Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-03-21

cafarelli formed histrisht; which was
strengthened BY Gen. Murat's cavalry.
This had before j, the llussars and chas.
seurs under the orders Of Gen. Killer.
man and & fdiyisions Of Dragons
Valther and Beaunout, and in reserve
the divisions Of hotsemen under Nam
soaty and D'Haufroult, with ~ pieces
ofighs artillery.
4 Marshal Bernadotte, that il, the CEN
ire, had upon its left the division Of Gen.
Rivaud, supported on the right by prince
Mtrat, and on the left the division Of
Orb. Dreuet.
Marshal Soult, who commanded the
rirht Of the army, had on his right the
division Of general vaudssrme, in the
centre the division ofgeneral St. Hifaire,
at its right the division Of gen. Legrand.
Marshal Devoust was attached upon
the right Of general Leraud, who defen-
ded the ponds and villages Of Spolknitz
and Celnitz. He had with him the d..
vision Of Friants and the dragons Of
general Bourcier. The division Of gen.
Gudln early in the morning marched {
Nicolsburg to oppose the. corps Of the
enemy winch joined to the right. =.
The emperor, with his faithful COM
panion in war, marshal Berthier, his
first sid.de-camp colonel general Junot,
and all his general officers, we're In re.
serve with ten battalious Of his guard,
and ten battalions Of grenadiers under
general Oudinot, Of whom general Du-
roc commanded part. --.-
This reserve was ranged in two lines
in columns BY battalions, at muster dis
lance, having in the interval 20 pieces Of
cannon sewed BY the artillery men Of the
guard. With this reserve the emperor
intended to hasten where he might be me-
cessary. This reserve alone was worth
a whole army.
At one O'clock in the morning, the
emperor mounted his horse to visit the
posts to reconnoitre the ERE Of the c.
nemy's advanced guard; and BY the
large guards to under stand the move.
naents Of the Russians. He found tina,
they had passed the nightin drunkenness
and tumultuous noise. and that a corps
Of Russian infantry had reached the vii.
lage Of Sokoluitz, occupied by regi.
ment of the division Of general Legrand,
who received orders to rrinforceit.
The 11th Frimaire at length appeared.
The sun rose raiders l. and this anniver.
sary oil. the coronation Of the emperor,
on which occurred one ofthe greatest
battles Of the age, was oneZof the finest
DAYS Of the autumn. .~,r
This battle, which the soldiers call the
day Of "the Three Emperors," which
others call the anniversary, and which
the emperor named ahe battle al. Ausier-
titz, viii be forever memorable among
the national feaSts. .@ ,.>
The emperor, encompassed by all his
marshals, waited to give his last orders,
when the horizon began to clear. Attic
FIRST rays Of the sun the orders were 81
ven and each marshal rejoined his corps
full saHap. y a. -. ..~
The emperor .aid when passing the
front of many of the regiments, "sol-
.taiets, We must finish this campaign, hv
L" thunder clap which shall contounl
{. the pride Of our enemies, !" and immt.
diately the hats on the end of the baro.
nets, and cries of 1" live the emperer,"
were the true signA ofbattle. lmmedi-
ately after the cannonading was heard ~
the extremity on the right, upon which
the enemy's advanced guard had already
borderrd; but the unexpected meeting
with marshal Devonst. suddenly stop
ped the enemy, and the combat COM
n1enced.-- - sE
Marshal Soult, made movement at
the, same instant, directedhimseHt 20, the
heights Of the village of Pratzen with the
divisions of generals Vandamme and H.
HiIaire, and cut OF entirely .she enemy's
right, whose movements became irrigu-
lar. Surprised by a flank march. whist
i.believed itself attacking, and seeingit-
self attacked, IL considered itself half
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