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and captured L'Eclair French cutter privateer, commanded by Jacquiere Touffaint le Terrier, carrying three two-pounders, small arms, and 20 men; from Cherbourg two days, and had not taken any thing.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Vice-admiral Lutwidge, &c. &c. &c.

Downing Street, December 23.

W. WELLS.

A DISPATCH, of which the following is an extract, dated headquarters, Muhldorf on the Inn, Thursday, 4th December 1800, has been received from William Wickham, Efq. by the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the foreign department.

The army marched in the night of Tuefday, and before daybreak yesterday morning, towards Hohenlinden, in three columns; the centre along the great road to Munich, which paffes through Hohenlinden; the right and left in the woods on each fide of the great road.

The corps of General Kienmayer, which was destined to take the enemy in flank, marched from Dorfen in the direction of Schwaben.

The columns ought all to have arrived at their destination a little before daybreak, or at the latest hetween eight or nine o'clock; but from a heavy fall of snow and fleet, which continued all night, and the greater part of the morning, the centre column only was at its deftination at eight o'clock, whilft both the left and right were still confiderably behind; and the left, under General Rifch, had, befides, loft its way, and marched to the left towards Eberfberg, instead of turning to the right, in the direction of Hohenlinden.

In this state of things, it appears that the divifion of General Richepance pierced between the left and the centre about nine o'clock, got upon the great road behind the centre, and fell upon the left flank and rear of that column at the time that it had formed in front, and had just begun to attack the enemy's pofition.

I have not yet been able to obtain any accurate account of what passed afterwards; but it feems that the diforder foon became irretrievable, and that the retreat towards the heights of Ramfau was made with very heavy lofs, particularly in artillery. Generals Spaniorchi and Loppert are prifoners. I have not yet heard of the loss of any other officers of the fame rank.

General Kienmayer was attacked on his march by two divifions from Aerding, and fuffered very feverely in his retreat, which he made upon Ifen in good order, on learning the difafter that had befallen the main army.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, December 27, 1800.

Admiralty Office, December 27.

Letter from Captain King, of his Majesty's Ship Sirius, to the Earl of St. Vincent.

My Lord,

His Majefty's Ship Sirius, at Sea, December 12.

I BEG leave to acquaint you, that his Majefty's fhip Sirius, under my command, captured on the 11th inftant (Sifarga bearing W. by N. three miles), the Spanifl. merchant-brig Melchura, from Corunna, bound to VOL. X.

M

Monte

Monte Video, out of port only twenty-four hours. It may be forte fatisfaction to your Lordship in hearing it is the only Spanish veffel that has failed from Corunna fince the hip taken by his Majefty's fhip Boadicea in August last. I have the honour to be, &c. RICHARD KING.

The Right Hon. Earl St. Vincent.

Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Matthew Smith, commanding his Majefty Schooner Milbrook, to Evan Nepean, Efq.; dated Operto, November 14 Sir,

I HAVE the honour to enclofe, for their Lordships' information, t copy of a letter I have this day written to the Right Hon, Lord Keith. I am, &c. MATTHEW SMITH.

His Majefty's Schooner Milbrook, off Oporto,
November 14.

My Lord, I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship, that being off Oporto, in his Majesty's fchooner Milbrook, under my command, early on the morning of the 13th inftant, we fell in with a French thip wearing a pendant, apparently a frigate, mounting 36 guns; and as I had at that time two brigs of the Newfoundland convoy under my protection, and feveral veffels appearing in the offing, which I have every reafon to fup. pofe part of that convoy alfo, I determined, as the only means of pre ferving them, to give her battle, and made fail to close with her accordingly; at the fame time with a view of increasing our distance from the convoy.

It was nearly calm when the action commenced at eight A. M. and continued till near ten, when the enemy's colours came down; but the Milbrook at this time having her mafts, yards, fails, and rigging very much cut, and 10 of her guns difabled, I could not prevent his taking advantage of a light breeze fpringing up, affifted by his fweeps, to get away from us.

The bravery and steady conduct of the officers and feamen under my command, against fuch fuperior force in the difabled ftate of the Mil brook, for a long time with only three guns oppofed to the enemy's broadfide, and their activity in changing her pofition with the oars (not a fail fet) whilft expofed to his raking us for fifteen minutes, merits my highest commendation, and does them the greatest credit: but I fhould fail in my duty if I did not in the fstrongest manner recommend to your Lordship's notice, Mr. Thomas Fletcher, the mafter, who, wounded in the beginning of the action, continued on deck, exerting himself with the greatest bravery; as did alfo Mr. Thomas Groves, the clerk, and Mr. Jofe de Sa, the Portuguese pilot.

