The native American., 1838-03-31

to advance in person with his reserve to repair
the disorder By these efforts the forward move
ment OF the Russians in that direction was arrest
ed, and their victorious columns, charged in flank
while disordered by the rapidity of their advance
were forced to give ground, and resume their
former position in front of Pulusk."
| The great battle of the campaign was now ap-
preaching, the battle of Prussch-Eylau
:" By daybreak the French army, headed by
Mrat, with his numerous and terrible dragons,
were in motion to pursue the enemy; and as the
Russians had been much retarded during the night
| by the passage Of SO many pieces of cannon and
Wagons through the narrow streets of Junkowo
they soon came up with their rear-guard. By
overwhelming numbers, the Russians were forced
from the bridge of Bergfried; but they rallied in
the village, and forming barricades with tumbrs,
Wagons, and chariots, efectually checked the adj
vance of the enemy, until the carriages in the
rear had got clear through, when they retired,
obstlnately conesting every inch of ground,
which they did with such effect that the French
lost fifteen hundred men in the pursuit, without
inf1cting greater loss on their adversarics. Nor
were any cannon or charots taken-a striking
proof of the orderly nature of the retreat and the
heroism with which the rear-gllard performed it's
duty, when it is recollected that Napoleon, with
|eighty thousand men, thundcred in close pursuit;
and that, from the state Of the roads, the march
which had been ordered upon three lines could
take place on two only. Sout and Davoust con-
hnued to manGuvre, in order to turn the Russian
left, while Murat and Ney passed their rear
guard. On the night of the 4th, the Russians re-
tired to Frauendorf, where they stood firm next
day. But this continued retreat in presence ofthe
enemy was now beginning to be attended with
bad effects, both upon the health and spirits of the
soldiers. The Russian commissariat was then
lWreched; magazines there none in the
country which was now the theatre of war; and
| the soldiers, when worn out with night-march
over frozen snow, had no means of obtaining
subsistence but by prowling about to discover and
| dig up the little stores which the peasants had
buried for the use of their families. The men
every where lay on the bare ground in intense
frost, with no other bed but the snow, and no COW
ering but their greatcoats, which were now little
better than rags. They were not as yet Injured
to retire before the enemy; and the murmur
against any farther retreat was SO loud, that Ben
ningsen resolved to fall back only to chosen field
| of battle; and, upon examining the map, that Of
Prussich-Eylau was selected for this purpose. No
sooner was this announced to the troops, than
their dscontents were appeased, the hardships OF
| the night-marches were forgotten, and from the
Joyful looks of the men, it would rather have
been supposed they were marching to tranquil
lWnter-QuartcrS, IMAM the most desperate Struggle
I (which had occurred in modern times'
The partial encounters which preceded this
great battle showed that Napoleon was contend
ling with new enemy. His course through the
Italian campaigns had been one of unrivalled su
Iperiority. His encounters with the troops OF
Austria had only augmented the number of his
victories. The Prussian army, with the highest
military reputation of Europe, had fallen at blow
1t would perhaps be unfair to charge the men Of
those countries with deficiency Of nerve, but no
thing can be clearer than that the Russians en-
lcountered Napoleon with a different spirit, as
with different success. In the Russian war we
see no battle lost by mere manRuvre, no Disgrace
] full flight at the first sight Of an enemy on the
flank, no columns of prisoners carried off, no ca
pitulatons of armies, no scandalous surrender of
towns, even no cannon captured, but where they
were sunk in morasses in the dreadful winter
marches of the troops, and no banners taken but
where their defenders had fallen on the field.
"Never,' saws Mr.. Alison, sin the history Of
war did two armies pass night under more aw-
| full and impressive circumstances than the rival
hosts who now lay, without tent or covering, on
the snowy expanse of the field Of Eylau. The
close vicinity Of the two armies, the vast multi
tude assembled in SO narrow space, intent only
on mutual destructlon; the vital interests to the
lives and fortunes of all which at stake; the
Wlntfy WlluncSS OF the scene, cneereu only by the
watch-fires, which threw partial glow on the
Isnow-cad heights around; the shivering groups
who in either army lay round the blazing fires,
chilled by girdles Of impenctrablc ice; the stern
resolution of the soldiers in the array and the
enthusiastic ardor of those in the other; the liberty
of Europe now brought to the issue Of one dread
combat; the glory of Russia and France dependent
on the efforts of the mightiestarmamen that either
had yet sent forth, all contributed to impress a
feeling of extraordinary solemnty, which reached
the most inconsiderate breast, oppressed the mind
with feeling of anxious thought, and kept un-
closed many weary eyelid in both camps, not
withstandng the extraordinary fatigues of the pre-
cedng days. But no sooner did the dawn break,
and the quick rattle of muskery from the outposts
commence, than these gloomy presentiments were
dispeed, and all arose from their icy beds with
no other feelings but those ofjoyous confidence
and military ardor."
LIGHT HOUSES OF THE BLACK SEA-COnsfan-
lhinopIe Jan 3.-The Turkish Gazette contains
the following remarkable article: AS the light
houses that stand at the entrance of the Black
Sea are built in the ancient fashion, and many
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