The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-27

contract his position upon the Partha he |
was obliged to abandon in this movement
several dismounted cannon and several wag
CONS.
LATEST.
Her majesty the empress has received the
following intelligence respecting the situa-
hon OF the armies on the Gath Of October,
1918:
The battle of Wackau disconcerted al,
the enems's projects bat his army was so
numerous that he had still resources. He
hastily called in, during the night. the corps
which he had left upon his tine of opera
tons, and the divisions which rcn aimed up
on the Saale, and he pressed the march of
gen Bennington, who was coming ND with
40, 600 mea
After the movements in retreat, which
he made on the 10th in the evening and
during the night. the enemy occupied fine
position two leagues in the rear. II was re
quisite TO employ the 18th in accommodating
and fully determining upon the point of at
tacs.-fhat day was, besides. necessary to
allow the parks, of reserve TO arrive, and re
place the $4,000 cannon balls which had
been expended in The BATH. The e emy
had therefore time to re. assemble his
troops, which he had scattered, when he de-
livered himselfup to his chimerical projects.
and to.receive the reinforccments which he
expected.
g Having received information Of tire ar
rival OF. these reinforcements, and knowing
that the position of the enemy was very
strong, the emperor resolved TO draw theln
upon another ground
" khe 18th at two O'Clock in HE mornipp
he approached Leipsic within TWO leagues,
and formed his army with the right at Con.
newitz, his centre at Probstheyce, and the
lett at Stcetteritz placing himself at the
mill of TIA.
" The Prince of N9oskws, en- his part, had
placed his troops in front Of the army of ST.
Iesia, on the Partha, the 6ih cnrps at Soho
enfield, and the Sd and 9TH along the Partha
at Neutsch ana at Teckla. The duke of
Padua, with General Dombrowski, guarded
the position and the suburbs of Leipsic, on
the road Of Halle.
cat three O'Clock in the morning, the
emperor was at the village of Lindenaa, and
ordered General Bertrand 20 march on Lut-
zen and Weissenfels, to sweep the plsin
and secure the debouches of the Saale and
the line OF communication with e furt-The
light troops of the enemy dispersed, and at
noon General Bertrand was master of Weis
senfels and the bridge On, the SjaaIe
"Having thus secured his Communications.
the emperor waited the approach of TN e
enemy with frmncss. AT nine O'Clock. the
on all the line. At ten o'clock, the cannon
ade commenced.-Prince Ponatowski and
General Lesol defended tins bridge of Con.
newltz the King of Naples. with the d.
corps, was at Probstheyde !; and the Duke
or arentum at Ho!zhauseu. All the efforts
OF the enemy, dur ng the day, against Con
newt and Probstheyde failed. The Duke
OF larentum was oUthanked at Holzhsusen.
The Emperor ordered him to take posi-
ton at tine village of Stoetteritz the can
nonade was terrible. The Duke of Castiq-
lone, who defended wood in the centre,
maintained himself there the whole of the
day. {he old guard was, drawn up in re-
serve, on rising ground, in four massy CO.
iumns, directed towards the four principal
points OF attack.
The Duke of Reggie was sent to sup
port Prince Pcniatowski, and the Duke of
lreViso to guard the debouches of the CITY
of Leipsic.
e The principal success of the battle was
at the village OF Probsthcyde The enc nv
attacked it four times in considerable force.
tour times they were repulsed with grea.
loss
&c At O'Clock in the evening, the EmDe-
ror caused the artillery of reserve to ad
vance e drove back the fire of the enemy,
VINO Withdrew TO the distance of a league
from the field ofbattle.
" In the mean time, the army of Silesja
attacked the suburb of Halle. All its at
tacks, repeated number of times during
the day, failed. 1t attempted, W tn the
greater part of its force, to pass the Partha
at Schoenheld and Saint Teckla, Thrice
1t succeeded IN gaining a footing on the left
oank and thrice the Prince OF Moskwa re-
pulsed and overthrow it at the point of tie
bayonet.
AT three o'clock, p. M the victory was
ours as well on this side against the army
OF SieSia, as on the side of tile Emperor a
gainst the grand army. But at his instant
the Saxon army, infantry. cavalry and ar
ttieTy, and the Wirtcmburg cavalry, pass
ed over in body to he enemy. OF the
oaxon army there remained only General
Leschaw, the Commander in Chief, and
500 men This act of treason not only caus.
ed vacancy ia our lines, but also deliver
ed UP to the enemy the important debouche
confded to the Saxon army, who carried their
infamy SO far as Instantly to turn their 40
pieces OF cannon against the division of Du
ruet. moment of disorder Succeeded
he enemy passed the Partha, and marched
upon Reidntz, which they occupied they
were now therefore only half a league from
Leipsic.
"Ihe Emperor sent his horse guards, COM
manded by General Nansouty, with 20 pie
ceS OF artillery, TO take in flank the troops
that were advancing along the Partha TO
attack LeiPslc. He proceeded in person
with division of the guards to the village
OF Rednitz. The promptitude of these
movements resfored crdar sI'b. ,,;ta