Indiana Gazette, Volume 2, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 April 1806 — Page 1

INDIANA GAZETTE

No. 20, OF VOL. II.

Whole No. 72:

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1806.

VlNCENNES. [I. T.] PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY E. STOUT, PRINTER TO THE INDIANA TERRITORY.

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men on foot of the sixth regiment of dragoons. In the course of the day the emperor of Russia repaired to Vischalt; and the whole Russian army took position behind that town.

they ought to match against an army in which there were so many old soldiers and officers of the first merit. They said that they had seen the emperor reduced to a handful of men in the most difficult circumstances, insure his victory by vapid and unforeseen operations, and destroy the most numerous armies; that here, however, no advantage had been obtained ; that, on the contrary, all the skirmishes of the advanced guard of the first Russian army had been to the advantage of the French army ; to these observations, these presumptious youth and posed the bravery of 80,000 Russians, the enthusiasm inspired into them by the presence of their emperor, the picked corps of the imperial guard of Russia, and what they probably did not dare advance, their talents, of which they were astonished that the Austrians did not comprehend the power. On the south, the emperor, from the top of his bivouc perceived with unspeakable joy, the Russian army beginning, at two cannon shot from his advanced posts, a movement in flank to turn his right. He then saw to what a pitch presumption and ignorance of the art of war had misled the councils of this brave army, the frequently repeated : "Before so tomorrow evening that army will be in my power"--Bleckert stafs the enemy entertained a very different idea : he came up within a pistol shot of our advanced guard, defiling; by a flank mark on a line of 4 leagues in length, extending along the French army, which appeared as if it dared not to move out of its position ; it had but one fear that the French army would escape it. Every thing was done to cot.fi. ;j> tin- enemy i t this id' . — IVinc-a ‘.Vi ,r..‘ caviled a (mall co p» of cavalry ic advance ir«to the plain ; ta. incident 'i. i i 'adonifbed «l 11/6 iciriielKT ,'.:i>c*i of 'lie enemy it hafiiiy .reti'./.i.c/i. T '■■ s every thing ksr.ued to touf'.oi 1 he Kufiian general in lbs ill £.,'Ciliated operation lie hail third on. Tie tui.jt‘1 or can fed the annexed proclamation to he placed in tile 'order of the. li.iy,. In the evening he w.Cicd ,to vifit o« foot anil iueogttilo x. Jl the right gi,*ids; but he had fcafi-eij iriacc a few pares ve be wasiCcogftiaed. It .is in. polfiLie to cefcribe ihe enthuflsfaj of the f I■.!’..rs on feer-g him, ftraw lights w ere in an indent pihcVd on ths tops of theiifiinds of perches, and So, 000 pre ». i, ■ themfelves before the tinpero., laiuting imn wiih ucclamallom { (cine to’reiebratc ihe fete of the a 8 niierfarj' of his ccrrouaiion, a.id otl-eis faying Shat t'de cruiy would give Its noitgsf*. to the eia'peto>> on t.he raortow. (Ji,c pf tbs old grecadien cams up-a .d laid to him : ** f,ht, yen need not exp’ofc yourfeli'.' J 'ptotnife yoo in the name of the granijdicrs of the army,that, you need cnly'ngbt with your eyes, and that we will bring you tomorrow cj.t ttandards and artillery of the Ruffiasi. array to celebrate ih* anniverfary of J'onr coranation,” The eniptrcr faid iii intering his bivouac, which conflft.d oi a wretched flraw hovci without g roof-, which the grenadiers had made far him. “ This is rhe fi.reft evening of my ii;e ; Lac { regret to th'iuk, i ;iii.l! i 9 0‘e a number of thefe brave feilo'vs. I feel how thnefi that will hurt »«, ths: they arc truly my shildrspj and in fset* I

