The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-06-03 00:00:00

attack. The moment for deciding the Diane had
then arrived. The Emperor, hy a movement to the
left, in twenty minutia, matched with the guards,
General Latour Maul'ourg:s four divisions, and a
great quantity of artillery upon the right flank of
the enemy's position, which had become the centre
of the flossier' army. Morand's and the Wirtem-
berg division carried the rising ground which the
enemy hail made his point trappui.
General Deveux established a battery, the fire of
which he directed upon the masses whiched attempted
to take the position. Generals Dulauloy and Dronot,
with 60 pieces of reserve, advanced. Lastly, the Duke
of Tn.' iso, with the divisions Dumoutier and Barrois,
of the 'Dung guard, took the road to the Ina of Klein
13aschwitz; crossing the road from Wurscben to
Bautzen.
The enemy was obled to uncover his ight, to,
prepare for this new attack. The IP ince of
Mosk we took advantage of it by adva sing in
front. lie took the village of Preibig, anll having
come up with the enemy's army, march efl on to
Wurtschen. it was at three o'clock in tie after-
noon, and whilst the army was in the grodest in-
certitude of success, that a heavy firing was heard
along a line of three leagues, and which announced
to the Emperor that the battle was won.
The enemy, finding that his right was turned, be-
gan to retrelt, and this retreat soon became a flight.
At seven o'clock in the evening the Prince of
Moskwa and General Lauriston arrived at Wurts-
chen. The Duke of Ragusa then received orders to
make an inverse movement to that which the guard
had made. occupied all the intrenched villages, and
all the redoubts which the enemy were obliged to
evacuate, advanced in the direction of Hochkirch,
and took the whole of the enemy's left in flank,
whit h then fell into an unavoidable rout.—The Duke
of fareutum. on his side briskly pushed this left ;
wing, and did it considerable mischief. The Em-
peror
slept on the road, in the midst of his guards,
in the village of Little Baschwitz. The enemy be-
ing forced from all his positions, left the field of
battle in our power, covered with his dead and
wounded, and several thousands of prisoners.
On the 22d, at four o'clock in the morning, the
French army put itself in motion. The enemy had
fled the whole night by all the roads, and in every
direction. We had not found his first posts until
past Weissenburg. He did not offer to make any
resistance until he had gained the heights in the
rear of Reitenbach. The enemy had not yet seen
our cavalry.

General Lefebure annouettes,' at the bead of
1,500 horse of the Polish lancers and the red lancers
of the guards, charged and overthrew the enemy's
cavalry on the plain of Reitenhach.
The enemy believing that these were alone, caused
a division of their cavalry to advance, and several di-
visions were successively engaged.
General Latour Mauhourg, with his 11,000 horse,
and the • French and Saxon cuirassiers, arrived to
their assistance, and several charges of cavalry took
place. _ _ _

The enemy, quite astonished 'to find 15 or 16,000
cavalry before him, whilst he believed us to• be us-
supplied with any, retired in disorder..
The red lancers of the guards is for a great put
composed of the volunteers of 'Paris and Ds atigla
bourhood. General Lefebure Desnouettes, and Gesa.
Colbert, their Colonel, passed the greatest eclogij
urns on them.

In this affair of cavalry, General Bruyere, of the
light cavalry, and an officer of the highest distinc-
tion, had his leg carried off by a cannon-ball.
General Regnier, with the Saxon corps, gained
the heights behind Reitenbach, and pursued the
enemy as far as the village of Hotterndorf.• Night
overtook us at a league from Goerlite. Although
the day had been extremely long, we findiirg• our-
selves now at the distance of eight leagues from the
geld of battle, and that the troops had undergone
so much fatigue, the French army was to have slept
at Goerlitz, hat the enemy having placed a corps of•
their rear-gupd on the heights in front, and .as it
would have required half an hour mere day-light to
turn his left, the Emperor ordered the army to take
a position.
In tne battle of the 20th and 21st. the Widow:
burg General, Franquemont, and Gen. Lomas;
were wounded. Our loss on these days may he
timated at 11 or 12,000 men killed and wounded.'-

At sever► o'clock in the evening of the day of the
22d, the Great Marshal, the Duke de Friuli, being
one small eminence, along with the Duke &Treviso
and General Kitgeusr, all three with their bet en
the ground, and at a sufficient distance from the
fire, one of the last balls fired by the enemy struck
down close to the Duke of Treviso, tore the lower
part of the great Marshal, and killed Gen. Kirgeuer
on the spot. The Duke of Friuli imnediatglx felt

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that he was mortally wounded, mid tripireirtwifve
hours after. As soon as the posts were plated, ind
that the army had taken its birouacks, the Emperor
went to pee the Duke of Friuli. He found him per-
fectly master of himself, and showing the greatest
sang froid.

The Duke offered his hand to the Emperor, Who
pressed it to his lips. 44 My whole life," said he to
him, " has been consecrated to your service, nor do
I regret its loss, but for the use it still might have
been to you !"64 Duroc !" replied the Emperor,
4' ther- is a life to come; it is there you eve going
to wait for me, and where we shalt one day meet
again !"—" Yes, Sire ! But• that will not be yet
these thirty years, when you will have triumphed
over your enemies, and realised all the hopes of your
country. I have lived an honest sun. I !ewe no-
thing ,ta reproach myself zzith. I leave a daughter
behind me r your Majesty mill fall the place of a fa-
ther l i her."

The Emperor grasping the right hand of the
great Ma shal, remained for a quarter of an hour
with his heed reclined on his right band, in deep si-
lence. The great Marshal was the first who broke
this .44 ! Sire," cried he, 46 go amai,
this sight gives you pain I" The Emperor support.
ing himself on tits Duke of Dalmatia, and thogrest
Master of the Horse, quitted the &take of Friuli,
Without being able to say any more than those
words, " Furezrel then, my Friend!" Els Wes.
ty retired to his tent, nor would be receive any per.
son Clio whole of that, night. •
Qu the 3(.1, at 9 o'clock in the morning, General