Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-12

ohCONO COLCMN.
The advarced guard commanded by
LIEUTENANT gen. F'esnel, advanced by Leo.
fo'dau and kasiam towards hirsci siesIen,
aud C insisted of ore battalion of chasscurs.
and two ba,,alions OF Aaion Mitsovsky uB-
der general Winnings erode, as vel! as the
orgadcs o! cavalry, Kienau and Vincent.
under general Veesey. It was followed
in the sam: direction by the column from
It's position near Gerarsdorf.
The enemy having been discovered from
the cmineEces near H!rschstetten 10 be
near Aspern and Esslngen, the brigade
Veessy was detached against the latter
place, and the brigade Winziugerode 10
disiodge the enemy from Aspern.
The column displayed b.fore Hirsch.
ie'ten in two lines, in der 10 supper, the
advanced guard and leaving Aspern TO the
RICH followed upoa the plain, at proper
d, acc=.
The brigade Of Winzingercde, however.
met with so spirited a resistance in lis a.
Temps upon A pero, .ha; al tack on he
front alone was MT likely 10 be attended
with success; the csvsiry. therefore, Of
The advanced guard, was pushed forward
from A>pern on the ler, i'm order to SUP.
port the attack on the nank with The two
batteries OF cavalry. as we'll as SC facilitate
he juno ion with the third column, which
was advancing by Brieten,ee. Az the
same lime the Regiment of ReussI Piauen
was ordered to take the RICH, side of As.
perm with view 10 attack on that place
the rest OF TIE corps wac formed into close
columns Of baitalions.
Meanwhile the enemy f,rmed his left
wing, which he refused towards Aspern,
and his right upon Esslingen. Thus he
advanced with columns of infantry and
catalIy upon the main army, while an
extremely brisk cannonade supported him.
= line of twelve regiments OF cuirsssisfs
formed the centre OF the second line of the
! enemy. giving TO the whole an imposing
aspe6i.
Meanwhile the attack of battalion OF
Reuss Plauen of AsPern was repulsed, and
| II gave way, being thrown into cons erns.
ton by The loss of its commander, but IL
| rallied Immediately after. Count Belle.
Sarde ordered general Bacquant to renew
The attack with the regiment oil Vogasauy,
and 10 carry the village al all hezhids -
e w '"NN~i WV ~ sbC " uGE WIN lie mOSS
brilliant success, ard Aspern, though de.
lfeoded by twelve thousand of tbe bes, OF
lthe enemy's troops, was carried by s:orrn |:
Bacquant being assisted by the regiment
Of Reuss- Plauen by battalion of arcbduke
X liner, and by The brigade of Maier Of the
II d column,
To Illustrate this attack the enemy ad.
varCeH itI two cciu,cp. ~
ported by his heavy cavalry upon the main
army, repulsed the regiments of Klenau
and VincenI's light horse, and leH upon
the infantry.
The latter expo Cling him with their FIRE
locks ready, and with coed nre 3idiiy, fl.
red at ten PAGES DIS ance so efieelually, as
totally TO route the enemy, upon which
gen Veesey, at the head OF division Of
Klenau, auackt d The enemies cuiras,iers
with such energy that their retreat was
followed by that Of he infantry.
i. Hereby the army along the whole oil
b. its line was d.sengaged from The enemy
obtained communication on he left viii
= he corps OF p ibce Hohenzollern, and be
can: possessed of the important post o
hspstn. The enemy being in full retreat
l. attempted no farther attack. and conEnt
c himself merely to a csnnonade. The corp
J. renal ed during the night under arms -
:. The eoeny repeated, Indeed. his attack
on bspefn, but they all proved uosuocsss
? full.
5 THIRD COLUMN.
;. This column according 10 its deslina
:, ton, had began hs rrarch hom It's posi-
D lien a, ScierIng by the road Of Susserbfuu
T. and Breilerlge Some DIVISIONS OF O'Reil
q y's ligh; horse ard chssseurs fotm d III
g advanced guard Of the column, and a;th e
q O'Clock IN the afternoon met near He.
a. casicu,u, the Ieit wihg Of the eusn,j
| ahlch cnnsisled mostly Of catnIlY.