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Foreign Intelligence,
Firm Rut.T.rrtw
e/TV Grand sirmy.
- *f eua Oetphet 15, ISOC>.
The battle of Jena has washed
our the stain of Hosbacb, attd
rlrficl-d, in seven davs, a caw
pniun which has entirely calmed
rhe war-frenzy which had tnkrn
possession of the Prussian heads.
The following was the” dispo
sition of r*e army on the 13th :
The grand duke of Berg, and
marshal I Javottst, with their
corps of the army, was at Namn
botirg, having parties on Leipsic
a id Halle.
The corns of marshal prince
I)e Ponte-Corv© was in march to
repair to Dorunbourg.
I'he corps of marshal Lannes
was arrived at Jena.
The corps of marshal Ange
reau was in position at Kalila.
I He corps of matshal Ney was
at Roda.
The head-quarters *vere at Je
nav
Ihe emperor was in match to
repair to J ena.
The opt ps of marshal Soidt
was in march from Gera to take
a posit ion nigh er to the b rartch -
injrofthe roads of NaumbOurg
and fewa.v
The’following was the posi
tion of the enetrtv.
The king of Prussia was desi
rous of beginning hostilities on
the 9th of October, by deWing
on prank fort with hrs right; on
Wurtzbourg with his centre ; &
on Bamberg with his left. The
whole of the divisions of his ar.
,my ; were disposed to execute this
plan ; but the French army turn
ing the extremity of its left,
found itself in a lew days al Baal*
bourg, at Lobcnstein, at Schleitz
at Cera, and at Naumlmurg.
The Prussian army, thus turned
employed the days of the 9th lOch
11th and 12th,torecal ail its de
tachments ; and on the 5 3th, it
presented itself in order of battle
betwe'-n Capelsdorf and Aner.
atadtyheing nearly 150,COOftrong.
On the 13th, at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon, file emperor arrived
at jcn.t. and tinm a small plat or
square (plateau) which was oc
cip ■ and v- i r advanced gua r d,
he J.3V’ ‘ * aispotaions of the e-
D .m . red to mmice’t
vre ‘ *-!•, die next day, and
son hv•• -d defiles of the
S lid, The t t;my defended in
lorce, and by an unkxpuguable
position,the causeway from Jena
to Wcymar ; anti appeared to
think that rhe French could not
display on the plain without hav
ing lotted this passage. It did
not appear possible, in fact, to
mount artillery on the plateau,
whifh was so small, that four
bat tali ons could with difficulty,
display on it. We worked the
whole r,f the night on u road in
the rock, and succeeded in con
ouctuig the Artillciy on the
height’.
Marshal Davoust received or
ders to defile by Naumbourg to
defend the defiles of Kcesen ; if
the enemv wished to march cn
to Naum bourg, or to repair to
A polda, to lake him is; the rear,
if he remained in the position he
was in.
1 tie corps of Marshal Pnc.ce
de Ponse-Corvo was destined to
march from Ihorunbourg* to 101 l
on the rear of the tnemv should
h> bear himself in force on
Naumbourg or cn Jena.
T he heavy cavalry which had
not yet joined tht army could uoi
join before lif o'clock at noon, , it
the cavalry of the imperial guard
was at 36 hoots distune*, noi
wuhstamling the forced marchca
it had made since it hadleft Paris.
Jiut there are moments in Wyt
hen no cowsidenuiou ought to
balance the advantage of amici,
patiug the enemy, aud to auack
him first.—The emperor caused
to he arranged on the plateau
which the advanced guurel oecu
sd, w hich the enemy appeared
iavt neglected, and opposite
hich be was in position, the
’ cor is oi Marshal .Lanins ;
this corps of die nrrr.y wrts rveyed
hv the tare of general Victor,
each division forming a wing.
Marshal I.efrbvre ranged on the
summit the imperial guard in
square battalion .’—The emperor
rested In the midst of his brave
men. The night offered a specta
cle worthy of observation, that of
two armies one of which display
ed bis front on an extent of six
leagues and enlightened the at
mosphere with his files; and in
’ ihe other, the fires appeared to
be concentered in a point,& in one
ard the other army there was no
thintr but activity and movements
the fires of the tv o armies were
within half cannon shot, the ern
tinels neatly touched each other
and there was not a movement
made which was not heard.
