The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-31 00:00:00

FROM PRUSSIAN EYLAU.

c‘" this place Was Storming/ on the 7th of
February, the it efforts of'the French troops began to
relax in an uncommon degree, until -they. were
assured by the Emperor, that the . place should be
given up to them. This protni;ie had such an vile&
upon them, that till the very last moment they re-
mained. • here, they pursued their system csf plun-
der and devastation' with the most detestable cold-
blooded cunning, cruelly and greediness. For in-
stance, Marshal SouLT• had contrived to preserve
the laSt cow that belonged to his host, and which
afforded .hind milk for his coffee 3- however, the
soldiers insisted upon the Einperor's promise, that
every' thing shOuld be given- up to.them, with such
pertinacity, that • out of respe& for the Imperial
word the Marshal was compelled to yield up the cow.
" During the battle of Sunday the 7th, and
while B6NAPARTE was on horseback in.the Church-
yard, a cannon ball struck off his horse's head, and
killed one, some' say two, of his- Mamelukes' by
his side.

RONAPARTE lodged in a house belonging to one
of the Burghers, near LandSburgh Gate. Two out
of three Windows in his apartment he Caused to be
shtit up. A guard of cavalry was posted about the
steps of the house door, and infantry between
theM and the house. Some of hiS attendants were
in the hall ' • in are chamber next' to his own apart-
ment was the Mameluke, who is nick-naMed Cap-
tain, and a Secretary. The avenues leading to the
house were guarded. MURAT and BERTHIER re-
mained in an apartment to the-left of BONAPARTE,
where,businesi.and eating were performed together,'
Early on the Mll-BONAPARTE rode out to inspect the
Windrifill, and from thence to take a view of the'
Oeld of battle. During the affair of the Bth, he
was present the whole day, in and near the Church-
yard ; but at three in the afternoon he returned to
the hOuse,.took some wine and a cold dinner ; then,
after speaking to some Engineers, who had charts
spread before them, returned-again to the ChurCh-
yard, and came back to the house very quietly at
eleven at night,. After this he was not seen by
any person in Prussian Eylau, till his departuie on.
the 17th.

" As to the strength of the Yre-nch army, no per-
son in Eylau was able to obtain any infdrmation.
They were studious to conceal it ; however, on Sun--
day morning, every- body was astonished at the pro-
digious number of the French. An accurate ob-
server, who wished •to coiled particulars, thinks
they 'were atleast mom strong: After the battle,
several Frenchmen Said, The ltusSians were much
too strong; the. French had only 30,000 men; se-
veral corps whom they reckoned upon did hot
come up.

Respe6ting the real loss of the French, it , seems
to be the fixed opinion in Eylau, that'about 40,000
men were left upon the field of battle on both sides,
but tipt: t wo-thirdS of theirs were French. HoWever,
this it difficult to determine, as in the beginning of
the day the French carried off their dead by degrees
froM the roads and the field of battle, with as much
privacy as possible; laying them behind the Church-
. yard, and in other places ; and at length called upon
the towns-people to assist in burying them. There
is equally as much uncertainty with rasped to the
number of the wounded; these likewise being car-
ried off with as .much secresy as possible, and remov-
ed to LandSberg. *
" Monday and Tuesday, the.9th and t oth, were
resting days. During this time a Bulletin was
published, which, like the Proclamatiog before
the battle, was very difficult for an inhabitant of
Eylau to get a sight of. This Bulletin, however,
„was read to M. DELTSTCH, Counsellor of the Ex..
chequer, .at Graventhien, by a French Colonel-7-(he
did not give it_ to M. DEUTSCH to reP-1)• The
substance of it was, the total defeat of the Rus-
s
sians'; 80,000 killed, 80 pieces of cannon, and
40 standards taken. At this time it way also ru-
moured, that an expeded reinforcement of thirty
thousand men had arrived at Creusburgh,.and, that
the whole army were going to Konigsburgh• . Every
. thing was deposited there ; nor only the wounded
men, but plenty of wine, bacon, &c. Nothing
was now to :be heard in the streets and roads hut
-.whistling and singing; and the Russians, upon the
retreat, were laughed to scorn. Next morning
Mu KAT Was sent on towards Konigsburgh, but he re,--
turned at six in the evening. This, as a bad omen,
made some impression. Afterwards we heard talk
of the battle that had been fought near Ludwigs-
wald. On the 16th, the French packed up their
ails, and went off' very quietly. Being asked, if
they were going to Konigsburgh ? some were silent,
others only answered with the single monosyllable,
No ; adding, it is too far. Others thought they
should no longer maintain' themselves on this side of
the 'Vistula, as the Russians were too formidable,
•&e: At length, Marshal NEI/. returned to Eylau.
On Thursday the 17th, in the morning., BONAPARTE
left the place. , A Mamsiluke said, the army was
going direaly for Thorn, and that BON APA RTk_would
precede them. 'BERNADOTTE, who after the battle
.had his-head-quarters in one of the villas in the -Gra-
'venthien territory, is said to have expressed hithself
thus to M. DEUTCH What,' said he, do the
people think ? Which army gained the viEtory of
the Bth ?' M. DEUTSCH answered, tat since
that affair be had conversed with French Officers
only.' But what do the inhabitants say ?" I
hay% never spoken to them on the subject.' How
strong did they suppose the French to have
been ?' I never heard any thing, of that.'•--
Where are, the Russians ?' At Konigsburgh,
I suppose: No ; they have retired to Wehlau
and, producing a new Prussian chart, he point-
ed out where the Russians and the French
were,' stationed ; and now,' said he, you may
answer the question yourself, which'of them will be
at Konigsburgh first.' He informed M. DEUTSCH,
that t 00,000,,auXiliaries , from the Allies would join
the French Army, -viz. 60,000 Poles, ,and 40;000
. Italians.

The wounded French in Prussian Eylau were una-
nimous in their- complaints that they were deceived,
and rendered furious, &c. &c. Being asked in what
manner, they replied, " BONAPARTE. told us this
would be the last, the very last battle—all would
then be:conquered."

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