Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-08


100000 men under arms ; it mas lost more
than 100 pieces of cannon, entire parks, 1000
ammunition and. artillery Wagons. which
were blown up. or fell into our power; more
than 5000 baggage Wagons were also ta-
ken, 40 colors or standards. Among the
prisoners, there are 1000 Russians. The
ardor of the French army, and the Courage
of the Infantry fixed every ones attention.
The first cannon fred from the batteries of
the Imperial guards on the 9th, mortally
wounded Gen. Moreau, who had returned
from America to enter tn. Russian service I !.
PAIRS. September s..
Her majesty the empress queen and regent, on
her return from her voyage to Cherbourg. to-day
aghted at uie palace Of st. Cloud, at l o'clock in
the morning. At noon the cannon announced her
arrival in the capital. Her majesty the empress
queen ard regent has received the following intel
ligence from the army, dated the Goth August 80
!" The enemies denounced the armistee on. the
18th at moon, and stated that hostltes would com
mence on the l7ti at midnight, at the same time a
note from count Metternch, Austrian minister for
toreie" affairs addressed to count de Naibonne
gave him M understand Aus,ria's having declared
war AGAINST + ance. On the 18th, the ,lispo sitons
of the armies were as follows. The 4th, 18th, and
7'h, under the orders of the duke oi Reggie, were
at Dahme. Prrce F. kmuh with h,s corps. 10
which the Danes were joined, encamped before
Hamburg, his head quarters being at Burgedorf-
The Sd corps was at Leignitz, under the prince of
MosS orders. The 5th corps at Colds
berg, under gen. Laurisio n's orders. The 1ith
corps was at Loeweab burg, under the duke of ra-
rente. The 9th corps, commanded by the duke of
r gnsa, at Bunziae The Sth corps, under
prime Poniatowski, was at Zettau. Martial St
Cyr was with the l4tl corps, the loft leaning upon
the E.lbc to the camp at Konigstein, on both sides
thu great road from Prague to Dresden, pushing
corps of observation the debouches from Maueh-
burg, The LIST corps has arrived at Dresden, and
the 2ntlat zettau-1 Dresden, Torg N. Wittenberg,
Magdeberg, anil Hamburg had each their garrison.
and were armed and prGvsioned. The enemy's
army far could he asc. rtained in the fol-
lowing position Eighty thousand Russiabs and
Prussians cred the morning of the 10Th
Bohemia. aud were, on the 2fst, to arrive ON the
Ebe. hat army was commanded by the empe-
ror Nix andeTand the king OF Prussia, the Russian
generals Barclay de Toliy Wittgens elm, and Mi
loradowitsch aud Tho Prussian general Kleist The
Russian and Prussiap guards formed apart OF IL
which joined ~ prince Schwsrtzenbourg's army
formed The grand arm and force of Z0ii OG0 men.
This army was to on the left bank Of the Llbe,
by passing that rive in Bohemia I he Silesan ar
my, comma de by the Prussian generals Butcher
aud York, and the Russian generals Saoken and
Langeron, appeared &c collect upon Breslau,; il was
100000 me SIR ng. Several PrAssIan and Swe-
lish corps, and the iasurrectonal corps, covered
Berlin, aud were pEoslte Hamburgh and the duke
q Sesgio he force OF the ariry which covered
i}erli estimated at 10 600 men. All the en-
emy's ope atiens we're made under the idea that
Je emperor would rep',ss the left bank of tie
E.be. The imperial guard left Dresden, marched
IN the 18th 10 Buutzen, aud on the lSth 10 Goer-
litz. On the 18th the emperor wsnt to Zltau, and
inst intly ordered prince Putiatowski's CORPS 10
march, forced the debnuec of Bohemia, pa ssed the
great chain of mountains which separate from Bo-
bema to Lusace, and entered Gabc, whilst gene
rails Leevre and Dspouettes, with "a division nian-
iantry and cavalry of the guard, obtained possessi-
on of Rumbou"g, cleared the neck OF the noun
tains at Georgenthal, and the Polish general, Re
L. IL
oper, atended TO disturb The enemy at
Pr que and acquire certain info nation respecting
their designs. We there learned what our spies
had already informed of, that the e6ite of the
Russian and PrussIan army were trayersing Bohe.
mia, and uniting upon the ef bank OF the Elbe-
Our light troops pushed to within 10 leagues of
Prague. The emperor was at Zittau, on his return
from Bohemia the 10Th, At 10 o'clock in the
morning. lie left the duke of Beiiuuo with the
second corps OF Zctau, to strengthen the corps of
prince POniatowski. lie placed gen. Vandamnie,
with the FIRST corps at Rumbourg, support gene
rails Lefevrc aud Dsnouettes F; these two generals
occupying the pc Mt ia 70 &c, caused redUubts to be
thrown u,.on the height which commanded The |
pnut. The emperor took the road TO Laubau in |
Shes;a where lac arrived the 2Sth, before seven
o'clock in the evening. The enemy's army of S
lesia had violated the neutrality, and passed thro
the neutral territory, since tie 18Th They had ON
the 18th nssulted AL our advanced posts, aud car
red off some vidcttes.
On the 10th, Russian corps placed itself he
tween the Bober aud the post of Spellgr, Occupied
by 200 men of the division OF Gu rpentiere. These
brave men, who reposng themselves on the
faith Of treaties, flew TO arms, p ssed through the
enemy's Ct ntre, aud dispersed them.
They were commanded by the chief of division
Gui ernie. ON tie 18th, the duke OF arente gave
order, TO general Zueeic, 10 take The small town
o. b,hn he IN rched there with an Italian brigade
lie bravery executed his orders, AID caused the en-
emy loss Of ipws DIS { 500 m n.-Geu. Zuectic is
off % GIsung'ns e.. meru. The Italian troops
attacked the Russians, who were supe Tor, with the
bayonet. On the 18th Instant the enemy encan,p-
cd 1t ZObteu corps OF 1000 Russians passed
the BobeT, and attacked the post OF LeIbe ieken
which defended 10y three ight companies
I've Lauriston, caused part OF lis corps to take
10 arms lett LOC8 en- berg, marched 10 the enemy.
and drove him iut o tae B0ber. The brigade oil ge-
distinguished itself Meanwhile the emperor arri-
we'd on the ooh at Laubau, aud at break of day on
the 2ls, he WAS at Loewenberg, aud caused bridges
10 be thrown across tie Bober.
Gen. Lauriston's corps crossed the river
at noon. Gen. Maison, with his accustom,
ed valor, beat down every thing that en-
deavored to oppose his passage, carried all
the positions, and drew the enemy fighting
near To GoldsbeTg. He was supported by
the 5th and 18th corps. On his lett the
prince of Moskwa caused General Sackeh
to be attacked by the Sd corps, in front Of
Brunzlaw, overthrow them, put them 20
rout, and took SOME prisoners. An engage
ment took place before Goldsberg ON the
23d August. General Lauriston was the re
at the head of the 5th and I1th corps. H.
haG Def re him the Russians, who covered
the position of Fieusberg, and the Prussians.
who extended themselves to the right ON