Theccrps of Marshals Ney
and Soult passed the night in
marches ; at day break the whole
army was underarms ; the divi
sion of Gazan was ranged in
three lines on the ielt of the pla
teau, the division of Suchetfurm
ec) the right, the imperial guard
occupied the summit of the little
mountain, each of those corps
having its cannon in the intervals;
from the city and neighboring
vallies we bad made roads which
permitted a more easy display to
the troops wh ,h had not been
s.ble to t>e placed on the plateau,
for it was the first time perhaps
thatan armv had to pass through
so small a defile.
A thick log obscured the day.
The emperor passed along many
of the lines, he recommended to
the soldiers toi hoid themselves
on their guard against that Prus.
sian cavalry, which was held out
to be so redoubtable. lie bid
them remember that at the same
period tf the last year they had
taken Him, that the Prussian ar
my was now surrounded like that
( f Austria, having lost its line of
operations and its magazines,
that at this moment it fought no
longer for glory,hut lor a retreat;
that in endeavoring to gain this,
it would endeavor to make pas
sages on several points, that the
corps of the at my which suffered
it to pass would suffer in its hon
or and reputation. To this ani
mated discourse the soldiers an
sAcred by “ let us march the
tira lleurs began the action ; the
fire of musquetry became brisk,
a pel however good the position
of the enemy was, he was driven
from if, and the French army de
scending into the plain began to
take its order of battle.
On his side the body of the ar
my oi the enemy which had not
intended to attack until the fog
should have dispersed, took up
arms. A corps ol 50,000 men oi
bis left, posted itseli to cover the
defiles of Nauisbpurg, and to
possess themselves c'l'the defiles
of Ktrscn ; but he was already
prevented by marshal Davoust.
‘i fie two otuet corps forming a
loice of 30.,0CG men, approached
in front ct the French army
which dc filed from the plateau of
Jena. Ihe fog covered the two
armies lor two hours, but at
length it was di. perse J by a fine
autumnal sun. ihe two armies
saw themselves a short canr.on
shot from each other- The left
ot the French army supported by
ajviihige and woods, was com
manded by marshal Angereau
ti c imperial guard separated it
irotn the center, which the corps
oi marshal Lannes occupied ; the
nght was formed by the corps of
marshal Soult ; marshal Ney had
or ly a body of three thousand
men, being the only troops which
had arriv tu of his corps of the
army.
The enemy’s army was nu
merous aod shewed a fine caval
rv ; its mar oeuvres were execut
ed with precision and rapidity.
I he emperor had thought of re
tarding the coming to action for
two hours and tu wait in the po
sition he had taken since the at
tack of the morning, the arrival
Oi the troops ihat were to join
him, and above all his cavalry ;
but French ardor got the better
o* bun ; several battalions were
engaged in the village of lio’.l
-stcut, he saw the enemy manue.t.
veiir-g to di:possess them. Mar-
hnlT.nnnrs received an m-de’ i
imnr.tdiaulv to mnnh Hj’ esche
lon* to support this village.
Marshal Soult had attacked a
wood on the right; the enemy
having made a movement from
his right on our left,. Marshal
Angereau was charged to repul.e
Him ; in less than one hour the ac
tion became general!sO/K)0 or
300,000 men with 7 or 800 can
non sowed death every where &
offered one of those spectacles
are rare in history, bach
side manoeuvred constantly as it
on a parade. A modgst our troops
there never was the least disor
der, victory was never tor a mo
ment doubtful. The emperor had
always him independent ot
the imperial guard a, good num
ber of troops of reserve, that he
might be able to repair any un
foreseen accident.
Marshal Soult having carried
the wood which he had attacked
for two hours, made a forward
movement ; at this irstant they
informed the Emperor that the
division of French cavalry of re
serve began to place itself, and
that two more divisions of the
corps cf Marshal Ney placed
themselves in the rear on the
field of battle—he then made all
the troops which weie in reserve
advance on the first line, which
finding itself thus supported,
overthrew the enemy in the
twinkling of an eye, and put him
in full retreat which, for the first
hour was mad - in good order,
but it became a frightful disorder
from the moment that our divi
sions of dragoons and the Cuiras
siers,’ having the grand Duke of
Berg at their head, could take
part in the affair. These brave
caVallieri shuddering to think
that victory should decided
without them, precipitated them
selves wherever they could en
counter enemies. ‘lhe Prussian
! cavalry and infantry dared not to
sustain the shock ; in vain did
the enemy’s inlantry form them
selves into square battalions ;
five of those battalions were driv
en, together, and artillery, caval
ry and infantry, were all over
thrown and taken. The French
arrived at the sam* time at Wey*
mar wiui tire Prussians, who had
beer pursued in this way lor the
apace of six leagues.
