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AUGUSTA printed BY DANIEL STARNES Co. west end of broad-strekt. SATURDAY Night, August, 7, 1813.
Attack on Sag Ha; tor.
Brooklyn, N. Y* July 14,
On Sunday morning last, 1
at 2 o'clock, an attack was'
made on the port of Sag- j
Harbor, near the east end of
Long Island, by five boats ;
from the British squadron
now blockading New Lon- j
don. The only military ;
guard at that place was part 1
of a company of the 3d re
giment of artillery, belong
ing to the port:. The guard
flatjofted at the end of the
Lorig Wharf did not recog
nifethe boats as enemies,
untl the orders of the com
matder were dirtindly heard
encouraging his men that
thej would have the place I
on ire in a few minutes.— J
The alarm was given, and
the inhabitants Hew to the
Ice re of a&ion. A battery
of four 18-pounders was i
quijkly manned and pointed
0.1 the enemy, which, with
acqirtant fire of tn u flee try, j
fool compelled them to re
iincjuiih their intended work
of cfcftru&ion. They set fire
to two coasting (loops which
lay at anchor, but were com- j
pelkd to leave them in such
conFufion that they left on
board pistols, (words, and
other implements; and the
inhabitants went on board !
and extinguished the flames,
which had done little injury.
It is probable that the prin
ciple object es the enemy
was to destroy two new pii
' vateer fchoonerson the stocks
at that place The promp
titude of the inhabitants in
repelling their affeilants is
much to be admired. The j
enemy kept up an illdirefted
fire of grape (hot, which did
no injury.
From the Albany Argus.
It is Bated by a gentleman
from Satket’s Harbor, that ■
la ft week commodore Yeo
left Kingston with a large ,
ferce in boats, with an in- !
tention to enter Sackets Har
bor m the night, to attack
cur squadron by lurprile, 6c
to capture cr destroy the
snips. On reaching the point
of the perfiulula, 12 miles
from the Harbor, the night
being deemed unfavorable
,for the encerprife, the men !
difembarked, and the
boats drawn up and covered
bufhes to prevent dis
covery.
In this position they re
gained all the next day ; &
*t evening, w hen [ reparing
to execute the prrjedf, it was
difeovered that one or two
n, "n were miffing ; when
prefumirg they had delert
crl» the lorce re-embarked
W| th precipitation, and re
turned to Kingston, leaving
* hirfieant anvi 12 men who
l
mirror of the times
were out on patrole behind |
them. Theie men came in
and surrendered themselves
as prisoners of war. The
next morning commodore
Chauncy failed in quest of
; Sir James, and went within
; fix miles of kingfton, but
too late to overtake the foe.
: New York, yuly 16.
It is with pleasure we learn,
that the line of Torpedoes,
intended, if necessary, to be
ftrelched across our Nar
rows, are completed, 6c can,
at 12 hours notice he placed
in a situation to blow up the
mpft if not all the veftcls pas
sing by Forts Richmond and
Hudson. This line of Tor
pedoes, together wi*h the
1 Forts on each fido of the
Narrows, which will shortly
mount upwards of 100 hea
vy cannon, .will render, in
our opinion, this city per
-1 fe&ly f'afe in case the enemy
fhoitld attempt to enter our
i harbor.
From tbe North es Europe.
Translated for the Mercan
tile Advertiser.
Official news from the Grand
Army.
Paris, May 8, 1813.
Her majesty the Ernprels,
Queen and Regent, has re
ceived the following new*
from the army :
The actions at Wciffen
field and Lutzen, were but
the preludes to events of the
highest importance.
The Emperor Alexander
and the King of Prussia, who
had arrived at Dresden with
all their forces, in the lull
days of April, learning that
the French army had debou
ched from Tlwingia, adopt
ed the plan of giving battle
to it in the plains of Lutzen,
and put themselves in march
to occupy the position—but
I they were anticipated by the
1 rapid movements of the
i French army ; they notwith
-1 Banding pcrlevcred in the
project; and determined to
attack the army, in order to
force it from the position it
had taken.
