wilmington gazette published wkkklt 3t jllmand hall tuesi*ay,.april 8 1800 no as folumk x he aid to the oth .«• recollect it i many years fince i fur named you the ter rible it would be neceirary fo to name all tlie regiments of the army there was not onb which did not fhow prodigies of bravery and intrepidity tffrt indeed it might be fait that death fled affrighted be fore our ranks and threw himfelt into thofe of the enemy not a corps made a retrogade movement the emptror fa'id i have fought y haitles inch as this but ' i never paw one in which the victory was mote deoifiv'e and the chances fo little balanced 1 he foot guards of the em peror were not engaged tftey wept wttti rage when they diked to be employed the emperor aid to them " rejoice thai you have not yet been in the action you aic to ' fall on as a refeivc so much ihd better if you are not wanted to day three colonels of ihe imperial rullian guard were taken with the yuiior.il ho commanded them the hn liars ot tl.ugtiard made a charge on the divifion of d:i ire'li this charge colt them 300 msu who re mained on the field of battle thefrench cavalry hewed itl'elr fuperior aud acquit ed iifelf admirably well at the enj of the aclion the emperor , f'-nt col dalleinagno with two fquudioiii o/hit guard as partisans to ride over the field ot battle und bring in the rnruvaj he took f<:veral hand of colors o'.'d ! 1,500 prifonem the gnar s^ea '*»- ( uret the vol of lh'tivorie ringers mu(i land who wai killed witb a grape lno n he was erutginjj the attilirrv of int rniii.j'1 finpcrial guards 1 tie rt i lsrj va taken ; bul this brave 1 ilp^d >• ■;■.'! ns lii-ili we had not one general k lied col rvfazas of the fourteenth of trie line i lrov uun was killed many chi h t battalion wcru wounded the volti vied with the grenadier i t 55th i 43d 14th 36th 4oih 171i1 hut vciiiu i mention no corps ii would be inji ii 10 hie others they all pcrfoimed wc*n cer ti.eic wai uoi a itngle general an officer a loi.licr but was determined to conquer or die we mud not conceit a trait tliat jlots > o4ioi to 1 lie onecty lie cdnrmaftdtfror tug ariiueiy of the ruffian hnp.crislui.afds i.aj j lift iotl 1iis cannon he inei i he em ; rt)r " sire laid he get 11 <■ mot ; i haye ju.1 lull my cannon *' " young man auuveuj thcomporor " 1 appre ciate y ur ttatsj njt one may c bem bv my army and fliil have a title tn g!i»ry onr advanced polls are arrived a ol 11111 thceitiprefs and ili wlmle court ha»e i\e fto.m ihodce in the greau.fl halle c«'l corbitieau ttijutrry to the einperor cotimnndtr ot the uh rt-giinent of k.iti ; tr had 4 horfes killed under him ; 1111 n lie 5th he was wounded himfdf ata-r ieizinii a ftind of colors prince mural oclljvti great praife on the h c munneuvos of gen ktutrrhan nn the fine charges of nani-miy iti.d i jaijji'n ai din fine on all tlio j^rtierals lor one k;ov>s nrt wiuim to naint 1ilc.ii tt ihc-y lliould all l>c named i'he ol.liers < t c train liuyq ni>-ii(t(l ti praifesof thearmy ti1e.1t lillcry madca drtadti havock among the enemy when 1 ac imt was given ot it to ihc t-ini ■ or fan n k fgeceftes give rr.e pi 1111 ; ! r 1 ive not jorgot 1l1.1t it has in this cofpi thai 1 began jny m.litary career your word i giva it you thisall-rlc catnp let off in tull^fyp to maruial da voulr to whom he^^f orders to cea(e all movements and to rerftain quiet may this gcnerofity of the emperor of the french not be fo loon forgotten in ruilia as the fine procedure ot tha empe rot who fent back 6,000 nun to ihe eirt peror paul with fo much grace and fo ma ny tokens of eftcem for him gen savary converfed an hour with the emperor of rn(lia and found him fuch as a man of heart and fenle mould be whatever lofles lie rrny