The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-08

lhe latter expecting him with their fire
locks ready, and with cool intrepidity, fired
item PAGES distance so efTectually, as total.
5 ~ 70 route the enemy, upon which gen. Wee.
! sew, at the head of a division of Klenau. at
lacked the enemies cuirassiers with such
energy that their retreat was followed by that
OF the infantry.
Hereby the army along the whole of its
me was disengaged from the enemy. obtain
ea communication on the LETT with the corps
OF the prince Hohenzolern, and became DOS
sessed OF the important post of Aspern.
Inc enemy being in full; retreat, attempted
no further attack, and confined himself mere
10 cannonade. The corps remained du-
ring the night under arms. The enemy re
peated. indeed, his attacks ON Aspern. bue
they all proved unsuccessful.
, s.,< - THIRD COLUMN.
This column, according to its destination
nao began ITS march from it's position at
lociering, by the road of Sussttnb x, Pr;
tenee. Some divisions of O'Reilly's light
morse and chassenss formed the advanced
guard Oh tue conmn, and ar three clock i'm
.he afternoon met near Hirschstetten. the.
ieit wing OF thee enemy, which consisted most
~ OF cavalry.
AS about this time the first and second CO.
iumns advanced intrepidly upon Aspern z,
cue enemy began to fail back to his position
| 49, AN'SAhi5Gb anu ASDGfn, lieut.
1ohenzoilern ordered up his batteries, and
a very brisk cannonade commenced ON both
sides. =" 'o'''
| Inc hrst line formed in close columns Of
oaelaiiohs' and advanced with the greatest
.e'oiu'ioh upon the enemy, when his caval-'
Try suddenly rushed forward i'm such d;spro-
toruonate numbers. and with such ra,,iditv
IN. .., s'iefe was scarcely time to save the ar,
ely "hich mad been brought up, and the
Loft yl.f,.
tneir own unsupported exertions. This wa.
Tue remarkable moment in which the reg;-
ments o! Zach, Joseph Coloredo. Ze,,w,sz
room, battalion of STEMS, and the SECOND
oattaiioa OF the archduke Chares's leyion
under The conduct OF lieut. gen Bradv mi
generals Bnresch, Maer, and Roller. de
SRA 90 with unparalleled fortitude ,vbat
VIZ nneu determination to conqner or die is
capable OF effecting agains. the most ;mnt,u.
attacks 'iN"
ihe encmy's cavalry turned these b,tt,
'iohS on Doth wings, penetrated between
'n.t"' rePutsed the squadrons of O'ReiIlv,s
isu' horse, VINO were unable to withstand
Seen superior force, and in the Confidence
Vi victory summoned these corps of heroes
" iay GOWN their arms. A well directed
',nu uSstruCt!Ve hre was the answer To this
proposition, and the enemy's ca
vary abandoned the field, leaving behind
them considerable number of dead.
L ms corps as well as the others. passed
the night OIL the field of battle.
FOURTH AND FIFTH CoLuuNs
iheSe were both composed of the CORPS of
.'eu, gen. prince Rosenberg OH either bank
"a uie Nussoach, and directed their march
rom their position to the right and left or
Dout sch Wagram.
lhs fourth proceeded through Roschdort
s.,alsht 10 Esllngen. Colonel Hareeps OF
vanced guard 'N1 az az
Inc fifth directed its march towards ,b-
ie' III order to go circuit round the lttlc
Town Or fInzersdorf, and drive the enemvonr
VI 'he place 1t was reinforced bv sStiptic's
n"ssars, under tile command OF col. Fro
ilch. Lieut. gen. Klenan led the advanced
guard OF both columns
AS thls circuit round Enzersdorf obyiped
n viz M" W uesCr'oe longer line, it was ne
slowly '''oiS
Enzersdorff, however, was onicklv tate,
possession OF by a detachment of Stintic,s
nussars, and OF the Wallacho- Illyrian from
Tier regiment,as 1t was already for the great
est part evacuated by the enemy. from
whom no more than thirty prisoners could
be taken.
both columns now received orders to aa-
vance upon Esngen.
The fourth in close colurn,s of ho,,,,;o
OF Szartorisky's, Archduke Lo,r;s's and co,
burg, who were twice successfully ATTACKED
by upwards of 1000 of the enemy's heavy ca,
VARY /; but these were each time nut to
night by our brave infantry with considera.
BILE loss.
vi the fifth column, two battalions of Cbas.
teier's advanced directly upon E.slingcn
whiie two battaions of BelIegnrde were or.
aered to penetrate the left bank of the VII
Rage, and the small contiguous wood yw,,
oattaiions ot Killers and Sztary's. hasi,le,
the archduke Ferdinand's and Stir,e;c,s We
glments OF hussars, and two diviy',ons &c D.
sehberg's light horse, were in the main 10
readiness to support Them
lhese combined attack, were mad, ,u,;o.
successfully, with uncommon ;ntren;,;,n
the ehemy's troops were REFUSED P AZ s,i
points, and driver. into the village Of F.ss,nl
gen, which mac. been set on fire. But as the
e"elny army was drawn up in several ir.S
o oe.T Esslingen and Aspern. and mel
ea oC ''Sw attack with fresh rcjnforcements
o .% the safety fthe retreat depended ON
.ae posse ssion of the bridge, our troops
were Obliged to abandon it at the approach
OF night. and await, un er arms, the arrival
of morning
/ Inc reserve of corps of cavalry had mar.
Cneu III two columns, under the com ua,,l IS