Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-17
STa II i, aIENT

from detailed narrative OF that import
art battle, published in one Of our lafes
London papers:
IT viii cot have escaped military men
that the following are the principle cause:
which lost the bxtIle 10 the allies: the IN.
accurate uo,ioas which they held with re-
gard TO the French army the bad plan o.
attack which they pursued, supposlng that
army to be, enirenched in position wn'csl
it did not occupy The noVement executed
on the evening before the battle, and Is
sight of the enemy, TO advance upon she
RICH, Of the French; the great distance os-
tween the columns when they qnnsea the
keighss Of Praszen, and their want OF rod
tuai communication these were the hfss
uisiorsuues Of the Aussro- Russian army.
Butiin spite of these greatfaults there snlght
have been mode of restoring the chanches
in favor Of the allies, If the second and
third columns had been less ANXIOUS about
their own dispositions, and more about
those of the euemy, who by a bold move.
rnent absolutely overthrow The basis 90
which ;he plan of attack had been ca}culat-
&C.; and If in short, the first coulnn.
instead of retiring ov way OF Arjess, had
marched tolhe aid Of the second aud third,
and VITA Them, or least with their remains,
had advanced sgalns, the heights which she
French only oecaPled precaricusiy, as long
as the left of .hG allies was not in a STATE o!
rout, and while the extremity ct their
right, which only mxde public denonsira.
tons, was at PosofsitS.
We Go not speak here Of the Losses OF
the two armies az bs;,ie OF AusteAsz.
Iii impossible even fer persons in the
field OF battle 10 compute exactly she mum.
ber OF killed and wounded On both sides.
The battle of he second Of Deecmaer
was very bloody The few Aus.Tisns WHO
still remained, were not uniyed 10 any cue
point, but conducted themselves On ali
points with we'll supported vaiof only The E
E.tiaiiors Of the regiments of Wr:ynoafg
and OF Reuss Gysltz were in a state Of
ious. when the foGrth coloH1n wsa beaten.
lhel<uss;ans a, the cnnuencemeal toagAt
with inpepidi.y the guards AID E.u!ans 3
bove all were Distinguished sor theis c9a-
rage.
S.se Frsnch iafartry naaaGuvres3 With
caIMaess aEt precision, fougl. with aug.a.
city, acc executed their bota na3vca.el3,s
wAa great concert. After useless eacyIs,
tacO'a.an ~as introduces into the hQselaa
ba.tSlo6S disorder and rou;e followed tie
!mPru 3Gace Of the secoad and third co.
. iumns The foui'h coIusnu abGudcGed a
pa's al heir ay;.lieiv; The frat s@coed,
ead thItd columns !oas zii ,hei5S, .t1e corps
CT GeneraI hienAeyer eacepteo, which 81.
we'd iss r,iteIy s,ne oaaGoa stuck fast
IL thc mte aud the Russian horses, nore
adapted for 81, cnace shan for d7aug,t,
could cot dag them fron, tie clsysy soil
inio which lhey ssuk
1essise namber OF Russian prisoners NAV
By 13pusyd al l., 900 sha Of tie killed
an9sEouudet, must have beeD coasidera
ble.s There muQt also as III he case ci ST..
milar nsfor. unsss, nave been snany Of he
soldiers OF the allies dispersed. The loss
Of the French Elusg likewise have b en-
great; the fire ct the COMMENCEMENT Of
The action was .oo severe rot "a nave dc.
stfoyed g uuua5sr Of ncH; bas ssl this
dlminu,'on IF the French forces was nos
to DC composed TO that of the allies.
The Generals killed. wounded, or taken
prisoEsrs, are known.
The Sd aa! 4th of December.
The Acsre Russian army had such dit
hcalty Of sabsistiug upaa the l:ue of epe.
ratios which IL had taksn UP since It's Of.
fensive movenes:s, tha, il was comprl sd
TO abaadoa shss line ia its retreat, avid d..
rect IT'S march towards Hungary. The
allies qui'5ed, af.er saidRighs, he position
oil aea'eSlfs. and easrchsd FOR Che itsch,
where thry arrived in the morning OF the
third q Decenabsr, The celumn Of Doch-
lorow arrived on its route TO Huagary, a.
Niektyvyit7 tyhsrS A. fonu1 C.r...l r.;