The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-23

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RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
Official Intelligence from the combined or.
nnes, from the field If battle, the 2let
.6frik { May 8 J 1913.
The emperor Napoleon had Quilted Nav
ence on tho l2th t24thl of April. Being
arrived ft his army, every thing annour.
| cod that he meant inmc diately to act ON
| the offensive /; in consequence the combined
itussian and !irussian armies had united
between Lcipsic aud Aitenburg, a central
position, and very advantageous in all
possible cases. Meanwhile, the general
Iin-chef, court de Wittgenstrin, had soon
convinced hnnec!t by goud and spirited re
Cohnoissahces, that the enemy, after having
concentrated himself, wss deboechiug with
| the whole oil his forces ~ Mersehur,y and
Weissense!s, whilst at the same time lie
sent considerable corps on i-eip.ic, which
| appeared 20 be the principal view os his
| operations. Count Witlgen..er inuiet,i-
| aiely decided on taking Savnntygc Of TN.
! moment when II would lie out VI the roy. r.r
% this detached Corps t. CO operate with
the RAIN body OF the f:eGca Army. and 70
stack tils immediately with lis whole
force. For this purpose it was necessary
to conceal his movements, AID during the
h'Sht, h@t~eeE the 1871 and 2Oth. ust 10
2d,) he drew ca himself the CORPS uCtiar the
orI'r OF the general Of Cavalry, IurneztT
~ this Junction, ne found hinsclf ena
D'eu to throw hinsslten nasse on the eng
my, at . place where tue latter might SUP
pose he had cn'y to deal with 4 detachment.
whose ann was to give him disturbance ON
! MS itankS. nc action commenced Gen..
Butcher and Iorck entered into it with an
ardour and energy which was in a lively
'nanScr participated by the troops. The
oPeratiu:ls took place between the Flsfer
and the Luppe. ,uhe village cf Gro.s
t1orschen was the key ard centEe CT the
French position. The battle ccmn,enceel
by the aetsck OF this village. The ersin-
"as sensible of the whole impotence 81
this point, AID wished 70 maintain hinaelt
IN it, 1t vas Carried By the right wing Of
the corps under Gen. blucher's orders &
~ the same time, his latt wing pushsd IL
front, and scon charged OF the village Of
Klein Gorschen.
From this time all the corps came sue
cesslvely into action, WHICH soon became
general The village OF Gross Corscheh
was disputed with an unexampiel Obstinacy.
ok 'i"es 1t WAS token and Te.aken with
t'e bai CnetS: bat the yaloI. ug the Rus,iare
and russians obtained the superiority. and
TINS village, rs we'll rs those of Klein Gors
chen and Khan, remained in the hands of
'he combined sxmes. The tnemy's centre
was ofoSen, ana he wac driven of tn fe!I
OF oht lee lie, nevertheless. brought tor
|afd fresh columns, Which being cn'a. from,
Seipaic, were destined 70 suppott the lelt
nsnk Of the .rerDy. Seine rorps drawn
from the reserve, and placed undar the or
GERS OF Lieutenant General. Kan Gvuitziu,
were opposed TO them. Here, towards
evening Combat commenced whiph was
likewise exceedingly obstinate, but '',c enc,
my was also completely repu,ed at TIN.
point.
Every thing was disposed for renewing
the attack ct sun-rig@, aud orders had tyss,,9
sent TO General MilorA1owiisCh, who with
ms whole corps was posted at Zetz, TO io,p
the main army, and 10 be there ut break n
Gay the presence d an entire fresh cDros.
WIN lU0 pieces OF artillery, leaving no
ocuot as to the issue of the day. But TO
wards mctning the enemy appeared to- be
noving towards Leipsic- always falling to-
wards his reaT-guard. This mode of rrfu
sing the challenge made Tor engaging, gave
room 10 oeheVe, that he would ende avof.to
maneuVre, either TO move towards ire
Eide, or onthe communications of The com
b'ned armies. Upon this Suppression IT be-
came necessary TO oppose naboa uvrc aga. nat
manteuvTe, and by Occupying command
ing front between C0tiiiz and llothlitz. we
| Immediately became possessed of eye,y be.
iitiit OF tnts klnd, without, for srch purnooV
/ qrhung too tar tho points for maxine an
"itensive attack. On ibis memorable doy
Inc rrussian army fought IN manner 70
NIX the admiration Of is allies. The Kings
guards covered themselves with .ri,rv. -
Russians and Prussians r.ya,igd each G. her
lnVii"r and zeal, under the eyes Of the tyg o
/ severe igns, who did rot; Tor a moment. quit
the iielG OF battle.
I Inc enemy has lost 6 cannon ard we
have taken 400 prisoners not "A single
trophy has been conquered from the allied
army It's loss, ia Killed and wounded. NAV
amount 70 300 men that Of the French
/ army Is estimated at ~ nr IS 900. tr,ouc
/ the wounded are, the general of ca, airy,
bluehcr, and LIEUTENANT generals Kanovin-
I zirand Sch&rnhotst their wounds are not
dangerous. The enemy HAVING but few
cavalry. endeavoreA TO get and Keep pos.
session ut the villages, t;ae ground ofwhich
WIS rugged ard Broken Consequently the
day OF the 2cth Of April (May y was e con
tinuai combat bstween the infantry. An
uninterrupted shower Of BALI, ku,l-ts, grape
s''oi, end grenadss. Wss kept ~ on tae oars