have experienced the monarch fkctl him to give him lome details of the engagement you were infetio to me aiil he •• jtnoi however you were fuperior iu all poi«tot»f attack •' sire arifwcred ceil savary " that i the art of war and lite fruit of 15 years of gloiy it ii 1 he 4orh battle tlic etn peror has fought •« that is true he is .' kreat warrior f'ormypjrt it is ( h fird time i have teen fire 1 have ver hail the preiciit5i.ii to tneafure with yo'i sir whc n y u have gained experience you wili ftjrpafs hi.n perhaps " i hull iww return to mv capital i rame to ihe altiltance of , ne ». t)u ,, r o f <; errnany h m ai e |, nown tr me ,| 6 he is iim ■•■'' i — < jtn i'i too 1 '^> hi s i,,i . rv ;-... with l ie f,-nprror of n^many j e kmneror told him mr i'd m .!,. colleredo m-dieurs paget *[ i kafamuniln arr ill one with your mi nitler cobennel tl % k»v r the real cau e8 ' { be war and it y m contiriues to abandon yo u r f e | 1 , 0 tr io(e intreguerk tljey w h ruin your iff ; rs and 1 ienate ie ean i,f y n ,, r kj ft y ., w wft ia ., e o many quafi'testo he kappy and be lo veil /" a umrian major having proceiv himfelf jt the advanced pofls wiih f ihchij from mr de dobenwtl lot mr v siadini n vienna the kmperot faid " i will hiv nothing 10 do with that man wmi has fo i liimfelf to lin^land o 1 v !>;•■ c u >, snrl who hai mined m hot fp and bisiiai fdu by htttowina his lif hrr'i adv-icc • » definitive peace or until the rupture of ne i»oci;mions and in this case the armistice shall not cease until fifteen days after thai rupture und the cessation of the armistice hull be notified to the p^nipotentiaries of both powers und at the head-quarters uf u;t armies foreign new3 . ithirtj-/int bulletin of the grand army austeklitz 14th primaire year 14 the emperor set out yesterday from aus tcrl'uz lor his advanced po*ts near surrtchi where he placed himself near his biv^um 7 ae emperor ofgiirniany was not long in ar riving iherc the two monarch had an in terviow which lasted two hours 1 he em pcrur oi germany did not conceal both oil his side and that of the empcpor of russia the contempt tney feel for the comluot of england they arc a act ot shopkeepers lie repeated who bet the continent on tire inop for to secure to themselves the trade of the world tuese two princes agreed on an armistice and on the principal conditions of peace irhit.h it to bu nugociated and terminated within u few days tlw emperor ot germa ny then informed the emptrop that the em peror oi unsaid likewise designed to make a separate dl-uce ; that he entirely ubuyijoned tlm affain of england and no loiigerttiok any interest in them the conditions of the armi:litt art 1 the line of both armies shall be in mo ravia the circle oh^lau the circle of zu aini the circle of urunn that part of the cir cle of otmutz upon ihe right bonk of tho small river of trereboska opposite to proa rutz as far as it empties itself iht'j the marck and the right bank of the msrck o far a the 11100th of that river into the danube in cludufr bo wever presuourp ; but no french or austrian tivups stationed within a citxunurcreiice pf five or ix tragues lo'i'id liohtch on the right bank of lie marck the line of the two armies shall t;e;idc toinpreliend in the territory to be occupiedl by the ! tench army lite whole oflower atidt l'j^jor austria the tyfol the states of ve nice carinlhia st ria carniola thecoun tyofiioritz and lstria ; in short in ijolie niiii the circle of montubar and all the coun try on the east of the road from tubor to ltntc the emperor of germany frequently re peated ' tiitre i no doubt but tliut in litr dispute witii england france is in the right lie solicited also a truce lor tin realuuidcr ot the russian