The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-14
FIFTIETH BULLETIN.

The troops found at Ottrolenka ieveral flick
RulEans, whom the enemy had been unable to
take off with him. Independent of the lofts of
the Rufian army in killed and wounded, it has
iuered fill greater lolIes by the illnefs whio h
increafes in it from day to day.
On the sth of January the garrifon of Brief
law, coniifting of $500 men, de6led before
Prince Jerome. The town has fultained con-
iderable damage. From the frft moment it
was invefted, the Pruf1ian Governor caufed the
3 fuburbs to be burned. The fortrefs was re-
gularly beieged; we were already battering it
in breach when it surrendered. The Bavarian
and Wurtemburg troops dftinguifhed them.
telves by their intelligence and bravery. Prince
Jerome is now invelting and beieging at the
fame time all the other fortrefes in Silcfia. II
is probable that they will not hold out long.
The corps of ten thoufand men, whom
the Prince of Plefs had formed of the
garrifons OF the fortrefies, were cut to pieces in
the engagements of the goth and soth of De-
cember.
General Monthrun, with the Wurtemburg
cavalry, went to meet the Prince of PIefs, near
Ohlau, which he took poncf1ion of on the 2sth
in the evening. On the following morning, at
five O'Clock, the Prince of Piefs ordered him to
be attacked. General MonthruD, taking advan-
tage of the anfavourable petition occupied by
the enemy's infantry, made movement to the
left, turned him, killed number of men, made
700 priioners, took four pieces of cannon, and
as many horfes.
The principal forces, however, of the Prince
Of Plefs lay behind the Neis, where he aiIem-
bed them after the engagement of Srechim.
He left Schurgah, and marching day and night,
advanced as far as the night encampment of the
Wurtemburg brigade, which were drawn up in
the rear of Hube, under Brenaw. At eight in
the morning he attacked with 5000 men the
Ia -f crtr IL L 4
of infantry, and by the Litange lght-horfe, un-
der the command of the Adjutant Command
ant Duveyrier; but he met with 70 vigorous a
reception, that he was forced to make fpeedy
retreat. Generals Montebrun and Minucei re-
ceived orders Immediately, on their return from
Ohlau, to cut off the encmy's retreat But the
Prince of Plefs made hate to difperfc bis troops,
aud made them returs by detachments into the
fortrehes, abandoning in his flight part of his
artillery, great deal of baggage, and feverai
horfes. He had number of men killed in this
affair, and left us 500 prifoners.
His Majefty has given orders to teAify his
iat'sfaction to the Bayarian and Wurtemburg
troops.
Letters received from Bucharefl give fome
details concerning the preparations for war
making by Barayctar and the Pacha Of Widdin.
On the Goth OF December the advanced guard
OF the Turkifh army, conhRing of {, 900 men,
were on the frontiers of Wallachia and Molda-
via. The Prince Dolgoroucki was alto there
with histroops: they were thus in the prefcnce
OF each other. In pafiing Bucharcft, the Turk
IN officers appeared very much animated they
idid to French officer who was in that town
-" The French ihaIl fee what we are capaole
of; We form the right of the army of Poland,
we fhall thew ourielves worthy to be praiCed bv
the Emperor Napoleon"
Every thing is in motion through this yaft
Empire: the Sbeiks and Ulemas give The inn
pulie, and every one flies to arms, in order TO re-
pei the mott unjuit of sggreGions.
Count ltaliniky has hitherto only avoided
being fept to the Seven Towers, by promiGne,
that, on the return of his mefTengcr, the Ruff
- will have received orders to abandon Mol
dayia, and rehore Choczim and Bender.
The ServIans, whom the Ruilians no longer
dhsvow Tor allies, have taken poGefion of an
iHdnd ~ the Danube, belonging to Auftria,
whence they cannona6e Belgrade. The AuC.
TRAN Government has ordered it 10 be retaken.
Auitria and France are equally ntereffed in
not ieeing Moldavia, Wallachia, Seryia, Greece.
KomeHa, and Natolid, become the fport of the
Mufcoyites.
The intereR Of England in this con,ea IL at
lear as evident astbat of France aud AuAris.
but will The acknowledge it Will fhe irnpofe
thence onlhe hatred which directs her cabinet ,
VIII Ihe iten toihe kGons Of policy and ex.
Perience! Should fhe fhut her eyes to the flu
ture Should hosonIy live from day to day I.
mould he IlHen only to her jesIoufy Of France !.
he will perhaps declare war againil The Porte,