Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-09

upper part of the village, and maintaining
himself there during the whole night. ].
Blythe shells Of both parties, MANY houss
es had been set on fire, and illum mated the
whole country round. -.
Attic extremity of the right wing on the
bushy meadow, the combats were not less
severe. The left flank Of the enemy was
secured by an arm of the Danube; impene-
trable underwood, intersected only by foot
paths, covered his front; and broad ditch
and pallisadoes afforded him the advantage
of natural rampant. r
Here fought at the beginning of the battle
the lst battalion Of Gyuiay under col. Ma
riassy and the battalion of chasseurs under
mai. Schneider next the st. Georgians un-
der maj, Mihaillovich; and finally, the two
battalions of Vienna volunteers under lieut..
col. Strigentesch and St. Quentin. Here,
also, the enemy was defeated and the first
day of this sanguinary engagement terminal
ed by the occupation of Aspern by general
Bacquant, at the head Of eight battallons OF
the second column, while lieut.. field mar
shall Hitler drew the troops OF his corps
from the village, placed them again In or
der of battle, and passed the night under
arms.1
Second Column.
The advanced guard, commanded by lieut..
gen. Fresnel, advanced by Leopoldau and
Kagran towards Hirschstetten, and con-
sisted of one battalion of chasseurs, and two
battalions of Anton .Mitsovsky under gen.
Winzingerode, as well as the brigades OF
cavalry, Klenau and Vincent, under gen.
Veesey. 1t was followed in the same direc-
ton by the column from its position near
GeraSdorf.
The enemy having been discovered from
the eminences near Hirschstetten to be near
Aspern and Esslingen, the brigade Veesey
was detached against the latter place, and
the brigade Winzingerode to dlslodge the
enemy from Aspern.
. The column deployed before Hirschstet-
ten in two lines, in order to support the
advanced guard, and leaving Aspern on
the right, followed upon the plain, at pro-
per distance.
The brigade fWinzingerode, however, met
with so spirited resistance IN its attempts
upon Aspern, that an attack on the front a
lone was not likely to be attended with sue
cess; the cavalry, therefore, of the advanc'
ed guard, was pushed forward from Aspern
on the left, in order to support the attack
on the flank with the two batteries OF :caval-
ry, as we'll as to facilitate the junction with
the third column, which was advancing by
Brietenlee. At the same time the regiment
of Reuss. Plaun was ordered to take the
right side of Aspern, with view to attack
on that place, the rest OF the~corps was form
ed into close columns of battaions.
Meanwhile the enemy formed his LETT
wing, which he refused towards Aspern,
and his right upon Esslingen. Thus he ad
vanced with columns of infantry and caya,
ry upon the main army, while an extremely
brisk cannonade supported him. A line OF
twelve regiments of cuirrasiers formed the
centre of the second line ofthe enemy, CIV
ing to the whole an imposing aspect.
Meanwhile the attack of battalion OF
Reuss-Plauen OF Aspern was repulsed, and
it gave way, being thrown into consterna-
ton by the loss of Its commander, but 1t
rallied Immediately after. Count Bellegarde
ordered gen. Bacquant to renew the attack
with the regiment Of Vogesaug,and 10 carry
the village at all hazards. The latter obey
ed the order with the most brilliant success,
and Aspern, though defended by twelve
thousand of the best of the enemy's troops,
Was carried by storm; Bacquant being as.
sisted by the regiment of Reuss- Plauen, by
battalion of archduke Rainier, and by the
brigade of MAR of the third column.
To Illustrate this attack, the enemy adj
vanced with two columns of infantry, sup
ported by his heavy cavalry upon the main
army, repulsed the regiments of Klsnau
and Vincent's light horse, and fell upon the
infantry.