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The reply to this demand was a redoubled fre from the ramparts.

The patience of the Emperor was worn out -be ordered a bridge to be built on the arm of the Danube, which separates the Prater from the suburbs. At 8 p. m. the materials of the bridge were united-1800 howitzers were fired in less than four hours, and soon the whole city appeared in flames.

One must have previously seen Vienna, her houses eight or nine stories high, her narrow streets, that population sa numerous in to small a space, to form an idea of the disorder and disasters occasioned by such an operation.

The Archduke lost his judgment in the midst of the bombardments, and at the moment particularly in which he was informed that we had passed an arm of the Danube, and were marching against him to cut off his res treat, as weak and pusillanimous as he had been arrogant and inconsiderate, he was the first to cross the bridges.

At day-break on the 12th, the General in formed the outposts that a fire would be opened on the town, and that a deputation should be sent to the Emperor. A depata tion was accordingly presented to the Empe ror, in the park of Schoenbrunn. His Ma jesty assured the deputation that the town should outain his protection. He testified the regret which he felt at the inhuman conduct of their government, which had not shuddered at giving up the capital to all the horrors of war. His Majesty intimated that Vienna should be treated with the same tenderness and regard as it had been in 1805. This assurance was received by the deputies with testimonies of the most sincere gratis tude.

At nine in the morning, the duke of Ri voli, with the divisions of St. Cyr and Boudet, got possession of Leopolstadt.

In the mean time, Lieutenant-General O'Reiley sent Lieutenant-General De Vaux and Colonel Belloutte to creat for the capitulation of the place.

The capitulations was signed in the evening, and on the 13th, at six in the morning, the grenadiers of Oudinot took possession of the city.

Eighth Bulletin.

Vienna, May 16. The inhabitants of Vienna greatly praise the conduct of the Archdake Rainier, who refused to support the Government in the revolutionary measures ordered by the Emperor Francis, and that the Archduke Maximilian was therefore appointed in his stead. This young prince, who swore to bury himself under the the ruins of Vienna, no sooner learnt that the French had crossed the Danube to cut off his retreat, than he quitted the town, without even transferring the command to any other person.-The misfortunes which have befallen the House of Lorraine, were foreseen by all intelligent men, of whatever pinciples. Manfridini represented to the

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Emperor that this war would bring about the downfall of his house, and that the French wond soon be at Vienna. Poh! Poh!" replied the Emperor," they are all in Spain."

Thugut made repeated representations: The Prince de Ligne said aloud, “I thought I was old enough not to have outlived the Austrian Monarchy And when the old Count Wallis saw the Emperor set out to join the army, he said, "There is Darius running to meet an Alexander; he will experience the same fate."-Count Cobentzel, the promoter of the war of 1805, on his deathbed, and but twenty-four hours before he expired, addressed an animated letter to the Emperor Your Majesty," he wrote,

ought to consider as fortunate the situation in which the peace of Presburgh has placed you. You are in the second rank among the powers of Europe, which is the same your ancestors occupied. Avoid a war for which no provocation is given. Napoleon will cons quer, and will then have the right to be inexorable," &c. &c.-The Prince of Zinzen dorf, Minister for Foreign Affairs, several other statesmen and persons of distinction, and all the respectable burghers, spoke in the same manner.-But the wounded pride of the Emperor, the hatred of the Archduke Charles against Russia, the gold of England, which had purchased the minister Starlion, the levity of some dozen of women, or effeminate meny the false reports of Count Metter nich, the intrigues of the Rozumowakys, the Dalpozzos, the Schiegels, the Gentres, and other adventurers, maintained by England for sowing discord on the continent, have promoted this foolish and impious war. Weak Princes! corrupt cabinets! ignorant, fickle, besotted men! such are the snares which England has for these fifteen years constantly laid for you, and into which you will readily fall. But the catastrophe you prepared is at length developed, and the peacé of the continent is for ever secured.

