Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-01
FROM OUR FRENCH PAPERS. 5
Pans. Der 90.

PARIS. Ger 90.
The firing Of cannon, which was yester.
day heard in,he capital, announced me-
morsble victory gained on the 18th, over
the Prussian army. We are anxious TO
collect the details of the mo. ements of that
day, on which was fought what will IN
douhtediy be called the battle Of Weimar
Weimsr is town contiguous to the scene
of action. and will only be cited, otter Ma
reugo and AusierlitE, to continue the or
der of dates and events. :.
The following are the particulars of the
battle Of Weimar, which are not less au-
lhentic from being announced unofhcially.
They are confirmed by several private let,
tiers from our correspondents, and by the
report of persons whose veracity may be
relied on.
The emperor it need not be said, com.
manded IN person on the 18th, and such
was the force of the attack, that by noon
the defeat of the Prussians was conplete.
They fed IN disorder before the victorious
army, leaving behind them one hundred
pieces of cannon. and nearly thirty thou
sand prisoners. The field of battle was
covered with their killed aud wounded. 1t
may be easily conceived that the battle was
sangulnary, when almos. all the Prussiap
general officers. among Others the duke OF
Brunswick and general Mollendort were
severely wounded
We may have some idea Of the kind of
defeas experienced bv the Prussians, when
we find that their army, after the battle OF
Weimar, consisted Of 100 Ooo men, flying
in all directions, with none to direct their
resrea, aud point out the means of safety
10 q situation so critical, but few generals
of inferior rank. /. is remarkable that.b
duke OF Brunswick had attained his 72d
year two DAYS before the action. when bis
anniversary was celsbs ated at Erfurt. Eight
and forty hours after, he was numbered
among the prisoners taken by the French.
This prince was not a partizan of the pre-
sent war. Plunged into affection by the
recent death Of his SOP, he made swofold
sacrifice to his country 10 accepting COM
mand. 1, will be recorded in history that
all the Prussian officers who had acquired
fame in the last century were partlzans OF
peace, whilst the young men, who had
never seen battle, inconsderateiy sup
posed they were about to dictate laws to
France.
A letter, which we have just received
from Mayeuce, dated the 18th, gives US
the following account:
"I am this moment come from the pa.
lace, and I take advantage of the depar.
ture of an extra courier, just arrived, add
who is se,ting off again Immediately, with
the official report of the proceedings OF
the 18th, 10 inform you that our invinci-
bic emperor has taken 100 pieces OF can.
non, add from Is to 80 thousand prison
ers. Macy of the Prussian generals in
chief are wounded; and among others
are mentioned the duke OF Brunswick,
generals MoHendorf, Riehet and Scasin.
Their rout is complete
They add land we can assert that these
new accounts come from persons OF con.
sequence that prince Augustus Ferdinand,
the kings uncle, and father Of prince Louis
KILLED at an early par. OF the acsion) is al.
so wounded aud taken prisoner: that the
res, of this formidable army, 100 600 men,
was closely pursued; and that the queen
of Prussia, and soon afterwards the king
himself, have fallen inc the power of the
conqueror.
The emperor, far from taking repose,
which his trials might seem to rerder ne-
cessary, spent the night of the 14sh in Vi.