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Wilhelmad, near Hanau, Seft. 3, 1796. In confequence of the late actions the army of Jourdan is retreating in the most diforderly manner poffible, in different directions. About three thousand men pafled this place fince yesterday morning, amoft all of them without arms, and dra. goons and huffars on foot, having lott their Dories. The pealants have alinoit every where rifen upon them, and, when in full numbers, either killed or difarmed, and plundered them. A great many have puffed Steinheim, coming from Afchaffenbourg; but the greater part of the army feems to be directing its retreat by Fielde, towards Wetilar, in order to pass the Lahn.

At Frankfort, and every where in the neighbourhood, the eniny feem to be preparing for their departure. They have again taken hoftages from feveral places belonging to the Elector of Mayence.

DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 22. DISPATCHES, of which the following are copies, have been received from Capt. Anstruther by the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Head-Quarters of his Royal Highness the Avchauke Charles, Windecken, Sept. 10, 1796.

MY LORD,

I Have the fatisfaction of informing your Lordship, that the progrefs of the Auftrian arms continues to be marked by brilliant and uninterrupted fuccefs.

His Royal Highnefs the Archduke having quitted his camp near Wurtzburg on the 5th, pushed on a strong advanced guard, under the command of Leute Bant-General Kray, to fecure the De Bouche of the Speffart. That Officer arriving in the neighbourhood of Al chaffenbourg in the afternoon of the 6th, found the enemy, to the number of two thoufand men, posted so as to difpute the pals from the foreft. After a fevere cannonade, which lafted a confiderable time, he attacked them with much fpirit, drove them from their advantageous pofition, and his cavalry purfuing them without hesitation thro' the town, difperfed them in the woods on the other fide of the Meyn. The lofs of the enemy on this occafion amounts to above a thoufand men, of whom fix hundred are prisoners.

The Archduke advanced on the 7th to Afchaffenbourg, where the main body halted on the 8th; but intelligence being received that the enemy

had abandoned Frankfort the preceding
night, the advanced guards were puth
ed on
fucceflively to the Kiutzig and the
Nidda.

On the 9th his Royal Highness marched to Dettingen, and on the 10th to Windecken; the advanced corps occu. pying the important point of Friedberg.

Ten thoufand men, drawn from the garr:fon of Mayence, have advanced towards Kenigftein, (which was aban doned by the enemy on the 8th) and will be a very effential reinforcement of infantry to the army.

The confequences of thefe rapid and decifive movements have exceeded the expectations of the moft fanguine, and have uniformly fruftrated the deûgns and efforts of the enemy.

Jourdan, who after the action of the 3d, had directed his retreat on to Fulda, was ftill in hopes of gaining before the Archduke the strong polition of Bergen, where, reinforced by the two divitions which had been left behind in the neighbourhood of Frankfort, he might have checked for a time the progress of the Auftrians. In this view he arrived by forced marches at Schluititern, on the great road from Fulda to Hanau, in the evening of the 6th; but finding that the Duke was already mafter of Alchaf fenbourg, he gave up his attempt, and, turning to the right, directed his march across the Vogelberg towards Wetzlary where, it is reported, he is endeavour ing taffemble his army.

From information of the moft authentic nature, relative to the prefent fituation of the French troops, I can venture to affure your Lordship, that they are in a state of the utmoft con. fulion and defpondency. A great part of the infantry have thrown away their arms, and are almoft naked. Their retreat has loft all femblance of order, and has become a tumultuous flight. Exceffive fatigue has probably destroyed more of them than the fword; and the continual dread they entertain of a general rifing of the peafantry in the countries they traverfe has spread a panic among them, which renders them deaf to the commands of their Officers, The lofs which Jourdan has fustained, fince he advanced from the Lahn may be estimated, without exaggeration, at twenty thousand men; a number which must be daily encreafed by defection, in: the prefent state of his army.

The conduct of the French, during their abode in this country, has exhi

"bited a fcene of depravity, which is degrading to human nature. Robbery and peculation have been univerfal in every rank and in every department of the army.

Every fpecies of violence has been exercifed on the perfons as well as on the properties of individuals. Many villages have been reduced to ashes, without the existence of even a pretext for this act of barbarity; and the countries, through which their army has paf. fed, exhibit every where a fpectacle of the utmost defolation and diftrefs.

I have the honour to be, &c. R. ANSTRUTHER, Captain 34 Guards. Head-Quarters of bis Royal Highness the Archduke Charles, Windecken, Sept. 11, 1796.

MY LORD,

By reports received from General La Tour it appears, that on the 1ft and ad inftant Moreau attempted, with his right wing, to make himself master of the bridge on the Yfer at Munich. After a very obftinate combat, which Tafted the whole of both days, he was repulfed by the Prince of Furstenberg with confiderable lofs.

