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

army we're ordered 20 cross TIE Elsie,
a, Peeau, and bear down and 10 ioilos
the course of rivulet which rlsiGg ne,
the Elster runs in north vest dlreciicO
10 the Ssaie by which movement d.
ground favored, it was Intended to ,uru
the enemy's right between Wel.eLisb
and Lutzen, while his attention vas d.
rected to his ief, between The i.,ler p!sc.
and Leipsio.
AS soon as their maJesties saw N.
troops placed according 10 the dispo,.
rion, the whole wss put IN molten 70.
wards the enemy.
Tie country is uncovered and open.
the soil dry and light: bur with yery
considerable variety ct bill and VALLEY,
and much interscctet by hollow ways b
mill streams, the former not diseernabIs
till closely approached.
The e.emy placed behind long
ridge and in string of villages OF whiea
Corsch hen is the principal, With hollow
way in frcrt and d stream sufficient 70
float timber OF the left, waited tie nes,
approach OF the aiiies.
He had ar immense quantity Of |:
Founders ard lzreer cslIbres distributed
throughout tne huc, ard IN the Villages;
the batteries in the open county were
supported by masses of infantry in solid
squares.
The plan OF operation determined up.
on on view CT he enemy. was 10 attack
the village Of Gro, Groschcn Wit, ar.
,illery and infantry, < In tire meanwhile
to pierce the lire TO the eDemy's rlgh.
Of the Villages, with strong column Of
cavalry in oTjeI 70 est IF the troops in
the villages frum support
The remainder 1t TIE ereuy's line
was to be engaged according 20 circum.
stances, by the corps opPc,ed toit
The cavalry Of sne Pru.siaD reserve
20 whose lot this attack fell, presented
themselves AID supported their move.
ments with great saiian,ry, M, re
showers OF grape .,lot and nusse,Ey, to
which they were exposed On rescn.ng
the hollow way, made i, iuGpraciicable
for them to penetrate and tie enemy
appearing determined to maintain the
villages at any expenee, The ahair as.
sumed the most expensive character Of
attack and defence, Of post repeatedly
taken, lost and re taken.
The cavalry made several attempts to
break the enem.'. line, ard behaved
with the mos. exemplary ceolness and
regularity urder yer, heavy Ere F.; in
some Of these attacks thew succeeded in
breaking into The squares and cutting
down heir infantry.
Late in the evening, Bonspar,e having
called Ia the troops from Leipsic, and
collected all his reserves. made IN At.
tack from bis ief, on the right Of the al.
lies, supported BY the fire Of several
batteries advancing,
The viTaci;y O! this movement made
1t expe diert to change the front Of the
neares; bTigades on the right. and as the
whole cavalry from the left vas ordered
10 the right 10 ,uin this ATTACH, ard to
charge it, was not without hopes If
Witnessing me destruction Of BonaParte
and all his army; but before the cavalry
could arrive, it became so dark, that no.
thing could be dis,ins uished bet the
flashes of the guns.
The allies remained in possession of
the disputed villages, and of the line on
which the enemy had stood.
Orders we're given to renew the at.
tack in the morning, but the enemy did
not wait for it. and it was Judged expe.
dent, with reference to the general pos.
ture of the Cavalry, not to pursue. The
wounded have all been removed across
the Elbe, while the cannon and prison
ers taken, and the ground wrested from
the enemy in the action, en- incontesu'
bic proofs of the success Of The allies.
Both .overeigns we're in the field the
whole day. The king was chiefly near
the village where his troops were eDgsg-
ed. The emperor was repeatedly in e.
very part Of the field where he was re-
reired With the most animated cheers
by every corps he approached. The FIRE,
to which his person wa not unfreouent'
Iy exposed, and the casualties which
took p.rce near him, did not appear IN
the least TO disturb his attention from
the objects to which it vas directed ana
which ne followed without any ostenta'
ton.
Gen. Wit,genstein, with the army Is
between the Elbe and the Elster, with
the c.. mmand Of several bridges over the
former.
Tho Russian troops ofall classes folly
realised the expectation. ] had tormea
of their bravery and s,eadiness, and the
emulation and spirit of patriotism which
pe.v.des the PFus.ian army, merits INC
highest eHcomium.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) CATHCARl.
The LordNiscount Castiere.sh, &c. se'