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ins s n.snpied, when the corps OF Gen.
safes's ,, s was compelled TO retreat oe s
on l ~ danube, after sustaining some loss
0 = ,h. general himself Icing m'ss. .hsi
r ~ enemy under the command OF ma I;sa
~, p then penetrated in force to the Drlog-
sy' ' The Danube, endeavoured to pass
y and % drive our troops from the
ADS o..;no me whole of the afternoon these
800 Us were made 10 vain, but towards
evening a small column OF the enemy
ps....ded in forcing the passage OF the
H. H. and of the Cd ssrway near CUNT
W., .sS. and penetrated into that town The
pom Of Blakens,ein's hussars attacked
!. close column of the enemy with great
na,raoe-but as it had in part reached the
1 d;acsot wood the division was obliged to
$siire. AT night the enemy remained mas.
$srs Of the right bank near Cuntzburgh-
IAN farther attacks or attempts 10 pass the
liver was renowned, anG the retreat to
: Inn was effected during the night--The
i. we sustained in killed cannot vet De
I.c,rtained, as there has not been tide tor
IL req,msnls 70 make their returns. There
4. about FIVE hundred wounded IN the h s.
ri,als Of Gunszburgh. aud nearly six hun
ared and thirty prisoners were taken by
fbe enemy. One piece of cannon belonging
. spork's regiment of infantry fell into the
hands Of the enemy.
5. Battle of Ulm, on the eleventh OF
Dc,ober, between the imperial and roysl
srmy, aud the sixth corps of the French
army, commanded By marshal Ney
The RICH. wiog Of the Austrian army,
before Ulm, was attacked 90 the lth DC.
Iober with great impetuositY, by the French
Army of observation, unoer the command
bf marshal Ney. The plan of the French
Was to take Ulm by surprise, and the at.
lack was made TO favor the operation. Our
6ghs wing repulsed the enemy on each at
Back, with the greatest 6rmness and salor-
AZ the same time general Mack caused a
considerable number OF our lett wing to
bdvance, which succeeded in turning the
light wing of the enemy, who had two re.
simsnts of cavalry and two of infantry all
most entirely destroyed. The enemy re1ir-
ID in the creates, disorder descending the
Danube. They lett nearly 1900 men dead
bn the field of battle, We made from 8
10 900 prisoners, and took IL cannon 20
ammunition Wagons. A great number OF
pther Wagons, and the baggage OF general
Dupont, fell into our hands. The prince
bf Scwartzenburgh, count Klenau, and
Eiulay, Albers's and Mack's curassiers,
Ind Latoar's light horse particularly dis
Engaished themselves. All the generals
ind officers, as well as The troops, display.
ID at once the greatest steadiness and &C.
fvity. We lost only few hundred men.
The battle and the pursuit OF the enemy
lassed all night.
October 81.
His majesty the emperor has caused to
pc published " true statement of the con.
puct sfthe serene electoral Palatine (elect-
pr of Bayaria9 Of which the following is
correct abridgemens:
".The serene eleetor Paia,ine has pub
ished an historical statement, In which he
owns himself an ally of France, and dc.
'lares war against Austria and Russia. ex.
;using BY false allegations, the breach of
promise he had made to- the Roman emf
Peror, OF ceding his troops TO him.
" Not content with the indemniGcaticns
inc serene eleclor had received by the con-
rlusum Of the empire of the a7th April,
1908, he suffered himself from ambition
. be drawn into secret engagements with
france which proved on every occasion,
% tend systematically to- counteraet Aus.
Eria.
:" As his ambitious hopes rested princi-
'ally upon the prospect of fresh attack
vita which the court of Vienna was me.
naced by France, on every occasion, those
gradual ornaments which his majesty was
compelled to make, from the Preparations
mace oy the emperor Napoleon, became
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