The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-20
Foreign.
Translated for The Mercantile .adoeytiscr.
OFFICi AL NEWS FIR I'M THE GRAND
ARMY

TIE Emperor Alexander ARD IA. Kirg Of Pr,iss,a.
WHO had arrived ut Dresr, with all their iorces n
The day of April, iesruiag that te French ar
NY lad deE6ueaed trom rhuringis, sdop,ed the
plan of giving battle To II in the p ms ot Luzen
and put thens eiyes in march occupy the posi-
ton but they ere sa cipa,ed by the rspj move
msnts of the + eiich army they notwithstandin.
p rsevered in he PROJECT; and determined to OK
the army, in order to brag from The position it
ha taken.
THE posiu-n Of the French army on the ed
lef Nay, at o'clock IN the morning, was as toll
lows
The left ofthe army rested upon the Elster--it
FORMED by the Nise.soy, having u"der lis
Sers the 5o;h aid 1i,h corrs; the centre COM
ma a ed by The Prince ~ Noskws, (Ney,l ut the
VII, ge of k,s. rhe emperor, with the younger
a, al ,t'i.r lords WIS IT u'len.
Thv bukeof gn,' (Nia,rUsnt) was at TIE de-
file OF Poserna. aud formed the rs ht with his three
,my, Gen. bertrand, e.pm,nding the 4h
G y marched to reach a q tie. The enemy
debyaeheq aud pessed he Est, Il tie bridscs i
u nSssu, y gsu anf 2e,z. Ills ~ .i.sty, hori' g
t. anticipate tbs .aent, and thinking tha the
.ue,ai could 10 attack before h 81. ssS-t q en-
l. s,n. wiioee corps iormes the ,XtIt nifty az,
I'll, S,t irare upon i.eiysieE, watt, the view OF
aiSeopcert ne TIE p,oi,e;s og the enemy, and 10
place tn French army he ST. ia posiion yer,
dsNeni fr t',Si in @ioh the ,uy expected to
nnh It, aud n m.tlat where il the 2,l, and
Ihis e,'ty cGuius, and di19rier into the enc.
sn,'s eu'umms
Al o'elocs in the morning, his Majesty henring
cs -nnns'iins towards Lepsck, g.ii0ped thuher.
The enemy Il. ienH.d The little village OF List, Tau 4
the bridges in front Of Leipsick. Ills Majesty wat
ted only tnT tire moment when these last positions
shog. be carried, 10 put n motion his whole army
in THIS t.re tioa, turn II upon Lepsc d got
psss the left ot the Eis',r, and take the enemy
III the rear; bst. at 10 o'ciook, The eneny's
my de5ouched towards Kaia IN several deep col
pmhs; the horison was obseured by their move
nientg.
The enemy presented a mass of forces Which ar-
peared immense the Emperor Immediately made
his disposition.
The Nice r v received orders to march upnn the
Ia, efthe Prince o! Mo.Sua bat it took him three
h urs to ccute this pO,ement.--The Prince If
Moskwa. with rs hue Iii, issus sustained the ac-
ton, Ws.ieh in bait an hocr bee me iesrite. His
Melrsiy marched himself Il the H.. al al the guards
bell nd the centre Of the army, sutTOr; ing the
Price of Hoslwa's right. The nuke q: Ragusa,
with his t'sree Il visions, occupied the exi the
right.
Gen. Bertrand received orders to d,honche unon
tic rear ol the enemy army, the ns.ant the line
should ne actively eng ged
Fortune was pie .std 20 crown with tie most brii.
lisnt success AL these dispositions he enemy,
WHO Appeared cersin of suvees m has enterprizr
marched IN ord-r 20 uverWhe,TI HOLT ard 10
PAIN the "o?d Il Weissenf-lds Gen Corlans, a
field officer of-''e fret merit the heal OF the
frst ,.isision of the Duke oi Ragusa, stopped him
BIZ
The r-ei'oent nf roarioea sustained several char.
rs u III s0ng froid and c0sered the hrii of battle
vt tie rny my s l. lit cavalry Rut the grestes
efforts of the lsfRn v srtil eey esysly AS up.
