Star.
London, England, 1809-05-08 00:00:00

REIDLINGEN, APRIL 22.

We are informed that the army of the Marshal
Dake of Auerstadt marched forward to Ratibon on
the 18th. In the mean time the Wirtemberg and
Darmstadt troops passed the Danube at Ingolstadr,
where they were reinforced by the Bavarian divisions
which were stationed at Geislengen, consisting of
.204)00 men. These last-mentioned troops marched
forward on the 19th to the Iser, by which means they
sneedly met the enemy, and the skirmishes began
between Sall and Abach. At all points the Austrian
troops were driven back ; and at the same moment
nne of their divisions was forced to retreat by Ratis-
Lan, on the left. Thus the whole of the Austrian
farce was confined within Bavaria. Meanwhile the
combined troops which came from Landshut by the
Lech, had arrived upon the right flank of the Aus-
trianE, while a division of French troops which had
remained on the other side of the above river, had ad-
vanced to Aicha•

On the 201 h, the Austrian army was vigorous:y
attacked on both wings, and a desperate battle en.
sued, which lasted f'r some time : the Austrians
-were driven back on all sides. The loss of the Aus-
t7ians consisted of 10,0;,0 prisoners, besides an im-
mense number c,f killed and wounded, among whom
-' -e several officers of rank. More than 40 pieces
nf* c:r.nnr. were left by them in the neighbourhood of
Land,.but, on their retreat ; 15 stand of colours also!
Ail into the hands Gf the conquerors.
The combinod armies followed the enemy on the
Ist, and fell upon them near Friesing. On this oc-
oascrt also they were beaten, and pursued to Vils-
hur;:. with an immense loss in prisoners and cannon.
From Ratisbon a very strong corps has matched to-
rds Strat:bing, whereby the right flank of the
ustri.ins will be still more threatened, and it is not
impo;sible that they will suffer still greater loss on
their retreat to the Inn.

APRIL I::i.—The favourable intelligence respecting
thc• advantages gained by the French arn,y, has been
fully confirmed. On the 'A st, the French troops had
broken tip towards Munich. The Austrians were
pursued liy the French out of Friesing ; and accord-
ing to accounts received to-day, Munich was yester-
day also abandoned by the Imperialists. A division
of the French army on the left bank of the Danube,
commanded by the Duke of Auerstadt, was yesterday
atllolialistauff and Nittcnau. The Duke was him-
. :it ItztiCoon ; and, according to accounts, the
head-citizrteis were at Landshut.
nom the Tyrol hardly any additional intelligence
:las Leen • received.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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It is p tinful to be obliged to state that the intel-
ligence of the defeat of the Austrians, mentioned in
our last, has received a degree of confirmation which
leaves no room to doubt its authenticity. The ac-
counts which we this day insert, copied from Dutch
papers which have been received to the 3d instant,
though they may be incorrect as to positions, move-
ments and minor details, and though they may be
exaggerated, arc, we doubt not, true in substance ;
and furnish another proof, if farther proofs were
wanted, of the care with which our own resources
should be warsed, to enable us to maintain the contest
single-handed (for single-handed it must soon be)
with the man who has trampled in the dust the crowns
and sceptres of the old dynasties of the Continent.
From these accounts it appears that NAPOLEON
reached the head-quarters of his army on the evening
of the 19th, and on the following morning at day-
break the Austrians were attacked—an instance of
promptitude of which there are perhaps few examples
in the history of military exploits, and which shows
with what admirable system his warlike operations
are conducted. In consequence of the arrangements
previously taken by his Generals, he found all the
columns of his army so disposed that he had only to
place himself at its head and give battle. Of the
positions of the two armies we are very imperfectly
informed, and of the parti-culars of the combat we
know almost nothing, but the result was disastrous
in the extreme. After four days fighting, the Austrian
line was broken in all parts, ard the different corps

Of which it was composed separated and their com-
Munications cut off. By one account 25,000, and
by another 30,000 prisoners are said to have been
taken by the French, with a vast quantity of colours
and artillery. The loss in killed and woui:ded is not
mentioned, but the slaughter on both sides must, of
course, have been immense. The Austrians are said
to have lost upwards of twenty Generals in killed and
wounded ; among the former the Archduke JOHN,
and among the latter two other Archdukes, together
with Prince LICHTENSTEIN, who commanded the van
of the army. Marshals BERTHIER, MASSEN•, DA-
VOUST, LEFEBRE, and KELLERMAN, commanded under
BONAPARTE. The battle appears to have taken place
not far from Ratisbon, somewhere between that and '
Neustadt. In a letter from BERTHIER (Prince of
NEUFCHATEL), which was read in the theatres of Pa-
ris, the victory is announced as much more advanta-
geous than that of Jena, a thing difficult to conceive,
except it means that the overthrow of the Austrian
Empire is a greater achievement than the subversion
of the Prussian Moriarchy.
Before a correct judgment of the causes which ope-
rated so speedily to give such a decisive viFt, ry to
the French can be formed, the public must be posses
sed of more particulars ; but the event shews that the
enemy must have been long preparing for the contest
—even at the time when the Moniteur was asserting,
from day to day, that the peace of Germany was
' not to be disturbed !

