Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-13
MAGDEgURG, Oct. Is.

ne battles Whlca ~ ere fought on khe
18th, 18th, an2 10th inst. near Welmar,
kosln and Vaumburg, have annihllated the
Prussian army and yesterday the army
OF reserve. undsr pf,ace Eugene Of Wiz.
temberg, was defeated by marshal Dayous,,
bctween Lanchstads and Halle. The
French are before Halle, and will probably
tomorrow visit oar city which is toll Of
confused military Yesterday the king ar.
rived here. bus ses cut again for Bsri,o,
and at cha nemenf an sdiueant general
couns Fanenzien is passing shss' iais CITY
for Weimar. Orders have b4en sens 10
Hamburg to delainall shipping bound frora
there for this port.
JENA Oct. IS.
The battle Of Jena has erased the shame
acquired by The battle of Rosbeck, and
shas in z days terrainated a campaigo,
which has quenched the dreadful! thirst Tor
va that tormented the cours of Prussia.
The position of the array 90 the Is b
inst. was as follows: The duke Of Berg
and marshal Davoust st8oa with the corns
az Naumbsfg. having divisions Of their
troops al Leipsick and Halle
The corps of the prince Ponte Corva
wac on It's march for Nanmharg, aud hat
of marshal Lanoes was poated at lena.
while she corps of Angpr-su was station.
ed ar Kahia and that aodrr Nsy az Rods.
He head quarters B'ercs a, Gera The
French emperor was o., bis uarch,to lena.
The corps Of marshal Soul,, was on its
march from Gera To take a nearer position
where the roads from jcna and iroas Ma
uaburg meet.
Inc enenay's army was posted as iol
lows: The king of Prussia commencsd
bis operations on the 9Th October by sd.
eanc!ng hls right wing from Frankfort, his
centre Tor Nurszburg aud his left wlae
for bamberg, AL The divisions Of his ar
tny wcrs prepared for the execution Of this
plan; but the French army, turning h;s
iefswing. was 10 a few days posted a. Lo-
bernstein. Schulz, Gsrs, and Naambng.
The FrussIau army beiog turned. Ezed
on tie days Of the 8. 10, IA, and a2sh, 70
concentrate her divisions, and on The 18Th
the whole army presented Itself IN order
Of battle between Cappslsdora and Aaers-
Iadt TO the smpuHs o; arariy $50, 900 saen.
On the 18th at 2 o'clock 2. M the Ersl73e-
ror returned to Jena and from small hill Co.
cupied by our advance posts viewed the posi-
tons OF the enemy who seemed to lnsnoeuvre
Tor the purpose OF forcing on the next day the
narrow passage OF the Saal. The enemy
maue most obstinate resistance on the road
leading to jena and Wemar. Dayoust was or-
dered to turn MN In TANKS, while the Prince
ratio Corra was separated to attack him il the
rear.
The Emperor collected the whole force of
Marshal Jameson the above hill in order Of
battle.
The troops Of General Ney and Souit, mar
ched the whole night. A thick fog obscured
the following day and the Emperor guarded
the infantry against the formidable attacks Of
the Prussiaa cavalry. The riaemen common
ced the seton and the fire Of musketry was
brisk. Good as the position of the enemy was
he was dislodged from the same and the
French army formed in order of battle in the
gailics.
The enemy only waited for the fog to dis
perse to commence a general action. A diyi-
sion OF 5000 men intended to take the dehIes
OF Hoescn. and to cover Naumburg, but was
prevented by marshal Davoust. The two o.
Their divisions, 10000 men in number together,
drew up In order of battle in front of the
French line.
The fog covered both armies for the space
OF two hours, but when it cleared up, the two
armies had a view of each other at the distance
of acannon shot.
The enemy's army was numerous and cx-
hibited handsome body of cavalry his ma
noeavres were executed with exactness and
swlftness. Having made an advance on our
LETT wing marshal Augereau was charged to
throw him back again, and IN less than an hour
the attack was general. 100000 to. 100000
men with or 500 pieces of cannon, spread
death e1,,.l- hc,,, Z - j