Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-11

al t'' shs Enemy disclosed itself every mo-
0a o ri His whole left wing was lined with
rs a,,.rr. [, might be said that the Austrian
br'l'is ii prepared not to obtain a victory but
genera b.a in view only the means OF tax
hat rs S.a MA of it. This disposition SEEM
ng nnskiliul, that defeat was antlelpat'
20 nd the emperor waited some tins De
td' 'n ~ ordered the small disposition which
0ss n = 10 Illustrate that OF the enemy
was ~ snder il misfortune to him.
snc a,dered the duke of Rivoh to attack a
J. 9 which the enemy occupied, and by
rllah , Centre of the army was a listle
Ssa'a WIT Re ordered the duke of Auerstadt
sa, .sts the position OF Neustedel and thence
70 tan aS.nce 10 Wagram, and ordered the
ss ii Ragusa aud general Macdonald 10
Gun columns to seize upon Wagram the
''l'' 'n, ,hs duke of Auerstadt debouehed'
hoa these occurrences we were informed
A' -. enemv made desperate assault
tas ,br yisiaee which the duke of Rlvoli,
.p VIXEN; our left wing was surrounded at
49,. No .o;srs a violent cannonade was AREA
SOoD ard a, Gross Aspern, and the whole
., .,al be,ween GrossAspern and Wagram
."m occupicd by an immense line OF artllle-
NJ .ouht was left about it.
9 III, emperor in this situation ordered &C.
-, Macdonald to form the divisions OF
Is' and Lamarque into columns tor
~. ar,ack. He ordered them TO be support
- Nv he divisions Of gen. Nansouty, the
borsr-guar,is and forty detaehments OF dit
s.rsnt eorps Gen. Count Lauriston march
81 81 he head of this battery OF 100 pieces OF
artillery against the enemy, approached him
C;tboas firing ill ne came wi,hin halt can
nan ssot and tnen commenced an astonlsh-
;ng 6r. whereby Slaughter and death were
carried, 9 into The rnemy's ranks. The gen. OF
division, Relic. supported with the brigade
offusllleurs and tiralieurs the guard OF gen.
Macdonald. The guard altered front to
render the attack infallible. In moment
he centre of the enemy lost league OF
ground. His astonished wing marked the
danger az the situation in which It was and
IN creat haste moved back. Now the duke
Of Rivoli attacked him during the flght OF
the centre and the msva ment forced the
rjph, wing. Neuestedel was taken from his
l,f wing, BY the duke of A;lerstadt, who
assembled the hill and marched against Wa
gram, attacked and surrounded 1t. ihe d.
visions cf Broussicr and Cabin covered
themselves with glory.
Itwas now ten O'Clock IN the morning and
intelligent men saw that the Gay was decid-
ed, and that victory was on oar side.
Atnoon, count Oudinot marched against
Wagram, TO support the attack OF the duke
Of Auerstadt. He succeeded. and he got
possession OF this important station. From
10 o'clock the enemy thought OF nothing
but bis retreat. Since noon, this was plain
~ going on and in disorder, and long be.
fore nigh, came ON the enemy was cut OF
sight. Our left wing stood at Jeteisee and
at EbersdorR, our centre near Ebersdofh,
and the cavalry of our right wing was ex
tended, their posts at Schoenkirchen.
On the 7th at day break the army was ali
motion, aud marched against korneubers
and Walke,sdorff, End took post at Nichols
burg. Thee envy cut off from Hungary and
Nahren found itself on the side Of Bohemia
driven into straight.
Such Is the representation of the battle OF
Nagram, the distinguished and ever glorious
battle where from to 100000 men with
Non II to.l5oo cannon. fought for great
interest, on a field which by the enemy was
studied aud fortified for several months
len standards, 40 cannon, 10000 prisoners,
among whom are from to 400 officers, and
among whom are a consio cradle number OF
generals, coioneis * majors, are the trophies
oi THIS victory. The fields of battle are CO.
vefed with dead bodies, among whom were
lound the bodies of several generals, and
among the rest that of Mr.. NORMAN, a
rfenehman and traitor to his country,
VINO psostitutcd his talents against it
AL the wosnded of the enemy nave fallen IN