The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-01
FIFTH BULLETIN FROM THE
s,ta 81 FRENCH ARMY. -- F,.

| "a 80 1909. -
"On the first Of May general Ondinot, af-
ter having made 400 prisoners. penetrated
beyond Kied, where he took 400 more, So
| that he this day took 1900 men without firing
a single gun. 49,, q.
The town of Brannau was strong place
of sufficient Importance, since it commanded
| a river, which forms the frontier OF Austria
In a spirit of Inconsistency worthy this weak
| cabinet, it destroyed a fortress situated on IA
frontier where it might be of great utility. in
order to build one at Comorn, in the midst
of Germany. - '., Z:
The emperor arrived at Rietl at one in
the morning. and Lambach at one in the at
| ternoon of the same day.
| - At Ricd were found an establishment of
eight sets of military ovens, aud magazines
Containing 10000 quintal, of -four.
| The bridge ot Lami,ach, on the Tram
had been cut by the enemy it was re-esta-
blished during the day. ~
"Onthe same day the i'uke of Tstria com
| rhanding the cavalry. and The Duke Of Mon
| tebello, with the Corps of Oudinot. entered
Wells. In this town we're found a bakery.
II OF II 'iuintals OF -four, and maya zines
of wine and brandy =:
| =" The Duke of Dsntzic, who arrived the
| 3Gsli of April at Saltzbuigh. Instantly order
| ed DIie brigade to march towards kusstein,
and another towards Restadt, in the directi-
on of the Italian roads His advanced guard,
pursuing general Iellachich, forced him from
the strong pest :tt Colling
| ION the 1stof May, the head anarters of
the Duke ofRivoli were at Scherding. Nd
lJntantI5eneral Trinauaye, commanding the
advanced guard OF The division of st. Cyr
met at Rcisau on the road to Neuniarck with
the advanced guard of the enemy.--The
lWurtenburgh light horse the Baden tlra-
goons, and three companies of Voltigeurs Of
| the 4th regiment 'of the French line as soon
as they perceived the enemy, attacked him,
and pursued him to Neamarck They Kill
led SO men, and took 500 prisoners
The duke of Kivol continued his m;irch
on the I'd. and arrived at Lintz on the Sd
L he Archduks Lewis and general Hitler
with the remains OF their corps. reinforced
by reserve of grenadcrs, and by all that
the country could afford them, were before
the Traun with SIS, 900 men but menaced
with being turned by the Duke of Monrebcl-
10, they proceeded to Ebersberg, in order
| to pass the river.
On the I'd the DukeNof Istria and Gene
raj Oudinot marched towards Ebersberg, &
effected a junction with tie Duke of Rivoli
Ihey met the Austrian rear guard before
Ebersberg. The intrepid battailons of the
trailiieurs of the Pc, and the Corsican trail
lieurs. pursued the enemy, who was passing
the bridge, drove into the river the cannon,
Wagons and from 8 to 900 men, and took in
the town from 8 to 1000 men, whom the en-
envy had leftthere for its defence General
lClaparede. whose advanced guard was these
battalions, pursued them. He halted at Eb.
ersberg, and found 81. 900 Austrians occupy
ing superb position. The duke of Istria
with his cavalry passed the bridge in order
to support the division, and the Duke of Ri
wolf ordered his advanced. guard to be
strengthened by the main body of the army.
! The remains of the corps of Prince Lewis
and general Hitler We're lost without re
source. In this extreme danger. the enemy
| set hre tothe town, which was built of wood
The fire Spread in an instant In every drec
ton. Ehe bridge was soon enveiopet, aud
the flames seized the joists, which 1t was
necessary TO cut Neither cavalry nor in
fantry we're able to act and the division of
Ciaparcde alcnc, with only four pieces of
Cannon, fought during three hours against
$4,000 men. This battle of Ebesbeig is
one of the finest military occurrences, the
memory OF which can be preserved by his
tory. .ti - :.
@ The enemy seeing the division of Clapa
rade cut oil without any communication, ad
Vanced three times against it, ard was al
ways received and stopped by the bayonet
Ht length. after a labor of three hours, the
flames were turned aside, and a passage O.
Pened The general of division of Legrand
with goth light Infantry and the 18th of
tho line, marChed towards the castle, which
the enemy had occupied with 500 men -
The sappers broke into the doors, and the
fiames having reached the castle, all who
were wi hin persisted there. Gen. Legrand
| afterwards marched to the assistance of Cla-
parede's division. General Durosne,. who
advanced to the right shore, with 1000 horse.
Joihed himself to him, and the enemy was
obliged to retreat with great haste. On the
hrst report OF these events. the emperor had
himself marched up the right shore, with
the divisions of Nansoutz and Molitor. -
The enemy, who retreated with the
greatest rapidly, arrived at night at Fms,
burnt the bridge, and continued his fight on
| the road to Vienna. His loss consists Of ~.
600 men, of which $500 are prisoners We
also possess four pieces of cannon and two
| standards
| Cohorn, general of brigade, an officer of
singular intrepidity, had his horse killed up-
der him Colonels Cardenan and Lendy were
| killed, ~
company Of the CorsicaB battalion,
pursuing the enemy in the woods, made alone
700 prisoners.
During the affair Of Ebersberg, the duke
OF Montebello arrived at Steyer. where he
rebuilt the bridge which the enemy had
cut.
The. emperor sleeps to day at Fms in
the Castle of Prince Auersberg to morrow
will be spent in rebuilding the bridge
l. The depnties of the states Of timer