Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-09

facHI00Ut0 Stos - WsVH sAsO
communication ofthe enemy
:" The Esd Of September, Major
General Doroehoff had sent to head
onarters a mail, intercepted by a
detachment, containing two sealed
boxes, and two eases filled with or
naments piIlaged from the Russian
churches"
/" On the 9Th. the same detaeh-
meot had stopped two conrIers With
,lesoatchrs, ard on the same DAY 70
raissons Of tho enemy. laden with
ammunition. and taken three officers
and 200 men prisoners"
I. On the 9Th they took prison.
ers j. officers, and 2s7 soldiers ana
on the same day, two squadTons OF
dragons Of the guard had defeated
a battalion an, two squadrons Of the
French guards. taking two officers
and So privates prisoners. The e.
nemy received some reiuf"rcenents
during the action: these were, how
ever, equally defeated with loss
/" On tho 2sth, Colonel Eprinoif.
having at the head Of a detachment
fallen in with tho enemy near the
village of Nishufska. in the diree:
ton of PodoI. completely defeated
them, and made 800 prisoners"
General Korf reports, IN
the same day, that his detachments
had taken from the enemy some bag
gage. amongst which were found
sore most interesting papers"
" On the Soth September Gen.
.f;IorA,ra wit-k attacked the enemy
near ,l,a village oiTcherikow. The
volunteers fran the militia charged
the enemy will, the hayonet with the
most exemplary courage. and dis
lodged them from the village.
:. II WAS in this affair that Gene
ral Terrier. Chief ofihc Staff 10 the
kics Of Naples. anu the Capia;i Of
Cavalry Count Polozky. Aid--..e-
camp TO rince Poai.;owski. were
taken. This is the General Fcr:ier
Of whom meniion was made in Tue
Euiletin Ofthe 1st Of Octohc"
i" Tie Prince x adbo!shy, with
500 Cossacks. is advantageonsIy
posted near the village of R"sson
dra, to harrass the enemy on the
side Of Moiaisk.'
IS The Aide-de-camp Gen. Baron
Korf, in his report of the seth OF
September. states. that the enemy
with an escort Of ten sqradrons. and
its artillery, had marched on the
village of klemovo. in order TO f.
rage; Colonel BuIubiu attacked
them with snrcess. The Frenc',
lost in this aff,ir geo men killed
100 prisaies "-re made prisoners
of which - were cuirassiers"
On the fst Of October some
attachments Of Cossaeks made 1O2
prisoners en- tt. night Of the I'd
and Sd, they made 50 prisoners"
=. Ga tAr i.h IF October the adj
vanced guard Of General MiImodo-
viieii had defeated " the village
of Snaskoe, all the attempts Of tie
enemy to carry il; pieces Of can
non, placed at TIE edge 81 q forest.
bad overturned whole French e.
lurnns. Three iieccs vi the eeery's
fiyin. artillery were dism0unled
four cnissDns Of ammunition hiown
no. The we'll directed ire OF III.
Russian artillery ob'igedlte ene"ys
cavalr! TO retreat. Ten officers and
$50 p';va'es were taken prisoners.
-Four French regiments. VIZ. fith
and f2th ChasseHrs a Chevai, the
9Th and 9Th Hu.ans, a Wurtembers
regiment Of prussian iIussars. and
the Polish Hussars. suffered con.ide-
rahle loss in tbs action"
=" Marshal hutusow had received
report from Generals Tomazow
and TchitcltakOw. Of the 26th Seq
TENDER. stating that their army had
:'assed the Slyra, or the Cd. hich
movement had obliged Pr. Schwart.
zenbe.g to fall back or BIesch."
Lord Cathcart speaks in the high |
fs' terms ofthe state oft;ie Russ,an
army.