Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-27
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at length obliged to fail back 20 the en-
renchments OF Gin, with the loss OF 3ooo
men takea prisoners : banaes' div sion Al
the sameli,n occupied he heights when
command the plain, and Msrmont posted
himself at the bridge Of Unteraircher and
! Oberkirch, a. The confluence OF The Her
with the Danube. Ii seems on the ltia, To
have been determined by the Austrisns 10
Ulm, that whilst part of the army should
remain in and occupy the attention ofthe
enemy at Ulm, the remainder, and proba
bly, the greater part, under Prince Fcrdi-
nand. should attempt 10 make its escape.
The Fifth Bulletin says that In the night
OF the l4th, he marched towards Biberach
--if that be the fact, he soon abandoned
his Intention of attempting his retreat
that way, having probably received the
account of Soult's division having taken
Biberach. The SIKH bulletin says, tina,
Instead of proceeding south ward TO the
Tyrol, be took anortherly course 10 IA
len.
Prince Ferdinand marched to Join Ho,
henz sllern's division at Asleu. Mutat's di
vision wa, sent in pursuit nf him, s. came
up with the rear Of IYe,nck', division a,
Laogenau. A sharp acton took place, in
which the Austriaas lost 5000 met made
prisoners. Mural then procecded'sa Held
enheini, and Lannes tn Aalen lad Sord,in-
gen. The heavy baggage and Wagons
considerably retarded the retreat OF the
Austria rs. On the 18th Murat came UP
with them at Neresheim, & an actisu took
plscein whichthe Auslrians lost 1000 men.
On the 18Th the French overlook Wer-
neck's division, surrounded it, and Fore
ed it to capnulate. This reserve artillery
and baggage of the Aus,rians were also
surrounded by capi;ulalion. Marat con-
tinued to pursue Prince Ferdinand who
threw himself into The Prussian territory,
* took liie road 10 Nuremberg with 1000
horse and some artiilefy-Murat headed
him, which brought on an action OIL the
road srswesn Fuslh & Nuremberg on the
2ist. Allthe Austrian artillery and bag
gage were taken. On the night of the
2lst, Murat lay at Nuremberg, where he
remained on the 22d TO res, himself. In
his pursuit irnm Albech 10 Nuremberg, he
is said TO have taken 1900 Wagons, and
5000 men,iRctuding Werneck's division.
Prince ferdinand, however, succeeded in
making his escape.
All the de6oucaes Of UIm, having been
occupied by the 18th, Bonapartc appeared
before II, and preparations were made 20
storm the entertainments. The Austrian
General Prince of I.ichtens,ein, was then
sent for by Bonaparle, who expressed his
wishes that The town would cspiluIate. tor
1T he iookis by storm, nc should be under
the necessity Of acting az he did a, JafTa,
where the whole garrison was put 10 the
sword. The Prince required TIA the of
hcers and s. lders should DC at liberty 10
return to Austria, Donapartc after some
oblsction agreed to the request, provided
Prince Ferdinand would pledge himself
thai they should not serve again iii ex
changed. The Prince replied aa, Prince
Ferdinand was no longer III Uim. On the
l7th U'm surrendered by capiul5ion I;
but the surrender was not 70 take place II
by midnight on the 26sh Oclober, AN Aus.
TRAN or Russian army should appear be-
fore capable oil raising the biockade 8u'
( IN the meantime the Ffsech were 10 be put
in possession Of one Of the gs,e. Of Ulm
ADD The bridge over the Danube, Which
was, IN fact, tan,am ant TO a surrender Of
he osn before the 10th. Yet so long--it
was necessary 10 lead on Mack sgep BY
s,ep---he proposes firs, to give the Aus.
! TRANS ,ili the 2s,h. an offer, which he
thought would be conceived by Mack to
be very generous one, blu, he couples
that offer With the dcmand of gate and
a bridge which Afforded him All immediate
| entrance into the town. No soouer, huw.
| ever, has he got The demand complied
| with, than he sends for Mack on the h
and MAKES him consent TO second cant.
tuIation, which entirely does away The
condition. granted in the first. And upon
/ what ground does Mack accedo TO this
second : merely upon Ber,hier's assur-
| anoe that the Austrians are OH the otheT
side Of the Inn; that Lannes is pursuing
Prince ferdinand that WernecA ha. CAPT
tuiated, aud that there is 10 possibility oil
succour reaching Ulm. Mack, there fore,
consented 10 second capitulalion, aud
evacuated Uim on the 25ih.
The French say, that in those several
affairs, they have taken 10000 prisoners.
The campaign has been opened in Tia
ly, but with nothing like The same success
es IN Germany. We bear nothing Of a
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