army the emperor observed to him that the russian army wus urroun deh and that not a mun couitf escape ; but added he " i desire to do something agreea ble to the emperor alexander i iil up'.;r the uussian ai'riiy to p*s — 1 will stop the m.irch oi my columns but your ruajealy must pi.jinise me that the russian army will re turn iiuo russia and evacuate germany and ausrrifa and prussia poland buch is tho intention ot the r.mpcror alexander replied the smperor of germany i can assure you beside you may convince yourself of it in the course of the ni-jhl by your o it is asserted that the emperor suid toth mperor of germany when lie asked liimto come near thr lire ot his bivouac " i receive you in the only palace i have inhabited lor tlie.se tsvo months past the emperor of germany replied laughing vcrus tifea bon parti cctte habitation ou'elle dtrii vousplaire *' it iius been so much to your advantage thut 1 fluiiot wontti-r^t its pleasing y<iu - thnt m ia near u could he undeimooil the words wl.icli ilropt from him the nunvd rum suite oi the two priiice wure iidt so t'a'r distant bul they heuml suniciliinij ihat va 8 ' i \ • 2 i'frc ruj»ian army h«1l evacuate tho austrian stales us well as p(,l!.<h austria ■. * mor.ivia and hungary within fittci-n days mul fiallicia wiiliin a month the or derofiiieir march shall be traced thntitniay be always known where it is as well to pvf vent ul iiiibunderstanjinj 3 th^re shall not he made in hungary a ny kind of ltvj ™ r,i3 4 r tior insurrections » and in bohemia ho kind of extraordinary le vy ; t.d t'ortign nrmy sluill bt permitted to tn'v the territory ofltit htiuse of austria negaciations on encii s>ide shall rnt-et at nicolsburph to proceed int mediately on the business ol negociaiionv in ortltr to r'-ta hlish promptly p f cc anj liartnony between the two kmperoi'4 the ■£ v peror mftlt the arv^t-;ft notice of p-iitc jotin 11i h'.-tf»e',i up f fe . tpirrtfv fwrl " mow is it whnn one has men ltgreaf jifllnfl'on u one can f i itr onc r t:'f 10 in led by fools ami i.iui gurrs fn h p.ince ohn<f luhteh iteinis one of tli ioft diftinmiimed rha racers not n i<ir hir military talent but for hi aliiipd arid knowledge it is confidently am rted ih.11 i(»c emperor fair aticr hi coi ferei cc with t lie nperor of cermrny " that man has made me com mil a fa ■'■'■, i t f could ave followed up myviifi.iry ami taken hie whole rnflian n:h auftrian armies but howevjr there wiii bo fomc tcjrs lr<s lied i 1 ■ emper-o accompnniecl il.e ettiperttr of cieriiiany to hi a carriage and chiiswi prinei i.icli!e.i : u and gen princv srhwart zenljcrt to ■ i ieut:nte(.l to him alter which ik returned to sleep at aus>ierlitz lvety information is collecting fc;r i'.a purpose of wiling a fine description of the biittfu of austailitz a sjieat number of l.n gineers arc drawing up the plan of the fiekl of battle the loss of tlic kuuiaiis husbeen immense grtieiulkutuso and l5ux!;o«jen were wounded ten or twelve wc«e killucl several aid-du-canipi to t|>e emperor of ku-.sia.iirl r great number of ofljctfi of distinction lost their live it is noli so pie ces of cannon but iso which have been ta ktii tlie enemy's columns which iluey themselves into the lakes were'fuvored by ihe ice but the cannonade broke it aru two whole column were drowntd on the evening of the il..v and for several hours durrng lhe rii-'.i the emperor rode over the bcldnf but tl ■, in caused the wounded i»be carried a v ■, a hurrible spectacle it ever there was ti .-. the emperor tnbunted on a very fleet i orse galloped ulong us swift a hghtening ; nothing wns more affecting titan to see those brave fellows recogniire-iiim tn the field sothe forgot their « iffi rlnj • and snul " at lenat iht tictory i c ru in . lhers " i h.