Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-20

tns ' Ice experienced a'l'sssr' ana S'9'e--
nata ~a r,se aust idea Of these important
Boz ~ mast go back little.
sSs ss;,njshes had taken place between tue
:: ol" .ndihe French, from the s9sh ult. 70
allies lD asian, when The graod battle took
the - The Russians, reinforced by bux.
pas1 In. army fels confident Of being su.
now w.. 70 the enemy, and animated by the
p'll., .,e Of their emperor, they advanced
'' Wschau with more b2ldness than
no ',,on Ia this they were encouraged ny
e ~ Ira, of the French, who fell back
h.;od ,he river Swarzach, their lets at
v p'"oo their rigatar Ncholsboarg, The
nj. advanced 70 Ausserhtz.
"s TOe cannon from the fortress OF Bfunn
.,aoysd rhe allies greatly 10 aat country;
Inv made grand movement TO deprive
=. French of that advantage; the French
.sr.d upon favorable opportunity during
II, movement to attack the centre OF the
lilies, which they did with great impesu-
o,iry directing their whole strength upon
,T,t quarter. The result certainly was,
,f.ra long aud bloody conflict, from sun
Zee % sunset, that the centre of the allies
w.,. reoulsed back TO Wischau, that
the; LOST their whole artillery. But the
,,oit wing Of the allies was completely suc-
rs.;fui the French were hence deferred
from following the allies TO Wischau, and
he foundation was thereby laid tor the
g.eas aad glorious event which follow
ed
The news Of the result Of the I'd had
been rapidly spread over the Continent by
the French, aud represented as complete
and decisive victory. A S;adt's Gazes.ee
I Of the 4.h, has been received here. stating
,he Preach to have gained complete vic
tory, having taken from the allies all their
artillery, aod killed, wounded, or made Pri.
soners, 10000 men; that among the lat
ter was the Grand Duke Constantine.
Such are the accounts which will be cir
rula.sd in countries enslaved by Fr9nce,
for some time-but new let Us look at a
very different picture, by which we will
6nd that the reports of Mr.. Kave, the mes
senger, were we'll founded, and that the
admiralty bulletin, which OF course con-
tanned only candid account of the advices
received from the naval officers of the
Adamant and Piercer, were not so far from
the truth as We at FIRST feared, though they
still may have been little exaggerated.
The allies who had been successful on
the right wing on the second, and had not
been driven further than from the field of
battle, IN the centre, having, as We have
heard, recovered the effects of mistake
OF very good general, whom we shall
notname, lest We should be wrong, now
again advanced upon the enemy. This
was the best proof that, though the events
OF the preceding day was against chem,
they did no, feel themselves decisIvely de-
featsd, They advanced on the morning
81 the Sd inst. against the enemy without
artillery! Hence the battle soon became a
contest OF the bayonet alone As the allies
advanced the emperor Alexander, the
'lasest OF heroes, rode through the rauks
Of The Russians, though exposed TO a hea-
W hre from the French, encouraging them
10 TIE most gallant aud enthusiastic manner,
eaA'n9 ous cohstantly that ii must be either
'ic'oFyor death! as he was determined
moi 70 qaisthe field van4uished, and to de
90 ,hs spot rather than to yield, Thu
lO0aacs raised the enthusiasm Of his men
% TIE highest pitch, even to desperation /;
.ney advanced upon the French under a
HsAsY and Calling fire; they themselves
scarcely discharged musket. They soon
wrought the enemy to close quarters with
VIC Osypnet and sabre were now alone used
sOa Ars Kave, the messenger, appears
wlsve spoken with perfect truth when he
S''u ne went on the morning Of the third
AsSF me held of bastle TO try if il could
&c Wf'a' was going forward that nc heard
.a0gueg and hazzaing, bus scarcely a
1'eaSe' bred; tha il was but now and then