Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-10
powers and,alIthe courage 81 The Russians
were excrted Ia vain

S EVstSss all 1sdtt tut cOufaRc OF the RUSSIAN!
EWere excrtcd Ia vain
Marshal Morlier who during the whole
day, lad Given grea. proofs of coolness ans
sas5sPidssy, IN supporting the left wing
now adsanccd, and was in his tnrn SUP,
ported by The fuzilesr.of the guard nndel
the command of general Sayary. The ca
ualry, infantry, and artillery, all on TIL,
occasion, generally Distinguished them
selves.
Ths imperial horse and foot guards, ang
two divisions of the fSst corps, were mol
IN he action. The victory was never for
a seomeot doubtful. The hsld of battle
is nvrslble 70 bshold. Ii isnoi 100 much
20 estimate the number of dead on the
side Of the Russians at from is 70 18 GOO
.--Ehe number Of dead on tie French
side was not Ave hrndred but4we have
three ,haussud wounded. We have taken
SO cannoas anda grea.numbsr Of cassoens
= q great number Of standards have also
salisn into onrihands. There are IS Of the
Russian generals either killed wounded or
iakeu. Their cavalry has suffered an IN.
s.calculabse loss.
General Droues, chief of marshal Ian.
nes' corps general cohorn; col. Rrgnaud
of the 15:h of the lioe !; col. Laionquife of
( If the Goth ! col. Lamoite, Of the Ia. h
dragons; and brigadler general Bfunryn
are wounded. Gsaeral Latour Maubourg
is wounded in The hand, ,Destourneux,
colonel ofthe artillery Husin chief DIES
quadron, and the FIRST aid de camp Of gen
sOudiant arc killed. Ewo of the empe.
sto.'s aids de camp, Mouson and Lscos;e,
are slightly wounded. w
Night prevented US f-om pursuing the
enemy they were followed uutil eleven
O'Clock. During the remainder Of the
night, the cur off columns tried 20 pass the
Ale at several fordAbie places, AID next
Gay We saw oaissoous, cannon, and harness,
every where 20 The river.
TIE battle of Friedlsnd is worthy TO be
numbersd wnh those of Mafengo, ausler.,
.liss, and Jena. The enemy were numerous,
had fne cavalry and fought bravely.
Next day the enemy endsavored to as.
semble on the righ: bank of the ALE and
the Pregel. The emperor had bis head
quarters IN the village Of Peterswelde.
The enemy having Destroyed al! tbs
bridges took advantage of that obstacle al
day break 90 ihe 10Th TO proceed On their
retreat towards Russia. At eight in the
norning the emperor ,hrew bridge across
the Pregel, and took position there with
the army. 4-4-1--
Al.,os. all the magazines which the ca
envy had on the Ale have been thrown 10
10 the rissr'or burnt. Some idea may be
forr,ed of the great extsas of their loss
by what yet remains TO Us. The Russians
had magazines in all the villages, which 10
their passage they every where burnt. We
have however toued more than six thou
sand quintals of corn in Wehlau.
Koningsberg was abandoned>o on the ar.
rival of the intelligence of the battle OF
FrisdIapd. Marshal Soul. has entered that
place. wheie much wealth has been found
We have taken there some hundred
thousand cuin,als of.corn, more than &c, 900
wounded Russians aud. Prussians, al the
ammunition which England had sent to
the Russians, ineladiug l6o, coo muskets,
which had not been landed = Thus has
Providence punished those who instead of
negocis.ing with good faith to bring about
salstary peace, treated that object with
derision, and regarded she,repose taken BY
the conquerors asa proof OF tinidi'y and
weakness.
The arnyis now in a delighdol country.
The banks of the Pregel are rich. Ia a
short time the magazines and cellars OF
Dantsic and Koningsbsrg will afford US
new resources of super6uity and wealth.
The names of the brave men who have
distinguished themselves cannot be cor.
,ained within the limits Of one Bulletin.
The Staff is employed IN collecting theix
deeds.