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NIORATI A. DEC 4.
lu the Wile on the 21. the I{ussian►, l 4 the ins.
peruons attack of the French. hod lost a part of their
artillery; but, towards the evening, General Ku.
tusow retook the artillery, and rescued d_ greater
part of the prisorers.
On the sd, the battle was resumed, awl the fortune
of arms declared in favour of the Combined Army,
which reamed its position near Austerlitz, and pre-
pared for a new attack on the 'ith. ViSory or death
was the word in the battle, which was one of the
most bloody in modern history. The contest was
decided by the bayonet and the sabre.
The Russian guards, under the Grand Duke
Constantine, fought with the greatest bravery : the
Austrian cavalry likewise contributed greatly to the
decision of the battle on the 3d.

VIENNA, NOV. 30.
(From the Vi"nna Gaiette )

Yesterday evening, at six o'clock, his Excellency,
Count Haugwitz, the Pruxsian State and Cabinet
Minister, arrrived here.
Count Stadicn, and General Lieutenant Field-
Marshal Count Ginlay arrived here the day before
yesterday, and communicated to M. Talleyrand,
the Mieister for Foreign Affairs, the propositions of
which they were the bearers from his Austrian Im-
rerial Majesty.
M. Von Harnier, Prussian Counsellor of Lega-
tion, whom his Excellency Count Haugwitz had
sent before him, hasgone from hence t 3 13runn, to
the French Imperial head-quarters.
The French troops entered Presburg on the 27th
intant.

341.1.0 CH, DEC. 2.
Marshal Massena is now at Laybach, and the
Archduke Charles has reached Hungary.
Marshal Augereau is at Ulm, where his corps
will be reinforced to 60,000 men.

IR ANCONIA, DEC. 6.

The first column of Prussian troops, under the
command of the Prince De I lohenlohe, has arrived
in the environs of Nuremberg.
The Saxon army has orders to begin its march :
its head.quarters will be, provisionally, at Weis-
senfells.

CZASLAU, NOV. 28.

The head-gnarte7s of the Archduke Ferdinand
have been here since 01,2 'situ. The French have
advanced to within three leagues of this place, and
we were expecting a kettle ; but, we now learn,
that the carps of the Archduke Ferdinand, which
is estimated at ;iO,OOO men, will join the Russian
armies of the Generals KuttLasw and Bushowden.

ULM, DEC. S.

Biten Thugut Las removed 12 om Preshurg.

There has been published, at Munich, an ideal
nrip of the new kingdom of B‘iv.ii ie ; the boundaries
of which are iu it enlarged on every hide.

Ltiesic, Die. 4.

When the Grand Chamberlain, Count De Bosse,
'hewed, at Dresden, the wooden buwl of Peter the
Great, to His Majesty the Emperor of Rutsia, he,
at the same time, informed him, that there were, in
the Cabinet of Curiosities of His Hi7haess the
Eledor, the watch, the sword, and the spurs, which
the Char had exchanged at Warsaw, with the King
of Poland, Elcdor of Saxony, in testimony 04 his
friendship.

DLC. i
h is said, that the troops of a certain power will
soon begin to aft.

In some accounts, the loss on both sides hi killed
and wounded, in the great b..ttle en the Cci and 3d
inst. is estimated at 36,000 men.

CuPENNACJEN, DEC. 7.

The royal family, the capital, and the whole
kingdom. is plunged into the most profound grief.
It has pleased Providence to take from us this day
his Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince. This
melancholy event was announced by the tolling of
all the bells in the city. All the public spetiacles
and amusements in this city ate at present sus-
pended.

m A mauacw, ',Lc. I I.

We learn, by a letter from Troppau, of the
4th, in the evening, that the battle which tuck place
in Moravia, on the 241 and 3d of this mouth, did
not end till the 4th ; that a prodigious quantity of
blood was shed ; and that lotus:se varied us the two
armies.

A letter from Rvrli::, dated the 9th, received here
by eitlfitte, informs us, that the battle lasted three
Jays and a half. Fortune seeinel in the beginning
of it, to be in favour of the French, the Russians

having lost a part of their artillery ; but, on the
4th, she declared completely for the Iluseians,
who fought only with the bayonet and sabre, and
the French were forced to retreat upon Vienna.
The enormcras loss of men, on Loth sides, is incre—
dible. A person of the highest importance was, we
are assured, in the greatest danger, and was only
saved by the sacrifice of a part of his body guard.
Such is the first intelligence which we have receiv-
ed ; we expel, with impatience, the official ac-
couots.--(44irila dm Nerd.)

