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eTs more acceptable service than to put
10 their possession the settles Of !" Bale.
sins from the Frsnck Grand Army in
their official form because (howsvsr sinc.
tured with prejudice. aud partIslity) they
contain the only authentic account Of the
operations of the army, and will be useful
to refer to hereafter asa very Important
historical record.
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18th Bulletin of the Grand Army.
PaAuky, Dec.ss7.9
" The Russian general Bsnningssn had
the command OF an army which was sesis
mated at &C, 900 men. At first he intend
Cd IL cover Warsaw bu,shc took a lesson
from the Intelligence Of the OCCURRENCES
which had taken place 10 Prussia, aud do.
termined to retreat towards ths r Hssian
frontiers. Without having been compelled
almos. 70 6gh. a angle battle, the French
entered Warsaw, passed the Vfs,ula. and
occupied Prsga. Ia the mean TING field
marshal Kamenskoy joiaed the 4 Rassiss
army, just at the moment VIXEN Benaing
sens corps formed a junction with that
under Bsxhowsen. He was Indignant at
the retreat OF the Ressians, conceiving
that .it, tended 10 suly the honor OF his
country's arms, aud he accordingly made
atmovemcn, IN advance"
g Prussia demonstrated with the most
earnest importantly, and complained that
after all the promises Of support made los
her, she was abandoned; representing that
the way 70 Berlin was not by Erodao,
Olita, or Breeze that her subircts had be-,
gun to abate 10 their zeal for their sngr
reign ;-aad that tho habit of hcholding she
shrone Of Berlin in the possession of. the
french, was dangerous to him and faycra.;1
bic ~ the enemy. The Russians not only
ceased their retrogads movements but they
began to advance, On the Ssh Of Dee.
gen. Benningsen moved forward his head,
quarters 10 Pultusk-The orders issned
were Q prevent the Frenchsfrcm passing
the Narsw. to re.ake Praga, and to occus
pyshe banks Of the Vistula, until the mo-
ment when more importaas offensive opera
tons could be adopted
8 The jauesion OF generals Kamenskoy,
BuxheHden, and Renningssn, was cele
brated at the palace Of Siersck with re
joieipgs aud ilIuminations which were
deseried from the sterples Of Warsaw. -.
Nevertheless, at the moment when tbs
enemy were cheering themselves with fss
rivals, the Narew was passed. Eigh, hun 4
dred Freaehmen having suddenly crossed
tina. river asi,s junction with the ukra.
eEsrenched themselves the same night, and
when the enemy appeared next mornipg,
with the intention of forcing them hacksin,
to the river, they found themselves too
late. The French were secure against
every event.
!" Being informed Of this change 10 the
enemy's operations, the emperor left Pc
sen on the 16ih--At the same momensahe
put his army ir mo,ion. Every repor;
which had been received of the cosvcrsa
ton of the Russians gave him 10 under
stand that they designed TO resume often.
sive measures.
Marshal Ney had BEEN for several
days master of Thorn. He united the
different corps Of his army at Gallup. -----
Marshal Besseres with the second corps OF
the cavalry of reserve, consisting IS the
divisions of the dragons Of Schuc and
Crouchy, and the divisions OF Hau poHl.,s
cuirassiers, marched from Thorn TO pro-
coed to Biezum. The marshal prince Of
Ponte Cotyo marched with his corps TO
support ihem. Marshal Soalt passed tho
sVis.ula opposite Ploek; and marshal Au.
gereau passed at Zaackrooyn, where the,
utmost exertion was E=ade TO establish
bridge. The,same activity was exsrted jni
constructing that on the Nsrew.
''ysOn the 22d the bridge on the NaYsw
was completed. All the reserve OF .caval.
~ instantly passed the Vlstula at Pfsga, on