Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-29
RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS

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RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS
RIGA. July IS, Co. s. 25.
Accounts OF the operations Of the ar
my, arrived this day from Po-
lo,zk. dated July the 9TH (i9th).
No iiI.-bCLLETiN.
In the first engagement of i'm
p0rtance which has taken place,
victory has declared for our country,
and the cause ofhImani,y. Prince
Bagration. who was occupied in the
execution of the movements, and to
effect an union with the First Army,
on his march fell in with the whole
Of the enemy's cavalry. The Rus
sian troops. long thirs;ing for battle
bore down upon them; and after the
most obstinate resistance on the part
OF the enemy. which adds to the
glory ofthis aif.ir. 9 regiments Of the
FIR were comDIcte!y cat TO pieces;
upwards of 1905 rank and file, and
more than 80 Of staff and commits
stoned officers were made prisoners.
The obstacles wi,ich the eRemy at
tempted 10 throw in the way OF the
operations ofoUr Second Army are
now completely frustrated nothing
now intervenes TO prevent both az
mics, with their united efforts. to
prepare Cor the enemy that fate
w!aich Gas far as the history Of man
Kind teaches US every tyrant has
met with. This glorious action VIC
consider as a pledge Of future and
still more glorious, ACHIEVEMENTS.
Our troops animated by q just est
nation of their valor in this yictnry
are aHxieus for new congueots;
whilst The victims OF our opponent
viii loose the confidence hitherto
placed IN his fortune, and by that loss
the powersnd the viii! ofresistance,"
Printed by authority Of GoUern-
ment.
.No.ice to the Inhabitants Of Eisa.
In order TO ap2ease the public anx-
icty, the governor. thinks fit to prornul
gate he subsequent wel>rme intelli-
Scnce.
Last night captain Tolboiska arrived
here faa tie head quarters of Prince
Bagra:ion commanding the imperial ar
nv Of attack, with dispatches for the
government, according to which it APP
pears, that the prince was assailed upon
Paiotsk by . divisioa-et marshal Ds-
vou,t's caval.y, supported by several
pieces of artillery, The attack COM
menced in the afternoon, and before
nigh: the dreadful Carnage Was occasion
ed in the enemy's ranks, who left be-
tween and 5000 dead on the field, and
lost no. :, than 1000 prisoners. among
whom are between so and 60 officers If
the staff: The artillery fell into the
hands Of the troops Of bis imperial ma
;csty, OH whose side the loss is ccmpa-
rati,eIy trifiing, although they have to
lament the death of gen Ziednen.
The other divisions OF the army re.
main in the positions they before occu-
pied. Pursuant to the original plan,
prince Bagration, after bal,ing a shor,
time, proceeded on his road 70 Po'c;sk.
RIGA, July 25.
Suthiement to the ST. Pf!ers6urgh Ga
rette IF Taesday, 9Th u Jug, (2lstJ
1915
Official iatelligence from the army.
8; Head quarters, at Boiko sYscA!nls, July
4(l6), 1911.
" The enemy having directed great
force against our right wing. the first
army HIS put itselfin motion to oppose
it.
Cduat Wittgenstein, whese corps
was posted on the right bank of tao
Dwina, being Informed that two French
regiments of cavalry had approached
Druja, sent maj. general Kulnsw ac:ess
the liver with the Grodno regiments OF
HuHzars, ard few squadrons Of Cos
| sacks, Kulpcw attacked the French
| cavalry with the complete success. Ths
two regiments of the enemy were COM
pletely cut up. and their commander,
big. gen. ST Genie, with several Off
GERS, and 200 privates were made pri.
| soncrs.
"On the lst of this month, marshal
| Oudinot's corps appeared in front OF
Dunsberg, and at four in the morni.g
commenced an attack upon the bridge.
| They were repulsed by the garrison