RAMOVCR, LIC. 6.
amnia or a et tt
The fihe regiment of Russian grenadier guards of
St. Petersburgh, composed of 1,956 men, and of
which General Count Tolstoy is the Commander,
arrived in this city the day before yesterday, and
will remain here some time. Preparations are
ready for the reception of this General, at the
hotel, in which the French Commissary, Mi.
chaux, lived during the stay of the French. The
General of the English brigade. Baron Von Der
Decken, is also expeCted. We learn, that the lath
regim •iit of Russian chasseurs which passed through
this city, is already arrived in die vicinity of Ha-
meln. We expeit, to-morrow, still more Russian
troops. These troops, vihich are under an excellent
discipline, perform garrison duty jointly with the
citizens. The entry of the grenadier regiment
above.mentioneJ, was made with so much order,
and the steadiness and martial air of the young men
who composed it, all spruce and able-bodied, pre-
sented so delightful an appearance, that all the in-
habitants, as well as those who had arrived from the
neighbourhood. beheld them with the greatest as-
tonishment. 'They condoned afterwards, from this
regiment, two spies (Jews), who were arrested at

Lauenburgh, and who have been sent to Egidien•
thor, where they are striElly guarded.
The course of the posts is not yet interrupted be-
tween Hanover And Hameln. It is said, that two
battalions of the German Legion, in the pay of Eslg-
land, will be employed in the siege of that place ;
and these are said to be the first battalion of the
line, and the second battalion of light infantry.
wiscit•u, hov 19.

The Austrian Major-General Nostitz, deceived
by the French General commanding at Schongra-
ben, who Sad succeeded in making him believe that
the peace between Austria and France had been
signed, refused to co-operate with the Russian
army against the enemy, and by this means put the
French General in such a situation. that he was
enabled to fall suddenly on the troops commanded
by Major-General Prince Pangrathion, and to
surround him in a manner that he was in great
danger of being totally defeated ; a circum-
stance which might, in some measure, expose
the army, the advanced posts of which, for
some distance further, had lost the means of
wirlirawing themselves with expedition, vihilq
they were skirmishing. The French had already
attacked the corps of Prince Pangrathion, when a
trumpeter arrived from General Murat with the
proposition of an armistice. Prince Pangrathion
instantly made it known to the Commander-in-
Chief, who immediately dispatched his Aid-de-
Camp, General Baron de Winaingerode to Ge-
neral Murat, to negotiate on the subjeet, and
to agree with him on an armistice, if the con-
ditions of it were suitable. The Baron de Win-

zingerode having, in fad, signed an a.l of this kind,
which General Murat thought proper to send for
the ratification of Bonaparte, a copy was also sent
to the Commander in Chief of the Russian army ;
but he returned no answer, and profited by the in-
terval of more than twenty hours, which resulted
from all these negociatinns, to draw away the army,
by two forced marches, notwithstanding the immi-
nent danger to which he seas compelled to expose
the corps of General Prince Pangrathion. Yester-
day morning it was announced to the Commander-
in-Chief, that the enemy had made known, that, not
having received an answer from the Commander-in-
Chief of the Russians, on the subjc of the armis-
tice, he would no longer abide by it. At the same
moment be attacked Prince Pangrathion, by open-
ing a terrible fire of batteries, which had been
ereaed for this purpose. Prince Pangrathion, ever
brave and intrepid, was by no means disconcerted,
and quickly answered his fire ; he threw some
bombs into a village, which he burned, and where a
body of French troops were situated, destined to at-
tack his corps in flank. The enemy, obliged, by
the force of the conflagration, to think of nothing
but saving their ammunition-waggons, and by
making a great circuit, to save themselves by the
other side of the village, gave to (;.:nerAl Prince
Pangrathion more than two hours time, which al-

lowed him to retire. The enemy having charged
anew, continued to follow them closely, and to
push them so briskly, that he sometimes succeeded
in separating a Nit of the troops from the main
body ; but all these efforts were vain, the Russian
soldiers always opened their way with the bayonet,
and even overturned, in many encounters, the ene.
my's cavalry. It is thus that Prince Pangrathinn
gloriously effeLled a long retreat, fighting con-
tinually, with a body of six thousand men, au ene-
my of thirty thousand, commanded by many Mar-
shals. This Gene: al, who arrived this day, has joined
the army, and has brought with him, as prisoners,
a Lieutenant-Colonel, two Officers, and fifty sol-
diers, together with a French standard. The loss
of the enemy has been very great, which the pri-
soners themselves allow. Arnoag the nansber of
the slain is a General, whose name is unknown.

