The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-22
PROM FRANCE.
By the arriUal If the Gen. .4rmstronp ar
.Nf1y York

By the Grrfpal If the Gen. .4,-mstronp- n,
.Nf1v York.
The Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser
have received from captain Chanpiin file
OF the Paris Monlteur to the 18th Novem
Der, which contains, besides other matter
of Importance, the official bulletins of the
operations OF the French armies from the
4th or October to the latest dates Ofthcse
iVe snail give as early translation as possi-
Die their great length compels Us, IRE
sent, 20 confine ourelves 10 giving a aumna.
ry translation of the principal events which
upon perusal, appear not to differ very ma
terially from the English accounts already
published, ex Septing that the French claim
victory n all the battles that they make
| their losses tar below that of the allied ar
my, and assign plausible reasons as ,he
Cause OF their retreat, though victorYous.
They stare, that the Emperor set of from
Dresden on the 9TH of Oct.-slept at Wurt
zen on the 9Th at Enlenburg the 9th, and
at Duoen the 10th. That the several divi-
slons OF his army having possessed them
selves o. all he bridges of the enemy, IN,
| project Of he Emperor was to cross the
| Elbe and to maneuvre OF, the right hank
from Hamburg to DresdeR to threaten
Potsdam and Berlin. taking Magdeburr for
the centre OF operatiohs--that eyerv thing
was IN readiness for the execution of this
| plan, when. on the 18th the emperor was
informed, at Duben, of the Bavraian armv
having gone over to the enemy, and threat.
ened the Lower Rbine.-That the ernneror
foreseeing that this inconceivabIe DETECTION
would be followed by the detection OF otter
princes, took the resolution 10 fall back on
the Khlne, and accordingly transferred his
mead quarters to LEIPZIG, That the result
of the French army's movements during
the six last days was 5000 prisoners, several
pieces OF cannon, and other injury dore tbs.
enemy.
That on the 18th, prince SchwortzenSerg.
commanding the enemy's army, having gI-
ven out as the order of the dav. that on the
morrow there would be general and deci-
sive battle. At o'clock in the morning of
the 10th, the grand allied army advanced
| IN three Columns preceded by 200 pieces of
cannon. At 10 the cannonadine was vciy
hot-at II o0tn armies were engaged at the
| villages of DGlitz, Waihan and IiberwoI
kowltz, which were attacked six or seven
ltimes-that the means Of attack and de-
| fence became very active on boths sides. but
that the terrible Contest terminated inl
! favor of the French, who remained peacei
able masters OF the fl. ID Of battle, & whose
loss is estimated at $500 in killed 81 woun
ded, making that on the allies amount a.
| IS, 600.
That on the 18th the Emperor made his
army retrogade tive leagues towards Len
sic, in order to draw the allies from the
strong position they had taken after their re,
treat, in which h e succeeded, and a great
battle took place.--That at 3 O'Clock +. M
victory had declared in favor of the French.
on the left against the my OF Silesia. and
on the center where the Emperor was. a.
sainst the grand army; but at that moment
the Saxon army. infantry, cavalry. and ar
ltnlery. as like wise the Wurtemberg reese ga
valry went over 60 the enemy that this
treason =, only left an empty space in the
French Ines, bat put the enemy in posses.
sion OF the important dehle entrusted TO the
SaXOnian army, which carried the infamV
so as to turn instantly IT'S 10 pieces of cannon
against the division Duruatte. That not
withstanding which the field OF battle re
| msined wholly IN the power Of the French.
whose army remained victorious in the
jelds of Lelpsic as it had been at the fields
OF WaChan.
That at six, p. M. the Emperor ordered
the dispositions for the next 0ay, bnt at SC
ven he was informed that there remained
inreserve not more thar 10000 common shot
$4,000 having been shot that day inward s
Of go 600 in the last five days, and t1at
lne~ snppy could only be obtained either At
lMag3sbrrg or Ertnrth. That this si,,te of
things require prompt novemett Il on
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