Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-07

Fpeared, by the absence OF every oDss' u1tioi''
to be destined to form the theatre OF great
events. The grenadiers remained in re-
serve near Scicring, and the corps OF the
gen. of artillery prince of Reuss kept the
Bisam. hill, and the low bushy ground a.
long the Danube strongly occupied. Part
of it was still left near Kerms, and the corps
being almost broke up by having so many OF
its divisions detached to so considerable a
distance.
At 9 o'clock, the archduke ordered the
arms to be piled, and the troops to dine
The piquet of observation on the Bisam-
hill reported that the bridge across the Da-
nube behind the isle of Locau, being now
quite finished, was plainly Perceivable, and
that troops were without intermission seen
fling off over it, as wei! as passing in boats
to the isle. The outposss, likewise, gave
information, of the gradual augmentation
of the enemy in the town of Enzersdort,
and in the villages of Essling and Aspern,
and of his advancing towards Hlrschste-
rem.
The arcnduke Charles now thought that
the moment for giving battle had arrived,
and fastened to Gerasdorf, where the chief
his quarter master generals staff, gen. Ba-
ron Wimpsen, sketched out the following
plan.
Plan of attack upon the hostile army on IT'S
march betveen bHng' and Astren, and to-
yards HirschStetten.
The attack to be made in five columns.
The first column, or the column OF the right
wing, formed bv the corps of lieutenant &C.
neral Hitler. 1t will advance from its pre-
sent position in the direction between the
point and Leopold along the nearest arms
of the Danube, pass along the left bank to-
wards Stadelau and Aspern, keep constant
ly near the Danube and the meadows bor-
dering upon it, and is vigorously to iepulse
the enemy, who most likely will meet 1t on
the same road, and to drive it from the lett
bank. This column must not suffer its pro-
gress to be impeded by the batteries which
the enemy perhaps may have erected on the
islands, but must endeavor to silence them
by its cannon, and spiritedly continue to adj
vance.
The second column consists of the corps
Of the general of cavalry, count Bellegarde;
having Gerarsdorf to the left, it will march
towards Leopoldau, endeavor to join the
first column on the right, advance upon ka-
gran, and then, conformity with the third CO.
luna, upon the left, push forward towards
Hirschstetten.
The third column is composed OF the
corps of lieutenant general prince Hohen-
zollern. 1t will march by Sufenbrunn to
Brientenlee, and from thence towards As
perm, and will endeavor to join on its right
the second column, and on its left the fourth.
The fourth column under the command
of lieutenant general prince Rosenberg, is
made up of that part of his corps which is
posted on the right bank of the rivu|et buss;
is to advance, by Antlerklsa and Raschdort,
towards Essing.
The fifth column is formed by that par,
of the prince Of Rosenberg's Corps which
stands between 0entsch- Wagram and
Beaumersdorf. 1t will cross the Russ near
Be ,umersdorf, leave Raschdorf and Elsch-
dorf to the right, eudeavor to pass to the left
rounl the town of Enzersdort, and secure
its left flank by the archduke Ferdinand's
regiment of hussars.
The cavalry reserve under the command
of gen. prince Lichsenstein to march by the
way Of Anderklaa, without coming in con-
tact with the fourth column, between Rasca 4.
dorf and Breintenlee, and strait on to the
New Inn, keeping continually at such dis
taace between the heads of the third and
fourth columns as, in case of necessity, to
be near at hand for the purpose ofrepelling
the main body Of the enemys cavalry.
The grenadier corps ofreserve to march
from Seiring into the position which the
corps of Bcllegarde has taken up behind
Gerarsdorf..