Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-17

promptly, the emperor ordered cha.iS
OF position, hivofms upon haia. ih'
whole right changed It's 'front.' the 'isn
being in advance.
The enemy no longer thought OF any
thing but fIigh, We pursued them
league and half. We soon arrived up
on the height which the emperor Alex
ander, the king Of Prussia and the fam'-
" OF B!sndenburph occupied during The
battle. An officer taken prisoner, WAC
was there, informed us oil This circum-
stance.
We have taken several thousand pr
soners. The number could not be great
er on account Of our inferioTity OF oavai-
nv. and Tie desire which the emperor
had manifested to spare cur Cavalry.
A, he commencement, ofthc battle,
the emperor said to the troops. Inns
is a true Egyt,i1n battle. Good IMAM
trv, sappor,ed by artillery, ought to sui
6ce." 4,
General Gourre, chief of the statt OF
the eat major Of the prince OF M"sk"a
vas killed an end worthy so good
solder! Our loss amounts TO 10000
killed and wounded-,bst OF the eremy
ma, be estimated al from IS TO $4,000
| men. The royal guards OF Prussia were
des,rrved.
The emperor of Russia's guards sat
Tered considerably and the divisions
Of ten regiment. of Ruasias cuirasseurs
we're destroyed.
His maiesry cannot bestow too much
applause upon the good sill, the cou-
rage and intrepidily ofthe army. Our
youne soldiers were unmindiul OF dan
ger-,hey have, en- this great occasion,
sustained al the nobleness Of French
I blood
The etat major general will make
known. in lis relation. the dl ',inguis'td
actions whict have illustrated this britii
an, day, which ike stroke OF thundeF,
, BIS crumbled to dust the chimericai
hopes and calculations ot,he destruction
ard d!sme mberment 81 The empire.
The dark plots eoa;riyed bs the Cabinet
of Saint James, during a whole wm:eF.
are in an ins;an, destroyed, like thr
eord!an knot was united 6y the sword OF
Alexander.
The prince of Hcssc H0msery vas
killed. The prisoners state that the
ince royal OF Prussia was wounded, *
tbas the prince Of MecklenbBrg Strehiz
was killed.
The infantry OF the elder guards, OF
which SIX baial;ons only had arrived,
sustained by MS presence this affair with
tina. sang froid watch ceaFacierises 1t
It did not FIRE single shot One hall
the army WIS 10, engaged /; for the feuT
divisions Of general Lsuriston merely
occupied Leipsick the th'ee divisions
of the duke Of Regsio were at two Gays
n: rch from The field of battle. Count
Bertrand gave baille with only one OF
his divisions. and that was SO Sigh
engaged taat it old not lose so men; bis
End and 3rd divisions were no. ensag
ed.
The second divisions Of the younger
guards, commanded by general BArrols,
was Eve days march from the held OF
ba,tie The same mas the case with the
hall oi the elder guards, commanded by
general dc Co.z, who bad only reached
Erfur,b. Batteries OF reserve OF more
than hundred pieces had not We. joined
and they are yet on the road from Mentz
,o E.-tur1h The corps Of the duke OF
Brliuno was al three days march from
the 6eld OF battle.
TIE corps of cavalry of general Sc.
ha<tiani.> With three divisions OF The
prince OF Ekaulh. was towards the low
er E.be. The allied army conslstina,ot
from 80 20 100000 men strong, COM
Ulanded by the two sovereigns hating
gre at number Oh the princes OF the house
OF Prussia al its head, has been defeated
aud routed By less than the French ar
my.
The an5u!atory hospitals and the field
OF battle presented a moss touching spec
tacle. The young soldiers, At sight OF
the emperor, forgot their pains and
shouted {. long Ave Tie Emheror 20 1t
is now twenty gears" said the Emperor,
since | have commanded French ar
mics never have before seen such
bravery and such attachment
Europe would al length find TRANQUIL
lily, could so,ereigns aGd the ministers
who direct their cabinets have been pre-
sen. on this field Of battle. They would
renou::ce the hope of causing the Star OF
France to retire; they would see that
those councillors who wish 10 dlsmeT-
Der the French empire and hutBiiiare the
emperor, are preparing the distraction
OF their soyereigDs.
(Erraet from the NoDifeuT.t
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