*vo buffered for tjiese eiglit i»onr 3 and since ihe begin in of the battle 1 am abandoned but i have done my duty others you ought to be satisfied with yont noldursto i'.^j-i vitheach wounded soldier the emperor left a guard who caused him to be transported into lie movable hoii.iti.ls it is horrible to say thi»l 48 hours alter the battle there ere still a s^i-eat number of russians whose rounds we wei not able to get dressed all the french wen so before night instead f40 pair of colors we have already had 45 brought in and our soldiers still find the re mainder of sevtra others nothing can e qual.tbe gaiety of the soldiers at their bivmi cs they scarcely perceive the officer of the emperor buttheycry out to him has the emperor been satuhvd with us i in pafli hi before ihe.as'th of the line which has a grtai numbeir of ennfxripts of calvados and of the i rr sdiix the mncror ia.d to it j m j hope , nat lria i)fm mans wi i itjflingu'fh thei fives to day " they kept their word the n r nansdif tinruifhcrt themfelvei i tie emperor who jnowi the compofition of each regiment taid a f<;w words thefe few words arri ved anci fooke to the hearts of thofv to whom ihey were a.l.lrcdeh and became the rallying fi^nil i the miuft oi the fire n^iie intt-rchungeniih heureofl i the r.n clcv»ii;nt(l t'la mhrmml beruiiev riilnisur of war major genei >( life ; ■:.•• i urmy cliur ijrd wi'h fnj i ri i . ■ it ri !.^ n *| stv the kin;n ov c iliv in c '. si 1 kii of lu.ly • and iivut j-'hii t'e i ;>-.:, i.n'ri lieutenant •;• iinai ci'.'i ed viiu lull povvi-i'l'fioni i tna|r>fy tfie empevor of austria kiny ■ f t iistcriii7 the 1 5 tit iiiriiairf year 14 t'th ijt:r i signed flfcrthat iet'thii'f y tune '• luhtensici i ieutenaut-gencrntt thirlj.th:nl buhntn oftht tirm-d amy atjstkkufz 7th i)cc tilt i^^nft:i in ehii f huvliowileil has beett killed wiih many other rusbiun gunctals whose names are unknown our gt/idieis bave collected great jjtoaii'iflrtef booty the l'.iiisiaii fceih-rnl kutiuo was wound ed and liis son-in-law o \ omig man ot'^rcat merit kitlco the dead have been ntimihfivi from whirh it appear that 18 00b russian 600 austri ris and 900 french id re kilu'd we have 7,000 pnssiiins r.-n:i>'!c incln.livtj all we hhve 3,005 frehch ; 1 n rui hoytrr vnhiuljer is i'tii<l in conscquenre of hit wounds ai h*u:rbeft>rc hid death he v t the emperor as fni'owni >% 1 wished to have done more forynu ; in onu tiovir 1 hai l no more i re^n t it not since i have participa ted in a vii • ry which n««tirc to you a h.'ipvy r'-ii;n when you thill think of thnge brava men who devoted thefnselvei to vmi re member me it iiemti^h for mi to tnptu'.on tn you that i have a family i neftl not ro r.nnmiend it to your protection jrnerala ke'll-riiiaii sebaitinni nnd tiiiehout arc ut rii'dmiii^er generali mausy and demount are wounded but not dantierousl it irnitt be interesting to he informed of tl different decrees surcewively made by thtt emperor in favour of tbe aimy they a:e here lubjoined the corps of pfnera nnxhowden whichk oempied the left of the army consisted of 27 000 men not a single orte has rejoined the russian army it wit exposed for several hours to the fire of 40 pieces of cannon apart of which composed the artillery of the iff pe rial k'lard the carnajre w«s horrible the loss sustained by the l*u*sians cannot b cal culated at less than m 000 men killed woatk ded and lttede prisoners and the residue trho will return home vith the emperor of russia will not exceed 15,000 mny this prove a salutary lesson to this youi.g prince and induce him to abandon the policy which lnglith old has purchased may he recur to those old principles which are adapted