The Emperor has reviewed the heavy cavalry of General Nansouty, 5000 strong, and has given to the bravest officer of each regi ment the title of Baron, and to the bravest Cuirassier, a decoration of the Legion of Honour, with 1200 francs.

We found at Vienna five hundred pieces of cannon, a great number of carriages, and immense quantities of balls, &c

The Austrian Monarchy issued more than 300 millions of paper to support the preparations for this war, and the number or bills in circulation amounts to more than 1500 millions.

During the bombardment of Vienna, only about ten houses were destroyed, and the people remark, that this misfortune fell upon the most zealous promotes of the war, The few days rest which the army has had, has been of great advantage. The weather is fine, and we have scarcely any sick. The wine distributed to the troops is in abundance, and of excellent quality.

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Ninth Bulletin.

Vienna, May 19. After the army had a few days rest at Vienna, the necessary preparations were made for the important passage of the Danube. Prince Charles, driven to the other side of the Danube, had no other refuge than the mills of Bohemia. The Emperor did not adopt any plan to delay his entrance into Vienna a day, well knowing that in the state of exasperation in which people's minds were, It might be resolved to defend the town, and to multiply obstacles.

The Duke of Auerstadt remained before Ratisbon, whilst Prince Charles retreated to Bohemia. Immediately after he proceeded to Passau and Lintz, on the right bank of the Danube, and gained four marches on the Prince.

The corps of the Prince of Ponte Corvo acted on the same system, and first moved sowards Egra, which forced Prince Charles to direct General Bellegarde's corps towards that point, but by a counter-march he turned to wards Lintz, where he arrived before General Bellegarde, who, foreseeing this countermarch, had also directed his march towards the Danube. These manoeuvres performed daily, have freed Italy, the borders of the Inn, the Selza, and the Traun; conquered Vienna, annihilated the militia and the Landwher, completed the ruin of the corps of the Archduke Lewis and General Hiller, and diminished the fame of the enemy's generals.

The emperor has thrown a bridge over the Danube at Ebersdorff, two leagues below Vienna. The division of Moliter was conveyed to the left bank, and quickly defeated the weak detachments which disputed the ground with them.

The Emperor of Austria is at Znaim. There is as yet no rising in Hungary.

The Duke of Dantzic is at Inspruck. On the 14th he defeated General Chastellar, and took 700 men,

The position of the army is as follows:-The corps of Rivoli, Montebello, aud Oudinot, are at Vienna, as also the Imperial Guards; The corps or Auerstadt, is between St. Polten and Vienna; Poute Corvo is at Lintz, with the Saxon and Wirtemberghers; a corps de reserve is at Passau, Dantzic is with the Bavarians at Saltzburgh and Inspruck. Tenth Bulletin.

Ebersdorf, May 23. Opposite to Ebersdorff the Danube is divided into three branches, separated by two islands. The distance from the right bank to the island on that side, which is 140 toises in circumference, is about 1000 toises. The distance from this island to the greater is 120 toises; and here the stream runs with the greatest force. The larger of the two islands is called Inder-Lobau, and the water which separates it from the main land is 70 ruises bread. The first villages which appear after crussing, are Gross Aspern, Esling, and En#endor. The passage of such a river as the

Danube, in the presence of an enemy well acquainted with all the local circumstances, and who has the inhabitants on his side, is one of the greatest military enterprises that can be imagined. The bridge over the arm of the river, which separates the right bank from the first island, and the bridge from this island to that of Inder-Lobau, were erected on the 19th. Molitor's division had been conveyed to the great island, on the 18th, by tow-boats. On the 20th, the Emperor anived on Inder-Lobau, and caused a bridge to be thrown over the last arm of the Danube, from that island to the left bank, hetween Gross-Aspern and Esling. This arm being not quite 70 toises broad, only 15 pontoons were required for the operation, which were fixed within three hours. Colonel St. Croix arrived first on the left bank, in an open boat; and General Lasalle's division of light cavalry, with Molitor and Boudet's divisions, passed during the night. Afterwards, the Emperor, accompanied by the Prince of Neufchatel, the Dukes of Rivoli and Montebello, examined the position of the left bank, and determined the field of battle, posting the right on the village of Esling, and the left on the village of Gross-Aspera. Both villages were garrisoned at the same time. On the 21st, at four in the afternoon, the enemy's army shewed itself, and appeared to have for its object to defeat our vanguard, and to drive it into the river. Vain enterprise!

