Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-08-13


dered the right point of line
The ground in the centre was favorable |
for cavalry, except in some marshy and
uneven parts, where it would impede its !
operations Fleches were constructed, and
entertainments thrown up at advantageous
distances on the plain, along the front of
which ran deep DOGGY rivulet, which ex.
tended round the right of the position.
On the extreme right the country was flat
and woody, intersected by roads bearing
towards the Boher and the Oder.
General Barclay de Tollys corps was
stationed here, and should be considered
more as msn9uvring corps, placed to
glsrd against the enemy's attempts on the
right III rear OF the allies, than as imme-
diately in position; the extent of the whole
line might be between three and four Eng
lish miles. The different corps occupying
1t were as follow General Kleists and
general Yorcks corps in echelon and in re.
serve on the right; general Bucher's, count
Wittgenstein's. and general Milaradovitch's
formed on the left and the guards and gre.
nadiers, and all the Russian cavalry, were
stationed in reserve in the centre.
The enemy evinced early in the action, a
determination to pass the TANKS of the allie. /;
he had thrown very strong corps into the
mountains on our left, which favored his
species OF warfare, but general Milarado.
witch was prepared here, having detached
prince Garchkoff and count Asterman with
10 battalions of light troops, and large
corps of cossacks, with their artillery. IN.
der col Davidoff, to occupy these hills.
1lo la Al.
and distant cannonading on the right
which commenced the action, the enemy
began to develope his forces, and to move
his different columns of attack to their sta
tions.
The contest in the mountains became
gradually warmer. and he supported it by
very powerful line of artillery The prince
of WirteInberg, general St. Priests divi
gions of gen. Milaradovitchs corps, were
here sharply engaged, and charge of ca
| valry succeeded against some guns of the e
nemy, one of which was taken.
Bonaparte was now visible on command
| ing spot, directing the battle. He displayed
| in Esrona of the town OF Bautzen his guards
| cavalry and lancers, and showed heavy CO
lumns of infantry on the esplanade before it
of artillery, with which he occupied some
advantageous heights, between our position
and Bautzen, that were favorable to support
his attacks.
These demonstrations denoted an effort
in this direction, and disposition was ac-
cordingly made with general Blucher's corps
and our commanding cavalry to meet it ;
but an increasing fire and more lively can
nonade on our right, made it ultimately no
longer doubtful where his chief attempt was
aimed Columns of attack under cover of
a heavy fire, were now in motion from the
enemy's left, while others were filing to
gain our right and gen Barclay de folly
was attacked by a very superior force under
marshal Ney and general Lauriston; and
notwithstanding the most gallant efforts,
was forced to abandon the villages of Klutz
and Cannervisz General Barclay de Tolly
had orders if outnumbered, to change the
ground he occupied in front of Cannervitz
and Preislitz, and to place himself on the
heights surrounding the villages of Rachel
and Baruth, by which the army would
change its position on the LEFT and cover the
main roads through Wartzen and Hoch-
kirch to the rear but the enemy ouifank-
ed him on the right, while they warmly en-
gagged him in front g. occupied these heights
before him, which determined him to throw
himself on the right of Wurschen, where
the imperial head quarters had been, and
which equally answered the object When
it was perceived that gen. Barclay de folly
was pressed by immense odds, gen. Butcher
was ordered to move to his right and attack
the enemy in flank.
Gen. Butcher was afterwards supported
by gems. kleist and D'Yorck, and here a
most sanguinary contest ensued.
These attacks succeeded in checking the
enemy That of gen. Blucher's corps ex
ceeds all praise and the Prussians in this
eventful day, as at the battle of Lutzen, a
gain evineed what their troops are capable
OF accomplishing when headed by king
they love, and lighting for their country,
- L IL.