Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-01
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tIeneral Grd'roi marched! 10 <art,s E,is-'
(bers, and Effected iNuctioe with -,
Duke OF Rivoii. 'fhsy met the has:Fias,
irear guard ..eforc Ebsnshure. The IN.
trcpid battalions OF tha ii-ailieurs of ths
Pc, and the Corsican tira;,;ears, rursus,!
the enemy. who vas passing the bridge,
drove into TIE river the cannon, Wagon.
and fcom eight TO nine hundred men. and
took in the town from three 10 four theus,
}and men, w,om ;se energy had len tbers
Itnr lis deience. General C.apsrsje who's
la3vanced was these bsstsions, pursuecs
lshem He halted ~ Fben4berg, and
l'ouvd so 600 Aus'yians occunyinar y SIM.
ierb POSITION The Duk. OF Istria pa SD
che bridge with his cavairy, in ort,a- r.
spppor, the division, and he Drks Qf
tHiyol' ordered his advanced .tuc-;i 70 be
I s'renG, 'isrcd nv tfe main body Of The ar
| my. The remains 81 the corps o. Prince
Louis and Genera, Hitler were !eh With
ost resource IN ,his extrcnle danger The
ensmy set fire to ,hs town. which was
ait Of wood The fire spread in an in.
start IN every direction. The bridge WIS
isooD developed end the flames seized the
6is E, Which IL vGs necessary TO cot. Me-
ther cavalry ror infantry was able 20 aes
and the division OF Claparede alone, w,sh
10 pieces of cannon, fou-;ht during three
ianurs against 10000 men. This ositIe-ot
Ebensbers is one tfthe fines, mill a,,y oc.
cnrrences, the memory O. which canhs
preserved by history.
| Ihc eperfv seeing the divisions OF
! Claparedc cut OF without any corr mani.
cation, advanced three times against II,
and vas always -ece,yeh and stopped bv
the bayo1et. ~ IraE;i, after la'>our of
three hours, the flames were turned aside,
and passage opened. The General Of
DIVISION, Legrard. With the IS light IN
'AntJy, and TIE 18Th of ihe line, mar che q
! towards lhe castle, wijch the encIny had
occupied wi,h SEQ man. The sanrsrs
ibroSe IN The COOS end the flames havine
Preached the castle, All who we've ,siih:,
IaeF'stct tdcJe. Gen, I,egrani az eryaxls
! narcAsd 10 ne assistance of Ciapafet.e's
IDivisior. Gep. NGresne,, WIN aGt,aucct
ito the ri9ht s3Hre, with 1000 horse ioipSd
Ik'mseli to hir3, and tiV cne,1g wis 0s,'e'
led 70 retreat with grssr base. On tn
] 'irst Feppyt Ct 'l;ose events, he E7lgero.
had aimselt ,ns'Caei 20 the riga; 5lo.e
with the division of Nensoa.z a0d Mod
her
The enemy who refreshed viii the
iGreaisst rapiti.y. arrived at EeAt a, Eune
tou-ni he bridge, and con inued hts lighi
ion he DAD "a Vie0us. Wis loss consisl:
III 1900 men, or which 1890 are prison.
!ers. We also possess four pieces of can
non end two standards.
I" The division of Claparede, which con
siiiutes part Of the grcnadiers of Oudi
not, covered itself w.lb glory. ii has los
500 m~n Killed, aod 600 wounded. 1'b.
impejuosi'y OF lie tirsj!Ieurs OF the 20
and the Corsjcsn tiraiiIeurs attracted tn
attention OF our amy. The bridge, tn
town and TIE positions at Ebens5syg, wi'
be lasting monuments Of their courage
Ute udyel'er viii stop and say, 1t j
heTe RON THIS superb position, from thi
long bridge, ard ,his castle 50 strong fror
: It's situation, thar an army ofSs,0co rus
+. TRANS were driven 10 9ight by 700 French
{ men,
Cohorn,t Gen. Of Brigade, IN Office
Z, Of singular intrepidi,Y. bad lis horse XII
s ed under him. Colone!s Cardsnan an
: Lendy were killed.
" a company o. the Corsican battalion
c pursuing 'bc enemy into tie woods, mad
alone seven hundred prisoners.
: Daring The affair Of Ebensberg. tf
! Duke OF hlon;ehel;o arrived at Stey e,
where he rebuilt the bridge which ,hs el
j emy had cU-
( " The emperor sleeps TO day at Fun
in the csstle Of Prince Auersberg t.
morrow viii De spent iu rebuilding II
bridge.
: /" Tbe Deputies Of the States Of III
It per Austria were presented 10 his Male
iy at bis Rigouoc e; Ebensborg.
Il a" The citizens Of all classes. and fror
t lail TIE provinces allow tbal the Emper,
3 Francis II, is the er grcssor they eyDe
great changes, s0d admit that tue House
I. austria has msrRed sn Us misfortune
ihey scsuse, even openly, the feeble, 81
stinate and perGdjous character of The
sovereign. as the author &C their ahlielioai
. hey manifest tie deepest gratitude Z
he generosity which the Emperor Nan
eon showed towards the capitol and COZ
Tie he bad conqmed. In common wi
1 Ill Europe they ere Indignant al tie r