The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-05

The Isle of Lobau forms c ,nveni:nt place
farms, which is ABOUT SIX English miles
lang and four and half broad, aud being Sc
parated by large arm Of the Danube from
the right bank, nothing prevents the build
ing of a bridge, which is concealed by ground
covered with bushes and the great extent
ofthe Island affords the advantage of send
Of it, that the passage across the smaller
arm To the large plain of Marchheld, may be
made good by force Of arms.
Il was soon perceived by the strength of
the enemy's columns, which advanced upon
tac Island and placed their cannon SO as to
support the second passage, that he medi
tlted 4 serious attack. The advanced guard
sustained tolerably warm engagement, and
tic cavalry routed the first division of the
enemy, which debouched from the low
grounds on the edge of the river, late in the
evening; upon which the Archduke, whose
Intention was not to prevent the passage of
the enemy, but to attack him the following
Gay, retreated with his cavalry to Ander
kiaa, and ordered The advanced troops to
illi back to Mas, according As the enemy
should extend himself.
On the 21st at day break, the Archduke
ordered his army under arms, and formed
it in two lines on the rising ground behind
Gerasderf, and between the Bisam hill
Gen. Hitler formed the right wing near
Stammersdorf !; on its left was the corps
of the General of Cavalry Count Beliegardc,
and the next to that the corps of Lieutenant
Gen. Prince Hohenzollern, i'll the Aliig
nement of Deutsch Wagram. The corps
OF Prince Rosenberg was posted by batta-
lions in column on the Russback on the
rivulet Russ. kept Deutsch- Wagram strongly
occupied, having. tor the security OF the left
wing. placed on the heights beyond tina,
place a division en- reserve. The whole
cavalry, which, the day before had advanced
under the command of Prince Lichenstein
by Anderklaa, was called back into the line,
filling in two lines, the space intervening
between the left wing of Prince Huhenzol
lern and the right OF Prince Rosenberg.
The vast plain of Marchfield spread like
carpet before the front of the line, and APP
peared by the absence of every obstruction,
to be destined to form the theatre of great e
tents. The grenadiers remained in reserve
near Steering, and the corps of the Gen. of
artillery Prince of Reuss kept the Eisam-
his. and the low bushy ground along the
Danube strongly occupied. Part of it was
still left near Kerms, the corps being almost
broke up by having SO many of its divisions
detached to SO considerable distance.
At 9 O'Clock, the arChduke ordered the
arms to be pile i, and the troops to dine
The picquet of observation on the Bisam hill
rcportel that the bridge across the Danube
behind the isle of Lobau, heing now quite
finished, was plainly perceivabe, and that
troops were without intermisson seen filing
of oVert, as well as passing in boats to the
isle. The outposts, likewise, gave informa-
ton, of the gradual augmentation of the en-.
envy in the town of Enzersdorf, and in the
villages Of E sling and Asperp, and of his
advancing towards Hirschstesen.
the arChduke Charles now thought that
the moment tor giving battle had arrived,
and fastened 10 Gerasdori, where the Chiei
his Quarter Master Generals Staff, Gen.
Baron Wimpsen, sketched out the following
Plan.
(CoNczUSIoN is oar .Nert.