The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-30

OF Earentum found il unnecessary TO throw
over his bridge, he found before him ST ne
bridge of which he forced a passage
| The Duke OF Rayusa threw over bridge
hi whole .0fps IL Armee pafsed the Side
OF he Spree. After 6 hours al smar, can
ncnading and several charges which he en-
envy made without success Sen. PuDpans
occupied Bautzen. Gen. Bonnet uccupieo
the viliage of Nicdksyn. * carried at quick
step, plain, which rendered h,m master
OF the whole centre OF the enemv's positio. +;
the Duke Of Reggie possessed himself of the
heighs, and at O'Clock in the even ng,
the eremy, was thr, wn back upon his second
position. Gen. Bertrand passed one of tue
arms OF the Spree; but the enemy preserv
Ell the heights which supported his right, 6,
by this means maintained himself eetween
the corps OF the Prince OF Moskwa and our
army.
The Emperor entered Bautzen at 9 o.
clock in the evening, and was received l.,
the inhabitants q the aphorities with too, e
sentiments that allies ought TO feel, who had
The happiness TO he delivered from Stein.
from kotzcbue, &c from Ccssacks. This day
which were il connectedwi th another. might
be called the battle of Ha,tEen, was oDly
he prelude TO the battle os:. Wurtzchcn.
In the mean time The eneI3 began TO re-
alize the possibility of being fcrcae in lis 20
s,tions, his hopes Were no LONGER the same
and he must from this moment have te,
the presaye Of his defeat. ALREADY T. ere.
all his disposi'ions changed. The fate OF
| he battle was no longer to be decided be-
hind his entertainments. His immense l..
bcrs and his three hunired reaonbts became
useless. The right Of AIS position which
was opposed to the StS cUrps, became his
centre, and he was obliged 60 throw his
| TIpht which fgrulp1 a g 4.
my, in order ,c oppose the Prince Of Mysk
wa, into place which he had not stud
ed, and which he believed out Of his uosi
! tion
The 21st, at O'clock in the morning.
| the Emperor proceeded to the hpiyh:,,
! three Quarters o. i league in front OF Baut
zen,
The Duke Of Reggie sustained brisk Il J.
ring II musketry upon the heights which
| defended the enemy left. The Russians.
who felt tue Importance of this position. hat.
! placed there strong div ;sion ftheir ara,y
n order that Their lett might not be turn
ed. The Emperor ordered he Dukes a
| Regglo and Iarentum to SUSTAIN this action
with The view of preventing he enemy's left
from uncoverirg itself, tc mask from
| h'm the trne attack, and uf which the re
suit would not make itself be felt before
twelve or o'clock.
4 eleven, the Duke OF Reggie marched
a thousani toiNes Isl front o his position. and
commenced frightfuI canuonadine before
he rcdoubts anc entertainments of the ,ne
my
The guards, and the reserve OF the arm
infantry and cavelry, rhus masked. hay
openings, trtm which they might easily az
vance ,"rward upon che left or he reht
according to the vicissitutieS of the day
I 4 ne fh,,s hst - =
certainty as to the true point of attack.
! Whilst this passed, the Prince of Mosl
wa overtMew ene enemy at Xix, passed
the Spree, and drove all before him to the
vIilsge of Pr ilitz. Al ten O'Clock ne car
| led the village bus IA reserve Of the en-
envy having advanced 20 cover his Ia p,
On fters, the FRINGE OF NJ, slzwa was drive
back and lefc t1e village of Preili,z. The
| Duke Of Daimatia begsn t. de6euche at enc
in the aiterhoon. The enemy c moreh.n1-
q g the danger with whi"n h was tfrest' I,
ed 81 tie tun'he battle hsatailen Eel, that
the only means Of sosta mug &ith aflvaq,ag,
the action az inst the ihce Of EIoskwa
was 10 prevent us from ae6outhiug. They
wished to oppose the attack of q, Duke =
Daimatia' he moment for deciding IN.
battle WAS then precisely indica ed. t.
iimPeTof. by movement on the left. passe6
| III ~ minutes, with the guards, the four d
visions OF Gen. Latour Maui arg and 2
great quantity ofartillery. upon the flank OF
the right Of the enemy's pos ton. which
had becoHs the Centte Of the Russian ar
my.
The division Morsnd and the wurtem
burg division carried the hf!ock which
the enemy hid made his point of sup.
| port,
Cen Deyaux established a Battery, and
directed its fire upon the masses winch
sought to resume their position. The Cen
erals Dalauloy and D,uot, with co piece
OF Cannon, advanced in front. Lastly, the
FDuke of Treviso, [Mortier) with two Of
'isions OF the younger guards, marched
upon the nm of Kleic, Easchwit1, cuttinc
of the road from Wurtchen to Bautzrn.
| Inc enemy was obliged 70 uncover bis
| rlght III order to parry this new attack
| he Prince 4 Moskwa took ADVANTAGE OF
this and marched forward lie took Inc
village OF Frslsig. ahd advanced having
tpu'hed che enemy's army upon Wnrtchen,
Il was three O'clock in the afternoon. and
whist the army was in the grearest upcer
iainty as to its success, the .fSnperor an
nnunced that ire 5attfe 7oas nan.
| he enemy seeing his right turned com
nenced his retreat, and this retreat soon be
came a fight. =
| A. seven ~ the evening, the Prince n
Moskwa End Gen. Lauriston arrived a,
{Wurtchen. The Duke Of Ragusa then re.
ceiYed orders 10 make a movement the re.
verse OF that Which the guards had lust