The Duke of Rivoli was the first attacked, at Gross Aspern, by General Bellegarde. He manceuvred with the divisions of Molitor and Le Grand, and rendered completely abortive all the attacks which the enemy made that evening. The Duke of Montebello defended the village of Esling; and the Duke of Istria covered the plain, with the light cavalry and Espagne's cuirassiers, protecting at the same time Enzendorf. The contest, was severe, the enemy having 200 pieces of cannon, and 90,000 men, collected from the remains of all the Austrian corps. D'Espagne's division of cuirassiers, which made several fine charges, advanced in two squares, and took 14 pieces of cannon; but a ball killed General D'Es pagne, while fighting, gloriously, at the head of his troops. He was a brave man. The General of Brigade, Foulers, was likewise killed. General Nansouty arrived in the evening on the field of battle, with the single brigade commanded by General St. Ge maio, and distinguished himself by several brilliant charges. At eight o'clock the action terminated, and we remained masters of the field. During the night, General Oudinot's corps, St. Hillaire's division, two brigades of light cavalry, and the train of artillery, passed over the three bridges, On the 20, the Duke of Rivoli was the first engaged, at four in the morning. The enemy made several successive attacks in order to retake the vil lage. At last, the Duke of Rivoli, tited of acting on the defensive, attacked the enemy in lus turn, and threw him into confusion

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Gen. Le Grand distinguished himself; Geneheral Boudet was stationed at Esling, and had orders to defend that important position. Observing that the enemy had a very wide space between his right and left wing, it was resolved to penetrate his centre The Duke of Montebello led the attack--General Oudinet was on the left, St. Hillaire's division was in the centre, and Boudet's division was on the right wing. The enemy's centre could not withstand the sight of our troops. In a moment, every thing was borne down before them. The Duke of Istria made several suc. cessful attacks. Three columns of infantry were charged and cut down by the cuirassiers. The Austrian army was on the point of being destroyed, when, at seven in the morning, an aide-de-camp of the Emperor came to inform him, that a sudden rise of the Danube had set afloat a great number of trees, which were cut down during the late events at Vienna, and rafts, which had been left on the bank; aud that the bridges, which formed the communication between the right bank and the little island, and between the little island and that of Inder-Lobau, had thereby been carried away. This rapid swell, which usually does not take place until the middle of June, on the melting of the snow, has been accelerated by the great heat which has for some days prevailed. All the reserve parks of artillery which were advancing, were, by the loss of the bridges, detained on the right bank, as was also a part of our heavy cavalry, and the whole of the Duke of Auerstadt's corps. This dreadful accident induced the Emperor to put a stop to the movement in advance. He ordered the Duke of Montebello to keep the field of battle, and to take his position with his left wing resting on a curtain-work, which the Duke of Rivoli covered, and his right wing at Esling.

The artillery and infantry cartridges, which were in our reserve park, could not now be brought across the river. The enemy was in a most frightful state of disorder, at the moment when he learned that our bridges were broken down. The slackening of our fire, and the concentrating movement of our army, soon left him no doubt respecting this unforeseen Accident. Ail his cannon and artillery equipage which were before on the retreat, were again drawn out in line, and, from nine in the morning to seven in the evening, he made the most astonishing exertions, supported by the fire of 200 pieces of cannon, to throw the French army into di order; but all his efforts tended to his own disgrace. Thrice he attacked the villages of Esling and GrosAspern, and thrice he filled them with his dead. The fusileers of the guard acquired great glory; they defeated the reserve, formed of all the grenadiers of the Austrian army, and the only fresh troops which remained to the enemy. General Gros put to the sword 700 Hungarians, who had succeeded in eaMONTHLY MAs, No. 196.

trenching themselves in the church-yard of Esling. The tiralleurs, under the command of General Curial, performed their first ser vice this day, and proved that they possessed courage. General Dorsenne, colonel, commanding the Old Guard, pos.ed his troops in the third line, forming a brazen wall, which was alone capable of withstanding all the efforts of the Austrian army. The enemy discharged 40,000 cannot-slot against us, while we, deprived of our reserve parks, were under the necessity of sparing our ammunition, lest some unforeseen events should occur.

