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London, England, 1812-10-03 00:00:00

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PARIS. 116. T.
EIGHTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY.
MOIAISX, San. 10.—On the 4th, the Emperor set
eat ft•om Ghjat, and encamped near the post of Grit-
DOE
The sth, at six otlock in the morning, the army
put itself in motion. At two in the afternoon, we.
perceived the Russians formed with their right upon
Moskwa, the left upon the heights on the left bank
of the Rologha. At 1200 toises in advance of the
left, the enemy had begun to fortify a fine height, be-
tween two woods, where they had placed nine or ten
thousand men. The Emperor having reconnoitred
it, resolved not to lose a moment, and to carry this
position. Orders were given to the King of Naples
to pass the Kolegha, with the division Compute and
the cavalry. Prince Poniatowsky, who had marched
on the right, %vas in a coalition to turn the position.
At four o'clock the attack commenced. In one
hour the enemy's redoubt was serried, with the can-
non ; the enemy's corps driven from the wood, and
put to flight, leaving the third part on the field of
battle. M seven in the evening the firing ceased.
On the 6th, at two o'clock in the morning, the
Emperor surveyed the enemy's advanced posts: the
day was passed in reconnoitring. The enemy were
In a position much contracted. Their left was weak.
Bred by the loss of the position on the day before t
backed by a large wood, supported by a fine height,
crowned by a redoubt, planted with 25 pieces of
cannon. Two other heights, crowned with redoubts
at 100 paces from each other, protected their line,
as far as a large village which the enemy had de.
stroyed, to cover the ridge with artillery and in.
(antry, and to support the centre. Their right ex-
tended behind the Kologha, in the rear of the village
of Borodino, and was supported by two fine heights,
crowned with redoubts, and fortified with batteries.
This position appeared strong and favourable. It was
easy to manoeuvre, and to oblige the enemy to eve.
ovate it, but that would have been renouncing our
object, and the position was not judged sufficiently
strong to render it necessary to avoid fighting. It
was easy to pereeire that the redoubts were but
half formed, the fosse shallow, and neither pa-
lisaded nor defended with chevaux.de.frise. We
reckoned the enemy's force at about 120,000 or
130,000 men. Our forces were equal, but the
superiority of our troops was not doubtful.
On the 7th, at two in the morning, the Emperor
was surrounded by the Marshals in tie position
take) the evening before. At half-past five o'clock,
the sue rose without deeds; it had rained the pre-
ceding evening.—" This is the sun of Austerlitz,"
paid the Emperor. Though but the month of Sep-
tember, it was as cold as a liorenther in Moravia.
The army received the omen--the drum beat, and
the following Order of the Day was read :
" soldiers ! behold the field of battle you have se
f' much desired henceforth victory depends on
Og you ;it is necessary to us—it will give as plenty,
66 good quarters for tha winter, and a speedy return
ig to your country, Behave yourselves as you did
" at Austerlitz, at Friedland, Vitepsk, at Smolen.
fc sko c end that the latest posterity may speak of
your conduct this day with pride,—that it may say
4g of yOU, g Ile was at that great battle ender the
6g walls of Moscow.' "

64 AA the Imperil); camp on the heithts of Borodino,
70 of aria. at 2 o'clock. A. M."

The army answered with reiterated acclamations.
The ground on which the army stood was spread with
the deod bodies of the Russian, killed the preceding
,doy.

Prince Poniatowsky, who was on the right, put
himself in motion to tpr►n the forest on which the
enemy rested his left, The Prince• of Eckmulsi
marched on the skirt of the forest, the disision Corn,
pans at the head. Two batteries of 00 cannon each,
commanding the enemy's poiltiono hid been On-
struated in the night,

At six o'clock Generpl Count Sorbier, who had
armed the battery on the right with the artillery of
the reserve of the yard, commenced the ire, Ge.
sterol Pernetty, ‘sith 30 pieces of cannon, put him-
self at the head of the division Comma (4th of the
Ist corps), who skit ted the wood, turning the head
of the enemy's position. At half-past sis General
Complus was wounded; at seven the Prince of Bek-
odd had his horse killed. The attack advanced:
the musketry cpmmenced. The Viceroy, who form-
ed our left, attacks and carries the village of Boro.
dine, which the enemy could not defend ; that Til-
lage being on the left bank of the Kologha, At
mean the Marshal puke of Elchingen put himself iu
/notion, and under the protection of GO pieces of
cannon, which General Foueher had placed the even.
lug before against the enemy's centre, bore upon the
Mere. sbouseod pieces of cannon spread death
•n ail sides,

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,►t eight o'closk the position! of the enemy WRTO
Carried, his redoubts noon, and our artillery crow
his heights, The sdveotage of position which the
IleePy's batteries heel enjoyed for two hours, now,
belonged to as, The sesrapets which had been °cm.
Alai against as sleriog the attacks were new to our
itelesntage, 'f ba enemy saw Oho 'settle lost, which he
tbogbt bad only csts►eseased, A pert of his artillery
was &Opus the rest was withdrawn to his lines in the
rear, In this estreadt, ha ♦ttewpted to restore the
shat, oiti to ittiCk Iviib 00 his masSes those *song
reitloos wifoh he was amble to protest. Three
bsooksi Ow 0 itressb mon plecei go thess