Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-22


army advanced in three columns
preceded BY 200 pieces OF eannen'
AT 40 the cannonadiag was very aot.
AT A both armies wsre engaged 9.
the village of Doelitz, Wachau ana
Liber. Wolkewitz, which were at
tackled six or seven times-that Tue
means Of attack and defence become
very active on beth sides bat that
the terrible contest terminated IN
faysr of ths French. who remained
peaeeablc masters of the field OF
battle, asd whose loss is estimated
nj $500 killed and wounded making
that Of the allies amoaRt to So,oeo
mea ~!
THAT, On the 18th, the Emperor
made his army rstregade 2 leagnes
towards LEIPZIG, in order TO draw
the allies from the strong position
,ihsy had taken after their retreat,
In which he succeeded, and great
battle took place. that at p. n.
visiery had declared in favor oil the
French on the left. against the army
oeSilesia, and on the senfss, where
tho Emperor was against the grand
army bat, at that moment, the sax-
an army, infantry. cavalry, And
artillery, and the Wurtsmburgesss
cavalry, went aver TO the enemy -
that this treason, not oaiy LETT al
srpig space in the French lines. but
nat The enemy in possession Of thu
important defile, eatrustsd to the
Saxoniaa army, which carried 20
pieces Of eonnsn instantly against
the division Dnructte-tAat nosvisb-
standing which. the field OF battle
remained wholly in the power OF tie
French, whose array remained vie
tsrieas in the Acid OF te;pzie, As it
had been in the fielt. of Waehan.
That at 6 p. Al. the Emperor or
dered the dispositions fer the next
day; bat, at z, he was Informed that
there remained in reserve not more
than te, 900 caanon shot, $4,000 Aav-
ing been fred that day. upwards Of
220, 900 in the last ave days. 4 that
n new supply could only be obtained
nj Magtlc5erg or Erfurt-that this
stats Of thiags requiring a prompt
msvemsDt upon one Of these grand
depsts, tse Emperor decided upon
Erfurt for the same reass5 which
had determined him to GENE to
Lsipxie, in order TO be enabled to
appreciate tho influence OF the de.
fiction of Bayaris--that. in order to
protect the passage Of the army
thrsugh the dsfies Of Linaesau,
5000 men, with 50 pieces OF sassos,
we're kfi to occupy LeiPsic as tsis OF
1rfie-that the Enaerer had given
orders to have eembustibles placed
under the bridge between Leipsie &
-LiaasaaR- n IA n be Len it up ct the
with this mission. mistss,iag Ia, time.
blew ND the bridge whilst part of
the army was on the other sid, With
q park ct SO cannon. and some hua-
dreds or smauRstiea Wagons. The
Duke Of Tarenipm swam over
Count Laaris;en, in attempting the
same, was drowned prisce Ponia-
towiski, mounted On fiery horse,
leapt into the water. and hes not ap-
reared sinee--that the loss oeeas'os-
Cd BY this unfortunate event canaot
vet be asseFtsinedl bat, il is thought,
dee. net exceed $4,000 men tsat
fhcrc WIS no sews from Gen. Hey-
nier; h Is not known whether he
has been killed or made prisoner
that the enemy. that had been dis
eomfitted at the battles of the t6th
aad 18th. has re-assumsd by the dis
a,ter Of the 10Th, the courage and
aseendaney Of vietsry /; that the
French army. alter such brilliant
successes has lost its victorious atti-
tuds. On the Esd, the Emperor AZ
rived at Erfurt With his army.
The lest Builstia Of The eth OF
New. represents the French army rs
having effected its retreat to the
Rhine, wberc the Emperor left 1T.
aficr s;gains its reosganizstios, and
naskisg appointments TO the vscsn-
sizes lie left Mentz on the sih, and
arrived at St. Cloud on the 9Th.
On the 10th he wss stiIl there.
having. that day. been hunting on foot
fsr several hours.
By Senatus Consultum OF the
15th Of New. 500, 900 esnscripts.
takea from the classes OF the years
Al. AZ. is. fl, 1895 and Z, L fol-
lowing wears 20 f3t& Inclusive, ere
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