The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-29 00:00:00

SECOND BULLETIN OF TIIE GRAND ARMY.

" AIIMA, OCT. lq..—The Emperor set out from
Bamberg the Bth, at three o'clock in the Morning,
and arrived at Cronach- at nine. His Majesty tra-
versed the Forest of Franconia at day-break ; on the
gth proceeded to Ebersdorff, and thence to Schleitz,
where he was present at 'the first aEtion of the Cam-
-6 paian:- He returned to.lie at Ebersdorff; he pro-
ceeded on the i oth to Schleitz, and arrived the i tth
at Auma, where he lay, after passing the day at
Gera. Head-quarters hate just been transferred to
Gen. , All-the orders of the Emperor have been
-most successfully executed.
"On the ath Marshal SoULT advancedlo Bay-
reuth; The gth, he pushed -on -to Hoff, where he
took possession of the Enemy's Magazines, and made
several prisoners. He advanced to Plaue.n on the
loth. Marshal NET folloWed in his rear, at the
distance of half-a day's march.
" On the Bth the Grand Duke of Berg (MuRAT),
advanced'Avith the light cavalry from Cronach to=
wards Saalbourg—he was attered by the 25th re-
giment of light, infantry. One Prussian regiment
Appeared inclined to defend the passage of the Saal;
but after a cannonade of half an hour, apprehensive
of being turned, it abandbned its pohition.
" The gth; the 'Grand Duke of BERG advanced
upon Schleitz, where a PruSsian General with' i o,oeo
men was posted. The Emperor arrived at noon,
and ordered the Prince DE PONTE-CORVO to attack
and take possession of the village, which he deemed
of importance. The Prinee diSposed, his columns
in order, and advanced at their head. He carried
'the village, and pursued the flying enemy. In the
course of the night a great number of prisoners were,
taken. General \VAT IRE, with the 4th regiment of
'hussarA, and the sth of chasseurs, made a fine and ,
spirited charge againSt three Prussianiegiments.—
Four .companies of 'the .27th light infantry,' which
were posted in a plain, were charged by the Prussian
hussars ; but they were received in such a stile as
becameF'rench infantry
,Coping with Prussian ca-
valry ! Two hundred horsemen
,lay on the field of
battle ! The French infantry were commanded by
General MAISONS. A Colonel of the Enemy -was.
among the.dead, two pieces of cannon taken, 300
were made prisoners, and in the whole 400 men
were killed. Our loss was trifling:. The Prussian
. infantry threw down their
,arms, and fled trembling
from the French bayonets ! The Grand Duke led
several of the charges, sword in hand.
" On the loth the Prince DE PONTE-CO'RVO re-
moved his head-quarters to Auma. The 1 ith, the
Grand Duke of BERG arrived,at Gera. LASALLE,4
General of Brigade of the cavalry of reserve, cutoff
an escort of the Enemy's, `baggage; 500 covered
waggons and open carriages were captured ; they
contained 'several articles highly- important to the
operations of a campaign.
" The Left Wing has been equally successful.
Marshal LawNhs entered Cobourg on the Bth, and
advanced against Graffenthal on the gth. He at-
tacked, on the kith, the advanced guard of Prince
HOIIENLORE, which was commanded by Prince
Louis of Prussia, one of the leaders of the War
Faaion. The cannonade did not last 'above 'two
hours; it proceeded only from a half of the divi-
sion of General SUCHET. The Prussian cavalry was
cut off by the 9th. and toth regiments of hussars.
The Prussian infantry were unable to, make an or-
derly retreat; part were cut off in a marsh, the re-
mainder found shelter in the woods. We made
000 prisoners, 600 were left dead on the field, and.
30 pieces of cannon fell into our hands.
" Prince Louis of Prussia; a brave and loyal sol-
dier, seeing the rout of his corps, opposed hiMself
Singly to a Marshal Des toms, of the loth regiment
of .Hussars. " Surrender, Colonel," said the Fits:
seer, •• or you arse a dead man !" The Prince an-
swered by a blow of his sore--ibis antagonist ran