Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-04-03

st village called Selim, which lay be.
tween shcm. This village B0nspartc,
Who commanded II person, eet on Gre,
% cover HE attack On The Rnssians whom
he thns shoughs % envelope ii smoke.
Til, nftihce, however, was soon vurned
Against himself for Benningsea disco
pering his intention, Instantly tormed
his reserve into . hollow square, which
advanced, nnperceiyrd. under the
smoke 81 the village. This gallant corps
marched with fixed baYouets ! the Rus-
alan line opened TO let lhsih pass through.
and they never stopped till they reached
the GENRE az TN, French. Here IN OBJ.
stiuate conflict took place but the Rus.
slams snceeeded in NOT only routing their
centre, but also turning both their wings.
The left wing Of the French being sha.
ken BY the Russian infantryy was entire.
w borne down and dispeysed BY general
Chaplis. Il Tie head oftke cavalry, who
killed 1000 men. Their right wing sha.
red similar fate from gen Kozen. q,
the head Of his Yagsrs. The rout Of the
French was complete. Davoust. Lsn.
mes. Bonaparte himself, an Aed in Con-
fassionfo Pultusk, which i eleven miles
from the scene Of aesion, and had been
Benpingsen's head. quarters until The 2ad
instant. & s. "a g 81 M. 81.
fits hconceivaIie what exuItation
this victory HIS calsed tiironshoat ST.
Petersburg. Benningsen Is BY birth .
Hanoverian but such IS the enthasiasm
for Britain in Russia, thas- ihe, people
persiss ID calling him an Ensiishuan.
His yiescfy Is very generally cosnparxd
% the battle Of Mazda. Dsth Of these
sne6iorabls events have proved that the
only way Of sighting the French iseto
charge them with the bayoaet.
" The Cossacks particularly signal.
ned themssives in this glorious Affair.".
Their general orders from Kaminskoy,
are. % rush veatre a fcyre, into the We.
~ heart Of the Freueh artillery. Il was
this artillery which annoyed .hs Rus-'
sizns 80 dreadfully at Austsfiiiz; but
We trust our brave Irregular. the Cos
sacks and Bashkers, VIII prove IN over
match for i !: ia which case Kaaainskoys
has DECLARED be win answer for the. sac-
Cess 81 the var, since our infantry is de.
etdedIl SUPERIOR 30. '.gEs. - -
-. Bonapirts spies appear 10 have
been as unsuccessful as his soldiers.
When Kaminskoy was az Grodno, one
OF tliess, pretsnding 70 be q .Prussi n
general, brought > letter, signed appar-.
emily By his Prussian maiesfy, and. re-,
guessing 4 confidential .comnunication
Of the intended route Of the Russian for
Gee. j he ssgaeinus veteran Instantly
Penetra,ed the fraud. Two cossacks
stripped The wretch, and, after adnin-
istsring % him some .saIu,ary correction,
Kaminskoy ordered him 10 retera to !,
Bonaplrte, and to shew him on his back
the rorte- 81 Tie Russian, army. O.
7. : ne account | have given YOU, ,ha.
been personally confirmed by Yas.ilki-,
kof, the courier, who was an. eye Wit
mess Of the action and send lit YOU by
. messenger, Who Is on the point or de.
Parture Tor England"
DEMt tOrEiSlAL bJLLETkM.
: Colonel KsusER arrived 81 Koninxs-
berg oo The sd of Ian. with dispatches
from gen. Kalkreuths ana ! Russian
messenger qllcving the aay. afteF,- Win
disPaleh1s from gen. Kaiasnskoy. e.
cepting atfiiaine Affair On the 2s,h Dec.
in (which ! detachment or French cavalry
made an unsuccessful attempt 70 cut or
: corps OF Ccssacks, which was posted
70 advance of Rbzasr il does not ap-
pear that any enc snleut has taken place
subsequent 20 the 96th. 81 81 Nj .s,
:. The victoryof the Russiau, on die
a6th, was decisive lis own conseanen-
eswould probably have been more I'M.
portant, bad not gen. Benningaen bsesi
restrained b his pursuit OF the enemy,
bymsellis ence tha. ths. divisions az Ney,
~ AugeTssn had formed 1 junction near
Grodziek. and were advancing 10 his
rear; the approach Of night, Likewise
contributed 10 fhe escape Of the enesnv.