General La Tour, in the mean time, having formed a junction with the corps of General Nauendorf, attacked, on the 2d, the left wing of the enemy, and drove it before him the space of fix leagues. In the neighbourhood of Langenbi uche, however, the enemy Laving received confiderable reinforce rients, posted himself fo advantageoufly, that General La Tour, after feveral franlefs attempts to diflodge him, judg. ed it expedient to retire to his original poft behind the Yfer; having, however, cceeded in the object of his operation, which was to weaken the enemy's at- tick on the Prince of Furstenberg.

There is as yet no pofitive information that Moreau has begun his retreat, although from the late

movements

there is reafon to apprehend that he is haking preparations for it.

Thave the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROBERT ANSTRUTHER, Captain 3d Guards. Wilhelmsbad, near Hanau, Sept. 6, 1796. Jourdan continues his retreat in the fame diforderly manner: numbers of Aragglers pafs by Hanau, and likewife on the other fide of the river by Steinheim; but the principal part of the ar my feems full to direct its march by Fulda and Gettenhaufen. About 200 VOL. XXX. OCTOBER 1796.

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artillery men paffed this place yefterday, without even fide arms: they faid they were difarmed and ill-treated by the inhabitants of the Speffeft. It appears that great numbers of the enemy had been killed by the Peasants; they fell upon the Quarter-Mafter-General Ernouff, who was retreating with what is called the Grand Etat Major of the Army, killed the greatest part of the efcort, feized the military cheft, and divided the money they found in it. General Ernouff, who is arrived at Frankfort, only escaped by the fwiftnefs of his harfe As foon as the French appear, the alarm is given by the ringing of bells, when the Pealants immediately affemble where they think they may be able to attack the enemy to advantage.

[HERE END THE GAZETTES.]

[FROM OTHER PAPERS.] Letters from Genoa of the 6th Sept. announce, that three English men of war have infringed the neutrality of that harbour, by capturing a French bomb-veffel under the very batteries. An English boat afterwards entered the harbour, when the French attacked the crew; the Piedmontefe troops were obliged to interfere, and a French eufign was killed in the conteft. The French Minifter, on hearing of this violation of the neutrality, made his complaint to the Government, which affembled the Great and Petry Counci's, who refolved, by a great majority of votes, that the port of Genoa thall be fhut to the Englifh, and that the English veffels in that port fhall be fequeftrated till proper fatisfaction fhall have been obtained.

Raihon, Sept.12. Last night a courier was fent off from the divifion of the Imperial army near Munich, to Vienna, with the important intelligence, that yesterday Generals Frolich and Prince de Fürftenberg attacked the French army near Munich, repulfed them, after having killed and wounded zcoo of them, and made 1500 prifoners. General Hotze and the Prince of Furftenberg, by croffing the Danube with a confiderable divifion of troops, rendered the victory decifive. The former, with the greateft courage, attacked the French near Ingoldftadt, drove them back with great lofs, and relieved that fortrefs. The whole of the French army is retreating.

General Marceau was wounded o the 19th of September: He died two days after. He was in his 27th year. Rr Severed

Several battles which he had gained in La Vendee, and two skilful cam paigns on the banks of the Rhine, had obtained him a diftinguished rank among our most eminent commanders in the prefent war. On the retreat by the Sieg, he was charged with covering it, and stopping the enemy while the French columns defiled by Altenkirchen. It was there he received his death wound. Some chaffeurs were skirmish. ing in a wood with the Außrian huffars. Marceau, to reconnoitre the ground, entered the wood, accompanied by an officer and fome orderly men. A Tyrolian shaffeur (who are elleemed the best markfmen in Germany), hid behind a tree, knew him by the difine tive marks of his rank, a med at him, and thot him through the body. Marceau retired fome paces, and fell from his horfe. He was carried along the column, fupported by grenadiers; the livelieft grief fpread through all ranks: General Jourdan and a crowd of officers came to him; all fhed tears; Marceau alone preferved tranquility, braving

death. When he was about to be removed to the left bank of the Rhine, he requested to be left at Altenkirchen with the Pruffian Commandant. The following day the Austrians took pol feffion of Altenkirchen. As foon as the Auftrian General Haddick was informed of this circumstance, he fent a fafeguard to Marceau, and General Kray himself came to fee him. This d warrior wept at the fight. He had been oppofed to Marceau for the two laft years. The firtt furgeon of Prince Charles attended hin, by the Prince's orders, with the most inceffant care, but he died at fix o'clock on the morning of the 21ft.

