The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-26

were with the column of Infantry. ht the
same time gave orders to the officer COM
manding the Dattering train tn fire as sig
nal to Gen. O'Denizof, to attack the enc
my liz h,s rear at the same moment Count
Ealstoy had instructions To leave the wood
with fur regiments, for the purpose of loin-
ing the troops under General Ductorof, the
duty assigned for which was to assist i'm the
attack which had commenced on the
enemy's left flank.
We found the enemy in battle array,
in an advantageous position, just before the
village of Milroliicks. under the command of
his majesty the King of Naples. and per-
fectly prepared to receive us. then order
ed one of the batteries to take possession of
the adjacent heights. and for this purpose,
supported oy two detachmeHts, the art,ile-
ny advanced. AS soon as we had formed
the line OF battle, the CannonaIing on both
sides took effect and we had the misfortune
to lose, at the onset, our gallant cUmrade,
Lieutenant enerai Bakavute, and his de-
tachment devolved under the command of
Lieutenant General Altusioff. who was sc
cond in rank with that detachment.
- In the meanwhile Count Osterman left
the wood with three regiments, having or
ders to take possession OF the second height
ON the left, supported by the battering train
under the command of General 1alstov.
from which the discharges had taken great
effect. PLt this did not continue more than
half an hour. before observed in the ranks
of the enemy considerable movement
This movement, ! found was designed to
bring into action their troops from every di-
rection, for Count o. DenizoT having press
ed upon the French towards the left flank
with ten regiments of Cossacks, had excited
much alarm and trepidation. $50
=. At this favorable interval ordered nv
division TO advance to the attack with great
rapidity, and the result was that the enc
my was driven from every position he had
occupied at the commencement of the &C {.
ton. Under those circumstances / contin-
ued my approach to the left flank of the
enemy, i'll order to join the force with Gen.
.. DeniZoff .t...
"During these operations / had learned
nothing of the progress of Count Osterman
but presumed he was with General Doc
toroff, as the infantry of the enemy still kept
possession of the verge of the wood which
we had passed. In this uncertainty CIR
dared the infantry to charge with the bay :
onet, when they rushed into the intrench-
ments, and both the columns of which
the enemy's force consisted took flight, &
would have escaped if the cavalry could
not one man have been at this time engag-
ed in the pursuit.
&c now fastened to the division ofGene-
raj Doctoroff, who, as 1 supposed was with
Count Osterman, and / ordered him TO take
possession of third height. which enabled
us to modest the enemy by a cross fire.
Count .. Denisoff at this time attacking
the left flank of the enemy, the fortune of
the day was complete, SO that with the
small number of troops have described, I
had the honor of forcing the army of the
Neapolitan King to disgraceful flight, ia
king one stand of colours of the cuiras-
siers, SO pieces of cannon, great quantity
of ammunition. the equipages of the King,
all the officers baggage and a prodigious
booty. We captured LOO men in the
pursuit for Is wersts, and among them is
one General and IS officers of the staff
Two thousand were killed, and the field
was strewed with the insignia of .Wo6lesses
Gen. Carl, Captain of the Kings Guards,
was among the slain, and his majesty sent
to request his body.
The intrepidity of the troops is beyond
all praise. myself received a confusion,
which obliged me to leave the field, but not
until the enemy was in flight, and this cir
cumstance renders me unable from my per.
sonal knowledge, to state the sequel. /
shall inform you as soon as possible Of the
merits of the officers under my command,
but cannot at present omit to mention
with applause, major-general Deniz of,
whose bravery confers the highest honor on
the Russian arms, and also Prince Holstein
Oldenburg, who conveyed my orders amidst
the beautiful shower of the enemy, and un%
der his own immediate inspection con-
structed battery, which eminently con-
tributed to the success of the day"
SUMMARY FROM FRENCH PAPERS.
Great zeal is manifested through the diff
fercnt cantons of Switzerland in COM
pleting the regiments intended for the
French Grand Army.
Two regiments of infantry and one OF
cavalry, have recently left Hungary for
Gallicia--all well applied with wheat and
oats.
The latter end of October, 1852 men pass
ed through Burg, (near Magdeburg) on
their way to the Grand Army. An escort
of Russian prisoners, among whom are
some officers of distinction, also passed
through their way to Magdeburg.
Eight thousand Bavarians were ON their
march, i'll Oct for the Grand Army.
The Turkish army still occupied Schumla.
The Grand Vizier had been recently rein
forced by 10000 men, and spirit of enm-
ty against the Russians still prevailed
through the Turkish empire. Three con-
voys Of Russian prisoners who were on their
return home, from Constantinople, were
arrested, and cou6ned in the Barracks at
Silstria, Nicopoli, and Ruschink. 1t APP
;:.::.... Indeed. frcrn thcer circumstance
that renewal of hostilities between Tur-
key and Russia is not very distant. A