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SIRF,—I ati truly happy to
have it in my power, to inform
your Imperial Majesty, that the
army, the command of which
your Majesty has designed to
confide to me, has been again
victorious. The battle which
has just taken place has been
bloody and destructive. It be
gan on the 26th Jan. (Th Feb.)
at three o’clock in the afternoon,
afitl lasted until six o’clock in the
evening of the 27th Jan- {*tb
Feb.)
“ The enemy was completely
defeated ; one thousand prison
ers, and twelve stand of colours
which I have the honour here,
with to transmit to your M j sty
fell into the hands of the conque
rors. This day Bonaparte at
tacked me with his best troops,
on my centre, and on both wings
but he was repulsed and beaten
on all std s. His g ards re-
at'acked my centre
W tliout tbe smallest success.
-After a very brisk fire, thrv were
repulsed at all points hv the bay
onet and by charges of the ca
valry. S’ vcral columns of in
fantry, and picked regiments of
cuirassiers were destroyed.
*• I shall not fail to transmit to
your Majesty, as soon as possi
ble) a detailed account of the me
morable battle of Preussich Ey
lau.
“ I think our loss may perhaps
exceed six housand men, ands
certain y do not exaggerate,
when I state the loss of the ene
my at considerably mote than
twelve thousand men.”
LONDON, March 17.
The following is the abstract
of the inti lligencr wl *jh has been
brought by Mr. Fieri . point, (t
is from the Court of Prussia, at
Memel. Mr Pierrepoint like
wise brings letters from Lord
Hutchinson ; but the immediate
object of Mr. Pierrepoint’s re
turn is, that he is the bearer of a
treaty offensive and -defensive
between tbe Courts ot Memel,
Stockholm and London :
“ The Russians, on the 10th,
two days alter the battle of Eylau
were encamped within two miles
of the *ceice of action—the Pre
gel was bat ‘yeen the two armies.
r L he FreiTew--•*- re in retreat;
the Russians remained stationa
ry ; but from the barren vtate of
the country, and tiie total want
ol every thing, orders had been
given to fall back. The garri
son ot Konigsberg had paraded,
tv ith drums beating and colours
flying, to a distance of twelve
miles from the city, and flanked
by the army ot gen. Benningsen,
bad driven in an advanced post
ot the French main armv, and
returned to K migsberg with an
eagle and five hundred prisoners.
The spirits of the Prussian army
nnd the loyal part of the people,
had been much elevated by the
complete success ol.Gen. Ben
niugsen. The King and Queen
c f Prussia were ttr excellent
health ; the. latter was as indefa
tigable and undaunted as ever—
Every hour in the day she pas
sed in writing letters, or giving
audience to tbe Minister'-. She
permitted the King to set- no one
alone and had induced him to
dismiss the late Minister ol \Var_
and to supply his place by gene
ral Golz, because the lormcr
had advised an attempt at peace.
From the line of retreat ot the
French it was believed at Memel
nd at Komgsberg, that they
were about to abandon Warsaw,
and to establish themselves at
1 horn. Ail their outposts on
t:te IS are w were already called
in ; i ut tt was supposed, at lire
period oi the dcpariute of Air.
Fiei repoiiV, that troru the num
ber ol sick and woon-ted in tiie
hospitals at Wat saw, the French
would be compelled to retain a
powerful garrison m that city.
On Saturday, a number ot
letters iron) Holland, the lail
and tied the rub iiiilant, were
received at the Poli-Oiltcc.
T terc fi no acount oi any
lane engagement, in thole
papers, nor any thing nvoia
material than the detailed pe
titions of the French Grand
Army, as it is termed, which,
it is now evident, Hands, after
all its boasted victoiies, in a
defenlive attitude. 1 he French
have fallen back, it appears,
not upon Warsaw, but upon
Thorn, in the vicinity of
which they have fixed their
head cjuaiteis. — Wat (aw, and
the laborious woiks at Praga,
have been abandoned. ‘I he
diviiions of Ney Sf Angereau
lu.ve occupied Bom berg, I fill
ets, Podgut ze, and otl er
places on the left bank of the
Viltula, keeping that river be
tween them and the Ruffians.
The division of the right wing
ol the enemy, which had ad.,
yancedtothe Narcw, has also
fallen hack to Sicrock—a dis
tance of mote than 30 miles.