Hostilities have also begun in Italy; and on the
first affair which has taken place, though it does not
appear to have been of -much importance, the Aus-
trians are said to have been repulsed. The French
head-quarters were at Campo Formio on the 12th ult.
and the army was concentrating itself upon the Tag-
liamento.

We have heard. a circumstance stated which may
possibly have operated not a little to produce the
disaster which has befallen the army of the Emperor
Fanscis. NAPOLEON carried with him into Germany
a very large sum of money (about two millions ster-
ling, mostly in Napoleons), with the intention of ap-
plying it to the purposes of corruption in the Austrian
army. Past experience gives us no reason to doubt the
fact, and we are sorry to add, that the same experience
I furnishes us with abundant reason to dread the effi-
;i
cacy of such an engine.—The misfortune is that a
similar weapon cannot be wielded'with equal efficacy
against the aggressor ; for Generals who hope to re-
ceive Crowns and Kingdoms as the reward of their
attachment to their Chief, may take bribes, but will
not betray their master.

The WILDBOAR sloop, which arrived at Plymouth
on Wednesday, from Gijon, left that place on the
28th ult. on which day the HOPE sloop of war arrived
there from Portsmouth, with three transports under
convoy, laden with arms, ammunition, and clothing,
for the use of the Marquis ROMANA, whose head-
quarters were then at Oviedo. His army consisted
of about 15,000 men. The Marquis is said to have
gained several advantages over the enemy in the vici-
nity of Betanzos.
The RESISTANCE, Captain ADAM ; RACOON sloop,
and SNAI'PER schooner, were lying at Gijon when the
WILDBOAR sailed. They had been eminently useful
in assisting the Spaniards.
About 2000 troops, detachments of regiments,
embarked last week, from the Depot in the Isle of
Wight, and from thence, to join their regiments in
Portugal. Twenty-two officers and 170 men, have
likewise embarked for the Cape of Good Hope. They
principally belong to the 21st regiment of Light Dra-
goons.
The Ist battalion of the 50th regiment, command-
ed by Colonel WALKER, have taken possession of
Ramsgate barracks. At present they are little more
than 600 strong ; but many recruits from the militia
are shortly expected to fill up the ranks and complete
the members of this gallant regiment. Some trans-
ports have lately arrived there with the baggage be-
longing to the 50th, 52d, and a number of other
regiments in the Kent district ; upwards of 100 wag-
gon loads have been landed, and sent off to the re-
spective regiments.
The Inhabitants of Southampton have unanimous-
ly voted their Thanks to Mr. WARDLE, for his late
Parliamentary conduct.
A similar Vote of Thanks was carried at a Meeting
of the Inhabitants of Belfast, but not unanimously.
The inhabitants of Manchester have unanimously
passed a vote of thanks in favour of Colonel WARDLE
and those who supported him, during the late inquiry
in Parliament.

The resolution of thanks to Mr. WARDI.r., passed
at the late meeting of the inhabitants of Sheffield,•
was signed by upwards of 15,000 persons, on forty
skins of parchment, which measured thirty-five yards
and a quarter in length.
The election of a Representative for the county of
Edinburgh, came on, on Monday, in the Parliament
House, when the Right Hon. ROBERT DI,NDAS, of
Melville, who vacated his seat on being appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland, was unanimously re-
, elected.

A Committee of the English Catholics held a meet-
in`, on the '24th nit. at the Earl of SHREwsnußv's, to
consider of the propriety of petitioning Parliament for
an assimilation ethe laws respecting their body between
the Sister Islands. The Catholics of Ir.:land, it must
be known to every Reader, enjoy the elective fran-
chise, and some other privileges, which are denied to
their brethren in England. However equitable their
claims, the Committee agreed to waive them for the
present, that they might not appear to wish to em-,
barras Government at a period of peeuliar difficulty.;
In consequence of a letter which appeared in an.
Evening Paper of Saturday, we are authorized to'
state, that Mr. DANIELL, the Candidate for the East
India Direction, is not at present, nor ever was, in
partnership with any Dutch Commissioners.