Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-16
Great Bat!lc Of Mount st. .Iobn.s

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! At nine in the morning, the rain having some ?
what diminished, the FIRST corps put tsef ~ no
ton, and took post with its left on the brussels
road, opposite the village of Mount Saint .l.bn-
where appeared TO be the centre of the enemy's
position. The second corps supported its r,,bt
upon the Brussels road, and It's left on q small
WOOD, within reach OF tie English cannon The
curiassiers held themselves in reserve IN IN. rem,
and the guard were also IN reserve upon NE
ne ghts The sixth corps, with the cavalry OF
General D'Aumont under the orders OF Count o.
6au, was ordered to take post IN rear of ON, i,t
70 oppose Frusslan corps, which seemed to
have escaped from Marshal G-0uchy, and TO IN.
tend falling upon our right flank an intention.
Which mad been made known to us by our reports,
ana by q letter from PrIssm general. which
hadIbeen taken by our SCOUTS.
The troops were full Of agIor. The force Of
the English army Was estimated 1t eighty thor
sA'd men, and IT was supposed, that q Psussan
corps winch might he n position by the evening,
amounted to iiileen thousand men The cpem,,s
force was, therefore, more than ninety thousand
men. Ours were less numerous
~ noon, every preparation having been made.
Prince derome, commanding 4 division of The .e.
cond corps, and destined 10 form It's extreme EFF,
advanced upon the wood, which was ~, part ,cr,,
ped by the enemy. L canlgnl1e bcor d. H.
enemy supported the troops, which il had Sem Is,
guard the wood, with thirty pieces Of art llerv -
VIC too, ON our side, employed our artillcry AZ
one, Prince Jerome was completely Inas.erorl lie
wood, and the whole English army fen b.cs ja.
hind q screen. Count D'Erlon then ATTACHED ,
Yilage Of mount SAINT John, and supported his
attack WiHl elgny pieces of cannon. a terrible
caDnonade was Kept Up in that Quarter f,,
winch the English must have suffered ,r-sa do
All the corps advanced towards the hifelnl'
a brigade Of the FIRST dwsi Of Count d,Erj,,
took possession OF The village of Mount s.,nt
John; second brigade was charged By q b,dg
OF English cavalry, which occaslaued IL p-,ere
loss. AT the same moment a DIVISION of Epaitsb
cavalry charged the battery ofCouat Eri,a S ~,
rgh'' ana derhged several pieces; but General
Milhand's currassiers Charged tins d,y,sor
and broke and cut 10 pieces ihree tepinents ~
t.
It was now three o'clock in the afternoon.
INC emperor ordered he gu.rd &, advance. +,
otuer 70 place It m the plan upon ths ground.
winch the hf5t corps he'd Occup.ed at tfi. COM.
meneement OF the action, that corps bono. alras.
dy IN advance The Prus8ian dvsoo. VIM.
movement bad been f0rcsccn. Chen ENGAGED ,e,ti,
Count Lob-u's hight troops (foqtEsurg eytsrI-
h5 us bfe upon our whole urht Hani- ~ vss
proper, before undertaking. any tI.u.r al evis,s-
20 await me ISSUE OF the attack iyilh this view.
we Whoie re crye force Was in re.dness TO moys
70 ne assistance Of Count I0bau, and to crush
tbc Prussian corps, as soon as it should have adj
vanccd
This done, the emperor bad formed plan, to
lend on ri attack By TIE VILLAGE OF Mount si N.
John, from which was expected "a decisive sue
cess. But from an impatient movement 50 lie.
quent 20 our military amuis and which has so
often proved 80 fatal 90 us the cavalry OF te re.
serve havmG noticed fvucgade movement OF
l'e English, 20 siieltef themselves from our bat.
teries, from winch they hai siready suffered Sc.
FcFciy' surrounded thc heights of Mount Saint
john and charged thc infantry This movement.
"i.cn made Do proper time and supported by ibs
ft'ef'e must tsye acg.3cd c4e day--l.ade spa