The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-25
rAuIs, July rs, 1912.

g. ME Russian Army was posted and organized
Il ia the io,'GwiUg manner at the coninicnee-
Inei.t al iosiitieB-
Z" The fsst corps, an',ed by the Prince
Wittsenstein, consisting OF the 5th aud l+ih diss-
ions ct infantry. AL one division of cavalry, amount
ing in the whole, to 1900 men, including artillery
aud ssppers, Ia ,d been considerable time at Chaw-
u. IL hal since occupied Rossiena, aud was on the
9th OF Jane, ut Rcyianoai. The second corps,
coiumantei by General 8assawort, consisting OF
The ~, aud I5th divisions Ot infantry, and one d;vi
OF cavalry, constituting the force, occul,-
Cd Eo~no. The thisd corps, commanded by Gen.
SciiomOaiod, cOAip0sed oi the tst division oil grena
diers, Q! ono o.sision OF infantry, aud division ot
cavalry, amounting to 2t,00o men, occupied Nova
Iroeki. The 4la Corps, commanded 10y General
futSchkof, composed OF the HI, and Esd divisions
at iniaaty. aud one DIVISION OF cavalry, IN the whole
1890 Gleu, was saCourI! on the line from Nova-
Iroosi TO Ida. The impcr.a; guards at VIII
-. The sixth corps, commanded by General Doc
torow, consisting ot tao divisions OF infantry, and
cue cf cavalry amounting to is 400 men. had oy;a
ed part OF the army of Prince Bas.ai;on In the
middle of June, THE curpi arrived .. Ida from
No.hina, in order 20 ienEU.ce the first RrmY. IL
lay at the end ofJune between Lida aud Grodno.--
The fifth CORPS CON posed af the 5eeDni division Of
Srana.liers, oi the l2th iS, and 2jth d,isions of
Infantry, and two dit iSDns o cayNiry, was, the
sob, at WaikowisS. Prince baggaton commanded
this corps, which might probably amount TO $4,000
men Lastly, the 9th and 18th divisions oil infantry,
aid a division OF cavalry, commanded Ivy Gen. Mar
kow, Was at the extremity OF FOlhinia.
The passage OF the Villa, which took place on
the 25th OF Jane and the moycmrnt OF the Duke
OF Reggie upon Janow, aud towards Chatoni, obi
geh the corps of Wittgeustein to proceed towards
Wiikomr, and on IT'S left. the corps of Bagsawort
20 MAKE for Dmabonrg by Neuchnieki and Gclro-
itsc. These two corps thus cut off from Wilma
The t!,irI aua narth uorps. and Russian Imperial
Guards, retired f'om Wilma upon Nementchn
S~entzian, and Vizoni. The King Of Naples pres
sel them vigoropsy long both hanks of the Nia.-
The tenth resiment 81 Polish huss.rs, which were
at the head OF the column nf the division Of Count
Sebastian, come up near Lebovo, with req
,neht OF Iossacks oi the party whch covered the
rear-gusrd, and charged ut full gaiop, Killed nine
and male about dozen prisoners. The Polish
troops which up at this moment have engaged in n
charge, nave shown rare-resoution. They an
imated by enthusiasm s passion.
On the Sd Of July the King of Naples marched
upon weutzana, and there overlook Baron To!ly's
rear-guard. lie gave orders TO General Montbrun
TO charge, hut the Russians did not wait the attack,
and retired with such precipitation, that squadron
oil Huans, which was returning from reconnois-
ance on the side of NIihaerki, fell in with
posts. IL was charged by the i2th Lhasseurs. and
tire whole either taken slain. Sixty were
taken with their horses The Poles, who are -
monsst these prisoners have applied to serve, and
have been taken, full mounted in the Polish troops.
On the 4t at day break, the King of Naples entered
Swcntzi,ui, the Marshall Duke of Elchngen enter
ed Mahatoni, and Marshall Duke of Reggie, Avan-
Ia. On the 30th ofJune, Marshal the Duke of TIA
rentuin arrived at Rossiena he proceeded beyond
that u Peneveji, Chawl and Tesch.
