Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-08-02

| These demonstrations uthOteu ali I'll.
fort in this direction, and disposition
was accordingly made with General
| Blucher's corps and our commanding
cavalry to meet i, but an increasing
fire, and more lively cannonade OF
| our right, made it ultimately nc. longer
doubtful where his chief attempt was
aimed. Columns Of attack, under cover
of heavy fire, were now IN motion
from the enemy's left, while others were
fling TO gain our right; and General
Barclay de FOLLY was attacked by
very superior tolce under Marshal
New and General Lauriston and
Notwithstanding the most gallant efforts
was forced TO abandon the village OF
! Klu,z and Cannervitz. General Bar
clay de FOLLY had orders, If outnumber.
ed, 10 change the ground he occupied
in front OF Cannoryi,z and Priesiiiz' aud
to place himself on the heights sur
rounding the villages Of Rachel and
Barnth, by which the army would
change It's position on the lett, and COW
or the main roads through Wurtzen
and Hochkirch to the rear: but the en-.
envy out ilsnked him on The right,
while they warmly engaged him IN
front, and occupied these heights be
fore him, which determined him TO
throw himself on the right OF Wur,ch-
en-, where the Imperial bead quarters
had been, and which equally answered
| the object. W hen it Was perceived
that General Barclay de FOLLY was
| pressed by immense odds, General
Blucher Nas ordered to move TO his
right, and attack the enemy IN Hank.
General Butcher was ai,erward DIS sup.
ported by Generals Kleisl * D'Yorck,
and here most ssnguinary contest en-
sued.
1 hese attacks succeeded in check
ing the enemy. That OF General Blu
CHI, RS corps exceeds all pr ise and h
prussians in this eventsul day, as at the
battle of Lutzen, again eyinced wha,
their troops ale capable of accomplish
ing when headed by king they lose, <
fighting for their country, their liber.
ty and independence.
A charge Of four thousand OF their
cavalry on columns of,he enemy's In
fanuy, which had carried the village OF
Krecknilz, completely repulsed hun *
the plussisns again occupied it dis
playing the greatest order and steadi-
| ness under the most calling fire. Still
these gallant efforts were arrested by
The enemy's bringing up fresh troops.
and though partial successes were OBJ
tanned, lhe general issue was in sus.
pense.
A momentary advantage being gain.
ed by the enemy in consequence OF
Gen Barclay de Tolly's movements,
he los, no time in making every exer-
+, ton to push 1t TO The utmost, renewing,
at The same time, his attack on our lett
flank and assaulting the batteries that
| cosered the oonnical heights, as also
those OF Kreckwitz ON the right. He
made himself master of the latter, and
of one OF our batteries, which gave him,
in some degree, the key of the position,
as it commanded the low ground Oh
the right and centre OF it. Still IN ev-
ery other part of the line the allies
firmly sustained the conflict ; but IL
soon became apparent that the enem,
had not only superior forces 10 light US
at all points, bot he had also the means
of prolonging his flank march on our
right, thus threatening our communi-
cations and menacing our rear.
Although it might have been easy
by general assault of the grenadiers
and guards in reserve, TO have recover.
ed the heights of Kreckwitz, still the
pressure round the flank on Barclay dc
rolly's corps would have again neces
STATED the ABANDONMENT of them, and
when these troops moved to their poin,
of attack, the centre, where the enemy
| still showed powerful force, would
have been endangered,
Il was only from considerations oil
! such nature as have above detailed,
that the allies were induced TO change
their position at five O'Clock in the eve
ming, having from day break admirably
contested every par, ofthe feld OF battle
The superiority of numbers was with
! the enemy, bet the aeroism and firm
ness displayed by the allies must be
respected even by their adversaries.
P.S. Prom tae mos; authentic in
information can procure the force OF
the allies did not exceed sixty five
,ho,sand men that of the enemy l es