Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-07
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-. s;,uation of affairs the archduke
~ '.d 70 collect his army at the foot OF
sU LIN Bisamberg, and allow it a few days
= en- ~, which after so many forced marches
is.s ,,lv wanted. The cavalry, for the
uO of water, was posted along the
e'. riyulst, which is concealed by
ar,,' covered with bush,s, and the
sne.d guards pushed forward to the
n..nbe IN order to observe the movements
g r.ss enemy. and prevent his passing the
w. which he had Already attempted to do
e. Nnssdorf, to what is called the Black
srte but with so little success, that bat
lion e his advanced guard was taken
! The chain of the outposts extended ON the
k.a eide as far as the March, and on the
.ab 70 Krems /; this place and Presburgh
were occupied by some battalions and the
MAJ quarters of the archduke were, on the
,s,h Nav, at Ebersdorl near the high road
kading to Brunn.
On the 18TH the outposts reported that
he enemy had taken possession OF the great
island of Lobau, within about six English
miles of Vienna that his numbers iucreas-
! ed there every hour, and that he seemed to
! b. smployed in throwing bridge across the
treat arm of the Danube behind the island.
From the top of the Bisamberg, the whole
/ d the opposite country appeared to be en-
yslcpsd in cloud of dust, and the glitter of
arms evinced general movement OF troops
berond Summrring, towards Kaiser-Ebers-
! dofI, whittier, according to later accounts
/ III. emperor Napoleon had removed his
h,at, rters,and was by his presence hast
sling and promoting the preparations for
crossing the river.
0nthe following morning at day break,
1 IA. archduke resolved to reconnoitre the
STAND, and employed for this purpose part
,fhr advancedssuard, under the command
II field marshal lieut.. col. count klenau,
Imported by some regiments OF cavalry.
The isle of Lobau forms convenient
place Of arms, which is about six English
mile. long, and four and half broad, and
being .epcrated by large arm of the Da-
uhs from the right bank, nothing prevents
The building of bridge, which is concealed
by ground covesed by bushes /; and the great
extent Of the island afford the advantage OF
sending troops and ordnance from SO many
points Of it,tEat the passage across the small
,er arm to the large plain OF Marchheld,m may
De made good by force OF arms.
Ia wae room Il ~, fI.a Il
hsenemy's columns which advanced upon
the island, and placed their cannon so as to
support the second passage, that he med
nlsda serious attack. The advanced guard
sustained a,olerably warm engagement, and
ns cavalry routed the first division of the
enemy, which debouched from the low
grounds on the edge of the river, late in the
sSenng upon which the archduk-, who's
mention Was not to prevent the passage O.
a'e enemy, but to attack him the following
u1y'retreated with his cavalry to Anderklsa,
snl ordered the advanced troops to fall back
!" Mas according as the enemy should
extend himself.
va The 2lst at day-break, the archduke
.'asted ms army under arms, and formed
INV m Two lines on the rising ground behind
eIS'asoert, and between the Bisam-hiH and
l Hl rlSu y Russ. The corps of lieut.. gen.
s @ulss formed the right wing near STAN
~sisoorf; on its left was the corps ut the
an o.. !" cavalry count Bellegarde, and the
ga Hs % that the corps of lieut.. gen. prince
- so's nzolern, in the Allignement ofDeutsch
asram' The corps of prince Rosenberg
p d. posted ey'battalions in columns on the
W. s'sOack on the rivulet Russ, kept Deutsch
,ee asian strongly occupied, having, for the
hsu ul'y OF the left wing, placed on the
,s,s gus nsyond that place division en- re-
b,sas. The whole cavalry, which the day
| mr. s mad advanced under the command ol
a Ave Lichenstein by Anderklaa, was call
i. ,k into the line, filing, in two lines,
pace intervening between the left wing
'mee Hohenzollern and the right OF
ne Rosenberg.
'"S vast Dlalu of NTarcb fall e,re,d III q