The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-07 00:00:00

B,47'7'LE OF PUL7USK.

FRO THE. ST: P ETLRSIII3I:GIi-GAZETTE,
lAN. 0. S.

SubseVent to tae provisional short account
v;!,,ich has been published, of the victory, gained by
ft;ie t oops.of ills Imperial Majesty, on, the .I.4th—
t2,sth of December, t soli, atbPultusk, over the French
0-41v,.„cunsisting of 60,000 men, commanded by
)o,4parte person, and, Field Marshuls Davoust
aticct Lannes, the bowing 'circuilr=ll,t,ial Accounts
have ,been here., rely ive to that battle which
has crowned the 'viEtorious Russian warriors with
fresh-wreaths ot zlory. They are dated. Head. Quar-
Vr:3, -I.,otnza, December 27-(Jan. 7),-anckire -trans-
c.itted from General Eenningsen, by the Prince
Goiyzin„ Adjtuant.to his Majesty the Emperor
soon as the,corps of his :Imperial Majesty,,,
under the command of G;.:neral Baronßenningsen,
Mg of ao(,:t 43,000 excepting a part.of
and 4th division, 'had arrived in the envitons,
vi i)„..tusk, on tho 13th=24th of December, after
a fatiguing niarcli, (the roads being exceeding.
Continuaii) harassed by the enemy the.
s id corps was immediately so posted, that itS right
v. jag supported be the yillage'of Mosczina, and
the left by the small. town of Pulttisk, with a view
t) cover the road of Ostrolenka, and the' bridges
near Pultusl:.and Zamsk, to keep open the, commu-
nication; with the General of Infantry, CoUnt Bux-
hoyden.

van, commanded by. Major. General
onsii,ting of three regiments of ,Ta-
gersjthe 114, 3d, and 20th), and supported by
,the
ictiMent of Tenginsk inu*eteers,' and the Polish re-
giment' of cavalry, took a position on odr-right Wing'
in the' bushes'; the • detachment of Major Ge-
neral Baggrmiut, consisting of the regiments of Sta-
roskolsk,-Willna, and one battalion of Bevel muske-
teE,Li, with 'two squadronS of Kiew dragoons, was,
pOsied theleft-flmk, to cover the river - Na-
rear and the road-leading from SierOck to Pultusk.
These regiments had no saoner made a movement to
occupy their'.positions aforesaid,' than they were at-.
tacked about noon by a French detachment; under
the command ofGeneral Suchet..-The fire between
the latter and our advanced posts of caValry corn-
rtiened,-and was kept up tbr near three hours ;
wherenPon the enemy was repulsed with Consider-
' able loss. It -afterwards appeared, that this attack
cm the On of the enemy was only with a view to
recomeitre.

"" On the following day, being the I4th-25th of
'when our troopa 'welt refreshing thorn-
se.ve,, but placed in oruer of battle, at 1,1 A.M.
tiwy were at tacked by a Freiich army of 60,000-nwn,
commanded. by Bonaparte in, person, and consisting.
of tite corps of the Field Marshals Davoust .and
Lames, and the detachnient of General Suchet.

C. The first attack was made by the enemy in six
columns, under Marshal ,DaVoust, with great im-
petuosity, aid direCted against our left flank, which
consisted of tae detachment of Major General Bag,
gowur, with a view to take Puitusk, to get into our
rear: and to, cut otf our communication with the
division of the Lieutenant General Aurep, which
w,is posted beyond the river Narew, two leagues
frotu Puitusk.. Soon after this, the van-of Major
general Bar:lai De Tolly, on the • right ,flank, was
likewise attacked by six ,o 1 the enemy's columns.
During these attacks of the enemy, made upon
both ''our flanks, he "had posted a chain of Horse Ja-
gers,- behind whom stood several columns, which
were to tall upon our centre but the enemy's views
upon- it were completely frustrated, owing to the
powerful and well directed effea of Our batteries,
which were ere6ted before our-front.

" The impetuous attack made by Marshal Davoust
with t 5,000 men,. in six columns, upon both flanks
of the detachment of Major-Gen. Baogowut, ob;iged
the latter to fall back,alittle,-as he had only between
anti 5000 men with him but in his retreat he
checked the enemy's-progress with the 4th regiment,
of Jagers, which spread itself before the infantry. In
the, mean While the Lieut.-General Count Oster-
man arrived with the. regiment •of Tula, and one
battalion of the regiment 'of Pawlowsky Grenadiers
to support him, aZd the enemy's further proaress was
che4ed. Major-Gen. Baggowut, With the grena-
dier battalion of the regiment of Staroskolsk Mus-
keteers, and a battalion of the 4th regiment of Jagers,.
then . threw:, himself, with' fixed bayonets, upon the
centre column of the enemy, by, which he had been
Fessei, whilst Major-General,Koshin, with the re
gituent of M:jesty's, ;Body Cuirassiers,
audt,xo squadrons_of .the, regiment of KargopolDra-
goo;;,s, penetrated to the.frout and- flank of that co-
and the result was, that the Nvhole Column
was innnediately cut to pieces.
‘.‘ the,mean while, the other battalions of the.
.4th Regiment of Jagers; and the.Re,,iment of Tarta.-
rianklorse, with two squadrons of kiew Dragoons,
attaelted the enemy's columns, 'Which had advanced

from the. left, and coMp.elled them to retreat how-

ever, the eue&ny receiving, an immediate reinforee7
meht, advanced a second time with impetuosity, but
Were. compLtely overthrown, as we had formed a
sirm front of the Jagers, and these bad thrownthem-
eivits upon the enemy with fixed bayonets, and our
cavalry had also broke through the columns with
their sabres:

Mille same time, Major-General Dorochow,
with the'regiment of Isiurri- Hussars, made a pteme-
retreat before the other. columns of the
went otrour right, ancl then suddenly
turned about on the left-with his regiment, by which
Svc 11-timed mancenvre he brought• those columns
right (rico!) our batteries', -which made great havock
ittuhrig tne;:enemy.
,4‘ Alf the rest of our cavalry; which was 'posted in
Om front; and made partial attacks upon theenemy,
,rliico.'_o orders to march through our front of infant-
ry, to leave an open, field for action, and to post it-
.seit.in the rear. „ .

this moinent all our batteries opened their
.nreon.the enenly s columns, which were advancing
ag4nrocour centre, but which, in: com,c9nenceof the
t;freo ot: these-bAtter ies, Were not only cheek-
-Lt.; ;; their proilfess, but also driven .back..
",I'l4e cl:calys carps, not :s ithstanding their being
thace,siel.coed; attempted, on receiving a fresh rein-
; ,-ccrnent, to repeat their attack on an the points of
i.ll-,hk, Erich renewed ardour, and pressed for-
upon with severai cu-operaling columns. 'The