1806] 
fians, four thoufand each, laid down their 
arms, and furrendered themfelves pri- 
foners. 
The refult of this day’s battle, was 
that the allied army loft 150 pieces of 
éannon, and 45 ftand of cclours, which 
were taken by the enemy. By the Freven 
official reports, dated a week after the 
battle, we learn that 18,000 Ruffians, 
600 Auftrians, and 900 French, were left 
dead on the field of battle. ‘The alites, 
after a day fo difaftrous to their caule, re- 
tired by the road of Aufterlitz to God- 
ding ; and on the next the French were 
preparing to take advantage of their fuc- 
cefles, when at day-break Prince John of 
Lichenftein, who commanded the Aul- 
trian army, came to Bonaparte’s head 
quarters, in a barn, and held there a long 
mudience, which for the moment put an 
end to the work of flaughter, and pre- 
pared the way for an interview between 
the Emperors. of Auftria and France, 
which tonk place on the 5th, and con- 
tinued two hours. ‘They agreed on an 
armiftice, and upon the principal ccndi- 
tions on which a peace fhould be nego- 
Giated, 
The Armiftice concbuced between their majefties 
the empersrs of the Frenca and Aufiria. 
* His Majefty the Emperor of the French, 
and his Majefty the Emperor of Germany, be- 
ang defirous of coming to definitive negocia- 
tions, in order to put an end to a war which 
has devaftated both their deminisas, have 
previoufly agreed upon an armiftice, to exift 
till the conclufion of a definitive peace or the 
rupture of the negociations. In the latter 
cafe, hoftilities fhall not recommence withia 
fourteen days: and the ceffation of the ar- 
miftice fhall then be announced to the Pleni- 
potentiaries of both Powers, at the head- 
quarters of their refpe€tive armies. . 
Artictel, ‘The line of both armies 
fhall be in Moravia, the Circle of Iglau, the 
Circle of Znaim, the Circle of Brunn, a part 
of the Circle of Olmutz, upon the richt bank 
- ef the lictle river of Trozebofka, before Proft- 
nitz, tothe fpot where that river difcharges 
itfelf into the Marck; and the right bank of 
the Marck to the juction of that river with 
the Danube, Prefburg being included. 
“No French nor Aufirian troops thall, en 
any occafion, be ftationed within five or fiz 
leagues of Halitch, upon the right bank of 
the Marck. : 
*¢ Further the line of both armies fhall in- 
clude in the territory to be occupied by the 
French army, all Upper and Lower Auftria, 
Dyrol, the State of Venice, Carinthia, Sty- 
tia, Carniola, the Country of Gorite and if- 
tria, and laftly in Bohemia, the Circle of 
Montabor, and the whole fpace-to the eaft- 
ward, from Tabor to Lintz, 
State of Public Affairs in Fanuary, 1806. . 
te: 
“off, The Ruffian army (hall evacuate the- 
Auftrian States, with Auftrian Poland, viz. 
Moravia and Hungary, withia the period of 
fifteen days, and Gallicia within a month. 
The routes shall be prefcribed to the Rutiian 
army, that it may be always known where 
they are, as well as to prevent any mifunder- 
ftanding. 
“Tt. There fhrall be no levy in mafs, or in- 
furreCtion in Hungary, nor auy extraordinary 
recruiting for troops in Bohemia; nor fhall 
any foreign army be permitted to enter tlre 
territory of the Houfe of Auftria. 
‘¢The negeciators for both Powers thal} 
meet at Nicolfburg, for the immediate com- 
mencement of negociations, im order to ef- 
feét, without delay, the re-eftablifhment of 
peace and a good underftanding between the 
two Emperors. : 
‘¢ The duplicates of this inftrument are 
hereby figned by us, Marfhal Berthier, Mi- 
nifter of War, Major General of the Grand 
Army, Plenipoteniiary of his Majefty the 
Emperor of the French and King of Italy, 
and Prince John of Lichtenttein, Lieutenant- 
General and Plenipotentiary to his Majeity 
the Emperor of Auftria, King of Hungary, &c. 
Done at Aufterlitz,*Dec, 6, 1805. 
(Signed) MARSHAL BERTHIER, 
JOHN, PRINCE of LICHTEN- 
STEIN, Lieut.-General. 
The news of this arnuttice was fpee- 
dily communicated to the Emperor of 
Ruffia, who to be included in it fubmitted 
to withdraw himfelf and his defeated 
army by routes, prefcribed by Bonaparte, 
and completely to evacuate Germany and 
Aufrian Poland. On the 8th the Ruffian 
army began its march to return hume, ia 
three columns. The firft took its route 
through Cracau and Therefpol, the fecond 
through Kafchau, Lembeig, and Brodi, 
and the third through Tyrnau, Baltfka, 
aod Uffiadin. .The Ruffian Emperor 
marehed at the head of the firft. Exclus 
five of the artillery taken in the battle, a 
whole park, 100 pieces, with their cailfons, 
fell into the hands of the French. The 
Emperor nxade a journey on purpofe to 
fee them, and has ordered that all thofe 
‘picces {nall be fent to France. 
By letters from Vienna, and which 
feem to have been authenticated by the 
French envoy at Hamburgh, a peace was 
concluded at Prefburg between Auftria 
and France, by Counts Stadion aad 
Giulay, and Prince John of Lichtenfein, 
on the part of Aultria; and M. Talley- 
rand on the part of France. According 
to the agreement, the Freach were to 
evacuate Brunn on the 4th of January, 
Vienna on the roth, and ajl the Aufliian 
ftates in their pofleffion, excepting thole 
ceded to the kingdom of Italy and to Ba- 
VEria, 
