The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-14
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Onwarrow. aid. .dc-camp tothe Emperor az
, Rufba, was made Dritoner. tnmet'atv'y after,
detachment reached the little town Of n A.
| elk. a briGs csnncnade enfued. The enemy
had good petition, his cnirenchn'erts lseo,
fecured BY morales and woods. Mlrihal k
menikoy commanded in pcrfon, and thought
| he might pats the night in that petition 10 'wa'r
| the arrival of other columns 70 join him. v ain
calculation He was driven on OF It, aud COM
PEELED to retreat fsvera leagues, though fight
ing all the way. few Rufi7n Generals were
wounded, feveral Colonies made prifopers, ard
feveral pieces of cannon taken.--Colone Bet-
Ter, OF the sth regiment of dragons, LraYc
officer, was MORALLY wounded"
PoDage Of the Urka. =.
Mt the fame moment Gen. Nanf"u'y, with
Klair's divi(ion and brigade of light cavalry,
totally routed, in front of Ku,icomb, the Coz
Jacks and enemy's cavalry who had croficd the
Urka at that point, and then defended the pat
iage of the river. The 18th corps of the army,
commanded by Martial Augereau, efrtled lis
pafiage of the Akra at Kursc omb. and routed
the $4,000 men who defended it, The palfaee
of the bridge was achieved in the moi brIIi-
ant hyle. Twas performed by the J. th Of the
line in clofc columns, while the 9Th light infdn-
try kept up brifk fire of mulberry on the
right bank. Scarcely had the I4la formed on
the other fde of the bridge, when they had to
meet charge of cavalry, which they fufained
with the intrepidity habitual TO the French in
fantry. But pikeman unfortunately forced
his way to the head of the line, and plunged
his pike into the Colonel, who fell dead on the
ipot. He was a brave folder, and worthy Of
commanding 70 brave corps. A drchargc Of
muiSetry by his regiment, in tine very faces cf
the enemy, and which threw their cavalry IN
TO the greatef dfnrd,r, was the fri honour
done TO his memory.
6 On the 25th the Sd corps, commanded l.y
NJ n,,l an
ther the enemy retreated. The 9th corps.
commanded by Martial Lanues, took he road
to Putun, with the diviIion OF Bs!ker's dra-
goons. The emperor, with the greater part
OF the cavalry of rcIerve, proceeded to Ciecha-
now"
PaDage #. tie Soma. :.
F" General GarGsnne. whom the Emperor
had fent with so OF his Guards, to reconnoitre
the enemy's motions, reported that they wefe
paiiing the river Soma at Lopazyn, and dirsc-
ting their march TO Pyconzyn. The Grand
Duke OF Berg, who had been left III at War
law, unable to reflt the impatient deire which
he felt TO take part in the events which were
in preparation, fet ont from that city, and had
jutt joined the emperor. He took two fqua.
drons of the chaiicurs of the guards with him,
to obierve the motion of the enemy's column.
The hrieades of the light cavalry of re(srvs,
and the divihons of Klein and Nanfouty, made
all tpeed to join him. On reaching the bridge
OF LopaZyn, be founditguarded by regimen
of Ruflian huilars. This regiment was in
fantly charged by the chaf1eurs of the guards
and driven into the river, with no other lofs
oH our fide than that of quarter-mafler
being wounded. The half of this co;umn
had not yet pancd it was attempting a:
paiiage higher up the river. The Grand
Duke made Colonel Dahlmann charge IL
at the headquarters OF the chaliturs az the
guards, who took three pieces of cannon, after
putting fevera' iqua6rons to the route
Whi!n the column which the enemy had
10 imprudentiy thrown down the right bank,
were endeavorlrg 10 gain :i- N4rew, in order
| TO reach Tycoczyn. their point of rendezvous.
TycoczyD was already occupied by MARTIAL
DavouG, who took there 200 baegage-carts, &c
great number Of Hedges which had been col
lected from all quarters
- All the columns Of the enemy are broken.
and wandering about in fate Of diforder ~
iicuIt to imagine The Rutlian Generalconn.
| m'tted The error Of pofing his army 70 az IN
have the French army on his flank. feparated
it is true, by the N1rew, hut having bridge
| acrois that river. Had the feafon been favonF,-
| Die, one might have predi-ied that the Ruffian
| army could not have retreated, and thar il
would have been dcff9yed without battle i:
but at ieaion when it is dark at four and
where II is not GghNuniil eight the enemy
particularly ~ country naturally difficult and
intertetted with woods. Bcfies, the roads are
four feet deep with mud, and thaw continues
The artillery can no longer advance more than
| two leagues in day. IT is therefore cav IN
ioreire that the enemy will effett his refreat
from the embarrafiing ftuation which he ia
placed; but he viii ofe all the artillery. WAC.
CONS AVID baggare.
In the evening Of the 25lh, the folloy;no
was lhe petition OF the French army. The ler,,
committing ofthc corps under the Martial prin,e
of Ponto Coryo, and Martial Ney and BeIJieres
were marching from Biezun on the rn,j ~
GFodno. Martial Sout was entering C;,cba.
now. Martial Augereau was marching Tor
Colymln and Pultu1k. Martial Lannes was AZ
Pultuk. a.
e" IN thefe two days we made from fifteen n
hxteen hundred priioners, and took from TWEEN.
ty-hve TO thirty pieces Of cannon, three uair of
colours, and one ftandard.
"The weather here is extraordinary. II I.
warmer than ~ the month OF Otaober AZ paris 4.
bot IT IS rainy and in a country where there are
no regular roads, one is in inthe mud At every
Rep"
FORTY-SIXTH BULLETIN OF THE
GRAND ARMY.
Colymi1, Dee. 90.