Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-25

From, the London Courier of December
| i9h.
| BRILLIANT VICTORY OVER THE
| FRENCH.
The Hamburger mail due Yesterday.
arrived this morning, ard has brought
us, what was to be expected, inteIli-
gehce of the utmost Importance.
We congratulate the country ucon
the confirmation of the account of the
defeat oil the French on the second
and we have the further satisfaction 10
| announce, that they have erheyienced a.
noi1er, and more-mnch mere aectsve DE.
.fcst.
The allies, who have been SUCCESS
| iul on the right wing, on the % Dec:
and had not been driven further from
the Held ct battle, in the centre, having,
as we have heard recovered the effects
OF mistake OF very good general,
now again advanced upon the enemy..-
his was the best proof, that, though
the events of the preceding day had
been against them, they did not feel
| themselves TO be decisiveIy defeated..-
They advanced on the morning of the
Sd against the enemy, without artiile.
~ Hence the battle soon became a
contest OF the bayonet alone As the
allies advanced, the emperor Alexander.
the bravcst of heroes, rode through the
| ranks of the Russians, though exposed
10 heavy fire from The French, en-.
couraging them IN the most gallant Sc
enthusiastic manner, calling out constant.
ly that il must be victory or death as
he was determined not to quit the field
vanquIshed, and 10 die on the SPOT ra-
Their than yield. This conduct raised
the enthusiasm of his men 10 the high
est pitch, TO desperation even they adj
vanced upon the French under heavy
and calling fire, they themselves scarce
~ discharging musket. They soon
brought the enemy to close quarters
with the bayonet; the bayonet and sa-
bre were now alone used * MIR Kaye,
the messenger, appears TO have spoken
WITH perfect truth when he said he went
on the Morning of the Sd, near the
field OF battle TO Try If he could see
what was going forward chat he heard
shouting aud huzzaing, bur scarcely a
musket fred; that it was but now and
then lie heard the report of any piece.
In this way, the bayouet and sabre
alone used, the battle lasted all the
morning ot the Sd :--most deadly was
the struggle. The Russians MIGHT fall,
but not man of them would give wav.
at this mode of fighting they are not
only more expert than the French but
they are better fitted for IL by that eD,busi.
asm * devotion, when inspired by great
ieader, winch makes them rather yield
their lives to the las man than give way
The struggle with ihe bayonet lasted in
The most murderous manner all noon.
when The French gave way * their main
body was totally routed. Victory cow de-
clared Tor the allies; but still The French
contested the ground. The battle CONT.
nued during the remainder IF the 30 II
was 'Tnewed on the Alb; and IL was not
hnIshed MI he 5ih, when the French were
ultimately defeated ~ all quarters the
allies recovered ali their artnlery; made
considerable Captures from the enemy, Sc
finally drove he whole OF the French
troops beyond the river Schwar,zsch,
behind which they were forced tu ny for
protection. bonaparle renewed, and re-
newed aud rene we'd the baf.ie ~ vain :ey.
ely slratagem every excitement employ.
ed 10 no edect; he has, Tor the 6rst time
IN Europe, met witt grand and dsci-
dcd defeat IN genera battle.
The offic'al accounts Of these elori-
Gus aud important events had reached
Bsrlio and Hamburg. Lord Harrowby al
the one town, and NJ. r Thornton AZ The
other, together with many o,her persons,
had sent over the news Sir Arthur
Pagers dispatches we're, il is supposed,
forwarded by lord fisrowby b. Mr..
Donaldson the messenger, VIZ, having
been shipwrecked, has ~ bio0gh, his
di.ca,Ches 10 town. 1ur ~ 4. L,. o.,