The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-19

the river Morave, which is about 90 mile S
east
TIE line of the river Rusbach was the
ioovious line Of defence. and its sinuosities
presented at every point positions which
might cover the whole OF the Austrian line
The beautiful champagne of the March
field. extending from the Jetlhsec on the
narth. to Krabitsch Wagram. S. =. of Wen
ma, Course OF 20 miles, exhibited a vas
and delightful amphitheatre. the wings oi
extremes OF which we're covered by hills
and the champagne gradually rising to the
ea'tward, 50 that the turrets of Vienna uust
have been In view of the Austrian arm,
from all parts Of their line; the direction oil
the Austrian line was from n. w. to s. Z.
hiis covered their rights and rear; Il marsh
apparently impossible covered their left
behind their LETT, only III - miles distance
was the noble river Of Morave, which axe,
IT'S unton with the the lava. SO miles n. n
OF Vienna, WIS from north to south, and
mingle their united streams with the Da,
uoe so miles little south of east below vi
enna
MS line being traced, having the cour-
ses OF the Rasbach and the Dannbc for our
guides, II is easy TO pursue the movements
o. tie two arm les
WIN only he difference of position and
the Danube to cross, the plan of attack was
much the same as thai of the battle of Jena
and the battle of Kolin. where the king O
russia attacked the huStlians IA their IN
trenched camp
Inc Aus ilan force appears. on this occa
sion 10 nave lost sight ct the ordinary rule
OF war; ana to nave abandoned system of
precaution, when has ever been familiar t,
them, and which. whenever they have not
su'hciently guarded agaiust, has ever pro
wa tatai u them It's Il prcverbi;t xpres
sion among nli't,ary men that 5oien me
.fHSfl nan .jFHn& IS iR''ncG theU are beQf''
ont the ~ son of this is seocrnlly mistaken
Dy the applications Of a principle only aipli
Capie 10 sinai force, ? ps toon or "A hatta
hon, compared with the whole army. A
small b3dy, attacked in front, and at the
same time taken IN flank, is defeated. be
cause 1t connot see ana fight in two tlrec.i-
ons
But an army does not suffer thro' exactly
the same canse, but from othqr analogous
causes the hrst that, in the present case.
tnc Anstr'ans relied IN their ground and
their redonbts, instead Of thei, ,liscioiin..
the'r bayonets and their hcroism The ST
coma cause is the obvious one, thar as the
.ehSt" 81 d line - generally proportioned to
us numbers; the attack upon It's extremity
Pd'tcniariy perpendicular 10 its flank, dis
aoies II from bringing the whole force into
oirect acton, and it is Beaten in detail he
fore 1T can bring up the troops to remote
hanks, or throw oack the flank attacked.-
aere the line Of battle was taken in aank
ana rear, and even the redoubts in front of
Iheif me, appear to have been taken in their
rear.
The plan of Bonoparte was reduced to a
NPNPrN/ ~ l., =
hank there was no necessity to tell his pc
nerais where their columns should march
or where they should display The man Of
me country zvdS before them
III here folozOs in Tire .furara a dia-
gram hlnStratiUe Of The hosition Of The ar
mes, 7vhich could NOT be exactly yqhrese,zt-
ea oy fhe Ordinary tyhes, and zvhich zve
co"la MOI o6fatm an engraUer 10 execute in
finc for this days hafer
ne woody and marshy country, desert
oed In the Austrian blletins, which cover
the lett bank of the Danube, opposite Wen
ma, ana above Aspein, and to the neighb T.
hooo OF drchstetten, appears to have been
selected as the point for feigned attack it
now appears as we anticipated, that An APP
pearance OF attack was made above Wen
na, and the Movements at Schovepbourn
seem now to have been of that character.
on the night Of the 4th July, under con
voy OF ten gun boats. corps of 1900 rifle
men were landed i'll the ,hckets above As
perm; that is above the island Of Lobau.-
he Austrians had erected works there,
which from their position must have been
mere out posts, from these the rife CORDS
drove the Austlians into the little Village
OF MuhIet, between Aspern and Hirchste..
ten.
Looking down the river, four miles from
hspern, was the neat little town OF Enaers
d VII, or from Is to 20, 900 inhabitants two
miles farther down. the village and fortress
OF SAXngang; and four miles farther down,
but On the right side of the Danube, is the
town OF Fischamend.
he Austrian position was in front of the
Rusbach, with its third line of reserves en-
trenched behind hat river; It's left at Fin
zersdorff. It's centre west and north of Ess-
ling, which was also strongly entreDched,
and commanded the plain to the south and
west; the villages which were thickly scat
tered over this beautiful pain, were all oc-
cnpied by light troops; Antlesdorff, six
miles east of EnsersdorH, RuetzenClorf. six
miles east ct Esslng Raatsdorf. three miles
north OF Ruetzendorff Glinzendoiff, and
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