Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-11

ca upon Villeneuve lie Compte.-General
Wrede was in possession there, with his two
bavarian divisions. General Gerard at
tackled and routed Them and the 8 or 10 600
men accomplishing the Bavarian CORPS would
have been lost, if gen. L'Heritier. who COM
mands division Of dragons, had charged,
as ne should have done but this general,
who has distinguished himself on so many
occasions. missed that now offered to him.
ihs emperor has caused his dissatisfac ton
to be expressed to him. He has not turned
MN over to a Court of enquiry. in the assur.
ance that, as at Hoff in Prussia, and at
Lnaim in Moravia, where he commanded
tire tenth regiment of cuirassiers, he will
merit eulogies. and make amends for his
fault. ~
Ills majesty has testified his satisfaction
to the Count ofValmy, to general Trielhard
ana his division, TO general Gerard and his
corps ofthe army.
ihe emperor passed the night from the
l7th to the 18th at the castle of Nangis.
On the 18th at day break general Chateau
repaired to Montereau. The duke of Bel
Juno (Victor) was to arrive there in the
evening. He halted at Salins, which was a
great error. The occupation of the bridges
OF Moniereau would have afforded the en-.
psror day, and permitted his taking the
Austrian army in fragrant fault. rs
GENERAL Chateau arrived before Monte
re'u at ten In the morning; but by o'clock
general bianchi, commanding the FIRST Aus
TRAN division, had posted himself with two
austrian divisions aud the Wertemburg di,
V'son' ON the heights in advance Of Monte.
reau, covering the bridges and the town.
General Chateau attacked him. Not baing
supported by the other divisions of the corps
OF the army, he was repulsed.-M, Lecon.
toulx, who had been sent out in the morning
10 reconnoitre, was taken. He was an in,
trepid young man.
General Gerard sustained the action dur
ing the whole morning. The emperor re.
pared thlther in full gallop. At two in the
aHerhoen he Caused the place to be attack
Gu @eneral Palol, who was in march on
the Melnn road, arrived during these srans-
actions, executed fine charge, overthrow
the enemy and drove him into the Seine and
the Yonne. The brave chasseurs of the 9TH
dcoouched upon the bridges, which were
prevented from being blown up by the grape
shot OF more than sixty pieces of cannon,
and obtained for us at the same time the
double result of being able TO pass the brid-
ges in a charge, OF taking 1000 men. four
colours, SIX pieces of cannon and killing
| four on five thousand of the enemy.
The squadrons of service OF the guard
debnuched upon the plain. Gen. Duhesme.
an oihcer of the rarest intrepi,ity and of
| lpbg experience, deboucbed on the road of
Sens. I1e enemy was driven in every di.
| sction, aud our army Geiied on the brid
ses. The old guard had but to shew them
elves. The ardor of general Gerard's and
general Pajol's troops prevented them (the
suard) from participating in this affair.
The INHABITANTS of Nlontcreau did not stand
Idle firing OF guns from the windows in :
| creased The ene,py's embarrassment. The
tnstrians aud Wertembergers threw down
neir arms. An Austrian general was ta-
tcn, besides several colonels, among them
The colonel of the regiment Collnredo, with
neir taft and colors.
| The sa,ue day, generals Cbarpentier and
Alix deoouched from Melun, crossed the
| woodof Fontainbieau, and drove off the Cos
sacks, together with an Austrian brigade. -
General AK arrived at Moret. The duke
| OF Tarentum (MaCtionald) arrived before
Bray, The duke of Reggie (Oudinot) pur
sued the enen,y's dctachments from Proyins
upon Nogent. Brigader general SIontbrun,
who had been charged, with 1900 men, to
5efend Moret and the forest OF Fon anbleau,
had abandoned them and retired upon rs
| some, though the forest might have been
| ''as ordered the suspension OF general Mo. l.
brin and has directed court Of enquiry up
| on him.
General Chateau's less is one which sen
sib'y affects the emperor. This young off :,
Ger, Who gave the best hopes. was morally
wounded on the bridge of Monterau, where
he was with the sharp shooters. 1.-The should
die (and the surgeons reports give very lit.
tie hope) he will die at any rate attended by
the regret of all the army a death to be
envied, and infinitely preferable to existence,
tor soldier who preserves it by surviving
his reputation, and by suppressing those SEN
timents with which he ought to be inspired
on great emergencies by the defence of hi.
country and the honour of the French
name.
The palace Of Fontain5leau was saved
The Austrian general Hafdeck, who enters
ed the town, placed sentinels there 10 pro
tect it from the excuses of the Cossacks.
who nevertheless continued to pillage the
porter houses, and carry off the COVERINGS
from the stables. The inhabitants do nor
complain of the Austrians; but of those Tar.
tars, monsters who dishOnor the sovereign
that employs and the arms that shield them.
ihere brigades are covered with gold and
Jewels AS many as eight or ten watches
have been found on some ofthem who were
killed by the soldiers and peasants. They
are downright highway robbers.
On his march the emperor met the nation
a guards of Brest and Potion; after review.
ing, he said to them, shew what the men
OF the west are capable of doing. They were
always the faithful defenders of their coun-
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