I enclose a lift of the wounded, and have the honour to be, &c. Right Hon. Lord Keith. MATTHEW SMITH.

Lift of wounded.

Eight feamen and 1 marine, feverely. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, mafter; Mr. J. Pafter, furgeon's mate; and 1 feaman, flightly.

Total-2 petty officers and 10 feamen.

MATTHEW SMITH.

ON

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Richard Le Gallais, Commander of the Comus
private Ship of War, to Evan Nepean, Efq.; dated at Jerfey, the 20th
inftant.

Sir,

I HAVE the honour to inform you, that being on a cruise in the
Comus privateer, I captured, the 7th inftant, a French chaffe-marée,
mounting three three-pounders, laden with hides; and the next day, 8th
inftant, after a chafe of feven hours, boarded and took poffeffion of the
French brig letter of marque Rocou, pierced for 14 guns, and had on
board 12 fix and two two-pounders, but only four fix pounders mounted,
from Cayenne, bound to Bourdeaux, laden with cotton and rice. I am
happy to add the brig is fafely arrived in Guernsey, and the chasse-marée
in this ifland.
I have the honour to be, &c.

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A.

BERCROMBY, General, and Lord
Keith, their letter to the governor of
Cadiz, 262

Account, official, of the engagement be-
tween the Danith frigate Freya and an
English frigate, 83

Adams, Mr. Prefident of the United States
of America, his fpeech on the opening of
Congrefs, 339

Addrefs of the First Conful to the govern-
ment of Lombardy, 46-Of the fame in
the Champ de Mars, ibid.-Of General
Dupont on introducing the French mini-
fter to the Confulta at Turin, 100--Of
the French minifter on his firft audience
at the court of Copenhagen, 123
Addreffes to the First Conful on his return
from the armies, 52

Algiers, its unlimited armiftice with France,
vi-Letter from the French minister of
marine, announcing the figning of preli-
minaries of peace between it and France, 81
Alquier, French ambaffador at Madrid, his
account of the attack of the English upon
Ferrol, 108

America, its convention with France, x-

Its treaty with Pruffia,xxv--Speech of the
Prefident on the meeting of Congrefs, 319
American fhip Pigou, decifion of the French

Council of Prizes relative to it, 8
Anfwer of the Senate of Frankfort to Au-
gereau's letter of the 7th of Auguft, pro-
mifing that city protection, 79-Of Mo-
reau to the note from the minifters of
feveral neutral powers, relative to the
contributions impofed on the city of Ra-
tilbon, 87-Of the Danish minister to
Lord Whitworth's note, relative to neutral
fhips failing under convoy, 96--Of Count
Bernstorf to Mr. Merry, relative to the
Danish frigate, 113

Armed neutrality, Emperor of Ruffia's de
claration concerning it, 334
Armifice, unlimited, between Algiers and
France, vi-Between Tunis and France,
X- --Of Caftiglione, xxii--Order of the
day in the Batavian army, announcing

the rupture of the armistice in Germany,
92-Imperial proclamation, announcing
its rupture, 117-Concluded by Moreau,
on condition of the ceffion of Ulm, In-
golftadt, and Philipfburg, 132-Order of
the day, announcing the above in the
Batavian army, 133-Augereau's notice
of its rupture, 296-Of Steyer, 362
Arreft of the editors of the Cenfeur, at
Hamburgh, in pursuance of the requifition
of the French minifter, 80
Article, relative to the English expedition to
the French coaft, 30-Published by the
Danith Conful at Hamburgh, relative to
the capture of the Freya frigate, 79
Articles of the capitulation of Malta, 153
Augereau, French General, his letter to the

merchants of Frankfort promifing them
protection, 79-His proclamation to the
inhabitants of the countries of the Empire
at war with France, 118-His order, an-
nouncing the refumption of hoftilities,
152-Protection granted by him to the
country of Naffau, 157--His notice of
the rupture of the armistice, 296
Auftrian government, notification of its
commiffary, announcing the restoration
of the Pope, 29

B.

