Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-01-02
Sixfb Bnllefin Of ,be Grand army.
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The Auirian army was one OF the fneh Aaf-
tria ever pogcIed il was compofed of IA re-
gimeon Of Infantry, forming the army, as it
vss called. Of Bavaria, of I3 regiments of the
army OF the Tyrol. and Of regiments who
came poR from Italy, making 8, regiments of
| cavalry.
Ulm forms the point where a great number
of roaks end. General Mack conceived the
fcheme 10 make his divif ons efcapc by each OF
,hefe roads, and uniting them in the Tyrol ard
Bohemia. The divihons of Hohenzollern and
Werneck flied uf by the way Of Hsydenheim
and imhll diviiion by that of MemmiDgen.
But on The 10th, fhe Emperor haacned from
Augfburgh before Ulm. inaan,ly difconcer,ed
the enemy's icheInes, and took poHcAion Of the
bridge aud petition Of Eckingen which rcmedi-
ed every thing.
Marihal Souit, after taking Memmingsn, fet
out in purfuit Of the other columns. Finally,
Prince ferdinand had no other refoprce left than
to fuffcr himielf to be fhut up in Ulm or TO try
TO rejoin. by crofs roads, the divi6on Of Ho-
henzollern he adopted the latter reioIurion and
fet off for Aalen with four fquadrons of csval-
y,
The Emperor crofling var number of prifo.
ncrs an AuRrian Colonel tefti6ed his affonifh-
ment on feeling the French Emperor wet shro' !.
covered with dirt, a. much and more iatigaed
than the lowea drummer in the army. One Of
his aid dc. camps having explained to him ~hat
the Auariau officer bad faid, the Emperor re-
piled. " Tell him that his Matter wiihed to
bring to my mind that was folder; I hops
he will now allow that the Imperial throne and
purple have not made me forget my fra voca-
tion. Fl.
The fpcetacle which the army preien,cd on
the z,d wa, truly intereRiag, For two days
the rain fell by paifuls, every man was wet thro'
the folder had no food and was up to his knees
in dirt, the fight of the Emperor rseorcd him to
gaiety, and as ioon az he faw whole columns in
the fame fate, he made the al, echo with the
cries of loag iivs the emperor.
The Emperor, when the army occupied the
heights which command Ulm, fent for Prince
Litchtenaicn, major general, fhut up in that
place, to inform him thar he wilhed il would
capi'uatc, telling him that If he took il by al.
fault, he lhould be obliged TO do a. he had done
at Jafa, where the parrfon were put to the fword
thar il was the melancholy right of war, that
he wiihed he and the brave Auftfian nation might
be fpaed the ncccSIty of 70 dresdfulan ae ;that
the place was not tehable and ought 70 fsrrender.
The Prince iuiifed that the oacen and folders
ihould have the liberty OF returning into AuRria,
grant It to the officers but not to the folders,
replied the Emperor, for who will anfwer TO ne
for their not iervipg anew. Then, after hesnt-
inga moment he added, >" Well, l will tuf to
Prince Fcrdinad's word. II he 10 in the place,
will give him proof of my eaeeu, and grant
him what you ak, hoping the court of Vienna
will not belle the word OF one OF its Princes"
Upon which Prince Lichtent len, sGured him,
that Prioce Ferdinand was not 10 the place.
Then do not Zee. rejoined the Emperor, who
can anfwcr to me that the folders whom may
fend back, ihall not ferve.
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