Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-06

envy was withdrawing from the right bank
OF the Eibe to collect in Leipsig. at this
time the Prince Royal was at Cothen, and
General Butcher at Helle. The former oc
tcupied Nth his advanced guards the left
bank of tae Muida, and the latter Merse
burg and Schenti.z.
General Hucher moved his head quar-
ters, on the 14:h, to Gros Kugal, pushing
his advanccpn the great road TO Leipsig,
and occupying the villages on each side of
it. The emmy was in force in his front. still
holding pehlitseh and BitterfeId, with sorne
troops along the Mulda. The Crown Prince
Of swedish ksscd orders to march to Helle
in the night of d4th but when his troops
were ia. marcli, be took up his head quar-
tiers at Syibfz and placed the swedish arr
my rs right5n With. and the left near
the Petersbefg. Gen. Huiow occupied the
centre of his line bet wcen Petersberg and
Oppin, and the corps of Winzengerode was
on the left aeZorb:g.
General Butcher found the enemy's forces
consisting Ut the 4th, 9th. and 9TH corps of
the French army, and great part OF he
guard under Marshals Marmont aud Ney,
and Gen. Bertrand, occupying q line with
their right at Freyroda, and their left at
Lindenthal. This country is open, and We
ry favorable for cavalry, around these latter
villages but the enemy was posted strong
in front ct a wood ofsome extent near Rade-
teid: asd behind it the ground is more in.
tersected ; generally speaking, however, il
IS open, and adapted to all arms.
The disposition Of attack OF the Silesian
army was as fo!lnws:-
The corps of General Langeron was to
attack and carry Freydora, aud then RAJ
defeld, having the corps OF General Sachen
it reserve. The corps d'arme of Gen. d.
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ctanssse, leading to Leipsig, until it reach>
ed the village of Sisci,er, when turning to its
Left, it was to force the enemy at LinGenthai.
The Russian guards and advanced guapd.
were to press. On the main road to Leibsig,
The corps of General ST. Priest arriving
from Merse5erg, was TO follow the corps of
General Langercn. The formation OF the
cavalry, and the different reserves was
made on the open ground b~etweenthe villa
ges. 1t was nearly mid day before the troops
were at their stations.
The enemy soon after the first onset gave
up the advanced villages, and retired some
distance, but teuasiously held the woody
ground on the right, and the villages of ros
and elm Wetteriiz, as also the villages of
Mockern and Mokan, on their left. At
Mocaern a mas, bloody contest ensued lit
was taken a~ndreSakenby the corps of Xoick
five times; tie musquetry fire was most
calling, and this was the hottest part of the
Ehsla mary OF the superior officers wereei
ther killed or wounded ; at length the ysc>
torIous. Silesians carried all before them. and
drove the enemy beyond the partha. IN TIM
plain there were many brilliant charges of
cavalry. The Brandenburg regiment of hus-
sars distinguished isseifir a particular man
ner. and supported by infantry. charged a
battery Of 8 pieces, which they carried.
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also on their right in this villages OF Great
and Lite Werteritz, and Ilchausen, aud in
the woody grouEd around them ; and when
they found we had forced their lett, they
brought an Observation-Disclosures of troops on
Count Laugeroh, who was chiefly engaged
with Marshal Ney's corps, which arrived
from the neighborhood OF Duben. However,
the Russians, eq ia y viii. their brave allies
in arms, made the most gallant efforts, and
they were fully uccessfui-night only put
an end to the aotion. The Russian cavalry
acted in a very brilliant manner, General
Klnp's cavalry took a battery of Is guns, and
the Cossacks Of Gen. E,nanuel, five. The
icnemy drew off towards Siegeritz and pfo-
sen, and passed the Partha River. Gene
raj Sachen's corps, which Supported gen
Laugoron, very much distinguished itself ir
the presence of B%onaparte, who, it seems
according to the information of the prison
ers, arrived from the other part of his arm,
at S O'Clock in the afteroocn.
The corps of general D'Yorck, which so
conspicuously distinguished itself, had many
Of its most gallant leaders killed or wound,
ed, among the latter are colonies Heinmitz
Kutzlcr, Bcuch, Hitler, Lowepthal, Laur
etz ; majors Scohn and Bismarck. The mo
mentary loss Of these officers is serious. a
they nearly all commanded brigades. from
the reduced state of the general officers il
the Prussian army, and i have sincere re
greet in adding that his Serene Highness tht
Prince of Mecklenberg S~trelitz, who wa.
Distinguishing himself in a particular man
ner, having two Horses shot under him, ant
whose gallant corps took five hundred pris
oners and an eagle, received a severe, bu,
thrust. not a dangerous wound. Among the
Russians thcrear general Chinchio, and Sc
veral officers of distinction killed and wound
ed aud | average general BluchSr's whole
loss between six and seven thousand mer
hors dc combaf.
! can add little TO The catalogue Of the me-
rits of this brave army in endeayoring, fee
bly,, but ] hope faithfully, to detail its pro
ceedings Your Lordship will, ! am per.
suaded, justly appreciate the enthusiasm and
heroisin by wbich'its operations have been
guided. Ii has fought twenty one combat
since hos,ilitresr re commenced. Your Lord
ship is so well aware OF the distinguished
merit, and very eminent services OF Gene
raj Gneisenau, that 1t is unnecessary for me,
on this fresh occasion, to allude to them.
attached General Lowe to General Blu
cher in the field and being absent in the
early part Of the day With the ~ ince Royal.
it j. due to this very deserving officer to ill.,
form your Lordship l have derived every
assistance from his reports.
My aid-de-camp, captain During, an Off