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FRIDAY. DFCLMII2II 211.
DREADFUL BA ITLE.
On Wednesday, we tato before onr readers the
commencement of the recent dreadfel bale fought
by the Russians and the French in floras ia. The
Hamtaurgh Mail due on Wednesday, which arrived
yesterday, has frarnished us with the confirm rtian of
that great affair. The annals of modern warfare
afford no instance of a battle contested with such
obstinate fury ; nor dues history present a cave
upon which so much depended. The French had
received informatirn, from a deserter, that it was
the intention of ;he Austro.Russian army, to attack
them cm the J. lios •e A MTE was also aware th,it
the centre would be composed of the Russians,
manded by the brave and generous At EY NUE K. in
person. He instantly resolved to anticipate the pm-
pose of the C..nrkined Army, and not to await their
attack ; and, by this means, brought on the battle
on the ed—a day earlier than the Allies expelled
it. We stated, in a former paper, that, au the /se, the
French Army had fallen behind the Sivarzach , in a line
extending north and south, with their left towards
Bruno, and their right upon Mcholsburg. The Rus-
sians, reinforced by Burrito w LP'; division, and lull of
that enthusiasm which the presence of their b.lov
Emperor inspired, had advanced before the wings
from Wischau to Austerlitz. Ou the moniing of the
rd, BON Ar A *Tat having called in a great part of his
right, attacked the centre of the allies with almost
hip lehole force. Two hostile armies, commanded
by their respeetive Sovereigns in person, the one
contending for the liberties of Euroue, and the other
seeking to destroy them, afforded a new and interest-
ing speCtacle. The conßia was furious, obstinate.
and bloody. The Russians, headed by their gallant
Sovereign, fought with unexampled bravery ; but,
having to contend with almost the whole of the
French army, they were at length overwhelmed by
numbers, arid broken at the close of the day. .V..e
Ftench took several prisoners. The greater part
of the Russian artillery and stores also fell into the
hands of the enemy. While matters were thus
going on in the centre, Prince PANG RAI-atom, who
had been at a considerable distance, put himself in
motion, and coming up with the right wing of the
enemy, completely defeated it. This success ope-
rated a diversion in favour of the Russian centre.
which fell back upon Wischau, while the French

were deterred from pursuing it. 'I he news of toe
check received by the Russian centre soot, reached
Olmuta, and determined the Imperial Farad? of
Austria to remove to Teschen. It was upon these
grounds those reports were raised, which stated that
the French had obtained the vidory on the .`?.d.
l'he result, however, appears to have been nearly
equal upon both sides, the enemy having to see'gh
the loss upon their right against their succes, in
the centre. Thus ended the business of the 2d.
Several most illiberal and scandalous rcfitidit.ns
having been thrown by the French prints upon the
charader of the Russian soldiers, we shall stop hue.
for a moment, to give the following observations 1
upon them from one of the most respectable Journals
upon the Continent, which we received yesterday :
•, When the Russian attacks, he must, according to
his idea, either conquer or die. A skilful manoeu-
vre, or a good rett eat, are movements for which he
has not any taste. He knows how to advance,
bat not how to retreat. He shuns no danger, even
though it were ready to destroy him instantaneously.
But what distinguishes the Russian from the troops
of any other nation is, his extraordinary strength.
He is, indisputably, th.., most hardy of soldiers. No
attacks, however lo:sg or obstinate, feign:: him.
L'he Russian soldier dresses his seats by when he
can ; he has no fixed time for meals or sleep. A
Ross:an is ever watchful, when on service ; sleeps
when he has time, and wherever he may happen to
be. He has fewer wants than the native of any
other country, and requires less expence in the field. 1
The Russian soldiers were, formerly, accustomed nei-
ther to g:ve nor to accept quarter. Psis habit they
acquired in their tears with the Turks ; but their
sentiments, on this subjed, were changed by the
campaigns in Italy. As the Russian troops are used
to fighting in desert regions, they ate accompanied by
a great number of carriages ; but these are so light,
and there a►e so many mechanics among the sol-
diers, that any repairs which they may want, are
performed in a moment, without in the least delat•
ing the march of the atmy." Sucb were the
troops repulsed en the 2d. They were broken, bt.t
not defeated, and lost no time to repair their dis-
aster. The contest was renewed next morning
wish unexampled fury. The battle was general,
and the Russians were led, as on the :d, by the
Easperor A t.s.z A suss,. The Itus►ians having hist
their artillery, rushed furiously upon the Fri nett,
f itight body to body, man to m. n. We doubt