Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-06
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.

sent to the Prince ROYAL of Sweden * Cen
eral Butcher by Prince Schwartzenburg, &
which was TO be made this day. The CORPS
OF General Outlay, Prince Maurice, Lic,en>
stein, Thielmann, and Platoff, were collect
ed in the neighborhood of MarSrasted, aud
were TO move. forw ard on Leipsic ; keeping
up the COMMUNICATION on one side with gen.
Butchers army, and on the other these corps
were To detach totheir right, to facilitate the
attack of the corps of gen. Merey.ldt, and
the divisions of Blanchi Weissenworf, on
Zwacsau and Come WITT, at which latter
place., the bridge across the Pleisse was to
be carried. General Nostiltz's cavalry were
to form on their right; In case of retreat,
these corps were to retire towards Zeitz.
The reserves Of the Russian and Prussian
guards. were to move on Rotha, where they
wers TO pass the Pleisse. and form in columns
on It's rtss.t Ssisl. The rxGcs.f IT, pf,ee
ct Hesse Homberg, Generals Mereveidt *
Wittgenstein, were olso to take pest al this
station.
General Barclay de Tollv to command all
the columns on the right bank of the Pleisse,
Generals Wittgenstein, Kleist, and Kleimau
were TO advance from their respective Do.
sitions on Leipsig, the Russian guards form
ing their reserve. General Cuiioredo adj
vanced from Borne, as reserve, to General
Kleinau. The retreat OF these corps was to
be on Chenmit%. Generals Wittgensteiu,
Kleist, and Kleinau's On Altenburg and Pc
mig.
The army of General Benninescn from
Ccldiita was TO push on Grinw,a and Wurs>
zen. The corps of Count BURMA had been
relieved before Leipsig by General Tols>
toy.
A very heavy firing continued all the day
of 10th from the grand army. A report
arrived late at might to Gen Butcher, that
B%onaparte had attacked in person tie whole
line II the Allies. and forming his cavalry in
che Centre, succeeding III making an opening
III The combined army before all its cavalry
could come up; he was, however not able
TO profit by it, as it appears he retired. in
the evening, and the Allies occupied their
position as before the attack.
OF the details of the above / am as yet
wholly ignorant.
On the 18th all were ready to, renew the
attack on this side. The P.rRoyal who had
his ii Q. at Landsberg, and his army behind
It, marched at 2 O'Clock in the morning, and
arrived at ~Brittenield, with general Wings
.ngerode's and General Bulow's corps to-
wards mid day on general BuIow's left. gen
W~inzingerode'. cavalry & artillery had mo-
we'd forward in the night, near the heights
Of Faucha.
No cannonading being heard ON this side
of the grand army Chough genera, Biucher's
corps was under nrms) and as it ~as a.So
understood gen. Benniug en- could no. arrive
uItii this day at Grimnia, and part Of IiIs
p. Royals army being still in the rear, il
was deemed e%xpediest to watt till the follow
Ing day to renew the general attack. The
enemy showed himself in great force in a
| good position, on the LETT ofth Purtha, on a
ridge Ct SOME extent, which rams parallel to
ti,e river There was some cannonading in
the morning, and the enemy made demon
STATIONS /; and The hnssais Of Mecklenberg
charged his advanced parties into. the sub
urbs Of Leipsic: and took three cannon and
some prisoners Of the Hulans of the guards
The STATE of affairs is such that the most
sanguine expectations may be justly enter
tanned, under the protection Of Divine Prov.
dence which has hitherto so couspiouously
favored us in the glorious cause in which we
are engaged.