The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-26 00:00:00

" Ie the evening of the 25th, the following was
the position of the French army. The left, con-
sisting of the corps under the Marshal Prince of
Ponte Corvo, and Marshals Ney and Bessieres, was
marching from Biezun on the road to Grodno.
Nlarshal Soult was ewering Ciechanow. Marshal
Augereae was marching for Gllymin and ?nitwit.
Marshal Lannes was at Pultusk.

" these two days we male from fifteen to six-
teen hundred prisoners, and took from twenty-five
to thirty pieces of cannon, three pair of colours, and
one standard.

" The weather here is extraordinary. It is warmer
than in the month of Oetober at Paris : but it :is
rainy ; and in a country where there are no regelar
roads, one is in the mud at every step."

FORTY-SIXTH BULLETIN.

" ooLvrattr, DEC. 23.

" Marshal Ney, charged with executing the ma.
nceavres by which he was to drive the Prussian Lieu.
tenant G-neral Lestocq from ‘Vrks, to outfl ink
him, and, by thcs! to cut his corn:nuni-
cation wish the Russians, has executed thew mave-
ments with his accustomed ability and intrepidity.
On the 23J, G:1 •ral narchaud's division moved to
Gurrzno Oa el- 21th, the enemy was pursu-d to
Kunzhrock. On the 25:h, the division came to an
adion, by which !he enemy's rear silff:red some loss.
On the 26:h, the enemy having cAlelled at Soldau
and Miawa, Marshal N. y was determined to ad-
vaace and attack him. l'he Prussians were in po--
session of Soldau, with 603) infantry, and about
1000 cavalry, and, he;iig d tended by morasses and
other obstacles ahoin th- p!ac.., they thoagrit them
selves secnre agiinst any wrack. Ail thaw difficul-
ties, however, were ~u-mounted tia.• d9th anii 76th
regiments. The enemy defended himself in all the
streets of the place, and was cat,' here driven with
fixed bayonets. General Losioeq. observing the
small number of the troops ihrt' h id attacked him.
wished to retake the p:ael% In the e•turse of the
night he made 1., ir succ:ssive attacks, without el-
le& He Aftetv..ards r4tired to Neidenbuig. Six
pieces of cx,in,in, corn? colours, and a great r.. rasher
of prisoners. are the elreats of this affair at Sold.its
Marshal NI pr iis,• General Von der %Veldt, who
was wound!-d. I le .il.o makes pantie .lar mention of
Colonel drunn, •,1 the 6:uh, whose behaviour was
highly eneour.gulg.
'• 01 the same day, the 51;h marched to Lotter.
berg

H Daring the aflion at Soldaa. Gen-ial
cbausi's division dr we the a ienly from Miaw.t,
where also a great aiiion to-r pl see.
of I•sh 41 Besieres harl already taken pntrelsion
of Biezun. with the seco d corps of e4v,r,ry, on the
19 h. The enemy, feeling the irnpor.i.ice of this
post, and observing that toe lef wing of •he Frew h
army wished to cut the Pzass•aiia off rum du Rits.
sians, made .an ittem2t revoke the place; this
give rive to the engagement at
" On the esa. at eight o'clock, the enemy ap•
preached by elisions ways. 14 srshal llcssirres had
placed the only two companies of infantry he hat
upon the bridge; when seeing the enemy approach
in great numbers, be ordered General Grouchy to
advance, with his dilation, to meet them. The
enemy hid already made himself master of the vil-
lage of Canneden, into which he had thrown a bat.
teflon of infantry.

" Being attacked by General Grtinchy's division.
the enemy's line was men broke I the Prussian in.
fernery and cavalry, 6,000 strong, were thrown into
confusion. and driven into the morasses. Five hun-
dred prisoners, five pieces of cannon, and two
standards, are the fruits of this attack. Marshal
Bessieres bestows the highest encomiums upm Ge-
neral Grouchy, General Rouget, and his Chtef of
the Staff, General Roussell ; Bettie, the Chef
d'Escasit on of the 6,h Dragoons, distinguished him.
self. M. Launay, Captain of the seled company of
that regiment, is killed.
" M. Botrati,Aid.cle•Camp of Marshal Bessieres,
is killed. In general, our loss is of small conse-
quence ; it consists of eight kill d, and shout twenty
wounded. The dragoon Plat, of the 6th, and M.
Jam'', of the 3d, wok two standards.
" His Majesty. wishing to give Prince Jerome an
opportunity of obtaiaing military knowledge, had
ordered him from Silesia. This Prince has been pre•
sent in all the slain that have occurred, and has
frequently been at the advanced posts.
.1. His Majesty is highly pleased with the conduft
of the Attillety, fir the firmness they have displayed
in various affairs, and for their aftivity is laying
bridges, and conducling the cannon alow; bas roads.
" General Marulaz, Commandant of .or cavalry
of the light corps; Colonel Excelmans, of the lit
Yartrs ; and General Petit, have displayed mark.
of courage and military skill.
" His Majesty has given patt•cular orders, that
in the official details of the diffetent affairs, no traits
be passed over which deserve to be conveyed to fu-
ture ages; as ;t is on that account, and in order to