The National Register.
London, England, 1809-05-14 00:00:00

THE. NATIONAL REGISTER;

PROCL kMATION.

Soldiers, you have justifiezl my expectations. You have
made up for numbers by your bravery. Yeu have gloriously
marked the difference that exists between the soldiers of C:esar
and the armed cohorts of Xerxes. In a few days we have tri-
umphed in the three battles of Tann, A bensburg, and &balld,
and iu the actions of Peising, Landshut, and Ratisbon. One
hundred pieces of cannon, 40 standards, "60,000 prisoners, 3000
waggons full of baggage, all the chests of the segiments.—Sucb
is the result of the rapidity of your march and your courage.
The enemy, besotted by a perjured Cabinet, seemed no longer
to preserve any recollection of us—They have been promptly
awaked—You have appeared to them more ten ibie than ever.
Lately they crossed the Inn. and invaded the territory of our al-
lies. Lately they presumed to carry the war into the heart of
our country. Now, defeated and dismayed, they fly in disor-
der. Already my advanced guard has passed the lun—before a
month we shall he at Vienna.

Front our head-quarters, Ratibbon, 24th April.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.

THIRD BCLLETIN.

Head-quarters, Burghausen, April 30, 1809.

" The Emperor arrived in Muhldarfthe 27th inst. io the even-
ing. His Majesty detached the division of General Wrede
Lauffen on the Salza, in order to overtake the corps, which the
enemy had in Tyrol, and which was retreating by forced
marches. General Wrede overtook the enemy'S rear on the
28th, near Lauifen, took their baggage, and made many pri-
soners; but the enemy had sufficient time to cnk.t; the river and
burn the bridge. On the 27th the Duke of Dantzie arrived in
Wanesburg, and the 28th in Altenmark. On the 29th General
Wrede continued his march to Saltzburgh ; about three leagues
from the town be found the advanced posts of the enemy's army.
The Baravians pursued them closely and entered the town with
them. General Wrede assures, that the division of General Jel-
lachich is completely destroyed. That General has thus been
punished for the scandalous proclamation, by which he put the
dagger in the hands of the Tyrolese. The Bavarians have calico
500 prisoners, and found considerable magazines in Saltzburgh.
On the 28th, at break of day, the Duke of Istria arrived in
Burghausen, and his advanced parties took post on the right
hanks of the Inn. The same day the Duke of Montebello ar-
rived in Burghausen. Count Bertrand exerted himself to the
utmost to restore the bridge, lwhich had been burnt by the ene-
my. I t was completed on the 30th, and the whole army crossed
the river.
" On the iSth a detachment of 5() horse-chasers, commanded
by Captain Margaron, arrived in Dittmoning, where he fell in
with a battallion of the famous malitia, styled Land w hes, which,
on his approach, retreated into a neighbouring wood. Captain
Margaroo summoned them to surrender ; after much delihera-
tint), 1009 men of that valiant militia, posted in a thick wood,
altogether inaccessible to cavalry, surrendered to 50 chassenrs.
The Emperor wished to see them; they really excite compas-
sion ; they. are badly armed, worse ;Lama red, and commanded by
superaunnated officers of artillery. The cruel and o% erbenN
ing temper of the Austrians fully displayed itself during umoment
of apparent success, when they occupied Munich. The High-
baili(l. of Muhldorf was arrested by them and shot. An inha-
bitant of Mimhldorf,(.7th. name of Starck, who had obtained a
bati.,4;e of distiuctim. i.rorn the King of Bavaria for the services
whin!., during the last war, he rendered to the army, has been
tali) n up and sent to Vienna, to stand his trial. The (lig-k-
-b:614 of Burghausen, Count Armansperg, has also been sent
to Lintz, and from thence to Vienna, because in the year ISOL)

MAY 14.