Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 43, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 September 1809 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN.

VINCENNES, (I. T.) FROM THE PRESS OF E. STOUT.

left a single division at Aspern, which had orders in cafse of necessity to fetreat to the island of Lobau. The duke of Auerstadt had orders to advance beyond the village of Grosshof, in order to approach the centre. The Austrian general in the mean time weakened his centre, in order to occupy and strengthen his wings, to which he gave an additional extent. On the 6th at day break the duke of Ponte Corvo occupied the left wing. In his se-

rom the National Intelligencer, of Sep- foned, compelled 900 men who garrifoned cond line was the duke of Rivoli. The vice tember 11. it to furrender, and took 12 pieces of can; king clofed in the centre, where the coins

Vol. II.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1809.

No.

43.

ttv laft nicrhts mail we have received the non. -No v the emperor ordered the whole of count Oudinot, that of the duke of Ra-

lowinjr bulletin, containing an otKcial ac- nf his irny to difrlay upon the immenfe gufa, the corps of the imperial guard, and

Unnt of the laft battle on the jJanube, plain of JJh'derfdorli. the divifion of cuiraffiers formed frven or

knflitrd from the North American, from Meanwhile the enemy, who had commit- eight lines.

he Hmburrh Correfoondent, of the 2111 ted an errcr in his pirns, recovered from his ched from i

MUNICH, July 12. I Tiventv Jifth Bulleltn cf the Amy. ' WolkcrfdorfT, 8th July. 'fassegs of she army cf the Danube to th

Is. and cf Lcoaiv

The duke of Auerftadt mar

the right wing to reach the cen-

nftonifliment, and endeavored to command tre. The enemy on the other hand placed fome advantages on the new field of battle. . the corps of Bellegarde at Radlau in march ;

For this purpofe he detached many columns the corps Collowrath, Lichtenftein and of infantry, a greut number of a-til!ery, and Muller united with the right wing in the all his cavalry, as well of the lines as new pofition of Wagram, where the prince of levies, in order, if pofilble, a outflank the Hohenzollern was, and at the end of the

right wirgof the Wench arrny, for which left wing at Neuftedel, where the corpsof

V.' On the 4th, at ten in the evening general purpofe he took poiTcflion of the village of Hofenberg and Auerberg debouched, and 4 Oudinot embarked 1500 of ejen. Couroux's KutzendurfF. The emperor ordered count by a curved movemant at the early dawn,

Svoltigeurs on the Great arm of the Dinube, OirJmot to tike tins village ana orcerea the tell upon each other, and gave the fignal tor ! col Bafte with 10 gun boats carried hem out duke Aucrftidt to pafs on ths right of it, battle. jand landed them beyond the confluence of snd d'.redi himfelf acjainft the head quarters The emperor alfo commenced at this peJ( 'lk. lpff-r arm Qf the ifland cf Lob aw in of the archduke Crudes as he wi3 continu- riod, oraVrinp the duke of Auerftadt to be

lf" the Danube. The batteries of the enemy uere foon ftlenced, ana he was punued fr jm the wood to the village of Muhlet.

At 11 o'clock in the evening tac batts

inrr tr maich from the right to the left. reinforced bv the divifion of cuirafliers of

frcm noon till J? o'clock in ti e evening the duke of Padua, and the corps ofRofenv;e rcanrcuvered in this vaft plain. We took berg to be taken in fi ink by a battery of 12 ali the villages, and cs we approached the pieces of the diviiion of gen. count Nanzou-

i ries planted agiinft r.uzerfdorft receive heigh: ot t'.er cvU enchec! prit. they reti- ty. In lrfs than three quarters of an hour

(J- orders to begin arc. J ue nowivzerj .ecu- - n.wn ..j 1 "u i.jiiv.. i-.x unc i.uijs 01 nucruaut ucicauu wis ced this unfortunate fiiili city to aihes, and The JuV : of IVivoIi caufed the'ii to be taken corps of lloienberg, and purfued it beyond ;in lefs than half an hour t!;sen:ciys bt- paflC.c:i 0:' ;ithci:t orpofition. In this Neuftedel, and did it great injury. . teries were filenced. manner we j-ct into our power the works of Meanwhile the cannonade became geneJ At 0 nVlnck auer midnight, ths armv Kfshn;; ardGrois Afpern, and thus the 40 ral through the whole line, and the difpofi-

the Egure is iilrgible) bridges, and left d:yr work of the envmy was rendered totally on of the enemy difplayed itftlf every movim debanched,6under the nrrtect'o.i cf u kiefs to him. At Rjlchdorff, which tl.e ment. His whole left wing was lined with 1 the batteries 1300 toiferj belov: Enzeryrif duke of Pont- Corvo caufed to be attarked artillery. It might be faid that the Auftri-

A the right at Witts u. The

"duke oi Ri

at Wittsu. ire corn ; ci Ui uKw;, ui.u umc uj-'uuviuii. an general prcpurru not 10 ootain a Ticiory,