Ball, Alexander, commander of the English
naval force before Malta, his fummons to
General Vaubois, commander of the place,
to furrender, 325-Ditto, 326
Batavian army, order of the day in it, an
nouncing the rupture of the armistice in
Germany, 92

Batavian Directory, its official communica
tion of the figning of the preliminaries of
peace between France and Auftria, 78
Bavaria, its declaration refpcéting the politi-
cal opinions of its flates, 1-Its procla
mation, relative to the contribution im- .
pofed on it by Moreau, 1c0---Proclama-
tion publifhed by the Elector, relative to
the conduct to be purfued by his fubjects
towards the French troops, 151

Baudot,

Baidot, his letter to the interpreter of the
Sublime Porte, 240

Berottorf, Danish minifter, his anfwer to
Lord Whitworth's note, relative to the
rights of neutral veffels failing under con-
voy, 96-His anfwer to Mr. Merry's
letter, relative to the capture of the Danish
frigate, 113

Bickerton, Sir Richard, his notice to the
confuls of neutral nations at Cadiz, de-
claring his intention to enforce the block-
ade of that city, 60
Bohemia, proclamation of the Archduke
Charles for railing a military force in that
country, 293
Bohemian government, its proclamation,
requiring contributions in fire-arms, &c.
for the defence of the Empire, 127
Bologna, General Dupont's letter complain-
ing of exceffes in that country, 158
Bonaparte, his proclamation, reorganizing the
Citalpine republic, 25-His addrefs to
the government of Lombardy, 45-His
addrefs in the Champ de Mars, ibid.-His
act, propofing General Vaubois to a place
in the Confervative Senate, for his fervices
in Malta, 57-His letter to the com-
mittee of the Ligurian government, 61-
His orders, relative to the marine, 62-
Ditto, ibid-His letter, relative to the
conduct of certain diftricts, in the differ-
ent attempts of invation made by the
English, 64-Outline of his fint alleged
propofition to the Emperor, 69--is
communication refpecting the Emperor of
Germany, at the festival of the republic,
136-His communication on the armi-
ftice of Steyer, 366

Bonaparte, Lucien, his fpeech on the fête of
the republic, 141

Bonnet, General, his order for the fafeguard
of Ratifbon, 131

Botta, member of the Confulta, his fpech to
the French minifter General Jourdan,

102

Bourgoing, French minifter, his addrefs on
his first audience at the court of Copenha-
fen, 123
Brune, his proclamation on fucceeding Maf-
fena in the command of the army of Italy,
93-Ditto to the army, ibid. To the
Cifalpine republic, 94-To the Ligurian
people, ibid.-To the people of Piedmont,
95-His proclamation on the renewal of
hoftilities, 333

Buys, Batavian minifter, his note to his
Swedith Majefty, on the affair at Barce-
Lona, 338

Cadiz, letters relative to the peftilential dif-
temper at that city, 51-Notice from Sir

R. Bickerton, relative to its blockade,
60-Account of the arrival of the Eng-
lith, 260-The governor's letter to Gene-
ral Abe.cromby and Lord Keith, 262-
Their anfwer, ibid.-The governor's re-
ply, 263

Capitulation of Savona, iv-Of Malta, 152
Carnot, his letter to the prefects and gene-

rals, relative to the armies, 40-His let-
ter, relative to the treatment of Ruffian
prifoners, 62-His letter to the First
Conful, approving the conduct of particu-
lar districts on the appearance of the Eng-
lith upon the coaft, 65

Carysfort, Lord, his correfpondence with
the Pruhan minifter, relative to the Pruf-
fian prize carried into Cuxhaven, and the
occupation of that place by the King of
Prutia, 336

Cafe of the Swedith convoy, 3
Caftiglione, armiftice of, between the French
and Aufirian armies, xxiii
Cenfeur, its editors arrefted at Hamburgh,
at the requifition of the French minifter,

80

Chancery of the Directorial Legation of Au-
ftria, its notification relative to the great
concourte of foreigners at Vienna, Ico
Charles, Archduke, his proclamation for
raifing a force in Bohemia, &c. 293-
His proclamation, previous to his depar-
ture to take the command of the army,
345

Cifalpine republic, proclamation of Bona-
parte, reorganizing it, 24-General orders

affecting it, publifhed at Milan, by the
commander of the army of Italy, 115
Clement, his prock mation to the Tufcan
people, 258-Convention entered into by
him previous to his taking poffeffion of
Leghorn, 291

Cobentzel, his note, announcing his appoint-
ment to the place of minifter, 255
Colaud, French general, his letter, refufing
to accede to arrangements propofed by the
Austrian General Simbfchen, 67
Colloredo, the Imperial minifer, his anfwer
to the Pruffian note, complaining of the
violation of the northern line of demarca-
tion of Germany by Aufhia, 331
Communication, official, from the First
Conful to the citizens affembled at the
teffival of the republic, 136---Of Bona-
parte, refpecting the armistice of Steyer,
366

Congrefs of Luneville, dec.ee relative to it,

159

Contpiracy, royaliff, at Paris, its plan, 53
Conftat, Benjamin, his tperch, 28
Contribution, order impofing one on Fran-
conia, 27 Ditto, on Lucca, 44-Di-
plomatic note, relative to that impofed
on the city of Ratibon, 86--General
Moreau's anfwer, ibid.

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