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,'RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
feleilMalL REPORT PROM LIEUT.4IINERAL FIRM, To 1
SU IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DATED THE •••••• SEPTEMBER,
'PROM THE TOWN OF MO6VR
Towards the end of August, rreceived infor-
!nation from an partsof General Dimbrowski having
emarched out. of Mohileviewith hit chip's, and had col-
Ucted an the detachmeats left behind ; that he was,
besides, levying recruits, and was endeavouring, by
• all means, to jomGenerais Morlachowski and Dzjwa-
itowski, each of whom commands Es division, and fur-
thermore, that General Dimbrowski was forming
*pots at Glusk, Witscha, and Gerbalschewa, with
ele intent. after having collected provisions together,
And joined the others, to blockade the fort of Bobruisk
and theveby cut off the communication between Bo-
• laisk and Mosyr. On this intelligence I put myself
motion, with-the corps' under my command, to
Seitroy the enemy's magazines, and to beat him. I
accordingly left the needful number of troops at
osyr, for its defence, till my return, and on the 30th
August (12th September) put inyself in march, on
e road to Glusk, and oo my road fill in with many
loads of provisions and forage, as well as Cat** which
Were going to the enemy,
" After having given commturde tO the drivers to
drive all this back 'again, and return the 'corn and
Battle to the villages from whence they had been
taken, I, on the 7th of September, at four p. in. reached
a village where I found my van-guard', consisting of
the regiment of Don Cossacks of Grekow, and of two
squadrons of the Hussar Regiment of Sumyseb, a
company of the 41sr regiment of Yagers of the Smo-
lensk Regiment of Infantry, and two pieces of light
artillery. Near this plate, the enemy only perceiving.
Our cavalry coming out of the wood, furiously
°barged it, but Colonel Grekow, with his regiment,
end the squadrons of Sumysk Hussars, immediately
overthrew them, and drove them back to Glusk.
Even the enemy's infantry, 1000 strong, which were
encamped before" Glusk, back into the village, for
which reason I ordered my infantry to operate and
drive the enemy out of this place, in which he sought
tp establish himself. The valiant Major Gentsky, of
the Smolensk Regiment of Infantry, instantly ar-
rived there with his detachment, and sent off a com-
pany of Yagers of the 41st, and some volunteer sharp
shooters, belonging to the battalion under his com-
mand, and placed himself, with one battalion and
two pieces of artillery, in front of the place.
44 When the enemy's infantry perceived ours, they
divided themselves into two parts. The one half re-
tnained in the empty houses, from whence they were,
however, driven, notwithstanding the obstinate de-
fence they made, and their advantageous position,
in the course of an hour ; the other half at the same
time retreated across the river, and in their' retreat
destroyed the bridge, on the other side of which he,
bowever, halted, and brought up two pieces of can-
non to defend it and the remainder of their flying
troops. Major Geutowt took post in Glusk, and
acted so effectually with his corps, that he, with the
assistance of the HUM'S of the Sumysch Regiment,
send tho. Don Cossacks of Colonel Grekow, which
they. gave on the other side, he threw the enemy into
disorder, who, after two hours engagement, fled,
and left us masters of the field of battle, and a maga-
zine of provisions which they had collected, of which
,the necessary quantity, was used for the support of
the troops, and the remainder returned to its former
owners. Their hospital, with 150 men, also fell into
our hands. We took thtee Officers prisoners, among
whom is the late Commander at Glusk. On our
side we had only one superior officer, and 23 men of
lesser rank killed. Having gained the victory over
the enemy at this point, I took my way to Wiltscha
apd Gorbatscheivitsche, to prevent his joining the
corps of General Matachouske, and to allow the others
time to recover themselves. Agreeably to this, on
the same evening, having repaired the bridge, my
van-guard crossed over to the other side, and on the
54 (15th) September, at day-break; I,began to par-
e the flying enemy with the corps under my com-
mand. - On this road I likewise found a number of
waggons, laden with provisions and forage, all which
returned to the places from whence they came.
46 At Six wersts from Gebatichewitsche, my van.
guard, which was two wersts before me, was, in a
very narrow defile, teceived by a considerable num-
ber of the enemy with a battery of two pieces of can-
non ; on theit flank were posted sharpshooters. Find-
ing myself at this distance from my van-guard, I
surmised that the enemy, seeing only this detach-
mnent, would endeavour to cut it off. Theenemy
pushed hard on our van-guard, which I directed to
fall back in good order, and with avow pace to join
the corps ; afterward: my van guard, being composed
of two yager battalions of the 6th and 41st regiments
and of the Don Cossack regiment, I commanded
them to disperse themselves in the woods on the flank.
I myself marehed.forWard, placing the brave Smo-
lensk battalion in front of the column, caused the
other hattalioneen join it close, and commanded them
not to stay behind the Smolensk battalion, and that
the columns should follow close on each other. The
rest Of the artillery I placed in the centre of the in.
lama, and the cavalry on the side or the roads on
hich the infantry, on account of the narrowness of
the defile, could only march in half platoons, and the
cavalry two abreast.
" After having ordered my troops in this manner,
I marched forward„ and drove the enemy out of his
first fortified position. Although I had to passthrough
narrow defiles, and was surrounded by the enemy,
yet neither the danger, nor the heat of the enemy's
fire, which was kept up on us on all sides, could de..
taio your Imperial Majesty's troops. The Smolensk
battalion, under its gallant commander, distinguished
itself in a most striking manner—thrice it drove the
enemy out ef the very strongest position, and it was
merely the darkness of the night, and our not being
perfectly acquainted with the roads and situation,
which saved the enemy from total destruction. The.
battle commenced at five o'clock, and ended at'l I
o'clrck at night. After the quick retreat made by
the enemy from all the places possessed by him, I
remained on the field of battle till nine in the morning.
This corps of the enemy consisted of 6000 men, real
Trench troops, commanded by General Dzenanowski,
and under hire the Grand Major Guirsan, Adjutant
to Marshal Junot, was nest in command.
44 After defeating the enemy, and restoring the
communication with Mosyr, • I returned there again
igageLallewins day, and on the 10th (22d) of Septan.