The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

fore anyefforfwas maddto impede or repulse them.

The confli& at close qnarters, which succeeded, was
pot of loUg duration, and terminated in the dis Pe-
r of the 'French, and the consequent capture of
Otis advantageOus pogition, and of the formidable
batteries ereaed upon it.

BATTLE OF IPA.:;EAm.

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

No date.
• 13y the 4th, the enemy had completed the nevi
hridge from the Isle of Lobau acro,s a branch cf
the Danube, in which he was much favoured, both

" The possession of these batteries by the British
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army, :placed the town at.itS mercy, arid this con-
siderioti, combined with the success of our'opera-
tions 41 all the other parrs of the line, and the dreact-
ful carnage and destruEtion the town', reduced the
French
.Commandant to make . that proposition
which caused, the firing to ,ceaso this- morning, and'
will place the important fortresS of Flushing at the
disposal ~of the Sovereign of Great Britain-. The
dawn of light exhibited flags of fruce•flying on every
bastion of the place, and the result has been such as
before stated.

by the ground and by, an immense number of art ii-
-Ter.., The Imperial,and Royal-A.1.49y was drawn up
on the eminence behind the rivulet Russ, ex-
tending its right -win-beyond Snssessbrunn and
Kagran, and its left beyond MarkgrafeneUsiedel..
The centre was posted .near Wagram. The enemy,
having,, in the night -between' the. 4th; and, sth,
crossed over to the left bank of the Dan large
masses .appeared very early, :,in the morning 'in the.,
plain. Not long before noon he attacked the line of
the Imperial and Royal. army in all' its points.' Biit
his greatest exertions were directed against the cell-
"'The (Tern tioils will, now be prosecuted with tre, probably with a view 4i forcing it. " His

promptitti:;L: and. vigour .ft)r, ,the' accomplishment of
the ulterior objcBs "of the Expedition.. We' knbw
o t whether Sir John Hope or Lord Roslyn have
made any movement in advance, The head-gnat-Ws-
of the former were :yesterday at Sehoer, those of
the latter at Goes; whilst Batz was. occupied by tJse.
.Guards.

It is now Opposed here that the French have-
not any very formidable force at Antwerp, so that
when reinforced by the army from.. this island, the
army in Beveland will be able to proceed to the ac-
complishinept of the remaining objeCiS of the Expe-
dition. Indeed, Lord Rosslyn and Sir John Hope
were expeCled, either yesterdayor,this.day; to pass.
the narrow channel of the Scheldt, near, Bathi, on.
their route to Antwerp, so that probaply the next
accounts'will contain intelligence•of the highest in-
terest and iniporiance.".

We this morning received Jamaica Papers. to the
'Bth ult. They contain an account of the 'troops
under General PARMICHAEL having landed at
Domingo on .the 30th June, but:no intelligence had
reached Jamaica. respeEting their operations.

_ Advice was received at the Admiralty this morn-
ing of the arrival of thq Acasta frigate in the Downs,
with 1400 French prisoners. •

A ship has arrived at` Liverpool Nirhich sailed from
New York, on 'the 2 tst ult. Intelligence .uf the
non-ratification of.the Treaty b,.tvveen that Country

In the centre,
.as well as in-the right wing, the
enemy suffered very considerably. Six thousiu4-

and Great Britain- had reached New York just before
this `ship despartcd, and excited gredt agitation in
the public mind. It was rumoured that the Ameri
can Government would --again carry into -execution
Non-Intreoun'ie,A.o: • •

prisoners were taken from him; among whom sore

We learn by an American Paper received yester-
day,. dared July 6, that a brig from St, Cioix had
arrived, which.wa:,boarded hit- 23 deg. 19 min.
N. long. 6.7 drg. 31 min.W. by hii Majesty's ship'
Latona, with the French frigate Felicite in tow,
which she had captured . the day before. Three
Frenchmen were killed in the .atlion, but happily
ftere seas fio loss in the LOtona.

Tiiis morning. Gibraltar Papers to the• .2ed -ult.
reached town, from which we ho.-e made some ex-
trak-As. .. We shall be happy to lave it in ow..power'
to confirm the intelligence they contain.

The Morning Chronide ofsyesterday has proposed
to the consideration of the Public a most extra-
ordinary alternative.—Thu alternative.—The alternative' is, that -Sir
ARTHUR WELLESt.gy's Army Must have been left.
destitute, either through the negligence of the
Spanish, or through the improvidence of the British
Government. Sir ARTHUR'S Dispatches have been
as ample and as explicit as we, for our part, wish
to see them. We shall not, therefore, by any idle
conjectures, attempt additions to them, nor_shall we
throw blame where he has been either silent, or
thought-fit to abstain from doing it. But really it is
more.than 'hadierpus to pietendfliat Sir ARTHUR'S
career had been impeded by the mismanage cent of
this Government. It was not from hence that he
was to have had iris miles-, Or from hence that he
Was. to have received such supplies as an'advancing
army can-obtain no where but upon the spot.—
: We‘can venture to say, and without fear of contra -
dietion, that- the British' Army in Spain has no
complaints to utter against this Country ; and if
there4ere
.impeThments to its advance, those im-
pediments are not to be looked for here. at home,
but elsewhere. But, in saying this, let us. not omit-to
observe, that there niay bare been the best disposi-
tion in Spain to supply Our wants, arid yet that dis. 7.
position,clay have been of no avail: -:It-would argue,
a poor knowledge of that Country- if we were not
to admit that the means- of cotumunication are worse
-there than- in- any other the -least civilized part of
-IF.urope, and according to the means of communica:
thin so must the means exist of coliel:ting supplies
fol:,:nvadv.ancjng army ; but, More than this, let us re-
collm that. the British had to penetrate a Country.
, • -
hich-had already been exhausted by* enemy, and
this alone, without any other cause, might have peen
sufficie:3l, to check oar career, -

