Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-07-24

, ty arrived in the evening on the field of bat
tie, and diitingulhed himlelf highly. A
eight in the evening the battle ended, anC
we remained matters of the field. Durin;
the night Oudinot's corps, Hillaire's divi
iion, and two brigades of cavalry, cronee
from the right bank to the left. On th,
aft, at four P. M. the Duke of Rivol
was engaged with the enemy, who mad
feveral fncceffiye attacks on the village
but Rivoli at lat completely defeated
them. The enemy occupying large ipacs
between the right and left wings, we took
the refolution of penetrating their centre
The Duke of Montebello headed the
charge. Oudinot was on the left, St. Hill.
lare in the centre, & Boudet on the right
The centre of the enemy could not with,
ftand us; in moment all was ovsrthrown
The Duke of Iitria made fcveraline char.
ges. II feemed all over with the Auitrian
army, when at in the morning an Aide
de-Camp of the Emperor came to inform
him that the riing of the Danube had drift
ted great number oftrees & booms, which
in confequence ofthe events at Vienna, had
been cut down and laid on the bank, and
that they had broken down the bridges
which communicated from the right bank
with the little illand and with the illand In
der-Lobau.
All the referyc corps which were advan-
part of our heavy cavalry, and all Auer-
itadts corps. In coniequence of this
fhocking accident the Emperor refolved
to flop the troops from advancing. He
ordered the Duke of Montebello TO flop on
the field of battle, and take his petition
with the left wing againf curtain which
the Duke of Rivoli, covered, and his right
wing at Eisling. The cannon, infantry &
cartridges which belonged to our parks,
could not be brought over. The enemy
was in the greatef diiorder jun at the no.
ment he learned our bridges were broken
down.-The llackening Of our fire, and
the concentrating of onr army, left him no
doubt refpetting the unforefeen accident
that had happened. All his cannon and
artillery equpage were again brought in
line, and from nine A. NJ. till frven p. NJ.
he made the g.eateft efforts, fnpported by
400 cannon, to overthrow the French
army-but all his efforts turned only to his
difcom6ture. Three times he attacked
the villages, and three times he filed them
with his dead. The enemy returned the
petition which they had left before the at
tack began, and we remained matters of
the field of battle. Their lofs has been
great-Pritoneis who have been taken FAY,
that they loft - Generals and 80 hyperion
Officers. Marihall Webber and 1900
prIfoners are in our hands. Our lofs has
ALTO been very con6derable-Iroo killed
and 5000 wounded. The Duke of Monte
bello (Laines) was wounded bv a cannon
ball in the thigh on the 7ad, in the even
ing. General Hillaire is ALTO wounded
General Duroinel was killed. The wa.
tiers of the Danube did not permit the
bridges to be rebuilt during the night, and
the Emperor ordered the army to pats the
little arm from the left bank, and to take
a petition on the Hand of In.der-Lobau.
We are laboring to replace the bridges,
and nothing will be undertaken till they
arc replaced.
lin addition to thefe particulars, a great
part of the Bulletin coniifts of fcntimen-
tai defcription of the interview between
Lafnes and Bonaparte, at time when the
MarihaPs wound was thought to be mortal,
in which, of courfe, the Duke of Monte
bello manifcRed all poflible heroifm, and
eyinced the greateit readincfs to die for his
Emperor /; and that the Emperor was mel.
ted into tears.
The Bulletin has, however, other pafia-
ges from which fome differences may be
drawn, as to the extent of the lofs fuftained
by the French. Bonaparte it is faid, boats
that the retreat was wtllcondueted, though
400 pieces of cannon were playing upon
them, which they could not anfwer, during
which forty thoufand rounds of fhot were
fired amonga them. Bonaparte promifes
to repair his lofs, and declares his intention
not TO renew the attack till his force is con
centrated, and better prepared. He allows
the Aufrian army to have been we'll fur.
nifhed and equipped on the occaion.]