The body of General Marceau was buried in the entrenched camp of Coblentz, amidst the complimentary fire of both armies.

gislative Body to avail themselves of the moft favourable opportunity to conclude with the Belligerent Powers a General Peace." I demand, fays he, that a meffage be fent to the Directory, to exprefs the wish of the French people, and to invite them to employ all the means compatible with the glory and intereft of the Republic, to put an end to the war."

Matthieu thought it would be indi creet and injurious to make this propo fition to the Directory. He had ne doubt but that peace was the defire of every French Citizen, and the dearest with of the Legislative Corps; but it would be a wanton infult to fuppofe that the Directory would continue the war either through caprice or ambition, however glorious it might be for the arms of the Republic. It is ftill another conideration," added the Speaker, "which hould operate with us to reject this propofition, which is, that through its publicity it may be prejudicial to the negociations already begun with the principal of the Belligerent Powers. If thefe Powers fhould hear of the means used to force the Directory to make peace, they will, of courfe, be more re luctant in the conceffions which our military fucceffes give us a right to expeet. I demand the Order of the Day." This propofal was fupported by the Mountain, who expreffed their perfua ion, that none would be against the measure, but fuck only as wished to retain their power in a fate of war and calamity.

Boiffy d'Anglas, who fpoke next, oppofed the motion of Pelet, and at length the Council paffed to the Order of the Day.

Vienna, Sept. 27. (From the Cont Gazette) The following advices, dated the 13th inft. have been received from Mantua, relative to the proceedings of the army under Field Marthal Wurmfer.

Paris, Sept. 22. It was yesterday,, On the 11th that army was in fult about one o'clock, after mid day, that motion to advance to Mantua, by Santhe confpirators of Grenelle were shot, guinetto and Caftellano. The advanced at the head of the camp. It was the guard, which had begun its March two first time that any one,had been Riot in hours before the main body, led by Paris fince the Revolution. The the Gen. Mezaros aud Otto; and when twelve convicts were conducted in two it arrived in the vicinity Cerea, was carriages, in the midst of a strong armed vigorously attacked by a corps of the force, and a vast concourfe of citizens. enemy, of about 6000 men, advancing They had, it is faid, not only an air of from Verona, under the command of confidence, but of cheerfulness. General Buonaparte himself, the ne-Paris, Sept. 24. Yesterday in the my had likewife filled all the houres of Council of Five Hundred, Pelet of la the place with men. Our troops fupLozerre introduced a motion, the ten ported the attack with the greatest redency of which was, to induce the Le-olution, and attacked the village, out of

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which they drove the enemy with confiderable loss; and forced them to re treat precipitately to Verona. The Aufirian troops, on this occafion, took 872 prifoners, among which was a Lieu tenant-Colonel and other officers, and feven pieces of cannon. After this fuccefs, the troops continued their march, notwithstanding fome faint at tempts made by the enemy to oppofe them, without further hinderance to Mantua, where they fafely arrived, and, in conjunction with the garrison of that place, will proceed to further opera

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According to the fame advices of the isth from Mantua, the enemy on that day, about ten in the morning, had attacked the Auftrian army in their camp, under the walls of Mantua, between Formigula and the fuburb of St. George. Field-Marthal Wurmfer immediately haftened to the place with his accustomed activity and refolution, and the Auftrian troops received the enemy with fuch bravery, that they were obliged to retreat in haßte and disorder; and, when there accounts came away, though the battle was not ended, as the Auftrian troops were ftill purfuing, they had already taken, and brought into Mantua, more than 1500 prifoners, moft of them French grenadiers. The artillery made great havoc among the enemy, who left a confiderable number of dead in the field of battle. The Auftrian troops had likewife taken ten pieces of cannon, and feveral ammunition waggons, As the battle was not over when the difpatches were fent off, a more circumftantial official account of this apparently fuccessful action is to be expected.

Frankfort, Oa, 1. The Borough of Sauerichwabenheim, in the Palatinate, experienced on the 28th ult. a moft dreadful fate, The French Officer who commanded at Obberringelheim, after the fkirmish which took place on the 17th in the vicinity of Mentz, ordered four inhabitants of that place to be brought before him. He accufed them of having fired on the French, which was not true; condeinned two of them to be shot on the spot, ordered the borough to be given up to pillage for four hours, and afterwards to be fet on Are at every quarter. A ftrong detachment of his troops formed a line round

the place to prevent the inhabitants from leaving it, and in a fhort time the borough was converted into a heap of afhes.

Paris, 8.7. Peace between thes French Republic and the Pope is still liable to many difficulties, because his Holiness is unwilling to declare, that his good faith has buen deceived in the briefs which he has published relative to the affairs of France. He fears left he thould, by such a conduct, contradict his infallibility, The French Govern ment, however, infifts on this measure, as proper to restore peace between usje by appealing the differences of religious opinion.

