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

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war DEP.ARTN E,NT
DowEING-sTREET, March II. 1914.
A. dispatch, of which the following is
Copy, has been received at this Office, ad-
dressed to Earl bathurst by Col. Lowe.
Head Quarters of the combined army I'M
der Fieid- Marshal Butcher, Lam, March
IL. 1914.
My Lord-As some delay attends my
communication at the present moment wi'h
Lieutenant General the Honorable Sir
Charles Stewart, l do myself the honor
so enclose to your Lordship a duplicate of
my report tohim Of the events that nave
taken place in this vicinity within these
three days. Il may be necessary at tine
Same time to give your Lordship the FL
lowing outline of the mOvetpents that prece-
6ed them, IN the event OF nv former re
sorts not having heea yet received.
The army of Silesia effected its icrction
with the corps of General WinZIngerode
and Bulow at scissors on the evening OF the
3diustant and on the following day Field
Marshal Butcher Ito whom the command
of the whole had been ertrustedl took up &
position, on extensive plateau TO the
left and in the rear of the town of Scissors,
With his right close to he village of LAT
faux, and his left near Craone. Bonaparte.
with the whole of hia guards. with the corps
OF Marshals Marmont and Mortier, and
with considerable body of cavalry, had
followed the army OF Slesia in its march
from the Marine to the Aisne.
On the 5th he resolved on an attempt to
regain possession OF the town OF SCISSORS !;
ten thousand Russian infantry Of the corps
of Gen. Count Langeron. under the orders
of General Rudzewich, defended it. The
town, which lies on the opposite side OF the
hisne to that on which the army was in po
sition, is surrounded by broken wall and
ditch. passable IN many parts.
The enemy attacked soon after day light,
gained possession of the greater part of thc
suburbs, and twice attacked the town itself
on the opposite sides with heavy columns
supposed the separate divisions of Marmont
and Mortier. He was both times repul Sed
vita slaughter and loss, out still retained
possession of the greater part Of the su
bucbs. unr0ofed the houses, and Kept up
constant fire from them upon the troops on
1he walls of the town until night put end
20 the Contest. The Russian infantry e.
qoally maintained themselves in another
part of the suburbs, aud a few houses only
divided the combatants during the night
The Russians lost more than a thousand
Iae1 in killed and wounded. the loss of
che enemy musr bsvs h--n greater, as his
troops we're more exposed
The Dlorning of the 9th, the enemy had
given up the contest and retired. Whist
this was passing in the town of coissons,
BoRaparte himself was ascertaned to be
moving to his right, and in the forenoon OF
the 9th, he effected the passage of his army
across the Aisnc, at Berry l4-Bac, and 1t
about two o'clock in the afternoon, COM
lnenCed an attack On the left of the position
occupied by the Field Warshal's amy near
Craone. Strong columns were observed t.
be marching at the same time toy ards Lam,
ny the way If Corbeny. Field Marshal E,u-
cher immediately made the following dis
positions he directed a corps of ten thou
sand cavalry under the oder OF General
Winziugertde, to march by the way o!
Chrevisry and Pcesie, and throw itself 10
the iioe of the vuemy's communications a
sross the road from CorbeDy TO Laon. Ge-
neral Bulow, With twenty Thousand men,
was directed to march and occupy Laon-
The corps of Gems. D'Yorck Kleist End
Sacken. were ordered TO incline towards
the infantry Of Gen, WinzDgerode, which
sustained the extremity OF the position near
the villages Of st. Martin and Craone. The
enemy approached under cover of the wood
OF Corbeny, and seat forward large bodies of
skirmlShers, supported by artillery, but was
repulsed, and the firing ceased vita the
night.
On the morning Of tn 9TH, IT was ascer
Famed that the enemy mad desisted from
his march upon iIaon in other respects, his
position was not clearly discovered. To be
prep AIRED for Whatever N ght occur, Field
Marshal Butcher direct, the corps Of
Generals D'Eork and kitst 70 move a
cross the rive Delete in the rectlon Of
Presls and Leuiily, to sustain the move
ment If tte cavalry under Gen. WlnZiage-
rode and together with the corps OF Gen.
Bllow, make attack on the enemy's
right, should he push forward against me
point occupied by the infantry of General
Wlnznge-ode, uer' Craone. Gen. Baron
Sdcken was ordered to the support OF the
latter, and TO attempt to turn the enemy's
LEFT. should he make MS attack on the 9TH
er side. If pushed by superior force, he
was directed 90 fall back on the road TO-
wards LaOn, and draw i'm the garrisons OF
Scissors.
At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the en-
envy began the attack with his whole
force, calculated at more than 10000 men,
Against the point where Gen. Winzinge-
rode's infantry was posted. Field Marshal
Blccher immedia ely rode az the spot where
tic cavalry was supposed to be med, 20
direct the operations 10 that quar,e 1Jt
unexpected q difficulties had opposed the
mach Of the cavalry daring the night, and
it vas found To- have ID sanced no Ear her
Z an : Sic. The infantry Of Cen. X lest,
witch had marched in tho rIornlng, reach
Ell Felicia, bcf the ..dya0Ced guard OF the
cavalry alone had come up, and it became
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