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


Charles regiment of infantry, to push for
ward his other troops in bsttalons, AND in
particular 70 20 and meet the enemy who
was advancing in the open country between
Esslias gen and the nearest arm OF the Da-
nuhe.
The village was already gained, and bat
talions advancing On the left, Obliged the
enemy. drawn up in several lines, to yield.
! The most violent cannonade was kept mp
| necessarily on both sid =, and it was sus-
taincd by the troops with the greatest for
| titu lc.
Favored by a fog, which suddenly came
on, the enemy's heavy cavalry veneured to
attack on all 81 les the corps formed by
Sztarrays q Hiler's reyiment Of infantry.
---rhese brave fellows received them with
! fixed bayonets and at the last moment
| poured in their fire with such effect, that
the enemy was compelled to bc,ake himself
To flight with considerable loss. -sTiye times
were these attacks on Sztarray's and Hill
! icr's regiments repeated, and each time
they were repealed with equal courage and
reSoution. The cavalry contributed all that
! lay in their power to the pursuit of the en-
emy and the upport of the infantry.
| CoDurs's, The Arckduke Louis, and Ca
torisky regiments belonging to the division
of Lieut. Gen. Dedovich stationed on the
right, renewed the exeTtIons OF the pre-.
ceding day, with the same distinction and
the same success. Alter this severe con-.
| flict the enemy seen 70 have no inclination
! to expose himself to any fresh disaster, &
confines himself merely to the operation of
his superior artillery.
ABOUT eleven A. N. Prince Rosenberg
received orders from the Archduke. Con-
mander in Chief, to make a new attack
upon Esslingen and message ca the same
effect was sent to Lieu.enant Gen. Dedo.
yich, who commanded the right division of
this corps.
Prince Rosenberg Immediately formed
two columns of attack under the conduct
Of Lieutenant Generals Princes Hohenlohe
and Rohan, while Lieut.. Gen. Dedovich
advanced against the Citadel of the place,
and the magazines surrounded with walls
and tches.
The attack was made with redoubled
bravery, and our troops rushed with IRE.
sstible impetuosity into the village. Sill,
however, they found it impossible to- main
tain this post, into which the enemy kept
Fcontinually throwing new reinforcements,
which was OF the utmost importance for CO.
ivering his retreat, which he already rcsol-
we'd upon, and which he defended with an
linmense sacrifice of lives. Prince Rosen
tberg therefore resolved to conIine himself
to the obstinate maintenance OF his own
position to secure the left A ,nlS of the army,
and to encrease the embarrassment of the
Ienenny by IN incessant fire fron all the
batteries.
In the night between the 22d and Esd the
enemy accomplished his retreat TO he Lo.
bau, & at three in the morning his rear guard
also had evacuated Esslingen and all the
points which he had occupied on the left
bank of the Danube. Some divisions pur-
sued him closely, and took possession as
near rs possible of the necessary posts Of
observation.
Thus terminated a conflict of two days,
which will be ever memorable in the an
nails of the world, and in the history of
war. 1t was the most obstinate and Bloody
that has occurred since the commencement
of tue French revolution.
It was decisive for the glory of the Aus.
| trian arms, for the preservation Of the mo.
,narchy, and for the correction Of the public
opinion.
The infantry has entered upon new
and brilliant career, snd by the firm conf
dence 1t has manifested in its own energies,
4 has paved the way 10 new victories. The
enemy's cavalry has seen its acquired, but
hitherto untried glory, dissipatel by the
masses Of our battaiions, whose cool intre..
| pidity Il was unable 10 endure.
Cavalry and artillery have surpassed
themselves in valor, and in the space Of
| two days have performed achievements
sufficient for Il whole campaign.
| Three pieces of cannon, seven ammuni.
tion Wagons, 1900 Preach muskets, and
about 5000 cuirasses fell into the hands OF
the conqueror. The loss of both sides was
very great; this and the circumstance that
very few prisoners were taken by either
party, proves the determination of the
complaints either to conquer or die.
The Austrian army laments the death of
81 superior officers, 4199 subllterns and
privates.
Lieutenant Generals Prince Rohan, De-
dovich, Webre, and Frensl; Generals
Winsingerode, Grill, Neustadter, Slegen-
thai. CoIoredo, May, Hohen6eld, and Blu.
resch: COS officers, and L. ,6Jt subalterns
aud privates were wounded. o. these,
feld-marshal Lieutenant Weber, officers,
and $40 men we're taken prisoners by the
enemy. Pr
The loss Of the enemy was prodgious s.
exceeds all expectation. Il can only be
accounted for by the effect of our concen-
trio fire on an exceedingly coniaed field Of
battle, where all the batteries crossed one
another. and Calculated by the following
authentic data: