The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-11-08

Dumouceau, Phillipport, and Teste. This
corps has lost less than was at frst sup.
posed, many men having re-cntercd
Gen. Vaudamme was not killed, he was
made prisoner. The engineer, gen. Haxo,
who had been sent on mission to general
Vandamme being with him at the mo- |
ment, was also taken prisoner The elite |
ct the Russian guards were killed in that af- |
fair.
On the Sd the emperor slept at the cas-.
tie Of Harris upon the Silesian road, and on |
the fourth at the village of Hochkerch,
Con the other side Of .Bau,zcn. Since his |
majesty's departure from Lauenberg, inn
portant events had taken place in Silesia.
The duke of Tarento, TO whom the EN-.
peror had left the command of the army in
Silesia, made good dispositions for pursu
ing the allies and driving them from Janer.
The enemy was driven from all his posi-.
tions; his columns were in full retreat
On the Goth the duke Of Tarento had taken
all his measures to turn him, but in the
night between the 26lh and 9th, the Bobr,
and allthe streams which flowed into it,
overlooked, and in less than from to
hours the roads were covered with from 8
TO feet water, and all the bridges carried
away. Our columns found themselves Sc
Parated Those who were 10 have turned
the enemy were not able to arrive.
The allies quickly perceived this change
OF circumstances.
The duke Of Tarento EMPLOYED the 2eth
and 29th in connecting his columns, sepe
rated by the inundation. They succeeded
in regaining Bunzlau, where the ONLY
bridge was that had not been carried away
by the waters of the Bobor-but a brigade
of gen. Pulhou's division was not able 70
arrive there.
In place OF endeayoring to throw him.
self upon the side of the mountains, il
was the generals wish to return upon
Lowenburge-there, finding himself sur.
rounded by enemies, and the river behind
him, after having defended himself with
all his means, they were obliged to give
way to numbers. Althose of the two re-
giments who could swim, saved themselves. |
We reckoD OIL them from z to 500, the re-
mainder we're taken.
The enemy has taken from us, in those |
differen, affairs, from three to four thousand !
prisoners, and the two eagles of the two re-
gimen's, and the cannon belonging to the |
brigade,
After those circumstances, Of which had |
fatigued the army, it successfully repassea |
the Bober, the Qucisse and the Neisse
The emperor found it on the 4tl, upon the |
heights of Hochkerch he made it the |
same eySning 10 re-attack the enemy, drove |
him from The heights Of Woldenberg, and |
pursued him during the whole day of the |
5th Pehee dance le rains, TO Goeriitz &c.
neral ST.. Bastini executed several charges
ofcavairy at Reichinbach, and made some
prisoners.
The enemy hastily repassed the Neisse
and Queisse, our troops took a position
Upon the heights of Goerli,z beyond the
Neisse. On the 9th and 7th, in the even
ing the emperor returned to Dresden.
The council of war Of the Sd corps |
d'a:mee has condemned to the pain of death |
the general of brigade Jomini, chief of tn,
staff OF that corps, who, from the head
quarters at Leignitz. deserted to the enc
my at the moment of the rupture of the ar-
mistice
ILLYRIAN PROVINCE.
LAYBAcH, 4us. %
The Austrians have invaded the Iliyrian
country they have entered without dc |
claraton of war. The vice-roy marched
Immediately TO repel this rash attack
The army of Bavaria is collected near |
Salizbourg. The first movements of these
two armies have already excited great un-
easiness among the enemy.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Marshal Suchet writes the minister at
war, from Vendrell, 9th Aug. 1918, stat
ing in long circumstantial despatch, tina
he had succeeded in blowing up the whole !
Of the Qualifications of Terragona, and saw
ing us garrison, consisting OF 1000 men
who had already joined his army, with
standing the superior combined force I'M