Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-29

-march 81 my columns. AT tho same time
! caused the town Of PFussian Eylau t.
be occupied by general Barclay, and sent
some regiments Of The 1st division TO the
4 support Of the rear guard this reinforce
! ment enabled general Msrcof TO take q
! firm position and erect battery. The {.
penny did not neglect TO follow gen. Mar.
cof, and while he sent out his Aankers, di.
siected The march Of three strong columns
agains. the heights occupied BY gen. Mar.
cof. The latter sent his sharp shooters
against the enemy, and fred on ,bemwith
his field pieces; bu, as this was found in.
sufficient, the regiment Of PskoH and the
regiment Of Sophie, attacked the enemy
with the bayonet, and dispersed column.
The second column was defeated by a re-
giment Of Petersbnrgh Dragons, and all
most entirely destroyed. The Sd column
was cut down by the fire from our artillery,
under the command of the brave csloBel
Jermolof. The enemy now began to Ere
ON on: line vita artillery, andto march
against il with four columns, while fifth
marched against ourleft wing, and cndea-
ycred to take il in flank. As the regiment
of Pskof and Sophie, were too weak 10
prevent THE, they received orders to re-
treat, while the regiment Of Moscow gre
nadieis, and the 2lst regiment Of Yagers
(chasseurs) supported BY the regiment Of
curassiers the KargoPol aud Ingermaland
regiment Of dragons, and the Elizabeth
.grod hussars advanced to the attack. The
four regiments of artillery attacked sword
in hand the enemy $ cavalry, which endea-
vored TO turn our right wing, and killed a.
great number. The batteries of the 9th
division held the enemy in respect On our
left wing, and the same regiment Of hus.
sars attacked at the same time with great
success.
" Though the enemv was rcpulsed at all
points, he reinforced himself on every
side, and threatened to CUT off those of dur
troops which had advanced faryhes,.
commanded these to fall back, that they,
?. we'll as the sth division, and afterwards
the whole rear guard, might retreat through
Prussias Eylau, and join the main body,
which WIS carried into execution in the fol
loving manner. The. 5,h, 7sh, s,h, 18th
and 18th, formed two lines, of which the
second was only a single column; the 9Th
and 14ih formed the reserve. The right.
wing was commanded by licurenan, gene.
raj Tousschkow the centre BY lieut.. gen.
baron Won Os'ermann and the whole ad
vanced guard by the prince Bagrathion.-
The whole of the cavalry, under the com.
manc OF lieut.. gen. prince GalIitsin, cover.
ed the two wirgs, par, OF it, however,
was with the line. The heights in from,
of my van, were occupied by our bate.
ries, general Barley, and the Swing ar.il.
lery of colonel IermolGF. which had cover
ed the retreat of the rear guard were still
in Prussian Eylau; bur presently the cue.
my adssoced agans, the town with SO great
force, that general Barley, slough he
had achieved prodisies of valor, was o.
bliged TO yield to superior numbers and re.
treat. As soon as perceived this, Isent
the sth division to his support, /, march.
ed 10 three columns, overturned all before
them, aud rssook the town by storm. In
this attack, ths enemy suffered very great
loss, though he had planted cannon ID the
streets OF the town, and fired on us GA G.
very side from the windows of the houses,
General Barley ca this occasion was Sc
vereiv wounded IN the arm. After the
night came 90, and the enemy lad entirely
ceased to fire, | withdrew all the troops
from The town, in oraerto collect my whole
torce on the oiher side for general attack
the nextday. Busto secure myself against
any alarm in the night, Iplseed the 4,h di.
vision, reinforced by the regimen, Archan.
gel, between the town and the the army, a.
the same time withdrew the detached
corps Of geaeral Barley to the regiment
under general Bagavouss. On the 9th of