Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-11
FOR THE ARGUS.
THE NEW AUSTRIAN WAR.

incidents of tn. late Austrian campaign,
which was terminated by the battle of Aus
terlitz and the treaty of Presburg.
The war which broke out between France
and Austria in the year 1905, was termina-
ted in the course of 70 days. Of all the
conquerors of antiquity, Julius Caesar APP
pears to be the general whom Bonaparte
most initiates, seeking by the rapidity of his
motions and the decsiveness of his battles,
TO overwhelm the enemy with consternati-
en- and dismay. In one respect Napoleon
was not 30 we'll prepared for hostilities "a
gainst Austria in 1905 as he is in 1909, for
at the beginning of The present campaign he
had considerable number of troops on the
Lech and on the Danube whereas in 1905,
the main body of his forces was at Bou-
/ logne on the coast of the British channel,
in Holland, and in Hanover these, by ra
Pid marches, and after some fighting, uni
ted at Munich, the capital city of Bavaria.
The campaign of Aus,erlitE Gas it is call
| ed) opened with the battle of Wsrhngen,
which took place on the 9Th of Oct. 1905.
The principal actions Of that war may be
thus stated:
1905. Oct. 8. Battle of Wertingea, where
prince Murat took an enemy's corps, con-
sisting OF 5000 men, together with cannons
and colors.
Oct. 9. Battle Of Guntsbourg, where mar
shall Ney. killed 1850 Austrians, made
1900 prisoners, and took 6 cannon.
Oct. IL. Battle of Albech, where gene
raj Dupont at the head of 5000 men, resis.
! ted the most desperate efforts of 25, 600
Austrians, and made 1900 prisoners.
Oct. ID. Reduction of Memningen, by
marshal Soult, yielding 5000 men, their ar :.
tiliery and baggage, togc,her with military
stores.
Oct. II. Capituiation of U!m, by which
$4,000 men, including $500 wounded, were
made prisoners. AT this period Bonaparte
| proclaimed that of the army of his enemy,
consisting Of 100000 men, $4,000 we're IN
his power, together with 400 cannon and
80 colors, that $4,000 Austrians had with
difhculty made their escape, anG that all
this success did not cost him more than
$500 men. He decreed also, that Is days
of the campaign should be computed by
the soidiery as one year, and that they
should be paid accordingly, that the spoils
| and tribute OF the conquered countries
should be proportionably distributed among
the armies, and he presented to his sen.
ate 20 pair of colors.
Oct. 18. Surrender Of general Wernech
TO prince Msrat. Werneth had sailed.
| forth from Uim with the Austrian prince
Ferdinand, thinking to escape to the Bohe.
milan territory. Murat, although two mar
ches In the rear, Came up with him sue.
| cessively ut Langenan, AT Neresheim, and
at Nordlingen. The archduke saved him.
| self with much difficulty, accompanied by
q few horsemen. The fruits Of Murat's
activity was 5000 Esh, 50 cannon, besides
ether advantages.
Oct. IL. Marshal Massena opened the
campaign on the side of Italy, passed the
Adige, took 1900 men and z cannon.
Nov. .. Battle of Manenkell, where the
corps OF general Meerfeld was nearly de-.
stroyed ny marshal Davoust, who made
5000 prisoners, with pair Of colors.
{ Nov. IL. Battle of Diernstein, where
1000 Frenchmen, under the command of
marshal Mortier, stood their ground for
10 hours against IS OF 80, 900 Russians,
| and during the engagement killed 1000 of
the enemy, made 1900 prisoners, and took
| 4 Cannon.
Nov. Is. Entrance of the French into
Vienna, where they found more than 1000
cannon and 100, 900 nuskets.
Nov. 10. Battle of Zuntusdorfs, where
the marshals Murat, Lasnes, and Soult, at !.
tackled the Russian army on its retreat,
| killing 1000 men and making as many pri-
soners, besides IL cannon and 100 Wagons.
Nov. "a. Surrender of Villa Franco, with
5000 rpSp, 12.cannon and 6 standards.
\ OOS' =. DatNC Oh huStcTlltE, wherein
1900 of the enemy were killed, $4,000
made prisoners, 20 standards and,l70 can
non were captured.
T'hl, battle Terminated the campaign and
the war and on the 26th of Dec 1905.
the ts'cay OF Presburg was entered into.
by tnls treaty the emperor of Austria alb
Jured every kind of opposition to the acts
and to the political system of the French
emperor, recognising him as king of Italy,
and agreeing to acknowledge whomsoyer
he should appoint as his successor. The
emperor of Austria also acknowledged the
union of Piedmont and Genoa, the erection
J OF the principalities Of Lucca and Piombi.
no, the independence of the Batavian and
i1elyetic republics, and the elevation O,
the Dukes of Bavaria and Wirtemb re to
the kingy dignity. lie ceded and aban,
| doned to the emperor of the French the
Venetian territory, including Dalmatia, SC
re tins k,ug Of Bavaria he yielded Burgau,
Aiehiett, part Of Passau, the Tyrol, with
Trent BuixeD, the Voralberg, Hohenems
konigsegs Rothenfels, Fetnang, Areen 3
Landau ne was suffered to occupy Augs
Dourg. TO the king of Wirtemberr he
coded cities on the Danube, the upper a
lowerHohenberg, N Mellenbere, the prcIe =.