The captain of a velfel ar
rived on Friday in the river,
in ten days, from Dantzic,
Hates, that a (hort time befote
I e failed, accounts had been
received, that the French had
been again defeated by the
Ruffians, with a ’very great
lols, and that a great number
ol prifonu* had arrived at
Konigfbetg ; in conltquence
of the above news, tiie rejoic
ings at Dantzic had continued
fi 1 thiee day -. A Gentleman
just arrived 110 m Hotnbuigb
alio reports, that the French
ate >n iuil retreat, anti arc al
ready ico Eiig ifh miles this
fide of Piuliicm Eylau.
A letter from Rotterdam,
of the date oi Wednelday fail,
Hates, that Bonapattc v.a 3
daily expected at Pat is,
having Sell the command of
the at my to Massena. His
lmpctial Majett) is laid to be
ievetely indilpoted. A report
also prevailed at Rottetdam,
that an Ault nan army was in
full march towards Saxony.
Some firing heard on the
Fiench coals on Tluirfday, is
supposed to refer to the firlt
part of the above intelligence.
A genet al discharge of ar
tillery was heatd on the whole
of the French coafl, so late as
Tbuilday. There ate differ
ent conjectures as to its cause.
It is imputed by iomc to a re
cent victory ; but the more
piobabtc oeuef is, that it was
the annunciation of the re
turn of Bonaparte to the ca
pital. We arc tbe more in
clined to refer it to the latter,
because Maficna had been
fuiiunoned hum Italy to take
the command of the armies in
Poland, aiid had arrived at
Wat (a for this purpole on
the 1 2111.
lire juno, Thomson, mas
ter, which has arrived in the
liver from Memel, has broug t
a copy of the public, notificati
on ot tire battle of Eylau,
which was polled nr that town,
announcing the reluit to the
public. ‘1 fie following is a
tiamlation ;
PROCLAMATION.
“ 1 fie Governor 6c Cham
ber of Magtllt acy have to con
gratulate tlreir fellow-citizens,
that official accounts have this
day been received, that after
repealed battles liom the 3d
all the yih, the combined a:-
tides ol Ruiiia and Prulfia had
obtained a complete victory
overtire French. The reluit
ol the victory bad been twenty
Eagles ; ioui teen of which IraU
been awarded to General Pe
nn.glen, and the kuHuti army ;
the remaining fix trad been
prelented to ins Majclty the
ktn oi l s rullia. ‘Pile French
O
had loft ?o ; oco men, who
were dead on the field of bat
tle.
“ The contest had been so
obfiinately maintained on both
sides, that both French and
Ruffians had rtfufed to accept
of any quarter from each o
thcr. A body of 1,500 French,
who had been cut off during
lire battle of the 7th, had been
(unrounded on tie Bth by the
whole of the miffian army —
thty refufed to lay down their
arms, or acccept of quarter ;
hut General Beningfen, after a
fhaip attack, made them sen
sible of their fiuitlefs refiftancc,
atid ruinous desperation, ar and
induced them to surrender at
rliferetion. These are ffie on
ly piiloncrs taken. ‘lire auf
fians remained encamped on
the field of battle on the tOth ;
the French had retreated two
leagues. General Benningfen
expcßtd a Hrong re-iniorce
ment of Colfack , and the
Junttion of the Stiefian Levy;
when, it is supposed, that he
wi I put sue Iris victory,
“ By Order of tiro Chamber of
Magistracy.
“ H. KLOPSTOfK”
The above notification ac
counts for the dreadful (laugh
ter on that day, by fta’.ing, not
that neither anny would give,
but that both reluled to take
quajier. That is, they bo h
fought with such desperation
as to preclude all thoughts of
fu; rendering.
French Accounts.
PROCLAM A II ON.