tacks,. though repeated with the greatestimpetuo-
sity and supported by an immense number of ord., •.
wince, among which were many batteries of the hea-
viest calibre, proved this day abortive. The firing
ceased at ten o'clock at night. The Imperial and
Royal army had.onthe, whole of its line maintained
its position, and made a -considerable number of pri-
soners, among whom there are many Saxon, Baden.
ese,ltalian, and Portuguese soldiers.
On-the 6th in the morning at. 'four o'clock, the
enemy renewed his attacks with still larger masses
,and greater impetuosity than on .the preceding T.
day. Even thus
_his efforts against the. centre,
and the, right wing were attended- with so little-
success, that the latter had even gained such
advantages as to justify_ the expedation of the
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completest viaory, when the enemy, with fresh',
divisions and great superiority, suddenly •pene••-
trated the left wing near Markgrafen-Neusiedel,
. • •
and succeeded, after an obstinate engagement, hi
compelling it to retreat,' One of the wings of the
Royal and Imperial army being thereby exposed,
his Imperial and Royal Highness the Archduke -
and Generalissimo, -has direaed the retreat by the
way, of. Stammersdorf and the Elsa(1)11'M, in conse-
quence of which the army occupies. a new position,
covering the communication with Bohemia. This
retreat was* made good in the best order and without
material loss.

three Generals. He ,1-ikewise lost twelve Cannon.,
with ammunition, and was in every respect so much
weakened, that he has not attempted _since to put--
sue the Imperial and 11,,yal army farther; Gener4l
Lasalle is among the dead.
The Itnpeiial and Royal Army has also io lab
ment a great .loss; 'ln General Nordmann it has:,
been deprived of a very eminent officer. Generals•
Peter Vecsai, D'Aspre-, and Vukassovitz, are with.
out hopes' of recovery. Generals Prince of Hesse'
Homburgh, Stutterheim, and Paar, are Jess se'
:verely wounded. His IMperial Highness the Ge'
neralissimo himself, and. Prince LiChtenstein,'
ceived slight musket.woubds, which, however, Will
not be attended with: any dangerous consequences.
It remains to be observed, that the whole army bas
again. afforded such proofs of courage and persever--
ance,-as not to cloud our future pros Peas with an)'
apprehensions.

- All the branches of the Scheldt, as far up as Fort
Wet; have been scoured by our Ships of War.
• •1 Yesterday a splendid fete was given at Oatlauds in
honour of the Birthday of his Royal Highness the
Duke of.Youx. The QUEEN, lice PRINCESSES, their
ROYAL BROTHERS, and altri-ost. the. whole of the
ROYAL FAMILY, Were present. His Royal Highneo
the Duke of YORK was, hoWever, from inctisposi- .
tion, prevented !roil) attending himself. The Dukes
of CAMBRIDGE and CUMBERLAND, and the Princess
ELIZABETH, did not leave town until the afternoon,
but they arrived in time to partake of the festivities.
The 'company at the dinner was numertius,,,,;,)tistst
OT all the -Nobi;ity and persons of fashion Who re-416
at present in this part of the ._county, besides mx'l
who carne from distant quarter, to mist in coainte •
morating 'the anniversary of his' Royal Highness's. •
birth.
The Ball, which did' not comtnence until, a late
hour, was extremely brilliant. The chandeliers 07 -
lustres 'produced a pleasing 'etfeCt, while wreaths 0'
flowers and beautiful decorations. added to the charms
Of the festive scene.
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Government' has given orders for sending uiih
possible dispatch supplies of arms and ammuniti°ll
to Spain, and particularly to the Marquis DE fit
ROMANA'S army. Of twenty thousand °laud of ;10'
intended for this purpose, five,Thousand have berg
already embarked, and the remainder will be shipPe
in the cour.se.ofa few days.. Conside:ranle„suPPlid
-of dot bin have been al-o contracted for hy_ the
nishembassy here-, ,- Among the supp.Hes,.-
-pair of stockings (cotton), 2.5.,00.0 pair of ;lioe7;fi
25,000 shirts, 25,000 stocks and cravats,
25,000 haversacks, are now. preparing with 'the at-
most 'promptitude. -
The Light House on- the...Bell-Bock, at the
• of theFrith of Furth, fotrtlie:Cdhstruci ion of which ii:
considerable has'heen.grarited^by
already 20 feet high ; and as every (fit-Het:ll,h. bei 5
overcotne, there is in, doOt mat two,be.44')l
More it will be. completely finished:: It is bull
the principles of the Eddystone,— hut spreailS
--more at the base; which is 42 fret dimn,ter, er
'whi be 116 -feet in ,height, which is le4-
Ulan the Eddystone.