Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-11
TUE NJ, sur II, 1909.

rear of the Austrian army, cut off the
communications between them. The
divisions of Morand and Gudin, FORM
ed the left and manoeuvred under the
orders of the duke of Montebello.
(Lannes.) The emperor decided that,
on this OCCASION he would fight at the
head of the Bavarians and Wirtember-
gers he formed circle of the officers
Of the army and harangued them for
long time The prince royal Of Bava-
| ria, repeated in the German language
the address of the emperor. His ma
jjesty desired them to be sensible OF the
} confidence he reposed in them he re-
minded the Bavarisn officers, that the
Austrians had ever been their enc
mics that it was their Independence
'they wished to overturn that for IL
bove two hundred years the Bavarian
| standards had been unfurled against
the house OF Austria but that he had
now rendered them so powerful, that
thenceforward they might resist it,
singly and successfully.
| He reminded the Wirtembergcrs of
| the victories over the Austrians, when
they formed part of the Prussian ar
my, and of their recent success in the
campaign of Silesia.--He told - m
all, that the moment was now arrN ed,
when they must conquer, and carry the
war into the Austrian territory.
The discourse was repeated, at the
head of all the companies, by their
captains, and the different disposition.
made by the emperor produced all the
consequences that might have been ex-
ipected.
The emperor then gave the signal
for action, and regulated the manoeu-
Iyres according to the particular charac-
! ter of the trooPs.-Genera Wrcde, a
8avarian officer, OF great merit, placed
in front OF the bridge OF Sirgenberg,
attacked an Austrian divisio1 which,
was opposed to him. General Van
damme, who commanded the Written
Ibergers, extended his line on the right
flank. The duke of Dantzick, (Lefeb-
( yre) with the divisions OF the prince roy.
al and gen. Deroy, marched for the
village of Renhauscn, to arrive at the
lgreat road from Ahensburg 10 Land
shut.--The duke of Monticello, Il an.
nes,l with t~o French divisions. for.
ced the Left flank, overturned every
thing that opposed him, and reached
Roor and Rothemburg. On every
point the commander WAS sustained
with sascess. The enemy, disconcer.
ted by rhese dispositions, maintained
the action but for an hour and SCUM.
ded the retreat. Eight standards, IL
iPieces of cannon, &i8, 900 men, were
the fruits of this action, which cost Ii:
little or nothing.
eeNsAT AND CAPTURE OF LAHDsEUT,
Ahrit 81.
The battle of Abensburg having ex.
: posed the flank of the Austrian army
and all its magazines, on the 2ist a
; day break, the emperor marched 70,
Landshut. The Duke of Istria, (Bes.
sieres) fell upon and dispersed the en-.
emy's cavalry, in the plain before thai
city. The general of division, Mon
ton, advanced by accelerated pace tc
, the bridge, the grenadiers of the Sc
; venteenth forming the head of the CO.
lumn the bridge being of wood, wa.
: set on fire, but it did not interrupt tn,
brave infantry, who passed it and pen
etrated into the city. The enemy
driven from their position, were ther
: attacked by the duke of Rivoli, MAS
senA who defled by the right bank
!, Landshut fell into our hands, and with
it we took so pieces of cannon, 9Oo(
: lprisoners, 600 field caissons with nor
: ses and filed with ammunition, 3OoC
baggage carts, three superb bridge t.
iqmPages, in short thewhole of;he hospi
tails and stores which the Austrians has
: begun TO form and collect. The cou
riers, the aids-de-camp Of the genera
in chief, prince Charles, the sick anc
wounded, arriving at Landshut, wer,
very much surprised to find an enemy
there, and experienced the same fate
BATTLE OF EcKMuHL--AvR1L q.
: Whilst the battle of Abensburg arc
: the combat of Landshut, were produc
ing such important consequences
| prince Ghs.rfee u A