The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-23 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, Ogress' *3.

DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIANS.

At one o'clock this morning, we received Paris
Papers of the 14th and ISth. The Monsieur of the
14th contains the second Bulletin from the Grand
Army, giving an account of its operations upon the
Dambe, to the 9th instant. It states, that, on the
Bth, a French force, under Prince Murat and Gene-
ral Lannes, surrounded, between Ulm and Augsburg,
an Austrian corps, consisting of four squadrons
of the cuirassiers of Albert, and 12 battalions of gre-
nadiers, who were advancing from the Tyrol to j iia
the main army. The Austrians were t iken pris
ere, with all their guns, baggage, &c. but the;. r...
met teal force is not stated. All Paris is represea.i t
in an uproar on the receipt of this intelligent,. :
such a delirium of joy was never witnessed in 0
city. The news brought by the Hamburgh M .;i,
on which we have made same nbservatinas, staied,
that several regiment* from the Tyrol had re-
ceived orders to reinforce the centre, between Ulm
and Memmingen. Isom at, firs may have suc-
ceeded, no doubt, iii cutting off some of them,
but we will not be surprised to End, that e
affair has been much esagger,i7el. It is not un.
worthy of remark, that the Jovrnol de lEntpire,latr
the Journ,l des Delrats, tales this opportunity to
notice the report of the failure of the Bank ol France,
as if such an event wei e incompatible with the
glory of so great a military achievement._
These Papers bring down the movements of ite en s-
DOTTE'S division only to the 4th, and do not c..:1: 110
any thing inconsistent with the following nhsei sa.
Cons, which were written upon the intelligence com-
municated by the Hamburgh Mail, before we re-
ceived the Paris Parers.
The nhurgh due on Sunday, arrived
yesterday, with letters and papers to the 16th inst.
They a.niounce the important intelligence of en en-
gagemmt between the French and Austrians, the
result nt which was favourable to the latter. It

took place on the 7th, near NeuburA, upon ti to
Danube, in consevence of an attempt on the part
of the French to pass the river to that point. 'Ole
ataion was sharply maintained for about two lion's.
The Austrians pleaerved their position, and made
many prisoners. Report states them at WO, awe
the killed at 200 ; but this, w believe, is the mete
conjecture of lknalnn speculators. To form a
corref) idea of this engagement, and the circun..
stances under which it was fought, it will be neces-
sary to take a view of the progress and positions of
the respective armies. The French army, having
passed the Rhint•-, advanced into Germany in five
divisions, and had arrived at the following positions
on the 6th

The carp: of Marshal Btawancsz ca and the BO
s•arians acre at Wc6senburgh.
Tae corps of Davnusz was at Oettlngen, and on
the Banks of the Rednitz.

rut of Marshal SOULT, at Donauwert, in pot-
session of the Bridge of Munster.
The cnrps of Marshal NIT WAS At Koeffingeo.
That of LANs vs at Nt.resheim.
Prince MURAT, with his dragoons, stood on the
Bulks of the Danube.

Ai the coups approached these ssveral posi-
tions, eie Austrians ..vithdrew from the North side
of the Ilaniihe ; And sveri, on the 6th, with the :r
main b dy, between Ulm and hlemmingiin ; with
their left wing metching along the Dannhe, toivarli
the Tyrol ; end their right, to IQeauur iii :,e t
Ingi,lditasit. This position appears to have
judiciously chosen. as the Austrian army is uncom-
monly strong in cavalry, which would let with gre tt
advantage upon the fine plains of tinahia.
then, it appeals to have resolved to maim t.a
itself, and to 4Wilit the arrival of the Russian...
It was accordingly employed, at the date of the law
accounts, in throwing up entrenchments at Ulm an
Menimingen, and concentrating its force, by
in several regiments from its left wing. We has •
repeatedly stated, that it was the iiiteation of It
MAPAKTII to push forward his left wing. so as to ii

terpose it brtereen the Austrians and the Russian
and thus pr.:vent their jimetion. For the attainment'"
this objeift, he did not hesitate to violate the neutra
lity of the Prussian territories ; and, with
view, &Lanai:WT*7C, turning suddenly to the S
marched through Ample's with his division. at./:
mented by the accession of she Bavarian trout'
This movement. which was rapidly et ectre
brought his division to Neuburgh„ where it vreuld be
supported, on its right, by the corps under Genera!
DAVoUST and General NI se allolll. The die:sail
Of BUN anovre, consisting of French, Dutch, 4^.-:
Bavarians, was estimated at 64,00.1 men, an ale''''
ing farce, when we consider, that the main body
the Austrians, between Ult and Memrnihgen, .s