The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-11

I a very fanguinary affair ut st. Potion, OF winch
the French bulletin made no mention. The adj
vices from Moravia and Bohemia. inherited in
the Berlin Journal fpcak of the atlion as difaf-
| trous to the French, who lof COCO men. But
| this advantage could not, We think, prevent
| the French from getting to Vienna. The RutIi-
| ans and Auftrians, Immediately after the affair
| of St. Po.en, crolIed the Danube to krems, to
| Join the Archduke Ferdinand, who is at Bud
weis. The emperor of Germany is not at o.
mutt, but at Brunn. Bat one of the moa i'm
portant facts in thefe papers is, the junction of
the fecond Rui'ian army with the firf. circum-.
fance which will enable the Auttrans, we trua,
to refume offentive operations. Another faet
whic!l we hope to fee confirmed, is, that the
archduke John has, by bold movement, go.
| in the rear of B:rnadotte. and compelled him
TO esacuate Saltzbure. 1t fhould feem, too, as
it Ney's corps was not quite ftrong enough to
fecure the pol!eifion of Infpruck and the Inn
tha--he has got to Infprack, but the French
accounts confefs, that though their force is M.
merous, much precaution is necefary. the
| country being hill in arms againt them. Mean
while tbs. active General Wof.kehl does not
appear to have heen cut OF, to have capitu-
lated-fo far from it that he is faid to have fol-
lowed the example of the Archduke Ferdinand,
| and to have cut his way through Angereau TO
the Danube his force fccms to have been
much hyperion to any the French had in Sna ha.
| On the 10th, detachment OF his troops Eel, in
with fimal EFFORT conducting the elettrefs of
Bavaria from WurtZhurgh TO Munich. The
Auitrians did not initiate the conduct of the
! French-they did not pi'lage the EFFORT, nor
| did they violate the Pruiiian territory of AN
| fpach TO which the cleSt, efs retired
| In the mean time the Archduke Charles con-
| t,nues TO conduct his retreat in maitery man
ner, giving the French realon to repent every
attack they make npon him. BY Nationals own
account in the hxth bulletin, itappears he was
defeated on the banks of the TasHamcnto. On
the 18th he ordered dviion of his troops 10
crois the river, meaning Of courfe, to pats with
the rett of his army but the Auttrians defend
ed the patiage, heavy cannonade took place
the whole day; but " Mdfena, MsiJfed svitb
tie advantages be had gained, and which fecu-
red to him Others, did not ;hink proper to effed
the pailage of the river"
What were his advantages he wiifled TO pats
the river, and he was unable to effect it the
whole day. After the Archduke had retreated
from the banks ON the l3,h to Palma Nuova,
Maitena croiied the river. His royal highnefs
neither lofes piece of cannon, baggage wag
| gon, nor ftandard, in his retreat he carries
| on ms whole army, and we have confident
belief, that even if Marmont and Bernado,te
were to interpofe in his rear, he could cut his
way through them.
Three Hamburghmails havearrived thisnorn
ing. The intelligence brought BY them i, in.
Portant. Private letters aiIert that Au(fri, is
1 determined not to conclude a feperate peace,
and that HE is waiting the arrival of the fecond
Ruan army to refume her operations. The
iccond Rufiian army has entered Moravia; hay
ing. Ia contradiction TO the Infamous falfehoods
or the Monteur, preferved in it's whole march
the mott exemplary difcipline. Ii nun have
joined the Ruffian army about the 18th, the
| day when Murat is fld to have entered Vienna
We hal! be much disappointed ifthe two Ruff.
nan armies with the troops under prince Fer
dlnane, do not compel the French to evacuate
Vienna within few days after their entrance
into it.
Gen. Don left Harbonrg on the o2d u!t. for
Lunebu'gh, the cad quarters of the Ruf1;an
army undsr Cen. Toltfoy.
| December 4.
Let us now hope that the tide has turned & thar ,
| french who have advanced with fuch fuccels 10 vi
eh'a' are doomed to experience Ggnal revsrfe of
fortune. We have the haPpiefs TO announce the pan
ing OF an important victory over the French on RI.
ieit bank OF the Danube by the troops under the Ruff
IAN general kutuiow On the 9.h the day on which
the french entered st. Poten, general Kntulov paC
led the Danube M Mortier had prevouly croiied
10 keep the arehduke Ferdinands corps in check In
the afternoon of the 10th, he approached and drove
back Kutuiow's advanced polls to Silent. On tho
! tn the Ruiiians determined to attack him near
Mems. The attack enlinenty fucceisful. and
MARTIAL Mortier, who was en1eavoring to take the
-Rutliaas in flank, was entirely cut Off After
an obnate battle, i'll which two thirds of the French
diViilon were killed, the ref withdrew to the cattle
10 III hiitory being the place where our
gallant Richard CGur de Lion was confined There
the Ruians Iurrotnded and forced them TO eap,Iate
to the amount OF between 2 and 5000 men ipcIpd
rug brigadier general, two colonies, enc lieut., colo
nell and SO other officers Mortier is uppofed To have
been killed The lofs the part Of the allies is ELI
mated at 1000 men--amoneh the killed was the ex-
ceilent Auitrian general Schmidt who had ul been
appointed to the iuarion alled by general Mack, and
who tell in the action pierced by FIVE balls. His
death Is infinitely regretted. Having thus prevented
martha! Morter from fucceedng in cutting OF his re-
treat gen. Kutuiow retired to Omutz. The French
Hill made feveral attempts to harrafs him. but ,hcv
were nnavailing Az one time prince Prankatioh the
pupil OF Suwarrow, was furrouuded by grea, fu,e-
rority OF numbers; he had but 5000 men with hin,
with theie he refoIved his way.hrough, which
ne effected, and rtjoned kuuGow, bringing with hin,
two nandsrds and Tome prifoners. KNtuosv then ef-
ta5lhhed hmief at Olmuts, where he was Joined bv
the Autrians, under the prince Of ohtenfie and on
the 18Th, by the fecond Rufiian army of 10000 men
lie was oon afterwards 10 he reinforced by the Auc
TRAN imperial guards, under tb, arehduke CONTAIN
tne, l2cOo itrong and the ref of the army under
general Michellon, would join him about TIE end of
| iaIt month. The Emperors of Ru1ia and Auiiria