Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-15
,Thirtieth Bulletin Of the Grand Army.
AusteyAits, IL Fyimaire, .year Ia.

dNSEefHEsS, IL 1fIU!nITe,&yc0T tE.
The oh Frimaire, the emperor, upou
receiving the communication OF the full
powers Of Messrs. dc S,adion and dc Gu.
lay offered previously an armistice. for the
purpose of sparing The si.usion-o of blood;
If the enemy really had amind to make an
arrangement and come 10 dehnitl7esac.
comm odation.
But it was easy for the emperor to per-
;ceive that the enrmy had other projects;
and as he hope of success could no, come
10 the enemy but from the side OF the Rus.
sian army. he easily conjec,ured That the
negotiations were 40 longer any thing
mere than a,.ase de guerre to Hull this vi.
GLANCE.
1he.7,h at nine O'Clock in the m orning,
a cloud Of Cossaeks, supported by the Rus.
sian cavalry, made the advanced posss Of
Prince hiprst fall back, surrounded Wis.
chau end .oak there SO men On foot Of
The 9Th regiment of dragons 10 the
course of the day, the emperor Of Russia
repaired te;Vischau, and the whole Rus
ssianarmy took position behind that town.
The emperor had sent his aid de-camp,
general Savary, to compliment the empe-
~Tor OF Russia as soon as he was sppriztd
of that Prince being arrived a, the army.
General Savary returned at toe rEomeut
when the emperor was recoinoitering the
fires Of the enemy's biyonac placed at Wis.
ehae' He bestowed grsa. praise on the
good reception, the grsces and good per-
sonal sentiments of the emperor olRussis,
and even Of the Grand Duke Constantine,
who showed him every kind of care aud
attention; but it was easy for him 10 per.
ceive from the series Of conversations
which he had for three days with about
thirty cOxcombs, who, under different IL
Ties, surround the Emperor OF Russia, that
presumpto on impradeuce and inconsidera-
cyaWould reign in The decisions Of the mill
tary cabinet, as lney had reigacd in those Of
the political one.
An army thus conducted, could not"be
long without committing faults. The En-.
percr's plan was from that moment to wait
for these faults and to watch che moment
FOR prohtng Of them. He immediately
gave orders for his army to retreat; he re-
nred by alght, as if be had met with de-
feat, took good position three leagues be.
and, caused his men 10 work with great
-os: enta;ioo in Purifying i, and erecting Bat
teries.
He proposed an interview to the empe.
ror OF Russia, who sen, him his aid de
camp, Prince Dolgorouki this aid de.
camp might remark that every thing in the
counst nance Of the French army denoted
reserve and timidty. The placing of latge
guards, the iorliGoations making in the
utmost haste, all showed the Russian Of.
hcer an army half beaten.
Against the custom of the emperor,
who never receives with so much circuni.
speeiion flags OF truce a; his head quarters,
&c repaired himself to his advanced posts.
After the FIRST compliments the Russian
otacert attempted 10 star; political questions.
lac assumed upon every thing with an i'm
pesaience dilhcultSo-tse imagined; heya rs
IN The 'Dost absolute ignorance OF the 10.
5tesesss OF. Europe, aud OF the situation of
lie continent. lie was, IN one word, as
,}oa"s sTuhpe'ef OF England, tie spoke
70 the emperor she speaks to Russian Of.
h1srs, whcca he has loog provoked by his
haaghtiness and i'll rsagc. Tie emperor
contained his indignation, and this yosng
man who has gained a considerable inau-
ence over The emperor Alexander, return.
ed tall OF the idea thar The French army
was on the eve OF IFS rain. One NAV be
convinced of what theeen,peror mus. have
suffered, when il is keown that towards
the end of the conversation, the priuc..
proposed to him soglve mp Belgium and TO
place the IRON crown on the head of the
most IN placab!e enemies CT France. All
taese different steps fulfilled their intention.
10 beat the French army was no longer
the question, but 10 turn aud take IL: il
had done so'mueh only thro' the cowardice