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London, England, 1809-06-09 00:00:00

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AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL BULLET.

OF THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH‘

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In
4wrostre of the C ornmnj'. of his imperial
IlitibuiPthei.Geneti4:4o, ate' following prelimi-
nary Report of the brilliant victory obtained the
Q ; sr and 22f10f Mity,,,...wwilriticd onAlit_fe..3(l,. from
the head-quarters at Breitenlec :,..-•:'. , .

On the Igth and the 40th the Emperor NAPO-
.
Ltom pissed the greater arm ,o 1 the Danube, with
the whole of his army,' to which he had drawn all
the reinforcements of his powerful allies. He es-
tablished his main body :on'atire Island Lobau,
whence the second passage over the less aim, and

his further offensive dispositions were necessarily to

bo direacd. . •
His Imperial Hiyttii,css resolved to advance with

his army to meet the enemy, and m( to obstruil

leis pasage,• but to attack him, after he had IT:ldled
the left bank, and thus to defeat the object tF his in-

tended, enterprise.

he of

ICr Si

e

Daube, coveting his retreat by the possession of
LI) fhe ri*r-ge island elk au. Our army is still engaged
1
in clote porsuit i' ' ;;;- ~.= Ns
Me more parttea'S 'detailsiif tilts mernoraiat day
sh_ill be mode known as sdon as they are colleaca.
• 4ihong— the "prisobers ere the French General
DnUOSNEL; General of Division, and FoULET
. _
.111.yErt, first Chamberlain to the Empress; also
the Wurtcrilhergh General, RobE,a,. who was made
prisoner at Nusdorf by the ictiiici ,bilaali9n.al the.
Vienna Landwchr. ' '

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1110:',1 TIII IL CORRESPONDENTEN 0.2 THE

2D INSTANT.

MOAVJA, MAY. 24.7--The ytport of a mostse-
vvere battle, which lasted two days, is. confirmed by
farthr accounts. It Wits fright on the 2tst and
e..42d near,',Enzt,nd.'nf, het wen the villages of As...
porn and Eslingen, the latter helongs to
the family of Count K mstit, and is situated about a
league and a half to the'soiitheastot Vienna.
lienut4, MAY 30.—Our Gazette contains the

This determination excited throughout the whele..l°ll"wing igtelligcnce
Official accounts from Abe Austrian head-quar-
.tc•rs at fkeitenlec state, that a verysanguinary bat-
, ile.Was fought, on the 21st and 224.4. this month,
~between. the French and the Austrkin army under
the Archduke CawaLcs, near Aspern „and. lislingen,
about a league. and, a half from Vienna, and opposite'',
to the filand of,Lobau, in consequence of which the
French had retired across the first arm of the Da.,
nuhe."
PRAGUE, MAY 24.—An official account has ap-
peared here respeCting the battle fought on the 215 i
and 22d, near Aspern 'and Eslingen, which contains
the following particulars the 19,h and 2tith
the greater part of the enemy's troops crossed the
Danube, froth Vienna to the island , Lobau; they
afterwards passed the small arm to , the opposite
bank, Our troops. advanced against the enemy, and
the action 'Commenced bet Ween three and.four in the
afternoon. The enemy took a poiition and extend-
ed his wings'io::Aspeni 'and Eslingen, both' which
villages were strongly fortified.
. .
Our infantry repelled the eltar'ges of the enemy's'
cavalry, and
,the battle became,general, the whple of
the infantry on both sides being engaged, while, n
.pieees of canpon played in opposition to each other.
Aspen) and' Eslingen were frequently taken and re-
taken, and finolly fell into our possession. These.
villages were burnt, and night at last put an end .to
'the Con te3t,
-During,the night (he Archduke CHARLES sent
burping boatS, "against the bridges on the Danube,
but the' aelien rnittui!h,tandin rerieved-; by
the enemy o i the following moreing, with fresh
.troops. . it MIMI= cetialcur
rp;ral throughAne the whole line, and was maintained'
',evep7 with ttiligrontet4 fierceness than On' the prececi
secdeecled attack, in a contest which
lasted uhtil the'. evening. i The- troops of Hesse-
'ba'r . were engaged towards, the end of .14
;battle.'Ple large kland of Lobin, 'Which the enemy
had taken posse,sion of, protenett,the reirtat Of his

army the highest entlisiastn. Animated by all the
feelings of the purest patriotism, and of the most
loyal attachthent to their St'ivereign, every man be-

came a hero, and the smoaking ruins--,the scenes of
desolation which mark the track of the enemy in his
progress through Austria,, had inflamed them with
a just desire of vengeanco. With joyful acclama.

