The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-28

position between st. Ferrail and Mont Ii
Potter The corps at Nogent, partie.
detached from It occupying Marriot ard
ourdon, on the road to Provins and Bray.--
ne Sd corps was between Villeneuye and
rroyes.
The details of the affair Of C en-. St. Prizes,
nave not yet been received-l fear that Off
Ger was most severely wounded he retired
IN the direction of Berr au BAG, and is sun
po,ed TO have formed his junction with Gee.
D'Yorck.
| BY the direction of this retreat Rheims
was left open to the French. who immediate
~ occupied 1t. From thence they moved
upoH Chalons and Epernay. which they took
possession OF on the 10Th, the small garrisons
which occupied them having retired upon
| their approach
The enemy yesterday made no movement
in advance from those places, II has how
ever to-day been reported from Gen. Keise-
rolf, that Bonaparte was last night at Eper
nay, and he is advancing upon Fere CAam-
penoise.
In the contemplation of such movement
and in the determination in any case To
march upon Chalons, to support the move
| ments OF General Butcher, Prince Schwartz
zenoerg had yesterday directed the d fer
ent corps OF HIS army to move iato a position
the guards and reserves betwe n ID 1nncmen,
and Dommartin the 5th corps between
Hammered and Arcis the 9th eoros be
tween Arcis and Charnv the 4th to form
the left at Merry the Sd to assemble be
tween Npgent and Pont sur Seine.
Gen Bianchi was attacked on the 11th
near Macen, by two divisions of Marsha,
Augereau's array. The affair lasted lin
dark. when the enemy retired, leaving a
considerable number of killed and wounded
on the felo of battle ; 500 prisoners, and 2
Cannon, remained il tie hands of ere Al
lies G-a. Biaachi pushed his advance
guard next day to ST. George.
By reports from that army of the 18th, the
Prince of Hesse Homburg had Joined the
corps of gen. Bisnchi at Bage lie Cha,el he
meant to pass the greater part of his forces
to tue right of the Saone, and move upon the
enemy then assembled at Vile Franche on
the 17th.
Gen. Bubna waited the arrival Of corps Of
! Austrians, which was advancing upon the
road of Nanteu, to assume the offensive =
he would then cooperate in the attack on
Lyons.
A most successful effort has seen made nv
a corps under the direction ofcol. Sembscnen,
against the posts occupied by the enemy upon
the SmPlon- Cspt. LuXem, who was charg
ed with these attacks. captured the whole
OF the enemy 's-toree employed there, and ee-
tduIiSucu nlHiScf IT I1csss[5t ivEspIa.
! Ss=csi commenced writing this disnatch.
report is arrived from Gen, K ei-roef.-rflat
the enemy are actually in possession III Frere
CnampeuoiSe, and are advancing in force
on this side OF it.
The enemy are also reported TO be ad oan-
cling upon the road fro,n Chaons to Som
meSons.
The 5th corps, under the orders of Gen.
Wrede, is in consequence now takingup its
position in front Of this place, and on the
right bank Of the Au5e.
have the honor of reporting to vonr
Lordsaip that the fortress of Custrin had
surrendered to the Allies.
I have the honor to be, &c.
(S.gned) BURGHS iERSH.
Lieut.. Col. SD Regt.
Lord Visceunt Castiereag h in letter 20
Earl Bathurst, dated at B4r-sur Au1e. the
22d of March, incloses the following COPY
of report of an affair with the French ar
my under the command Of Bonaparte, at
Arcis- sur-Aube the 21st inst
II. q. POHgey. Naych 81, 1914
The disposition renewed yesterday was to
| place the enemy in concentrated position
before Arcis. The right flank was Liaced
at Onhillon on the AI5e /; aud the lefi be-
tween 81. Remy and Mont sur Aisue On
the Barbnize Rivulet, having in its centre
the village of Mesnil La Contesse Gene
raj keiserof was placed on the lett bank
Of Barbnize, in observation OF the enemy.
The enemy kept considerable rec in
| ArcIs, and mad large masses of infantry and
cavalry before it, & on thu route from Ferte
| Champenoise. He permitted the march of
our different columns TO form their junction
without molestation, having only endeavorsd
once to interrupt the progress Of the Prince
| Royal Of Wirtemburg but by a sudden g.
| bold attack of General Count Pahlen's. in
which three guns were taken, forced the p
messy so far back, that the junction of me
d iierent columns of the army was comDle.
ted, and the position taken up without diff
Guilty.
Until half past one O'Clock nothing par.
ticu,ar occurred, and brth armies remained
ready for battle opposite each other.-about
this time the enemy were perceived filing
off IN the other side of the Aube. and their
Columns taking the direction of Vitry.
A powerful rear guard remained in DOS.
sesson OF ArCis, and had placed itself i'm a
position on this side of the place. At this pc
riod, the Prince Royal of Wirtemberg. with
the Sd, 4ih and 9th corps Of the army, made
aunited attack Oh Arcis, at the same time
the 5th corps Of the army and the cavalry
were directed TO move ON Reimeric, and the
Infantry OF the guards and reserve to Les.
mont, to pass the right bank of the Aube,
The attack on Arcis was begun about
three o'clock, aud was withstood by the en-
emy with the greatest obstinacy--but the
Prince Royal OF Write mberg, b. his good
and able dispositions, carried etery thing be
tore him-~sud the enemy fnust nave suq