Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-12

headed by lis gallan, Colonei, Rovsssl,
frustrated the repea'e;! assaults OF the enc
nv by counter attacks. by which ,hey
leng' h pat sop TO his impeuons advance
le-ab'c loss In these conflicts the French
General Of division, Durosnel, Equerry TO
The Emperor, was taken prisoaer y few
PAGES from him, as was also Gene,al Fou-
Ter. Eqnerry TO the Empress. after having
been slightly wounded. Nolwt hstapdng
tue fire oil musauei:y which now ensued, he
Prince ordered q general advance by WHICH
1.-The eneWy was sirAitened n the ai;g1ement
bs,weep Esslingen and Aspern, but on &C
count of the flanking ere from Ess!ingsn,
could not be pursued any Eurhcr. The
fire Of his guns was answered with spirit by
the horse artillery. Abont seven in the
evening. three thousand horse were again
detached 'owagds the point of union be.
tween the cavalry of the c1'ps OF reserve
end the lett wing of Prince Hnhenzoile'n,
and fell enmasse upon ihe brgades ct cut
rAssiers OF Generals kroy her, Klenau and
Siegeithsi bet by the ST. atly intrepid!ty
ofthc Slankens,cn's & Re-ch's regiments
who with the utmost gallan ~ made 4 sud.
dsn attack on the enemy fils k, his ca.
valry was again repulse9, ard part OF H.,
which bad fallen upon some reg'm MS OF
the new leviSs, placed III the third line,
was cat or and there taken.
III anwhiie nigh, CAN'T on, ard it was
passed by the Prince in the best state of
preparation, on the ground which he had
gained from the enemy.
For the drst time, Napoleon had sus.
tanned defeat in Granny. From this
moment he was reduced 10 the rank of
bold and successful generals. WHO, like
himself, after long service of destructive
achievements. experienced the Vicssitudes
offortune. The charm Of his inv'ncioi!i.y
was di SOLVED. No longer The spoiled child
/ OF fortune. by poste;ity he will be- charac.
terise.l as the sport of tbs tickle goddess.
! New hopes begin 10 ANIMATE the oppressed
nations. To the Austrian army the 2lst
| OF May was grand and glorious epoch,
that must inspire it with y consciousness
! Of its Strength, and confidence in its
energies. Overwhelmed by our irresis,i.
bic infantry, lis proNd opponents were ex-
tended in The dust and the presence OF
tnSi c ih'ntr,o unconqurrcu Emperor "as
no longer capable of scratching from the
! heroes Of Austria the iaurels which ih9y
had acquired.
Nap5leon's glory was obviously at stake.
! New rfforls were to be expected the fol-
loving day; bns he was also obliged 20
/ fight for his existence. BY means Of fire
ships sent down The Danube, the Archdnke
had caused the enemy's bridge Oh the Lo-
/ ban to be- broken down, and its repairs
would take 10 several hours. Meanwhile
! Napoleon had already, in tie evening, been
joined By the corps of geneca! O Jdnot /;
and I'll The d'sposab'e troops followed from
Vienna and the Upper Danube, and were
transported across the rive in vessels as
fas, as they arrived. The archd Ike on his
par, ordered the gFenadier corps which
. had not had any share in he frs, engage
ment, to advance from its position near
Gerarsdorf to 3 ei'enIee; and The short
night was scarcely sufficient to complete
the respective prepara ions for the conn
meacemcnt of a second tragedy.