On oar right, the corps o!
Marshal Davoust did prodigies ;
lie not only repulsed, but drove
beating it tor three leagues, the
great body of the enemy which
were to defile from the side of
Koesen. —This Marshal has dis
played a distinguished braverv
and firmness of character, which
is the first quality of a wairior ;
he was seconded by the generals
Gudin, briant, Morand and Dul
tanoe, chief oi the cut-major,
and by the rare intrepidity oi his
brave coipr, of the army.
The tlsu! s os the battle arc
thirty to forty thousand prison
ers and -the arrival of more at
each minute, twenty or thirty
stand of colours, three hundred
pieces of cannon Et immense ma
gazines of subsistances- Among
the prisoners are found more
than twenty generals, of which
several are lieutenant generals;
among ethers lieutenant general
Schmettau. The number of dead
is immense in the Prussian army,
we reckon that there are more
than twenty thousand killed and
wounded. The field Marshal
tVlollendorf is wounded : the
Duke of iirunswick wounded ;
from the report of the deserters,
prisoners arid flags of truce, dis
order and consternation are ex
treine ill the wrecks of the ene
my’s army.
On our side we have not to re.
gret amongst the generals but
the loss of the geneial of brigade
Debilly, an excellent soldier ; a
mong the wounded the general of
brigade Conroux ; among the
colonels, dead, Verges of the
12th regiment of the infantry of
the line, ( Lamutic of the 36th,
Barbenegic of the 9th oi Hussars,
Marigney of the 20th of Cnas
sieurs, tianspe of the 15th of
light iutanir), Dulembourg of
tac Ist ot dragoons, Nicholas of
the 61st of the line, Mi alia of the
81st, Hegonet of the luttth.
•The Iftis'nr* end Cliavdrurs
shewn pit iliis d.iv a bold
ness worthy of the greatest prais
es ; the Prussian Cavalry never
dared to siand before them ; and
all the charges they made on the
infantry were fortunate.
VVe will not speak of the
French infantiy ; it has been ac
knowledged for a long time that
it is the best infantry in the
world. The emperor has declar
ed that after the experience of
two campaigns and of this battle,
that it has no equal.
The Prussian army in this Bat
tle has lost all retreat and all its
line of operation ; its left pursu
ed by marshal Davoust, worked
its retreat on Weymar at the
time that its right and center re
tired from Vv'tymar on Naum
bourg, the confusion, therefore,
was extreme. The king had to
retire across the field at the head
of his regiment of cavalry.
Our loss is reckoned at 1000
or ISOO killed, and 3000 wound
ed. The Giand Duke of Berg at
this moment invests Erfurth,
where there is a corps of the
enemy which the marshal Mol
leadorf & the Prince of Orange
command.
Ihe Etat-mnjor is employed
in drawing up an official relation
which will make known in all it*
details this battle and the ser
vices rendered by the different
corps of the army & regiments ;
ii this cun add any thing to the
wishes which the army ha3 to j
the esteem and consideration of
the nation, nothing can add to
the sentiment of tenderness
w hich these lelt who were wit
nesses to the enthusiasm and
love which it testified in the hot
test of the battle to the emperor;
if there was a moment of Hesita
tion, the single ciy of Five l’ Ei:j
pereur, animated the courage 8t
icfteshed evry heart. In the
midst oi th fight, the emperor
seeing his wings threatened by
the cavalry, set out on a gallop to
order the manoeuvres and to,
change the front into squares ;
he was interrupted every mo
ment by the cries of Vive I’Ern
pereur. The imperial foot guard
saw, with a vexation which it
could not dissemble, every bo
dy engaged but itself, a number
of voices cried out, advance”
(en avant) “ what is this” said
the emperor, he can be but *
young man without a beard, who
.will attempt to pre-judge what 1
ought to do ; let him wait until
he has commanded in thirty
pitched battles, before he pis*
tcaUi to give me advice.
