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but their &e did ns no hint, and our detachment
aanicangod the Village, broke into. it, threw thenr-1
gavots Ilse enemy, and vet several of them deals t
the remainder set are to the stores they had With
them, and hid themselves in the wood. We nyade s
Lieutenant, a Commissary at War, and thirty-three
men, prisoners.
Our people afterwards proceeded on their way
gosiany, and arrived there on the 9th (21st),
about as hoar before day break The enemy relying
oo his force being so much superior, and on•his ad-
aaategeosu positionsprepared to force our detachment
picquets, which were placed in the wood
back. fib
and could not be surrounded, had given information
of the arrival of our troops. Although, by their pre-.
cautions, the attack was dangerous, yet we deter-
tabled on making it, and directed Essaul Popow,
and one of the most intelligent officers, after having
Dude his approach with the detachments, to cut off
the ensmy's road to Polozk.
44 Another part of the Cossacks, under the corn.
maid of the brave and resolute Solnik Studenikin,
wee to throw themselves . impetuously on the Field.
Gum*, cut their way through them, and take pos-
session of the road leading to Witepsk. The Lieo.
tenant of the Quarter-Master's Staff, Parenzow, was
directed to guard the bridge over the river Obela, in
order to cut off the enemy s retreat to Gorodko, and
ant soar those is the village on the other sae the
firer to come up to their assistance.
44 The Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Nopeizyn,
who bad three squadrons of Dragoons under his
command, was to Wee one squadron and some Cos-
sacks behind, as a reserve; and with two squadrons
end the rest of the Cossacks charge the centre of the
enemy at full gallop, as being the strongest part of
his position. This he performed in the most exem-
plary manner; he led the squadrons on, and perso-
nally cut into the enemy's front, threw six squadrons
into disorder, and routed them. Major Buktewitch,
of thelamburg regiment of dragoons, likewise greatly
signalized himself on this Occasion.
" Although, by reason of the day not being quite
broke, the dispositions of Colonel Rodionow could
not be executed quite accurately, yet nothing could
resist tbe valour of the Russians. The enemy's front,
which consisted entirely of French troops, could not
stand our attack, but fell into disorder, and fled with
the greatest celerity on all sides ; bat they found to
their cost, that all the roads were already in the pos-
session of our troops, and thus the numerous bodies
of the enemy were forced to endeavour to find an
Nutlet towards Polosk. Even here he was purseed
with almost the speed of lightning by our whole force,
which h d attacked him in the centre, as well as by
those who had cut him of from the roads of Polosk
and Witepsk for the distance of nearly seven wersts.
" According to the prisoners' reports, the enemy
bas lost eight officets.and upwards of 400 men killed
la the field of battle, and in the pursuit. This is
proved by the whole road being covered with the
eaemy's dead bodies, and men mortally wounded.—
The rid light regiment of the enemy's cavalry was to. ,
tally cut to pieces, and the other detachments of ca-,
leaky v/hiils *ere attached to it, have likewise suf.
feted very great loss. Besides this, we have made
prievers in all these engagements, Lieutenant-Colo- '
sel Tinel, of the Sd light regimetcof cavalry; two I
Captains, two Lieutenants, tour, Commissariesat War,
and 184 private soldiers. Exclusive of these, we have
taken Woes SOX) horses, 100 of which are delivhredl
for the use of our dragoons, .above 1000 baked loaves
belonging to the snarly, about 40 casks of brandy,
Dear 5000 tschetwerts of flour and oats, and 100 head
of horned cattle, all or which, with the exception of
the cattle, was partly burnt, and partly thrown into
the water, as we had Sio waggons to carry it off.
44 The loss on our side is very small ; Cossacks
me killed, and SS wousded.
" From the accompanying original chart, taken
from the captured enemy's Commissary at War,
which, though not large, shews the villages marked
author which each division was to forage and form
magazines for itself, your Imperial Majesty will per-
ceive, that the second divisiou and the light cavalry
ate, totally destitute of provisions, since Colonel Ro-
dionew destroyed their magazines as beforesaid. The
torn for the Bavarian division is collected from the
other side of the Duna."
The General of Infantry Tormassow, in his report
to his Imperial Majesty. of the 22d of August (Sep-
tember 3), gives information of several affairs of posts.
of little importance, and concludes thus :
According to information received, and report
of the prisoners, the enemy is with the 'whole of the
Austrian and Saxon troops, which have been joined
by upwards of 10,000 troops of the Confederation, in
the vicinity of Turisk asad the city of Wladimir."