Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-10
BULLETIN OF THE
CIR AND ARMY.
Braundn, 9th Brxmaire, rear IL,

: Several Russian deserters are already
arrived, among others SCI eant-maior a
halive OF Moscow, an Intelligent man. IL
may be imagined that every body quesll
oneh him. He said that the Russian ar
my was very differently disposed towards
the French army from what it was las
war; that the prisoners who had returned
from France, praised the country and The
French very much that there were SIX
ot them IN his Company, who, at the mo.
ment of their departure from Poland
were sen, farther; lhathad all the men
returned from France been left in the re
gImcnts, they would undoubtedly have
ali deserted ;-that the Russians were sor.
ny 10 fight for he Germans, whom thew
do not love, and that they had a high O.
pln'on of French valer. Being asked
whether !hey loved The Emperor Alex
ander, be answered Ina, they were too
miserable 10 bear him any attachment
that the soldiers loved the snper or Paul
better but ihatihe nobility preferred the
emperor hlexsod-r Ina, The Russians
IN general, were satisfied 10 have Quilted
their country, because they lived better
and better pad; ihal they aii wished not
to return 10 Russia. auIl frat they prefer
red ,c.tling in other climates TO teturnin.
under The rod ofsc hard a discipline that
hey knew he Austrians b I'd lost all their
battles, and did nothing bu, weep.
Prince Murat set out in pursuit of the
enemy. He overlook the rear euard oil
The hustrians, six Thousand men strong,
upon he road 10 Mcrs0aCh TO perceive
and charge twas only the same thing for
his cavalry. This rear guaod vas disse
minated upon The heights Ried The e
nemy's cavalry then rallied TO procure re
Passage OF the infantry through deiiie.
But the lst reg'ment OF rangers and the
division of Dragoous OF Gen. Reaumont.
rou'ed them, d rushed wnh The eneray's
infantry into the defls. The fire OF mus.
kerry was very brisk but The darkness of
the night saved the divisions of the en..
my; a part Of it dispersed IN -ough tt
woods, 81 that only FIVE hundred wee
made prisoners Prince Mufat's adyan.
ced guard posted itself at Haag. CJ.
MoDtbrun, of the LIST rangers covered
himself with glory. The 9Th regiment
OF dragons supported its old repu alton.
A qoarter-master ofthis regiment having
his hand shot off, said before the Prn e,
The Do0eDt he was passing by | reg,e,
my hand because il can no more serve
our brave EmperOr--The emperor upon
learning this trait, said, 81 recognize IN
this the sentiments ofthe 18th. Let his
quar;er mas'er be appointed to an adyan
tage GUS post according 10 his situation, in
the palace OF Versailles"
The inhabitants OF Braunau according
to custom, had carried home to their hous.
es part of the provisions from the maya.
zines in the town. A proclamation caus-
ed the whole Of these provisions to be
Brought back. Therefore at present, A
thousand sacks of -four, great quantity
oiosts, magazines OF ordnance Of all kinds,
a very enc nanufenfon, and six,y thou.
sand raiions of bread, which we were in
great wan, Of: part Of them have been
dIstribated To The corps Of marshal Sonlt.
Marshal Beinadoue is arrived at SaIz.
burg. The enemy retreated TO the road
OF Carinthia and Weis. A regiment of
infantry attempted to make sand at the
village OF Hallem; It was forced 10 retire
10 he village of ColIiog. where the mar
shall vas IN hopes that general Kellerman
would conuiFe To cut of its retrea, and
capture il.
The inhabitants assert that, IN his un.
sasiness the emperor of Germany sayaD-
csd as fsr as Wells, where he learned ,hs
disaster that had happened to his army.