Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-23
roRrrGr INTELLIGENCE.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

dated The 10th Octobsr, 1917.
81 have the honor TO acqualnt you
with the particulars of the battle Oh yes
,erdav. in which I had hrce corps un'
der my orders. In consequence OF the
plan arranged with the prince 'aassh:''
| left my position on me Eth OF ,"ts
month. at seven in the evening" wheh
the I'd, 81, and Attn corps were 'hus 81
tu,,ed Ten regiments OF cosstc an
der major general count or'ot Ds"l-
eff; twenty regiments OF The 1age's,
and four regi nents OF the fist corps CT
the Guards, under major general baron
Muller 4 ,komninskoi We marched
in three Columns, the first consisting OF
the cossscks, under count Orbit Deni-
z.G, and the treaty Regiments OF d.
ners under he baron Zaminskoi, WHICH
division was directed to penetrate the
left faux Of nc enemy. The second
column consisted o. ID" first corps OF IN
fan,rv, folloye-Il by brigade ot iagees
uader the col Pi!land, with four ned
vieecs from tue second corps, under
.ieutanalt General BakavuH The thiid
ca.u.,n was under the command OF ma
ior .en-".i count Strogan'd. and 1t naa
.,yo 5a..,r;nc- trains, aad Two CO n2anics
nj b,.ea .r+:,t7rv under count Osterma3
ralsr2v.
:, The eGeny's videues were at
snort distance, when | ordered col. Pii-
l,.,. 90 ls,v. tir wood ~ whila he was
,,.,e5 with -, l.-;oade Of hnssars. with
~. ,;,.y a nr,.rc,;n- tbe four pieces OF
..r.;,1.,, which ,.erc with the columns
f,ha ,r...-y A the same time |
,,,.,,.s - tho cEo,r comm ,nd;n-
.:,. ...,;,, - 5ra as . s;rD,l to
- ,.., ,h. e,a
-, -. s,,s moment
"'' !" =, ,;.....,o.ion. =, ,..,e
-, >'l r;,, r,,r 20 ;,nen,s for the
- ,;,;r, ,Ae ,roo,s under pc.
pa '.l' j,.o,o,aG, 20 durv assigned for
.,.: :, -. a,tsrk which
.''- = ,-.,,a.i -, ~. a,..,,'s left
oo',,.
:. Ky, r>,,l NO ,.,, !, babe ar
,,.;.,,, inst
49, Il. e ,r,a;c.s nTG -
-. ,.o,,n,,nI &c ,;s y me KIN, Of
N,.,,,s mi ,..rf-c,Iv ,reo,rsd t, -
r.;r.,s me, or4,red one 81 the bat.
tiles 20 take possession of the adjacent
heirhts, and Grr IN. pu,psse, support
ch hv .,o i ..rscLsnc:,,s, The artillery ai-
y,ncaA. 4, soon as ;ve had formed the
l;se Of ss,tIe. me ,aaaorading on both
sides took effect, and we had the mis-
fortune E. lose. at ne onset, our gal!an,
coa. adj iienteaanr general 3 :ksve :,
and his 'ctachu,en, dovoised un3c" tbs
cnanmsnl Of Eeu.-nnt general Al'o-
fioH. wh,' ,oc,''d in rank wi'h thAt
deIec hment.
Iii Inc mean While count Osierman
left the wood w.:r three ie%lmen's' ha'-
ing orders to taae possession OF the Sc
c"Cd height On the lett, supported by
the Gathering tain und"r the CO.." i'and
"t general iaits''y. IRON when me fls-
ch ."g.s had t~SeA grea, effect But TINS
cid not continue more than na't an n.u",
before l % tr1c1 Ia tne ranks OF ,ne
enemy considerable movement his
mpvcmvM / found vas designed 10
bring inlo acti n the'H;Toops iron, every
direction, for count o'Uen'z"H having
pressed upon the FrenCn towards t'e
!c;t link VITA Ten re-, Az. II u w.
sacks, had excited much alarm and ;se-
piaation
" \, this favorahlG interval l ordered
nv division to advance to NC attack
win great rapidly, nd the result VS.
that toe enemy vas driven from every
position he had occupied at the com
mencement Of the action, Undef these
circumstances | continued ny approach
20 the left flank of the enemy. III order
70 ;olo the force with Gen. o Dsnizoh.
During these operations, h"d
learned nothing IF the progress Of count
Os!erman, bu, | presumed nc was with
,r,.arI Dociofoff "a the infantry Of the