The position of the French
army, on the 2d of May, at
9 o’clock in the morning
j was as follows :
The left of the army test
ed upon the Elfter: it was
formed by the vice-roy, ha
ving under his orders the
50th and nth corps ; the
centre was. commanded by
the Prince of Moikvra (Nty)
at the village ot Kaia. Ihe
; Emperor, with the younger
& older guards, was at Lut
zen.
The Duke of Ragufa,
’ (Marmont) was at the defile
ot Poferna, and formed the
right with his three dtviliens.
La lily, Geneial Bertrand,,
«
HOLD THE MIRROR up to nature —Shakespeare.
j commanding the 4th corps,
marched to reach this defile.
The enemy debouched 5c
pa Bed the Elfter at the brid
ges at Zewnkeau, Pegau and
Zeitz. His majesty, hoping
to anticipate this movement,
and thinking that the enemy
could not attack before the
3d, ordeied Gen. Laurifton,.
! whole cerps formed the ex- 1
tremity of the left, to march .
upon Leipfic, with the view
of disconcerting the prejeds
of the enemy, and to place
the French army on the 3d,
in a position very different
from that in which the ene- I
my expected to find it, and :
from that where it was on 1
the 2d, 5c thus to carry con- 1
fufio.i and difordcr into the ;
enemy’s columns.
At 9 o’clock in the mor
ning, his majesty hearing a
cannonading towards Lcip- j
sic, galloped thither: The
enemy defended the little
village of Lidcnan and the
bridges in front of Leipfick.
His majesty waited only for
the moment when these last
dispositions fhjuld be carri
ed, to put in motion his
whole army in this direition,
to turn it upon Leipfic as a
pivot, pass the left of the El
ite*-, and take the enemy in
the rear ; but at 10 o’clock
the enemy’s army debouched
towards Kata in several deep ;
columns ; the horizon was (
obicurcd by their move
ments.
The enemy presented a !
mass of forces which appear
ed immense; the Emperor
immediately made his dis
position. j
The viceroy received or
ders to march upon the left
ot the Prince of Mofkwa,
but it took km three hours
to execute this movement.
The Prince of Moilcwa, with j
his five divisions, fuftaioed
' the action, which in half an
hour became terrible. His (
majesty marched hitnfelf at
the head of his guards, be
hind tlic centre ot the army, j
supporting the Prince of |
Mafkwa’s right. Tire Duke
of Raguia, with his three di
vilions, occupied the ex
treme of the right.
Gen. Bertrand received
orders to debouche upon ihe
rear ot the enemy’s army, at
the instant the line fhouid be
actively engaged;
Fortune was pleased to
crown with the most brilli
ant success all these dilpofi- ;
tions. The enemy, who ap
peared certain ot success in
his enterprise, marched in f
order to overwhelm our tight j
and to gain the road of VVcif. j
fen fields, Gen. Compan*,
a field officer of th« firlt me.
rir, at the head of the firft
division of the Daks ot Ra.'
gufii, Bopped him short.
The regt. of marines fuf
*
.tained several charges with
'tang froid , and covered the
field of battle with the ene
my’s light cavalrv. But the
the greatest efforts of the
infantry, artillery and caval- j
ry, was upon the centre
Four of the Prince of Moflc.
wa’s five divisions were al- ,
ready engaged* Ihe village
\ of Kaia was taken and reta
i ken (eveial times. It re- 1
mained in the enemys hands,
when Gen. Richard was or
dered t® take it ; it was re
; taken.
The battle included a line \
of two leagues, covered with 1
i five rockets anil whirlwinds !
of dull. The Prince of j
j Mofkwa, Gen. Souhani,and j
Gen. Girard, were every
* where prelcnt, and faced ev.
cry tiling. Although woun
ded by several balls, Gen.
j Girard infilled upon
ing on the field of battle.— !
He declared it to he his vvifli
to die commanding and di- !
reding his troops, since the j
moment was arrived for eve
ry Frenchman, possessed of a
manly foul, to conquer or
perish.
In the mean time began
to be perceived in the back
ground the dull and the firft
fireot Gen. Bertrand’s corps.
At the fame moment the
viceroy entered in line upon
; the left, and the Duke of
( Tarentum (Macdonald) aT
j tacked the relerve ot the
j enemy, and overwhelmed!
‘the village upon which the
enemy had retted his right. !