“ Prvjfian E)lcu , Id. 16.
bournas,
£< We had begun to enjoy
a little repoie in our winter
carters, when the enemy at
tacked the fi ft corps, and
fhewt and themselves on the low*
at Villula. We broke up Sc
matched against him. We
have purified him, sword, in
bald, eighty miles. He has
fled to his Hrong holds, and rt -
tired beyond die Pregel. In
the Battles of Beigfiied, Dep
per, Hos, and E\ 1 11. we have
taken from him 65 pieces of
cannon, ard t 6 ftandatds, be’
sides the loss of mo;e than to,
coo men are killed, wounded
and taken pi ifont rj. The he
roes, who, on out fide, rema-in
in me bed of honour,havc died
a glorious death. It is the death
of a true soldier. Their rela
tives wifi always have a just
ciaim to our care and benefi
cence
“ Having thus defeated all
ihe enterprizes of the enemy,
we Hr all retuiu towards the
Viliuia, and relume our win
ter quarters. ‘1 hole who ihall
date to diiturb these quarters,
shall have realon to repent;
for whether he)middle Viltu
la, or on the other fide of Da
nube; whethet in the middle of
winter, ot in the beginning of
Autumn ; we Hill will be found
Fici.ch ioidiers, atid loitiiei sos
the Giaud Aryiy.”
Fifty-Sixth Bulletin.
‘Phis Bulletin, which is dat
ed from Arenldorf, February
5, Hates, that after the battle ol
ivlohringen, in which the tuis 1
fiatt advanced guard was de
feated, the enemy retreated.up
on Leopltadt;buuhat the coips
ol Gen. Ellen which was at
Hr It belittled for Moldavia, A:
alto a number of frefh regi
ments itoui diffeient pans oi
the Rullidti empire, having
joined die Kuiiian anny in Po
land, the enemy agsin, To car
!y as the 27th, advanced in
great force, with tire design oi
ts moving tbe theatre of the war
10 the Lower Viltula. Ihe
Emperor being informed of
thcle events,ordered the Piince
of Ponte Corvo to retreat, and
alfoto favor the oftenfive op
eratiens of tl e enemy, in or
der to draw them towaids the
Lc wet Vistula: His Maje H-y
at the fame time ordered the
whole a tiny to break up ftoui
winter quarters, He also left
Warsaw hitnfelf, and arrived
rn t!ie evening of the 3 iff, at
Willenbeig, whither the Grand
Duke of Berg had alieady col
leficd all the cavalry. On the
tft of February we began to
advance. At Paflenheim we
fell in vvi.h the enemy, who
constantly aflutned the often
five ; but here the Grand Duke
fell upon them with several col
umns of cavalry, and enteitd
the town fwotd in hand. By
three in the morning the ene
my was on the Lowet Villul, l ,
which he had detetmined to
pafi, but where he nu\v found
his left wir.g furrounjded.—
‘1 he Ruffians, however, form,
ed in older of battle, and now
commenced the haule of Berg
freid, whete the emperor at
tacked the enemy with the
coips of Key, Angereau and
Soult, at 0 Its life guards as a
coips of rebelve,. ‘lhe con
test was for a long time severe;
at last, however, the enemy
having been completely de
feated on several points, and
having loft four pieces of can
non and 1700 prisoners, a
handoned ail his positions and
night put an end to the
fight. On the following day
ihe attion was ic r umed, hut
ihe enemy had employed the
night in retreating, and had
left behind only the rear
guard, whchwas endeavour
ing to follow, and which was
fie rcely pursued, fi Hiring ail
the time, for 6 hours. ‘1 he
difficulty of the ground pre
vented our cavalry frpm doing
the enemy much injury. On
the 5 h, ‘he whole French ar
my was rgain in motion, ad
vancing, ard the enemy con
fiant'y tetreating, except one
column, which was (till on
: this fide of the little river A lie
—The Emperor ordered Mar
shalls Soult and Davoust, and
I the Grand duke to follow the
; enemy’s main body,and Marshall
1 N*y, joined by a division of
Dragoons, to attack the cut off
| column.—-While, in consequence
’ of these orders, the Giand Duke
j atWaldeid< ff, after some attacks
! compelled £ or 9000 Russian ca
valry to retreat ; Nev came up
vvitli the head of the befoie men
tioned column, which finding it
self surrounded tor a moment
adopted the bold resolution of
cutting its way through our coi ps
Gut met death and destruction on
the points of our bay onets. De
feated and thrown into confusi
on, tiie enemy abandoned their
cannon, colours and baggage,and
the oilier part of the column, on
learning the fate of the advanc
ed guai and, retreated.
In all these actions our loss
was very little, not more than 80
or 100 killed, and !rom 3 to 400
wounded. ihe loss ot the ene
my consisted of sixteen piece#
cl camion, several thousand pii
soners, and a great number of
killed and wounded.
