Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 November 1807 — Page 3
KEW-YORK, Auguft 15. VFRY IMPORT AN. Ry ti e Ih'p Cuo, dpt. (ot, aritved licre yt (lenlay in 40 days fioui Hull, we have icceivrd Louden papers t the 12tli of July containing tlje importam tnttlli. genres tint ;ifer ftvrrl fuccefaful aru! bloody 1) ittlrs, B np;rte lind comptliet! the Ruffians t,. . (k. for an armiftirr. Prvious to an ruirilue IConingfbrrg, Memtl Sec ftr.Tv"iu!: ri d to the Firm !i ai ms. The London pap-rs (late that Two French, fail of the line nnd four frigates ir.ndf their efcnpe from Rocc fort on the S ill June.
FROM THE PARIS PAPERS
Eight ren lb Bulletin of the Grand
Army, 1 list June ID. During the time of the French ar m y fignalized them, felves on the field of battle in Friedland, the grand duke of Berg anived before Ironings, berg, and takes in flank the corpfe of the army command ed gen, Lefiocq.
On the 13th inarfhal Soult found at Cretufourg the Prul fian rearguard ; ihe divifion of Miihaud's dragoons makes a fine charge defeats the Pruffian cavalry, and takes feveral pieces of cannon. On the 1 1 th the enemy was compelled to fiiurhimfelr up in Koningfberg: about noon two of the enemy's columns, which had been cut off, appeared before the place with a view of enticion it ; fix
iSth, he advanced them to continue::!? his retrc.it into
Spairgtrren ; and on the loth Rufiij. Ware on the con he entered Tiliit. 1 he irrand fines of that empire. '1 lit
duke of Berg, at the head of Menu n oppofitc 1 ilfit is ibmc
tne great part ot ihe light cavalry, home divifions ot dra. goons and curiaffiers, has fol.
what broader than the Seine.
From the lert bank we fee i. cloud of coflacks. who forni
'owed the enemy there three the rear guard of the enczm
latt clays, and did him much'onthe nglit bank.
Yourmoft humble, ec nioft obdient fervanr. jk'ia II A ' .RAiIUOX 1 E E W ib.
regiment
injury. . J Ie 5th
of huiiar difiingeifhed itfelf, the Collcicks were repeatedly routed, and fuffered confidcr-
ably in thefe different char I
Hofiilities have already
ceafed.. What remained to the king of Pruffia is conquered. l hat
..... .v vnnvi bilk k (i Ul I f , . uili orrtinnf f? nnnrn hnz nnh
ges. ehad a tew killed & i. . p " " .ii.. 111 lus power the county be wounded, among the latter is; 1 , ri.ri,uM"; i d o Itween Niemen and Memel.
u . i , 3 he crreatelt nart of his ar
uc-camp to tne grand; " , , .
j a
duke of Berg.
After the paffage of the Fregel oppofite to Weklau. a
drumtnei was charged by a
coflaek at full gallop, the cof
of his troops is deferting, be
ing unwilling to go into Hut fia. The emptor of Ruftla re
difarins the coffack Hd purlues him. A lingular circumftance, which excited the laughter ot the foldiers, occured ; for the i:r(t time, near Tulfit, where a cloud of Coflacks was feen fighting with arrows. We are lorry for thofc who give the preference to the ancient arms to thole of the moderns.
pieces ot cannon, and from 3ibut nothing is more laughable
fack takes his lance to pietce niained three weeks at. l ulfit
the drummer, but the latter with the Iviim or rruflia. 0;j
prefcrvcp! his pretence ot.eceiving advice of the battle
mind, takes his lanccli om him ' riedland, they both i'ett
the place with the uhrioft
hade.
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to 4000 men who compofed this troop were taken all ; the fuburbs of Koningfberg were rafed and a conliderable number of prifoners of prifoners were made, The refult of thefe affairs is between 4 and 5000 prifoners and 15 pieces of cannon. On the 1 j and 16 marflial Soults corps w as occupied before the entrenchments ol Koningfberg, but the advance of the main body of the army
towards U elilau, obliges th
enemy to evacuate Koningsberg, and this place falls into our hands.
