Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-21

On The I'd Dec. the emperor Banacar,e
put himself at the head of his troops be-
tween Brunn and Olmu,z, in Moravia {;
he was met by the emperor Alexander i'm
person, at the head of the Russian army
a junction having FIRST been formed with
the Apstians.
AT the beginning Of the battle the
: French made very serious Imprc ssion
F., on the Centre OF the enemy and the Rus
SLAMS gave way. The French pursued
their advantage with ardor, took all The
Russian artillery, and effected almost a
total rout. While this was going on
however in the centre, vastly different
scene was aching on one wing. On their
lett the French were at length obliged
entirely 10 give way. Night put an end
! TO the combat. On the next morning
the battle was renewed with increased
ardor on both sides. The defeated
Russians in the centre advanced, they
crawled on their hands and kaees up un.
der the mouths of their own cannon,
which had turned against them. This
however was balanced again by a differ
ent fate on the wing /; the slaughter was
immense, but neither gained any deci-
sive advantages at night.
On the 9Th The battle was renewed, &
continued throughout the day. But on
the evening of The 5,h the French began
TO retreat * retired back of the Schwatz.
The Russians depended chiefly on the
bayonet, and neither gave or receiquar-
ter.
The loss on either side is not stated.
but the loss on both sides in killed and
wounded, is supposed to amount to ffy
thousand men. Bonaparte surrounded by
his gardc de eor7is, and Alexander at the
head OF his guards, were personally OPP
posed TO each other.
The emperor Alexander evinced the
most invincible bravery, combined with
the most entire self possession. For six
hours he was missing.
The emperor Bonaparte was wounded
in the action, and would have been taken
prisoner, but for the desperate efforts of
his ya'de de corfts, who saved him at the
sacrifice of most of their lives.
PrOous to the battle, Bonaparte, in a
letter addressed TO the emperor Alexan-
der, had styled him" Sire and Brother :"
the answer was addressed simply g 70
the Chief Of Me French army"
In addition to the above, The arch.
duke Charles, after most mastery re-
treat from Italy, was advancing by rapid
and forced marches TO the relief of Wen
ma, with an army, including the Hunga.
| rian levy, of 10000 men. Expectation
was also confidently entertained that the
king of Prussia and king of Sweden, at
the head ofan army consisting of Prussi-
ans, Russians, Swedes, Saxons, Hessians
and Engl sin, amounting in the whole to
100000 men, were already in The full
held, and aching against The French
The staffof the Swedish mocarch had
left S,ralsund, and the camp eqnipsge of
the king of Prussia. had been sent from
Berlin the Sd, on its route towards Fran
coma. IL days afterwards his Prussian
majesty was TO follow.
Sanguine hopes are entertained that
Bonaparte has at length arrived at the
termination of his career.
Such is the immensely important sum.
mary made just as our paper was going
TO press. Further particulars to-nror-
row.
PARIS, lNov. IS.
1t is said that the Polish general, Kos
ciusco, is gone 10 Strasburgh.
Nj. Jerome Donaparie arrived on The
10th at Nantz.
The deputation of the conservative
Senatefhas returned from he grand army.