The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-07-29

means ana tberc run the CnunCss VI ucs"
battle, Of which h, all the probabilities appeared
to then to be in their favor.
The Duke of Tarentum, commanding the
llth corps, left Bischofswerder on the 10Th !;
in the evening of which day, he found him-
self within cannon shot of Bautzen, where he
found all the enemy. lie took position
from this moment the French army marched
upon the Camp al Bautzcn.
The Emperor left Dresden on the 18th
he slept a, Harla and on the 18Th, at ten in
Tho morning, arrived before Bautzen. He
employed all the day in accommodating the en-
emy's positions.
We learned that the Russian corps Of Bar
clay de ToIy, Langeron and Sass, and Kieists
Prussian corps had rcjoined the combined ar
my, and that its force might be estimated
from one hundred and fifty to one hundred
and sixty thousand men.
On the 18th in the evening, the enemy's
position was as follows: his left was support
ed by mountains covered with wood and per-
pendcular to the course of the Spree, nearly
"a league from Bautzen Bautzen contained
his centre. This town had been entrenchcd
and covered by redoubts the right OF the
enemy leaned upon fortified rising points,
which defended the debouchees from the
Spree, from the eide of the village OF MINI
scbit oil his front was covered by the Spree;
this very strong position was but first posi-
ton. We distinctly perceived at three thou
sand toises distance in the rear, the ground
newly dug mp, and works which marked their
second position. The left was still support
ed by the same mountains at two thousand
toises in the rear Of those OF the first posi-
tion, and considerably in advance of the viii
lage of Hochkerch.--The centre leaned up
on three intrenched villages, where SO many
works had been erected that they might have
been considered as strong places. A marsby
and difficult ground covered three quarters OF
their centre. Lastly, their right leaned In
rear Of the first position upon villages and RI
sing ground, likewise intrcnched.--Th head
quarters of the two SoYereigns we're in the
village of Natscher.
On the 10Th, the position of the French
army were as follows -
On the right was the Duke Of Reggie,
leaning upon the mountains to the left OF the
Spree, and separated from the left Of the en-
emy by that valley.--The Duke of Tarentnm
was before Bau.zen, on horseback, upon the
Dresden road. The Duke of Rsgusa was
upon the left Of Bautzen, opposite the village
of Nemenschutz. General Bertrand was
upon the left Of the Duke of Ragusa, lean
ing upon windmill and wood, and appear
ing to inteRd debouching from Jaselitz upon
the enemy's right. The Prince of Moskwa,
General Lauristoe, and General Reynicr,
were at Hoycrswerds, out of the line, and in
the rear of our left.
The enemy having learnt that considcra-
BILE corps was to arrive by the road OF Ho-
yerswerda, was doubtful that it was the En-
pcror's intention to turn their position by the
right, to alter the field of battle, and 10 cause
all his cntrenchments to fall which had been
erected with SO much pains, and the objects
Of such great trouble. Not being yet inform
ed of General Lauriston's arrival. he did not
suppose that this column could consist OF
more than sixteen or twenty thousand men.
On tho 10Th he therefore detached against
them, at four O'Clock in the morning, Gen.
Yorck with twelve thousand Prussians, and
General Barclay dc Tolly, with eighteen
thousand Russians. The Russians posted
themselves at the village Of Xix, and the
Prussians at the village of Weissig.
Count Bertrand had in the mean while sent
General Perrin, with the Italian division to
Koenigsweroa, 10 keep up our communica-
tion with the detached corps.--Being arrived
there at noon, General Perrin made bad dis
positions. He did not cause the neighbcring
forests to be properly reconnoitred he pla-
ccd his posts badly, and by four o'clock he
was assailed by hourra, which threw some
battalions into disorder. He lost six hundred
men, among whom was General Balathier, of
the Italian brigade wounded; /; two cannon
and three caissons but the division having
taken to their arms, kept themselves to the
wook, and faced against the enemy.
The Count de Valmy having arrived with
the cavalry, pN, himself at the head of the l.
Italian division, and retook thevillage OF no.
cnigswartha. AT this very moment, the
corps under Count Lauriston, which marched
at, the head of the Prince of Moskwa's to
turn the cnemy's position, and had departed
from Hoyerswcrda, arrived on Weissig.-
The battle commenced, and the corps OF
General Yorck would have been DESTROYED,