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•:” Thelma irenteet work the whole nigifit, tea'
make a way over the tate; sad at length succeeded
in bringlog the artilleil upon the height. " . •
' N Marshal Ditieenst MOMS bedews to tbahritg:
panes sear Natwolsurg sad the defiler a Kaden..
astheitmeaty *anted to march upon Naumberg,'
order to reach Apolde, and fall upon his real, In case
he remalweLla the situation in which he then was.
so The Crepe of Marshal Pence Ponte-Corvo was
destined to stretch out by Naumburg, in order to
fill upon the rear guard of the enemy, in case he
bent strongly toward Naumburg or Jena.
"The heavy cavalry, which had not yet come up
with the army, could not be entirely brought on by
mid-day. The cavalry of the Imperial Guard was
at the distance of 36 hours march, notwithstanding
the heavy journey which it had performed since it
kft Paris; but it was come to that moment of the
war, when no single consideration should outweigh
to deprive them of the advantage of being the first
to meet and tall upon the eneMy.
" The Emperor placed the whole corps of Mar-
shal Lannes in order of battle mum the level height,
which the enemy seemed to dverlook—(they occu-
pied a position over against it). rhis corps win
placed under the cue of General Viaor ; each di.
vision formed a wing. Marshal Lefebvre ordered
the Imperial Guard Into a square battalion upon the
highest point. The Emperor kept the %itch In the
midst of his brave men. The night presented a re-
rrykable speascie : two armies, the one
'scented its front upon a line of six hours much,
fired the sir with its lights ; the other, the lights of
which seemed to be brought into one, small piint
and in the one, as well as in the other, all watch..
.fulness and motion. *the lights of the two armies
were it. half-cannon shot distance respedively ; the
sentinels were almost touching, and there was not a
angle motion on either side, whi:li could not be
heard from the other,

" The divisions of Marshals Ney and Soult took
up the whole fight in matching. At break of day
the whole army was under arms—G izan's division
was disposed in three rank. th left on the level
height—Suchet's division formed the right—the Im-
perial Guards occupied the summit of a height.—
Each of these corps had their artillery in the little
spaces between.
44 From the town and the neighboUritig *alleys,
ohs fosses had been discovered by which the troops
*AM could not be placed upon the level
_height
ethend tbemselvri in the easiest roalner. and
lariareir the first occasion wnen an army had to
h so small a pass.
• tfik fog obsethed the day. The Emperor
imifineethe different lines ; he commanded his
take care of the Prussian awakes *MA
Mit bilideivribed so extraordinary ; he bade Pleas
rflithlunlfiee that a year was not elapsed since Ulm
ITlVeritebent that the Prussian army. like the Ans•
wai surrounded, had been driven from
r lint of operations, and lost their magazines
at the peseta' moment no longer fought
bat for a retreats that they alone sought
dleanselves an opening upon different points.
fisted that -the corps of the army which ihould let
theft past, would loss its honour and its glary-
is la these inspiriting words illy seldien thswer
ed. with a loud cry of 'I Lea as Avenged !" The
light troops began the action. They opened amy
brislefire. Good as was The position of the enemy
he was nevertheless driven out • and the French
arrayenarched oat in the plein stud began to arrange
itself ie battle-
" The enemy's army, which, ost their side, had no
other view than to fall on whenever the fog should
have cleared up, took up their arms, An army of
r 50,030 men from the leftbring, posted itself to cover
the defiles of Naumburgh, end tosel possession of
• the -Passes of Koefees. fiet this was already tore-
stalled by. Marshal Devoost: The two other ar-
mies, one ansieintiag to 80.000 men strong. placed
themselves before the French army, which wits open-
ing out from the level heigtst of Jena. The mist
hung over both armies, lasting two hours ; but at
leegth was dissipated by the brightness of the syn.
The two armies mutually beheld each other, at des
distance of hiss than cannon-shot. The left wing
of the French army supporting itself against e rill
lage and the woods, was c‘iminanded by Marsha-
Augereau.. The Imperial guard spewed their lire
upon the centre, which was maintained by Marshal
I,annes ; the right wing was drawn together out of
the corps of Marshal Soult. Marshal Soult had
nothing hut a small corps of 3000 men, purely com-
posed of troops which had arrived of his light corps.
The enemy's army was numerous. and dis-
played a fine cavalry ; their manceuvres were exedly
and rapidly executed. The Emperor had requested
to delay coming to an engagement for two hours,
im enier to emu* Ike .pituusiew erhecbjthe enemy
should take after the *Qum of the morning. and to
kite the accessary orders to the .troops,.especially
toe cavalry which required-the greatest care. but
the itapetuesity of the french was too ardent for
hi Sever battalions had begun co engage. is the
vi e Moll.tedt. He SAW that the enemy was
getting into motion to drive them out ; he gave im-
mediate circlets to Marshal Lorne. to march with
expedition to the support of the village. Marshal
Souls had .attacked a wood on the right. The
enemy having made a stioviseent with his right wing
upon our left. Marshal Auvrreau was commanded
to repulse them, and, in less than an hour, the allion
was general. 'two hundred and fifty, or three hun-
dred thousand men, with seven or eight hundred
pieces of artillery, scattered death in every dirrilion,
and exhibited one of the most awful events ever
witoeoed on the theatre of history. On one side,
as well as isn the other, every manoeuvre' was per-
totaled as if it were on a parade.
" Am•ing our troops there was slot for a moment
the least disordei ; the 'tame became ours in this
moment. The Emperor had all along by him, he•
sides his Imperial Guard, a large body ot 'troop,
as a reserve to Ad in unforeseen events.

ss Marshal Souk having got possession of the
wood, which occiipiid hits two Pouts, nraJe a more
kirwards. At that instant, di* tmpeior gore or-
den that the thricsua ut ttench eitrAlry o sebelve