The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-12 00:00:00

duke Fntisels's Cuirassiers ; the rOrmer, treaded by
its gallant Colonel, Rossetti, frustrated the re-
peated assaults of the enemy by coutiter.attacks,
by which they at length put a stop to his imps.
tuous advasar, sad completely repulsed him with
considerable lees. In these conflicts, the French
General of Diehl's', Derosnel, &perry to the Em.
peror, was takes prisoner a few pares from him,
as was also General Fouler, Equerry to the Em-
press, after having been slightly wounded. Not-
withstanding the fire of • the musketry which
no* ensiled, the Prince ordered a general advance,
by which the enemy was straitened in the etligne.
event between Esslingen) and Aspern, but on ac-
count of the finking fire from Esslingen, could
not be pursued any further. The fire of his guns
was answered with spirit by the horse artillery.
About seven in the evening 3000 horse were again
detached towards the point *of union between the'
cavalry of the corps of reserve and the left wing
of Prlice Hohenzollern- and fell en masse upon
the brigades of Cuirassiers of Generals Kroyher,
Klary, and Siegenthal ; but by the steady in.
trepidity of the Blankcnstein's and ltiesch's re-
giments, who with the utmost galluutry made a
sudden attack on the enemy's links, his cavalry
was again' repulsed, and part of it, which had
fallen upon some of the regiments of the new le-1
vies, placed in the third line, was cut oft and there !
taken.

Meanwhile night carne od, and it was passed
by the Prince in thu Last state of preparation ou
the ground which he had gAiocd from the enemy.
For the first time Napolents had sustained a de-
feat in Germany. From this moment he was re_
dead to the rank of hold and suceessful Gene.

rals, who, like himself, after a long series of de-
structive achievements, experienced the vidasitades
of fortune. The charm of his invincibility was
dissolved. Nu longer the spoiled Child otr For.
tune; by pUsterity he will be characterizA as the
sport of the tickle goddess. New hopes begin to
animate the oppressed nations. To the Austrian
Army the 21st of May was a grand and glorious
eposo, that most inspire it with a consciousness of
its strength, and a confidence lu its energies.
Overwhelmed
.by our irresistible infantry, its
proud opponents were extended in the dust, *ad
the presence of theie hitherto unconquered Em.
peror was no longer capable of snatching from the
heroes of Austria the laurels which they had ac-
golfed.
Napoleon's glory was obviously at stake. New
efforts were to be expected the following day ; but
he was also obliged to fight for his existence. By
means of fire-ships sent down the Danube, the
Archduke had caused the enemy's bridge on the
Lobau to be broken down, and its repairs would
take up several hours. Meanwhile: Napoleon had
already in the evening been joined by the corps of
General Oudinot ; and ell the disposable troops
followed from Vienna and the Upper Danube,
and were transported across the river in vessels as
fast as they arrived. The Archduke, on his part,
ordered the Grenadier Corps which had not had
any share in the first engagement, to advance from
its pasitiaa near Gerasdorf to Breitailee; aad the
,`hart eight was scarcely suincient to complete the
respective preparations fur the c.ouuusincemeat of a
second tragedy.

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With the morning's dawn the enemy reuewed
his attacks, which tar surpassed iu impetuosity
those of the preceding day. It was a conflict of
valour and mutual exasperation. Scarcely had
the French guards compelled Genera! Wacquant,
to abandon Aspern, when the regiment of Klebck
again penetrated into the burning village, drove
back the choicest troops of the enemy, and en.
gaged in a new contest in the midst of the coons.
gration, till, at the expiration of an hour, it was
also obliged to give way. The regiment of Ben.
juvsky now rushed in, and at the first onset gained
possession of the churchyard, the calls of which
Field. Marshal. Lieutenant Hiller immediately or.
dered the first division of pioneers to pull down,
and the church, together with the parsonage, to
bc set on fire. Thus was this regiment, sup.
ported by some battalions, commanded by Gen.
Bianchi, at length enabled to maintain itself at
the eatrancc of the village, after overcoming the
resistance, bordering on despair, opposed by the
flower of the French army.
Neither could the enemy produce any farther
.fleet upon the bushy meadow, after Lieutenant.
General Hiller had ordered the force there to be
supported by two battalions of Anton Mittrow.
sky's and a battery ; on which the Jagers, St.
George's, and two battalions of Vienna Volunteers,
drove him from his advantageous position, which
he never afterwards attempted to recover.

At about this One the left wing of the corps was
likewise placed in security by three batteries sent
by the Lieutenant-General to support the General
of Cavalry, Count Scilegactle, and the latter main.
twined his ground against the most desperate at.
tacks of the enemy. The Lieutenant-General
Hiller kept his position on the left flank of the
enemy, and the victory was &Tido:din this quarter.
The corps was therefore again farmed in two lints,
sad thus awaited the approaching ere sts.

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