The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-10

OIlCSc ana CfluS CUE OH, IN our turTtS the
principal point Of their retreat. The
intrepid Deiaix having obliqued to the
right upon San Stcfano, cut off, the All
itrian'slef wing entirely; and in the fame
moment the Younger kener.nah, with
eight hundred horie, collected from va
rious regiments, made fix thouTana
Hungarian grenadiers priloners. Gene
raj Zach, the head of their Raft, was
made priioner by a horleman of the 18th
Regiments
Oh, griefto tell it was then, in the
very moment of his triumph, that after
having iayed the army, and perhaps his
country, the friend and the model of
brave men received a mortal wound
But let us fufpcnd our aHliGtion till after
having hnlihed our recital, when we
will rethrn and drop our tears on the
eniangulned remains of this hero.
Night was coming oil che troops Of
the enemy in difoeder: cavalry, infantry,
artillery, were heaped one upon another
towards the center; Id the rhrono, ma
~ OF their artillery, which they had
drawn back at the commencement Of
CUR good fortune, for fear that by its
being taken il might be turned againlt
themielves, was, in the preient circuni-
itances, Of more injury thanuie to them,
as it Interrupted their paaage. MuraF,
feeling the importance of precipitating
their retreat, and iacreafihg their confii-
lion, made Us advance on full trot.
when we, IN fhort time, GOT before 4
part of sheir Infantry, which had no re-
fource but to be made priloners, or tobgS
cut 60 pieces, The horie -erenadiers,
and the chaiieurs of the guard, kept the
right Of the road, TO the number OF 2oot
four or Ave hundred men Of the at. sth,
8rh, dragoons, and 10th cavalry, Occur
pied the left /: Murat few from one Tide
to the other. The Deceive moment
was come: the ehiefof brigade Bcf1ietrss
filled wirh the fame ardolr which in
iplred Us all, and, exciting. a defre III
each corps TO diltinguifh ITSELF gave or
ders for the Trumpet 10 found a charges
that We might fail upon tie enemys ii7
fantry, already out of breath:
The Aultrian cavalry; refolvino ID
lave the infantry, came up to us in CO
lunn' and their rapid pace obliged us
70 give loote to ale reias; We inclirsli
70 the left, by obIiquing on them. AZ
the offence Of about thirty PAGES. w5s
4 ditchs which again feperated us. The
croiilpS 1t, taking iwofd in hand, fur
rounding the two fra platoohs, ali was
but work Of Ave minutes. Stunned
by this proceeding, and pro5Sbly inti2
inflated By the height Of the men, whole
harry caps teamed TO add to their nar,t-
raj ttasurc, they bur Ill defended them
ieiyes, and were therefore cu5 down Or
thrown into diiofder. We made no
prIto!ners, nor did we rake any hot!es;
w hike all this was doing, the DRAGONS
tooE the lame column III flank, and add
cd TO the general carnage. They purflcf
them as far as the favine, where rhsv
made a great mary Pri1oners.
Ihe p&ucity OF Our numbers, the IN.
favoura5lenels Of the ground, the niebf
ieftIng in, the extreme fatigue of our
hories, weakened by hunger, and more
especially as this action tool. place I'M
Ger the eyes ola numerous cavalry; who
might rake their revenge, the prudenf
Murar did not think It proper 10 let us
exPote ourfelves further, to increafe the
fruHs OF 70 fucceGfnt a days work:
be1des which, our Infantry, who arriv-
cd ainFoft as foon as or dralltsers, n,ipbf
not perhaps haVd hse time to rally, in
cafe we bad made half-turn.
| bus ended this memorable day. The
darkneisdePrived lis of the means 5f{nc-
courIng all the vJonntlec+ q CO.. -.