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mated by all the feelings of the purest pa- 
triotism, and of the most Joyal attachment to 
their sovereign, every man became a hero; 
and the smoaking ruins, the scenes of desola- 
tion, which mark the track of the enemy, in 
his progress through Austria, had inflamed 
them with a just desire of vengeance. With 
joyful acclamations, with the cry, a thousand 
times repeated, of “Live our good Emperor!” 
and with victory in their hearts, our columns, 
at noon, on the 2ist, proceeded onward, to 
meet the reciprocal attack of the advancing 
enemy; and, soon after three o’clock, the 
battle commenced. 
‘The Emp-ror Napoleon, in person, directed 
the movements of his troops, and endeavoured 
to break through our centre with the whole 
of his cavalry; that vast body of horse he 
had supported by 60,000 infantry, his guards, 
and 100 pieces of artillery. His wings rested 
on Aspern and Eslingen—places, to the 
strengthening of which, the resources of na- 
ture and of art had, as far as was possible, 
contributed. 
He was not able, however, to penetrate 
the compact mass which our battalions pre- 
sented 3 and every where his cavalry she wed 
their backs; while our. culrassiers unhorsed 
his armour-equipped cavaliers, and our light 
horse carried death into his flanks. —It wasa 
gigantic combat, and is scarcely capable of 
descripllo.. ‘ 
The battle with the infantry became im- 
mediately general More than 200 pieces of 
cannon, exhibited, on the opposite’sides, a 
rivaliy in che work of destruction, Aspern 
was ten times taken, lost, and again con- , 
guered.  Eslingen, after repeated attacks, 
couid not be maintained. At eleven at night, 
the villages were in flames, and we remained 
masters of the field of battle. The enemy 
was driven up in a corner, wih the Island of 
Lobau and the Danube in his rear. Night 
put an end to the carnage, 
Meanwhile fire-boats, which were floated 
down the Danube, destroyed the bridge, 
which the enemy had thrown over the prin- 
cipal branch of the river. The enemy, how- 
ever, conveyed over, during the night, by 
continued embarkations, all the disposable © 
troops which he had in Vienna, and on the 
Upper Danube; made every possible effort 
for the re-construction of his great bridge; and 
attacked us, at four in the morning, witha 
furious cannonade from. the whole of his ar- 
tillery ; immediately after which, the action 
extended along the whole of the line. Until 
seven in the evening, every attack was re- 
pelled. The perseverance of the enemy was 
then compelled to yield to the heroism of our 
troops, and the most complete victory crowned 
the efforts of an army, which, in the French 
Proclamation, was declared to be dispersed, 
_and represented as annihilated, by the mere 
idea of the invincibility of their adversaries. 
The loss of the enemy has been immense ; 
the field of battle ts covered with dead bodies, 
#tom among which we have already picked up 
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6000 wounded, and removed them to our 
hospitals. 
When the French could no longer maintain 
themselves in Aspern, , the brave Hessians 
were obliged to make a last attempt, and were 
sacrificed, 4 
At the departure of the courier, the Em- 
peror Napoleon was in full retreat to the 
other side of the Danube, covering his re- 
treat by the possession of the large island of 
Lobav. Qur army is still engaged in close 
pursait. 
The more particular details of this meimo- 
rable day shall be made known as soon as 
they are collected. 
Among the: prisoners are, the French Ge- 
neral.Durosnel, general of division, aad Foulet 
Reyer, first chamberlain to the Empress; also 
the Wurtemburgh General Roser, who was 
made prisoner at Nusdorf, by the second 
‘battalion of the Vienna Landwehr, 
. Fourth Supplemental Austrian Bulletin. 
The retreat of the army from Italy (an une 
avoidable consequence of the military events 
in Germany), was resolved on, while on the 
8th of May the troops were vigorously com- 
bating onthe Plave near St. Salvatore: The 
action was muintained on both sides with the 
greatest obstinacy from five in the morning 
to eight in the evening. 
The grenadier battalion of Simbischen’s re- 
giment, and Aivinci’s regiment, attacked the 
French cavalry twice in mass. with the. bay- 
onet, and threw them into disorder. A num- 
ber of the enemy’s horse were taken by the 
infantry, which is a very uncommon -occur- 
rence in war. The regiment of Otto, which 
was surrounded by the enemy’s cavalry, cut 
its way through them, but not without the 
loss of a number of brave men. 
The result of this severe and bloody day 
was, thit his Majesty’s troops maintained 
their position; and on the following day the 
retteat, as had been resolved, was prose- 
cuted. 
The loss on both sides was very consider- 
able. ‘Iwo French Generals are among the 
dead. According to the reports of the prison- 
ers, General Macdonald has received a wound 
in his foot. 
The Austrian army has also to lament the 
loss of several excellent officers, wno died 
the death of heroes. Among these were 
Field-Marshal Baron Wolfskeer, the captain 
of cavalry, Wedersberg Von Hohenlohe, 
and several others, ~whose names will be 
comniunicated in a future detailed account. 
Among the prisoners are General Reismer, 
of the artillery, Baron. Huger, Col. Von 
Eschelberg, Major Rutavin, &c.—Lieut.- 
Colonel Calve, of the artillery, the, Prince 
of Hessen Hamburg, Major Simay, Count 
Stahremberg, captain of cavalry, and Count 
Trunn Von Erzberg, are among the wounded. 
According to the latest accounts, the head- 
quarters of hisRoyal Highness the Archduke 
_ John were on the 19th at Villach, apd these 
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