The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-22 00:00:00

t cln y 1 -potlt:derA. Another Nand, called Island
n supplied -.vith six pieces of bat-
tering cann:,u (12-pounders), and lour mortars. Be-
h.cse two islands, a battery had been raised,
in force to that of the island Montebello, and
in like manner bearing upon Enzetsdorf. These 62
pieces of battering artillery had the same °hied,
wero in two hours to destroy the little town of En-
zerd-tf, drive a,vav the enemy, and demolish the
works. On the right, the Island Alexander, with
four mortars, two ten pounders, and twelve six-
pounders (battering cannon) were to bear upon the
plain, and proted the operations of the bridges.
" On the 2d the
Duke Do Rivoli, passed over to the Mill Island with
500 Voltigetirq, and took possession of it. This
Island was also furnished with cannon. It was
joined to the Continent, on the left side, by a small
bridge. In tine front a little fleche was raised, and
this redoubt was called Petit.

In the evening the redoubts of Essling appeared
to' be jealous of these, works : not doubting that they
were first battery, formed to as ai;dinit thcmselves,
they fired upon them with great activity. This was
precisely the intention in having seized this island.—
The attention of the enemy WAS to be drawn to this
point, in order to conceal from him the operations
really proposed.

Passage-across the arm cf the Danube to tits hand

fobatz.

" On the 4th, at 10 m the evening, Gen. Oudinot
caused 1500 voltigeurs to be embarked on the great
arm of the Danube, commanded by Gen. Conroux.
Colonel Baste, with I 0 gun-boats, convoyed them,
and disembarked them beyond the little arm of the
Island Lobau, in the Danube. The batteries of the
enemy were soon silenced, and he was driven from
the woods to the village of Muhleuten.
" At eleven in the evening, the batteries raised
against Euzersdorf 'received orders to begin their
firing. The howitzers set this unfortunate little
town on fire, and in less tha❑ half an hour the ene-
mies batteries had ceased to operate.,
" The Chief of Battalion- DessaleS, • .Direaor of
the Bridges, and , Engineer of. the Marine.
had prepared in the Island Alexander, a bridge of
60 toises, of a single piece, and five great ferry-
boats.

" Col. St. Croix, Aide-du-Camp of the Duke de
Rivoli, ernbarl;ed In bivges whit 2,500 wen, and
landed on the left bank.

" The bridge of :! single piece, the first of the
kind which has hitherto been made, was fixed in
less than five minutes, and the infantry passed over
it with great rapidity. Capt. Bazelle fixed a bridge
of boats in an hour and a half. Capt. Payerimode
formed a bridge of rafts in two hours.
" Thus, at two o'clock in the morning,,the army
had four bridges, and had debouched on the left
1500 toises below Enzersdorf protei.aed by the bat-
teries, and the right upon Vittau. The corps of the
Duke of R;voli formed the left ; that of Count ou-
dinot, the centre; an:! that of the Duke of Auer-
sti I', the right ; the corps of the Prince de Petite
Oorvo, the Viceroy, and the Duke of Ragusa, the
guard ; and the cuirassiers formed the. second line,
and the bodies of reserve. Utter darkness, a violent
storm, and rain, which fell in torrents, rendered this
right as frightful, as it was propitious to the French
army, and was about to be glorious to it.
" On the sth, at day-break, every one perceived
what had been the proje& of the Emperor, who was
with his whole army, arranged_ in order of
battle at the extremity of the enemy's :left, having
turned all his entrenched camps, having rendered
his works useless, and thus obliging the Austrians to
abandon their positions, and come and otter him
battle on the spot that was convenient to him. The
great problem was thus resolved, and without pass-
ing the Danube on other points--,-without receiving
any proteetion from the works he bad raided, he
forced the enemy to fight three quarters of a league
from his redoubts. From that moment the greatest
and happiest results were presaged.
" At eight in the morning, the batteries-which had
played upori Enzersdorf.hrid produced such an etfe&,
that the enemy was obliged to let that town be oc-
cupied by no more titan four battalions. The Duke
of Rivoli dispatched his first Aide-de-Camp Sainte
Croix, against it, who did not meet with a great re-
bistance, and took prisoners all who remained in it.

" Count Oudinot surrounded. the Castle of each•.
sengang, whiell the, enemy had fortified, forced.9oo
men who defended it to capitnlate, and wok 12

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pieces of cannon,
"The Emperor then caused the whole airily to
spread itselt along the immense plain of Enzersdorf,