Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-19

sSc as''o1' $. armies was actually covered
tvssa - -. dad Of The French, particularly
si'i, so Is s. r,adiers, and the most expect
q 'ns" aces s admitted, thar. on az equal
snfss I a sesopod, they bad never sesn sssa
sp'ee :. Asshe bodies had been strip
s' ''.;sr ,as oigh,, by misSSls q friends :
~ uo '.s g.,resaeIe was them rsnarka-
i,s' - s sa',t mid day toe Fseach army vas
De-: Sc seen e dt6le on the read 70 k'.
dHos s,,c bps corps was !rss in front of
Dss 81. 81 add another % the right
., = ~. n 81 ns gsen ordered general kaaaIp-
psss s,sseh upon Ko1iOssbnrg, w,.h his
~, srs &c moved abqu. ak O'Clock
tops .,os essoirg TO anticipate The enemy.
y i 49, ..ess lime ordrrswere sent to rEs.
for his retreat from ksu'ngsburg.
s ~ ly ,lsst general had in,erce pied an
sn - = urn.raI Victor. commanding Brr-
aa ,s,s ) I d,s,sion (Which marshal haobsen
a' sSsnasdl directing him TO attack ftssoeq
. .s and march 70 koniogsbefg, so
%,,, .rnersi .'Es,ocq had previous notice,
| .'s 81 Commenced his retreat accordingly.
- -. gseuisseD, rms cad of faI;og upan
-. eorp. If Nrv and Davous., still sta
.,a Amos within caDnoe-she.. abandon.
' y ,,s,iar the night, iivilsberg aud his
" ,aadsd. Fortunately. .kr enemy made
s .,,aef. for Il was sesea o'clock ia he
s.,s,ar beforethe bridges could be burat
~. Rass;an army reached Ear:-nstein On
.s - 90 the is,b Sappenbril. and on
s.ls,b Inc grouod 10 irantof Friedlaad.
4. .,ras, moving On The fighI bank Of the
ay, sxsspvbe tween EarseDs.eln & Ship
.aS,l where corps Of cavalry marched
,ss isf bank. Some Ffsnch dragoons
ssJ patrollsd iu.o Friedsand On the morn
mr FINE Is b aad passed the Ale These
-. ,,,acked ADD some prisoners taken,
.h, ioiorrnsa gen. Brunigsen thai the li.
,soo Of Oadiaot was On IT'S rsarsh 20
r,iedIand-
pThe General. wishing TO occupy the
,ovu for ,he night, ordered several rsgi
.,n,. across the river, and msde them rake
-, On The other side of The town. AT &
ssIo,l 10 the morning, this cavalry vas
,s,ssa By ths eaemy from the wood
,h,h boraersd tie plain IN iroas of the
nuo. The General, imag.oine that Oadi-
.a,, corps was only opposed TO him, re-
mdcd his march Oh Wehlan, where he was
,sipr. and ordered one.cf bis divisions to
uo,s s,d suppor, the cavalry. Ine enemy
,A.~ips more force, the general was Undue
d 10 oidsr another division over, ADD sc
rsu. action onnaenced, without an objrcs,
d position snsenable, and where his
tpcps soulj cot gain a victory, but might
rsb.b.y be ruiord. This great ca,as,ro.
pix, hoxsySr, was spared by the fault of
he enemy, .who did not attack On both
sizes Of the river. where any retreat
you'd hare been impracticsble. The po.
dhso 10 which the general threw his troops
vas apparently an equal plain. bu, divided
IVA deep rayine fuh OF water. and nearly
ian,sahle, which Ian 10 The direcuon of
DOnpau 10 Friedisnd, where. 90 the leii
s"8 " Tue tOWu, last WoS st's ~, SSs ooo
shch iu,ersecledthe right of he left of
he Russians from the left of their centre.
Ahrk waoa. about mile and an half
honFdeJisnd, on the skirts Of which rose
elevated ground, bordered the plain
aua.he ALE. nearly 10 semi-cirele, ex-
spiosards the left extreaisy where there
MAcpeo space, 10 front OF this wood,
mile from the town. and nearly oPpe.isc
N sss,re, was the sna!lyillsge of Hen
ruAeroo,. From littlr to fhc Irlt ofthis
'aass, down to the Ale, south Of Ffied
sOa, ives lhe theatre of action.
Aoom seven o'clock the French made a
a0'suep., viii So squadrons OF cavalry
- ,ene infantry, 10 gain the village on
: pla'u and as the DIVISION OF Russlars
ssaasd occupy i, was only 90 lie march
OA Me Ale, they succeeded 10 possess
3 nsaselvss ii il and of three guns,
10 Dad hastily advanced /; twelve Rus,
Fs.' '9oadrous hac been ordered 20 resist
- movement. The French cavalry
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