Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-03-21

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Total Defeat Of the AuRro-
RuGan Army.
7Hrtie.6 official Bulletin Of the Grand
'Army.
AvsrEaLIrz, j 2th Frimaise, year IA.
ONthe sixth Of Frimaire. the empe-
ror on receiving the communic cation OF
full power from NJ. de Wadron and dc
Outlay, offered previously an arnaistlce,
TO spare blood, If they had desire eHee-
tually to settle, and p come to 4 dehnI-
tive arrangement. =.
But twas easy for the emperorto per-
eeive, that they had other projects; aud
a. the hope of success could come only
from the Russian armv he Immediate.
" eoniectured, that the second AID third
armies were arrived, or were near o.
mutt, and that the negotiations were
pu, afloat to lull asleep his vigilance.
On the seventh, at nine in the NOR
ming. a crowd Of eossacks, sustained BY
the Russian cavalry, made the. advanced
posts Of prince Oiturat give way, sur
rounded Bischsu, and took there Semen
ofthe sixth regiment Of dragons. Dur
ing the day the emperor Of RI 'si1 came
70 Bisehau, and the whole Russian army
posted themselves behind that city,.
Tn. emperor sent his aid-de-cannp, sc.
neral Savary, to compliment the emps-
ror Of Russia, a. soon as he knewthat he
had arrived with his army. General Sa-
vary returned at the moment, in which
the emperor recognized the fire ofthe G.
nemy's guard posted at Bischau. He
was much pleased with his kind receP.
ton. with the attentions and personal
sentiments ofthe emperor OF Russia, and
also of the grand duke Constantine, who
showed him every sort Of attention but
it was very easy for him to discover by
the conversation which, during three
7days, he had with a number Of those who
surrounded the emperor Of Russia that
presumption, impudenee, and incons'-
deration reigned in the decisions Of the
military cabinet, as they had presided in
the political cabinet.
An army thus managed, could not
delay the eommission OF faults. The
emperor's plan was from this moment to
watch the moment to profit by them. He
i. gave orders for the army to retreat re.
tired in the night as ifhe had experienced
4 defeat, took good position 5 leagues
hack, and paid all attention 10 for.iiy it,
and there to establish batteries. .>> =
He proposed an interview with the
emperor Of Russia, who sent him his
i s;d.ds-eame, prince Dolgnroulty !: his
aid.de-eamp remarked that reserve and
.timidity we're manifested in the counte-
iiances Of the French army. The situa-
. ton Of the large guards, the fortiheati'
ON. which they were making in great
haste, all exhibited to the Russian OH
Ger an army half beaten. --,------'
! Contrary to the custom OF the empe.
ror who never received the reports from
hi. officer with 90 much concern. ne him.
self visited the advanced posts. After
I the frat compliments, the Russian 9th.
Ger wished to enter upon political ques'
tion.. He spoke upon every thing with
inconeeivabte impertinenee he was most
profoundly ignorant Of the interests Of
Europe. aud of The situation Of the con-
tinens. He was, in one word, ayouns
English trumpe.er. He spoke to the
emperor, as he spoke to the Russian Of
6cers, whom fora long time he had IN
-eensed by his haughsiness. and his I'll be-
hayiour. The emperor concealed his
indignation, and this young man who has
real iniuenee upon the emperor Alex
ander,, returned fun Of the idea that the
army was on the sve of destrue-
ton, We may suppose what the empe-
ror suffered, when We know that towards
the conclusion of the conversations, ne
proposed to him 10 yield up the Neither
Lands, and to place the crown upon the
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