Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-06

be u~ -. he enemy, and to wait the aP-
prbsd z he archdok-, who, after having
roaen % .,,,empted the junction OF the army
sa,n ~, had marched from Badweis 20
|, ear LIS - still hoping by qai,k passage OF
y stlte' - arrest the enemys progress
b p us the metropolis. y,
|Os,ra a,abae a corps of Wertemoergsrs
ra,.,ocsd from Passau along both the
fad a0' g he Danube, had occupied Linz.
hor'ss bank opposite to it; had restored
nd y ''dee. and sign,lized itself BY destroy
a spgGlsfsnceless villages and castles which
~, Be- protected by the small advano-
II proceeding by the side fthe main
|pr@y' snemv. by marching through the
,be Danube in the straightes, line,
EaIlsy - much ahead, that all hopes OF
|h'a ~ with him IN front OF Vienna va
|e0al'S $, sill, however, if that city tad been
plsn, : had out for FIVE days, it might have
aus II; we'd, and the archdake resolved on
Oe'n The utmost to rescue that good
:. nhIeh, by the excellent disposition OF
Guy ;,.zsns. the faithful attachment to It's
: and It's noble devotion, has raIs-
s NV ;,sslf an eternal monument in The an
9 !, : r. Austria. All his plans were now
p 1@1s towards gaining the bridges across
WI nanabe. near Vienna, and endeavorlng
:. .are the imperial residence, By combat
unler its walls. e
-. i van besi.ged BY the Tarks, and
w w., even now from the solidity OF is
.,m,,rts the strong prohles OF It's works,
and he txtcnsive system Of It's m'aes, be
s,n,blr Of mixing a protraoted resistance
had not, for upwards OF a csnu'y back the
loxorv Of l.rge metropolis, the wan's OF
ne the copilux OF all the maenasss IN tile
,molre. and the porap oil a splendid court,
n,sis rffseel evrrp consideration ct mIli-
,.ry IL nee. Palaces adorn the ramparts,
tbs cas- lnents and bitches were converted
Mo Workshops of tradesmen, plantations
ma, I The coanlt rscarps OF the fortress, ana
avenues Of trees traverse rhe giocis, uniting
he most beautiful suburbs IN the world to
The Corps de la Place.
Although under such circumstances, no
obstinate X sistance OF the capital was eX
psc,sd, YET, from the unexampled loyalty OF
i, inhabitants, it was confidently hoped
that Vlrnaa might, for few days, serve as
a,ete-d,.poat to cover the passage OF the
river, wh2nce all preparations amounted to
no moro than to secure the place against
coup de-main and for this reason the arla-
duke had some time before directed field
marshal Hitler to send part OF his corps a.
long the right bank towards tae capital, IN
The event Of his (the archduke'sl passage
70 the left shore.
Field marshal Hitler now received orders
tobmu the bridge nsar STAIN in his rear, TO
lave small corps OF o5servatlon near
Krsms, 10 hasten by forced MARCHES WITH
ths bulk Of his army TO the envlrols OF Vi
enua, and, as circumstances would permit,
BY occupying the small islands, ia keep up
the communication with the city and the
debouche across the bridges.
The army Of the archduke now advanced,
Without interruption, by Ncupolla, Horn,
ard Wstkendori, upon Stookeran; and IN
ordyrto overawe such enterprises as thc
enemy might project from The environs Of
LINZ, pant OF the corps OF the general OF ar
tltry, count Kollowrath, which I'll then
had renamed near Plssn With avi>w TO Sc.
cure the norih and west frontier of Bohc-
ma, Was ordered to march 10 Bldweils.
Nopelcou mad used SO much expedition
onhls march 10 Vienna, that on the 9th OF
May ms advanced troops appeared on the
e'aelsot nc fortress, from whence they were
oriven BY some cannon shot. From three
toiour thousand regular troops, as many
AIMED Citizens, and some battal;ons OF o,ir-
Try militia defended the city ordnance of
various rallbre was placed upon the rau-
PaFs; the suburbs were abandoned, on &C
'ouat OF their extent, and the numerous ISL
TON, ~. ! l. IL,