Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-08

IL,
the 29th, General Vandamme took a posi-
ton upon the heights of Bohemia, and esta-
blished himself there. He caused the coun-
try to be secured by different parties Of light
troops, to obtain intelligence o. the enemy,
annoy him, and seize upon his Magazines
The Prince of Eckmuhl was on the oath,
at Schwerin. He had no affair of coase-
quence. The Danes had distinguished
themselves in several trif1ing affairs. The
opening of the campaign hes been most
brilliant, and allow us to have great hopes
The quality ofour infantry is much SUPERIOR
90 that Of the enemy.
PARIS, Sept. z.
Her Majesty the Empress Queen and Re-
gent hasreceived the following Intelligence
from the army, dated September L." On
the 28th August the King Of Naples aud
Duke of Belluno slept at Freyberg, the
29th at Leihlenburg, the SOth at Zittau,
the S1st at Saydo. The Duke Of Ragusa
with the 9th, slept on the 2S,h at Dippoldis-
waldo, where the enemy abandoned 1900
wounded; OH the 29th at Falkenham, and
the 3Ist at Zenwald. The 14th corps un.
de. the orders Of Marshal ST. Cyr, was on
the 28th at Maxen, the 29th'at Reinhordt
Grumna, the 3Oth at Dllersdorf, the 31st at
Lielman.--The first corps under Gen. Van
damme. was on the 2eth at Holianylorf, and
The 29th at Peterswalde, occupying the
mountains The Duke of Treviso was in
position on the 2sth and 29th at 'Pirna.
General Pagal, commanding the cavalry,
has made some prisoners. The enemy re
tired to the position of Dppold;swaide, and
Aitenburg. His left followed the Plaun
road, and fell back by Tharandt upon Dip
poldisw aide, not being able to retreat by
the Freyberg road. His right could neither
retire by the causeway of Pima nor that of
Dolma, and therefore retired upon Maxen,
and from thence upon Dippoldiswalde, All
that were partisans or detached were cut
OH. The Russian, Prussian and Austrian
baggage got entaDgled on the causeway of
Freyberg--several Thousand carriages were
taken there. Arrived at Altenburg, where
the road from Toeplitz to Dippoldiswalde
became impracticable, the enemy took the
resolution of abandoning more than 1000
carriages of ammunition and baggage. This
grand army re-entered Bohemia, afterhav-,
ing lost part of its artillery and baggage.
On the 29th General Vandamme passed
with or 10 battalions, the neck of the
grand chain and marched upon Kuhn he
there met the enemy or 10000 strong
they engaged him; not finding himself sui
hciently strong, he made his Corps d'arme
descend he would soon have overthrow
the enemy. In place of re-entering, and
again placing himself upon the heights; he
remained and took a position at Kuhn, with
out guarding the mountain; this mountain
commanded the only causeway; i. is high.
1t was only the 30th that Marshal St, Cyr
and the Duke of Ragusa arrived at the de
bouche from Toeplitz. General Vandam-
me only Thought of closing the road against
the enemy, and taking all. To flying ar
my a bridge of gold must be made, or a bar
rier of steel opposed He was not strong
enough to oppose this barrier of steel.
However, the enemy perceiving that
this corps d'armee of $4,000 remained alone
in Bohemia, separated by high mountains,
and that all the others were at the foot of
the mountains on the other side, saw that
he was lost, unless he defeated it !; he con-
ceived the hope of successfully attackingit it,
its position being bad. The Russian guards
were AT che head Of the army, which fought
In retTeating; to them were joined two
fresh Austrian divisions The remainder Of
the enemy's army joined them as it de-
bouched, followed by the Cd, 9th and 18th
corps. These troops reached the 1st corps.
Gen. Vandamme showed a good counte-
nance. repulsed all the attacks, penetrated
all that presented itself, and covered the
field of battle with dead. Disorder encreas..
ed in the enemy's army, and it was with
admiration seen what small number If
men can do against a multitude, whose mo-
Tale is weakened. At two in the Afternoon,
the Prussian column of Gen. Kliest, cut off
an its retreat, debouched by Peterswalce, to
endeavor to penetrate into Bohemia it met
no enemy, arrived upon the top of the
mountains without resistance it placed it
self there, and there saw the affair which
was going on. The effect of this column IN
on the rear of the enemy decided the bust |
ness. Gen. Vandamme Immediately march. |
ed against this column, which he repulsed |
ne was obliged to weaken his line at this de- |
licate moment. Fortune turned he never |
theiess succeeded in overthrowine General |
Kleist's column, who was killed; the Prus |
sian soldiers threw away their arms, and !
precipited themselves into the fosses and |
woods. In this strife, Gen. Vandamme dis. |
appeared. 1t is supposed he was killed. |
Generals Carboneau, Dumonceau and PHI |
liFpon determined to profit Of the moment |
to withdraw, part by the great road, and |
part by the cross roads, with their divisions, |
by abandoning all the B1ofrfdLe, which con |
sisted Of 80 pieces OF artillery, and 800 wag |
CONS OF all kinds, but bringing away all the |
horses. In the situation in which affairs were (
they could not have acted better. The
killed, wounded and prisoners may carry our |
loss in this affair to 5000 men. IL is thought |
that the enomy's loss cannot be less than
from TO 5000 men. The first corps rallied |
half league from the field of battle on the
18th corps. list Of the losses of this ca
tastrophe, owing to a warlike ardour badly
calculated, was made out Gen Vandam.