Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-05
GERMANY.
BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRIANAR-
Nay.
{, Hf.aul. Quarters, ynne II.

" HSCu. quarters, ynHc II.
&c According to rrpor, from General
Amerde, dated the i2th, the Saxon Gen.
Dyherin, uu the approach of the Austrian
iroous, left Dresden with 500 men, ard
relterted to, Wisdruff.. In the night of
the lin, he, however, made an attack or
The dvanced posts established t'wards
Pre;berg, and probably battered himself
that he would re-take possession ofthe town
by a surprise but the Duke Of Brunswick
procs e!ed against him with the advanced
guard, obliged him to Fly rapidly. and pur-
sued him towards Freiherg. --sIsveral
vaggniss with Saxons. wounded prisoners,
have arrived at Dresden.
" The irsurrection troops took position
as = corps Of observation behind, the Raab,
not Tar from the town of that name, and ex-
tended by S2ahad Hegy, the right wing
resting on the Rsab. The height of Kys
Megyer, witch termed a salient angle
in the frcnt, was mcuoted with cannon, and
the MayoriiCf was defended by infantry.
On Inc lief, wing wasthe cavalry. consistnr
of new raised regiments of hussars. AS
the enemy bad several days before made
attacks en- the advanced posts, and had
sent detachmcnts across the Upper Raao,
the ArChdpke John hpStenet. VITA part of
theaTny corps under las command, by Pa
pa, IN support his brother tic ArChduke
Palatirc, and ON the 18th had already for
med junction with him near Raab On
the l5!h, the euemy'S advanced guard had
penetrated the V;nt yards OF CzanaS, from
which, on the lab, the Archda:se Palatine
resreatrd. The enemy, However, autici-
pated the attack, nd drove IN our advan-
Geo posts. The Viceroy Of Italy, who was
reinforced by Marshal D'hvoust's corps,
deplcyod also with 80 600 men by Czanak
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b" From this position, at one O'clock, a.
M. the enemy made IN attack on the whole
Of our line, and eudeavoured, by vigorous
charge, To, break through cur centre. Col
umrs of infantry advanced to the attack,
and were driven back.
@ Our infantry were drawn up in two c..
chelons, and advanced in masses. All the
attacks of the enemy were abortive, until
at Length lie succeeded in taxing the Ma
herlCf and the Chapel OF Kys Meyer.
From this moment the battle became gen
eral, ard the.heigft,s Of Szabad- Hegy far
med tile scene on which each further step
Of the ercny was fought for. Under a
heavy fire of artillery, the attack vas re-
reatedly renewed and repclltd. The enc
ny uianotuVred at tire same time against
toth wings, which, Notwithstanding that the
Centre maintained its position, were at last
a retreat, which took place at five z. M.
by 81. Jarau, in the direction Of Aes. Field
Marshals Necessity and Fuimont covered
the retreat, opposing the pursuit OF the ene-
my, who advanced no farther nan Goenyoc.
where night put an endtO the contest, On
tic following day the Archduke Palatine
proceeded 10 Komorn, as the large PLAN Of
the Aes afforded no advantageous poslti
On.
" TIE loss on our side was from 1900 to
2CC0 msn, in killed and wounded.-The
loss Of tho enemy must be far greater, as
he was constantly exposed to heavy fire
Of musketry.
"Thc division of the Bava rian General
Deroy has suffered another defeat in the
Tyrol. Thus have the brave Tyroliahs
secordtme conquered their freedom. All
the mutual is delivered from the enemy.
Gen. Deroy has arrived, with the snail
70 mains Of his corps, at Rosenheim, in Ba-
yafia ,"