The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-29 00:00:00

RITISII PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOM
About five o'clock, on Monday evening, a tiw
meodous firing, in the direction of B.oelogue, au
heard at Dever. It had not crated at half-past it,
when oar Correspondent closed bit letter. At sit. a
Gentleman landed, who stated, that ;loather attar:
had been made upon the flotilla at bcalogoe,
the pyrotechnic artowa.
We hare received American Papers so the 4St't
last. They confirm the accounts lately brought ty
the Boston Papers, of M t AND 4 having ,e-embarl.l
his troops ; but they pretend, that tins measure w:s
adopted for the purpose of making an attack is
some other part of South America, and not in cos.
sequence of any defeat or despair of success, whet.
they were. The tots end Yarn*, of 7 guns
each, pais of Ws Lk Baum aa's eqoaditos, were at Au-
very disabled --

in a _ . state.
Dutch Papers fo the lath, and French to ths
coo, anired yesterday, containing the Frenca
official account of the battle of Jena, upon tha
14th instant. It was a battle between the roma
alr eiia, and not merely the centres ; the wings
baying been called in, and consolidated with
them. Tnis appears from the great num vet of the
Pressian army, which is estimated at 150,000 owes
and also the names of the Generals killed or woand.
edi in which list, we find K•rea turn. aimed's,
end ltycnet. ; all of whom commanded on the
tight wing of the Prussians, and .1 auseatus. who
commanded under Prince Howastorra, on Culeft.
Oa the side of the French, the divisions Or Lasts Is.
St"LV, Davoese. Nay, Auoeasac, and blue AT,
were all engaged. It is, therefore, evident, that
the baule of the 14th was a general engagement.
The anion lasted the whole day ; and the blunt of
it appears to hays been sustained by DAVOI:I7.I
carps, which was opposed to the centre of the hes-
sian., amounting to 60,000, with the Krim a
Prussia, and Generals lidei.remooayr and Katt.
&guru at their head. The loss of the Prussian,
is estimated at between YO,uoo and 40,900 Mast
lincluding 28,0,./0 prisoners. *f he loss of the french,
as might be espefted, is said to hare been much
smaller, including 5,700 ?rivulets. This is evidently
a mistatement ; the loss, we may presume, was
nearly equal on both sides. According to some sc-
counts, after the battle. the French hsediaarter,
were transferred en Leipsic. and the advanced guard
hai taken possession of Dresden ; but the official
Fitt, which is snore worthy of cr:dit, states, that Cr.
the cvenir.g of the I ith. the French had net advanced
beyor.l Weimar and Neustadt. It presumes, hot •
ever, that the Prussian army meant to retreat to
Magdebtarg. If completely beaten, it would pro-
bably endeavour to gain that place, as the country
was open from Jana. but we are not without hope,
that it felt strong enough to rally, and renew the en-
gagement. Upon the whole, due allowance help;
mane for French gasconade. we bare no reason
to presume, (eons the otia4ial report, that
the result of the 141 h, was decisive, or totiz!:
more disastrous to the Prussians than the French.
It is curious to °laser se, that BON•P ikirr!t's name is
.
not meg rner.tioaed in it. wlile that del? 42CLZ11
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