The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-07

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general Nansouty, having debouched upon
the highway, repaired to Montmirail with
generals Caioert and Lafcrriere's divisions
OF the cavalry at the guard, and posSessed
| nimseif oil the town, with GO Cossacks who
! occupied il.
On the ilth,, at FIVE in the morning ge-
neral Goynt'S division ot cavalry also re
pared TO Montmirail. Several divisions of
| infantry were retarded in their movements
oy oeiag obliged to wait for their artillery.
he roads from Sesame TO Champ Aubert
are shoe king. Our artillery Could only Ere by
ths resolution of the ArtiiieriSts, ara bse
| means OF the assistance fara - 81 ,S;ef. eSs'
| Serness by the inhabitants, w 0rcEe q
their own horses.
The battle OF Champ Aubc-t, here a
part OF the Ressian army Wa: o strovsd,
dlI not cosc US more than 300 ii n ktiled and
Wounded. The general of dfsisioa count
Lagrange is among the lasseF: lac was
siiSatiy wounded 10 the head.
On the l1th, At ten in the morning the
| emperor arrived within hall league in
advance ct Montiniraii. Ger. Nansouty
| was In position with the cava.y OF the gnaru,
and held in check Sacken's army, which
began to shew itself Apprises,of the disas
Ter OF part of the Russian aring, This gene
raj had Quilted Ferte-undet souane, Oh the
10th, at nine o'clock in thf hvening, and
manner qHtted Chateau Thisrry. At els-
ven. on the morning OF the iftn, ne began to
form, and every thing foretoil the battle of
Montmiraii, of which the event Was so i'm
portant The duke of Ragusa (siarInont)
with his corps and the first corps Of cavalry
had pushed his headquarters to Etoges,
on the Chalons road. The s. ,siea of Ri
care and the old guard arrived AZ ten o.
clock in the morniag. The emperor order
RI s
village of Marchais. where tfc enemy seem
ed inclined TO debouche.
This village was detendef by the brave
division of general Bicart W, IL a rare firm
ness: twas taken & retakeI repeatedly du-
ring the day.
At noon the emperor ordered general
Nansouty to repair to the risht, cutting off
me road OF Chateau Thierry, aud formed
the sixteen battaliions OF the first division Of
the old guard, undsr the commGnd of gea-
eral Friant i'll single columu along the road
every Column of battalion 100 PAGES apart
| During this time Cur batteries Of artillery
successfully arrived.
At three O'CLOCK the dn6e CT -Treviso
! (Mortier) with the siaie.a isast.iiuus Of the
/ scuond aT>is;aR IS Ssc Ak gsz.z., ra.lich.
started in the morning from Sesame, de-
doICh I'd on MontTiral. lac emperor was
| desire Gus o. waiting the arrival ct The other
l
directed gen. Eriant TO march with four
6attalions OF the cd guard, two Of the Sc
cond regiment OF the gen. d'arHnes, and
two OF the second regt OF ch2sseuTs en- the
farm OF iE,iDe AK 0o,s (the ihO,n IN the
Woods) which, was the kcy OF the position.
and to carry it. The duke OF Trevieo
| (Moriier) repaired with six bat, alions of
the second division Of the old g1a~d 10 the
right of general Friant's attack. Il he sue
I-.u -<NEs f, a -
the fArm, the Thorn in the Woods. The
enemy was aware of it. He had l.iaced ~
pieces of cannon there. lie lad lined the
| hedges with triple rows of sharp shooters
supported an the rear by masses cf Iufau-
lry. In the mean while, in order to facil-
| tate this attack, the emperor ordered gen.
Nansouty TO extend himself on the right
Inch Struck the enemy with AN apprehen
son OF being cut off, and obliged hiu to wea
ken part OF his centre that ne might sus-
tain ais right. At the same moment he
ordered gen. Ricart to yield part IF the
vi iage or MarcnaiS, winch induced the enc
| 10y further te weaken his CENTRE in order TO
reiaf the attack there. on the success OF
which &c relied tor gAiniCg the battle AS
soon as general FrIaut had begun his move
ment, and the enemy had weakened his
centre. that he might take advantage of
an appearance of cess, which he suopo.
ID rea general Friant darted on the faro
the Thorn in. the Woods with the four baf
tafions of the old guard. 1 hey charged he
| enemy, which had effect on HIM Ii &
Medusa's head. The prince of Mosk,st
(Ney) marched first and led tne way 90
nonor. The sharp shooters fell back in ps
mic upon the masses of infantry, which
were attacked. The artillery being al . IN
| play no longer, the muskctry then ocfatr :
terrible, and success was balanced bat 81
an instant general Goyot, at the head 81 li,s
hrst Lancers, the Old dragons and ta p,
u enadiers of the Imperial guard, j,.h3h.
through the great road az a long trot, Wi
cries OF " LongskiO Me Emhcr0r Z" passed
on the right Of the Hsute Epine (Hgh
rhor,) fell on the rear of the masses OF in =
tantry, broke them, threw them into disor
der, and killed every man that was nor ia
Ken prisoner. The duke of Treviso Nor
Il ticr) with six battalions OF leueral M chefs
division then seconded the attack of the old
guard, resched the wood, carried the village
OF FOntsnells, and captured a whoe park
from the enemy. The division If the guard
OF hosor deliled on the main road after the
old guard, and having reached the height Of
the Thorn-in the-WooA, inclined to tic
LETT, iii order to carry off the advance on the
village OF t.archais.
GeDersi Bertrand. grand marshal OF the
4, palace, and the marshal Duke OF Danizic
(Lefebvre) at the head Of Two Data lions OF
the old guard. advanced upon the village
and placed II between two fires Every