The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-31
Sequel Of Tire .Eege Of Dantxiek.

oeq"ef " IHe Ee9e y DoN11IeR.
Night offbe sotb ApriI.-Attack of Hakels
berg-Thc communications between the frcond
and third parallel were enlarged. The enemy
TENT many fire pots, and kept up very briik
fire of muiketry.
Attack of Bfchoffsberg.--We worked at a
fecond parallel of 200 fathoms.
Artillery The enemy began at day-break a
very brifk cannonade, which lated till nine in
the morning. The fire was kept up on our
eide with moderation, during the whole day
our artiIlerymen pointed with precilion. AL
mott all our bombs and howitzer fhes fell into
the works in front of the attack.
The enemy fred very little from BifchofiC
berg. During the night we repaired the en-
brafures and fhouldering pieces which had been
knocked down by the enemy's FIRE.
A quantity of flores arrived from Thorn and
Stettn. .-.- ......-.,
We fired 100 fhots during the whole of the
soth.
Night of the IN May.-Attack of Bifchoffs.
berg The fscond parallel was improved.
Artiery.--The howitzer ihells of the re-
doubt No. 1, fet fire to the town. The ene-
my pointed great number guns againft this
redoubt. Our,mortars fent great number of
bombs into the embrafures and upon the fhoul-
dering piecss.-Many platforms were blown up.
We fired 500 fhots in the courfe of the cd.
Night Of the Cd Mar.-Attack of Haklefberg-.
Capt. Boizaubert of the fppers was killed.
The enemy kept up very brifk FIRE of muf-
kerry all day. We fired 1900 cannon fhots. -
Marne.-A deierter from the battalion OF
Of-Preufs, newly RATED, declared that his bat.
talion,. which arrived feventeen days ago, had
| not yet been able to enter the town, and that
two veffels had arrived the day before with
troops and bread.
| Night Of the Sd May.-Peninfula-A fally of
Coiiacks was repealed by our out-pofts.
Artiery.-Our fire was generally hyperion t O
that of the enemy We fired 400 fhots. Frelh
flores arrived from S,ettin.
| Night Of the 4tb MGy.-Attack of Hakes-
berg-We prolonged the iap five fathoms and
made crotiway. Three times during the courie
OF the day, we tried to continue it but the
few pieces which the enemy kept at the angles
and behind the croffways, contantly knocked
down the head of the fap.
Artllery.-The enemy opened new embra-
lures towards the ihoulder of the right baftion,
and armed fome lower batteries A part of
our fire was directed asainft tbefe new embra-
lures. We fired 1000 (hots during the courfe
of the day.
Nigbt Of tie STU May--Attack of Hakles-
berg; we prolonged the Zap five fathoms and
made crofiway. r
| Artllery.--The enemy has almof entirely
ceafed his fire againlt our batteries He confines
himielf to firing againft the head of the faps
with few guns.
| Night oftbe 9th May.--Attack of Hakelberg
the fap was prolonged five fa,homs at day
break it was only eight fathoms from the angle
| OF the covert way.
During the day our fire WAS 70 well kept u p,
that the enemy's was of no avail, and the fap
was carried on the whole of the 18th 70 that in
the evening it was only four fathoms from the
covert way.
| The ZAP aeainft the bafton continued in like
night and day. Lieut.. Marcelot of the fappers,
was woundsd d..
ArtlIery.-We fred 27oo lhots during the
night and the day. Capt. Bion of the artillery,
was killed
LO1ver Vlqula and Peninluia.-Marfha Lee
tebvre retolved to get poi1efiion of the illand
formed by the Vitua and the canal. General
Drouet examined the ftuation aud works with
attention. The adjutant. commandant Ayme
was charged with the expedition with 800 men
drawn from the different corps of the beliepiug
troops.
| About ten O'Clock in the evening, the pom.
TONER'S launched ten barks, each capable of
| containing 25 men. We embarked so grena.
diers OF the Paris guard, 200 men of the Cd and
9Th OF ligh! infantry, so artillerymen, miners
and fappers. .,..
| AT one o'clock IL barks advanced with oars.
The enemy's potts perceived this movement
and fired few mufket ihots and two cannons
loaded with grape lhot. The pontoniers pull
led harder at their oars, and in S or minutes
the landing was effected. Captain Any, aid
de-csmpto Gen. Drouet, marched with the so
grenadiers of the Paris guard againft the FRI
redoubt, and Carried it without firing ffIot.
The adjutaHt commander Ayme marched 4.
gainit the redoubt of the left, and the chief OF
battalion armed againf the intrenchments OF
the points of the illand. The 1luGfans who de.
Tended this extremity of the inand, keptup an
ilI.dreeed fire in the middle of the night, and
fell back. Our heads of columns drove them
into the principal redoubt, aud anfwered their
icieams by cry of Long HVe the F,nberor.
| The ref of the Rufiians continued TO retreat
along their retrenchmeBts, when the troops OF
general Gardanne, who, at he frf fenal OF
the landing, had pahed into the inand, by crof.
| iing the canal, cut off all retreat from the Ruf.
! fans. Tbofe who eicsped the bayonet were
made prifoners.
| The fuccefs was compleat on the left az Eoon
as the fecond divihon of Baden troops and of
the Logon of the North had effsGe ed its landing.
The Entertainments which protected the redoubt
OF KaDkichantz were carried. a hundred and
| eighty private folders and officers were made
prii0ncrs, and two pieces of cannon taken.
! In the mean time, capt. Any drove the enc.
| my from the lalt redoUbt, which ferved hin, nc
! a feie de po1t on letting out from the, canal
! ThenCcforth we became MAKERS of the whole