In the evening, the enemy returned to his old position, which he had left previous to the commencement of the attack, and we remained masters of the field. His loss is very great: it being estimated that he left more than 12,000 dead on the field. According to the reports of the prisoners, the enemy have had 23 generals, and 60 superior officers, killed or wounded, Lieutenant Field Marshal Weber, 1500 men, and four standards, have fallen into our hands. Our loss has also been considerable. We have 1100 killed, and 3000 wounded.

The Duke of Montebello was wounded by a cannon ball, in the thigh, in the evening of the 228; but an amputation has taken place, and his life is out of danger. At first it was thought that he was killed; and, being carried, on a hand-barrow, to where the Emperor was, his adieu was most affecting. In the midst of all the anxieties of the day, the Emperor gave hinsel up to the expres sion of that tender friendship which, during so many years, he has cherished for his brave companions in arms. Some tears rolled from his eyes; and, turning to those who surrounded him, he said- My heart required a painful stroke, like this, to make me have any other concern to-day than for my army." The Duke of Montebello was senseless; but recovered himself, in che presence of the Emperor: he embraced him, and said-" Within an hour, you will have lost him, who dies with the glory and consolation of being your best friend."

The General of Division, St. Hillaire, is also wounded: he is one of the first generals of France. General Durosnet, aide-de-camp to the Emperor, was also killed by a cannonball, while he was carrying an order. The soldiers displayed all that coolness and intrepidity which is peculiar to the French alone. The waters of the Danube still increasing, the bridges could not be restored during the night; the Emperor, therefore, ordered the army, on the 231, to pass the left bank, across the little arm, and take a position in the island of Inter-Lohau, protecting the têtes-de pant. The works for replacing the bridges are continued with assiduity; ant nothing will be undertaken until they are secure, not only against the accidents of the water, but against any thing that may be at4L

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tempted against them. The rise of the river, and the rapidity of the stream, render much labour and great caution necessary.

On the morning of the 22d. when the army was informed, that the Emperor had ordered it to retreat to the great island, nothing could exceed the astonishment of the brave troops. Victorious on both days, they had supposed that the remainder of the army had joined them; but when they were told, that the high water had carried away the bridges, and that its continued increase rendered a supply of their ammunition and provisions impracticable, and that any movement in advance would be absurd, it was with diffi, culty they could be persuaded of the truth of the statement.

That bridges, constructed of the largest boats of the Danube, secured by double an chors and cables, should be carried away, was a great and entirely unforeseen disaster; but it was extremely fortunate, that the Em. peror was not two hours later in being in formed of it. The army, in pursuing the enemy, would have exhausted its ammunition, which it would have been impossible to replace.

On the 23d, a great quantity of ammunition was sent to the camp at Inder-Lobau, The battle of Esling, of which a circumstantial report shall be made, pointing out the brave men who distinguished themselves therein, will, in the eyes of posterity, be a new memorial of the glory and inflexible firmness of the French army. The Dukes of Montebello and Rivoli, on that day, displayed all the powers of their military character. The Emperor has given the command of the 24 corps to Count Oudinot, a general tried in a hundred battles, in which he has always evinced the possession of equal courage and skill.

Eleventh Bulletin.