The Oores found in Koning
than. the effech of thole arms
against our mulkets. Marflial Davoult at the head of the third corps, defi
led by Lauian, fell upon the
enemys rear- guard, aud made 2,500 prifoners. Marflial. Ney arrived on the 17th at I tiflerborough, and
chere roook 100 wounded and
the enemies magazines, which were confiderablc. X I he woods oc vil acres are
full of (hagling Ruffians, fick
wrounded. i he lols ol
the Ruffian army is enormous, it has not with ic more than 60 pieces of cannon. The rapi
dity of our movements pre
eior
(berg are immenfe ; 200 large vents us from being as yet aveflels from Kufila are ftill ble to afcertain how many loaded in the port. There pieces we have taken, but it is was much more wine andluppofe that the number cxbrandy than we had any rea ceeds a hundred aud twenty, fon to cxpeft. Near Tulfit the annexed A brigade of the divifions of notes, numbered 1 ik 2, were St. Ililaire advanced before tranfmitted to the gi and duke Pilau to form the fiege of thatof Berg, and afterwards the place, and genet al Kapp has Kullian piince lieut, gen.
lent on tor Uantzic a column Labanofl palled Aienieu, and
ordered to
3 go by the Nehrunix had a conference for an hour you i
to raiie beiore i i!au a battery with the prince Neufchattel. icannot better comply with
which may (hut up the Naff.; 1 he enemy burn:, in nreatihis intertions than bv tranf
efiels manned by marines of hafle the bridge of I ilfit over mitting to you the Oiiginal 1 the guard render usmafter of Nirmcn, and appeared to be rcquelt you at the fame time this lmall lea. On the 1 7th continuing his rctieat into to fend me your anlwcr, and the emperor transfcred liis Kulfia. Vveareonthe con accept the alfureance of the head quarters to the farm of fines of that e mpire. Thejhigh consideration with which Drufka near Vilein. On the Meincn. and appeared to bej am, General, I I
nULLKTJN No. 81. dated ttr.it Jwtcx 2;o7 At tkenfi iirnf I ? riifliAfn.
:he grand duke of berg palled dong rhe line of the 3d diviiion of cuirafllcrs, at the moment when the 6th rcgirrenc had jull made a charge. Col. d' A vary, commander of the eghnent, his fibre.- dyed in in blood and laid " Prince, review my regiment", and you will find that there is not a foldier whole 1 word is noc like mine.' Col. Bordinoult was wouri oed ; Guibe nefe, ae dc camp 'o maraial Lafnefs, was wounded. (Here follows the names of fomc ofllcers who signalizes theinfe!ve, Ihe Tons of the Senators
Pet ignan. Clcjuent de r'is, 5c a. ran Conlon. died with honor In the field of battle. iViar flinl ncy proceeding to Gumbinued, lecur ed feme of the enemy's parks of artilery many w.ounded Rufrlans, and took a great number of prisoners. Nr.. 82. cLtech Tulsit Jun&iz l sor An Afmiltice has been con
cluded, upon the proposition
ot the Ruffian General. The
follow is the armiflice :
ARMISTICE BETWEEN PRANCE RUSSIA. As his majelly the emperor of the French, and his majelly theemp-ror of Ruffiaf :re anxious to put an end the
'.vhich has fo long divithe two nations, thev
propofed, and may p? even: !;i:lve in the mean time refbla ufeleis eflufion of huuKU;!vt.d lo conclude an armiliice.
UOud. YOU Will atterwai v; i c finir mnitK-q hnvp namprl
JSO
The general in chief Benning
fen to his excellency the prince Bagration. After the torrents of blood which have lately flowed in battles as fanguinary as frequently repeated, I could willi to afluage the evils of this deflrurtive war, by pro pofing an armiitice before wt
enter into a conflirt, into a new war, perhaps Uill more terrible than the former. I requeft you, prince, to make knoun to the chiefs of Uie Prench army this intention on my part, of which the con fequences may have efferts t!K
more lalueary, as a genes conojcfs has already be
tranfmit to me the refult A your proceeding ; and be lieve me to be, with themoft dillinguiflied consideration, Your cxcellcncys moll hum ble c moll ohdt fervr. CSignedJ 1L BENN1XGSEN.
rcncrr.I
No. 2. Gencaal The
commander in chief has ad-
dreffed to me a letter relative :o the orders which his excellency has received from his majefty the emperor, direct ing me to communicate to
its contents. I think I
and empowered the following
plcnipotcntioaries' viz. on one parr the prince of neufchatel, marflial of the empire, major general in the grand army; and on the other pare lieutenant general price Labnoff Von rostrow knight of the order of St. Anne, grand crofs ; wlio have agreed upon the following preliminaries. Art. 1. An armifiice fhall take ..!. w e between tiie french and r:.ff:an arnjie. wi order that, i.f riie i.-'ean time a )iecc
:iec:otiated, concluded ,ed, to put an end to iodihei which is 16 : to humauiiy.
and i that L colli r a
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