Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-07

was on the extremity Of the LETT, in the
rear Of the battery, where IT suffered
considerably by the fire OF the artillery;
i, was fianked by Two squadrons OF Gu
riasseurs, which equally suffered With
out being brought into action. The re-
snre,iye strength Of these grenadief re-
o;ments amounted, before the battle, to
from 8 to GOO men.
Their loss is estimated at one third.
which they ascribe TO the coward!ce Of
the officers, VINO abandoned their ranks,
and concealed themselves in the brush
wood.
Two regiments of chasseurs, attached
TO thi. division, which were stationed in
.dv.nce, were dispersed their loss is
unknown.
A soldier, named Gregoriot de Pskow,
who has served for nine years in the re-
eiment Of ST. Petersburg, declares that
lie never saw his regiment give way as
it did on this occasion. He says, that
before the battle, Gen. Kutusoff rode a.
long their line and !arangued his troops,
which however did not produce much
effect. This man adds, that he heard.
Major DaIin, the commandart of his rec
slmcns, saw, tha. about midday, Benig-
sen had gone 40 wrests beyond Mojaisk,
TO prepare there the means Of defence
he believes that he went to Little Via
sura.
1t was not known what had become
Of Tutsckow, the commander i'll chief Of
the 60 corps, or of the Sd division Of
Ksnowitzin, which formed part of it.
Sd. The I'D division of grenadiers,
consisting Of tie ,esiments OF Astracan,
Fapacoria, Ktoff. Moscow, Little Russia
* Siberia, commanded by Prince Charles
OF MccklenLurYh, and forming part Of
the 9Th corps ot Borosdio, was stationed
on the 5,h ,f September at tie great re.
doubt. which Was taken on the same
dav, ar d where It lost is cannon, a cello
mel and more than half of its men. The
regiments If this division were quite tnlt
on arriving at Srnole! SIX !; but they had
not more than 1000 each or the 9Th, BE-
fore the action and numbered not more
than from, Z TO 500 each, ca The morning
of the 7ih. when they we're i'll the VIII
lage which they were charged to defend,
in adj ance Of the batteries o! the left
fark. 1t was a, this time that the Prince
of Meck'cnbursh was wounded.
4.h. The Cd corps Of Baea'out bad
msnGuvereti on the 6th and 9TH, in Or
der 20 advance to The left OF the jiie, to
support The 81 corps. Al The prisoners
asscr, that not ore half Of it returned to
Moia,sk.
The muskcteer regiments Of Nlir.k,
Tcbolsk, Vciruia ard Remembering,
a. well as Inc Alb and sab cha&seurs OF
the 4;h division. commanded by tie
Prince Of Wurlemberg. amounted to
500 men each; and after the battle, none
OF them could puuster 400: it vas the
same with tie re inents of Ra'zan, Be-
Iosersky, Bresc and Wi!manst'and, as
we'll as the 30tb and 4Sth cbasseurs OF
the division OF Alson6eE.
4 .uDatern of the regiment Of Kai.
zsn, named PgohoroE, declares, thar his
colonel, Avens, was killed /; and thar du-
ring the retreat, he saw on the bank Of
the river, the general in Chief Tutsch-
kci wounded. IS vel, as The colonel Of
the grcuahiers cf Moscow. This corps
had few officers killed, but many wound
cd.
5th. The Gath division of the 9Th
corps, which was stationed in the grind
central battery. mustered after the bat
tie only thirty men e.ch company, tho
two days before they amounted TO loo
each in the regimcnts of Schir~ansk,
Hutinkas, Jss ara Tomsk while the
companies Of The 10Th and 4oth chas-
scurs announced TO rs men each, by
means Of recruits drawn from Novogo-
rod Sewersky.
9Th. The Cd division Of the guards,
composed of tie IsmailoF and Lithua-
Man regiments OF yrenailcrs, and OF
two ci,.:seur regiments Of the guards,
ard Of Finland, under the orders Of ge-
neral I.swroff, were stationed in line in
the rear OF tie three batteries, ON The
left OF the centre. These regiments
suffered considerably from the artillery;
but that Of Ismailof having advanced
with the bayonct, was SO vigorously
charged by tie cavalry, That rot more
then 40 men OF each company were left
it. General Krapowitski Command
ing brigade, and the colonel Of the re-
eiment Of IsmaiIoff, were there wound
ed.
[Signed) SOXOLNlCKt,
General ef EiUisiss,
charged with special service.
HT,;1isE ,Sfh- 10 1912