Ebersdorf, May 24, The Marshal Duke of Dantzic is master of the Tyrol, and on the 19th entered Inspruck; the whole country has submitted. On the 11th, the Duke of Dantzic took the strong position of Steub-Pas, with seven cannon and 6000 men. On the 13th, after having defeated and put to fight Chasteller, in the position of Voergel, and taken all his artillery, he pursued him to beyond Rattenberg, the fugitive being indebted for his safety only to the fleetness of his horse. General Deroi having raised the blockade of the fortress of Kufstein, joined the troops commanded by the Duke of Dantzic. Chasteller came into the Tyrol, with a handful of wretched rabble, promoting insurrection, plunder, and murder. He saw massacred, before his eyes, Several thousands of Bavarians, and some hundreds of French soldiers. The wretch, overwhelmed with benefits by the Emperor, to whom he was indebted for the recovery of his property, amounting to several millions, was incapable of the feelings of gratitude, and

of the sympathy which even barbarians havs for their countrymen. The Tyrolese abhor those who have excited them to rebellion, and brought upon them all the consequent calamities. Their rage against Chasteller is so great, that, after his flight to Voergel, they detained him at Hall, beat him with sticks, and treated him so ill, that he was forced to keep his bed for two days, and could only make his appearance to propose a capitulas tion: but he was answered, that this would not be made with a robber; on which he precipitately fled into the mountains of Ca. rinthia. The valley of Zillerthal was the first to submit, and the rest of the country followed the example. All the chiefs com manded the peasants to return to their dwellings; and they were seen to leave the mountains, and return to the villages. The districts have sent deputations to the King of Bavaria, to intreat his clemency. The Vo rarlberg, which had been misled by the arts of the enemy, will follow the Tyrol, and that part of Germany will then be delivered from the evils of popular insurrection.

Twelfth Bulletin.

Ebersdorf, May 26. On the 23d and 24th, the army was em ployed to restore the bridges, which were ready the 25th, carly in the morning; and the wounded, caissons, &c. were removed to the right bank of the Danube. The Danube being likely to rise till the 15th June, it is intended to mark the height of the river, by means of two poles driven into the ground, 19 which the large iron chain is to be fastened, which the Turks had destined for the same purpose; but the Austrians took it, and it was found in the arsenal of Vienna. This measure, and the works which are construct ed on the left banks of the Danube, will ena ble us to manœuvre on both sides of the river. Our light troops have taken post near Presburg, on the lake of Neusiedel. General Lauriston is in Styria, at Simeringsberg, and Bruck. The Duke of Dantzic is hastening, by forced marches, at the bead of the Bava rian troops, to join the army at Vienna. The horse chasseurs of the Imperial Guard are rived here yesterday; the dragoons are ex, pected in the course of to day; and, within few days, the horse grenadiers and sixty pieces of ordnance will reach this place. By the capitulation of Vienna, 7 marshal-lieu. tenants, 9 major-generals, 10 colonels, 20 majors and lieutenant-colonels, 100 captains, 150 lieutenants, 200 second lieutenants, and 3000 non-commissioned officers and soldiers, were prisoners of war; exclusively of those who were in the hospital, and whose number amounts to some thousands,

Battle of Urfar.

On the 17th of May, three Austrian ca lumins, under the command of Generals Grane, ville, Bucalowitz, and Somma Riva, supe ported by a reserve, under General. Jel lachich, attacked General Vandamme, at the

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village of Urfar, in front of the bridge-head at Lintz. At the same moment, the Prince of Ponte Corvo came to Lintz, with the cavalry, and the first brigade of Saxon infantry. General Vandamme, at the head of the Wirtemberg troops, and four squadrons of Saxon bussars, repulsed the two first columns of the enemy, drove them from their positions, took from them six pieces of artillery, made 400 prisoners, and threw them into entire confusion. The third column of the enemy appeared on the heights of Boslingberg, at seven in the evening; and his infantry, in a moment, took possession of the neighbouring mountains. The Saxon infantry fell on the enemy with fury, drove him from his position, and took 800 prisoners, and several ammunition waggons. The enemy has retreat ed, in confusion, to Freystadt and Hasbach. The hussars, sent out in pursuit, have brought in many prisoners; 500 muskets, and a number of waggons and caissons, were found in the woods. The loss of the enemy amounts to 2000 killed and wounded, besides prisoners. Our whole loss, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, is not 400 men. The Prince of Ponte Corvo praises greatly General Vandamme, and the behaviour of the Saxon General in Chief Leschwitz, who, in his 65th year, possesses all the activity and fire of youth.

