Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-03-20

lines in columns by battalion, at the
diaance of opening-having in the
intervals 40 pieces of cannon ferved
by the artiIlerymen of the guards. 1t
is with this reierve that the Emperor
had the project of ruhing wherever
his prefence would have been necefia-
ry. We may fay that this referye
alone was worth an army.
O'Clock 10 the morning the
Emperor mounted on horieback TO
vifir his potts, reconnoitre the fires of
the enemy's babouacs and receive an
account from the large guards of what
they might have heard of the move
ments of the Runians. He learned
that they had fpent the night in drunk
nels and tumultuous cries and that
corps of Ruflian infantry had prefen-
ted thcmlelves at the village of Sokol-
nitz, occupied by regiment Of the
divilion of General Legrand, who re-
ceived orders to reinforce it.
The lth Frimaire, day at length
appeared. The fun role radient and
this anniversary of the Emperor's
coronation, on which one of the fneif
feats of arms of the age was going TO
take place, was one OF the finelt days
of this autumn.
This battle, which the folders
perGft in calling the engagement of
the three emperors, which others call
the engagement of the anniversary, &
which the Emperor has called the
battle of Auaerlitz, will be for ever
memorable in the annals of the Great
Nation.
The Emperor, furrounded by all
his Marihals, waited to give his laf
orders, till the horizons ihould be
we'll lighted, At the frf Jays of the
fun the orders were given, and each
marihal rejoined his corps in full gall
lop.
The Emperor faid in pafing along
the front Of fevefal regiments 7" Sol
diers, we mu( fniih this campaign by
a clap of thunder which lhall con-
found the pride of our enemies )" and
immediately the hats on the point Of
the bayonets, and ihouts of isag ivs
tbe Emperor ? were the true hgnal for
action. a moment after the cannon
ade was heard at the extremity OF the
right, which the enemy's advanced
guard had already padcd ; but the
nnforefeen reencounter of marlhal Da-
voult topped the enemy ihort, and
the engagement commenced.
Marihal Soulr moved of at the fame
infant, marched towards the village
ofPratzen with the divilions of gener-
ais vandamme and ST.. Hilairc, and
entirely cut the ensny's right, all the
movements of which became uncer.
tain.-Snrprifed by march of flank
Whit it was flying thiaking itfelf at
,acking and feeling itfelf attacked, it
looked upon itfslf as half beaten.
IflUCe V1uI dt uONCA oA Will ife
cavalry. The left, commanded by
martial Lannes. marched in echelons
regiments, as at exercife. A tremcn-
dous cannonade commenced along
the whole line: 2oc pieces OF can.
non and nearly 100000 men made a
dreadful noile it was real combat
of gian,s.--The armies had NOT yet
been fighting for an hour, and the
whole Of the enemy's lsft was cut off
His right found ilIelf already arrived
at Aulterlitz, the head. quarters of the I
two Emperois, who were Immediately
forced to march the Emperor of
Rufis's guards, to endeavour TO reef
tabilh the communication of the CEN
tire with the left. A battalion of the
4th of the line was charged by the
Rullian Imperial horle guards, and
routed but the Emperor was not far
off: perceivins this movement, he or