The immense magazines which the Russians
had in Ssmogitia have been burned by themselves,
which has occasioned enormous loss, not only TO
their finances, but still! more to the subsistence of
the people. The corps of DQctarow, however, viz.
the 9th corps, still the eth of Hume without
orders, an,l had made no movement On the
2Sh 1T assembled, and put itself in motion, in order
TO proceed TO Dwina, by marching on its flank, On
the 30th its advanced guard entered Soienicki 1t
was chars ID by the !ight cavalry OF Generi Baron
Borde (Snult) aud driven out of the village. Doe
torow, perceivng that he ntcipaesl, turned to
the right, md made for Oehniana- Gen. Baron Pa
Jol arrived AZ that place with his light cavalry vt
the moment ahen Doc,orow's vanguard entered it.
General Paiol charged The enemy was sabred *
overthrow in the town he lost GO men killed and
IS prisoners. Gene al psjoi had men killed and
some wounded. This charge made by the 9th
regiment of Polish ianeers.
&c General Dcc:orow, seeing Ills rout intercepted,
fell back upon OiehanOn Marshall the Prince OF
Eckmuhl Dsyoustl with division OF infantry, the
CuIiassiers If The division Of Count de Naience and
the second regiment of light cavalry of the guard,
moved upon Ochisna, in order to support Cen Pa
jOl. he corps of DOctOrow, thus cut off and driven
towards the south, continued to prosecute the movS
Inent ON the right by forced marches, with the
criicc of itG baggage, upoG Somoroghoui, Danowe-
hcf, and Robouinicki, whence he made Tor the Dwi-
ma This movement had been foreseen. General
Eaneonty with division oil Cuirassiers, the division
OF Light cavalry Of Count Bruyercs and Count Nor
snd's division OF infantry advanced with view TO
cut off this Corps. He arrived the Sd at Swim, ut
the time when it passed that place, aud pushed it
hriskiy He took large number OF Wagons, and
obliged the enemy to abandon some hundreds of
bagsage-Saris.
"Ihe uncertainty the anxiety, the marchea, and
eountcrmarches which these troops lad endured,
rhe fatis@es which obey had undergone, must have.
made them suffer severely Torrents OF rain tell
during thirty six hours, without inteimissiOn. The
weather has suddenly changed from extreme heat
to very severe cold. Several thousands Of horses
have persisted by the effects of this sudden transi
ton. Conveys of artillery have b, stopped by the
mud. This terrible storm, which has fatgued both
men and beasts, has unavidaby retarded our
march and the corps Of Doctorow, which success
lively fell in with the columns of Gen. BOrde Soat)
of Cen PaOl, and Gen. Nansouty, has narrowly
capped destruction tt
Prince Bagraiion, with the 5th corps stationed
more in the rear, march towards the Dwna. He
set out the seth of June from WilSowitsk to
Minsk. The King of Westphala entered Grodno
the same day. The division Doctorow, passed 1t
FIRST. The Hetmau P'astow still in Grodno with
the Cossacks. When charged by the light cavalry
OF Prince Poniatowski the Cossacks were dispersed
III every direction. Twenty killed, and sixty
made prisoners. At Grodno found materials
for 100000 rations of bread, and some remains of
the magazine.
IL had been foreseen, that Bagrai0n woflId
have fallen back upon the Dwina, by drawing as
near as possible to Dunabourg and the general Of
Division, Count Gronchy, had been sent to Bogdan.
Ow. He was on the 81 at Trabm Marshal the
Prince OF Eckmuhi, reinforced 10y two div ions. was
on the 4tl at Wisl,new. If the Prince Poniatows-
IA had vigorously pressed the rear-guard Of the
corps ut bagTaton, that corps would have been en-
dsnEered. Al the enemies corps are in state #
Tire greatest uncertainty The iietman Piatow was
still ignorant on the 5Otb Of June, that Wilma had
been two days in the possession of the French. He
took the direction towards that city, aF Ida,
which place he changed is rCiifc and moved