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

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Nifsas = N lis lefs the division of gene
pssr' asI supported on the centre by
Rssuu' and on its lett the division
lo ss.,.ra Droues' a.a -.
Marsha s,a. army, had at his Left TIA divi-
ssDl :. g general eel Vandamme' at the esn't r.
yona 'oo gen. ST. Hilaire. at his right
S rs;.,ou Of general Legrand-
d 's''l Dayoust was detached to the
Na uIer.neral Legraad, who guarded the
sn'm Of The pools, and OF the villages
g','g Sslo,,s and CelaIz. He had with
division Friam. and the dragons
% ~ s;sislon Of general Beurcier. The
fl =; Of general Gudin, was TO march
''l', .srlv ia the morning from Nichols
fr IN - stop any of che enemy'.s carps
a S!'s nigh, stretch beyond the right.
'p ~. Emperor with his faithful war COM.
{. marshal Berthier, his 6rss aid dc
|Pls ~ colonel general Iuuot and all his staff,
|a~? { reserve with the ten battslions of
u cards. and the ten ba,taIions of gene
||iiadlpot, OF which general Buroc COM
landed part.
This reserve wax drawn up in two lines
..Isnss By battalion, at the distance of
|'.oug having in the intervals 40 pieces
Lennon served by the assflserymen of
4. ,uards. II is with this reserve that
h, sn,eror had the prejec, of rushing,
|rs.ressr his presence would have bsea nee
,.,,,ry, We may say that this reserve a.
bas vas worth an army.
Atone O'Clock in the morning the En-
,.rst noupted on horseback 60 visit his
'ay, rrconaoitye the fires of the enemy's
bvouacs, aud receive an account from the
bree guards of VIA. they might have heard
of Ire movements of the Russians. He
Earned that they had spent the night in
iunkenness, aud .turnultaous cries, aud
hat corps of Russian infantry had pre-
.u,sd themselves at the village of Sokol.
liza, occupied by regiment Of the divi-
ion Of general -grans, ewho received or
rs TO reinforce IL.
The nth Frimalre, day at length ap
cared. The sun ross radiant; and this
anniversary of the Emperar's coronation;
o which one of the finest feats OF arms of
,s age was going to rake plasr, was one
the. finest days of this Autumn.
This battle, whica the soldiers persist
rallingthe engagement efthe three EN-
rors, which others call the engagement
the anniversary, and which the emperor
scaled the battle Of Austerlirz, will be )
I ever memorable in the annals of the
Ca, nation.
lheemPercr, surrounded by all bis mar
ais, waited, to give his last orders, till
9 hrrizon was well lighted. At the
81 rays of the sun the orders were given,
d each marshal rejoined his corps in full
llop. 8
The emperor said in passing along the
ont OF several regiments: aS5Idisrs. we
'M halsh this campaign by clap Of thun-
(which shall confouud the pride of our
snles;" automatically The hats oo the
mt OF me bayonets, and shouts of, Long
. the Emperor! We're the true signalfor
non- A moment after the cannonsde
: heard at the extremity of the right,
'lca the ene&y's advanced guard had al-
aoy passed; but the unforeseen xeneaun-
OF marshal DaVoust stopped che enemy
,s'' and the engagement commenced,
marshal Soull moved eff at the same in.
In' marched towards the heights of the
iase OF Pratzen, with the divisions of
generals Vandamme and St. Hilaire,
= satlrely cut The euemy's right, al the
O'sments of which became uncertain.
apflsed by march of flank Wills, il was
'1 ls thinking ITSELF attacking and seeing
81 attacked, ltlooked upon itself as half
alen.
rflnce Murat moved off with HE caea!ry.
s,sit, commanded by marshal Lannes,
nsned IN echelons by regiments. as at
'sslse. A tremendous cannonade corn.
u'ed alobg the wholeilne: two hundred
ess OF Cannon and nearly two hundred