fometiraes r ;>roacb sn • ‘ewit. 1 - s ♦ le.itimeut, whi..u .1 fear, »>li e ., j up .rendering me it c.a-iifble nf vv • ■ -> ■ it the wa;.” Cnuid he tv - i. i « beheld l!.iJ it'.r.f i !: .1 .fij <■,* hb v - . i» alirr.i.cd. Biir rs'h <J w *, *i ■ continued V« i•;», C'-.ii. i> forward . ais ruin. Thr etc; -roc Imoin! ii- '.i, ,i '.-d tti*J»rep*r»tio.-.« . i hr erne :<>.• pe -, hi - dlfjtatche t h.r iu. ; ;p tj-.j cc vent of Raggt > , b i h o e of his divifitms, .mu , gOnna, tu make bend t t c-,. ft let? wing,In order that ■ '-.-is, i? mist t bt- q"i*e envelop.: /o the command of thr it.fr I I..* nuts, o 'the right to n/ai fi, ., , ct the ceLlre to tnjrfhai berm-. , iiiH of all th? cavaTy, vvhkh * e ajlemUlrd on one point, ki prince Mo# £ ■ r. iCft of marfhal Lames W4. ' t it ;iv he hamon, u (u,vrb x 1 • wn>t!. the e peror bad ctul'-d ba fortified, sod or, ■vri h* »l to be placed ri - j c ■■ • , , » cai Oq the er. r.itii the ba" ; e, he had i.i.'iSef, tc;s gu#??’ .h s P (ititr. to be fcVsntjenifi rn .• f L glu rfr.itry,,and certain!' : ' not bo aporned b, batter t oco- - ia d:'• Siion of-geUeral Jo .u ie; format be leu of in- dial Ls .. ca, an 1 (but of f»snsi ai ckiici ejIs ..is right, which ,»»i f-r ’.I Pol i c '\ %.?■' '*•' tnvJiiie (, t print* M.nril The liitf ha in front ol it the Huffurr and '14(11. • «..un »jj c orders of gene a; r. I ■. n ■ ,it. e d’»ifi.i(t of I? ageo" ' V i ■ r . w'.d E-amppiir, and in refer \ .it . 4 of t ll.r, alliens ft /m> trait Jta- Co •; . o’Habtftui t, with twep.'j fou y.t y a . of tight artillery. WvQui Bernatsotte 4 .<b»r is to f.j, the c{fitte, had > n 1 • left ’hi c i.»n ,» of Genets' fUvaud, (’-'rrortrj t;< e c ntre by P.-ircr Mi at, a-id t •, it 1 tt .tlie divint,., of general Due . ManTl. i bO'll 1, who (cmnw dui r ,3 of hr army, had at < is lr 1 > c'v . 01; ofGe i-.rai Vaiidaincie, .r : * Centre ihe tJ .nlion of ienet*) iji f- *r. at hii right, the divifion o‘ (, ,er,i Lenrtr Marik I Dav u!>, was d it ached to the rigiu of Getiesa! . n.', tv o gsardsd the pillages of .*• c.„ 4 J of the villages ot bokolnj'z v.,d C :,.i z, Ha had with him tlie div fioa fr a 1, and the Dragoons cf the divi(ion of genera] Bouc!*r. 1 r.e diwifi n,c. f i n, Gudin was to march very e. ry in Uu morning from Nii.!i«.lb:.rg o ft p any of ilia eiitmy’j corpi widen isuaht fere ten {j.cyond tbs right, Tqe emperor with hi* faith i l .sir companion, mardial Btrthier, b:f Jir'd, aid de caiup, cnlooel gu eral j. nrt, a nf a’l his ftaft, was in rtf;rve r v»itb re ten b.utali»in of his guards, .1 . :» s • ten battalions of general Ood 0 , <>f which, gen. Dnroc cormriitided a ,.an. This referee was dravep up in-*,va linss in CO 11419J by i It;-, ic. 3, at the d 1 (fanes of opeciBg 5 having is the in tervals 40 Pices* of, v'.tiuoi., fsr-ed try the artillerymen of the gnaed;, itw;j* with vtiii refeirj ilfat it* em.errr h.oi . the pr.’-cft uf 1 noting «« ..cvct hii pretence would have b?eu r.cCefTaxyy We may fay that this rcfiraa a.a'ue ,».•» worth aa army.. At one o’clock in the morning |>* erojxrur mourted c i horfsb; vk to,W : tC. h's pofts. roconnaitre the atc» oMh? t.

