The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-03

was in an inexpreiiible anxiety, YET itill
ventured to harter myielf thar our
troops advanced on the contrary, how.
ever, iaw chem In few minutes AFTER
returning with but TOO much hattie, car
| ry;ng the wounded. ON their ihouIders.
On the part of the right wing alfo, faw,
with concern, thar the enemy gained
inien!ibly upon US.
Buonapaste advanced in frofs, and
exhorted TO courage and frmnefs all tie
corps he MET with it was viiible that
his pretcnce re-anilnatsd them. Ssve~
raj folders were obferved TO prefer alb
fohite death in iutaining the retreat, RIO
the diipleafure they might give him in
being witneis of their fight. From
this moment his horie guards no ionser
continued as before. near his perEns
| bur, without being at any great diitanee
from him, took an active part in rho
! battle.
A cloud ofAufriah cavalry debouch-
ed rapidly in the plain, and formed
| thenielyes before US in battle array,
making feveral pieces Of artillery,
which did not long delay playing &c thc.
deftruction of Or ranks. General 8cf-
thier, who, at NO grear diftance, had
! his eye upon the movement of this CO..
i-lnmn, WAS brifllly charged by part Of
| 1t, and was forced TO retire upon us.
Murat, at the head Of the dragons,
took them in flank, protected the re-
trear OF Our infantry, and preferved the,
| right flank ofVi6tor.
/! The foot grenadiers of the Cohfular
| guard now came up, in the fame fate
they have always been beheld on the pa
rade. They formed UP in shcpr.,dit or
! derly manner, in fubdivifioHsss nd adj
vanced againR the enemy, whom they
| naetWlth not an hundred PAGES from OUT
front. Without artillery, wirhoue "a.
valry, TO the number of Ave hundred
only, they had 60 endure the brunf Of a
/ victorious army. But, withour conf
derlng the inlallneis of rhelr nlsr1befs;
! rhey kept advancing, and forced every
thing TO give way in their pai{age. The
| lofty eagle lowered every where around
them, and threatened 60 tear them TO
pieces. The very hrft bullet which
Atft'Sf- -ISA4i 1af1 Ff'ter GrASect4e-ss -1aS&
| a fanYia- dead on the ground, being In
clole ORDER Charged three times by
| the cavalry, fnilliaded by The iafantfv
within fifty PAGES, they furroundcd their
| colours, and their wounded, and III
hollow fquare exhauifed al their rounds
Of cartridges ard then, with flow and
regular lteps. fell back and joined car
| afonithed reac-guard.
| notwithstanding this our army fouehe
retreatlng in all parts the center ga%e
way, and the enemy out-fretched US.
| and eurned our right wing, On tlle
/ right Especially, 1t was obvious they had
rhe fIlPeriofity lii an eminent degree.
On the left they might have reached CTR
| head quarters before we could. The
garrilon Of Tortona, discovering the al
mott roured condition Of our army.
made q lorrie; and we were furrounded
on every part.
The Coniul, who was all the while
In the center, encouraged the remains
ofthe gallant corps which defended The
road, and the deflc which it croGcd,
lhut up on one fide by wood, and on
| the other by fome buflly vineyards Of
lofty growth. The village Of llarssgo
Ranked this cruelty memorable fpot to
the left.
What torrents Of blood were 1led IL
that place what nurrsbers of brave men
| perifhed there Inyfncible courage had
unceafnglY to ittugglc againt numbers
| OF the obttiuatc foe perpetualiv increaE.