Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-28

had oneniars, from which they might
EASILY advance forward upon the lett or
the right, according to the yicissltoses
of the day. The enemy was thus held
in a state of uncertainty as to the true
point Of attack. r.
Whilst this passed, the Prince OF
Mo,kwa overthrow the enemy at NIX
| passed the Spree, ard drove all before
him to the village Of Preilitz. Atten O
clock he carried the village but the re-
serve of the enemy having advanced 10
| cover his head. quarters, the Prince OF
! Moskwa was drove back and lett the VII
| lage of Preilitz. The Duke OF Daiha-
| tia began to de6ouche at one In the alter.
| noon. The enemy comprehending the
| DANGER with which he was threatened oy
the turn the battle had taken, ielt that
the only means of sustaining with advan-
,ape the action against the Prince OF
| Moskwa, was to prevent Us from de-
5euching. They wished to oppose the
attack of the Duke of Dalmatia. The
moment for deciding the battle was then
precisely indicated The Emperor, by,
movement on the left, passed in 20 ml-'
mites, with the guards. the four divi-
sions Of General Latour Maubcrg and
great quantity of artillery, upon the
flank of The right of the enemy's position
| which had become the centre OF the
| Russian army.
| The divisian Morand and the Wur
,emburg division ca;ried the hiilocS
which the enemy had made his point OF
support.
| Gen. Devsux established battery, &
directed its Ere upon the masses which
| sought to resume their position. The
Generals DuIauloy and Druet, with 60
! pieces Of cannon, advanced in 'front.'
lastly, the Duke of Trsviso (Mortier)
with two divisions oftae younger guards
| marched upon the Inn of Kleic Baseh
WITT, cutting off the road from Wurtch-
| en- to BautZen.
The enemy was obliged to uncover
bis right in order to parry this new at
tack. The Prince of Moskwa took al.
vantage Of this and marched forward
He took the village of Preisig, and adj
vsnced, having pushed the enemy's ar.
my upon Wurtchen. 1t was three O.
clsck 10 the afternoon, and whilst the ar
my was in the greatest uncertainty as to
its success. the Emperor announced fhat
| the battle 7vas svon.
The enc ny seeing his right turned
| commenced his retreat, and this retreat
soon became flight
At seven in the evening, the prince
| OF Moskwa and General Lauriston at.
| lived at Wurtchen. The duke OF Ra-
| s.usa then received orders 20 make
movement the reverse Of that which the
guards had Just made. He occupied all
the en,renched villages, and all the re-
doubts which the enemy was obliged to
evacua.a. advanced IN the direction OF
! Hoe kirk. and ,hen cutfianked the enc-
| my's left, which then fed in the great
EST disorder. The duke Of Tarentum,
on his side, assailed violently the enemy,
and did him much injury.
| The emperor slept upon the road IN
the midst of his guards, at the Inn OF
| Klein Baschwitz. Thus, the enemy
| forced from I'll bis positions, left in our
sower the field bf battle covered with
bis dead and wounded, 4 several thou.
sand prisoners.
On the 2sd, at 4 o'clock in the morn
| ing, the French army put themselves in
| motion. The enemy had not yet seen
our cavalry.
General Lebrene Desnonettes, at the
head of 1900 horse, Polish lancers, and
the red ianccrs of tie guards, charged
! in the plain of Reicherbach the eDemy's
cavalry. and overthrow it. The enemy,
believing that they were alone, caused
division of cavalry to advance. & many
divisions engaged excessively. Gen.
Latour Maubourg, with l4.ooo horse,
and the French and Saxon curlasslers,
came to their succor, and many charges
Of cavalry took place. The snemy, quite
aston!shed to find before them IS or
10000, when they believed we were en-.
tircly destitute of it. retired in disorder.
The red Ianccfs of the guard were COM
posed chiefly Of volunteers from Paris
and its environ. Gen Lefebre Des-
nouttcs, and General Colbert, their CO.
lionel, bestow en- them the greatest
praise In this affair OF cavalry, Gen.
Bruye.e, an officer of the light Cavalry
Of the highest distinction, had his leg
carried away BY ball.
Gen. Regnicr repaired with the Sax
on corps to the heights beyond Reich
enbacb and pursued he enemy quite to
the village oil Houendorf-Night found
us league from Gucrlitz. Although
the day had been very long, since We
found ourselves eish, leagues from the
field of battle, and the troops had OK
perienced so much fatigue, the French
army might have slept at Goerlitz but
the enemy had body of their rear guard
upon height in front of this town, and
| another half hour NJ daylight would have