Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-31

iii,s, tina. i, might take possession os
heights lying before that place.
The Lieutenant general Prince R..
thios, although he had orders to mao o''
his posi,lonat Posorchiia, until the Gem. s
(os infantry, count Buxhovden, had nag ra,,'
ed round the enemv's right wing, lounS'
Notwithstanding, impossible to exrcn
them, for the enemy, with iormit,u
corpse commenced an attack upon hi, u.
flank and on the cavalry under lieut.. o.
Cwarrow, who had been stationed H.,
for It's support On which lieut.. ps0.,I
Bagration was induced 10 come to tie rsr.:
|of the lef, flank with the whole of ,ss n
vanced gaard. He continued the conGn
wi,hent iDtermission, and did not len.
until he had orders 10 Join the guard !.
tAus,erli;2- such likewise was lie g.,
Fa;.h the cavalry under ieu'ensat.ecn.r.
Uwatrow which though assaulted By
much greater corps of the encrny's cavliu
Asuppored by columns Of srfanuy, s,pd,
ing them repeatedly, but were finally COM
psIledto give ground TO superior force, and
no take position on height which thew
alone defended ill late in the tvenao
whereby the retreat ct the right WING n
The division unde, prince baeia,plpu Va,
covered.
With this ended tie action OF the 2NS
Move mber, in which ,he Russian lroou
encouraged by the presence Ct his mpsrp,
nairs.y, gave fresh proofs of their invrr;,
bic courage and osunilcss !ntrepidliys--
They maintained their ranks Til neyr mid,
bIgh, in face OF The enenv, WHICH die not
dare TO renew The contest. They ben
eg.eeai,!y 10 orders, marched Il CT til:
road 10 Hungary, to the village Of Lzv,scn,
and the rear guard andersi'e command OF
lleur gen. prince Bagra.hion took posrbe.
fore the Iitt!e town OF Urschistz, where or
the next day they had a sklrmlsh with the
enemy.
In the ABOVE engagenens@~e les, the
>batlering train and field pieces attached 10
the first and second columns. : Fhsse CO.
Iumns had been conducted bv2 unskltl
Austrian OXIDES. by roads alros.imPassa'
bic to artillery disaster which was Ir'
creased BY the breaking down Of Sfldg:
which they he'd to pass. = Orders WEI;
therefore gwen TO leave the ordnance b:
hind.
The generals CT our army vino we're 'voufetl
were lieut.. gen.. Eiien, who ALTO 6iee OF @
gg fiHH9as saken ospelsd'",'s,
rrsse ,hrc. lat were EN- made s1 p6 bs y9 IS WI WI
lieut.. generals PGzihyschwewsky anc Win'ats
and the major. gtnerals Se.chos, Srick sDdts
inysiia SbhewIahuw,4 who had lett Wischaun
his carriage, ard had nct b:.n at all in ii: &C.
ton.
Upon the whois, according n. moa acca
rare account, our lots as well in killed as prllOnst
docs not amour! toNniorc than II thouGsnd me0.
On the other hand, sgrceab!y to every inte'.
matioa w!Nch has been received, the lois oil mi
enemy in killed and wounded amounts to about
ls thcussnd. This lois Of the ere!ny IS rc'
doubtful ariGrg partly tsom their numtINa'
ranks beips eaefy ~ierc eXp1ied 10 our ariii!tI
our ketty and oar bayonets, and PahF
trnRl 1hcir Eff colpmn, and, on iome polnft
,hcn iecond a!sn, being defeated, btoSsn an
purified with the bayonet.
Col. i.anskoys VIII m fent to the fr'H
.resd-quariets fos on exchange OF r7ltoners, Sn
tnnih lit OF them on his return, watch VIII
wittlout delay traoimis to your 'mpc'ia majsHN
when it will be Fee what number aEe sniiilns, aa'
how' many wc,e made prIfonr's Of war.
2zcdy, fanrssy {, 1890.