Thirteenh Bulletin.

Ebersdorf, May 28. During the night of the 26th and 27th, our bridges on the Danube were carried away by the waters and the mills which have been set free. The Emperor spent yesterday on the left bank surveying the fortifications which are raising on the Island of Inder Lobau, and in order to inspect some regiments of the Duke de Rivol's corps, stationed at this sort of tête-de-pont.

On the 27th, at night, Captain Baillie, Aid-de-Camp of the Viceroy, brought the agreeable tidings of the arrival of the army of italy at Bruck. General Lauriston had been sent in advance, and the junction took place on the Simeringberg, During twelve days the two armies had received no intelligence of each other. The Viceroy has displayed, during the whole campaign, a calmness and an extent of observation which are the presages of a great General. In the relation of facts which have graced the army of Italy during these last twenty days, his Majesty has marked with pleasure the destruction of the corps of Jellachich. It was this General whose insolent proclamationenkundled the fury and sharpened the daggers of the Tyrolese.

The Archduke John, who, so short a time since, in the excess of his presumption, degraded himself by his letter to the Duke of Ragusa, evacuated Gratz the 27th, taking with him hardly 25,000 or 30,000 men, of the fine army with which he entered Italy, Arrogance, insults, excitements to revolt, all his actions, which bear the stamp of rage, have turned to his shame. The people of

Italy have conducted themselves as the peo ple of Alsace, Normandy, or Dauphine, would have done. The proclamations and the dis courses of the Archduke John inspired only contempt and scorn; and it would be difficult to describe the joy of the people of the Piave, the Tagliamento, and of the Frioul, when they saw the army of the enemy flying in disorder, and the army of the Sovereign and the country returning in triumph. The peo ple of Italy are marching with rapid strides to the last period of a happy change. That beautiful part of the Continent, to which are attached so many great and illustrious recollections, which the Court of Rome, that swarm of monks, and its own divisions, had ruine, is appearing with honour again on the theatre of Europe.

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All the details which reach us of the Austrian army shew, that on the 21st and 224, its loss was enormous, The choice troops of the army have perished. The good folks of Vienna say, that the maneuvres of General Danube saved the Austrian army. Tyrol and Voralberg are completely subjected. Carniola, Styria, Carinthia, the ter ritory of Saltzburgh, Upper and Lower Austria, are pacified and disarmed. Trieste, that city where the French and Italians suffered so many insults, has been occupied. One circumstance in the capture of Trieste has been most agreeable to the Emperor the delivery of the Russian squadron. It had received orders to fit out for Ancona, but, detained by contrary winds, it remained in the power of the Austrians.

The junction at the army of Dalmatia will soon take place. The Duke of Ragusa began his march as soon as he heard that the army of Italy was on the Isonzo. It is hoped that it will arrive at Layban before the 5th of June.

The robber Schill, who assumed, and with reason, the title of General in the service of England, after having prostituted the name of the King of Prussia, as the satelites of England prostitute that of Ferdinand at Sevilie, has been pursued and chased into an island of the Elbe.

The King of Westphalia, independently of 15,000 men of his own troops, had a Dutch division and a French division; and the Duke of Valmy has already united at Hanau two divisions of the Corps of Observation.

The pacification of Swabia sets free the Corps of Observation of General Beamont, which is collected at Augsburgh, and where are more than 3000 dragoons.

The rage of the Princes of the House of Lorraine against Vienna may be painted with one stroke. The capital is fed by tor y mills, raised on the left bank of the river. They have removed and destroyed them.

Fourteenth Bulletin.

Ebersdorf, June 1. The bridges upon the Danube are completely re-established: to these have been added a flying bridge; and all the necessar

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