Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-25

,s Ore (i,pno,tsd by line Of cavalry and great
onartity of artillery The grenadlers OF the
onard were placed like redoubt OF granite IL
the centre Of the irnmenie plain. Nothing
co,ld overtleow it. Cavalry, Infantry, Arnl-
Iarv evert- thing was direGed againlt that bat
tallion, but in vain. 1t was then Teslly leen
vb,r.a handful of men of lpirit could effect.
Bythis obainate reiltance, the lett OF the en7uly
was checked and our right iuPPorted unI'l tn I.
| arrival Of general Monier, who carried the WI
lave of csiel Ceriolo at the point OF the bayone'
he eneny's cavalry then made a RAPID move
ment on our right, which was already ihs S,
This movement precipitated its retreat. ne
enemy advanced upon our whole line, ddchar,
DINO gambler fhot from more than an hundred
nieces fcannon. The roads were covered win
fueitives, wounded and routed. Inc oal'ie
feemed loG We permitted The enemy to ad-
vance within muaket fhot Of the village OF o.
Tulirp, where the diviGon ST Delaix was IN or
der for battle, with eight pieces Of light artillery
IN front. and two batt4iions in clole order on
the wing. All the fugitives rallied behind Il
.Alresdg had the enemy committed taults'whion
preaged their catastrophe. They e1Eenoeo
their wings too much.
The prefence Of the Fira Coniul rsanFmated
the troops. (" Children (fays he TO them), DO
Won rernember that it Is my cuRom to ieep on
the Geld of battle y Amida ihouLs OF " 1--we
the Repnb!ic." ~ Live the Firf Conlul,"
Gen. Defaix charged with quick march by the
centre. In an infant the enemy were defeated
General Kellerman, who, with bis brigade Of
heavy cavalry, had the whole day covered the
retrear Of our left, made a charge with iuch
vigour, and 20 a-propos, that 6ooo grenadiers'
and Cen Zach, the Chief of the Stat, were
made priloners, and feveral ofthe enemy's gen
erals killed. The whole army followed this
movement. The right Of the enemy was cot
Of, conformation and terror ipread through
their ranks.
The Auatian Cavalry advancedto the cen
tire. TO cover the retreat. The Chief OF Brig
ade, BaGieres, AZ lac head Of ea6s5eob, and
erenadiers Of the guard, made a charge with
fuch activity and courage, that be pierced the
line Of the enen1y's cavalry. and by il completed
the entire rout Of the army.
We have taken Is Rand Of colours, 40 pieces
of cannon, and made from 6 to 8oOo Prioners
More than 5000 of the eaemy remained on the
Geld Of battle.
Our LOIS Is alf3 comfortable. We had 600
men killed and 1890 wounded, and goo taken
priloners. Generals Champeaux, Mainonl, and
Boudit are wounded. The Gen. 10 Chief, Der
thier, had his clothes pierced like fisve with
balls. Several Of his Aid du Camps were diff
mounted. But lois iincerely felt by the army,
and which will ALTO he fsverely felt By the whole
Republic. is that Of Defaiz, who was truck by
ball at the comme6cement Of the. charge by
bis divilion. He died Of the wound. He had
only time to fay to young Lebruns who was
with him, {" Co tell tn Fira Coniul that Gle
with regret az not having done enough TO live
10 poaeTity."
In the court. of his life Defaiz had four
horles killed under him and received three
wounds He had iaiEsd head quarters only
three days before. lie burned for the engage
ment, and f4id TWICE or thrice 70 his Aid du
Camps IN the couTle Of the.evening, 1t Is a
long time fnce foughrin Europe, the bullets
no longer know u.s." When the news was
brought Of the death Of Defax to the Firt Con
ful, in The midi of furious fire, the follow
ing words were all that elcaped him. Why
is il not permitted me TO weep :" His body
has been conveyed.tO Milan, there to Be embal
med.
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