Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-15

. u. sseahuaTuS, all were car.
req away. The regiment Of the grand
duke Constantine was crushed. Re HIM
sell, owed his safety only to the swif,ness
OF his horse. -0s
From the heights of Austerli.z. the
two emperors beheld the defeat of ali the
Russian guards. AT the same nement the
centre OF the army, commanded By mar
sna! Drrnadotte, advanced; three of his
regiments maintained very fns charge of
Cavalry. Ihe lett, commanded by mar
snai Lannes, attacked several times. All
the charges were victorious. The division
-ot general Caffarelli distinguished itself.
Ihe divisions of cuirassers seized the
enemy's batteries. AT one o'cIack in the
afternoon, the victory was decided; ii had
notrbeen single moment doubtful. NJ
man OF the reserve had been pecessary.
snor hadtoughs any where. The cannonade
was no longer kept up any where bu. at
our ri2hss The ensmy's corps which had
been surrounded and driven from all lis
heights, found itself ina low grouud and
pushed up against lake. The emperor
marehed thither with 20 pisces of cannon.
4 hss corps was driven from position to po-
siuon, and horrible spectacle ensaed.
such rs WAS seen at Aboakir, 20 o9o u.en
throwing themselves into the water and
drowning themselves in the lakes.
Two columns, each of four shousaaJ
Russians, laid down their arms and sur.
rendsred prisoners; the enemg's whale
park IS taken. The result of this engage.
men,is 40 stands Of Russian colors, anlaur
which are the standards nf the Imperial
guards; considerable number Of prison.
ers. the staff does Cot YET kros t,.efn all.
II had already notice of 20 600, IL ar is
generals; at. least IS thousand Russians
killed remained on the field Of battle. Al
though the reports be not YET arrived, we
can at the first coup 'Gil estimate our loss
at s'huadred men killed and between Is or
Is hundred wounded. This will no. aston
ish military men, who know thai IL is only
10 roat that men are lost, and no other
corps but the battalion of the 4,h was bro.
ken. Among the wounded is general S.
Ella!rs, whs wounded at the commence
msnt OF the engagement, remained lh7
whole day the hsid ofbatlie; he covered
himself WIKI glory The generals Of -di.
vision Kellerman and WalJher, the gems.
of brigade Vdhubert, rh,ebsuit, ssebzsfi-
AMI, Campan, and Rapp, aid de camp to
lie emperor. Ii was the latter who in.
charging at the head Of toe grenadiers 0!
the guards, took prince Repnin. command.
ersof .he.knights of the Imperial guards Of
Russia. As TO the men ano have dlsIin:-
gulshed themselves, il is ti,e whole army.
which has covered itself with glory. II
constantly charged shouting Loog live the
emperor, and the idea Of celebrating so
.gloriously the anniversary Of he coronation
further animated the seltliers.
The French army, althangf numerous
aud beautiful, was inferior Ia number TO
the enemy's army, which consisted of
1o5. coo men, so 600 of who.n were Rus.
SLAMS and 25, 900 Austrians Half oil this
army is destroyed; the rest has been put
to the most somplete rout and The greater
part have thrown down their arms.
This day will cost tears ofblood 10 Saint
Petersburgh. May it cause taas cabinet
to reject with indignation the gold Of En-
gland; and may this. young Prince whom
so many virtues called 10 be tho father o.
his subjects, snatch himself from the in.
Anence of those thirty coxeombs, whom
England pays with arr, aad whose impel.S
sinences obsure his intentions, make hjin>
lose the love of his.soitiers md ;hrow hinaT
into the most erroneous operations. Ma,
eure. by enduiag him With such great qua
iisies, called on him TO b. tse cossoler Of.
Europe. Psrh3iuus couno5le, by reodei
ing Dim the auxiliary Of England viii place
him in history. IN the rank Of those msa
who by perpetuatlng war on the Continent
consolidated British tyranny over the ocean:
and caused the ,nisfortunes of our genera.
ton. Ii France cannon attain peace bur o..