Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-14
Foreign Intelligence.
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TRENCH PAPERS.
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FRENCH PAPERS.
Charleroi, Jane Is.
On the 14ta the army was placed in the
| following manner:
The imperial headquarters at beau
IMonf,
The lst corps commanded by Gen.
ID,Frion, was at Sore on. the sampre:
The I'd corps, commanded by oen.
IReille. was at Ham-sur-H eurf.
The Sd corps, commanded oy Gen.
yandamme, was en- the right Of Bean
lm0rt.
The 4th corps, ccmmapdedby Gen. Sc
rara, had arrived al Phillippevllle.
On the 18TH DIT 8 IN the morning, Gen.
lReiIle attacked the enemy, and advanced
| apon Machiennesau Pont Ihere were
various engagements, in which his cavalry
1charged Prassian battalion and made
500 prisoners.
At one in the morning.the emperor was
at Jamignon-sur-heure.
Gen. Damont's division Of light cavalry
Isabred 9 Prussian battalions,. and made
l40oprisoners.
| Gen Paiot entered Chartered at mid
lday. The sappers and miners OF the
1.uard were with the advance to repair
The bridges. They were the first to
penetrate into the town as sharp shoot
Iers,
/ Gen. CLAIR, with the lst hussars, ad-
lyanced upon Gossehes, on the Brussels
lroad : and Gen. Pajot upon Gilly, on the
Namur road.
/ At 3 in the afternoon Gen. Vandamme
Idebeuched with his corpson Gilly.
! Marshal Grouchy arrived with the Ca
valry OF Gen. Excelmans.
The enemy occupied the left OF the po'
sition, of Fleurus.: at s in the afternoon
1.-THE emperor ordered an attack. The
position was turned and carried, squa-
|lrons of the guard, commanded by Gen.
,I.etort. the emperor's aid-de-camp.
broke 8 squares the Goth, 9Th, & Esd
lPrussian regiments were routed. Our
Isosadrons sabred from 4 to 500 men, and
lto0k l5O prisoners.
! During this time. gen. Relic passed the
lSambre at Marchiennes-au-Pont, in or.
(der to advance upon Gosselies WITH the
division of Prince jerome and gen.
Rocheia, attacked the enemy, took from
him $50 prisoners, and pursued INN on
1.-The road 70 Brussels.
| We thus became masters of the whole
position of Fteurus.
| At in the evening the emperor re.
entered bis headquarters at Charleroi.
| This day s.sst the enemy 5pieces OF
cannon and 2O90 men, Of whom eco are
prisoners. Our loss is 10 men killed and
80 wounded, the great part belonging to
1.-THE sqaalrons OF the guard who made the
lcharges, and to sqpadrons of the Goth
dragons, who also charged a square witt.
| the greatest intrcpidity. Our less. Though
Itrifing in amount has been sensibT. felt
10y the emperor, from the severe wound
received by gen. Letori, his aid -de-oanr
lin charging at the head of the sqnadrons.
He is an officer Of the greatest distinction
he was struck by tall in the lower
Ipart Of the belly, but the surgeons give
ihopes chat his wound will not be NOR
lts!.t
We have found some magazines at
ICharleroi. The Joy of the Belgians
lit wouic beimpossible tndescribe. There
were some villages which, on the sight OF
Itlieir delivery. formed dsnces-and every
where there is movement which pro-
leeds from the heart.
| In the report of the Major gen. Of the
lStatf the names of the officers ard sci
diers who distinguished themselves will
lie inserted.
| The emperor has given the command Of
1.-THE left to the Prince of MoskWa, who.
lin the evening. had his head quarters at
lQuatre-Chemines on the road to Brus-
Isels.
| The Duke of Ireviso, to whom the en-
|peror gave the command Of the young
guard, has remained at Beaumont, i'll. OF
| the Rheumatism, which has forced him to
keep his bed.
The 18th corps, commanded By gen.
Gerard, arrives this evening at Chatelet.
gen. Gerard has stated that i. gen.
Bourmont, col. Clonet,. and the chief OF
squadron, Villoutreys, have passed over
to the enemy.
he Major General has ordered that
these deserters shallabe immediately SEN
fenced conformablyto fte laws.