Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-19

ihecampaien 90 The m,rn;as 'seneed,h.
By : az ~ attacks n Gus,adt, with a = !. NESS
of destroying corps of marshal i ''1M,sai,a
operation certainly psac,ieabla .' : Nsy %
presumption Of his adj soced No.; "on III.
by errors Of combination and a,Sss b.,
the marshal with IS. 600 men MAJ. 'aal.
I Tor tor, two days against rs eco msn = a,ttd
nal'y Effected his retreat upao = s s0a 6,
with the loss Of four ,beusand ,nrn D'ppsn,
baggage. The Prus.iaus had a,,s J, ana n.
the right topass The Passarae Ll psaoa
repulsed, aud a division sc tie \ \. Ss's
encountering pars OF marshal s'''sss
corps, los. many rnsn, so that on,k. ~. vas
the Russians did NOT gain ary cons, saa's
bic advantage. By thrrr.seatof m. ~.''
Ney, marshal Davouss}wa. much s, ''s
at Allenstsin; but he wa. Der r;t. .pa'sa
Withdraw without interruption. an au !, %
union with marshal Ney Was eG,c,., 's
Deepen 90 The 8;h, where early II !,
morniog, the enemy had comm.0,. 'as
csnnonade, and where Bonapau. ~
seen TO arrive, and even the erse,;,, '"
his troops were heard very distinctly r. y
attack was evideotly false one, bm ~, 8
enemy wished to deteive the Ra..;..
viii the idea ofehe;r fsllirg back On c ca'
terode, for 90, only troors marched n H., ~,
difee1ionin font OF The Russians, b,,I
baggage was also sept onlhe. Os.,,oa.
road. TWAS hcwsvereperceivra,o r.m,,
after making circuit through a Wool
and move on the way to Iiebs,al,, !,
the evening the cossacss having success.
fully attacked acorps ofcagalry wh,chb,d
passed the Psssarge, gen. Benaiessn d..
covered from the prisoners an intention oi
the coemy to march direct from Eldil,n
upon ,Heilsberg; he therefore, dir,c,ly
Withdrew his army behind Gus.sd, and
the next morning the Preach adyaucc,
from the Wood, which covered the br;d,s
OF Eldilten, commenced an attack on Il,
Russian rear guard which had been left 10
observe their movements
Prince Bagrathion and general pl,oy
effected very mastery retreat, bavro
long resisted the progress of the eueny'
by repeated attacks, which Obliged III.
employ ment of the whole cf their cavalry
the formation of several hollow SQUARE,
of infantry, and the use of copsidsrabI.
and the Russians retired thro'
Gus,adt with very little loss, and succeed.
ed 10 burning the bridges. The mex. day
the Preach advanced on the left bank Of
the Ale, TO Lsnnau, and thea forced the
Russian posts advanced on the road to
aeilsberg; but prince Bag'athien arriving
from the right bank with the 10000 men,
very severe action. The
French, however, determined to auoihila's,
if possible, this force; and, therefore,
of acting against it with an adysoc.
ed guard, attacked with several corps Of
the army, and pressed the prince SO much
that he was obliged to send fer succor;
wheu the cavalry was ordered to cOverhls
retreat upon the position where bauerS.
had several weeks previously been con'
ssructsd, aud where now gen. Benulngsen
wished to draw the enemy. The cavalry
acted with various success and the PTu''
sian Is sqaudrons, which had arrived 10
the morning from The corps OF L'E''o'a'
with the remainder Of Kaminsky's corps,
which had returned from the Fshrwaissf..
at The mouth ct the Vis,rIa, coaduc'su
themselves with great eallanry; bat al
their exertious could not proven, heavy
loss to the infanuy. However, When 'ns
guns on the position began TO FIRE 90 'p'
advancing enemy, they were obI'seu
reCedc.
twas about six O'Clock when he French
columns again moved forward with me H.
Iention of storming the advanced 0s'.s'u
and which, for Z moment, they ean'eu -
bu, the right wing of the Russians ens'S
ng ios.autly with he bsyones, the ft'a asd
were driven back with great slaughter ~.
he Russians advanced their 'loe coo''o',