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■ The emperor had sent his aid de camp, general Savary, to compliment the emperor of Russia as soon as he was apprised of that prince being arrived at the army. General Savary, returned at the morning when the emperor was reconnoitering the fires of the enemy's bivonne pitched at Vichau, He bestowed great praise on the good reception the graces and good personal sentiments ot.the emperor of Russia, and even of the grand duke Constantine who shewed him every kind of care and attentions but it was easy for him to perceive from the series of conversations which he had for three days with about thirty coxcombs, who, under different titles surround the emperor of Russia, that presumption, impurdence, and inconsideracy would reign in the decisions of the military cabinet as they had reigned in those of the political one.

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An army thus conducted could not be long without continuing faults. The emperor's plan was from that moment to wait for relief faults, and to watch the moment for profiting of chance. He immediately gave orders for his army to retreat : retired by night as if he had favor with retreat, lock a good position three leagues behind, caused his men to work with great often ration in fortifying in and erecting batteries.

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He proposed an interview to emperor of Russia, who sent him his aid de camp, prince Dolgoranki ; this aid de camp might remark that everything in the countenance of the French army denoted reserve and timidity. The placing of large guards, the fortifications making in the utmost haste, all showed the Russian officer an army half beaten,

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Against the custom of the emperor who never receives with to much circumspection flags of truce at his head quarters, he repaired himself to his advanced posts. After the first compliments, the Russian officer attempted to start political questions. He assumed upon every thing with an impertinence difficult to be imagined ; he was in the most absolute ignorance of the ininterests of Europe, and of the situation of the Continent. He was, in one word, as a young trumpeter of England, He spoke to the emperor as he speaks to Russian officers, whom he has long provoked by his haugtiness and ill usage. The emperor contained his indignation, and this young man who has gained a considerable influence over thie emperor Alexander, returned full of the idea that the French army was on the eve of its ruin. One may be convinced of what the emperor offered when it is known that towards the end of the conversation, the prince proposed to him to give up Belgium and to place the iron crown on the head of the most implacable enemies of France. All these different steps fulfilled their intention. To beat the French army was no longer the question, but to turn and take it ; it had done so much only through the cowardice of the Austrians. It is said that several old Austrian generals, who had made campaigns against the emperor, warned the council that it was not with such confidence

BY LAST WEEK'S MAIL,

NEW YORK, March II. In yesterday's Gazette we gave a hasty sketch of the news we received from captain Davis, from Bordeau. We now proceed to give the interesting details from the French Journals,

Thirtieth Sulletin tef the Grr.ni Army, Aufterntz, 12 Frlmair, year 14. The <th Frimaire, the emperor upon receiving the communication at ci.e fill! powers of M fin. de, A'tadion and de Ginla, offered prtvioufly an armiftice, for the purjofe of fparir.g the offtifion of blooc ; if the enemy realty had a mind to ni.ke au arrangement, and come to a definitive accomnioda tion. But it was eofy for the emperor to perceive that the e-.emy had other proJeds ; and as the hope of fucicfs could 2iot come to th* enemy, but from the fide of the Rtsfli ,n array, he eafily conje&atCd ttlat the negotiations were r,0 longer any thing more than a rta.t de guerre, to lull bis vig lance. The 7*b »t 9 o’clock iis the morning, » cloud of Coffacks, fuppccted by the Ruffian cavalry, ssafie the advtn-td pop* of prince Murat fail bacn, furCSU/ridsd and took there go