The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-27
[VoLuMr 2.

P:Ced mat OF NIelss. After having long hefita
,cu' meias adopted the noble retaliation OF
piercing through the French army, which occa.
moned the battle of Marengo. Mack took ano-
tner reioliition Ulm is the point of union OF a
great number Of high roads he had formed th-
plan OF making his diyiGone retreat by theft.
roads, to re-aflemble them in Bohemia and the
iyroi. The diviifon of Hohenzollern aud Wer-
NECK marched off by Hrydenheip. A fcnall
d'v'hon retreated by Menminscn, but the En-
Psror on the eth haftened from Auefbsrgh TO
oHi' Immediately difcolcerted the projects of
1 70, enemy ordered the bridge and petition OF
nEhingen to be carried, which rendered every
thing fecure. >'s'!
Marihal 'Sclilt, after having taken Memmin-
gen, went IN pu'fuit of other columns. Prince
ferdinand had therefore no other rcfour,e thar,
TO iuffcr himfef TO be That ND in Ulm. or 70 81.
aeavoar, by rrofs roads, TO join the diyi.ion of
Hohenzoilern this Prince adopted the latter
reioiutIon, and proceeded 10 AIKEN with four
1quadrops of cavalry. $500
IN the mean time. Prince Murat was in p,,r-
iut OF Prince Ferdinand. The div;iion of Wer.
NECK endeavoured to oppoG. him at Langeneau.
ne LOOK three tholfand of them prifsmers. One
OF winch was ageneral officer, and two Rs,,ds
o. colours. While he made movement on his
I'sht TO Heydenheiu, Martial tIannes marche;,
towards Aaleu and Noriiingen. I'll. propref,
= ~''~Hy "dHIStdttsSQ I'VE. Nu1urSu
gems, aid they were weakened By the battle of
Langeneau. At this aSfion, Prince Murat had
much reaion to be fatisfed with the conduct of
General Klein. The Goth regiment of drag ons,
t : Stn light infantry, and the chafeurs of TIE
imperial guard, particularly ,ii;tne uiihed them
ieiVes. The aid-de-can:p 3rsaet d;fplayed 4
great deal OF courage.
he action did not retard the marc, of primo.
Murst. Es advanc ed rapidly towai,'a Nerel,-
eim, and on the 18th. at in the evening, he ar
rived before that position. The dviion of ,,rs.
goohs of General K!cia charged the cremy
Two aandards, a general u.fcer, and loco ,ren
were again taken at the battle of Nrretaejm.
Pince Ferdinand, and feven OF his Generals.
mad barely time TO get on horfeback. Their
dinner was found on the table. For two DAYS
they had no place of ref.
IL appears that Prince Ferdinand will not he
;.c 10 eicape the French army, urlefs by die
gunng his pcrion, or getting OFF with few
tquadrons by fome bye path of Germany.
As the Emperor waspafIing through crowd
OF Priioners, an Autttian Colonel exprefIed his
aftonIihment to fee the Emperor of the Frepch
wet covered with dirt, as much and more ia
tleued than the meanef drummer in his army.
Che or ms aId-de-camps having explained to
nm what that Auftrian officer faid, the Emper-
or ordered this anfwer to be made: Your
mailer wiihed to make me recolle6t that was
a ioid'er, hope he will allow that the Throne
and fhe Imperial Purple have nSt made me- Cor.
get my hrA profrflion.
The appearance Of the army on the sth WA
really mott interefting. For two day, the ,,:,
tell IN torrents; the whole army was dr;Dp;nc
wet the folders had no provfions t,itribu,ed
70 them they were up to the knees in mud.
but the Emperor infufed frelh fpirits into them:
and at the moment he perceived whole co.
, =. IN this Rate, he ordered long live the
Emperor to be cried.
Ii is alto mentioned, that tLe Fmn.ror W
piled to the officers who furrounded. him. and
who exprefrd their furprife, how, in a mo-
ment of fueh diftreis, the folders could forget
all thelr wants AID appear only fen6ble to the
pleature of ieeing him. (" They are in the right
II is to fpare their blood that make them an
dergo ipch great fatigue
Inc Emperor, when the army occupied the
heights which commanded Tim, E.pt for the
Prince OF Lichtenftcin, Major General, who
was nut up IN the town, to cor,muni,,at. IN
nun, thaf he wiihed 1t would captulate tel
ing Ein' that if he'took it by form, he woud
oe unoeI inc neceffity Of acting as he did at
lama where the whole garrifon was put to the
fword that it was ore of the melancholv r;..btc
OF war (; that ne wil,ed that both he and The
brave Auftrian nation wire fpared the necelIity
or 10 dreadful an action-that the place was not
tenable that it ought therefore to furrendc,.
The Prince required that the officers aud fol-
dier' ihond have liberty to return to Auffria.
=" will grant it," replied the Emperor, "to
the Ohicers, but not TO the folders for who
VIII be my fecnrity that they will not he made.
to ierve again J" Then after having hclitated
moment, he added" Well then. I will re-.
~ upon the word of Prince Ferdinand, IF he
is in the town, via, to give him proof of nv
eiteenn, and VIII grant to him what YOU re-
cure of me, hoping that the Court of Vienna
VIII not break the word of one of its Princes"
Upon n. de LichtenReiu aHuring him that
Prince Ferdinand was no. in the town, " Then,''
iaId the Emperor, 81 do rot fee who is TO be
my guarantee that the folders fend you back
VIII not be employed again.
A brigade of four thoufand men occup;es one
OF The gates of Ulm.
On the n;sht ofthe i6ti, there wasa terrible
hurricane the Danube completely overflow
ed, and Carried away aInof all the bridges.
which traitens us very much in Our f,pplies of
proviions.
On the 18Th, Martial Bernadoite having pufb.
cd his advanced pots as far az WaHenbourg 81
liaag, on the road Of Bruneau, took & or 900 pti-
toner's, and / pieces Of cannon, of different f.
yes, having thus taken, fince his entry at Mu
mch, ljooprifoners, ~ pieces of cannon, 900
hories' ard quantity Of baggage, without the