The infamous Collot d'Herbois términated at Cayenne his execrable ca reer. He has been carried off by a violent illness, which generally befalls thofe who do not feel the leaft indifpo fition on their arrival in that climate, and against which no remedy has as yet. been discovered. A few days before his death, he made another attempt to poffets himself of the authority of a Detator at Cayenne, and to kir up an infurrection among the negroes; but his projects having failed of fuccets, he was thrown into a dungeon, and there terminated his deteftable existence.

Letter from the Minifter for Foreign Af"fairs to the National Inftitute.

"Citizens,

"I Haften to have the honour of informing you, that Dr. Priefiley, now at Philadelphia, purpofes coming and fettling in France, This Philofopher, not lefs valuable from the purity of his principles than confpicuous for the brilliancy of his talents, in apprising one of his friends in Paris of his intention, announces a new discovery which he has made on the properties of air. He has communicated the refult of his experiments to our Minifter to the United States, with a request that he would tranfmit it to France, When it does ar. rive, I fhall immediately forward it to the Society. You will, I flatter myself, Citizens, be highly gratified by Dr. Priestley's determination, and it is, his only wish to be more immediately connected with you.

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Extrait of a Lenee from Plymouth, Sep away? Prato tember 24604 ABOUT four o'clock in the afternoond of Thursday the zad, the fore, magazine of the Amphion, then lying along fide the Sheer Hulk in Ha moaze, refitting, by fome accident took fire, and blew up; which had fuch an effect as to rip the upper works in the fore part of the hip to atoms, and the almoftimmediately funk, in ten fathoms of water. Several of her crew were blown up with her, ten or twelve of whom fell on board the hulk of which the was alongfide, mangled in a manner too dreadful to defcribe; many others fell in the water and perished, and a few were taken up with but flight injury. The number of the ship's company, and the vilitors (of which there were feveral) unfortunately on board at the time, are, from the best accounts, ftated at no less than 250; out of which number, according to the most accurate returns that have been made, only thirty-feven men and two women have been faved, and fame of thote feverely injured.any

Captain Pellew had fome officers of other hips on board to dine, who, with his own officers, were with him in the cabin at the time of the accident, out of whom, there is reafon to fear, only himself and his First Lieute nant have escaped with life, both of whom are wounded, the former flightly, the latter, it is feared, in a much more dangerous manner. As the names of all the officers who have perished cannot yet be obtained with that accuracy which is, neceffary on fo melancholy an occafion, it is deemed prudent to ftare that only of Captain William Swaffield, Commander Af his Majefty's fhip Overyffel of 64 guns, now under failing orders in this barbour; who was in the cabin with Captain Pellew and other officers, and is gone down in the fhip; in confequence of which the Overyffel is in mourning the melancholy event. It is also feared, that the fecond and third Lieutenants of the Amphion have fhared a fimilar fate. Captain Pefiew had a very niraculous efcape-It is faid he heard a kind of rumbling noife immediately preceding the blowing up, which rafmet him and he directly tan into the quarter gallery "nearefl \rh

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Sheer Hulk, on whofe deck he was in ftantaneously thrown, whereby he to ceived a fevere blow on one fide of his head, and a contufion on his breaft, but is in a fair way of recovery.

"Though the explofion was, as may be expected, very great, yet it had but a trifling effect on thore, or indeed even on board the hips alongside which the lay. Her mafts, yards, &c. were thi vered almoft to pieces, and lifted out of the thip (except the mizen-matt); fær of her guns, twelve pounders, were thrown in upon the hulk's deck, and feveral bodies, pieces of the wreck, t were feen to be thrown as high as her maintop-gallant-maft-head.

The dead bodies and mangled limbs that were picked up, have been conveyed to the hofpital in order to be interred. Apparatus is preparing fr lifting the hip, which will be đène foon as poffible, as The lies immediately in the track of the men of war going inth and coming out of the dock; perhaps when this is effected, the will prefeit fuch a fpectacle, as polibly has been feidom feen or ferrcely equalled, the greater part of the unfortunate fufferers being till in the hip's hold,

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"The caufe of the accident is not, nor in all probability ever will be difcovered, as there is little reafon to doubt but the perfon whole imprudence occafioned the diftafter, has had in the melancholy fate of his companions."

29. A Court of Common Council, was held at Guildhall; prefent, the Lord Mayor, Lord Mayor Eleft, 11 Aldermen, two Sheriffs, Common Ser jeant, and a confiderable number of Commoners.

After the docquets of scafes were read petitions and reports, Mr. Hodg on ftated to the Court, that his Majelly

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