Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-10

did not prevent Bonaparte from following
Gen. Benningsen, who having chosen be-
hind Prussian Eylau position which he
Judged proper to allow all his troops to act
to advantage, and particularly his cavalry,
had taken posts there, inorder to await the
arrival Of the French army, whose advan-
ced guard attacked necessarily and impetu.
ously the corps of Major Gen. Barclay dc
FOLLY. The ever memorial day of the
26th 9th February put an end to the enc
my's progress. At three in the afternoon,
the battle began through the whole line of
the main army. 1t was bloody, and the
night came on without the enemy being a.
BILE TO gain any ground. Eary OH the morn
ing of the 27th he attack was renewed by
the French. Both sides fought with fury
but in the evening the enemy were repuised
ON all sides, and the Russian army remain.
ed in possession of the field of battle. Bona
Parte commanded in person, and under him
Marshals Augereau, D'Avoust, Soult, Ney,
and Bassieres at the head of the guards,
who particularly suffered. We took on
tins day 1900 prisoners, among whom are
30 officers besides twelve stand rde, and
twenty pieces ot Cannon. The French &C.
nerals Corbneau, Desjardins, D'Ahlmene,
& Gudin, were killed; Augerea u mortally
wounded; We'll lost an arm Suchet had
his thigh broken; and Generals Hautpoult,
Picard, Friand, st. Sulpice, D'Espagne,
Second, and Martin, were wounded
AS the occupation of the town of Peru
lsch Eylau, in front of the field of battle,
formed no part of General Benningsen's
plan and as the army after so much fatigue,
had need OF rest and was also in want of
warlike stores, the commander in chief
cntrenched himself in the environs of Null
hansen, established his head quarters at
konigsburg, ard left l.. GenfPlatow, who
arrived two days after the battle with
5000 Cossacks, to harrass the French in
their retreat-The enemy on quitting the
positions which he occupied, abandoned
his sick and wounded.
" On the 9th (2lst) of February, the
Cossacks advanced towards the environs
OF Leibstadt, took several hundred Driso-
ners, four officers and number of BAG
gage Wagons, and even forage and pro-
vIsons-A detachment of nearly two thou
sand Russian and Prussian prisoners, who
were on their route TO Warsaw, were deli
vered and some hundreds of horse ehas-
seurs, who escorted them, were either
killed or taken.
On the 18th (27th) February, the
Russian head quarters were at Landsburp.
In various petty encounters the Cossacks
took. some hundreds of prisoners. The
garrison of Dantzic defeated the INSURGENTS
under Dombrosky. General Platow who
was constantly in pursuit Of the enemy, took
from him piece of cannon, some wapeons
and good dealof baggage. On this dav,
the number of prisoners taken from the
French army, after the battle, and during
its retreat from Preussich Eylau, amount
ted TO two thousand soldiers and fortv-ejpbt
officers.
The head quarters remained at Lands
berg, on the 10th (2Sth) Of February Gen.
l-'Estocq's corps of Prussians found itself
opposed TO that of Beraadotte, between
Mehlssck and Hoiligenbeil. The enemy
retired behind the Passarge. They must
have evacuated GuistAdt. The Cossacks
drove them to the environs OF Allenstein
and the engagements on this occasion, cost
them 400 men, who remained on the fed,
and SIS priSencrs.-One hundred Russian
prisoners were also recovered.
'On the 18th of february, list of March)
MAJOR general Knorting attacked the enc
my at A!lensten, beat them, killed great
number, took 50, end delivered 200 Russi-
ans.
The army remained in the same posi-
ton Oh the two following days. Count
lelstoy's corps formed the left flank at
Bichopstein.
Son the Goth February 9th March)
there were some affairs of out posts. Two
onlcers, a secretary and "a soldiers were
taken. The army kept the same position
ull the goth February doth March, dur
ing winch time there were only affairs of
out-poSts,
Con the gath February 18th March,
the demonstrations of the French army o.
0liged the commander in chief to concen-
trSte ailhiS forces 5efIre Heilsbcrg. There
was an affair between the advanced posts,
at the close OF which the enemy were re-
pulsed, and pursued by the Cossacks. The
head quarters were removed to Barters-
teln-Bonaparte still at Osterode.
ION the 1st (13thj of March, General
Dc Wittgenstein, having advanced with a
detachment TO the environs of Neidenbure
and Ortelsburg, carried off from thence
the enemy's patroles, and took prisoners
Lieut. Colonel lie Grange, and aid-de-
camp to General Ney, and a Major COM
mander Ola regiment of chasscurs. These
advantages having attracted the attention
OF the French they advanced III force to
these points, and general Platow was
detached, with eight regiments of Cossacks
to support gen. Wittenstein, which induced
the enemy to retreat
"Ihe army remained in the same no.
SitIOn on the Afh T6thN Mech NJ.