Rivoli iM ifTetn) conr:cld tSi T lie enemy w:is every urre put to night, but that he had in view only the means ot r that of Oudinot tlie centre, and and annihilated by the fuperionty of our tzking suvanrage of it. This difpofition fDvr.u!t the lef: vinar The 1 he immrnfe Held of battle remained fcemed fo urjilful that a defeat was anti-

1 nqht wing

A Aucrftadt's (D;vc.ult)

corps of thednkeof Ponte C rvc ( 13 rr. . -1 'Motte) of the Vice Roy, zvA cf Rigufa

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nr,

C i r-re it darkn-t;. r. iiravy it -rm

' -which pmrfu in hi earns re

i, d re id ful, as it was fjw.abk Pre.ich a;' xv, and ghcus ;t v

covered with his rragmsnis. cipUed, and the emperor waited fome time

befcre he ordered the fmall difpofition UA1TLE OF WAGRAM. - which wa: necelTary to fruftrate that of the it'y dif;r.aytd by the progrefs of the enemy, k to render it a misfortune to him. 'r, zvvrr; ar.d its great rcfults occaficn- He ordtrcd the duke of Rivoli toattat k . 4 v;:.uor.t an iTort, the enemy ord- a villare which the enemy occupied, and by

troops to march, ar.d in the e- which the centre of the army was a little

i:v.mi:h it

On the .5th at th

. : m.; t r the following pofition : Is galied. Ke ordered the duke of Auerftadt i . .it wij-.- extended ficm Star.htu to Grenf- to take th-pofition of Neuftedel, and thence

v.t., er.vrv

COi II,

L:rrceivt-: i

hii, who v

Uiz centre trom Gernldom to Wa- to ?dvnci to Wairnn, and ordered the

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now nis ict v in ' iiuui iiiuuMu cuwoi lufuia, ?na rrnerai Macaonaia

r..

Ik :irin? i;i older ot battle at tile

th-tl extremity f the enemy's Irfc wing,

' f..rn-! intrenchment?, rendered

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all his works the Auftr.i:s

and

r nove out

1. . .

ana to ,:ive

inou crrou;

ad v. iii

was accomp'ilii-J, and v;ithou: n-iirg thi

was adva!it.'eoti5. I hiz g:ea. 7

Dmul' any

i 1.11)0! t IH"M

Viligfd to fi 4 ht from h rr'i.ui

the rrat-Sl ;nd nv

whrre e!iV, without vi

ks, the enmy

three quarters o!

Keultcd-I. The left wing of ths Ftenth to form in columns, to frize upon Wgraia

army was at Grofs Afpern, its centre at th.e mo.T.ent the duke of Auerftadt debouIvifthrdorfT, an i its right at GhtttzmderiV. ched.

lul -omprll-d I" this order niht 6;re cr.snd we prepa- Aftcr occurrenCCF, WC Were f their polh, ltd for a great battle next morr.ir.p. 1 ,e frlilf.fi t1,.t tllf. nm.. lnnflP n

11IIWI 1 I V V.1 kilUl VIIV 1V"J difperate aflault upon the village which the duke of Rivoli had taken ; our left wing vas furrounflt d at GOOD toifes : a violent cannon-

cde was already heard at Grois

pol;'.

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.cc enemy

roi';nout ;:i orurr to

sdontii'

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any

t:i lit.

r 1

recoi.r.oitrctt l.i:. frcm n

p ;af fiioii of the village of Wacrrarn in the

Wagram was attacked, o'jr tro.?r)S

beta 7sxon column ai.d

1- tin

tio' tne vi.;ge ; net a sxon column at; a iiiie . untaiijr uv v.iwi., a L'renchco'umn in the dark miftook each Afpern. and the whole interval heo.!',Lr for enemies, and th-epcration wifcar- tween Grofs Afpern and Wagram,

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rcriut:.

anticipated

. t,;' k " c j . At S jm thr iMf r.i'v, r''e hntterits v,h:c.i

:i Lv zet.i i:-d produced vie 1 :1- .t tiir t:it!;r v.; s fjiti to t-ike

ried. was occupied by an inimcnle line Already we were preparing for the battle 0f artiller V. No doubt as left a-

bout it.

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fit with tour b-tttVdi"!';. The , -:i crderrdlii Crft -id de cu;r.-

"::: to rii rc!i ak'-.intt it, of which lie d hi:rtf-'ii" without much eppefitijp,

Ul'.a c v,;;ui : - -

; i.ir'.l

ll'r

of Vagra:;i. It appear:

oni or the Trench Auftr'un

were (ppn:cu 13 eicn o:r"!r. Tlie emprror employed t!'.e whole rirht

generab

r las

tii.r :i

G-iMut Oud:not furrounded the fortrefscf

.ichfengang, v.hich the encr.-y

. - C i i

had

to draw t:v"ct. wher he v. z of WaTrrr':s

i.kt) Oil iil.ll.lVW kj k

The emperor in this fituation, ordered senl. Macdonald to form the divillons of Burofiicr and Damarque into columns for the attack. He ordered them to be fup-

:s left cf Adcik:2-j,and ported by ihe divifionb of general

to-ce ir.

to t.ie centre,

w;t:.'.n cr.nncn nnt

ror t'. u purpo;e tiic cuut rt

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