The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-12

ARMY.
Webiau, June II.
The comhats of Spanden and of Lomittep.
the days OF Guttfadt and of Hiliberg were but
the prelude to greater events.
On the l2,h, at four O'Clock in the morning.
the French army entered Eifberg. General
Latour-Maubourg, with his divilion of dragons,
ana the hrigades of light cavalry of generals
Duirouei and Waiter, purified the enemy on
the right bank of the ALE, in the direction of
Bartenltcin, while the corps of the army nut
tbemislves in march in different directions to
come up with the enemy, and to cut off his re-
treat 10 hoh'giberg, by arriving with him at his
magaznea--Fortune fmiled on this project.
On the l2th, at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon.
the emperor fixed his head quarters at Evlau.
II was no longer thofe fields covered with ice
and 'now; it was the mott beautiful country in
nature, interpreted with beautiful woods. hand
Tome lakes and fine villages.
The Grand Duke of Berg on the 18th, bore
upon Konigibsrg with his cavalry: Martial
Davouit marched in the rear, to fupport him {:
darihai Soult bore upon Greu zbourg; Mar
maj Lan&es, on Domnau; & the MarGhals Ney
and Mortier, on Lampafch.
In the mean while, general I.atonr.Mau-
bourg wrote that he had purified the enemy's
rear-gnard that the RufIians abandoned MANY
wounded that they had evacuated Bartenffen,
and continued their retreat on Segifipenpo, bv
the right bark of the Ala. The emperor i'm
nediately dire6ed his march on Friedlsnd.
he gave orders to the Grand Duke of Berg, and
Marihas Soult and Davoult, to mano,uvre on
konIgi5erg; and with the corps of Marfhals
Ney. Lannes, Mortier, the imperial guard, and
inc hrH corps commanded by general Victor,
ne marched IN perfon on Fredland
On the 18th, the 9th of the Hudars entered
fnediaHd; but IT was driven out by 500 caval-
ry.
YIN me 18th, the enemy de6Ied by the bridge
OF fHedland. At O'Clock in the morning, the
hrIng OF cannon was heard this is fortunate
day laid the Emperor, Z" it is the anniversary
OF Marengo."
he Marihals Lannes and Mortier were The
hrit engaged; they were Imported bv the d;.
WHOM or Dragons Of general Grouchy, and by
Eenera' Naniouty. Different movements, diff
ferent actions took place. The enemy was
kept within bounds, and could not nsf. the
village OF Potfgeneem. Believing that he had
before him but corps of > 900 men. he ron.
tiuued his movement to file on Koniefberg.
On TINS ocCaiion the Dragons and French and
Saxon culrahiers made the mott bapdC,n,e
Charges and took four pieces of cannon from the
enemy.
at i've O'Clock in the evening, the diferen,
corps OF the army were in their places. On
Ihe r'eh' darihaI Ney; in the center, Marfl,aI
NlOrtIeT.
Teierve, the corps of general Victor and the
guard. e.
Inc cavalry under the orders of gen. Grou
chy, iuPPorting the left; the diviion of dr.
goons of general Latour- Maubourg was in re-
ierVe behind the right the divfion of DRAGONS
of general Lahoufaye, and the Saxon cuirsfiers
were in reierve behind the center.
In the meanwhile, the enemy had dfplaved
MS whole army He iuPPoned his left on the
lowe OF FredIand; his right extended league
and half. -
The Emperor, after having reconpoitered tie
petition, decided Immediately ON carving the
town of Fried'and, by making briGkly a charge
OF the front, the right in advance and the at
TACK was begun 10y the extremity of his right.
AT ha'f after i've, Martial Ney put himfeIf
IN motion; fome discharges Of battery and
twenty pieces of cannon, were the tignaI.
ut inc fame moment, the divifon cf general
Marchoud advanced to ch7rge O'arme du brasl
the enemy, taking a direction from the Reeple
OF the town. The diviiion # gen. Bfion Gnp.
ported him on the left. From the moment that
me eRemy perceived that MARTIAL Ney had
quilted the wood where his right was i'm pofiti
on, he attacked him with regiments cf cavalry
preceded by cloud of CoiIacks. The diyificn
OF the dragons of gen. Latour. Mauhourg form
ca Immediately in gallop on the right, and re-
pulled the charge Of the enemy In the mean
time, general Victor placed in front of his cen.
tte' battery OF so pieces Of cannon General
Scunarmonf, who commanded it, pulled il
mole than 400 Rcps in advsace, and made
horrible deitrD6tiou anougR the enemy. The
difereGt operations which the Ru(Iians under
took, to cauie diyerlion, were uCs,e(s.
Marihal Ney, with that coolnsfs and intreDi.
dlty which are peculiar to him, was in advance
OF his eSc5G/77J, directed the mott minute de.
talls' and gave the example TO a corps of The
army, which has always cauied itrelf to be dit.
tlnguhhed, even am0nga tine corps of the grand
army Several columns Of the enemv's inf,n
iry' which attacked the right of marhal New.
were charged with the bayonet, and precinito
ted into the Ale: Several thogCand men there
round their deaths; fome efcaped by C5im.
ming. The left Of MARTIAL Nsy, during his
time arrived at tie rsvine, which encir le the
town of Fdedland.
Ihe enemy which had embarked, the Runian
imperial guard, horle and foot, came our with
lhtrsp'diiy, and made a charge on the LETT Of
marihai Ney, which, for moment, was I1aken.
out tbe diyihon Of Dupont, which formed the
IBh' OF me rettrYe, marched IN the imperial
mage. ''''"'e S"'
The enemy drew from his rcreryes and his
cSntIe' other CORPS offend Fiedand. Vain
efforts! tued'and Sa- forced, and its nreets
were covered wath J,ad
Inc centre, which MARTIAL Lannest ommand
Cd found Eitt ergayed II this moment. The
eiort "mch the enemy bad made ON the cvtre
mity OF the right Ct thv French army having
idped' ne endtatoarcd t. NIKE thr fme a,