At tiie fame time the enemy j
redouoled his efforts againit I
fthe cenfr# ; the village of
Kaia was again carried; some '
battalions dispersed ; but the
brave young men, in fight of
the emperor, rallied, fhout-|
ing long live the emperor !
His majesty judged that;
the critical moment which
j decides the gain or loss of
battles had arrived ; not a
moment was tj be loft. The
emperor ordered the duke of
j Trevifo (Mortier) to march
with 16 battalion* of the
younger guards towards the
village ol Kaia, to ovcrthiow j
the enemy and retake the
village.
At the fame time his maT
jefty ordeted his aid dc-camp
Gen. Drouet, an artillery
officer of the greatest dif
tindtion, to form a battery of;
80 pieces ofcannon, to place j
in the rear of the elder’
guards, which was disposed
in echelon, like four re- j
doubts to lupport the centre,
all our cavalry being arran
ged behind in ordei of battle, j
The gens DuHuly, Drouet
and Deveaux galloped off
with their 80 pieces, airan
ged together in one groupc.
The fire became frightful,
j The enemy gave way on ev
vry fi ic. The duke of T'i
i i
r.-+
vifo carried the village of
Kaia without finking a blow,
overthrew the enemy . .id
continued to advance for
ward, beating the charge.—
j The enemy’s cavalry, infan
try and artillery all commen
ced their retreat,
Gtn. Bonnet, commanded
one of the divisions of the duke
of Ragufa, received order* to
! move (in hi* left upon Kaia to
support the fucceis of the cen
tre, llt fuflained leveral char
gr» ©f cavalry, in which the en
emy me: with a heavy lof-.
In the rrean time Genera!
Brrtrand advarced and entered
! m -inr. In vj.in did the en?v
| my’s cavalry aflail hts fquareit *
, hit mart h was not thereby rc
• tarded ln order to rejoin them
more promptly the emperor or<
dered a change of pofhiou, p j_
voting upon Kaia. The whole
right changed its front, the
' tight being in advance*
The enemy no longer thot*
cf any ihing but Hight ; we pur
lued them league and a half.
We soon arrived upon the
hieght which the emperor Alex*
! aoder, ihc king of P.ufli,., anu
[ the family of Brandenburg oc.
ctipied during the battle. An
officer, taken priioner, who was
there, informed us of thn cir—
cumllance.
W e have taken several thou
sand priioner*. Ihe number
could oot be greater on ac'*
count of the inferiority of our
cavalry, and the desire which
the emperor maoifdtcd to spare
our cavalry;
At t! e Commencement of tht
baric the cmpeior fa id to the
i t* l opJi 16 I hi« is a true I£gvp«
112,1 battle. Good mlancry,
lupported by artille.y, ouxht to
feifrice.” *
i Con. Gourre, chief of the
Raff of the etat major of ihe
prince of Mo»kwa, wai ki led f
i 3,1 cn( l worthy lo good a sol
dier I Our lol* amounts to
to,kibed and wounded—
that ol the eremy may he ehi-*
mated at Irorn *5 10 3 >,oo»
men. Ihe u>) «l 1 guaids of
P ulli* we e de'droy'd.
ihe emperor d Ruflia'a
gua d* faffei'ed confidcrahly--*
and the two divihontof i 6 » <e»
ginteni* of Rullian cu;raliieurs
wcie deltroyed,
H.s majesty cannot bestow
too much applaufc upon the
good will, tne courage and in»
trcpidity of the army. Our
young loldiers were unmindful
of danger—they have, on this
great occahon, luftamed all the
i.oblc*efs of the French blood.
Tne ctat major.gene-al will
make known, in its relation, the
diltmguiihed actions which have
lhujtrated this btiiliaot day*
i wbteh, like a ITokc ofihunder*
h*» crumbled to dust the chim.
; c, *l hope* and calculations of
deft-tion and difmeinber-
I meat efthe empire. Tbedark
: plot* contrived by the c binet
•of St. jams* during a whole
*irHer, arc in an mdant dellroy
ed, the gua< d>an knot was
; united by thefwoidof Alcxan.
der.
The pince of Htflc Ilomherg
was kill d, Ihc ptifoner* hate
that the prince royal of Prussia
w s wounded, and ihet the
pr if of Mecklenburg Such a
I w*. if il eJ,
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