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

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LONDON:
IntiCSDIV, JULY 20.

At:mot:tin 40 days have elapsed between the
date of the loth 1: reuch Bulletin and the 2 ith,
dated July which arrived in town yesterday
afternoon—that interval bas nut I•eett passed by
N.trocso in a state of military inactivity. The
efforts of his army to establish a certain and safe
communicatiun with the left bank of the Danube,
are in this Bulletin annonneed to him been finally
crowned with success. The obstacles prsaiented
by a broad, deep, and rapid river, have been stir.
mounted in the face of an enemy whom the
army of Naror.roN was certainly repulsed—and
" al length there exith no longer any Danube
66 as far as concerns the French army."
From the concise description of the Bridges that
have been constructed, we perceive that NArot.son
has profited by the experience of the preceding
Battle—where, having but one point from which
be could debouche—and only one by which he
could retire--.the artillery of the Austrians was
enabled to produce that destructive effect on the
troops that were waiting their turn to repass the
Dredge---for to the obstruction of the latter by
the first columns of the French that were repeating
the Bridge, is attributable a very large portion
of the slaughter at the Battle of Asperit.---The
construction of bridges over a kith an army
with all the modern impletneuts of war can safely
pass, is certainly no mean enterprise ; but with
materials, and workmen, indefinite in quantity
and number, these works canuot 46 excite auto.
nismcnt," however they may claim our " (ulna-
ration."—That no loaded carriage could pass
over the bridge built by C.ssaa across the Rhine
in eight days, is an assertion which an examine.
tape of the dimensions, given us by. CasAa in his
Commentaries, of the timbers of which that
bridge was formed—rooders more than doubt-
ful. But it is nut in the t!lth Bulletin that
the plan
.of NAPOLEON so clearly devi loped
at in an article of foreign ititelligence, dated Vi-
enna, Julie 28---" All the bridges are read:.
" There arc two on the first arm, four on Or,
sr serum!, and eight, which will be fixed till at
44 once in fuser hours, on the third.".._TL
strength of the island of In.der-Lobau, as it is
described in the Bulletin, is clearly such, that is
case of any sinister accident, it may be consi-
dered as a place of perfect security..-and If
esteut sufficient to contain the greater part of the
French army in case of urgent necessity. The
number of bridges, therefore, is the greatest from
that island to the loft bank, to which, it seems,
from the passage we have quoted, the bridges are
not yet attacked. In.der-Cuban is six miles in
length; and If there eight bridges are thrown over
at a distance from each other, eight Fnatels di%--
lions will be enabled to dehorscdre at the mac me-
meat of time. So that a position, with att ex-
tended line, can be almost instantaneously form,. :.
The dideolly of the lassa4t will tints be
lably sissui.testiod, as the oppositioo of the Aus-
trians Most bt. • Nest a bee eoteadlell is an equal
length, and, io Gan of retreat freniiing necessary
to ally Frteich division, a fiefteill hod secure re-
treat will are upeu by seine we of lisps lloriagei,