618 | State of Public Affairs in June. 
mater als are preparing for another bridge of 
floats. Seven machines are employed to drive 
in the piles; but the Danube being in many 
places twenty-four and twenty-six. feet in 
depth, much time is spent in order to fx the 
anchors, when the machines are displaced. 
However, our works are advancing, and will 
be.nnished ina short time. The General of 
Engineers, Lozowski, is emploved on the 
Jett bank upon a téte de- pent of 1600 toises in 
extent, and which will be surrounded by a 
trench full of running water, The 41th crew 
of the flotilla of Boulogne is arrived. . A great 
number of boats, cruizing in the river about 
the islands, protect the bridge and render great 
service. The battalion of marine workmen 
lsbour in the construction of little armed 
vessels, which will serve completely to com-, 
mand the river. 
After the defeat of the corps of General. 
Jellachich, M. Matthieu, Captain- Adjutant 
of the Staf¥of the army of Italy, was sent 
with an orderly dragoon upon the road to 
Saltzburgh, who having successively met with 
a column of 650 troops-of the line, and a co- 
Tamn of 2090 militia, both of whom :were 
cut off, and had lost their way; they, on 
being summoned to surrender, taid down their 
arms 
General! Lauriston is arrived at Oldenburgh, 
the first country town of Hungary, with a 
strong advanced guard. There appears to 
be some ferment in. Hungary, where men’s 
minds are divided, the greater part not seem- 
ing favourable to Austria, —General : Lasalle 
has his headquarters opposite to Besbourg: 
and pushes his poststo Altendourg end Rhaah. 
—Three divisions of the army of Italy are 
- arrived at Neustadt. The viceroy has been 
for the last two days at the head-quarters of 
the Emperor. General Macdonald has en- 
tered Gratz. There have been found in this 
capital of Styria immense magazines of provi- 
sions and equipments.—The Duke of Dantzic 
is at J.intz: the Prince of Ponte Corvo is 
marching to Vienna: General Vandamme, 
with the Wirtemberghers, is arrived at St. 
. Rolten, Mautern, and Crems. 
Tranquillity reigns inthe Iyrel. Vienna 
is tranquil: bread and wine are in abundance, 
but meat bevins te be scarce. Contrary to 
ali reasons of policy and motives of humanity,, 
the enemy doailin their power to starve their 
fellow-citizens and this city, although it. 
gontains their wives and children. How dif- 
ferent is this from the conduct of our Henry 
EV. who seppled a city th n hostile to, and 
besieged by him, with provisions } 
- The Duke of Montebello died yesterday, at 
five in the morning. Shortly before, the 
Emperor passed an hour with him. His Ma- 
jesty sent for Dr. Franc, one of the most ce- 
lebrated physicians-in Europe. His wounds 
were in good condition, but a dangerous fe- 
yer had made infhe course of atew hours 
the most fatal progress. All the assistance 
ef ari was uscless. His Majesty has ordesed 
[July I, 
} o 
that the body of the Duke should be ema 
balmed and conveyed to France, there to re~ 
ceive the honours that are due to his elevated 
‘rank and eminent services. Thus died one 
of the most distinguished soldiers that France 
ever produced. In the many battlesin which 
he was engaged, he had received thirteen 
wounds. The Emp:ror was deeply afflicted - 
by this loss, which will be felt by all France. 
PROCLAMATION, 
Soldiers of the army. of I[taly,—You have 
gloriously attained the end which I pointed 
out to you—the Sovereign has been witness 
t» your junction with the grand army, 
You are welcome!—I am satisfied with 
you! 
. Surprised by a perfidious enemy before your 
columns had joined, you were obliged to re- 
trograde to the Adige, but when you received 
orders to march forward, you were in the 
memorable Field of Arcola, and there you 
swore by the manes of our heroes to triumph, 
You kept you word at the battle of the Piave, 
at the battles of St. Daniel, of Tarvis, of 
Gorice.. You took by assault the forts of 
Malberghettu and Predel, and forced the di- 
vision of the enem, entrenched at Preyauld 
and Laybach, to capitulate. You had not 
yet passed the Drave, and already 25,000 pri- 
soners, 60 pieces of cannon, and 10 standards 
had signalized your valour. Afterwards the 
Drave, the Save, the Muer, could not im- 
pede your march. The Austrian column of 
Jellachich, which first entered Munich, 
which gave the signal for the massacres in 
the Tyrol, surrounded at St. Michel, fei] 
beneath your bayonets. You have executed 
speedy justice on these shattered remains 
which had escaped the rage of the grand army, 
Soldiers! this Austrian army of Italy, 
which for a moment had polluted my provin- 
ces by its presence, which pretended to break 
my iron’crown, beaten, dispersed, annihilate 
ed; thanks to you, shall be an exaopie of 
the truth of the motto, ‘ Dio la ne diede, 
guai a chi 1a tocca.—God has given it to meg 
woe to him who touches it. 
Eocrsdorf,, May 27, 1809. 
GERMANY. 
Austrian Official Bulletin. 
Head Quarters, at Brietenlee, 
On the 19th and 20th, the Emperor Na- 
polecn passed the greater arm of the Danube, 
with the whole of lis army, to which he had 
drawn all che reinfercements of his powerrul 
allies. He established his main body on the 
Island Lobau, whence the second passage over 
the lesser arm, and his further offensive dise 
positions, were necessarily to bé directed. 
His Imperial Highness resolved to advance 
with his army to meet the enemy, and not to 
NAPOLEON. 
obstruct his passage, but to attack him after — 
he had reached the left bank, and thus tq 
defeat the object of his intended enterprize. 
\. This determination excited, throughout the 
whole army, the highest enthusiasm. Ani- 
Peis, et ate ee 
