The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-04

tastr"phrs ; those whom she had created
superior to every thing preserve their yai
ETY. and ordinary manners and saw a lew
glory in the various difficulties they had to
surIuount. a
Inc enemy who saw Oh the roads the ira
ces ct tins awful caiami,y which attended
the French army, sought to prof, b sit.-
lhey filled up all their columns with Cos
SACKS, who carried CT, like the Arabs in
the ocSarts, the Carriages and train that
were lost. lhis contemplate cavalry, who
make nothing but noise. s. is not capable of
oreaAing one company ct v,ltigeurs, render
themselves Formidable by favor of circum-
stances. Notwiths tanti,ng the enemy hat!
reason To repent of al. the serious en,erpii-
yes wnith they undertook. They were bea-
ten by the Vice King and lost mary neu
lie Duke OF E'chingcn, who wiki three
Thousand men, composed, the rear guard. &
scaled the ramparts OF Smu,snsk. He Mas
snrruundt and found himself in critical
s'tuation--ae eHtricased hl,uscif with tina,
ut epidity which distinguishes him. After
haViiig Kept the enemy at a distance tn.
whole OF the 18th, and constantly repnlscd
them, he made a movement 1T night, by
the right flank, passel the Borysthenes, and
disappointed all the calculations of the enc
my The le,h the enemy passed the Bo
rys'henes at Orza, K the Russian army IA
tigned aiter having lost many men. gave
over this enterpriZe.--Tne army of Volhy-
ME had marched since the 10Th upon Minsk,
and was going against Borisow. General
Domiorowski defended the head Of the
bridge OF Borisow with 5000 men. The 23d
they were attacked and forced to evacuate
that position. The enemy then passed the
beres'na marching upon Boil, the division
or Lambert composing the van guard the
second Corps commanded by the duke of
Reggie, who was at Tcheren, ad received
orders to advance to Borisow, to insure the
passage of the Beresina The oath the duke
OF Reggie encountered the division of Lam
oert, a leagues frow Borisow, attacked and
beat them, made 1000 prisoners, took 6
pieces. OF Cannon, u 500 Wagons of the
baggage of Noihypies army, and drove
the enemy to the rightbank of the Beresina
General Berthier, with the 4th cuirassiers
distinguished himselfbya handsome charge
the enemy only saved themselves by burn
ing the bridge, which was more than 500
toises long. 49, =. .,
Nevertheless the enemy occupied all the
passages OF the Beresina, this river is 40
toises broad, the ice zvas such that carriages
mtShf fass oOcr, Dut it's borders are cover
ed with marshes 500 toises long and which
renders it dilficAlt obstacle to overcome.
he enemy's general had placed his four
divisions Ia different passes when he sup
posed the French army would attempt a
passage The Goth at day break the en-
ceror after having deceived the enemy by
divers movements made on the 25th, mar
ched against the village Of Studzianca and
Caused likewise two bridges to be thrown
over the river, notwithstanding division of
the enemy were opposed. The duke of
Reggio passed, attacked the enemy and
kept them engaged two hours The enemy
he hPa of tba hr;I rf r.
sow, General Legrand an officer of the first
merit was severely but not dangerou sly
wounded, the army passed on thc Doth and
9th. The duke Bellune commanding the
9Th corps had received orders to follow the
movement of the duke of Re ggio, to com
pose the rear guard, and TO detain The Rus
sian army OF the u VIVA which followed him
The division of Porronaux composed the
rear guard It this corps. The 9th at noon
the duke OF Eellune arrived with two divi
sions at the bridge of Studzianc. The di-
vision OF PortonauX left Borisow at night :;
one brigade OF this division which formed
the rear guard, and which was ordered TO
burn the bridges, set off at Z in the evening,
1t arrived between 10and IL O'Clock, entlea-
vored to ind its first brigade, and the gene
raj OF division, who had set out two hours
before. The search was fruitless-they
then became uneasy. All that we have
-reit arie 10 near SINCE &c thar This first hri-
gade set out at o'clock, missed their way
at 3, took the right instead of the left & went
two or three leagues in that direction, that
IN the night and chilled with cold, it was
reused by the fire OF tn e enemy which they
took tor the French army, thus surrounded,
they must have surrendered. This cruel
mistake has lost MS 1000 infantry, 500 horses
and pieces artillery, is is rumored that the
general OF the division was not with his CO.
lumn but had marched on a head. All the
army having passed on the morning of the
28th, the duke of Bellune guarded the head
ct the brid ge on the left bank, the duke of
Reggie with all the army were on the right
bank.
Borisow having been evacuated the ar.
mics OF Dwina and Volhynie communicat ed,
they concerted an attack the 98th at day
break the duke of Reggie caused the en-
peror to be informed that he was attacked
an halt an hour afterwards the duke of
Bellunc knew it on the left bank, the aamy
was under arms. The duke of Elchinger
went to the assistance of the duke de Reg
gio and the duke of Trcvise followed him.
the tight became brisk, and the enemy
wished to break our right, general Dou-
mere commanding the 5th division of Cui-
rasslers &C composing part of the corps who
remained on the Dwina. ordered n charge
OF the cavalry by the 4th and 5th of the
CuirasSleTs, at the moment when the legion
OF the Nistuia was engaged in the woods to
pierce the centre OF the enemy which was
Oeaten and put TO rout These brave cui-
rassiers surrounded successfully six batta-
lions OF Infantry and put to ront the enc
lnys cavalry which came to the assistance