to the interest of his country and charae'er and break the yoke imposed on him by the vile oligarcbists of ixmdon 1 he i eat catharine understood well thegeniut and resources of russia when at the time of the first coalition the declined sending ait army and was content to aid it with her counsel and good wishes hut she had tho experience 1 of a long reign and a knowledge of the character of her nation to guide herj she had reflected on the danger of coalitions this experience cannot be acquire 41 thf gc«f34 ui thirij.icc i bulletin of the c end army aua.tesl.ir2 december 6 getiein friaut at the battle of ansteit.tr had four hones killed under him colonfcia couroux and demousiierdistingiiished uerii bclvcs the trials of courage are so nume rous that as they we re reported to the em peror he sai:l " i need all tny power to be able o fecompenstt worthily theie brave im n the ru«ian in rn.lit!ntr have the habit ofluyingdowh tlieii knapsackij attdtht whole klinian army having been put to ili^lit they were taken possession of i y our sol fiit-ts a rreat quantity ofha^^age waa al so taken aiul the soidleik have iounil in it much money general hehrand vho hail been dispatch ed after the battle with a squadron of the guards has brought in a great number of prisoner if pieces of camion and many dagghge wogrons well fillrd . e number of pieces 6f cannon taken up to uiis lime a ftiil;nts to ! "()• the i peror's aid de-camp gtn sa iii li.id accompa'nit d he emperor <>( germany an i tne interview lo know whethci the en i ir ol ruffia adhend to the capitulation ;'■ • <"■ i the wreck of tin k.i.hian anuy ■•• . .; . cipher aitiiieiy or la^agc ai i in 1 im 1*1 difordar — it was midnight i v - m fcldt had been tepulfcj from goddn , oy marfhal da vouft the ruffian army wai furroun ded not a man could cfcapc prince czartoru ki introduced gen savary to ihc emperor •• tell your matter cried that prince " that 1 am going a»vay ; he hai wrought many miracle ; how this day has iucresfed my admiration of him ! he is prerfiliincri of heaven ; my army will require a hundred years to equal his ; but ran 1 retiic with fafety 1 yes fire an fwered general savary if your majetty ra tifies what the two emperors ol france and germany have agreed upon in their interview and what is it f that the ruffian army hall retire home by the llaget that lull be regulated by the empe ror and that it hall evacuate germany and auftria poland upon t hi condition 1 have the emperor's orders to repair to | our advanced port which have already 1 turned you and to give ordcis to protect : your retreat as the emperor wifhes fo re fped the friend of the ftrft conful what guarantee mutt 1 i*c lor thai i sire the emperorteatified some dissatisfaction tlmt plenipotentiaries had bren sent to him the day before thft battle ami that the diplo matic character had been prouituttrd it it worthy ofm cobenttel whom the whole na tion legardt at oneofthc principal authors of all it calamities frincc john do l'-htensteln is come to meet the emperor at the castle of austerlitz the emperor has granted him a conference of several hours it is remarked that the emperor conversed freely with this general of ficer who has concluded with marshal bcr thier an armistice of the following tenor : m talkyrand is poinjf to nlcolsburg where ute negociations are tobe opined armittkt conrluded tef.veen their imptrial ma jntics of france and austria his majffny the emperor of the french and his majwtjf the emperor of germany ; desirous to rtach the period of definitive n koriutions for putting an end to the vai which desolates the two states huve agreed as a prtliminary to btrpin by on urmiitice which slui touiii.ue u:»ol i)i conslusion if