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

4 useSsCs VI WALLACE ,o
ate on our right wiog, and appss s,,'s
threaten our right flank with c.a.id ~
force; /, however, soon drove h,m
OF the village with the 24lh rsp,ms
Yagers, and some other sharp SHOE, w.
10 the mead time we saw other lr..'.>
lumns Of French guards come ca, Of u u Co.
sian Eylau, which appeared 10 in,.. .'a'.
attack on my right wing and on nv .. az
Gen. Foutschkow had then ordered WE 1--WE!
general Fockto advance with hi, h, a'lH'
which, supported by .wa regiments =.
goons, attacked the enemy with ,hs VIA
net, repalsed him with grea. slsupsts uaya
which the enemy retreased 10 erea, alH
der, and lief. eight pieces ofcanDo, ..;1
Gen. Tapolsky, who was posted +
the centre with one Of the column. saSfF-s
serve. being ordered BY gen. Dse,o,.r's
deploy, received the enemy with - oa -. 10
supported a FIRE Of small aims, ,ba, :; ), :. well
ed the enemy to retreat, and, witho", 'u.''
ing him time 10 rally, advanced ~ s''
WIN VIII the eayonet, took an Eagle and m,d I'd.
$50 prisoners. At the same TIM "so'
sqcadrons Of French cavalry, supo osas
by infantry, advanced against the ' 5.s
our centre, and endeavored to pep.,,, y
i thro' an interval 10 our frs, liz. =
were received by the Cossack, and ~. w
cavalry with so much success tia, o0 ls DC
men returned, the rest being all en-, ;, -
pieces. The ensmy's infantry which .n 70
ported these sauadrons was reppl,rd !"
the regimen. Of grenadiers of Ms,,om
under the command cf prisce Charles Il
Meeklenburgh Schwerin, and the s5hn.
selborg regiment Of infantry, which had
been detached by gen. Essen: Thew
treated towards the columns OF The pn.a.
which had been repalsed by on. zen 2?
polsky. and joined them. At he Sam.
moment these columns. which had b.s.
joined hy two other coluns Of Inc en,mr
began to renew the attack, bn, vt,.
pulsed by generals SornoG and Zapol,kr
with TWO regiments of cavalry, which ,vs,.
posted behind our front, and which attack
ed them with the greatest inpstuo,j,v
Ioun; O'Rourke, with,hree squaarops Of
the regiment of Pawlograd hussar, took
these retiring columns in flank, and puru.
ed them till they got under ,as cannon.---
The St. Petersburg dragons aud Wlad,.
m'r regiment Of infantry on this occasion
took two Eagles, aud the enc my in hi.,.
treat let; behind him ~ pieces ofheaY al
tillery.
I" TIE attack directed against our yiglt sMng
soas o6s:aueted Ig General Sacke71's Aaakers-.
General Bagaoouss zcto tad occu1aed the vllas.
'es Of SerhaiLen with a detachment of he cd.
Vanced guard, zyas attacked at break Of la,
IND merely detsndsd himself ty his .fankeys.-.
But as he atteckag columns Threatened to turk
the village, Ger. A0cho.oskl hasfened 10 his as.
siatance zrzthJiis regiment e5Liithaamaa J1lnsj
and The, regiment sfthe Caarrssiers Of LiAt
Prussia I; they di'ove the enemy back, aho 1T
treated IN The utmost cen fusion towards Forest
The sane regiments men attqcked qrlh the sane
decisive snceess othsr colunsns Of French utan
Try, t27ieh sa72lsorfeo 6y ccval',y mace move
mlant towards car cenire, thrfzy them ntoas
greatest confusion, Killed 800 and took 67 fri
soNers, among asaou are ten o6lcers. Genera
PaAlen attacked stdfd The bsfgade Of ea1alry Of
Gen. Ka11, srperGl frcnch colunns gvhieh ~ef
marching against general SQcken's diuisim
threzv them INFO disorder and took one Eagh.-,
TIE regimen Of Hussars Of Isun, and there
slneslt Of Dragons Of Courlaaa, also attacked
the enemy sytth great Success.
e :" The enemy finding themselves repulssa
with considerable loss, they united their whole
force, and formed iii strong columns, whlc'
moved towards our left wing, with a view
turning it, General Bagavoust being too Wiz
to resist a force SO very superior to his, found
himself .necessitateel to abandon and set ire
the village of Seapallen, which he had hth'N
to occupied, in order to take another po5ltlon
His cavalry posted in front, attacked the enc,
my several times, b,t was obliged to tall oae'
behind our left wing In the mean time tn'
enemy continued to receive considerable rel'
forcements, pursuing the plan of turning gu,