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Radzin, the other by the great strengthner of this unhappie Feud, the
PatriarchDemainzone, backed by a forcible Train of Artillery.
By Ten a clock, in horrid peals of shot, were so neer approached the
Right Wings, (the one by Authority, the other by Numbers doubtless
emboldned) that the Horse of the Rebels, by desperate Charge, and continued
hours fresh assault, cause the General Dolerucko give retreat: but his true
Reserve, and the Imperial Guard, with the Artillery well plyed, so galled
his Plumes for some time; such a populous Wing, and on pursuit, was never
heard of to be better pluckt whilst then. TheCzar, not being out of action,
and seeing the whole Diadem at stake, left the sharp Dispute he was engaged
in with Demainzone, and fell into the Rere of the pursuant the Rebel Radzin,
with so powerful management, as shook his mounted body, and over ran his
Infantry to all wonder. The Patriarch mistaken in the suddenness of his
wheeling, expecting he intended by the change of ground into his Flank,
wheeled to the contrary to provide for his reception: and the Army spreading
so fully the Plain, ere he could well recover his rash motion; the Rebel
Radzin, unassisted, had neither ground for handsome retreat, nor safety in
flight; but indeed (with unheard-of resolution) forced (like the son of
Despair) his pass between the buryings of the Czar'sInfantry, into his first
ground again, and joyned with the Patriarch, commanding some retreat, to
compleat his battered Companies. In this Onset were lost five of the Great
Dukes Colours, three of Horse, and two of Foot; and thirteen of the Rebels,
with the return of unpitied shattered Files.
Then the truly-gallant-spirited Moscovian Generals foreseeing the Rally
of the Rebels might yet be managed with more then equal figures, took the
advantage to cut off the cyphers, thereby to lessen the sum; drew their
whole Body upon their Rere with great success in slaughter, till the Rebel
Radzin again faced their Front, and by renewed fury continued battel from
twelve a clock till three with such vicissitude of fate, Sir, it cannot here
be expressed; but unquestionably the dispute was so hot, that these Armies
came to change blows, some Regiments intermixt rudely one amongst another.
And then believe so prodigious a Rebellion was never so quasht in less then
seven hours: for by four a clock in the afternoon, the General Dolerucko had
the clear possession of the plain for four miles pursuit on the Rebels
ground: and then night drew on her sable veil, under which covert the left
scattered Rebel-troops, unarmed, hid their despairing heads; which the
Generals next days pursuit for sixteen miles found, and totally discomfited,
with the jloreat of Victory, the taking of the Head-rebel Radzin, whose
to-be-considered punishment will be in lingering Torments, to the example of
all Rebels and their Coadjutors in this part, and I hope of the whole world.
The slain of the Dukes Army were more then 7000, of whom the Major-General
is the onely great eminent person, of whom in the next you shall have
particular: on the Rebels party more then 16000, with 24000 onleads to this
Irruption taken prisoners, with above three hundred Carriages and Artillery.
Sir, this is the nearest to the truth I can render by advice: but
ampler Victory hath not been obtained against a body of 100000 men in the
memory of man. How much my weakness may lessen the glory of the action, when
the more accurate pens of this Factory may gild this welcome News from the
golden nib of elegance, and with queint and pathetick expression suiting
every passage, I am afraid to know.