The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-06

o'oeiS 10 retreat, while the regiment of Mo
COW greaadiers, and the 81 It regimen. of Y;
gers Sehaiieurs,) Imported by the regiment {
suila'ne's' the kargopol and ingermaand reg
meh' OF Dragons, and the Elizabeth cred bu
lars advanced TO the attack. The four rer
mentsot artillery attacked fword 10 hand m
ii ebefnys cavalry, which endsayourcd to trr
our right wing, aud killed great nunbe,
Inc batteries of the sth diyGon held the enc
my III reipect on Our left wing, and the fam
regimen, of hufiars a.tacked-at the fame ,;,
with great fIcceis.
Enough the enemy was rspulfed 7. al
points, he reinforced himfelf on every e5r
ana threatened 20 cut Of ;hofe of our troon
which lad advanced fartheft l Commando
.neie 10 taii Back, that they as we'll the 9Th d
Vhon, and afterwards the whole rear e,,,r3
might retreat through Pruiiian EvlaS. and
JON the main body, which was carried into
execution in the following manner: The 5tb,
'ti, atn, 18th, and 18th, formed two lines. al
wh'ch the iecond was only 4 Jingle colpmn
me 4th and IEth formed the refsrve. The
| rlght wing was commanded by Lieut.. General
iouttchkow; the centre by Lieut.. Gen. Pa.
ron ven Ohermann sIsd the whole advanced
guard by the Prince Basfsthion. The whole
OF the cavalry, under the command of Iieut.
zen. FRINGE Caiiitzn, covered the two wings.
- part or II, however, was with the line. The
80 ''NHi Vi NdI2 were DCCnDIef hv
our batteries, General Dart!ey, and the sy;nc
artillery of Colonel lermolof, which had cnyer'
ca the retreat of the rear guard, were Gill in
fFuiilan Eyisu; but prelently the enemy adj.
vanced aeainit the town with 70 great a FORE.
mat General Barley, though he had a,chi.yed
prod'eIes OF vaior, WA Obliged TO Weld To rl.
perIor numbers and retreat. AS foon as I per.
ceiVed this, fent the 5th divilion to hia Inn.
port. il marched in three columns, oyertnrn-
ca all before them, undertook the town hv
Hor!n. In tina attack, the enemy iufered We.
fry great lois, though be had planted cannon
IN the itrects of the town, and fred ON us
every hde from the windows of the hopGrs
General Barkey on this occaiion was feverelv
wounded in the arm.-After the nicht c,n,.
on, and the snemy had entirely cearsd to FIRE
Withdrew all the troops from the town, in
oraer 10 collect my whole force on The other
noe tor general attack the next day. Rytto
ieCuFe myiet aganit any alarm in the night,
placed the 18th divihon, reinforced by the reci-
ment Archangel between the town and the ar
my, ar the lame time withdrew the detached
corps OF General Barkley to the regiment un-
Ger General bagavouf. Onthe eth Ian. 18th
feo.) at tive in the morning, formed two CO.
.Ifnhs IN the mIdit OF my petition, and gave
inc command of them 10 General Dcccorcf
ware on my left wing placed third co,unn,
ecoahitjng OF Gen. Count Kanceniky, v;liIe the
brigade or Gen. Marcof hlled the ipace in my
Nnes which had been left by The III, diyiGon
paced IN colrmn. At day blcak the enemy
ADVANCED through the town, and f,pt FINN.
regiments OF YagerS againlt him. AT the fame
tme l obirrved that between the town and thel
heights, on which were batteries Of the enemy
therc were ieTeral French columns which a.
wen rs the batteries threatened my centre.
INN cTdeFed my batteries to Grect
their hre as well asaiE!t the enemy's artillery,
as againit the troops dtfine out of the town
halt. -" ~
ION the other fide the French Cavalry. 4
which had attached General Toutlchhnow on
hs right wing, was repuIed by the FIRE Of the
artillery OF Count Siewers. The enemy mad,
hmieif mater of village ftuate on our right
wing, and appeared to threaten our RIGHT 0Sn.,
with comfortable force /, however. foon d ov.
MIN out of the village with the gath regiment
OF Yagers, and ione other iharp fiiooters. I'M
me mean time we iaW other freih oolulnrs oil
French guards come out of Prniian Eyau.
which appeared to intend an attac!: on nv right
Wing and on my centre. General Poptfchhov.
had then ordered Major-Gsneral Fock to an.
vance with his brigade, which, Imported Nv
two regiments of Dragons, attacked the enr.
my with the baYonet, repuied him with rrcati
iaughter, on which the enemy reiterated ini
great diiordeT, and left eight pieces OF cauncn
ipeked. General TapoIiky, who was NOTED
behind the centre with one OF the columns Of
rc!ervc, being ordered by Cen. Doeorof' 60
depioy, received the tuemy with 70 well fan.
ported fire of imall arms, that il forced the
enemy to retreat, and, without giving him time
to rally, advanced on him with the, bayonet
took an Eagle and made SO prifoners. 1t the
fame time fome fquadrcns of French C.vaI,v
Imported by infantry, advanced arsinh tie left
OF our centre, and endsaYourcd to penetrate r.
thourgh an interval in our frh line, but were
received by the Coliacks and fome cavalry with
10 much fuccefs that only eighteen mcn return.
ed, the ref being all cut to pieces. The enc
my's infantry which supported thefs fauadrons
was repul!ed oy the regiment Of ersnsdicYs of
Moicow, under the command Of Prince Charles
OF Mecklenburgh, Schwerin, aud the Sch!BlIsI.
burg regiment " Infantry, which had been de-
tached by Gen. EGen. They rctreated towards
the columns Of the enemy which ha! been re-
pulled by our General ZapoG.y, and Joined
them. At the fame moment thefe columns.
which had been joined by two other columns
CT the enemy, began to renew the attack, but
were repuled by Generals Sornof and Zapol-
hy, with two regiments ofcayalry, IS hich were
poited behind our front, and which attacked
item with the greateR impetuof,y. CONT.
O'Rourke with three fquadrono of the regi-
ment Of PawIograd hufldrs took thcfe retiring
columns 10 nand, and purified them I'll they got
under the cannon. The ST. Peteriburgh dra-
groons aud the Wlademr regiment OF Infantry
on this occsiion took two Eagles, and the enc.
my 10 his retreat LEFT behind him tgenty.t,yo
pieces Of heavy artillery.
The attack directed againh orr right wing