The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-21

foundation was thereby laid for the great and
glorious event which followed.
The news of the refult of the cd had been
rapidly fpread over the Continent by the
French. and Represented as complete and de-
cilive victory. A Stats Gazette of the I4,h,
has been received here, Rating that Gen. Bruce
had read on the parade at the Hague, diipa,ch-
es Eating the French to have gained complete
victory, having taken from the Allies all their
artillery, and killed, wounded, or made priton-
rrs, 40 600 men-that among the latter was the
Grand Duke Containing.
such are the accounts which will be circu-
| lated in the countries eniaved by France, for
Tome time--but now let us look at A very differ.
| ent picture, by which we will find that the re.
ports OF MIR. kave, the meflenger. were well
founded. and that the admiralty bulletin, which
| OF courie contained only candid acc cunt of the
adv'ces received from the naval officers of the
| Adamant and Piercer. were not 70 far from the
truth as we at hrft feared, though thew fill
may have been little exaggerated.
The Allies who had been ficcefsful on th,
right wing on the Cd, and had not been driven
further than from the field of battle, in the cen.
tire, having, as we have heard, recovered the
effects OF miitake of very good general.
whom we fhall not name, len we fhoula I've
| wrong, now again advanced upon the enemy
This was the bet proof that, though the events
OF the preceding day was ayainff them. thew
d,d not feel themfelvcs deciivciv defeated
1hey advanced on the morning of the Sd a
gaimt the enemy, without artillery! Hence
inc nattir loon became contcf of the hsyo-
het alone !-hs the Allies advanced, the Err
peror Alexander, the bravelt of heroes. rode
through the ranks IF the R'.Hians, though ex-
po'sd to heavy fire from the French. rncou-
raging them in the mon galian, and en,huiafic
manner, calling ont confantly that it mutt he
victory or death ! as he was determined no, To
quit the field vanquinhed, and to die on the fro,
rather than to yied.-This condujq RATED thr
enthuliatrn of his men to the higheH Ditch. tn
aeipera ION even; they advanced rDon the
french under heavy and eal'iny fir, thew
1ne:nietves tcarcely diGcharging muke,. They
loon Drought the enemy TO clofe quarters with
.ne naV"net and tahre now alone ufed-and
MIR. kave, the mefT niger, appears 70 have IDot-
en- with perfect truth when he. C,id he wsnt nm
the morning of the Sd near the field of hattle
totry Vt he could Zee what was going forward !:
tfat he heard 'hcuting and huzzainp. but
icarceiy mn'ket fred; that II was hut now
ana then he heard the report % any piece.
In TINS wav, the hayonet and hbre alone ufed.
the battle LATED all the morning of the al =
mott deadly was the ftriyr'e The RuiT;ans
might fall; but not man Of them would give
way. AT this mode Of fighting they are not on.
~ more expert than the French, but thew are
ne'ter htted for 1t by that enthuliafin and devo.
t'o,'' wnen in'plred by great leader, which
makes them rather yield their lives TO the Iaff
man thaa give way. The hruggle with the
bayonet LATED in the mott m,rdercus r.rrcr
TILL noon, when the French gave wav. and their
man body was totally routed. Victory now
declared FOR the allies but fill the French con-
tehed the ground. The battle continued dur-
ing the remainder of the Sd II was renewed on
tne 4th; and 1t was not finilhed until the 5th,
when the French were ultimately defeated in al
quarters, the allies recovered ali their .rti,I,rv
made comfortable captures from the enemy.
ana hnaliy drove the whole ofthe French troops
oeyondthe river Schwartxach, '.ehind whicbthev
were forced to Hy for protection. Bonaparte
renewed and renewed the hattie in vain every
nrt,sgeH' every excitement he employed to no
effect he has, for the frft time in Esrope. M,
with grand and decided defeat ina general
battle.
Inc official accounts of thefe glorious and
important events had reached Berlin and Hmm
burg. Lord narrowly at the one town. and
Mr.. Thornton at the other, together with MANY
other pertons have fent over the news. Sir A..
thur Paget's difpa,ches were, II is f,nnoCd
forwarded nv Lord HarTawhv by the h,nds n,
Mr.. ID ona'dfon, the metfenger, who, having
been hipwrecked, has not vet brought his die
ID cues TO town. But Vt Is known that MIR
Donaltfon is arrived at Dover, and he is exnrt,
ed IN London every minute. Tn the mean fine
we can confidently affirm The accounts we hav,
gwen are correct. Even the Hamburg paprr.
| tate the news, and that the allies were at An.
iteriItz, far in advance TO Wif:hau, and conf.
qiently matters not ONLY Of he field Of battle
bat or all the country eat of the river SwartZacb
Every account is full OF the noble ardor de-
voti1n, and vaIor of the Emperor Alexander
fle fought at the head of his guards on both
days, animaii0g every heart and hand. How
tublime an example he has frt He Wits every
court-he communicates to every monarcb bis
own gallant and generous, and high minded
feelings infpires the utmoft confidence. and
courage wherever he goes, and after having
done all this, he fills the proniGs h. has s;y.
en- OF iincerity and attachment 70 the rauGr he
had efponfed, by rufhine himfef at the head of
his fubjccis, into the ho:tet FIRE and fury of the
battle, and rking his own life in the contea.-
This is the monarch whom Bonaparte cbar,c.
terrified, as defiiiuc of all manly energy-this !.
the monarch whom the oppofitioa writer's did
not heiitate to load with the NOT opprobrious
cpuhets.
The hrt column of the Prufiaa trooro hoo
arrived in the environs of Nuremberg the n
Their columns are following with the utmoR "a.
pidity. A few days more will brine them to