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his whole force. The divifion of St. Hilaire 
approaching on the right, both corps were 
obliged to mancuvre, in order to form a 
jun@ion with Marfhal Augereau and the 
divifion of St. Hilaire in the plain, when a 
fal! of fnow, fo thick as to prevent people 
from feeing twe paces before them, covered 
both armies, In this interval the point. of 
direction was loft, and the columns moving 
too far to the left, wandered for fome time in 
aitate of uncertainty. This perplexing ob- 
fcurity lafted half an hour, when the weather 
clearing up, the Grand Duke put himfelf at 
the head of the cavalry, and with Marthal 
Beffieres and the Imperial Guards, advanced 
to the fupport of St. Hilaire’s divifion, and 
attacked the enemy’s main body. This is 
one of the beidelt mancuvres that has ever 
been practifed, and will cover our cavalry 
with glory. It was rendered neceflary by 
the circumfances in which our columns were. 
then placed. The enemy’s cavalry, in at- 
tempting to .oppofe this movement, were 
thrown into diforder, and the carnage was 
dreadful. Two lines of Roffian infantry were 
penetrated, and the third only maintained 
itielf in confequence of being covered hy a 
wood. Some fquadrons of the Guards paffed 
twice through the whole of the enemy’s 
army. 
«¢ An attack fo fplendid and unheard of, 
which defeated upwards of 20,009 men, and 
compelied them to leave their artillery, would 
have decided the victory beyond all doutt, ifa 
wood, and fome obftacles in the nature of the 
ground, had net prevented it. General Haut- 
poult was wounded by a cartridge thot. Ge- 
neral Dohlman, and a number of his brave 
fuldiers, died with glory. But about 100 dra- 
goons, cuiraffiers, and foldiers of the guard, 
who were found upon the field of battle, lay 
encircled with upwards cf 1000 of the enemy. 
This part of the field was dreadful to behold. 
<¢ During this period, the whole of Marfhal 
Davouft’s corps moved in puriuit of the ene- 
my. The fnow, which had fallen frequently 
in the day, retarded his march, and prevented 
the junction of his columns. ‘Ihe enemy’s 
jofs is incalculable 3 our’s is counfiderable. 
Three hundred pieces of cannon, fired during 
three hours, dealt death on every fide. Vic- 
tory, for a long time uncertain, was decided, 
when Marthal Davouf appeared upon the level 
height, and out-fHanked the enemy, who, a‘ter 
feveral attempts to regain it, chofe to retieat. 
At the fame timie Marthal Ney’s corps ap- 
peared beyone Altorf on the leit wing. He 
overtook the Pruffian columin that efcaped 
from Deppen, flying before him. In the even- 
ing he too. poft in the village of Schenadetten, 
Several battalions or Ruffian grenadiers, which 
had not been in tne engagement, appeared 
before this place; but the 6th regiment of 
light infantry let them approach the- points 
of their bayonets, and foon pet them to 
flight. The enemy was on the foilowing day 
purfued tothe river Frifchling. He retreated 
the movements of the French army. 
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acrofs the Pregel. He left 16 pieces of cans - 
non on the field of battle, and his wounded. 
All the houfes along the road by which he 
retreated is full of them. 
‘* Marfhal Augereau is wounded with a 
muiket-ball, Generals Desjardens, Heudelet, 
and Lochet, are wounded. General Corbineau 
was killed by acannon-ball. Colonel Lacue, 
of the 53d, and Colonel Lemarois, of the 43d, 
were killed by cannon-balls.- Colonel Bou- 
vieres, of the 11th dragoons, died of -his 
wounds. All have died glorioufly !—The 
exact number of men which we have loft is 
1900 killed, and 5700 wounded ; about 1000 
of the latter cannot recover, fo as to be fit for 
fervice any more. All the dead were buried 
on the 10th. We found 7000 Ruflians on the 
field of battle. — : 
“¢ Thus the plan of the enemy, whofe ob- 
je@ in attacking us was to extend themfelves 
beyond our right wing at Thorn, has proved 
mot fatal tothem. Between 12 and 15,600 
are made prifoners, and an equal number 
killed and wounded. . Eighteen fiandards, and 
forty-five pieces of cannon, remain as trophies 
of victory inour hands. They have been toe 
dearly purchafed, however, by the blood uf fe 
many brave warriors. 
“* The unfavourable ftate of the weather, 
which under other circumftinces would have 
been of trifling confequence, evidently impeded 
Our ca- 
vairy and artillery have done wonders, ,The 
Imperial Horfe Guard has obtained a degree of 
glory beyond all precedent, and that is faying 
much. ‘he Foot Guards remained the whole 
day under arms without firing a mufket, or 
making any movement. Circumftances were 
of that nature ‘which did not permit them to 
take any part in the attack. Marfhal Auge- 
reau’s being wounded, was moit unfortunate 5 
and hence in the hotteft part of the aétion, 
his corps was without a leader. 
«¢ This recital exhibits a general fketch of 
the day. Many particular events occurred to 
the honour of the French foldiers. ‘he Staff 
is engaged in collecting an account of thei. 
An uncommon quantity of ammunition was 
ufed by the artillery, and lefs than ufual by 
the infantry. 
¢: The Eagle of one battalion of the 18th 
has not been found; probably it has fallen 
into the enemy’s hands: the regiment, how- 
ever, is blamelefs. In the fituation it was | 
placed in, this may be reckoned among the 
chances of war. The Emperor will prefent it 
with another Eagle when it fhall take a ftand- 
ard from the enemy. Our object is come 
pleted. The enemy is defeated, and drivea 
one hundred leagues from the Viftula. The 
army will-relume its cantonments, and return 
to its winter-quarters.’’ 
A Difpatch, dated St. Peterfourgh, 
i7th February, 1807, of which the follow- 
ing 4s an extraét, was received on the 
8th of March, from the Marquis of 
Douglas 
