The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-08
Gurope
PARIS, a5th October.


(7ragNafe3 for THE Mercantile A3vert;er)
JENA, October 25.
The battle of Jena has wafl,ed away the 10.
nominy of Ro{bach, and decided, in fevenn dave
campaign which has entirely fettled that war,
like frenzy which had affected the heads of all
the Prufiians. "''
The petition of the army on the i th was as
follows
The Grand Duke of Berg and Martial Da-
voutt, with their corps, were at Naumburu.
having recommending parties on Leiplick and
Halle.
The corps of Martial Prince de Ponte corvo
was marching to Durnburg.
That OF Marfhal Lannes was arriving ar Je.
ma.
That of Marfhal Augcreau had taken politi.
on at Kahla.
That of Martial Ney was at Roda.
The headquarters were at Gera.
The Emperor Was marching for lena.
The corps of Marfhal Soult was advancing
from Gera to take nearer petition at the fork
oi the roads or Nauraours and OF jena.
The petition of the enemy was az follows !:
The King of Pruiiia, wiihing to commence
hoftilites on the 9th, by directing his right up-
on Frankfort, his centre upon Wurtzbure. s.
his left upon Bamberg, all the diyifions Of his
army were difpofed to execute that plan: but
the French army turning on the extremity of
itsleft, found itfelf in few days at SaaIbure.
at Lobenftein, at Schleitz, at Gera, and at Ma.
umburg. The Pruf1ian army, thus turned,
employed the 8, 10, II and Il to recall all IFS
detachments, and on the 18th prefented tfelf
IN order OF battle between Capefdorf and Auer-
ft4dt, being nearly 10000 men ftrone.
On the 13th, at P. M. the Emperor arr;-
we'd at Jena, and from fmall elevation which
was occupied by our advanced guard. he
could diicern the difpoftions of the enemy. who
feemed to mannuvre to attack the next Say.
and to force the feveral defies of the Saale.
The enemy defended the caufeway leading from
! Jena to Weimar with great force, and by an
impregnase petition they feemed to think that
the French could not reach the plain without
forcing that pahage. In fact it did not appear
pofible to get any artillery on the fteep plat
form, which, befdes, was 70 fmall that four
battaons could hardly be difplayed. The
whole night was employed in opening road
through the rock by which means they fac
ceeded in conveying artillery on the height,
| Martial Davouft received orders to defile by
Naumburg to defend the paffages of Koefen, L
the enemy fhould march upon Naumbure or
to proceed to AIpoda 70 take him in the rear,
fhouid he remain in the fame petition in which
he was.
| The corps of Maflhal Prince de Pente Cor
vo was defined to defIe from Durnburp TO
fail on the rear ofthe enemy f1ould he either
direct his main force upon Naumburg or upon
| Jena.
The heavy cavalry, which had not vet ;oin.
ed the army, could not come up to It before
noon. The cavalry of the imperial guard was
thrty-iix hours diftance, whatever might have
been its forced marches iince its departure from
Paris. But there are moments in war where no
confederation ought to balance the ADVANTAGE
| of being beforehand with the enemy, and 70 ar
| tack him firf. The Emperor cauied the whole
of MARTIAL Lannes corps to be arrayed on the
| platform occupied by our advanced guard.
which the enemy appeared to have neglected,
though he was in petition oppofte to il. This
corps was arranged through the care of geseral
| Victor, each divilion forming wing. Mat
| ihal Lefe5re. caufed the imperial guard to be
ftationed in fquare battalions at the fummt.
The Emperor fat up the whole night (bivoua-
qua an milieu dc fes braves). The night offer
ed fpeeiacle worthy of remark, that of two
armies, the one Displaying its front upon an ex-
tent Of tx leagues, aud with its fires fetting
the atmofphere in blaze and the other whole
apparent hrcs were concentrated in a fmalI
Front and IN both armies activity and move
ments. The fire lights Of both armies were
at half the dItance Of a cannon fhot. The SEN
iinels almoit touched each other, not a move
meni on either hde bat what could be heard.
The corps of marfhais Ney and Soult, fpent
the night in marching. At day break the
whole army took up arms. The diviiion of
Glzan was arranged upon three lines on the
'lcft osthe platform. The divfon Of suchet