The National Register.
London, England, 1809-07-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL *REGISTER.

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who most likely will meat it on tbo same road, and to drive Bills
from the left bank. This column must not safer its progress to
he impeded by the batteries which the enemy perhaps may hays
-meted on the [sheds, but mustendeavour to silence them by its
onon, and spiritedly Continue to adVance. The second column
••04sists of the corps of the General of Cavalry Count Belle.
; leaving Gerasdorf to the left, it will march towards
Leopoldito, endeavour to join the first column on the right, ad-
.vauce upon Kagran, and then, conjointly with the third column,
upon the left, push forwards towards ilirschstetien.
The third column is composed of the corps of Lientenant-
General Prince lioheuzollera. It will march by Suiseebritam to
Breiteuiee, and from thence towards Aspern, and will endeavour
to josh on its right the second colnum, and on its left the fourth.
The fourth column, under the command of Lieutenant-General
.Prince Rosenberg, is made tip of that part of his corps which is
posted en the right bank of the rivulet Russ: it i, to advance,
by Anderklaa and Raschdorf, towards Essling. The fifth column
is formed by that part of Prince Rosenberg's corps which stands
between Deutsch-Wagram and Ileaumersdorf. It will cross the
Russ near Beaumersdorf, leave Rasehdorf and Bischdorf to the
right, endeavour to pass to the left, round the town of Enzers-
dorf, and secure its left Bank by the Arc:aluke Ferdinand's re-
giment of hussars. The cavalry reserve, under the command of
General 'Prince Lichtenstein, to march by the way of Anderklan,
:without coming in contact with the fourth -column, between
Rasdhdorf-and Breitenlee, and strait to the New Inn, keeping-
continually at such a distance between the heads of the third and
fourth columns as in case of HeCess ity to be near al hand, for the
purpose of, repelling the main body of the enemy's cavalry.—
The grenadier corps of reserve to march from Seieriug into the
position which the corps or Bent-garde has taken up behind'
Gerasdorf. All the columns and corps will march sit twelve
o'clockat noon. Their second lines to follow them at a suitable
distance. &very column to form its own advanced guard. The
order of march, and the distribution of the field pieces, to be
Left-to the judgm of the Commanders of the reveaive corps.
The whole will march by kat f divisions. Lieutenaut-General
Klenau to form the advanced guard of the fourth and fifth
columns, and, before he advances, to suffer the heads of these
columns to come quite up to him, in order that he may have at
hand a sufficient support of infantry. Of the corps of cavalry,
the brigade under the command of Veesey to be attacbedto the
second column, and the regiment O'Reilly to the third t and both
brigades are to repair immediately, the former to Gerasdorf, and
the• latter to Sussenbrunrs. The principal object ip view is to
drive back the enemy entirely over the first arm of the Danube,
destroy the bridges he has thrown over them, and occupying the
Bank of the Lobau with a numerous artillery, especially
howitzers. The infantry will form on the plain in battalions,
with half divisions from the centre. Ilis Imperial Highness
the General in Chief recomtnends order, closeness during the
advance, and a proper use ofevery species of arms. -Ii: station
will be with the secand column.

Gerasdorf, May 21, 1809.
The ist Column consisted of 19 Mttalions, 22 Squadrons,

2d - • 20
3d - - 22
4th . . 13
bib - - , , 13
The Corps of Cavalry
The Corps of Grenadiers

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Total 103 Illttalion! 1413 Squadrons.
nll wtAch amounted t►► 75,000 tnett effective troops. •

Of urtillery, there Were eighteen baitcries of brigade, thirteen
of position, and Atwell' of horse artillery ; in the aggregate two
hundred apel eighty-pieces of different calibres. •

The enemy had availed himself extremely well of the advan-
tages of the ground to cover his passage. The extensive villages
of lEssiiit and Aspern, mo- sly composed of brick howes, and
encircled all round with heaps of enrth, resembled two bastions,
between which ethyl:lWe list of natural trenches. intended to draw
etf•the water, served as the curtain, and afforded every possible
security to the columns passing front the Isle of l.ohau. Essling
had a granary furnished with loep-hules, and whose three stories
afforded teem for several lincidred men, while Aspern was prow
vide4- with i strong church-yard. The left side df t latter
illage borders 011 an arm of .the Danube. Ruth villages bad a
sktf- colomuitication *kbe tire lissity• traiiiid near ti‘e Dar 1)e,
from which the enemy had it censtatitly la his power to dispatch,
unseen, fresh rrinforcemcnts. The Isle of Lobau served Cs
as a phlte of arms and as a tete de pont, a bridge-lion fi r

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