Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-29
F @ r E I G N.
VIA NEW YORK,
FIFTH BULLETIN FROM THE
FRENCH ARMY.
From the Imperial Camp at Ems, 4th Hay,
1909.

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On the first Of May general Oudinot, at
ter having made 400 prisoners, penetrated
beyond Ried, where he took 400 more, SO
that he this day took 1900 men without FIR
ing single gun n
The town of Brannau was strong place
of sufficient importance, since 1t command
/ ed river, which forms the frontier OF Aus
tria. In spirit of Inconsistency worthy
this weak cabinet, it destroyed a fortress
situated on frontier where 1t might pc OF
great utility, in order to build one at Co
morn, in the midst of Germany.
The emperor arrived at Ried at one In
the morning, and Lambach at one in the at
ternoon of the same day.
At Reid were found an establishment OF
eight sets of military ovens, and magazines
containing 10000 quintals of -Four.
The bridge Of Lambach, on the Traun,
had been cut by the enemy 1t was re-estab-
lished during the day.
On the same day the duke Of Istria, COM
handing the cavalry, and the duke OF Mon
tebello, with the corps Of Oudlnot, entered
Wells. In this town were found bakery,
/ 10 or $4,000 quintals of -four, and maya
zines of wine and brandy.
The duke of Dan,zic, who arrived the
3oth Of April at Saltzburgh, instantly or
dered one brigade to march towards hui-
stem, and another towards Rastadt, IN the
direction Of the Italian roads. His advance
ed guard, pursuing gen. Jallachich, forced
him from the strong post at Colling
~ I FL n of
the duke of Rivoli were at Scherding. Adj
iutant gen. Trinqualye, commanding the
advanced guard Of the division OF St. Cyr,
met at Reidau on the road to Neumarck
with the advanced guard of the enemy
The Wurtemterg lighthouse, the Baden
| dragons, and three companies OF Volti-
guers of the 4th regimen, of the French
line, as soon as they perceived the enemy,
attacked him, and pursued him to Neu-
marck. They killed 50 men, and took 500
prisoners. e~..--,
The duke Of Rivoli continued his march
on the Cd, ard arrived at Lintz on the Sd.
The srchduke Lewis and general Hitler,
with the remains of their corps, reinforced
by reserve OF grenadIers, and BY all that
the country. could afford them, were before
the Traun with IS 900 men; but menaced
with being turned by the duke of Montebel-
10, they proceeded to Ebersburgh, in order
to pass the river.
On the Cd the duke of Istria and general
Oudinot marched towards Ebersberg, and
effected a junction with the duke OF Rlvol'.
They met the Austrian rear guard before
Ebersbcrg. The intrepid hattallons OF the
tirailleurs Of the Pc, and the Corsican IL
ralleurs, pursued the enemy, who was pass
ing the bridge, drove into the river the can
non, Wagons, and from to 900 men, and
took in the town from to 1000 men, whom
the enemy Rad left there FORTS defence
General 'Claparedc, whose advanced guard
was these battalions, pursued them. He
halted at Ehersberg, and found $4,000 Aus
trans occupying a superb position. The
duke of Istria with his cavalry passed the
bridge in order to support the division, and
the duke of Rivoli ordered his advanced
guard to be strengthened by the main body
of the army. The remains OF the corps OF
prince Lewis and general Hillar were lost
without resource. In this extreme danger,
the enemy set fire to the town, which was
built of wood. The fire spread in an in
slant in every direction. The bridge was
soon enveloped, and the flames seized the
ioists, which it, was necessary to cut. Nei-
ther cavalry nor infantry were able to act
and the division of Calparede alone, with
only four pieces of cannon, fought during
three hours against 1000 men. This bat
tie of Ebersberg is one of the finest militia
ry occurrences, the memory Of which can
be preserved by history.
The enemy seeing the division Of Clapa-
rede cut off without any communication, adj
vanced three times against it, and was al