Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-12

for which the easmy likewise made prepara-
ton ON his side, bat witch asmanifest superb
ority in numbers.
Prince Rosenberg resolved to attack the
sillagc of Esslingen with the archduke
Charles's regimene efinfantry, to pushfor-
ward his other troops.in battalions, and in
particular to so and meet the enemy, who
was advancing III the open country between
Esslingen and the nearest arm OF the Dan
ube..
'Fhe village was already gained, & his bat
,tslions advancing on the left, obliged the e.
.nemy, drawn up in several lines TO vield.--
The most violent cannonade was kept up
necessarily on both sides, and it was sus-
tanned by the troops with the greatest for
~titude.
Favored by fog, which suddenly came
Oh, the enemy's heavy cavalry ventured 10
attack on all sides the corps formed bySztar'
rays and Killers regiments OF infantry
These brave fellows received them with
fixed bayonets, and at the last moment pour.
ed in their FIRE with such effect, that the.
enemy was compelled to betake himself TO
flight with considerable loss. Five times
were these attacks on Sztarray's and Hill
ler's regiments repeated, and each time they
were repealed with equal courage and reso'
luton. The cavalry contributed all that
lay in their power to the pursuit. of the enc
my aud the support of the infantry.
Cobure's, the alchduke Louis's, and
Czaforisky's regiments belonging to tn: oil
vision of lieut.. gen. Dedevich, stationed on
the.riaht, renewed the exertions OF the pre-
ceding day, with the same distinction and
the same success. After this severe Con
fict the enemy seem TO have no INCLINATION.
to expose himself TO any fresh disaster, and
conhne himself merely to the operation or
his superior artillery.
5 About II "A. N. prince Rosenberg receiv-
ed orders from the archduke, commander
in chief, to make new attack upon Essln-
pen and a message to the same effect was
sent 70 lieut.. gen. Dedovich, who command
ed the right division of this corps. !,
: Prince Rosenberg Immediately formed
two columns Of attack under the conduct
5 of lieut.. generals princes Hohsnlohe and
Rohan, while lieut.. general Dedovich ad
vanced against the citadel of the place, and
the magazines surrounded with walls and
bitches.
The attack was made with redoubled bra
very, and our troops rushed with rreslstl-
bic ,mre.uosit, INFO the village. Sail, how
ever, they found it impossible to maintain
this post, into which the enemy kept cont,
nualr throwing new relnlorcements, VIII h
was of the utmost importance tor covering
his retreat, which he already resolved upon,
and which he defended with an immense sa-
criGce Of lives. Prince Rosenberg there-
fore resolved To coirGne himself TO the OBJ,
s,inate maintenance OF his own position, to
secure the leit flank Of the army, and 20 en-
crease the embarrassment OF the enemy by
an incessant fire from all the batteries.
In the night between the 22d and Esd the
enemy accomplished his retreat to the Lo-
bau, and at three in the morning his rear
guard also had evacuated Esslingeu and al!
The towns which he had occupied on the lett
bank of The Danube. Some divisions pur-
sued him closely, and took possession as
near as possible of the necessary posts OF
observation.
Thus terminated a conflict of two days,
which will be ever memorable in the annals
Of the world, and in the history Of war;
it was the most obstinate and bloody tina.
has occurred since the commencement OF
he revolution.
it was decisive for the glory of the Aus
,rian arms, for the preservation Of the mo-
narchv, and for the correction of the public
opinion.
The infantry has entered upon a new and
brilliant career, and by the firm confidence
it has manifested in its own energies, has