The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-18

vairy. Il was thought at first, by the movements
81 the french army, that it wished Ia push its
hue upon the village of Aspern its left sad on
the villaye of Gssling, lite more advanced, on
its right.
The two armies began the battle about 4 p. M.
on the Ilst-- and after the most obs,ina,e resis.
lance, the French army was tlisoGged and dri
ven back to the Danube, with the exception
OF the extremity of the wood OH the bank,
where they continued to maintain the,n.
selves. Tie firing had lasted wi,Lou, in,enup.
ton till ii at night, and night alone prevented us
from clearing the banks Of the Danube
On the I'D, at =. NJ. the atteck recommer.
ced; In the mean TIME the emperor Napoleon
had brought all his army both upon the LabM, &
IN front of the Danube, and it resumed The same
line rs on the preceding day-His force WAS on
that day 10000. Besides the French corps, he
had brought over part Of the Bavarisns, and the
| Baden and Hesse Dsrnstadt contingents A
part OF his guards and all his cuirassers and lea-
Wy cavalry were in the field
The emperor Nspole0n had proceeded to the
lett bank OF the Danube, anil directed all tie
| movements of his army-At first the latter h adj
some advantage, & ordered his cavalry to charge.
and support the infantry, which had reinforced
| itseifm Essling, and had again taken post in AS
perm; but the repeated charges OF the cavalry
could not pierce our centre. Here Prince John
dc L,chtenstein commanded. to whom the victo
| ryis in great measure to be attrsuied
The Austrian infantry, who, on this brilliant
day, performed prodigies of valor, folne, quick
ly en- nsasse, and sustained all the shocks OF the
| Cavalry without suffering themselves TO be oene.
| trated. The admirable fire our artillery soon
Trimmed the ranks OF the cavalry. In Gne our re.
serve of grenatiiers was put in motion to retake
Aspern tor the last time, which, in the space OF
| "a hours, had been taken and re-taken 10 times
and to carry Essling, where every house had, as
1t were, been taken by storm.
| Inc stoutest resistance was at a Large building
at Essling, which had been magazine for corn,
| and which by its thickness was proof against hui
lets, and the fire OF the artillery. All Tie French
who were IN Aspern and Essiing, persisted eli
tl,er III the attack or in the Aaines that constim
I'd entirely these two places. The streets as
| well AS the road that communicates from one tn
the other were choakcd with cuirassiers, their
| arms, and horses. Our infantry had at length
made itself masters of these two principal posts,
| and overthrow every thing that was opposed to i,
The enemy therefore. perceived that his com.
mumcation with the Danube WAS threatened
FASTENED his retreat At 4 in the afternoon he
was repGlsed at all points, and in the evening he
rc.crossed to the I.aba,, leaving on the field OF
battle great number OF dead Z wonned, can
non, an liihnity ofcuirasses and musqnets
Since the night of the 22d, oar army has en-
camped on the field OF battle, which extends a.
| long the danube. The greater part Of the pri
soners we have made are cavalry and light infan
| try.-General Durosncl, First Equercy, and gov.
ernor OF the pages of the emperor Napoleon, do
ing the duty of one of his aid de camps, in the
battle; was taken on the 22d at in the morning
at the moment he had taken an order for The
Ftensh Cavalry to advance he was Immediate
" surrounded by the dragons of the regiment Of
Eiesh. General Fouler, First Equerry of tn.
Empress, was wounded and taken OH the twenty
first
General de Roder, in the service of the Kinf
OF WTtenburg, taken on the Dist, at Has
dort by the second battalion of the Landswhe,
ct Vicnna--The three generals have been SEN
TO Brunn Ameng the wounded who arc in ON
hands, and who were taken on the second day
there are great number of officers of the cui
rassers, several of whom are of the Eat Maio
they are OF the regiments of the army VIII,
have most suffered OH the Dist and Odd, and from
Tie report OF the prisoners, they are reduced be
low thlid OF their number
All our attacks have been conducted and exc
cuted with that brilliant valor, and that cool in
irepdity which laughs at danger, and trumph
over every obstacle. From the general to IT,,
private, every body done more than his duty, ant
there was many brave men as there was com
batants.
Our loss is great, both in killed and wounded
That of the enemy, if we may Judge from Tn,
field of battle, must have been immense.
! motion, by Sir f. Burdett, respectin.
parliamentary reform, was negatived in tn
House of Commons June 15-yeas IS. nav
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