The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-30

uSn Oy every means Whicn art could lur
nsh. and there to encounter the r;sque of
another bate, of which all the probabilities
appeared to 'te in their favour.
The Duke of rarentum Macdonald
comm aneling the 11th corps, departed from
SiStopswerden on the 18Th; and, i'm the
evening or that day, was within cannon shot
OF Bautzen: there he reConnoltered the e.
nemy's army. He took up position.
From this moment the different corps of
the French army were marched upon the
Camp OF bautzsn.
The Emperor left Dresden on the 18th :;
he slept at Hsrtz and on the 18th he arri
we'd at ten o'clock in the morning before
Bautzen. He employed the whole of the
day IN accommodating the enemy's positions.
We learnt that the Russian corps under
Barclay de FOLLY. de Laugeron and de
Sass. and the Prussian corps Of kleist, had
formed junction with the combined army,
and that its force might be estimated at
from $50, to 10000 men.
On the evening OF the 10Th, the enemy's
position as as follows: their left rested up
on mountains covered with woods, and per
penCIicular To the Course of Tie Spree. about
n league from Bautz en--B Autzen sustained
their centre. This town had been intren-
ched around, and covered with redoubts.-
The right of the enemy rested upon some
littlc fortified hills which defended the
penings OF the Spree. This very strong
position was but 4 FIRST position.
We perceived distinctly, 5OOOtoises in the
rear. earth freshly throw up & works which
designated the second position The left
agairi rested on the same mountains, at 1000
te;ses in the rear Of those of the first posi-
Sioa, aud considerably advanced in srcnt of
the village OF Hochkirch. The Centre res
ted. upon three intrenched villages where so
many works had been thrown up that they
raight be considered as strong places. A
marshy and difficult ground covered three
foarths ofthe centre. Lastly, their right
rested. behind the first position, upon villa
Scs and iistle hills entrenched in the same
manner.
The front of the eaemy's army, in the
FIRST aid second position, stretched league
and half long.
After this reconnaissance. it wes easy %
conceive how. notwithstanding the loss of (;
battle like that of Lutzen, and after eight
days ofretreating,t the enemy might still have
hopes from the chances of fortune. ACcor-
ding to the expression os Russian officer,
who, when asked what they .rSended TO do,
replied: We neither intended TO advance.
nor 10 dro7u back 4; to which French fIicer
answered, at present yoM have a in yonr
fio7oer 10 do The FIRST, in fezv daus eprnfs
griU shsSy 7phe!her you are masters oFtfe
yGfrr. the head quarters OF the two allied
sovsiAigns was at the village Of Natchen
On the 18Th, the position Of the French
army was US follows :
Upon. the right was the Duke of Reveio
(Victor} resting upon the mountains .un the
left bank Of the Spree and separated fir. m
the enemy's lett by the valley. The ID Ike
OF rarentum (Macdonald) was in front Of
Baut zen, on the road from Dresden. The
Duke Z Ragusa (Marnont) was ON the left
OF bautZen. opposite 10 the village of Me
menschutz. General Bertrand was upon the
Left Of the pake ut Ragusa, supported by a
windmill and wood and threatening to oie.
%eArhe from Jaseiitz upon the right OF the
enemy.
The Prince Of Mosk wa CNev) Gen. Ian
5; x;stoss, and Gen. Regnier, were at, I3oyers-
1SrGa, upon the Berlin road, ont of the line
aud behind our left
The enemy being informed that consid-
er-bie corps had arrived by the wsy of How
ers~e rider, doubted whether the Emperor's
intention was not TO turn the pos ition of the
riglit, to change the field. OF battle, and TO
Cause 20 fall ali those entertainments raised
with so much labour, aud the object of so
many hopes Being only aware Of Gene al
Lanriston's arrival, the enemy did not sup.
bose that this column consisted Of more than
10 ur 10000 men. ---He, therefore. dstach
cd against IL, ar IN the morning, General
Xorck with $4,000 Prussins and Gen. Bare
.ay dc FOLLY with rs 900 Russians posted
themselves at the village Of Xix, and the
Prussians at Weiseig.
III the mean time Count Bertrand had sent
Gen. Perry with the Italian division to Kon-
igsw artha, in order 10 maintain our com
Yaunications with the detached CORPS, Ar
siviHg 1T midnight IN. Perry made bad ar
Eangemeat5 he dit not cause the rcighborirg
forests to.oe occurred, He posted his men
badly ano. at r O'Clock he was assailed b, &
honrra, which threw several battzlions latc
Confusion. lie lost Geo meu, among whom
was the gen. ofbrigade Balather, wounded ::
ewo pieces of cam q and 9 caissons but
the oivision having taken arms rested up
Gil the wood and faced the enemy.
lbe Cuunt of Vaimy [Kellerman) having
arrived with cavalry, put himself at the head
OF the italian divisivfi, and retuok the vii
Iagc OF koDis%ariha. At the game moment
'he corps OF Count Lauristou, Which mar
ched ahead OF that Cf the Priace of Mpskwa
IN order TO turn the snemy's position depar-
nag FROM hoyerswerda, arrived near
Nyeassig. The action began, 5nd the corn.
g: Yorck would have been DESTROYED. |, al !
not be "a for defie. which was To he mas.
sed, * by which means our troap9 only Al,
rived suceesslVeiy. After three hoGrs q,
is5htips, the village OF Weissie was carried
a"d the corps Of Yorck overthrow. was
forced On The other side of the Spree.
4ne action Of tVeis5ig is ofitSeii a very i'm