The National Register. — London, England, 1809-07-02 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL REGISTER. JULY 2. Duchy of Viursaw, is pursuing the advantages be hai gained.— After the taking of Sandomir he took the fortress of Zaino.ie, ie here the enemy stitTered n !OSA of 3000 men, and - 30 pieces of cannon. Al! the Poles who are in the Austrian army - deaert. -- V' he en -at?, after buying failed before Thorn, • have been i i Torausly pursued by General Dombrowsi.i, Tile Arch duke Fri - din:y*4 %% ilt derive nothing from his expedition but Ile must have arrived in Austrian Silesia with bis for re redneed to one third. The Senator Wihiski has distio gnithed hirmelf by his patriotic sentiments and hi; activity. t h. , Count de Metternich has arrived nt Vienna. lie k to be 'ianged at the advanced posts for the French Legation, to Tm the As;-mans, contrary , to the Jaw uatious, bad re futed passports itud had sent to Peat. 4 and the corps of the 'Vyrol, which had joined the army the passes of Corinthia—of 10, or li,ooo of the llungarian surrection. The Viceroy placed General Nlontbrtufs CAlalry, the brigade of General Colbert, and the cavalry of Gronchy, em his right wing —the corps of General Grenier formed I t o pla toocs, whereof General Serres's v.lO the right ove— In the advanced guard an Italian div Lion, commamied by Gen. Baragnay d'Hilliers, formed a third platoon. The reserve of General Puthod formed the reserve. General I.nuriston, wits his corps of observation, supported by General Sabot., formedf the extremity of the left w ing, mid watched ltaab. At two in the afternoon the canonade began. At t !Hee our second and third platoons were engaged. The flre from the musquetry was severe. The first line of the enemy was overthrown ; but the second withstood for a moment the shock of our first di vi.ion, * lea being speedily reinforced, also overthrew the live of the • enemy. The enemy's reserve then appeared. On side the Viceroy, who followed all his movements, advauced with his reserve. The fine position of the Austrians was taken, and at four the victory was decisive. The enemy, who were in emu , plete disorder could not easily unite, so that in no way teas the movement of our cavalry obstructed. Three thousand prisoner-, pieces'of cannon, and four standards, are the memorials of this achievement. "r-rhe.,enetny left three thousand dead on the field of battle, among ti limp is a major-General. Our loss amounts to about nine hundred Li:led and wounded. Argot g the first is Culoncl 'Merry; and among the latter Ilrigediei- General Valentine and Coionel Expert. {Here follows prai:=e of the different French iienehals and divisions.] The field of battle had lon,t been pitched upon by the enemy, who had deter mined to make a stand in that hve position. On the 15th he was . closely pursued on the road of .Comor and Pest. Tue in . . habitants of country remain tiatiquil i and take no part in the brae. The Emperor's proclamation has bet men's minds reflecting. It is known that the Hungarian nation always tie itb independence. The part of the insurrection which is Pow! with the army was raised by the last Diet—it is in arms and does duty. The latest intelligence rect . , vett in the Grand Duchy f wit Prince Poniatowski announces that he has taken possession of Brody, the last town of Callicia, on the frowiere, and that he hail wized considerable magazines. The following is the proclamation issued by Prince Gallitalq un the entrance of the Rcissians into s►oursjrMTJl arttErrv. VIE4AA, it; !cr. 18.--The division of Genernl Chasteinr, whirh had rttised the Tyrol, proceeded on the 4th of this manul t so the enviritas of Clagenfurth, in order to throw itself into Ilungary. General Itmsca marched against it, anal a severe en gaze ment took place, when 9%) prisoners , sere made. Prince . Lugene, with a large w u is the centre. of litinglry. For Some days trio, the Danube has risen a foot. General Gratien, with a Dutch division, having marched to Stralsund, where S 4 ta! had entrenched him , elf, carried the ec. trent-hint-Ms by assault. Schill gave orders to burn the town to itcure his retreat, hut had not time: Schill himself was killed in the great square, near tire Corps de Garde, and was endeavour jag to reach the port, In order to embark. he Archduke Ferdinaud evacuated Warsaw precipitately, on the 2J iustant, to that the. whole of the Grand Duchy is ;than doned by the enemy's array, whilst the troops under the corn- Matti of Prince Poniatowds.i occupy three fourths of (lallicia —Aluniieur, June O. NINETEE.VTH. VIENNA, JtTNr. 10.