in fact, tt was a few young
recruits who were impauentto
fignaiize their courage. In
so hot a battle, where the ene
my 101 l nearly all his generals,
v.e ought to thank that Provi
dence which protected our ar
my ; scarcely any. man of dif’
tinfdiorr has been killed or
wounded. Mai dial Lannes
was Itruck by a spent ball,
which grazed his breast, with
out wounding him. Marshal
Davoull had his hat carried off
and a number of balls in his
clothes. The emperor was al
ways surrounded wherevea he
appeared, by the Prince of
N'eufchatel, marshal Eeflieri,
the grand marshal of the palace
Duroc. His grand esquire
Caufmc.ouit and his aid de
camps and esquires of fcrvicc.
One part of the army is yet
without having fired a musket.
SIXTEENTH BULL WIN OF TXI
Grand Army.
The duke of Brunswick has
sent his mxrfhal of the palace
to the emperor; this officer
was charged with a letter, in
which he recommended his
dates to his majelty. The em
peror (aid to him, ‘ If 1 Ihould
caule the city of Brunlivtck to
be demolished, and if I was
not to leave one done upon
another, what could your
prince lay ? Does not the law
-i retaliation p-fT, f(
af Brunswick, what !,,B Q
to uo in my capji?:? H..
trounce the project crHb
hflung cities m av h e ,■ h
but to 1 ifh (O dcilrov I B
nor of a biavc army •■
propore to it t leave (>■ j,
by fixed It ages (journJp
P r? } „° n, ’ ie fln * Ie fori*
of the 1 luffian army, iflt<
posterity will scarcely I v
{ he duke of Biunfwirkßb
never to have (ufTend Ii
to commit such an 0 -jße
grown grev under a,A.
ought to haverefpeardjf
ry honor; besides, in th c ßb
of Champaigne, this Jb
was not able to acqairßf
right of treating the
standards with Inch con;B
such a furr.mons tan ()r< ls
honor the (o'dier v.hov.Hr
pable of making it; Sj
on the king of Prussia thlc
dishonor will rdf, it ;s
chief of his military cell
it is on the general vhl
these difficult circnmiUncßl
gave the care of his ilhjHc
is, in short, the duke ol fill
wick that France ami flf
will accuse as the caule A
war. The frenzy oi A
this old general gave thA
ample, has inflamed a A
lent let of young men,B
caufcd the king to ati ctA
to his own opinion and A
tirnate convidion.” S
„ Always fir, fay totfl
habitants of the cournH
Brunswick, that they veil
the French generous i-nA
that I wilh. as regards the 9
loften the rigors cf tvaA
that the evils occasioned A
passage of troop* is coni
to my will; lay to ihe dull
Brunswick, that he vifl
treated with all the regard*
to a Prussian officer, but*
I cannot acknowledge afl
reign in a Pruflian gencriH
“If it fhouid hspyenH
the houfeef Brunswick ■
the sovereignty of is afl
tors, the caule mud beloß
for in the author ol tv.oß
in one of which hewilhcß
lap even to its foundattonH
great capital; and by the®
pretended to dishonor uCoB
brave men, which ffiigA
conquered, but which will
ver be found out ol the *
of honor and glory.
blood has been lhed *idi*
few days, great d.ifaftcrsi*
heavily on the Pruffiau I
narchy; how worthy of
is this man, who in a*
could have prevented then*
like Nestor, raifmg his ‘•
in the midll of the council
had said
I neon fiderale youth t
lent; women return to |
work-bag* and to the i nl *
of your families; iifCi ‘ ;C ‘
the companion of the
luftrious of your predeceli
since the emperor Na?°
does not wish for “ ar i
not place him between vu
dishonor; do not engage
dangerous struggle with a”
my that has honored tiled ’
fifteen years of glorious Uo
and viftory has accufto* 61
very thing to lubu.it to.
44 In place of holding
language which agreed f°
with the prudence of hn
and theexperier.ee of his
career, he was the fidl lo
—to armd lie contend
ven the ties of blood,, by l
ing a son again ft his fa‘h eri
threatened to plant his i a
ards on the palace oF Suit?
and accompanied thcle
with imprecations a t>
France, he h-u declare 1