1809.]° 
The reply to this demand was a redoubled 
fire from ihe ramparts. 
The patience of the Kiuese was worn out. 
e-he ordered a bridge to be built on the arm 
ofthe 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 so numerous 
in sy 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 mo- 
ment particularly in which he was informed 
that we had passed an arm of the Danube, and 
were marching against him to cut off his re- 
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 wn the town, and that a deputation 
should be sent to the Emperor. A deputa- 
tion was accordingly presented to the Empe- 
yor, in the park of Schoenbrunn. His Ma- 
jesty assured the deputation that the town 
should obtain his protection. He testified 
the regret which he felt at the inhuman con- 
duct of their governmeut, 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 ten- 
derness and regard as it had been in 1805. 
This assurance was received ‘by the deputies 
with testimonies of the most sincere grati- 
tude. 
At nine in the morning, the duke of Ri- 
voli, with the divisions of St.Cyrana Boudet, 
got possession of Leopolstadt. 
In the mean time, Lieutenant-General 
O’Reiley sent Lieutenant-General De Vaux 
and Colonel Belloutte to treat for Pe Capitu- 
lation of the place. 
The capitulations was signedi in the evening, 
and on the 13th, at six in the morning, the 
grenadiers of Qudinot took possession of the 
city. 
Eighth Bulletin. 
Vienna, May 16. 
The inhabitants of Vienna greatly praise 
the conduct of the Archduke Rainier, who 
refused to support the Government in the re- 
volutionary 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 pn- 
der 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 represemied to the 
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Emperor that this war would bring about the. 
downfall of his house, and that the French 
would soon be at Vienna. ‘* Poh! Poh!* 
replied the Emperor, ¢* they gre all in Spain.*”’ 
—Thugut made repeated representations. 
The Prince de Ligne said aloud, ‘‘d 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 expe- 
rience the same fate.’—Count Cobéntzel, 
the promoter of the war of 1805, on his deatla~’ 
bed, and but twenty-four hours before he ex- 
pired, 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 
yeu. You are in the second rank among the 
powers of Europe, which is the same your 
ancestors occupied. Avoid a war for which 
no provocatien is given. Napoleon will cone 
quér, and will then have the right to be ine, 
exorable,” Sc. &c.—=The Prince of Zinzen= 
dorf, Minister for Foreign Affairs, several 
other statesmen and persons of. distinctiun, - 
and all the respectable burghers, spoke ia 
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 Stadion, 
the levity of some dozen of women, or effemi< 
nate men, the false reports of Count Mettere 
nich, the intrigues’ of the Rozumowakys, 
the Dalpozzos, the Schlegels, the Gentzes, 
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 yuu, and into which you 
will readily fall. But the catastrophe you 
prepared is at length developed, and the peace 
of the continent is for ever secured, 
The Emperor has reviewed the heavy ca- 
valry ot 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 Reis of 
Honour, with 1200 trancs. 
We found at Vienna five hundred pieces of 
cannon, a great number of carriages, and 
immense’ quantities of bails, &c 
The Austrian Monarchy issued more than 
300 millions of paper to support the prepa- 
rations for this war, and the number oF bills 
in circulation amounts to more than eae 
millions. © 
During the bombardment of Viena only 
about ten houses were destroyed, and the 
people remark, that this misfortune fell 
upon the most zealous promoters 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 abunidage’, 
and of excellent quality. 
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