Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-10

considerable magazines, both at FREY
stadt and at Mattruhausen.
Marshal Mortier with corps of the ar
my Is maneuyering upon the left bank o
the Danube.
"A dcpqtation from the senate is Just ar
rived at Lintz. The elector of Bavaria !.
expected here in two hours.
Liotz, IL Brumaire, 9th Now year IL
The elector of Bavaria and the eIeefo.
RAJ prince arrived yesterday evening a,
Int Lieut.. gen. count de Giulay, sen,
oy the emperor OF Austria, arrived here
In the night. He has had a very long
conference with The emperor. The OBJ.
Ject OF his mission is unknown.
AT the battle of Ams.ettsn we tool, 1870
prisoners, 700 OF whom are Russians.
rince Murat has established his head.
Quarters a; the abbey of Molk. His adj
Vanced posts are near St. Polten est. Ky-
Poiiie,)
On the 18th, general Marmom direaed
his march towards Leoben. On his arr;-
val at Weger, he met the regiment OF
Glausay, charged It and took 400 prison.
ers' among whom one col. and several Of.
hcers. He continued his march, Al; the
co'hinns OF the army are in grand ma.
n@uyre.
1s'eH'fy-'irs' RaHrtin o. TIE grand arna.
N.oik, iSlh 6rumaire, 10 n NOV. wear IL.
o. the 18Th Bruinair., the ARM of
Marahai Dayoast directed is march IRON,
SteyeF to NaydhcGen, Marisnasll and II.
iiehieid. BY This. movement, it c:I,er.jed
lis front beyond the lcA OK tn. enen,y's
a';.li, which was supposed TO he readY 10
make ! stand or the heights of 81. Ryne.
lyie and from LiIeus..3 it marched TO-
%a'as Vienna ~ The higi. road Fading
di:ectly to:iy.
On the iTlh IRE advanced guard of this
Marshal being yet several lesgaes frora
h.arieRzeA, saet ehc corps Of gsn. s.iccr-
faidi which vas nzarchng towards Neud-
staot Tor the purpose OF covering Vienna
on that side. The gen. Of Brigade Hen.
de!et, com nander u MeraheI Dsyuus,.,
advanced guard, attacked ire cnemy with
tue greatest Yigor, routed irin,, and purs,,-
co nm Tor The space of Eve leagues.
he result Of this engagement Of Ma
r'enseil was The tasng Of stands Of CO.
lors, Is pieces Of cannon asd 1000 prisnn-
ers--among whom are the colonies oflhe
regiments Joseph de Colleredo and
Deulschmeister, and;five majors.
Lbe Bah regiment,of light in ,antry and
the los,h regiment Of the line Behaved
admirably wen.
On The i8,h in tie morning, Prince
MuFa, arrived at ST. Hypoly.e. He gave
direction to the general of brigade Of dra.
gpons Sebastian to push forward towards
Vienna. Aiiihe court and grandecs have
LEFT that capital. Il had Seen already an
hounced at the advanced posts, that the
emperor was preparing TO qui, Vienna.
The Russian army has Ell. eted its re-
tFeat 10 K'ems by re-crossing the Danube,
fearing no doubt 10 see its communicate
ons with Mora,ia cut Of, by the move
inent which Marshal Mog,iev made on the
LEFT baDk OF the Dant.be.
General Marmont must have passed
beyond Jsoben.
The abbey of Molk, where the empe-
ror lodges, Is one Of The finest in Europe,
thcre is not, e'the" in france or Italy. A.
ny convent or abbey thai can be conpDar-
ed 20 it. Il isa strong position, and COM
mends the Danube. 1t was one of the
principal pests of the Romans, aud was
called " the iron horse" built by the en-
perez Commodus.
The cellars and vaults of the abbey were
full of-very good Hungarian wine which
has beer. OF great help to the army, hav-
ing for this long time been without any;
but we are now in the wine country there
is great deal in the environs of Vienna,
The emperor has ordered particular
safeguard to be placed at the castle Of
Lustchloss, a small country seat belopg-
ing 10 the emperor of Austria, on the left
bank of the Danube.
The avenues Of Vienna on this side do
not resemble the avenues ofgreat capitals.
From Lintz TO Vienna there is but one
high road ; a great many rivers, such az
the IPs, the Elaph, the Molk, the Ira
sen, &c. have only bad wooden bridges o.
yer them. Tbs country is covered with
forests of pine trees at every step mex
pugnable positions, where the enemy in
vain endeavored to make stand. He
was always apprehensve ofsceing himself
passed and turned BY the columns which
unanswered beyond his har,Ss.
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