vigorously, until our reinforcements arrived, when they were driven across the bridge, which they destroyed on their retreat.
General Walmoden took up his position for the night on this side of the liver. He lost about nine officers, and between two and three hundred killed and wounded. ”

“ Your Lordship will observe, that by the separation of La Courbe and Rapp, and the possible detachments that either may have made, as also the uncertainty of Suchet’s line of retreat, together. with the number of strong places we have, to blockade, we shall be liable to have small corps detachments of the Enemy starting up in different quarters; the may even gain partial success in our rear; but the best precautions have been taken by the Prince Field-Marshal, consistent with our scale of operations, and nothing essential can affect the great movement. ”

“ Lord Stewart will detail the movements of the armies of the Archduke Ferdinand, and of General Frimont, and of the Sardinian armies.
Some corps of armed peasants and freebooters have established themselves in the woods and mountains which the army has lately passed, and from whence they have committed depredations and robbery upon persons following the army. ”

“ There the enemy made a stand with cavalry and infantry, and compelled the Prince Royal to halt until the arrival of his infantry when an Austrian regiment, which led, rapidly drove the enemy from their post, and compelled him to retire. behind the Sur, a little stream, which forms a good military barrier in front of the forest of Haguenau, which the enemy occupied so strongly, that the Prince Royal determined on waiting until he could bring up more infantry, before he ventured to attack it. ”

“ The Bavarian army will be directed from Nancy on Ligny, Vetry, Les-Franeves, and Fere-Champenoise.
The Russian army follows in two columns; the right on Chateau Salinet, by Pont a Monsson, St. Michael, Chalons, and Epernai. The left and the head-quarters of the Sovereigns, by Ligny, St. Dizier, Vetry, and Montmiral.
The Austrian or left wing of the army operates also in two columns. The 1st corps d’armée supports the Russian left, and follows La Courbe from Befort towards Langres and Chaumont, or whatever direction he may take. ”

“ It appears, according to the best information I can procure, that he sent on about one hundred horse, as an advance, under Colonel Nasttez. They charged into the town, when the guard at the gate, assembling, and seeing they had been surprised and forced, immediately shut it, and gave the alarm. The advance who had penetrated, made good their retreat by dashing forward to the Paris gate, at the other extremity. General Czernicheff seeing his advance committed, brought up cannon, and dismounted some Bavarian light horse, battered down the gate, and forced an opening into the place. ”

“ The army under Prince Wrede will march to-morrow and occupy Nancy and Luneville, leaving corps in observation in the direction of Phalsbonrg Blamont and St. Diez. One division between Nancy and Toul, and other corps to observe Metz. ”

“ Diez, from which he reports, that Marshal Colloredo carried the town and citadel of Moutbeillard by assault, on the 2d instant: seven guns, and a considerable quantity of stores, have been found in the place; the number of prisoners was great, and they are increasing every hour. ”

“ The advanced guard of General Ledener attacked part of Lacourbe’s corps, consistiag of about 3000 men, on the 27th, and drove them before them to Dunnemarie: the Austrian loss is seven officers, and some hundred men. The Enemy assembled on the night of the 28th, 8000 infantry and 300 cavalry, near Chavunnes ”