Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-13

vile, as Circumstances may require In every
case, this army will be, on the 3D. ut Eaiserslsu-
tern, and the Sd and 4th, at SaneSemimes, and
to all appearances the 9th At Nancy.
Count LongOrOn's corps Of Russians is detan.
ed for the blockade Of Metz, Thionville. Pfalz-
bours and Bitshe, and part of the garrison Of
Mayence, consisting of 1000 3ayarians and some
Austrian baltalionS, and the third corps d'armee
are charged with the blockade OF LANDAU and
Strasburg. These operations are under the d.
rectIon of his imperial higimess The arch-duke
Charles.
The third corps, under the prince royal of
Wrtemberg, blockatles Landau to-day and,
with gen. count Walmoden's division, occupies
the Quech and the lines of Welsscnburgh and
Lautenburg.
The communication between these corps and
the Bavarian army, will be constantly kept up,
as we'll as with the columns ON the left
On gen. Rapp's falling back, the crown prince
and count Wallmeden will invest Strasburs,. the
former mar ching by Weissenburg and Hagenau,
the latter by fort Louis to Strasburg. 1000 IN
fanty and some sq,ladrons of count WallInoden's
corps viii be LEFT before Landau, and the lieut.
gen. himself win be entrusted with the invest.
ment of Strasburg, with such force as the prince
royal OF Wirtemberg may entr,lst to him. The
remainder of the third corps will tnen move for
ward by Lunenville TO Nancy.
The Russians are directed to take charge of
constructing the bridges at Openheim and Man.
helm, the Bavarians that Of Germersheim, and
the third corps that at fort Louis
Some battalions of Wertembere are destined
to the blockade of Schlettstadt; and general
count fIochberg with general Volickman and
some Darmstadt and Baden troops; will invest
New Bressch The left column Of the armies.
consisting of the first and second CORPS d'ara,ee
and the reserve, under the archduke Ferdinand.
will throw pontoon bridges over the Rhine al
Grenzach, on the night of the 18th to the 26th,
and TO move to Balse, and the second corps VIII
occupy it; and measures must be taken for these
three corps 10 arrive at the same time in that
Ineighborhood
The archduke Ferdinand is entrusted with the
disposition against general Lecourbe, or any corps
OF the enemy that remains in this quarter
The first corps d'armee will support the Sc
cond, bu; the latter and the reserve are to push
forward with the utmost expedition towards Nan
cy, one column by Remiemont and Epinal, The
other by Lunenville, or, according to circumstan-
ces, he whole by one road.
The first corps viii be now directed by Lam
gres, and to it will be left the investment of Bal
fort and Huningen. This command is entrusted
to general Meneassy for Huningen eight batta-
lions of the regiment of Colloreda are destined
of Austrians, and one Wirtemberg, and two d-
visions Of Kaysers Chevaux Legers, under gen.
Callenberg, for Belfort.
The chief command over the blockades of New
Breisach, Schlettstadt, Huningen and Belfort, is
left to his highness the archduke John
The Headquarters of prince Schwartz enberg
will march by Hageneau, Mutz 6 and LunenvIlle
20 Nancy.
The right ofthis great march being covered by
the Bavarians, and the left by the first corps
d'armee, there's perfect security for the union
ofthe whole at Nancy, stated In my former
dispatches.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) STEWART, 1t. gen.