with the cry, a thousand tittles ,repeated, of.,
" Live our good Emperor," and with victory in their
hearts, bur columns, at noop.on. the 21st, proceeded
onward to meet the reciprocal attack of the advancing
enemy, and soon after three 91cl9ck the battle com-
menced.

The Emperor NAPOLEON in person, directed the
movements of his troop'3, and endeavoured to break

through our centre with the whole of his cavalry :
that vast body of horse l►e had supported by 60,990

infantry) his guards, and. 109 pieces of artillery.--

His wings ro.ted on Aspern and Eslingo, places, to
strengthening of which, t he resources of nature

and of art had,. as far as was possible, catitributCd

He was not able, however, to penetrate the corn-
paft mass which our battalions presented; 014
every where his cavalry dle‘,ved, their backs, while

our cuirassiers unhorsed armour-eguipt 'ca 6-

nets, and our.: light purse carried death: iiit6 his
flanks.—lt was.agigantic 'otnt?at, and is scarce capa-
ble of Aescription. gi •

'The battle with tie infantry, became irnmedrately
general. More than con ineees of cannon e:thibited

. .
on the opposite sides a rivalry in the work of destrtic
tion. Aspern was ten timei taken, lost, -and again

conrinereil, EsEngem, after rep,3.in;il Rttaolts, could
not be tntintained; eleven at night the villages
were in ilarneq, and we remained masteri ot the field
of baale. The enemy was driven up in a corner,

with the i,datid of Lobttit and the Danut)e ti his rear.

Night ha! put an end to the curnage.
- Meanwhile fire-b-Ras, were 'floved down
Danube, destroyed the bridge which the ene
my had thowu over the principal branch of. the
river. The enemy, howeVer, conveyed over dur-
ing the night, by continued embarkations, 311 the

disposable troops which he had in Vienna and'on

he Upper Danube, made "every possiblo effort for

he re•construrtian of his' gtcat bridge, , and at,

'nand ui fonr in the morning with n furious

canuenade front the whole of his artillery, inre-

diat,:•!y after which -the a6tion extended along the
whole of the line. Until seven in the evening every
attack W. 14 repelled. The perseverance of the enemy
wai then compelled to yield to the heroism of our

troops, and THE MOST COMPLETE. VICTORY
crowned the efforts of an army, which, in „the

trench Proclamation, was declared to be diSpersed,
and represented.as,; annihilated by the rnerd idea of

the invincibility Invincibility of their adversaries.
The lois of the enemy has been immense ; the
field of battle is covered with dead bodies, frotn

among which we have already picked. up Goon
wounded, and removed them to our hospitais.

.army.
His Imperial Flightless' the Generalissimo exposed
him:telf to thezrentest danger ; the General of Ca.,
v.rilry, Prince of LicirrintsrittN, particularly dis-
ting,uishea

Nine el. our Genonis are wormiled; and a num-
ber of onr Staff•offic,.:,.; ore kiiltd or wounded.

When the French could no longer maintain httm,

SPANISH P Era.

i7.--The Central Junta has is-
sued n decree containing the following article 4:
r. ihe Bishops-who have dei:i(2.e.dly enibreect the party of
the, '!grant 04111 be deemed unworthy.t:it the elevated
mstry they.eseiLiz;e, and be presumed guilty of high ttea-

selves in A.spern the brave 11.essians were oblige,l to

«. Their 'Temporalities and et as of every, kind shall be

make a hit attempt, and were gaerificed.
At tito departure of the courier the Eropo.-gr

. 3. Slniuitt theit• perienrille sei%tti, they sh3ll berleliverett
over to the tribunal of public.stitety, In 6:1,1cr that serupnce
tuay be pronouoved on them i • the c.:eiteral junta bring con-
sulted, and the pravisinosof tlt/sea:if-mica! Law obeyed.-
The,Central Junia Ito received official informa-
tion from~ the Junta of Iladejnzi dated the t.!•-:d (If
April,' that therelias been. formed 'for Utzdtteuce of
E•itleiriatlttr`a theee`oortis of armeo
.bearing
the sitainiard /tithe Holy Crusade (to Santa C-uzadv.
'rile Central:4nm has a decree, authorising
all individuals•cotryosing these patriotic legions; to
wear on their brea:us'a red cross of cloth.
Thv..tientr:llliavit~g'solicited of the met-
OrntS of C.bilv, th,.. km(' 01 1,000,4410 (.15/flars,,at
it,terest ult; 1,, r c,.1.1. t!,at burly instantly ()tiered to
lend that swat to ttie st:;tit

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From the iiktuxii..ation. cf success what mortal is
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4, Joy Imo ever acrri.ine turn' my back to the enemy 14 I"
Such was the toast of NAPQLEONi in- his ..6petch tO

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the Bavarian art »y' bcit,w battle. of Abenhb:.7g.
Amongst the nuicerou.s /,re - quitlitii's poi-

, . .
sensed, by 'this extrauriiihary Atiiv, tt Inost be ;3'4-
Miitt'd, that ,neither modesty poi. numeration on be
numbered—, If he chose ii.ifo,get that 10 the pilapt 4
Sir S ,!..'611.1.11 hp- '6 thritFil his back," 4AtL,re,' the I.
de.'llll.lalVe ' battle that . has been foughi,.. -an. the
. i Ylimbe will for ever prevent a repetition of that or! 1
rii-sient and- vaM boast, which front past success defied ;
thcfalure pEquer of:Amine, :
The Sliip Dryad, from .N ..t.v Yyrk, .via kyal, has ii
at Fttia.)ndonderrr with tiav-seed.

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PLYMOUTH, JUNE Wed DI:t1$1,
MITCHELL, from Teneriffe, laden .with wine and
barilla, bound to London the Spanish lugger Aoi.
tra, Senora Bagegna, from Gijon; bound to Vigo,
laden with coffee and fig), detained by the Arethusia
frigate, Captain' MAND the ship Agnes, 'nolo),
sort, the AN'eptunt, MENZIES, and the Venus, BUN:),
r:from London, bound to Martinique the Cruizer,
from Martinique, bound to London, laden
with coffee and sugar Cthe Gambier, Matcgo,
from Newcastle, and the Peggy, Aszoorn, froth
Liverrool.
Also arrived, the Minerva frigate from the NVe,t•
yard, arid the P-brer Ooop of war, from a crnize.

Sailed the Pickle gtm-brig, on a cruizz.

A !MOUTH, JUNE g.—Arrived the lieurfibv from
Heligoland, and I.mdeJ Captain Noaßrs, who int-
med.6tely set' off for town with. dtipatches;,
Akcktar:l, and Lady Nepean, from Gottenbuth;
ane landed mails and passengers.

FALMOUTH; JUNE s.—Arrived, the Duke of Kent
Packet, 4 day's trcni,Jarnaica.
FA Llif 0 UTH ; :TUNE6.,--Put in the Euryaicco
COM PT UN; for Surinam, by contrary .tc inds.

PottTsNiot4tr, June 7.—Arrived the Endeavour,
,
LEE, and Stockton, —, from Sunderland.; 411aq,
SNIT'', and New Venus, —, from London.
pQßTsstours, J tn 4 E B.—Arrived the P=lat, gun'
brig with dispatches from Malta, in 29 days; rT
don,,WlJ4,lAms, from St. Domingo, in 29 oqs,
DEAL, JUNE 7.—Sailed, his Majesty's ship Pieiv
rious, to join Sir 11. STRACHAN'S squadron off ElitOt•
ing.
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SHEERNESS, JUNI9 6.—Sailed his Majetty's SlooP
Mercurius to convoy the Hudson Bay ships to a OP
taM•latitude and return.
It has blown so tremendously hard these two days
'bOars from the Great Nore have had 110
communtcaton with the shore. •
SHEERNESS, J.UNS 7.—Went out of harbour
.the Archer Gun-Brig, and anchored at the Great
Norio.
His Majesty's Ship London has just made the
stgtiiil fOr'a' Pilot to lake'her to Chatham, where stir
is to be paid off.