Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27


much greater Than VIC had before uaaer
stoyd.
The evaporation Of the Inhabitants vt
the country is at its heiskth. The airoci
ties committed by the Cossacks. su~pass ali
Imagination. In their Incorporate terociy
they have offered violence upon women oil
60 years, and girls otls They have ra-
vaged and destroyed houses. The Peasants
breathing only revenge, crnduc ell by the
old soldiers and armed Nsith suuskets oil tie
enemy. collected from TIE iisid IF battle,
hunt through the woods and destroy all
whom they meeN--ft is estimated that they
have already takeN aoo0 aud kiiled many
hundreds. s
Letters from the army written from Nam
Sls, on the nth, at noon. aRnounce thar the
emperor who had attacked the enemy had
at that time 5000 prisoners. III MS hands, "a
mong who were many genersIs and great
number of officers. and II pieces of cannon.
II. NJ. pursues his successes.
10 day, 5000 prisoners, made yesterday
morning at the battle of Nangis, will enter
Paris by Charenton.
This evening all Paris resounded with the
report of a victory, Obtained this morning
by II. NJ. over the Austrian army. COM
manded by Prince Schwartzenburgh. A
Courier arrived this evening, announces that
the Emperor has made II 600 prison
ers taken 50pieces of cannon gem
erals, and large quantity of baggage.
The army was pursuing its successes.
They speak also, of new advantage OBJ
tanned by the Prince Vice Roy.
Monifeur.
FEB. 20.--H. NJ the Empress Queen has
received the following news of the situation
of the armies ON the 18th Feb (:
The Dake of Rapusa marched rr,on Cba,
Ions. when he was apprized that a column
OF the Russian Imperial Guard. composed OF
twodlvisions OF grenadiers, was coming up
on Montmirail. He took three hundred
men. and repulsed the enemy to Sezanue,
from whence the movements of the Empe
| ror have obliged this corps to proceed by
forced marches upon Troyes. On the
i7ih, at day>break, the Emperor marched
from Gusnes upon Nangis. The battle OF
Nangis was one of the most brilliant. The
Russian General in Chief was at Nanels
With three divisions, which formed his corps
d'armte.
General Pahlen commanding the Sd and
18th Russian divisions, and many cavalry.
was at Mormant.
The General Of division, Gerard, an Of
ficer OF the highest promise, debouched tor
wards the village of Mormant upon the enc
my-a battalion of the SD regiment of in
iantry, always worthy of its former reputa>
ton, entered the village-Count Valmy, at
the head OF some dragons from Spain.
turned the village on the left-Count Mil
iaud turned it on the rlght-Count Drouot
advanced with numerous batteries. In an
| Instant the whole was decided The squares
formed by the Russian divisions were forced.
The whole was taken. Generals and off
GERS, SIX Thousand prisoners, ten thousand
muskets, sixteen pieces of cannon, and for
~ caissons fell into our power. General
Wittsenstein escaped being taken he saved
himself In great haste by retreating to No.
gent. He had announced to the Sieur Billy.
al whose house lie lodged at Provins, that
he would be on the 18th at Paris. He only
stopped quarter OF an hour, and told his
entertainer" have been well beaten
two OF KY divisions have been taken-in two
! hours you will see the French"
General Chateau arrived before Monte
| reau at 10 O'Clock in the morning but from
mite O'Clock General Bianchi, Commanding
| the first Austrian corps, had taken post
with two Austrian divisions and the Wur-
tem6urg division, and upon the heights in
advance OF Montereau, covered the bridges
| and the city. Gen. Chateau attacked him
not being sustained BY the other divisions,
he was repulsed
suStdlHSu the COMBAT the
whole morning. The emperor arrived
there Dn full gahop--at two O'Clock p, M.
he attacked. General PogoI, who morched
by the route OF Melun, arrived at this mo-
ment, executed fine charge. broke the en-.
! emy and drove them INTO the Seine and into
the fonne The b. ave chasseurs of the 7th
| debouched on the bridges which the grape
shot from mure than sixty pieces of cannon
forbade him to pass, and we obtained at the
same time the double result Of being a
| Die TO pass the bridges, of taking six thou
sand men, four flags, six pieces of cannon,
| aud killing four to hve thousand of the enc.
my.
The inhabitants IF Montereau were not
idle. The musketry, irsm the windows.
augmented the embarrassment of the enc
my. The Austrians aud Wurtemburgers
| threw down their arms
The Duke of Tarentum arrived before
Bray.
The Duke of Regio pursued the enemy
from Sovins upon Nogent.
The General of brigade Montbrun. who
had been charged TO defend Moret and the
Forest Of Fontainbeas, with 1900 men, A.
| tandoned them and retired TO Essone.
| In the mean time the forest of Fontaip.
beau, might have been disputed step by
| step-General Montbrun has been suspen
ded by the Major General and committed
20 court OF inquiry.
Gen. Chateau was MORALLY wounded on
the bridge of Montereau, a loss which has
sensbIy affected the Emperor. He was ali
officer OF the highest promise.
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