The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-15
DOUBTS DIsSPATEnI

Notwithstanding the cXaggeration of Ger
tam particulars, and the misrepresentation
III others of the account of the battle in July.
o. the Danube, we always felt assured.
that about that period such a battle was an
event necessarily arising out of .seristinp
circumstances. We offered our calculati-
ons on the subject four weeks ago. and orr
calculations have been verified within a dav
or two; we predicted the consequences of
an action, and our predictions are verified;
An action has been fought. and let not tho
caOtHerS feel sore on il, the accounts re-
celved fix the theatre of action, where we.
had anticipated it, on the line Of the little
river Rnssbach- twelve to fourteen
miles east and north east of Vienna with
the Morave in theirr rear.
The position was every way iudiciousIv
chosen and favorable TO the Austrians They
had champaign OF fourteen miles east a Il
west OF the Danube, by % north and south.
with the natural intrenchmeat of the Russ
bach the swamps on toe lower Russbach.
ana the elevated, rocky, wood covered de-
cieVities ON the right; they had strong
Country OF hill, and dale and wood i'm their.
rear, and the turrets Of Vienna and the vo-
lime 81 the Danube in their front. and the
mountains Of Santzberg and the Upper Aus
tria. and OF Bohemia and Moravia full in
tnelr front, and presenting to the pride of
the soldier and the patriotism of the citizen.
Qfthev felt them y every inducement that
couid inspire Courage enthusiasm, indigna-
ton and herOism - heir homes their Tres
their wives, their children and their FIRE
sides.
That the battle was fought, nay more, that
the french crossed the Danube again in tao,
race OF all me force of Austria, and were
,'e asSa'iapts, is too evidently true TO be an,.,
longer questioned or disputed: that the 4 ne.
triahs were fortified by all the precautions
WINCH the talents of the French school, and
the past experience aud the sagacity which
the hustrians possessed; all that eoatd h..
Drought to their aid, through the nflamma,i.
on OF passion, to rage by deception and as,
gravation, in aid of national courage, was
called forth !; the science of defence was ex-
hau5ted for resources and resistance.
On the other side, we have only learned
brIefy-tbe French crossed the Danube in
their asInl sing song style; they danced a.
ieng the borders of the Danubian marshes
and by series of successive attacks, storm.
ed the redoubts, forced the entertainments
ann defeated the "greatest military captain
Of Europe"
Infdfnatton may take rhubarb to avert vep,
tIgo--and the ready supple kneed slaves az
British domination may require cammomlle
to prevent nausea; the fourth coalition has
met the fate OF the. three preceding,
The fact is beyond doubt.
The conqueror has permitted the archduka
Charles tn retire to Hungary with 90 Oos
men out of 100000. The difference of I2e, coo
compartments the killed, the prisoners, and
those who were permitted to return TO their
particular homes the Suabian, he Wirteru,
berger, Hesssian, Yves phalian, Francopian.
Bavhrian, 1'yroliau, Saltzberger, Sileslah.
Prussiaq. Pole, and Saxon, were permittod
to re,urn from the remnant of the Austrlan
a m. 70 heir homes. JheHnngarians & II.
'Nf'ans, 20 retire with the archduke.
But the very remnant-suiJerea IN rs,,r,.
vii meet ON their route, the con cr,,t a.
mics marching fror France. and they " n
uiiish recruits Tor tie overthrow OF i no.
Key.