The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-20 00:00:00

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FRUM PIE FRRNCII PAPERS.

TWENTY•FOURTH BULL TIN.

1' VtterA, itTLY 3.—General Uroussirr had
left two hattalioos of the 84th reeirneet of the
line in the town of Gratz, and proceeded to Vil.
don, I. join the troy of Dalmatia.
" On the 26th of Jowl General Giulay ap.
reared before Gratz, with 10100 d mens nom..
posed, it is hese, of Croats ank frontier-regiments.
The 81th, which was distorted in one of the su.
herbs of the town, repelled all the attacks of the
meshy, rooted him every where, took 500 men
prisoners, and two standards, and maintained him.
self in his position 14 hours, giving time to Ge-
neral Broussicr to come to his assistance. 'l'bis
conflict of one with ten, covered the 84th, and
its Colonel Gambits, with honour. The stand-
ards were presented le his Majesty at the parade.
We have to regret, that 20 of these brave fel.
lows erre killed, and 92 wounded.
Ou the 30th, the Duke of Auerstadt at-
tacked one of the islands of the Danube, at a
small distance from the right bank opposite Pres.
burg, where the enemy had some troops.
" General Gudin directed this operation with
skill ; ft was executed by Colonel Decous, and
the 21st regiment of infantry of the line, which
this Officer commands. At two o'clock of the
morning, this regiment, partly in boats, and
partly ,winenitig, crossed a very narrow arm of
the Danube, seized the island, routed the 1500
men who were upon it, and made 250 prisoners,
among whom were the Colonel and several Oa.
cers of the regiment St. Julian, and took three
pieces of cannon, which the enemy bad lauded
for the defence of the island.
" At length there exists no longer any Da-
nube, as far as concerns the French army. Gen.
Count Bertrand has raised works which =eke as-
tonishment, and inspire admiration.
" Over a breadth of 400 fathoms, and over a
very rapid river, be has in a fortnight raised I
bridge formed of 60 arches, on which three car.
sieges can pass abreast; he has built a second
bridge upon piles eight feet broad ; but this is for
infantry only. Nest to these two bridges is a
bridge of boats: we can, therefore, pass the
Danube in three columns. These three bridges
are secured against all insults, even against the ef-
fects of fire-ships and incendiary machines, by
stoceadoes, raised on piles between the islands in
different directions, the furthest of which are at
250 fathoms from the bridges. When these im.
mense works are contemplated, they might be
thought to be the labour of many years ; they
were, however, produced in 15 or '2O days.—
These works arc defended by ales-de-pont, each
of 1600 fathoms in extent, formed of redoubts,
surrounded by palisades, (rises, and ditches filled
with water. The Island of Lobito is a strong
post ; it contains magazines of provisions, 100
pieces of heavy cannon, and 20 mortars or how.
beers Opposite Esliug, on the left arm of the
Danube, is a bridge, which the Duke of Rivoll
has fised there. It is covered by a tete-de.pord,
which had been raised there at the time of the
first passage of the river.
64 General Legrand occupies the woods in the
front of the tilede-perst. The hostile army is
In order of batik, covered with redoubts; the
left is at Enzendorf, the right at Great Aspern :
a few discharges of musketry from the advanced
posts have taken place.
" Now, that the passage of the Danube is se.
cured, and that our bridges are sheltered from
every attempt, the fate of the Austrian Monet.
chy will be decided in a single battle.
" The waters of the Danube were on the first
of July four feet above the lowest, and 13 feet
below the highest point. The rapidity of the ri.
vet at this part is, when the waters are high, from
levee to twelve feet ; wheu the water is moderate,
four feet six inches, each second, and wore atroog
than at any other point. In Hungary, it dimi-
Dishes a great deal ; mid at the place where Tra.
jin raised a bridge, it is almost insensible. The
Danube is there 450 fathoms broad ; here it is
only 400. The bridge of Trajan was a stone
bridge, the work of several years. Cesar's bridge
over the Rhine was raised, it is true, in eight days,
but no loaded carriage could pass over it.
44 The works on the Danube are the most beau-
tiful military works ever formed.
" Prince Gazaritt, Aid-de-Camp General of
the Emperor of Russia, arrived at Schoeubronn,
at four of the morning the day before yesterday,
it the moment the Emperor was mounting on
horseback. He set out from Petersburgh the
Bth of June. He has brought intellikpice of the
march of the Russian army into Gallicite
" His Majesty has quitted Schoenbrisen; he
bas bees two days encamped. His tents are vary
bouttifol, and made in the style of the Egyptian
itats.”

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