1807.] 
Marshal Soult entered that city, where we 
have found immense riches; several hundred 
thousand guintals of corn, upwards of twenty 
thousand wounded Russians and Prussians, all 
the warlike stores sent by the English for the 
Russians, and among other things, 160,000 
muskets, not unpacked. Thus Providence 
has punished those who, instead of negociating 
with good faith to perfect the salutary work 
ot peace, have made light of it, mistaking 
the calmness of the conqueror for weakness or 
impotence. 
«« The army here occupies the finest coun- 
try imaginable. The borders of the Pregel are 
rich, ih a short time, the magazines and 
cellars of Koningsberg ahd Dantzic® will supply 
us with fresh means of health and abundance. 
“< The names of the brave men who have 
distinguished themselves, the details of the 
achievements of each of the corps, exceed the 
limits of a bulletin. The staff is occupied in 
collecting the facts. 
‘¢ [he Prince of Neufchatel has given in 
particular proofs, in the battle of Friedland, 
of his zealand talents. He was several times 
inthe heat of the action, making useful dis- 
positions. 
«« The enemy recommenced hostilities on 
the 5th. We may estimate the loss ne has sus- 
tained in ten days, and in consequence of the 
Succeeding operations, at 60,000 men, pri- 
Soners, killed, wounded, and disabled. He 
has lost a part of his artillery, almost all his 
ammunition, and all his magazines upon a line 
upwards of forty leagues in extent. The 
French armies have seldom obtained such great 
success with so little loss.” 
Eight: ieth Bulletin of the French Grand Army. 
Tilsit, Fune 19. 
During the time that the French army sig- 
nalised themselves on the field of battle at 
Friedland the Grand Duke of Berg arrived 
before Konigsburgh, and took in flank the 
corps of the army commanded by General 
Lestocg. Onthe 15th Marshal Soult found 
at Creutzburzhthe Prussian rear guard. The 
division of Milhaud’s dragoons made a fine 
thurge, defeated the Prussian cavalry, and 
took severai pieces of cannen. On the 14th, 
the enemy was compelledtoshut himself up in 
Kenigsburgh. About noon two of the eneniy’s 
columns, which had been cut off, appeared be- 
fore that place, with a view of entering it. 
Six pieces of cannon, and from three to four 
thousund men, wae! composed this troop, 
weretaken, All the suburbs of Koni igsburgh 
were razed. A considerable number of pri- 
soners were made. ‘Ihe result of these af- 
fairs is between four and five thousand prison- 
ers, anu fifteen pieces 0; cannon. 
On the 15th’and 16th Marshal Soult’s 
corps was occupied before the entrenchments 
ot Konigsburgh; but the advance of the main 
‘body of the army towards Wehiau obliged the 
enemy to evacuate Konigsburgh, and this 
piace fell into our hands. ‘he stores found 
at Konigsburgh ureimmense Two hundred 
Targe vesseis rom Russia are stillall loaded in 
he port. ‘There was much more wine and 
onzxLty Masc., No. 160. 
State of Public Affairs in July. 
8i 
brandy than we had any reason to expect. A 
brigade of the division of St. Hilaire, advanced 
from Pillau, to form the siege of that place 5 
and General Rapp has sent 0%, for Dantzic, a 
column, ordered to go by the Meheh sey to raise 
before Pillau, a battery which may shut the 
Haff. Vessels manned by marines or the guard, 
render us masters of this small sea. On the 
17th the emperor transferred his head quarters 
tothe farm of Druckers, near Klein Schos. 
ren, Onthe 18th he advanced them to Szais- 
girron; and on the 19th, at two in the after- 
noon, he entered Tilsit. The Grand Duxe of 
Berg, at the head of the greater part of the 
light cavalry, some divisions of dragoons and 
cuirassiers, has followed the enemy the three 
last days, and did him much injury. The 
5 h regiment of hussars distinguished itself. 
The Cossacks were repeatedly routed, and 
suffered considerably in their difierent charges. 
We had a tew killed and wounded; among 
the lat'er is the Chef d’Escadron Picton, aide 
de-camp to the Grand Duke of Berg. 
After the passage of the Pregel, opposite 
to Wehlau, a drummer was Sissel by a 
Cossack at full gallop ; the Cossack took his 
lance to pierce the drummer, but the latter 
preserved his presence of mind, snatched his 
lance from him, disarmed the Cosseck, and 
pursued him. A singular circumstance, which 
excited the laughter of the soldiers, occurred 
for the first time near Tilsit, where a cloud of 
Cossacks was seen fighting with arrows. We 
were sorry for those who give the preference 
to the ancient arms to those of the moderns 5 
- but nothing is more laughable than the eftect 
of these arms against our muskets. Marshal 
Davoust, at the head of the 3d corps defiled by 
Labia, fell upon the enemy’s sear guard, and 
made 2500 prisoners. Marshal Ney atrived 
onthe 17th at Iinsterburgh, and there took 
1000 wounded, and the enemy’s magazines 
which were considerable. The woods, the 
villages, are full of straggling Mussians, sick 
or wounded. The loss of the Russian army 
is enormous. It has not more than 60 pieces 
of cannon. The rapidity of our marches pre 
vents us from being abie as yet to ascertain 
how many pieces we have taken, but it is 
supposed, that the number exceeds a hundred 
and twenty. 
Near ‘Vilsit, propositions for an armistice 
was uiade by the Prussiansto the Grand Duke 
of Berg, and afterwardsthe Russian prince, 
Lieutenant-General Labanoff, passed the 
Niemen, and had a conierence ior an hour, 
with the Prince ot Neuichatél he enemy 
burned, in great haste the bridge of. Tilsic, 
over the Niemen, and appeared to be con= 
tinuing his retreat into Russia; we are on 
the confin’s of that empire. The Niemen, 
cpposite Lilsit, is somewhat broader than the 
Seine. From the left bank we see a cloud of 
Cossacks, who form the rear-guard of the 
enemy of the right bank. . Sostilities have 
alreaiy ceased) What remained ‘o the King 
of Prussia is conquered : that unfortunate 
prince has only i in his power the country si- 
tuate between Niemen and Meme. ‘The 
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