The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-16

tomorrow Witt our city which is full of confi.
fed military. Yeeerday the king arrived here,
but fet out again for Berlin, and at this moment
an adjutant at General Count Taneuzien is pat.
ing through this city for Weimar. Oriers
| have been TENT to Hamburg to detain all fhip-
ping Bound from their for this port.
! JENA, Ca.
The battle of Jena has erai.d the f,ame ac
qnired by the battle of Rofback, and thus in
days determined a campaign, which has ouen-
ched the dreadful thru FOR war, that sormsn,es
! the court of PruiIia.
The petition Of the army on the 18th inf.
was IA follows. The Duke of Berg and Mar
ihaI DavouJs Rood with the corps al Naurherr,
havng divilious of their troops at Lepzick and
| Halle - -
The corpsof the Prince Ponte Corya was on
| its march for Naumburg and that of MarIlai
| Lannos was ported at Jana while the corps of
Aligereau was 0atoned at Kabia and that under
| Ney at Roda. - -
The head quarters were a, Cera. The French
Emperor was on his march for lena.
The corps Of Martial Soults was on its march
from Gera to take nearer petition where the
roads from Jena and from Naamburg meet.
| The enemies army was ported as foI,ows-
The king of Prufiia commenced his operations
on the 9Th October by advancing his right wing
| tor frankfort, his centre for Wur,zhurs aud
his left wing for Bambrrg. All the divifions of
his army were prepared for the execution of
this plan hut the French army, turning his
| left wing was in few days poftcd at Lebenle-
| in, Schultz, Gera, and Neumbrrg.
The Pruiiian army being turned, fixed on
the days of the 9, 10, IL, and 18th, to concen-
trate her divlions aud on the 18th the whole ar
my prefrnted itfclf in order of battle between
CapPelfiorH and AnerRadt 10 the amount of
| nearly 10000 men. ',
| On the 18th at 9 o'clock P. M. the Erpe.
ror returned at Jena and from fman hill occu-
pied by our advanced potts, viewed TIE poE'-
ons OF the enemyswho feemed to maneuvre, for
the purpofe of forcing on the next day, the
narrow pafage of the Saal. The enemy made
mott ooGiTate reliance on the road leading
to Jena and Weimar. Davouft was ordered to
turn him in tanks while the Prince Prato Cor
IA was ieparatrd to attack him in the rear
| The Emperor collected the whole force of
Naarihal Lannes on the above hill in order of
battle.
! The troops of Generals Ney & Soult, march
ed the whole night. thick fogg obfcured the
following day, and the Emperor guarded the
infantry aganlt the formidable attacks of the
Pruii;ap cavalry. The Riiemen commenced
the action and the FIRE of mulberry was hriik.
Good rs the petition ofthe enemy was, he was
di2lodged FROM the fame and the French army
formed in order oil battle in the vaies.
The enemy only waited for the fogg to die
perie TO commence general action. a divif-
| on OF 5000 men intended to take the defi,es of
Hoeien, and to cover Naumburg, but was pre-
vented by MARTIAL Dsvoufs. The two other d.
vihons, 10000 men in number together drew up
IN order of battle in front of the French line.
| The log covered both armies for the fpacc of
| two hours, but when it cleared up, the two az
! MES had view of each other at the diaaBce
of Cannon !Iot.
The enemy's army was numerous and exhi-
b'ted handione body of cavalry his manoeu-
vres were executed with exa9nefs and fwifthefs.
| Having made an advance on our left wing mar
mai Ausereau was charged to throw him back
again, and in lefs than an hour the attack was
/ general, 100000 to 100000 men with : or 500
pieces OF cannon, fpread death every ,yhvrc be-
tore them, and exhibited very rare fpectaclc
The Emperor always kept ftrong body Of re-
ierve with him, befides his imperial guard.
AT this intereRng cr!s diviion of the
French cavalry arrived ALTO, and formed line
ot battle IN referve in conjunction with the above
! The whole body noS advanced, and togethcr
with the main body, foon threw the enerny.-
The fame took Poff again, but was CON plete!y
thrown into confufon BY freiil attack from the
Duke OF Berg, with hO heavy horfe and dra-
eoons.
The refult of the battle was the taking of 80
or 10000 prltoners, 25 or 80 land of colours,
SEQ pieces or Cannon; beiides magazines and
flores.
/ The enemy is fuppofed to have LOFT IS or 30,
600 Killed and wounded. General Kollendorf
and Prince Henry of PruiIin are wounded the
duke of Bruniwick and general Ruchel are kill
! led.
Our lofs is eftimated at 1000 or 100 dead
and 5000 wounded. The Duke OF Berg has at
this moment encIofed Erfurth, which is garri-
toned by a corps of the enemy commanded by
mollehdort and the prince of Orange
NUREMBERG, October 49,
A great number of French wounded folder,
have arrived at Balxenth, and many. hofoitals
are ettablifl,ed here.
/ a letter from Amiterdam, dated the goth Oc-
tober, fays, The war with Pruaia is at an
end, aud the French are at Berlin in nine DAYS.
An army of 10000 men have been deitroycd
and kingdom taken, ! thidk great operations
are fllIl to be carried on.
/ From London Paper Of O9oJer ct.
IL Is VII "a very great concern that we are obi
ged to check the pIeaGng expectations that
were entertained yesterday of the fuccefs of the
Prntiian army. The accounts which were cir.
culated in the Sunday Papers, and received
with iuch natural avidity, related merely To