I ifty-Fuv; nt u Bulletin.
1 he Bulletin is dated Ptufi
iian Eyiau, February 7. It
mentions only kune attacks
on the tear oi the enemy's main
body, which ii is Rated were
executed otl the 6tfi and ;tb
itift. with the fir ft fuccefi ;
ihe Grand Duke of Iw’J
with Handing that the ‘
prelented a moft form! ; i a uj
finance. “'“ 5
FIFTY EIPBTH BUUETw.
This Bullet.n is also t ] at ,
from Prussian Eylau, Ffi <
It mention*, that on approach's
that place, the enemy were s ou
already behind it, waiting f,
our army in order to comm\n,
anew battle for which both sid
prepared. In the previous j
fairs which took place, thr (
Russian regiments were con
‘pleiely cut < ff, hut at the taiß
time a battalion of the* 1 8th r s
giment was thrown into disorcle
hv a Russian column of cavalry
‘I he dragoons cf Klein, howni
observed this affair in surticiet
time to lelieve our battalion
hut in Eylau, where the Ru v
ans wished to maintain then
stives, but which we wished t
possess before the battle com
tneticed, the fighting was mot
blot dy ,it was ten at night be
tore they could be driven out 0
die town. They had thrown
however, some legfinenK into i
church, where they remained
and which they were not com
pelled to abandon until after
great slaughter. The night t\j
pus6ed by the armies under tb
bare canopy of Heaven, in cad
othets presence.
On the following day, by tb
fi. *t dim ray of ihe morning,ih
Russians commenced the jitac
with a biisk cannonade. Tb
Emperor visited the chute
which the Russians had defend
ed with so much obstinacy tb
day be fore. He made Marsha!
Angereau’s corps advance; am
the eminence upon which th
church stood was commamledbj
40 pieces of artillery brlongm
to his guard. The armies wet
within half gun shot of each 01b
er. “I he thunder of the artilie
rv was terrible. After the firin
had coniinutd fiir some time
the troops became impatient <
suffering so much without ml
thing decisive happening. S<*
mai ot arts then cmmencrd 1
both sides, in o.der to obtain id
vantages over each other, and l
the mean time, 3 thiik fall 0
sn r w came on, in consequenc
of which the tioops could notihs
Cern one another, at the distanc
of two paces. In this cb-.curi’
some of the corps lust their *’<)’
and ihe toll,n nt> getting too unit
to the left, wandeitd in one*r
minty. 1 his state oi tnf>g‘ h l ’
ed half an hour. When the “ , ' f3
ther cleared up,ti c (Aand Uj" 11
at the head ot the cavalry, sup
poritd by Ma. shall j
the head of .he guards, and and
division of St. Hilaire, atlvantc 1
andattaikfd the enemy. I" 1
bold matceuvre, which ceve< e
the cavalry with glory, bad
ccnie necessary in con'f(|'’* l,c
of the circumstance in which ou
columns were placed. Tbc cM
my’s cavairy, “ho endcaviiei 1
oppose this mai mtivre wtrei>i
pietety routed. ‘The
was horrible. Two lines ol • ,JI
sian infantry were peneiraj- 1
the- third only ma ntained n sell
const cjutnce ot tiavii g Mip!'° ,u
itself upon a wood. S 1 me :q u ‘*
ions ot the gtiauls passed oj
ilirotigh tiie whole ot the ehtu'J
am y. r i Ins brilliant attack , 1 j
it ni<t been for ihe
some oilier difficulties
ground, would have cUfidec
victory. Gen. Flautpo ll * 1 j
wounded. Gen. Dot.ln I ,
ed gloriously in the ?■
tJicMOO dragoons or curassi- n
the guard, wlnch lay dean t [ 11
tieid, the re w ere
them 10C0 of their eiu anf>. ■ ■ ‘
.dial Da'vcust, who had
ladled to fall upon the, rear -
enemy, but whose prog'*^ 5
much impeded by t! lc “J’j 1
was at last el.iabh and to ext ‘“j
orders and decided tlie V,L ” j
The umim afid sivc-ra ‘ a ‘
deavors to repulse m> ll j r
retreated, leaving thv ir “ Jl ’ ,|
and 10 pieces ut caimo. , u
ticld oi batik. I *‘ e