.n I'VE ceotre. + lr OF tie Prince e Nioskwa's
tye divisions al eshy cnga9ed The viia e Of
lN.a takeu a retakeu g. veral times 81 re-
Tstine', ehsn,s'e t..d., s,hen Cc:,at t.a..s
81 -rfd General r card - ret.k5 it; it vas reta-
III. hattie irelpdcd line &C two I, sstes cotrred
ia rock Is amt whiriwlda OF ,ius, The
Prue o. Noakwa, Gen Soufsnt, .2nd Gen. Or
we're every where present, gud faced every
th3g AitaoCgh wCusded ny s.versi bats Gen.
u .rd 1us'stee upon remaining the field of battle
lie esh,rt'i u his Vi si 10 dr., Commanding K
direct a I.s troops SINCE tie moment vqs airiy.
tlr every FreHc man poss ssed oi manly s1ui, 10
T., die ,aenn time heg.n tn be perceived. N che
back round The dust AID the :; st fe of Gen, Der.
trsuhs corps, At the sane nonrn, tn, Wee Roy
catered Inc Upon the ictt nHd the On e df r..
r=nrnr [MacionaId) aH.eked the reser,e ss q
emmy, aud oveir he!rled the village ,lpoD which
the sunny had resrd his ri, HI. Attic same, time
the enemy rcdonbed lis efforts sgsnst the centre
the village ct haia WAS aga" csrr some batfa!-
oas Is i,ers-d hut these brave yoang u.en ia sylt
o &c Emperor, rallied, shouting LOHs Tree The
Empcyo,
i's &ai-sty Judged the, The critical moment
Tli.h ieeides che gain .os7 OF battles had srri,-
Ell opt s. nb'rert Was 10 re lost. Tie Fmternr
ORDERS the Duke oi treviso dorter 80 march
W. 80 9rHlons o. the youug guards towards he
VIA. 90 k4'a. to ov IthfOw the enemy and retaGs
On vi'see
VI .es,mg tjme his Mai sly ordered hi- eddie
'mpi Sen ID. ga I. artillery seer II the erea.
g. ,Dctcu to Torn, battery ct 80 ;eees OF can
non, to pisc it in hc rear Of tho elder guards
" ch a. disposed ~ echeisn Ike iour retIoub,s
to support the centre, ~ ca airy hi, ing ranged
behind II, order oi bstue.
TIE General DnsuiV Drnuet and Dlyenx o..
Topped off III t,.ir 60 pieces ARRANGED together
j coe groupe. The frc became trl,htfuI n
enc gave vay on every side The Dukr If Ire
viso carried the village Of Kala without striking
blow, oy-rjhrew the cueIns, aud contin,I.dfo I'd
SaNcc Tor yard, b stiug the ebarge Tee fnemy's
ossari, ifsatry and artillery. all commenced their
Tefrelt.
q - Bnpn-t. mlnding ore of The divisions of
q Duo of tgus3, rsccnrd orders 20 move Or
f'5 ~ upon ksm. to support The sitrress of g. e
Ca'tre. II sustained seyeTn' arg If cayarv ~
,F}t"h ia mercy Mt Wit, u fc.,y BE-
the mean fine & -. Count D,rtrtnd a,lv1 oer
ond cpLs ef in rs H. v,iu I'D She enemy's cnva
~ Ass,' ms squ re.i "s march sas npt a.! feb, r..
rdei urd'r tore Join hiin more prom ,,tiy. The
Eio ror ofierei change ~ nos ,o d. b,s,.fys IN.
o x is TIE who'- right eh.a aged is front, he
ristt my sivsnee
i'he Dsny no iongcr Thought Of any ding mt
~ pu sHsi - ~ lssgne md trH W.
Fcan q up'n tit bsjl,.i which Tie E,rrt rn,, A.
l,Sa' icr, 10 Hue of Fttsss ard tie family Df
Brsnd nhiTs' o.cupi-d Gatas lis butte An on
er t'ktp urls .ner, Who was tie informed us 81
tlis cir 'uustsrec.
W. h.}l.t Srr s"v-rnl Thousand PRISONERS Tie
nnnbei could ut b greater IN account 81 oar
irierotft &c fiveliy and The deoire Who's tho
r. yc'ir had natif'st.d ~ byarr ar cavalry.
- tuc c0rimtnrs'f,crt Df lie bait. tae I'm. CT
~ b. 10 tbr trorpr, q" THIS true TX RUIN Ut
e G.sl infantry supported by artill,t}, ought 10