—The anniversary of the Battle of Ma rengo has been celebrate(' by the victory of the Rattle,, which the right wing of the army, under the command of the Prince Viceroy, has obtained over the corps of the Archduke John and the Archduke Palatine. Since the battle of the Piave, the Viceroy has pursued the Archduke John at the point of the bayonet. The Austrian army hoped in canton itself nu the banks of the ltaab, between St. Gat hard and Notmond. On the sth June the "iceroy advanced front \cost:telt, and esta blished his head quarters at Oedenburgh in Hungary.. thi the ith he followed up his moyeincnts, and arrived at Guns. Gen. laariston, with his corps of observation, formed a,juttetion with his left wing. On the S!li tarn. Al onthrun, with his division of cavalry, etrected the passage of the Raalmitz, near Sovenvhagu, routed 300 cavalry of the Hungarian Insurrection, and dr4ve them towards Paabi. Ou the 9th, the Viceroy proceeded to wards Sarvar. The eav:dry of General Grouchy fell in w ith the ehemY'd rear-,card at Vasvar, and ina;;;. so ow prisi . mecs. On the 10th, General Macdonald arrived from Gratz at K or mond. On the 11th Gen. Grenier came up at kaiak.) w eolumn of the enemy's flank corps, which defended the bridge. lie however paised the river in force. Gen. Debroe made a brilliant charge with the 9th hu , sars upon a battalion of 400 own, SOO of hom we're made prisoner:. t)n the PP h the army parsed the bridge of terse near Papa. The N icerny, from a height, observed the whole hostile army in battle array. (.-en. Montbrun debauched in the plaio, and charged the enemy's .ca valry, which be completely overthrew, after having made many skilful manoeuvres. The enemy had already begun retreat; the Viceroy parsed the night at Papa. On the 13th, at 5 AM. the army marched towards Raab. Our cavalry and the Aus trians skewed themselves near the village of Szatelch. The enemy were defeated, and we took 400 prisoners. The Arch duke John having united with the Archduke Palatine, took a tine position upon some heights, the right a ing resting upon Raah, a fortified town, and the left covering the road of Cu morn, another strong place in Magary. On the 14th. at 11 (p.m.) the Viceroy drew tip hi' army in order of battle, and with 35,000 men attacked 50.000 of the enemy. But the zeal of our troops was animated by the recol; lection of the memorable victory which had sanctified this day. All the soldiers shouted with joy when they sa.w the enemy,who were placed in ttree lines, coasisting from 2i) to 25,000 men of the remains of the tine army of Italy which had• already ima gined itself masters of Italy—of 10,000 men under General Had lick--of 5 or 8 , 000 men of the remains of Jallauhacti's corps, PROCLAMATLON. " Russia could not behold with indifference the war that has broken out between France and Austria. Russia. did every thing to prevent the commencement of these hostile operation. She declared eves: to the Court• of Austria, that, pursuant to articles of treaty WI weep the Emperors of Russia and Frame, amt to the close alliance entered into by those two powers, she should l ohlig-01 to act in concert with France. Austria h.., toned to none of these remonstrances, but long eadeavoured to conceal her warlike preparations under pretence that s i n: was obliAed to adopt necessary measures for her security and defence, till she at last, by open hostilities, betrayed her designs, and kindled the flames of war. " Russia has no longer hesitated to take a part iu a war in which she is !mend to engage by the most solemn treaties. AR tOon as she learned that hostilities had commenced, she broke off all relations of friendship which had subsisted between her and Austria, and gave orders to her army to advance into tinllicia. The Commander in Chief of the army entering that province to oppose the views of Austria, and to resist force by force, has re ceived from his Majesty the Emperor express orders solemnly to asssre the peaceable inhabitants of Ciallicia that the views of Russia are not hostile; that amid all military operations, the security and safety of persons and property shall be most strictly respected. " The Commander in Chief shall prove by kis conduct that the principles recommended by his sovereign are also consonant to his own inclinations and feelings. • Prince (; A LUTZ EN, Commander in Chief. Iliad-quarters, May 11, 009. ITALY. ftomr, JUNE 10.—This morning at ten o'clock, the follow ing Imperial Decree, dated Vienna, the 17th of May 1809. was proclaimed in all the public squares and market-places of the city, accompanied by the tiring of cannon from the Castle of St. •n~elu .—" Napoleon, Laveror of the French ) etc. tak us t.;t. orit:7l i 4110111 ...* a t - R - • lei